YellowCorvette

Just make a review for a bootleg Hero Factory set here.

Hi, today I will make a review of a bootleg Hero Factory I buy at Thailand four months ago. The culture of bootlegging offical Lego sets are already been popular at Asia here since from 10-15 years ago. Some of members here say that the bootlegs are not as good as the offical sets, but some members say that bootlegs set can be as good as offical sets. So, is this set I brought can able to fight the quality of offical lego sets, or been terrible enough to put in the dustbin? Check this review and find the answer! The Packaging/ Instruction Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr The set itself is packaged similar to most of the Deluxe Class Transformers toys produced by Hasbro. I already throwed the plastic cover, so here we have the cardboard that complet the packaging of the set itself. As seen in this picture, the instruction is already printed on the cardboard. Honestly, the instruction on the cardboard is poorly maked and the steps are very confusing. So about the build, I will build the set using the parts available. Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr At the back here, you can see a simple ilustration of the whole collection of this line that also featuring a bootleg Surge 2.0, Evo 2.0, Breez 2.0, Furno 2.0, Stormer 2.0, and Nex 2.0 with the wrong colour scheme. The CGI effect is very poor, make the offical one looks like a masterpiece. The Parts Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr In this set, the figure is already builded and packaged in the packaging, but here's the parts that available in this set. Almost every parts at here are the same design with the real counterpart, so nothing special here. The parts also compatible with the offical Hero Factory sets, but the quality is not. Althrough the parts in this set didn't fall off when the set itself is complete, but the balljoints are very loose and has barely any friction. Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr Different from their real counterpart, the 2.0 upper helmet and the 2.0 middle helmet part can be connected to a Glatorian head via a axle. Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr Here's a picture of how the middle helmet part connected to the upper 2.0 helmet part. Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr However, this connection also cause a new problem. When the 2.0 helmet connected to the Glatorian head, the design of the Glatorian head stops the 2.0 helmet part from able to been push deeper and cause the eye of the Glatorian head appear below the eye hole of the 2.0 helmet. The Build As I say before, the instruction is very confusing and poorly maked. So, I will build this set according to the instruction of 2067 Evo 2.0. Here we start the build! Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr First, we build the torso, legs and arms. Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr Then, we add the head and armor on legs and arms. Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr We add the head gear and the body chest, and after we insert the hero core, we get...... The Completed Set Front Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr Here, we have Stormer 2.0 (Err, Bootleg Stormer 2.0) completed. He looks good and awesome...... Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr ...But the the back is not. Bootleg Stormer 2.0 here also suffer for a hollow back syndrome, similar to the real Stormer 2.0 and the hollow back is also easy to spot because of the colour of the body armor. Posability Who's there? Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr Yes, they you are.Move the legs more and he will fall down. Victory! Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr Be careful ! Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr Bonus Images Here'sa image of this set when compared to 44019 Rocka Stealth Machine. Bootleg Stormer 2.0 Review by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr Final Comment Overall, this set is not a very good set. Sure this set has a bunch of recolours, but the quality of the parts and the posability of this set really cause this set receive a not so good rating from me. Sure you can get this set at Thailand, but seriously I don't recommend it. Colour Scheme - 6/10 Parts - 5/10 Design - 3/10 Posability - 4/10 Quality - 3/10 Overall - 21/50 Below Average More pictures available here (Once public): https://www.flickr.c...th/21347442395/ All comments are welcomed.

Hi KrabNoctural, and welcome to Eurobricks!

Very excited. Can't wait to see what TLC planning for the next year.

The wings looks good. About the wing cannons, I suggest you to look at the solutions on 9493 or my T-70 and see how they turns out.

with

Some of the pearled colors are quite nice, like Pearl Dark Grey. I get some Pearl Dark Gray colored parts in some Hero Factory sets and the color is very useful when making mechanical detailings and a metal statue. I think none of the colors are bad. Sure there still has some colors that difficult to use in MOCcing, but the colors variety in Lego parts is one of the reasons I started interested in Lego. Every colors palette in Lego have they function, so none of the colors are consider bad to me.

I see what you mean now. A theme that similar to Racers but with interchangeable parts? Cool.

Well, the profile picture I apply now is a screenshot of my own T-70 X-Wing LDD MOC. I may change my profile picture anytime, but now I'm lazy.

Welcome to Eurobricks, and I'm a member that also post LDD MOC at here. Lego prices in Malaysia here is so expensive and it isn't funny.

Welcome to Eurobricks, John!

Your drawing skill are good and better than me. My favorite will be number 1 and number 7. The design is great and it will nice to see wig parts that designed like this.

chicken

and

to

are

Aside of the stubby arm like PoF, this MOC looks good.

Interesting. Seriously, I prefer the solution of the cockpit canopy in the prototype version, but I don't understand why TLC decide to choose the solution on their original Falcon set.

Here's a picture of my T-70 with some changes. The changes are: 1. More accurate and smoother wings design. 2. The width of the lower wings reduced to 5 studs. GuyDudeman27 suggest me to make the lower wngs only 3 studs wide, but I can't. Of course a 3 stud wide lower wing will be nice, but it's inpratical because it may weaken the structure of the lower wings. Incom T-70 X wing Starfighter update by Armstrong X-Wing, on Flickr More pictures coming soon, and any comments are welcome.

The

Looks cool. Can't wait to see the final results and see how your's T-65 look like.

A

Are

Nice, the TIE is simple but looks good.