Mega Construx Toy Review: Turret Takedown

Mega Construx Turret Takedown

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: Sorting 1 minute, Build 3 minutes
Set Piece Count: 98
Minifigures: Spartan Hazop, Grunt Conscript
Weapons: Shotgun, Plasma Pistol
Accessories: X2 figure stand, Covenant Power Core, 6 trans-blue projectiles
Special Features: x2 Projectile Launchers
Cost: $10 Dollar General Exclusive (US)

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The front of the package shows the set in a cool action shot. Pardon the yellow $10 sticker as that was put on there by Dollar General. An attempt was made to remove it for a clean pic, but the box paper tore. (Thankfully, I took the pre-sticker removal shot as well.)

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Building Box

Mega Construx Building Box

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: Varies wildly depending on if you build from printed instructions, alternate PDF instructions online, or build something of your own. From printed instructions, the build was roughly 30 minutes, from alternate build (PDF), about 40 minutes.
Set Piece Count: 450
Minifigures: Gungnir, EVA spartans
Weapons: Rocket Launcher, Shotgun, Ravager, SMG, DMR, AR, Sidekick, Commando, Energy Sword
Accessories: X2 figure stand, x2 Frag Grenades, x2 muzzle flash, x2 projectile flash
Special Features: Alternate build via APP.
Cost: $30

I received a set of this from Mega Brands for the purpose of this review.

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The front of the package shows the set in a cool action shot. I had to use Mega’s online graphic for this as my photo became corrupted.

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Energy Sword

Mega Construx Energy Sword

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: roughly one hour to build (Your time will vary from mine as I took pics along the way for this review)
Set Piece Count: 567
Accessories: Buildable display stand
Cost: $50 US Target
I got mine from Mega Construx directly, for the purpose of creating this review.

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The front of the package shows the set displayed nicely on its buildable stand. While the back of the box shows the length of the sword, (25.12 inches/63.7cm). It also shows the Ring set and the (as yet not released as of this writing) Helmet set.

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Mega Construx Toy Review: Point Defense Showdown

Mega Construx Point Defense Showdown

Technical Specifications:
Build Time: roughly 75-100 minutes to build (Your time will vary from mine as I took pics along the way for this review)
Set Piece Count: 782
Minifigures: Master Chief (Infinite armor, muddy), Marine, Hyperius (Brute Banished leader), Grunt Assault
Weapons: Gravity Hammer, “Mangler” Energy Rifle, Assault Rifle, Plasma Pistol
Accessories: X4 figure stand, Communcations Backpack, Jump pack, x4 projectiles
Special Features: Alternate build via APP.
Cost: $80 US Target, $60 Amazon The set may be available elsewhere, but these were the only two places found as of this writing.

A friend of mine got this for me early, for my birthday.

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The front of the package shows the set in a cool action shot. As well, it again shows the figures included at the bottom of the front of the box. The back displays shows another action scene, the weapons and accessories included as well as alternate build and two other sets available as of this writing.

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