Review: 7179 Bulk and Vapour

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Set name: Bulk and Vapour

Set number: 7179

Price: 24.99

Pieces: 89

Year of release: 2010

The box

Front

Nice picture of Bulk and Vapour fighting. Limited edition logo in the upper right, and Bionicle logo in the lower right. Not sure what that logo by Vapour's name is, an indication of his powers maybe?

Back

Another shot of their fight, as well as ads for the Heroes, and a small picture demonstrating the meteor blaster in the lower right. Vapour still has that logo by his name, and some tech specs as well .

Contents

Parts

Spilling the box reveals a nice lot of parts, including a non bent up instruction booklet and no stickers!

New Pieces

Lots of blue!

Building

We start with Bulk

The instructions are nice and clear with easy to identify colors

Bulk's build is identical to normal Bulk, with the exception of the other gun arm, and the jetpack.

Now on to Vapour

First we build the torso...

Next we add the legs...

Now heres where it starts getting a little more interesting.

Done!

The Completed Set

Bulk and Vapour, shown here standing next to the extra pieces, both look pretty awesome.

Bulk definitely looks and feels a lot bulkier. The extra weapon arm doesnt look all that bad, especially considering it's not recolored at all, and the jetpack is a very nice touch.

Vapour is REALLY cool. All the blue comes together perfectly, and his weapons look really awesome. And on that subject...

Let's look at his weapons. His right weapon has claws and a scope, perfect for sniping.

While his other weapon has a large blade and a boomerang

They both pose pretty well, and Vapour has a wide range of articulation.

Comparisons

Bulk fits in nicely with the other heroes, and is a good substitute for regular Bulk.

Here you can clearly see the differences between the two Bulks.

Vapour fits in very nicely with the other villains, and adds some very nice color variety among their ranks.

Conclusion

A great set. $25 is a little steep considering it's more than the price of one hero and one villain seperately, ($4 more to be precise) but it's still worth getting. Vapour has some

interesting weapon designs and is very cool looking, and Power-Up Bulk is a nice addition too. Final verdict: Recommended

Edited September 3, 2010 by 3D Brickthing
Indexed and poll added

[VBBN]

Thanks for the review!

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I must say, this set has really grown on me,

As a set exclusive I can understand all the recolored parts,

I just wish they had used something other than Rotor's helmet, it's much too big for this size of figure.

[prateek]

Great review! I really like this set, but Vapour's helmet isn't suitable to his body IMO.

[Aethersprite]

IMO, this is the best set (besides Gali Mistika and the Thornatus) to obtain that fantastic scope. I'm still stuck on whether to get this guy, because Bulk really puts me off.

I like how Vapour's Piraka clawed feet sink into your carpet.

[Brickthing]

Thanks for the review of this set! It seems to be the set the least people have, but it's good to finally get some pictures of Vapour.

Vapour certainly uses a much weaker design that the other Villains, mainly in the weapons, which don't make any sense despite the nice dual Meteor blasters. This review shows off the vibrant blue well though, which looks to be a highly redeeming factor for Vapour, especially in that group shot. Considering that Von Nebula and the Dropship did it, a recoloured Bionicle mask might have worked better than a Blue Rotor helm, such as Telluris' helmet, to help Vapour overcome the usual Special Rehash Edition look.

Bulk looks alright and subtly upgraded, but the Stringer arm should have been recoloured silver to make it worth the loss of a precious silver Glatorian hand.

For me, Bulk & Vapour is almost 20% more than the full price of one Hero and one smaller Villain. While each figure in this set is a few pieces bigger and more complex than their individual equivalents, those add-ons aren't big enough for me to justify a purchase. I like the set, but given that there are only 2 (or 3) exclusive pieces that I could find on Bricklink at a later date, I'll pass on this set unless I find it with a generous discount.