Lego Galaxy Squad 70704 Vermin Vaporizer Review

My dad's friends from his college class got me this Lego Galaxy Squad set and I'll be reviewing it today. This set retails for $59.99, has 506 pieces, and has 3 minifigures: an alien buggoid, Chuck Stonebreaker, and a robot sidekick. Now this is currently my only Galaxy Squad set, but it gave me a good first impression. My favorite minifigure is definitely the robot sidekick, he just looks awesome. The set itself has an alien scorpion vehicle, a Galaxy Squad green team buggy, mech, and Vermin Vaporizer. All in all, when complete, it looks really awesome. Although, I should note that it has a LOT of stickers, so younger kids may need help with that. The Lego tires in the set are hard plastic like the other pieces and are not rubber, so that can be a plus or a minus in your opinion. Now onto the other parts of the set:

FEATURES

This set has a lot of play features, like the detachable mech, buggy, and laboratory in the back. When you look in the back (after you detach the mech) there is a little research station or lab back there for the green Galaxy Squad team to study the alien cocoons with, which I thought was a nice touch. The mech is my favorite part of the set, and is extremely posable. Its toes split open for stability, it has 2 flick missiles, and its arms have cannons for hands (they don't actually fire). The robot drives the mech while Chuck drives the buggy. The little buggy can come out via the opening front. The actual battle buggy is the main part of the set and is very cool. It has 2 cannons on the side and 2 flick missiles, as well as an opening cockpit. The alien scorpion vehicle is a nice touch and also has 2 flick missiles and a cannon on the scorpion tail. Look out, long-range stinger!:) Anyhow, this is an excellent set with a LOT of play features. Now onto the ratings!

FINAL THOUGHTS

Overall, a really awesome set and I would totally recommend it to anyone who likes mechs, bugs, green, Galaxy Squad, or a good building set. This set is jam-packed with play features and fun, and people will want to get it for parts, minifigures, or for their kids. Here are the ratings:

Fun 10/10
Features 10/10
Stability 9/10
Awesomeness 10/10

Hope you like my reviews and post your feelings or if you like my reviews in the comments!
To my dad's friends: Thanks a bunch!

GALLERY

The box

The parts and items inside box

Completed set

Review of Lego The Hobbit 79010 The Goblin King Battle

My Mom's cousin Danny got me this set and I am going to review it today.

It is the largest set in the first wave of Lego the Hobbit sets. It has seven minifigures and one "big fig".The figs are Dori, Nori, Ori, Gandalf, 2 goblin soldiers, a goblin scribe, and the Goblin King. The set has three main parts: the throne, the bridge and crane, and the catapult area. I counted the set having 13 skulls!! This set retails for $99.99 U.S., and has 841 pieces. This set is definitely NOT for youngsters, because when I was building it I found a lot of parts were either small, frustrating to get on ( for youngsters), or fragile ( this set is not known for its durability). Although it has probably been stated before on other sites, the three parts are NOT connected in any way, which allows you to place it anywhere you like.

FEATURES
This set has a lot of features, and I'll start with the catapult. It has three little pieces to fire (representing rocks) and can rotate all around for better range. There is also a crane for the little goblin scribe to ride in that goes up and down and rotates all around. The bridge is can fall down, as can the ladder, and the throne has a cage to trap a dwarf or wizard. Underneath the throne is some treasure that can slide out (with a skull guarding it!) and the throne can seat the Goblin King himself.

SCORING
This set is a great set and is necessary in order to collect all 13 dwarves. Now onto the scoring:
Durability 5
How it looks 7
Playability 8
Minifigures 9

Overall excellent set for older kids and adults. Younger kids might want to get something smaller as this set is not especially durable but, as I said, great set! My final scoring will be: 8.3/10. Please comment on how you think the set is and hope you like my review!

GALLERY

The box

Parts of the set before assembly

Fully assembled set