ReZourceman Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Its a big build, and I also had a new TV to install tonight, so I thought Id post what Ive done and not keep you guys hanging. Heres a few general pics. A member on here said the box was big....WOW you sure weren't kidding. Its freaking crushing me!!!! The bags are number coded again...so thats good! Now a look at the DSS....Spose its not too big considering the set size. Also check out the wheels...they're HUGE! Like...LEGO for giants?!?! I do not know the name of this Mech, but Its a sweet looking Mecha! Its got an element Ive not seen before for the claws, almost like Wolverine! Which is totally sweet. Good colour scheme, white and orange...looks better in the flesh than on the box. Its similar to the other basic Mecha builds. Lots of jets, and a nice load of detail on here actually. Its a great start! Ill do the main thing tonight and tomorrow, so expect the review for the actual devastator then. So far so good!!!! Quote
zero1312 Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 (edited) Heres a few general pics. A member on here said the box was big....WOW you sure weren't kidding. Its freaking crushing me!!!!I do not know the name of this Mech, but Its a sweet looking Mecha! Its got an element Ive not seen before for the claws, almost like Wolverine! Which is totally sweet. Good colour scheme, white and orange...looks better in the flesh than on the box. Its similar to the other basic Mecha builds. First, that's a darn huge box!!!! 8- Edited May 31, 2007 by zero1312 Quote
Asuka Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Yep, that Blazing Falcon looks really neat. Good color scheme with these golden hands.... *y* Quote
ReZourceman Posted June 1, 2007 Author Posted June 1, 2007 No worries, I can post a bigger picture. Ive started Mob Dev, and so far its excellent! I am pleasently suprised. Its got a turning mechanism, so as when you lean it side to side, the wheels move so it can turn. Youll see tonight when I post the next part of the review, and I will happily link to Hi-Res photos. Quote
ReZourceman Posted June 1, 2007 Author Posted June 1, 2007 First of all some Hi Res pics of yesterdays. Yay! I finiseh teh awesomeness of teh Devastator. Well I have mixed feelings. Its got some good techniques, and it is quite nice but I actually feel its just a bit over the top - Its a little too big. You can see too much of the chassis. Anyway, thats the bad points out of the way Heres some pics! Now for some of the nice touches. Drop down, and flip open "trooper" holsters! Small pod ships that attatch onto MD. In closing, I am quite happy with it, and theres a lot of nice ideas. Could of been a bit better though. 7.5/10 Quote
mutex Posted June 1, 2007 Posted June 1, 2007 Thanks for the review. As a great Exo-force Fan, I'm not too enthusiastic with the second 2007 batch (aero booster / mobile devastator / golden tower). Lego goes too much in the "oversized" sets those last 2 years. Good design, good playability but a lot of empty spaces :-/ . And it becomes a problems for the collectors like me : I have no more room to store those huge sets. Think about Striking venom, mobile defense tank, Sentai fortress... I guess I'll skip the mobile devastator mainly for this reason. But I might consider acquiring it at half price during a sale somewhere, just for the sake of completing a little my collection :-P Quote
ReZourceman Posted June 1, 2007 Author Posted June 1, 2007 Id say thats very wise my friend. Wait for sales, pick it up for the Blazing Falcon, and then put the other pieces including those behemoth wheels to good use in some MOCs. Oh yeah, it should be mentioned you get a lot of Robots lol. Mecca One, Silver dude, 2 silver dude tops for the ships, and 6 bronzies. Quote
Asuka Posted June 1, 2007 Posted June 1, 2007 Very interesting review. *y* This set has some good playability, an interesting concept and a brave color scheme.... But it Quote
Cyclone Titan Posted June 1, 2007 Posted June 1, 2007 I still like the MD, but the guys at Lego could have made it $100 and filled up those spaces with cool guns and all that stuff, now to the Blazing Falcon...Whoa.It is so cool!I love the idea of using gold fingers(hey, wheres James Bond?! :-P ), so many jets, love the claws, 10/10, but the MD, 7/10 for me. Quote
ReZourceman Posted June 1, 2007 Author Posted June 1, 2007 Its a shame because the turning mechanism on it is really good. Quote
iamded Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 Thanks for the review ReZourceman. I really like the Blazing Falcon, the MD is pretty cool too. Thanks for the great pics. *y* *sweet* Quote
maiq the liar Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 well, i'll be seeing it at my birthday (as i said, i don't have a AFOL's budget....)--This year is going to be primarily robots! Quote
Asuka Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 Its a shame because the turning mechanism on it is really good. Maybe I Quote
iamded Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 Also, do those Devastator legs down there serve a purpose or are they for the 2 Devastators mounted in the aircraft if they want out? :-/ Quote
ReZourceman Posted June 4, 2007 Author Posted June 4, 2007 Those legs are for detail, but yeah Lol...Im sure the other robots could use them Haha. As for the mechanism, its hard to explain so Ill try to remember to get some pics up tonight. If I gorget PM me to slap me. :'-( :-D Quote
Asuka Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 As for the mechanism, its hard to explain so Ill try to remember to get some pics up tonight. If I gorget PM me to slap me. :'-( :-D Sounds interesting, thanks in advance, although I guess it Quote
Kikuichimonji Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 I thought the mech was a MOC at first glance. It looks absolutely terrible. Pieces seem to be added randomly and the color scheme looks like a 8-year old made it. Gundam-colors are good, as long as you spread them out properly. It looks completely random to me. A shame really, the first wave of EF mechs was quite good. Quote
xenologer Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 (edited) Maybe I Edited June 5, 2007 by xenologer Quote
Asuka Posted June 5, 2007 Posted June 5, 2007 Additionally, I just don't like the idea of grabbing hold of the vehicle and pushing the entire body left or right to activate steering; this is almost the same as what we do when there is No steering to begin with. Hand of God type steering systems are much more interesting, but I just may just be spoiled by all the nice Technic sets... Ah, hmm, thanks, that sounds like an interesting and somehow funny feature, although of course a Hand of God steering is much more precise and reliable. Quote
zero1312 Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Recently I got mine and I don't regret it. ;-) This thing is so friggin' huge, it almost puts Striking Venom to shame. :-D And the Blazing Falcon is so cool looking with the claws. :-$ Quote
Cyclone Titan Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Recently I got mine and I don't regret it. ;-) This thing is so friggin' huge, it almost puts Striking Venom to shame. :-D And the Blazing Falcon is so cool looking with the claws. :-$ Ditto, in fact, it does!Now, add some more skeletons to the prison pods and pimp up the base... :-P Quote
john cleese Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 no negetive responses to this shambles of a set? i think this is one of the least aesthetically pleasing designs ever, in complete disarray and makes little sense and i'm rather surprised this is actually a set. Even the mech looks like it was made out of scrap mechs and to look like a rabbit and the engines all over the arms and legs really bug me too. Not even one of the cockpits is completely enclosed. I criticized this set when it was announced and i will continue to do so. I guess its got some decent parts though. Quote
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