So I loved and hated this build sooo much. The cool parts are so damn cool, but the parts that sucked were so damn frustrating. This is from JBbricklayer and was 1640 pieces. Got it for $45.
The instructions were fine, and zero stickers.
Might as well get the hate outta the way:
This is so fragile it's crazy. After taking the first 3 photos it tilted forward and exploded. The big issue with it is being so damn top heavy, and specifically front heavy. The skirting keeps popping off, and the front "belt" piece likes to come off too (I modified it to make it more stable). The feet also like to split apart (same issue as the bullmech).
The weapon is too heavy in general, and again VERY top heavy. The silver blades also curl off the body (fixed this with a couple inset studs). Even though the right hand has a stud to attach it too, the placement of where it attaches on the weapon is so low it can't be held one handed at all).
This is more minor, but there are THREE different colors of grey/silver and were a pain to figure out which was which (thankfully there were only a couple of the same style piece that used the different greys).
Now for the good:
The colors look AMAZING. Between the green, copper, silver, and other colors this thing is beautiful.
Love how the head looks and ot was a fun build.
The torso is solid and that is contributing to it being top heavy. It is on two ball joints and can only lean side to side.
The legs are also well designed and solid. Very limited knee movement (there is a weird piston thing in the back that is too tight to move freely).
The arms and hands are well designed and have decent mobility, even with the rather large pauldron on thr left shoulder.
Speaking of that left shoulder... HOLY SHIT is that thing awesome. Not only does it look great, it is well designed and it doesn't get in the way when you position the arm. Did I mention it looks great?
A few things I've discovered while exploring these offbrand sets from overseas -
They tend to get into trouble with all the "extras" they put on the mechs. The core build (chest, arms, legs) are usually good to great. But when the start adding all the hoops, heads, spikes, and others things tend to get fragile.
They like to use angles and slants to their figures which look cool but tend to not be as secure since there isn't as many connection points.
They use a lot of unique pieces you don't see in Lego sets. Same with all the cool colors.
Honestly, with a few tweeks to how they are built and simplifying a few design elements, these sets would blow Lego out of the water.
So overall, I have to give this set a 7.25/10. Had they included a stand I would have bumped this up to an 8.5/10.
LOOK AT THIS THING!!!!
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Using both hands to hold up his spear... things would go bad shortly after.
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Right side.
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The back. See those silver "pistons"? They are too stiff and cause the surrounding pieces to pop off if you flex his knees.
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It exploded right after that picture
This is after I put it back together. Weapon removed.
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