LEGO Power Miners Set #8709 Underground Mining Station (Limited Edition)
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Manufacturer: LEGOBrand: LEGO
Product features:
- Includes 1 yellow rock-throwing monster and 3 minifigures: 1 engineer and 2 Power Miners and mining truck!
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Customer Review: Carrots as an accessory?? Power Miners Rock.
Summary: 4 Stars
So, Power Miners are the hot new thing with Lego nuts since they've been featuring them in their newsletters and online. This was one of my 10-yr. old nephews first Power Miners kits and he loves it. It took him about half a day to get together. Everything, including the cable car works exactly right as it's shown on the box. (though we did have a minor scare, when we couldn't find the cable because it wasn't packed in one of the plastic packages, and we didn't notice it tucked along the side of the bottom of the box.)
Things he particularly liked about it:
-Has 3 figures, plus a monster. (Apparently, the more figures the better)
-Number of accessories (crystals, dynamite, walkie talkies, mining gear - and even carrots? We've deduced, the power miners need them to keep their vision going while down in the dark.)
-Plenty of action.
There's a moving dump tuck loader, monster that throws, crystal lift, dynamite launcher, etc.
These add up to a lot of on-going, imagination-based playability once built. (My description, not his on that one.) At one point, he had the monster attack the whole station- but he rebuilt it then in about 15 minutes
Here's the things that could be improved:
- The monster was much smaller than either of us anticipated. The way they position it on the package with it's arms up, makes it look bigger. It's really just a little bit bigger than the other figures.
- It's lacking vehicles that the figures can drive. If you already have those from previous purchases this is a great addition. We bought the first two starter kits from the series (LEGO Power Miners Stone Chopper and LEGO Power Miners Mine Mech at the same time (he paid for these from his allowance!) and that makes it even better.
In fact, if you are purchasing a gift for someone without any Power Miners sets, I would definitely recommend getting the other two first (they are #1 and #2, in the series. This is #11).
TIP: As always, with these kits it's worth shopping around. as they can vary so dramatically. Some reviews don't get posted that discuss this too much. (So, my TIP is: it's best to visit a lego's store, if you have one nearby, to consult someone on dramatically better value optiona).
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Description of LEGO Power Miners Set #8709 Underground Mining Station (Limited Edition)
Defend the mining station from the rock monsters! The Power Miners have built this massive underground mining station to help them gather crystals. Transport the precious cargo across lava rivers using the zip line. When rock monsters threaten, spot them with the huge searchlight, then use the dynamite hurler to drive them away. Includes rock monster and three Power Miners mini-figures.Building Sets Toys
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