Lego 9496 Desert Skiff (Star Wars)

Set#: 9496
Ages: 7-12
Pieces: 213
Minifigures: 213
Price: $24.95 (Wal-Mart $19.95)

Pros: We absolutely love this set! You get four awesome new minifigs, a great looking skiff and a sarlacc! This set features great playability for a great value! The sarlacc opens/closes and has movable tentacles. The skiff has pivoting arms, a moving plank and a flick-fire missile. The set comes with four laser pistols, a green light saber and an axe.

Cons: It would be nice to have another flick-fire missile but that's us being picky.

Overall: We think this is a great set! We would highly recommend it to anyone who likes Star Wars and/or Legos! This set captures a memorable moment from the original trilogy (Return Of The Jedi.) Get this set :)

Lego 9462 Monster Fighters The Mummy

Set#: 9462
Ages:7-14
Pieces: 90
Minifigures: 2
Price: $12.99

Pros: Two nice figures. Both have printing on front and back of torso. The monster fighter also has two faces. I like the semi-steampunk look of this set and most of the other monster fighter sets. I really like the glow-in-the-dark horse skeleton.

Cons: Neither the minicopter or the chariot really stand out.

Overall: Just and ok set in my opinion but great minifigs. I would recommend to others that want a complete MF set.

Lego 30014 Police Helicopter Poly Bag

Set#:30014
Ages:6-12
Pieces: 32
Minifigures: 1
Price: $4.99

Pros: Printing on front and back of minifig's torso. Good looking little heli. Would be cool if you were to incorporate it on a large police boat.

Cons: I wish Lego would have used a joystick in the cockpit instead of a steering wheel.

Overall: Ok set. It would make a good stocking stuffer or extra little set to compliment larger lego police sets.

Lego 8401 Minifigure Collection

Set #: 8401
Ages:5-12
Pieces:60
Price:$11.99
Minifigures: 4

Pros: Good value. Will look good in any Lego City.

Cons: I really don't like the policeman's face and I really hate the stickers, I wish Lego would print the signs.

Overall: Good bang for your buck. I plan on finding a new head for the policeman.

Lego 30230 & 30231 Galaxy Squad Poly Bag Sets

Set #: 30230 & 30231
Ages: 6-12
Pieces: 28 & 27
Minifigures: 1 per set
Price:$4.99 each (I found these on brick link.com for this price)

Pros: I really like the minifigures in these two sets. They both have double-sided printing on the heads and torsos. The mini-mech is pretty awesome for a small mech. The legs are posable and support the mech up off the ground.

Cons: The seat on the mech seems a little too wobbly for my liking. I'm not a fan of the insect in the other set. I would have personally like to see another mech variant.

Overall: I'm glad I bought the mech set but still a little iffy on the insect in the other set. I still think these poly bags are good deals because they include a minifig for just two dollars more than a single collectible minifig as well as something extra.

Lego 60018 Cement Mixer

Set#: 60018
Pieces: 221
Ages: 5-12
Minifigures: 2
Price: $19.99 USD (I found this on sale at target for $18)





Pros: Neat looking truck. Lots of moving parts (Cab tips forward, doors open, drum rotates/tips, movable slide) Comes with good accessories (Wheelbarrow, shovel, coffee cup, helmet, hat)

Cons: Unsightly holes in drum. Stickers on the drum are too big in my opinion. It would have been nice to include a few more accessories such as road/construction signs, barriers, or even some smooth grey tiles to look like freshly poured cement.

Overall: Nice set. Will look good in any Lego city. I would recommend looking for one secondhand or on sale.

Lego 4436 Patrol Car

Set: # 4436
Ages: 5-12
Pieces: 97
Price: $11.99
Minifigures: 2
Extra Pieces: Yes, including extra handcuffs

Pros: Good set for the price. I actually found this at Target for $10.99. I like the forest policeman because he looks a lot like a CHP officer. The police car is pretty neat and I like how both figures can fit inside. The gate is a nice touch and would add character to a dirt road in your Lego city.

Cons: I think they could have included opening doors rather than solid pieces across the sides. There is a 2x1 green plate inside the cab that detracts from the overall look. You can easily change this out for a white or blue plate to make it look better. I would say the same thing about the yellow steering column, white, black or blue would look better in my opinion.

Overall: I like this set and I think it will go well in our lego city forest.

Lego 9464 The Vampyre Hearse

Set: #9464
Ages: 8-14
Pieces: 314
Minifigures: 3
Price: $34.99 USD

Pros: Both the hearse and the motorcycle are awesome! The hearse has a cool play feature that launches the Vampyre out of his coffin. We like all three minifigs, we like the monster fighter the most but it seems like most folks get this set for the zombie.

Cons: We really despise the large sticker on the hearse. We feel it detracts from the overall look of the vehicle. It may sound silly, but the coffin lid has to be off of the coffin to use the play feature. This is a con in our opinion because we feel like it will get lost if kids are playing with this set. The price is also a little high for our liking, we feel it would be a better $29.99 set.

Overall: Decent set, but our least favorite of the monster fighter series. Unless your a collector that needs complete series, we would recommend other, cheaper sets in place of this one.