![]() I learned that Mega Bloks actually have what they call the Collectors line, with much higher quality than their standard sets. My budding faith in the Mega Bloks brand was shaken, and I stopped even looking at them.Īfter some time however, I discovered that my favorite LEGO reviewer, JANGBRiCKS, was also doing reviews on Mega Bloks sets. The parts had ugly colors and not at all what was displayed on the boxes, and the pieces had such bad clutch-power that they were constantly falling off. They looked good on the boxes, but what I found inside was just terrible. Three little vehicles with a driver for each. The next sets I got were from the Hot Wheels line. Later I learned that the Call of Duty sets are unique in this regard, but at that point, even though I liked the figures, I stopped buying Mega Bloks for a while. On the positive side, this makes the set extremely versatile and customizable, on the negative side dealing with so many small parts is tedious to say the least. The weapons are also made up of tiny pieces that you assemble yourself. Basically every little accessory you see on the figures is a separate piece you need to attach. These figures were also excellent quality, but the tiny pieces really tested my patience. Shortly after I got the Call of Duty Desert Troopers set with five figures and a bunch of accessories. ![]() They are basically small, 2-inch tall action-figures, with excellent articulation, great details, and really good quality. I wanted to examine them more, and maybe review them for our readers. I thought that they looked quite good, so I bought all four of them from the collection. I was at the LEGO isle (of course) at Wal-Mart, and I came across some opened packages (probably by curious kids) of the Mega Bloks Halo Drop Pods, so I had a chance to take a look at some of the figures outside the packaging. My first Mega Bloks purchase was a couple of years ago when I got all four of the Halo Metallic Series ODST Drop Pods that were available at that time. But I also knew he had good taste and appreciated good quality, so I started looking at Mega Bloks again with more interest. I was quite surprised that one of my young LEGO buddies would join the dark side of building toys. His family eventually moved away, and later when I talked with him on the phone he said he switched over to Mega Bloks because he liked their figures better. ![]() ![]() He was a really talented young builder who had good eyes for both design and color, and I was impressed by his creations. So I shied away from buying any of the sets.Īround this time I had a young friend named Julien who used to come over to our house to play with my LEGO collection from time to time. In addition, I also read that Mega Bloks was inferior quality, they are a LEGO clone brand, and LEGO fans suppose to hate them. Mega Bloks boxes usually have at least one main character exposed via a clear window, and unfortunately the real figures compared to the box-art didn’t look nearly as impressive. The artwork on the boxes always looked awesome with great castles, beautiful ships, and armored warriors. I was especially eyeing Mega Bloks’ castle and fantasy lines, like the Dragons, King Arthur, Chronicles of Narnia and Word of Warcraft sets. So I kept running into Mega Bloks sets on my LEGO shopping trips. On the other hand, Mega Bloks is readily available at most department stores and toy stores, and they are helpfully (or sneakily) placed right next to LEGO boxes. And here I’m going to narrate to you my journey to the dark side of flirting with LEGO’s main competitor… □Īlthough there are some really high quality LEGO compatible brands, they are usually difficult to find in the USA, and when imported from overseas prices are just as expensive as LEGO, if not more. One such brand that caught my attention was Mega Bloks. At that time LEGO didn’t have such an extensive selection of minifig accessories, so I looked for products from LEGO customizers and LEGO compatible brands. I originally started paying attention to other brands about eight years ago when I was working on some customized minifigures. While I have been a LEGO fan all my life, my introduction to building toys similar to LEGO is quite recent.
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