LEGO TMNT Topic

[FoxZerro]

Originally Posted by Zulithe

Who here owns the LEGO Shellraiser? Reviewers on amazon are not very happy with this set, citing that the vehicle does not hold together well. What are your thoughts?

Mine should arrive today but I probably won't have time to build it until the weekend.

Here is the amazon page with the reviews

I personally Love It. There are some bits that are put together with 1x1 bricks that probably could have been done with 1x2 bricks instead that would have made some parts feel a little bit more stable, but overall I've been able to have some fun doing little chases with other lego pieces.

The weirdest / best part is in order to give it a sort of curved top they used the 1x2 hinge blocks, 1x2 window pieces, 1x2 L-bricks, and a 1x6 flat piece. The idea being you build the hinge+window+L-bricks then close the hinge so the L-bricks rest on the flat piece. There are four in each corner and they can be a little weak since they have no real suport besides the bottom.

Another part I see people have problems with is the Wheels, you just need to make sure you have them properly adjusted and all four will roll when you roll the Shellraiser.

The one word of caution I have on the set is the Pizza Van, which slipped out of my hand during transport and upon impact with the ground literally exploded into all of its origin pieces again, nothing was left, and I had to rebuild.


Again opinions will be what the will be, but I love the set and have had a lot of fun with it,