2011 Hero Review: Furno 3.0

Hi,

My brother got Furno for Christmas and as my last post in 2011 I'm going to review him. Since it is my brothers set you will see his opinion at the end so read on for that plus the review itself...

The build is basic and no different from the others. It gets an 8/10

The new pieces are cool but their aren't many of them in this set. The wing pieces are cool but we've seen them on Raw-Jaw as tusks so they aren't exclusive. The exclusive hero badge is cool but not to different from the others. The only other new piece is the Head which is awesome and looks like an eagle however sometimes it gets in the way of articulation but on its own its great. I'll give the new pieces a 7/10

The design is good and he does look like he's an aerodynamic hero but I feel that parts are often clashing and articulation is restricted. I don't mind the upper leg armours absence to much however I would have preferred the skeletal pieces there to be red instead of black. I tried swooping them out with the ones on Raw-Jaw and I think it looks better but like I said before I'm not to bothered about it. The weapon is good and it works a plasma bow. I find it a good use of some older pieces an I can imagine it being a bow. I'll give the design an 8/10

The playability is good but needs more figures to make it great. It's a 5/10


Overall Furno is a nice model model but it isn't one of the best. I do like his weapon and his head  but the way he's gome together isn't the best and the amount of new pieces isn't the best either. However, I give him an overall rating of 8/10

That was my review of Furno and I hope that you enjoyed it as a last post for 2011. I do recommend this set but if you are getting just a few of the Savage Planet sets then I would recommend you miss him out. Now onto what my brother thinks...


One thing I like about him is the wings plus the bow because they are very unique. I don't like the fact that he doesn't have much armour because his legs are his weak spot. Overall I give him an 8/10


That was my brothers opinion on Furno. More reviews will be coming in January so look for them. Please comment and follow,
matanui,

2011 Villain Review: Fangz

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I recived Fangz as a Christmas present and I must say that he does not disappoint. I would recommend him especial if you have the Witch Doctor as Fangz looks great as a pet beside his master. I would also recommend buying multiples if you have the money to spare. Now onto why I like him so much...

The build was cool and different due to his animal design. It is easy but fun at the same time. It's for these reasons I give the Build a 9/10

The new pieces are great. Three Quaza spikes are feature so its a good way to build them up and He has a lot of printed armour pieces and the best part is that they're translucent. His tail is made up of a spike piece introduced in this Savage Planet series and I first say it on Rocka as part of his weapon. The head piece is great and really catch's a robotic but still hound like feel within it. I'll give the new pieces a 9/10

The design is great and is what I really like about the set. It defiantly has a hound like feel to it and I can imagine it acting like a dog. However, it still maintains that vicious side that is shown by all the spikes. I'll give the design a 10/10

The playability is okay but with no launcher I'll have to mark it down to a rating of 5/10

Overall, Fangz is really nice and is just an awesome set. The build is good and it comes together into this really nice set. Pieces are good for MoCing with so that is an added bonus. I'll give the set an overall rating of 10/10

That was my review of Fangz and as I've said before it is recommended by me. If you haven't got it yet then I'd pick one up. Please comment and follow,

matanui,

2011 Hero Review: Stringer 3.0

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My brother got Stringer yesterday which was the day after Christmas and I thought I'd review him before getting onto to some of the bigger ones. This also means that me and my brother have all the 2011 sets which is a very big achievement as we have never completed a whole theme before and I'm going to aim to make it two years in a row by completing it next year too. Now onto the review...

The build was basic but fun and gets an 8/10

The new pieces are great but one thing I think is better is the re-colours in black. We have the chest piece in black and the body armour and the core in a flame yellow. The feet are now in black and the spike pieces are in the flame yellow too. The main new piece is the head which is really cool. The eye sockets are small but it works with the bear theme. It also has enough of a mechanical feel to give it a good mixture. He also has new pieces that act as part of his claw and they come in flame yellow. They look cool but not to much. The base of the claw is the same piece that comes as the base of Nex's weapon but its now in black which is good. The exclusive hero badge is cool but the bear on it looks a bit like a wolf but it may just be me. I'll give the new pieces a 10/10

The design is awesome and works well with the bear theme of him. It keeps the essence of the original Stringer but has a slight colour change from orange to flame yellow. He has a bulky feel to him that I feel was missing from Bulk but it seems to not be as bulky as Stormer. I like the design of Stringer and give it a 9/10

The playability is same old same old and gets a 5/10

Overall this set is really good and I personally like it. If you're into making MoC's then this set is probably good for you to get some black parts and some of the flame yellow parts too. I'll give the model an overall rating of 9/10

So that was my review of this set and I think that it is awesome since this is my brothers sets its time for his opinion on it. Here is what he thinks of it...

I like the fact that Stringer actually looks a lot like a bear but I don't really like the weapon too much because I think the should of done a similar thing to what they did with Nex and have two hands. I agree with my brother on this an give him a 9/10

That was both mine and my brothers opinion on Stringer and there are plenty more reviews on the way so please comment and follow,

matanui,

2011 Hero Review: Stormer 3.0

Merry Christmas,

I've just unwrapped Stormer 3.0 and have cracked the canister open and built him. I'm now going to review the set as a special Christmas post. I also have all the other 2011 sets to review except Stringer but I may have him soon also. Now onto the festive review...

The build was basic but fun at the same time. Its the same as all the other hero's really but hopefully in 2012 that's all going to change. I'll give the build the same old 8/10

The new pieces that are included in the set are quite nice ones but are included in most other sets. The only new and exclusive piece is his helmet which is quite nice and represents a rhino well. Stormer features a few re-colours too like the 3 long armour pieces in white which we have not seen before. He also has his exclusive Hero Badge piece which has a nice image of a rhino on it. The spike pieces that were featured with a lot of the early 2011 sets are now featured in blue in this set and tree of them are included which is a bonus. With all this I'll give the new pieces a 9/10

The design is unique and seems really bulky and it almost fits his character in some ways but I fell this whole design should have been more for bulk. The weapon is nice and unique. I like the use of the chest armour placed on the arm and it really looks good with the overall design. I'll give the design a rating of 8/10

The playability is good but needs more figures to make it great. It's a 5/10

Overall its a good set and I think that I really like it however it has its flaws and I thinks there's a felling that Bulk should have been like this to me but he is still nice and goes well alongside the rest of the Savage Planet sets. I'll give it an overall rating of 8/10

That was my review of Stormer 3.0 and he comes recommended by me. I do have all the other sets excluding Stringer so expect reviews of them this December and January. The new 2012 sets just came out yesterday in the UK with fairly reasonable prices and and the smaller sets are cheaper now which may be a result of the packaging but whatever the reason I'm happy for it. I hope you'll have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,

matanui,

Hero Factory 2012 Summer Sets!!!

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That's right! Preliminary pictures of the new summer sets are going around and although for legal reasons I can't post them on the blog I will provide a link right here. I'm liking what I see but am not to sure whether its more of the Breakout or if we have a new story. Its still got the game points with a pic of Black Phantom on it so I'm not sure whether its the same game or just that its still preliminary and they haven't got a pic for the new game ready yet. I'm only speculating here but from the video on LEGO.com that I said about in my last post I think we were all guessing about Stormer XL for a while now. I doubt this is all of the sets next year because it seems that we haven't got enough sets. But for just four hero's and three villains, summer is already looking promising. Please comment and follow,

matanui,

Hero Factory Website Update!!!

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The HeroFactory website has been partially updated with a new mini movie which gives us a look at what's in store for a possible new HeroFactory episode. It has a lot of cameo appearances in it of characters like Fire Lord, Explode and Jetbug. We also get a cool look at what Stormer looks like in his new version, just hoping for a set now. But enough talk, here's the link. You may have also noticed that I changed the pics at the right sidebar of my blog to keep up with the new sets.  Please comment and follow,

matanui,

Hero Factory 2012 Sets!!!

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Hero Factory 2012 sets are beginning to appear on online stores in the USA. Reviews are already  surfacing on Eurobricks and it shouldn't be to long till they come out in the rest of the world. If your in the USA its not to late to put them on your Christmas list but if you live anywhere else like me then I'm not sure if they're going to be released in time. On a positive note I will hopefully have some more reviews up after Christmas of the 2011 sets I'm yet to get. Please comment and follow,

matanui,