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Skull Scorpio
Skull Scorpio
Posted:July 29, 2015
Jakie824
Age:
14-18
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
4
/
5
Interesting, unique, and quite a fun set
" Before buying this set, I was a bit reluctant to see how it turned out considering the negative feedback it had already received on this site. I did, however, plan on buying it as an addition to complete the new wave of Bionicles and, after buying and building it, I was pleasantly surprised to see this as a really great Bionicle and Lego set in general.
Pros:
-Piece count: This set contains quite a lot of pieces compared to its counterparts in this wave which is pretty great to see (especially for this price range :)
-The new pieces: Out of all of the new Bionicle pieces introduced in 2015, the skull pieces are definitely my favorites. The rib cage and the bone arms are incredibly fun to play with and look at. Also they give much variety to those lego builders that enjoy making their own creations.
-Its overal appearance: Looking at the completed version of this set is very cool. It gives off the feel of and undead scorpion very well and makes it look like an intimidating foe for any Toa.
-Functions: Being a fan of the original Bionicle sets, I was looking forward to the old nostalgia of technic functions in a Bionicle set and this Skull Scorpio achieves it very well. The scorpion tail works great and adds so much playability that some of the other sets lack. So the classic feel of techinic functions really give an old fan like myself a great nostalgic feel when playing with and building this set.
-Piece count: This set contains quite a lot of pieces compared to its counterparts in this wave which is pretty great to see (especially for this price range :)
-The new pieces: Out of all of the new Bionicle pieces introduced in 2015, the skull pieces are definitely my favorites. The rib cage and the bone arms are incredibly fun to play with and look at. Also they give much variety to those lego builders that enjoy making their own creations.
-Its overal appearance: Looking at the completed version of this set is very cool. It gives off the feel of and undead scorpion very well and makes it look like an intimidating foe for any Toa.
-Functions: Being a fan of the original Bionicle sets, I was looking forward to the old nostalgia of technic functions in a Bionicle set and this Skull Scorpio achieves it very well. The scorpion tail works great and adds so much playability that some of the other sets lack. So the classic feel of techinic functions really give an old fan like myself a great nostalgic feel when playing with and building this set.
Cons:
-the mask is the same as in the Skull Basher set which is kind of disappointing.
-Unfortunately, one other downside to this set is its lack of movable legs.
-the mask is the same as in the Skull Basher set which is kind of disappointing.
-Unfortunately, one other downside to this set is its lack of movable legs.
On the other hand, I do not see this set's stagnant legs as that much of an issue (particularly in this set). In any other Bionicle set, immovable legs would be a devastating issue, but the immovable bone-like spider legs add a lot of visual appeal to this set and make it easier to play with. The clear focus of this set is its scorpion tail, which works very well, so it is not fair to punish it for its legs. And in all honestly, six legs with at least three joints in each would be quite annoying to play with and to stand up. Also its arms, pincers, head, neck, and tail joints do add numerous amounts of posability, despite its legs lacking any joints. So, for what it is supposed to be, I would consider this Skull Scorpion a design success and also very fun to play with, especially for young kids.
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I would recommend this to a friend!
State:
New Jersey
From:
United States
Age:
14-18
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
15
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Average
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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