Well, today I have my third set review for you. With this review I segue from very small sets to very large ones. I now bring to you...
8942 Jetrax T6
The Package
It's what catches your eye as the set lies on the shelf, and is the selling point.
There is no way you are going to miss this box on the shelf. It's one of the largest BIONICLE boxes in recent years, second only to such sets as Axalara T9 or Skopio XV1. It has a nice design of the Jetrax roaring out from the swamp, firing its Midak Skyblasters and such. Very eye-catching.
The back showcases Antroz Mistika and his trusty steed (well, vehicle, but you know what I mean) with various functions of the Jetrax and an advertisement for the other vehicles scattered around the edges. The sides, barely worth mentioning, merely repeat the cover image in a smaller format.
The Instructions
Are they easy or hard to build from?
Unlike other, smaller sets, this has not one, not two, but three instruction booklets.
The fronts all show the same image as on the front of the box, with the numbering in the left showing the order which they are to be used in. (Not that we have to listen to the LEGO Company!)
The back of the instructions have various advertisements for other LEGOs and a chance to win free sets.
The Pieces
The most important part of the set, and what I buy them for.
There are a great many pieces here, and certainly too many to take a picture of all of them. (Well, I could, but I'm lazy and at the time of the publishing of this I've already dismantled it.)
These are some of the pieces of interest - at the top is a pearl silver multi-resistant shield, at the bottom is a bluish gray Hahnah crab armor, at the right is a pearl silver aero slicer, and at left is a protodermic silver Krika blade.
The lone Kanohi that comes with the set is a nicely modified Kanohi Jutlin. I prefer this over any other version of the mask.
The Complete Set
This is what it's for, people. The finished product of your labors.
This is it. The Jetrax T6. Third-largest vehicle in BIONICLE history, second-most-popular. It has only one function for its size, however - its turbines can flip in and out and nothing else.
As seen from the front.
Back view.
The pilot Antroz Mistika, who happens to be a horribly awfully generic Piraka-torso-style cardboard-cutout person who has no distinguishing feature other than his mask. A shame.
The vehicle in landing mode, displaying the internal workings of its turbines...
Antroz clambers into the cockpit.
Ready for flight!
"Out of my way, Toa!"
Final Thoughts
All in all, is the set worth the purchase? Or should you have kept the money?
This set is large and expensive, but comes with many new and recolored pieces for its price. The blue in it is part of why I like it so much, and all the silver weapons are a bonus.
Pros:
Blue parts!
Recolored weapons and armor
Turbines 'n wheels
Adapted Kanohi Jutlin
Cons:
Price
Too many bulky Technic parts
Cardboard-cutout rider
Overall, I really think the pros outnumber and overpower the cons. This is one of my favorite vehicles of all the ones released (or not released). If you decide to get it, I think it would be worth it.
I hope you enjoyed the review! I'll try to get more content in this blog... if you want me to post about something in particular, leave me a comment! Thanks!
