LEGOŽ BIONICLEŽ Maxilos & Spinax
by LEGO
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: LEGOBrand: LEGO
Release Date: 2007-08-01
Model: 4499040
Product features:
- Once just a guardian robot, Maxilos has been taken over by an evil intelligence determined to destroy the Toa Mahri
- Aided by his energy hound, Spinax, Maxilos uses his twin-bladed black fire sword
- Tall, heavy-built, muscular, agile warrior
- Heavy armor plates on body, shoulders and thighs with a poseable Cordak revolving blaster on the shoulder
- Contains 256 Pieces
- Includes a long multi-functional, three-bladed sword
- Shoulder-mounted Cordak revolving blaster to seize control of the Pit
Toys and Games Reviews of LEGOŽ BIONICLEŽ Maxilos & Spinax
Customer Review: Spinax is good, Maxilos is poorly designed - won't stand
Summary: 3 Stars
Maxilos is a strange model. The designer clearly over-engineered his lower legs, which are very sturdy, but left the hip joints at nothing more than a standard ball and socket joint. This kind of joint is used all over the Bionicle "kingdom" and it works great for smaller models. But Maxilos is simply too heavy and his hip joints can't deal with the load. He constantly falls over unless you balance him perfectly. In this way, he's fine for display, but horrible for actual play.
You can tell that LEGO understood the problem with the hip joints because they fabricated a brand new socket piece that is supposed to counteract the issue. They look like the standard socket piece, but they have a rubber-like material infused into them that is supposed to grip the ball within the joint. These new pieces completely fail. They actually make the joint weaker.
I am still looking for a solution to the problem, as my son is quite disappointed by this set that he had bought with saved money. There are a couple of possibilities: 1) You can engineer a LEGO solution on your own by adding some kind of support rods across the hip area, 2) You can try to swap out the hip socket with another, old style piece, or 3) You can try to deform or interfere with the smooth operation of the existing joint using glue, rubbing sand into the joint, etc.
Good luck!
Description of LEGOŽ BIONICLEŽ Maxilos & Spinax
Once just a guardian robot, Maxilos has been taken over by an evil intelligence determined to destroy the Toa Mahri. Aided by his energy hound, Spinax, Maxilos uses his twin-bladed black fire sword and shoulder-mounted Cordak revolving blaster to seize control of the Pit. 256 pieces. Box measures 15.12"H x 11.34"W x 2.83"D.Building Sets Toys
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