Editorial Review

The M1A1 Abrams weighs 70 tons and is powered by a 1500 HP gas turbine; luckily, this MegaBloks version is a more wieldy 18.5 inches, and doesn’t use any gas at all. Still, at 850 pieces, it’s a complex vehicle and should keep any junior engineer happy for many hours even before its first deployment. All parts are pale tan or black, except a small sheet of decals and a camouflage cover. No painting is required, but for authentic desert colors, two washable "Camosticks" in black and dark brown are included, along with complete 75-step assembly instructions. --Richard Farr ... Read more

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The best Tank ever
This tank has everything you could ask for!!!!!! This tank is the best thing i have ever ouned. I love to play with MEGA BLOKS and LEGOs and this is by far the most funnest thing i have ever played with. This thing will give you hours of fun and excitment!!!!!

KICKIN'
My brother is a mega blok expert (he has put together about 9 of them, all pro builder). He loves the tank and doesn't have any problems with it. He says that building these is cheaper than therapy, and he needs a lot of therapy.
We would recommend it to anyone who has some time to spend and enjoys projects like this.

Better Value Than Legos
I grew up on Legos, owning much of the Main Street USA collection back in the early to mid 80s when I was a kid. Their advanced model sets always intrigued me, but my parents would never buy them and by the time I could myself, production had stopped in favor of movie lines and sci-fi schlock.

I started looking over kits in my local store and found that Mega Bloks consistantly got more pieces for a fraction of the price of legos (kits that cost the same were often 3 times the pieces and twice the size once assembled). I finally ordered the M1A1 Abrams tank online and went too it. It is an extremely complicated design, but very fun to put together with instructions that are easy to follow (but must be followed, I wouldn't have guessed how to assemble it). They make very good use of 'stock' pieces to make the tank, without requiring many speciaty pieces except for teh gun barrel, the camo net on the side, the treads, and the skirt around the treads.

This is a great introduction to 'Lego-like' modelling and while I might recommend a smaller model first, this tank is definitely fun and looks great once completely. I would recommend other Mega Blok kits based on the strength of this one if you end up liking it.

The only drawbacks to this is how the turret is attached seems a bit wobbly at times, and the skirts do not have any secondary support to hold them on, which seems to clash with the double-triple reinforcements most pieces receive through the construction process.

PS: I've not gotten the heart to try the camo sticks. I think I'll stick with the base yellow / desert look of the Abrams once assembled.

Very good model
This is a really great model when it is finished. However the ton of flat pieces are pretty hard to put together and the whole tank could fall apart if one comes loose(which always happens), so I recommend you gently use a hammer to tap them together. I find no problems with the side pannels, although they ought to be more securely fastened. Also, the turret is not very well fastened to the body, and if you flip the model upside down it will fall of. If you have extra bricks at home(especially rotating ones) I suggest you use those to help fasten the turret to the body.Also, do not use the camo sticks unless you are sure of yourself(they aren't that washable). And check for any holes in them if you decide to use them. Mine had two holes and sprayed all over the carpet and the model so I had to take about 3 hours trying to get the paint off of every little brick. Some stains still show. Anyway, even though this model does not look exactly like real M1A1 Abrams, it is still a great model(and I'm still trying to get the paint stains off using bleach).

M1A1 Abrams tank
very good i have one myself, its got good tracks
but it has no crew making it less fun. its side panels fall
off sometimes. ... Read more

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Lots of fun at a very reasonable price!
This Mega Bloks set features a very large helicopter, a tower with a trap door, seven action figures, an atv and numerous accessories. The Mega Bloks are very similar to lego bricks. Several reviews of other Mega Bloks products have mentioned that the pieces don't fit well together, or that they don't stay connected. With the many Mega Bloks sets that I have purchased, I have found this to be untrue. The models go together very well, using the highly-detailed instructions. After many hours of normal play, the helicopter, which is made up of many interconnected pieces, is still tight, and in one piece. My only specific complaint with the set is the winch, which looks like it is supposed to turn the rotor blades when pulled and then allowed to retract. This doesn't work, as there seems to be too much weight on the mechanism. It doesn't detract from playability, but it would have been great fun to have the chopper automatically winch up an action figure while the rotors spin. Overall, a steal at under $20! ... Read more

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save 12 bucks unless u lik block bots
this is an ok set. The leg and chest are durable but not the arms.

Great set! - one glitch (fixed)
Our 7 year-old is very into Transformers and the like and the Torch Blok Bot is right up his alley. Fits together well, very colorful, only one glitch: one of the shoulder pieces is missing a black plastic sleeve in a joint required for another piece to snap in place. I have contacted Mega Bloks to see if this can be replaced. I'll try to remember to come back and let folks know what the resolution was.

A replacement part arrived a few days ago... much faster than promised. We're quite pleased with Mega Bloks! ... Read more

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Very fun and easy to put together
These toys are great! Their tops are great and can spin for about 1 minute. The instructions messed up the colors of the different pieces but it's easy once you know the different colors of different pieces. If you have all four you can build an arena for the tops to fight in. Whacth out! The tops can hurt you when they are spinning. It doesn't cut you but it does sting. These toys are also cool because they can turn into vehicles that are sleak and easy to build. I recomend this toy for people who like the similar product of legos. These aren't as good as legos but they still stay together. All in all , this is a good buy. I'd recomend it for children 7+. Thank you for reading this reveiw. ... Read more

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NewWave Plastic Gargoyles for the office
This is a fun poseable model right out of the box.
I have two guarding the entrance to my office like new-wave gargoyles. The bricks fit together well and are strongly joined where the limbs articulate. My 4 and 7 year old nieces thought my new "pets" were a lot of fun. They said it was "like playing barbies, but you can bend these more". They did tend to "break" the models by trying to twist them in ways that the joints didn't allow, but the 7 year old got the knack by the end of the night and was actually looking at how the limbs moved so she could rotate them as she wanted without popping the joints apart. Fair warning, large sections of these models are preformed and can't really be adjusted much. Still, I can see some way so "tying into" what is here and adding some details if you wanted. Me, I am more-or-less considering them completed sculptures at this time and not really trying to modify them at all. ... Read more