LEGO Bionicle Jetrax T6 (8942)
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Toys and Games Reviews of LEGO Bionicle Jetrax T6 (8942)
Customer Review: Entertaining to build, a great lego piece
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this for my nephew who is only 5 and a little young for it according to the recommended age. However, he has quite a bit of other legos and is pretty bright, so I figured if I helped him build it he would enjoy it. And enjoy it he did! It took us about an hour to build it, and despite his age, he was generally able to follow the instructions well enough to understand how to help me gather the right pieces. I grew up with lego starting way back in the 80s with the first early 'space' legos, and I've got to say they've improved the instruction books a fair amount. It was logical and straight forward.
The end result was the sort of toy that I wish they'd made back when I was a kid! Legos back then were a lot more basic and a lot less awesome! This set made me salivate, and I enjoyed the heck out of helping my nephew build it. He loves it, but took it apart a week later and built something else entirely (the best thing about lego!). That's when having a large (422) number of pieces is great.
Highly recommended for any kid that likes legos.
Customer Review: Jetrax T6 delivers
Summary: 5 Stars
This is our 1st Bionicle ship purchased. Just right for my 8 year old, though he did need just a little help as we put it together. Even my 6 year old was incredibly good at following the Bionicle instructions. NOTE: there are 3 books worth of instructions, but the step-by-step pictures are very clear and easily followed. Very well engineered and pretty impressive. The turbines fold in and out. Occasionally some of the pieces we did not put on tightly will come off, but easily fixed and tightened so it doesn't recur. Many different weapons systems including 3 'Midak skyblasters' that really fire 3 silver balls each. It is pretty formidable looking. The figure of Makuta Antroz is included. The story is that he hijacked the Jetrax T6 and now flies it against the Toa Nuva. The cockpit opens and the figure rides inside. Wish I had one of these when I was a kid and I am a flower-loving, dress and heel wearing mom! Too cool...
One of the more reasonably priced Bionicle ships. Chances are it won't be the only one though....
Customer Review: Vehicles add extra fun to Bionicle world
Summary: 5 Stars
This Jetrax set was one of 5 Bionicle sets my 7 year-old got for Christmas. It was on the top of his list, and for good reason. The vehicle itself is very cool... about a foot long with lots of weapons and moving parts. It is recommended for ages 9-16, and was really a challenge for my experienced 7 year-old builder. Took him about 3 hours with occasional help from Mom & Dad.
We loved the new style "shooters" on this vehicle. There are three of them, each holding 4 balls. Firing is both consistent and accurate, which I can't really say about many past Bionicles weapons. They are a little bit tricky to load, but my son got the hang of it after a while.
I'd say the only negative about this set is that the figure that comes with it is pretty lame. It is a washed-out, simplified version of Antroz that's not nearly as impressive as the version sold separately. Overall, though, a great set both in terms of building fun and playability.
Customer Review: "Not as great as the Axalara T6" per 10 year old.
Summary: 4 Stars
My son thinks the Jetrax T6 is very cool looking, but (as noted above) he does not enjoy it as much as his Axalara T6.
Here are the reasons why according to my son:
1. The mechanism that is supposed to control the movement of the wings is very hard to work and does not put the wings all the way down.
2. The parts come off more easily during play.
3. It tips backward when stationary.
4. The handle for holding it during play is a little small.
He plans to turn this piece into a "biocycle" with his Lego club code. If your child is a member of the Lego club, he can do the same thing. Just click on the "Play" icon and then type BIOCYCLE (must be all caps) in the club code box.
Customer Review: My son loved building this.
Summary: 5 Stars
My son got this for Christmas and enjoyed building it. He only needed assistance from my husband once when he had put a part on backwards and thought he was going to have to take apart the whole thing to fix it (which he didn't.) He's very good at puzzles, and it took him an afternoon to build it. We will probably hang it from hooks in the ceiling of his room with thin wire. He likes building them more than playing with them. And he actually wanted the red ship which has almost twice as many pieces more than this one (which I didn't know at the time.)