Sunday, February 3, 2013

LEGO The Hobbit #30212 Mirkwood Elf Scout Review

Theme: The Hobbit
Name: Mirkwood Elf Scout
S/N: #30212
Year: 2012
Pieces: 27
Minifig: 1
Price: RM-, USD4.99, GBP-

Polybag
A lot of LOTR fans are actually seeking for Elf minifigs high and low, and we have this elf scout release by LEGO. The front of the polybag set shows you the picture of the completed model and together with the part counts and serial number. The back are just information printed in a lot of words.
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Content
The picture below pretty much shows what is contain inside the polybag and what's not. It appears that these parts are attractive to me. Maybe due to some accessories or the color that I hardly see. An instruction was given too.
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Accessories
We have a gem, a glass and a elven bow, not to mention the arrow that are attached to the minifig and the barrel that are use for display purpose.
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Minifigs
We cannot tell he was a Elf since no elf hairpiece are given but hood are given instead. This is the only cons I see at the moment. The minifig are given two expression and the torso are printed on both front and back part of it.
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TH_0006 TH_0007 TH_0008

Campfire
Here's the tree and the barrel, no playability but nice for display. We even have mushroom growing beneath the tree. Part wise interesting too apart from the accessories.
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Extra piece
Here is one small extra piece given in this polybag.
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Completed model
My opinion, this small set is good to own and it was fun to build, maybe I'm in good mood that day. However, due the set name comes with the "elf" word, the set is very costly. But I think is worth it after you completed the whole model because of the minifigs and his accessories.
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Playability: 3/10 No functions or playability in this set other than the building process.
Building experience: 5/10 Is fun to build and the result is not disappointing at all.
Parts: 8/10 Good parts to build tree are given.
Value for money: 4/10 Is a little pricey but is worth getting.
Overall: 5/10 Completist will have to get one, fans will have to get one too, and builder should get one too.

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