excellent technical detail and learning experience
Posted:November 8, 2015
teeboxlu
From: Calgary
From: Canada
Age: 55-64
Gender: Female
Customer Type: LEGO Fan
Building Experience: Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For: Self
Play Experience:
5/5
Value for Money:
5/5
Level of Difficulty:
Very Challenging
"This was the first time I had purchased and built a technic set. I wanted some more technic pieces for my own builds and saw that buying this set would be more cost effective than buying bricks and pieces. WOW. You get two builds. Build number one was fun and challenging. But, the smaller build number two was even more challenging. I learned a lot. I loved it and because of that I bought a set for a friend."
I would recommend this to a friend!
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4/5
Smart build, lots of fun, ugly bucket
Posted:September 19, 2015
Tzynamoon
From: Wodzisław Śląski
From: Poland
Age: 25-34
Gender: Male
Customer Type: LEGO Fan
Building Experience: Intermediate LEGO builder
Build Time:
02hrs
Play Experience:
5/5
Value for Money:
4/5
Level of Difficulty:
Average
"My choice for this set was determined by three things:
1. I was flat broke after buying two 2500-part sets and only had 15€;
2. I wanted the longest build I could get - and this means any minifigure sets were out of the question;
3. I never had any tracked vehicle, nor with bucket for that matter (in fact I prefer "studded" sets).
The compact tracked loader is great value for money with 250 parts, even if 50 of them are tracks only. The build took me two hours at leasurely pace. The finished model looks larger and 10x better than on pictures! Three main functions work fine, it's a lot of fun, and you can place minifig inside ;)
But it doesn't mean I don't have complaints. In fact I only have one: the bucket looks AWFUL. It looks like it's made by 'other company'! The plastic feels really cheap, the lines are irregular and the inside is not entirely black like it should have been. Especially when compared to all other parts, which are of superb quality.
I may be picky sometimes, but let's keep in mind that Lego is not only a toy for children; it's also a display model for AFOLs. That's why we pay for it 1/2 more than we would for other producers' toys. "
I would recommend this to a friend!
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4/5
Very Good Technic Set
Posted:August 1, 2015
theawesomereviewerperson
From: United States
Age: 14-18
Gender: Male
Customer Type: LEGO Fan
Building Experience: Intermediate LEGO builder
Purchased For: Self
Build Time:
20mins
Play Experience:
4/5
Value for Money:
5/5
Level of Difficulty:
Average
"This is a very good set. As it it a 2-in-1, I will review both models separately.
Compact Tracked Loader: I really like this model. It has many of the details of a real loader such as a working bucket and caterpillar tracks. Using the knob at the back of the loader, you can raise and lower the loader bucket. Something that I find annoying is that it takes awhile for the bucket to be raised and lowered, but this really cannot be remedied. A cool feature of the cab are the two levers on the sides of the seat that would, in a real loader, control the caterpillar tracks. Overall, a great first half of this 2-in-1 set.
Snow Groomer: This half of the set is great as well. I don't know much about snow grooming, but this model is fun to play with. The "plow" on the front can be raised and lowered, but not angled, it has to stay straight. On the back is a crane-type-thing, the identity of which no one seems to know exactly, but is fun to play with. My biggest complaint is that the stickers that go to the Compact Tracked Loader end up in weird places on the Snow Groomer. For example, (although it doesn't show this on the sample picture) the piece that goes on the dashboard in the loader and has a sticker on it, ends up right on the front of the Snow Groomer. You can't see it looking at the set from above, but you can when you look at the front. It looks quite unattractive. A couple other stickers end up in odd places but that one is the most visible. If you take away the sticker issue, the Snow Groomer is a great second model in this 2-in-1 set."
I would recommend this to a friend!
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5/5
Cool set
Posted:April 2, 2015
AHF1113
From: United States
Age: 14-18
Gender: Male
Customer Type: LEGO Fan
Building Experience: Expert LEGO builder
Purchased For: Self
Build Time:
25mins
Play Experience:
5/5
Value for Money:
4/5
Level of Difficulty:
Very Easy
"This is a great set, although it is small it is fun to play with and more. It has a few nice details, such as the control sticks inside, exhaust pipe in back, and also the tracks work great. If placed on wood or other hard materials tracks don't work the best but still go good. Over all it may be small but its lots of fun to play with!"
