tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post6777134527866142590..comments2024-03-28T22:25:17.706+00:00Comments on New Elementary: LEGO® parts, sets and techniques: LEGO® Monkie Kid review: 80018 Cloud Bike & 80019 Red Son's Inferno Jet Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188856208086872634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-14857383499009020932021-02-24T14:09:12.403+00:002021-02-24T14:09:12.403+00:00Fight fire with fire! That's their motto!Fight fire with fire! That's their motto!Håkan S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00767889630145885090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-53893955550472856452021-02-24T01:46:52.753+00:002021-02-24T01:46:52.753+00:00Oh, my gosh! That little cow dude is trying to se...Oh, my gosh! That little cow dude is trying to set the fire on fire!Purple Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-73943441489931655232021-02-23T17:41:43.509+00:002021-02-23T17:41:43.509+00:00Thanks for this review- I have one vintage part i...Thanks for this review- I have one vintage part in my collection that is ever so slightly larger than a 3.18mm bar, so now I have no choice but to buy one of these sets and see if it fits in that elbow piece. Nice to see I can get a few in black at a low price point!<br /><br />P.S. Nerf enthusiasts prefer to call them "blasters" (that shoot darts), to create some distance between them and firearms. (the language is especially important in the age of automatic bots that police content on several websites, and for other reasons). jimmytheflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060952522546330342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-61478560168218130502021-02-23T14:45:33.153+00:002021-02-23T14:45:33.153+00:00Personally I really like the look of the Cloud Bik...Personally I really like the look of the Cloud Bike set. Like a lot of MK's vehicles, there's a chunkiness to the cloud bike that feels wonderfully distinctive, and the two side-mounted disc shooters feel pretty fresh to me. As somebody who likes to get all the characters as well, the villain in this set (Spindrax) is unique to it, and the only female one of the Spider Queen's henchmen. And her bike isn't shabby either—while it's more conventional looking, I love the way the stud shooters and headlights combine to form a spider-y set of eyes.<br /><br />Red Son's Inferno Jet feels like more of a pass to me, despite being a really good design as well—with all three figures being repeats, it just feels less essential for me to get, especially with a bunch of the bigger sets calling my name as well. Still, it's kind of remarkable how much more impressive it feels than last year's White Dragon Horse Bike, despite occupying the same price point. Compared to that, which split its build between a bike, hoverboard, and bulky gatehouse, this one focuses more of its build on the main model. I'm certainly not opposed to side-builds—I certainly loved the restaurant/apartment build in last year's Monkey King Warrior Mech, which was both impressive in its own right and helped to make the mech feel even more massive by comparison—but at these lower price points, every bit of the set's budget that can be put toward the main model seems to count for a lot more.Andrew Barnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723179808721244651noreply@blogger.com