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- 5Average Rating
- 32Helpfulness Votes
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- October 11, 2017First Review
- October 18, 2017Last Review
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Posted:October 18, 2017
BuffaloCab
Age:
25-34
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Parent
Building Experience:
Intermediate LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Awesome! If it got lost I'd buy it again tomorrow
" FIRST THINGS FIRST. Check your tablet compatibility (Right now Lego has the link to that page right above the "add to bag" button on this product).
We have a 4 year old Android tablet that works great, but I was careful to make sure it would be compatible before I purchased this. It is compatible and it certainly isn't the newest tablet out there, not even close. I can't even get a case for anymore it is that old. Now that I've used this and in hind sight knowing what I know now I would of bought a new tablet if I didn't have one just so we could use this toy.
We have a 4 year old Android tablet that works great, but I was careful to make sure it would be compatible before I purchased this. It is compatible and it certainly isn't the newest tablet out there, not even close. I can't even get a case for anymore it is that old. Now that I've used this and in hind sight knowing what I know now I would of bought a new tablet if I didn't have one just so we could use this toy.
Okay so I bought this for my kids. When indoors my 6 year old plays almost exclusively with his Lego, and my 5 year old is about 50/50 Lego and other toys. This has been an amazing set for them. The 6 year old loves to do it with me, but CAN do it with a minimal amount of help. The 5 year old can do it mostly by himself we me near by to help him now and then. The thing that initially prompted us to buy this is our kid's interest in robots, spurred on by the movies Astro Boy, Wall-E, and especially Big Hero 6.
First, the progression is very logical. The app takes you through a simple build step by step which introduces you (your child) to the three robotic controls and how to use the program. It's just super simple and awesome and you'll be making it do things within 20 minutes of opening the box and downloading the app.
Second, during the play with the initial intro toy, we had a technical issue to do with the app and the MOVE brick (that's the big part with the batteries and Bluetooth sensor). Okay well instead of turning to the internet I called Lego's support. I was on hold for less than 5 minutes, which was worth the wait because whoever I talked to was the most helpful person in the world and was able to help me resolve my (very unique and rarely occurring but acknowledged nonetheless) technical issue. Tremendous! 30 minutes after the problem became apparent it was resolved, I was off the phone, and play had resumed.
Third, THE BAGS ARE IN ORDER. Either Lego fixed this OR people were building different items as their initial build; obviously all 5 potential builds can't be in bag order at the same time. You can choose to build any of 5 robots when you first get the kit. We built the robot "Vernie" first, and the bag contents were in perfect order 2 through 11 (1 contains the parts for the initial introductory robot).
100% would buy again. I HAD TO write a review when I saw that this wasn't 5 stars overall on the Lego website, because people with an ax to grind may be deterring people from buying this who would otherwise get a ton of enjoyment playing with it (or playing with their kids). Yes I admit I also play with it a tiny bit when my kids can't. If you buy this do yourself a favour and go to Walmart and get the biggest pack of their house-brand of AAA batteries. It would be a welcome change if they had used AA batteries which are much cheaper and last longer, but otherwise a great toy. With 6AAA batteries we get about 1.5-2 hours of solid play.
I have to say I was also really impressed with the capabilities, especially the optical sensor which is just great. Know that the sound features use the tablet speaker. This has been great for us as the volume is easy to adjust and you can have whatever quality sound you are used to from your tablet. Sound from the robot would of been a welcome feature as well but I don't think that the sound from the tablet takes away from the experience whatsoever. In fact my opinion is that it re-enforces the roles of the computer as the 'brain' in the programming experience.
Finally, do yourself a favour and get a couple cheap sorting trays to store the parts in for when you inevitably take apart one build and put together another. We did and it has worked great!
Good luck and I hope you enjoy this as much as we do!
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From:
Canada
Age:
25-34
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Parent
Building Experience:
Intermediate LEGO builder
Build Time:
02
hrs
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Average
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted:October 11, 2017
BuffaloCab
Age:
25-34
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Parent
Building Experience:
Intermediate LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Gets played with more than any other set
" My boys have toy dinosaurs, and toy lego. This is the best of both worlds. We actually have duplicates of this set, and so the boys can make multiple dinosaurs at a time. Their current favourite is the 4th Brontosaurus for which they received instructions online. The toys are robust and easy to play with, and if they do come apart slightly then they easily reassemble without having to reference the instructions.
I had to help them build it the first time, as they are very young, but now they build various dinosaurs on their own. I highly recommend getting two of these so that the dinosaurs can interact during play!
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From:
Canada
Age:
25-34
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Parent
Building Experience:
Intermediate LEGO builder
Build Time:
20
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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