Robin Creations Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Set name: CHI Razar Set number: 70205 Pieces: 68 Price: $14.99 Release date: 2013 Packaging and Instructions Bag Front On the front of the bag, we see that Razar now uses his Chi to fight forest fires… Bag Back And on the back, Razar is staring of into the sunset as Gorzan sneaks up behind him. We also see a size comparison of his head, the combo model of Razar+Gorzan, and a comic of Razar using Chi to power up. Instructions Nothing special here. As usual, the same picture as on the front of the bag. Random Page No transparent Eris heads this time, just the standard light blue background. Advertisements Ooh, an ad for all the 2013 Chima ultrabuilds. After that, a display of some of the normal Chima sets. Then there’s an ad for Hero Factory sets. Parts Dumped Out The big parts in the big bag, small parts in the small bag, head in it’s own bag. I wonder why they leave the torso skeleton out of the bag. Interesting Parts First off, the black clawed foot, which I suppose isn’t that interesting, considering that it’s in 17 other sets. The new head mold, of course. A lovely “CHIed” up chest piece, which is printed. I would consider the 5M shell in silver fairly rare, appearing in 6 sets. The lovely 3M shell in a nice purple (medium lilac, according to Brickset), that only appears in this and the Constraction Joker set. That odd weapon piece is only in red in this set, and is in the CHI Eris set as well. And finally, the wing pieces from some of the Mixel and Chima sets, in both black and purple. Head The head is pretty cool, but I really think it would have looked better if there was dark red around the eyes. It has some rivets and cracks in it, which looks good. Building Action Frame Besides the wings, it’s pretty standard. They plug this piece into the back of the skeleton to attach the wings. Finished Build Front The black and purple color scheme here does look good. What would really make it look good would be if there were some dark red pieces in there. I actually like those spike pieces on Razar, they give him a nice look. They kind of remind me of talons. Profile I like how the head is slightly hunched over, contributing to his sly, sinister look. His wings don’t stick too far back. Back Wouldn’t it have been nice if they had included an extra shell back here? It looks sort of bare, but the wings do a decent job of bulking up the shoulders. Posing Like most CCBS sets, it has quite a few points of articulation. As one would expect, the wings can move around pretty well, just like extra limbs. Weapons I’m not really sure about those red pieces. On the Lego Shop description it says that they are supposed to be scythes. And those blue pins look pretty bad up close. I think it would look better if these were dark red though. Overall Razar looks pretty neat; He’s rocking a nice color scheme, and if they wanted him to look sinister, they succeeded. But reviewing him made me appreciate Bionicle 2015 so much more. This set is lacking the complexity and uniqueness of Bionicle, as well as the battle in a box idea (the Skull Spiders). Overall, it’s definitely not the best set Lego has ever made, but it is pretty good. I would suggest picking it up if you can. Edited March 11, 2015 by Robin Creations Quote
TheGreatSpirit Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Nice review. I gotta agree with you on the complexity bit; comparing my Chi Worriz to my Bio 2015 sets really shows a difference in the details and complexity. The 2014 chima sets have a lot more detail compared to this first wave. Still, it was a good first effort, and I think that the sets were still good, just not as good as later CCBS sets in general. Quote
The Kumquat Alchemist Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I now regret not picking this up for its parts. Quote
Master_Data Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Nice review! Makes me want to order the head and use it in a Pirates MOC! Quote
Robin Creations Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 Nice review. I gotta agree with you on the complexity bit; comparing my Chi Worriz to my Bio 2015 sets really shows a difference in the details and complexity. The 2014 chima sets have a lot more detail compared to this first wave. Still, it was a good first effort, and I think that the sets were still good, just not as good as later CCBS sets in general. Thanks. I don't have any of the 2014 Chima sets *grumble*grumble* but I'll have to check out the instructions and see how they differ. I now regret not picking this up for its parts. I know. The purple shells!!! Nice review! Makes me want to order the head and use it in a Pirates MOC! Me too. IGU made one with the CHI Eris head that looked awesome Quote
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