MegaConstrux Pokemon Gyarados [Amazon Exclusive]

Die Steine könnten bei einem so großen und beweglichen Modell ruhig etwas fester sitzen. Ansonsten wirklich toll. Moderater Schwierigkeitsgrad.

How many magikarp did I have to grind to get this thing? Not many actually. I really like how Megablocks has reasonable licensing fees built in, unlike Lego, resulting in highly affordable good quality big franchise toys.Biggest pet peeve: Parts are scattered across multiple bags, meaning that you have to pull from two or more bags to complete sections. Highly suggest you take plastic containers and open similar color bags into each to stay organized.Minor stuff: The tail itself is not on a ball-mount joint limiting the range of motion. Not sure how long the whiskers are going to last as they’re made of pliable plastic. The mouth also doesn’t close.That all said this model is awesome with an enormous amount of range of movement and poses. It’s also quite large with the correct color scheme with the facial motion screaming “be afraid” that fits Gyarados. It’s also nice how it comes with a stand, given that as a water Pokémon modeled on a serpentine dragon, it doesn’t have feet. There’s also a buildable ball that’s invariably going to get lost.Build time about is an hour if you’re efficient. Maybe two hours for kids. Instructions are straightforward. I do wonder how many of these are going to millennials.

I disagree with most the negative reviews.- Other reviews have indicated some of the pieces do not fit, I'm on the fence on this one. Sure, some of the pieces may not fit like a glove, and occasionally require a bit more effort to assemble; but they do fit. I could foresee younger children struggling to assemble the set. But what 8 year old would want a Gyarados in the first place? Let's face it, this is an item geared towards millennials in their late 20s and early 30s who just want to reminisce both the days of the original 151 and the days of Lego. The target audience "should" be able to assemble this without much grief. If you want to purchase this for a young child, expect the occasional need to step in and help- The completed product is actually quite long. The 9 inch description (and others complaining it's less than 9 inches) comes from the fact that to sit on the stand, Gyarados has to curl up quite a bit. Depending on how you want to position Gyarados, of if you even want it on a stand at all, the length is relative. It is NOT small- "Bags weren't numbered". Dumbest argument ever. I grew up with Lego in the late 80s and early 90s. Bags weren't numbered back then either, and I assembled everything just fine. Any kid experienced with Lego has bins and bins of parts. Digging through them and finding the right piece is part an authentic Lego experience. Some people are just so spoiled...- There were no missing pieces in my kit. I can confirm missing pieces is not necessarily the norm. In fact it had extra pieces in it, just like all Lego sets. Makes you question your existence...

Having recently put together a Pikachu from this line with a faulty head, I was a little nervous going into Gyarados, however, my fears were unfounded. I love him so much and now that he's built Gary G Gyarados has pride of place on my display shelves. Not only is it a nerdy reminder of my childhood, but building it myself makes the figure even cooler.I bought this for my husband's christmas and we built it together. It's a lot easier than the Jumbo Pikachu and can easily be put together over around 3-4 hours and the course of two short sessions (keep in mind this is with two people working leisurely together, which might slow the process down).As always, the instructions are doable, but could be a bit confusing at points where they don't show things well, but overall most people should be able to manage. The more experience you have with these, the easier you'll find it. The only thing that really annoyed me is that the pokeball is just designed to 'rest' on the kit. It's very wobbly and will fall off and get lost. I attached it with a glob of 'white-tac' and it looks like it's part of the design. I recommend you do the same.Gyarados looks awesome and though he has a tendency to overbalance in certain positions (more stretched out), you can rotate all the pieces to create your own cool pose. He's really a great looking figure that's a lot of fun to build!

This was my first time building a Mega Construx product. I'm a big kid (30 lol) and I've always loved Legos and Pokemon. I've also always been a 'lego snob', meaning if it's not actual Lego brand then it's probably not good. I've been looking at these for a while and someone recently got me an Amazon gift card, so I decided to pull the trigger. For under $20 you can't go wrong! Honestly a similarly sized Lego is probably $40. There were no quality control issues (no missing/warped pieces, color issues, etc.). The directions were clear with great illustrations and the build was so much fun! It took me about 2.25 hours (having never built a Mega Construx set and not having built any lego/construction bricks type model in few years). I now have it on my desk at work and it looks awesome. I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes Pokemon and Lego type sets. I've definitely found a new addiction and will buying more! I would say 8 years old is about the cut off for being able to build on their own, however this would be a fun project for an adult to do with a younger child (probably 6 years old at the youngest).