Mega Bloks

[Omicron]

You know, in Japan, they did One Pice and Pokemon lego sets. I would like to see them do Digimon. Especially one of my favorite characters, Ranamon

Those were Megabloks and clone brands.

-Omi

[Iron-Man]

Sorry for the bump, I was just wondering about the current quality of MB. My gf's brother has some of the Halo figures and while watching a movie I was having a look at it and sort of liked all the maneuverability and detail it had. After seeing it I was curious of their Spider-Man set's and decided to take a look. The set's themselves look pretty bad, however I do want a mini Spidey, so I was just wondering if anyone here could inform me on the current quality of MB bricks and if a set would even be worth buying. Thanks in advance for any and all help!

[Vindicare]

Sorry for the bump, I was just wondering about the current quality of MB. My gf's brother has some of the Halo figures and while watching a movie I was having a look at it and sort of liked all the maneuverability and detail it had. After seeing it I was curious of their Spider-Man set's and decided to take a look. The set's themselves look pretty bad, however I do want a mini Spidey, so I was just wondering if anyone here could inform me on the current quality of MB bricks and if a set would even be worth buying. Thanks in advance for any and all help!

While there are a few people on here who don't want MB to burn in hell, the majority of people here are pretty closed minded to clone brands. I haven't owned a MB set in years and am not familiar with these new figs. But, my answer to you is, if you want it, buy it.

[CMP]

The details are good, but it's nowhere near LEGO quality ABS.

[agrof]

Hi All!

I never tested MB, the cause is really simple: i will not pay the same or higher price for something, which has obviusly much-much less quality (I saw the pieces) than Lego. But trully, even Sluban products have better feel for me and my hands.

Generally to clone brands: i tested now couple of them: Oxford - perfect, Sluban - OK, Enlighteen - quite ok, BanBao - no way...i sent it back and traded for Sluban. I have no problem to use "alien" or even modded parts, if the design wins with it.

Honestly we all here, who keens on Lego, we do well. Our life is good, we can satisfy ourselves with such premium products. Meanwhile i built my Sluban sets, i thought, that: i don't care about patents, and argues about what is real and what not, it is a toy. What does impress us in Lego? The building experience, to create something, to put our visions into reality. I think it is really good, that a LOT of children can experience this great feeling, altough they or their parents could never afford Lego - i know what i am talking about... In this point of view i do believe in clone brands: maybe they are not another shitty plastic pieces, but smiles on children faces. Do not take anything too serious!

I will not start a debate here, i just told my opinion. And I play Lego.

[LMB10]

I don't understand the hate Mega gets. There are people here who won't even look at Mega Bloks.

The recent sets have really improved upon the old quality.

[Iron-Man]

Thanks for some of the advice! I will probably buy a small set and see exactly what it is and I will let you all know what I think!

[Bilbo Baggins]

The only mega bloks I've ever owned were a few from the "Dragons" line and I remember them to use wall already made, so they didn't required a lot of building. Does this issue still happens?

[88high]

I got some megablocks in a mixed box of garage sale Legos. I sorted it out, and found out that mega blocks dont stick too well against Lego bricks. So, into a bag, onto the fire put they went... MUAHAHAHAHAHA! (evil laugh)

[Iron-Man]

I haven't experienced MB yet, however I feel like donating those blocks to needy children probably would have been a better use of them. Plus burning plastic is dangerous all together.

Anyway maybe next time just consider donating them rather than destroying them!

[legomonk]

I buy a lot of stuf from yard sales and people selling bulk brick of craigs list. I spend a lot of time going through boxes weeding out good legos from crap. I hate megablocks for that reason.

[Vindicare]

I buy a lot of stuf from yard sales and people selling bulk brick of craigs list. I spend a lot of time going through boxes weeding out good legos from crap. I hate megablocks for that reason.

You hate them because you have to sort them?

[dr_spock]

I haven't experienced MB yet, however I feel like donating those blocks to needy children probably would have been a better use of them. Plus burning plastic is dangerous all together.

Anyway maybe next time just consider donating them rather than destroying them!

That's the better thing to do with them if you don't want them. We have a guy who collects them from other AFOLs and donate them to a local women's shelter.

[Lieutenant_Colonel_Fifi]

Why are you guys bashing MB? I, for one, like both brands, though MB has many issues. And only the Halo line... Because we all know that TLC would never make Halo sets.

[Spider-Man]

I purchased one of the new Spider-Man sets and have to say there are some positives but a lot of negatives. The negatives being that the figures have too much articulation that they wont stay in one spot, the bricks don't all clutch each other very well, there is a lot of mis-coloration among the bricks, and the overall design of the set is pretty weak. I noticed that if they would have just used a couple pieces here and there that the set would have held together much better.

Now for the positive. The set does actually have some nice play features. It has a nice catapult built into the floor that launched things against a big rubbery spider web, as well as their version of flick-fire missiles they put on the helicopter actually will fire nice and easy by the push of a button. So for play features it isn't too bad, the figs just aren't that great. Hopefully when the new Spider-Man LEGO comes out I can somehow use the Oscorp Lab to benefit him

[lightningtiger]

The negatives being that the figures have too much articulation that they wont stay in one spot, the bricks don't all clutch each other very well, there is a lot of mis-coloration among the bricks, and the overall design of the set is pretty weak. I noticed that if they would have just used a couple pieces here and there that the set would have held together much better.

What else is new with Mega Bloks, I dislike the brand totally and before you say otherwise YES, I do own a Mega Blok set....an A-10 Warthog tank killer. Took me two days building, instructions were hard to read and parts missing plus leftovers.....much disapointment in the set as the A-10 is one of my favourite planes.

Reading that MB are to release Barbie and Hot Wheels theme sets next year....oh, dear....more of the same sadly.

[Spider-Man]

Ah yes totally forgot about the awful instructions! They are incredibly difficult to read and figure out, simply because of the fact they throw sooo many pieces at you at once and you just have to search for where they placed them

[BrickPicker]

I've had some luck using the Mega Blok instructions and made a couple of HALO ships out of LEGO bricks.

[Lieutenant_Colonel_Fifi]

I purchased one of the new Spider-Man sets and have to say there are some positives but a lot of negatives. The negatives being that the figures have too much articulation that they wont stay in one spot, the bricks don't all clutch each other very well, there is a lot of mis-coloration among the bricks, and the overall design of the set is pretty weak. I noticed that if they would have just used a couple pieces here and there that the set would have held together much better.

Now for the positive. The set does actually have some nice play features. It has a nice catapult built into the floor that launched things against a big rubbery spider web, as well as their version of flick-fire missiles they put on the helicopter actually will fire nice and easy by the push of a button. So for play features it isn't too bad, the figs just aren't that great. Hopefully when the new Spider-Man LEGO comes out I can somehow use the Oscorp Lab to benefit him

Yeah, those are the things that get me too. Mostly the lack of bricky-sticky.

[Greedo24]

Ah yes totally forgot about the awful instructions! They are incredibly difficult to read and figure out, simply because of the fact they throw sooo many pieces at you at once and you just have to search for where they placed them

ugh...I feel the same way.I tried to put together one of those Halo sets but the insructions were all over the place.

[Jimbobulus]

I've had a few of the Halo sets (my first ever Mega Blocks sets) and I was presently surprised. I thought the whole set was actually quite good. Not Lego standard (that's a given), but for the price, and what I received, I thought they were a bargain. Considering all the bad press Mega Blocks always gets, I have to say I was quite pleasantly surprised :)

[LegofreakKO345]

Let me see... ugh Those guns are bad, childish, don't have a lot of detail and I bet they have poor quality ( like all Megabloks. Believe me, I have a friend that has some Megabloks, and one of those ''minifigures'' had a broken hand when he opened the box) I prefer Brickarms guns...

[LMB10]

A lot of Mega Bloks bashing 'round these parts...

[Lightning Dragon]

This is kind of sad. A topic on freaking MEGA BLOKS the first in a forum for Lego? Mega bloks are bad. That is my opinion. Period.

[LegofreakKO345]

This is kind of sad. A topic on freaking MEGA BLOKS the first in a forum for Lego? Mega bloks are bad. That is my opinion. Period.

I agree 100 %. Seriously, who could not agree? Lego's bricks are much stronger, the colors are much, uh... denser? What I'm trying to say is that Lego is much better than Megabloks, as many people can agree.