G.I.Joe vs. Lego Agents

Some of you of you are probably wondering about why I've posting so much Lego Agents. Believe me, it frustrates me too, when someone goes to another line. I'm not dropping out of G.I.Joe. The church I go to has a fall festival every year, and almost everyone comes in a costume. (It is kinda an alternative to halloween. We don't celebrate it, and none of the costumes at the festival are ghosts, wizards, and all that. Here's my costume. (Duke)

Anyway, I'm not dropping out of G.I.Joe, there is a place for that line inside of me, but Hasbro just didn't put out anything that I felt okay about reviewing. The 25th/Modern Era replaced the 8" and most don't look good/aren't accurate. (See Breaker, Red Star, Serpentor, etc.) Up until the Combat Heroes. Now the combat heroes are out, and I'm looking for them. Once I get them I will review them. In other words, Joe fans hang in there, I'll have some Joe stuff sooner or later. But as for now...

Yo Joe and Duke94 out.

Lego Agents Mission 8 Review: Volcano Base

Okay, as usual it has taken me awhile to get this thing up. I have a good excuse, however, I am working on a Lego Agents diorama story, and it's a pain in the neck to work on. And I mean pain. Hopefully I'll get it completed and maybe not.
Lego has out-done themselves on the Agents line, and this set is just as cool as the others. This set might be better off getting released next year as the big set for every Lego line, but I guess if Lego continues Lego Agents into next year than they'll have something just as cool for us. ( I hope.)

The mini-figs.

For the agents, we get Pilot Chase, Trace, and Prisoner Fuse.

I pretty much covered everything about them in this review. They all have 2-sided heads. Pilot Chase and Trace have pistols, and Fuse has, um, handcuffs.

The bad guys (and gal) are Dr. Inferno, Claw-dette, and Fire Arm.

Doc Inferno was covered here.

Claw-dette: Decent mini-fig. I think she's meant to be the Baroness rip-off. (So where's Destro's alter-ego?)

Fire Arm: I don't like this mini-fig that much. He looks too much like Saw-Fist. His tool is supposed to be a flame thrower. (I guess.)

The helicopter looked pretty bad when I first saw it, but now that I have it I like it a lot.


The bottom is where the net is stored. I saw a review of this set on another site (don't remember the name), I figured the net would fall right out. Not so. The net fits in nice and snug.

Now for the volcano, itself. This is one cool base! The set is this, and becomes...

THIS!!!

To your right of the volcano, all we get here is a big targeting screen. (Guess ol' Dr. Inferno needs eyeglasses.)


The front doors are nice, and fold together nicely. They come off from time to time. But all things said, they're pretty cool.

The cannon is big, but not too big. Not a whole lot to say.

Now to the left side. There is a small computer, the monorail, and radar dish.

One minor note about the radar dish, I had to add a leftover part to keep the antenna in the dish.

The monorail is nice, and being a two seater is always a bonus.

Now for the fire pit. Fuse is hanging on for dear plastic, and I think the fire pit is pretty cool.

The interior don't have much, but it seems to have enough features for Inferno to operate.

This side has one stupid tank. And that it. Maybe it will work for storage.

Inferno's throne is a nice combo of parts, but the screens aren't that detailed. Bummer.

Inferno's cannon is held up well, and doesn't tend to slide down like I expected.

The computer center is great! The screen shows the power gem from Mission 1. The chair is elevated, but that doesn't mean much to me.

Two instruction manuals. Sure beats the 4 manuals for Mission 6.

Box pics.





Please leave a comment. I'd like to know your opinions about the reviews. Also that dio should be up by December, if I post it up.

Duke94 out.

Combat Heroes Wave 2 pics!

This is wave 2 of the Combat Heroes line-up. See pics.

Beach Head vs. Baroness: This is the first set I don't care for, but I'll get 'cause I like the Beach Head character. As for the Baroness, I'm going to use her for experimenting on. ;)

Sepentor vs. Flint: Very nice set. I'm not a fan of Flint or Serpentor, but I like the figures in this set so I'll get it.
Storm Shadow vs. BBQ: I really like SS, but I'm not his biggest fan, and I rarely think about BBQ! However, the figures look good, and I need an SS to battle my Snake Eyes.

Destro vs. Scarlett: Hasbro did a awesome job on this set, both figures look good. I'll definantly pick up this set. Besides if I don't, the Duke figure I'm gonna try to get, will

Lego Agents Review Mission 1: Jet Pack Pursuit

Okay, here it is, the Mission 1 review. It took a lot to get this review up, so I hope you like it!

The mini-figs. I covered Chase in this review, this isn't any different other than the piece on his neck.

Saw Fist is okay, but his saw is toooooooooooooo big. I seem to mess with him a lot though.

This is a "jet pack!" Good gravy, obviously Lego doesn't know what a heli-pack is! Okay, enough raving and ranting. It is a nice piece, but it kinda large. The hoses pop off and that bugs me. However the "jet pack is extremely fun to play with, and I use it a lot.

Here's the "wench" that Lego is making a fuss over. All it is is a Jack Stone crane piece.

Saw Fist's snowmobile is to big to be a snowmobile! I didn't think that I would enjoy it, but it has become one of my most used pieces in my collection.

Box pics.

Comic

Overall rating 3 of 5.

Check out this new dio about this set.










Thanks for reading the review. Please leave a comment about it.

I now have the Volcano Base . I'll review it ASAP.

Yo Joe and Duke94 out.