LEGO Ninjago #9447 Lasha's Bite Cycle Review

Theme: Ninjago
Name: Lasha's Bite cycle
S/N: #9447
Year: 2012

Pieces: 250

Minifig: 2
Price: RM109.90, USD24.99, GBP19.99

Box

The box art theme got a little changes, now they show you half the body of the Green Ninja. The front of the box show us the serial number and also the play set that are imprinted on the swamp background. The top side of the box shows us the minifig actual scale and the introduction of the two minifigs that comes in this set. The back of the box shows you the playability of bite cycle and the fang blade that comes with the set. The size of the box shrinks too.

Content

The set comes in four bags of bricks, instruction book and a small sticker sheet. Although the size of the box shrinks, but the content still take a little space in the box. and this time you cannot put the whole bite cycle into the box without dismantling it to smaller chunk of parts.

To know the parts and step to build this set, please visit HERE.

Accessories

This set comes with a great number of weapons, there are even some left over if both the minifigs use their both hand to hold the weapon.

Insect

An additional suddenly pop up in the swamp. Maybe is just a bonus from the designer.

Minifigs

This is one way to get Cole ZX without paying a hefty price for the tread assault vehicle. Cole ZX and Lasha are both a very nice minifigs. They got both side of their torso and leg printed. Can get Lasha spinner if you want to save more.

Blacksmith forge

In order to make this set affordable, shop was taken away but left only the blacksmith forge. Is not all that bad since the set falls into affordable range now. It is very nice to have a few weapon hanging, the stone table and the place to heat up the sword.

Bite Cycle

Like the design of this cycle very much, especially the front part where the designer manage to incorporate the snake head design in to it. The cycle also comes with the purple flame, like some sort of turbo charge and movable tail.

The front part of the bike resemble the snake head, there are eyes crafted on it and even fangs crafted on it. Nostrils too. The whole part here is nicely made and the front wheel is very slim otherwise it cannot fit right under the snake head. Just right behind the head is the handle bar where Lasha can control the bike. There are also clipper readied on both side of the rider to hold the weapons.

LEGO all time favorite playability was installed on the both side of the bite cycle as well, right beside the rear exhaust. The missiles are blended with purple and red color and the red piece is something that are released this year which can still be consider as new part. The color merge very well and makes the whole bike looks nicer.

 

The tails is stiff unlike the Fangpyre truck which move naturally when you turn the button given or even when you swoosh the truck around. The movement is very natural for Fangpyre truck tail but not this one. The pieces use for Fangpyre truck might be too big for this small cycle. The tail movement here is very limited and stiff, can be turn left and right and be raise.

Here's the picture of the nice translucent purple flame that came out from the exhaust system. Lime green and purple blends very well and here I go spending my money on this set.

Picture of Lasha and his (is a male right?) Bite Cycle.

Extra pieces

There are a lot parts left after the assembling process. This shows that this set has a lot of tiny pieces been use to construct the bite cycle and blacksmith forge. I like freebies anyway.

Completed model

Worth throwing the money into this set? I can said is worth if you like it, since the only complaints I have here is the tail and the front wheel which is something that cannot be avoided. The rest of it are just nice.

Playability: 6/10 Moving wheel, flick-fire missile, movable tail.

Building experience: 8/10 Get to construct the snake head, I have fun building this.

Parts: 8/10 Nice parts are given.

Value for money: 6/10 Expensive but still affordable, should be priced around 90 MYR.

Overall: 7/1 Get it if you feel like rewarding yourself. But is recommended to everyone.