ASIN : B0007YDCR2
Odaku Armory
Manufacturer : Mega Bloks
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UPC : 065541098121
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FEATURES
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Includes an assembly line, dungeon, anvil, hammer, six shields, and over 30 weapons
Includes warrior-blacksmith, ODAKU queen, and two action figures
One hundred and thirty-piece set
Compatible with other MEGA BLOKS toys
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Weight in pounds: 4.60
Dimensions in inches: 14.00 by 24.20 by 3.30
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REVIEWS
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Summary: A Great Addition to any Dragon fans
Date: 2005-11-17
Rating: 5
Review: First of all this doesn't come with to many people but it has swords that actualy look like they are supposed to! i also like the little dungeon and smelting furness but i have no idea what the crane is for, and the dragon is so COOL! if you like dragons buy this!
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Summary: A Masterpiece!
Date: 2005-11-13
Rating: 4
Review: Odaku Armory is the second best dragon set in the Dragons' Sets History. The pieces are EXTREMELY hard to break!
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Summary: the armory of destruction
Date: 2005-11-08
Rating: 4
Review: I myself love this because it comes with so many weapons and I dont agree with people who say that this toy is not cool it is awesome and the dragon is the coollest part
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Summary: The almost abandoned armory
Date: 2005-10-04
Rating: 2
Review: Dragons: Part 4: The Metal Ages. Hmm... What's this all about? A whole lot of nothing if you ask me.
This set builds an armory where the Odaku people work on smelting metals for the creation of weapons and shields. On the scene are four warriors and one dragon. There are three Odaku people here and one Draigar warrior. It seems that each year Mega Bloks gives us less and less for our money. In 2002, a $20 Battle Gate set gave us eight warriors and a nice battlefield. The larger sets gave us enough minifigs to stage epic battles. I still have those on display years later. What am I going to do with two Odaku guys, an Odaku princess, and one Draigar warrior? Not a whole lot.
But there is good news in The Metal Ages. New weapons! The last time we saw a new style of weaponry for our battle-hardened warriors was when the Vorgan Orcs came on the scene during the Krystal Wars in 2003. It's nice to see some new stuff. There's a variety of swords, edged-hafted weapons, blunt weapons, and a few crossbows. After three years of using hatchets, axes, clubs, and maces, our warriors have finally invented a ranged attack weapon. I always wondered where the bows and arrows were. We also get six humongous tower shields that a minifig would have difficulty wielding. The shields are taller than the guys. The grand total of accessories here is an impressive 33 weapons and 6 shields. But who's going to use them? There's hardly anyone here.
Also present at our armory is a dragon. I like everything about him except his color. Orange. Ugh! And it's a bright orange, too. As far as articulation goes, there are a few improvements here over previously seen dragons. His wings and tail are super-flexible. There are no joints here, so we can bend and pose his tail and wings any which way we like. His neck is kind of stiff, offering a lesser degree of posability. As always, his jaw opens. His hind legs bend at the ankles, another improvement over previous dragons. His forearms bend at the elbows and can be moved away and toward his body. He's a great dragon with good posability, and he comes with snap-on armor. He also has good detail on his body and armor. Great dragon, poor choice of coloring.
The Odaku Armory is four separate set pieces. A smelting furnace that lights up, conveyor belt for carrying weapons from the furnace to the work area, a work/storage area with anvil and weapons racks, and a dungeon with barred cell door and movable crane. The construction here is pretty good for the most part, but it took some doing to get that large fire piece into the furnace. Having had much experience with Lego and Mega Bloks, I've found that the larger the piece, the harder it can sometimes be to snap onto a base plate. There are some very large pieces here, mostly for the furnace. The work/storage area and dungeon each go together pretty easily, and both have some very nice pagoda-esque roof pieces. Each of the four set pieces is easily portable, so you can move them about at will. A definite plus. Durability is great as long as you snap everything firmly into place.
The detail here is impressive. Mega Bloks usually does a great job in the detail department, and this set is no slouch. Lots of great detail on the pagoda roofs, gold walls, rock formations, crane... detailed weapons and shields for the almost nonexistent Odaku army. Seriously, the armies from the original Dragons series (and even Krystal Wars, for that matter) could easily defeat the Odaku by force of overpowering numbers alone.
One final gripe: With all of these oddly-shaped weapons, I found arranging them on the weapons racks to be a difficult task. Some weapons get in the way of others, and some don't fit onto the clips at all. It's a mess. And since there's hardly anyone here, the only thing to do with all of these weapons is put them on the racks.
I believe Mega Bloks Dragons has run its course. It's time to move on because Mega Bloks keeps cutting corners and giving us less and less and less. In spite of the good things this set has going for it (the dragon and details on the parts), I'm giving it a thumbs down. Mega Bloks is capable of better than this. They've done so in the past.
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