Learning Resources Gears Gears Gears Illuma Bot FX Review

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(More customer reviews)My son got this for his eighth birthday. First of all, it is not a "Robot" by any stretch of the imagination - you can only make it go forwards and backwards - and that very slowly. You have no control over the "moveable" arms or head and you can not make it turn or do anything really. Several of the things you build according to the instructions don't do anything except sit there and blink - not all that exciting. It took adult strength to get many of the poorly fitting pieces together. On the larger constructions the gears mesh so badly that most of your limited battery power is sucked up trying to turn them all - and the strain inevitably causes the poorly fitting wheels to fall off. Did anybody bother to "kid test" this thing before it wound up at all the "educational toy" outlets? I'm guessing not. Well, here is the lesson we learned - even a so-called "educational toy" can be a complete rip-off.

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Watch your child's imagination grow with this set of colorful gears. This 105-piece set includes unique pieces for innovative building, including a remote-controlled infrared motor with a 25' range, a chrome robot head with flashing lights, fiber optics, detachable claws, a large light gear and more. Color-coded instructions for building four motorized models are included, or children can also design their own models. Requires 7 "AA" batteries (not included).

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Transformers Movie 2 Deluxe Soundwave Figure Review

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(More customer reviews)with Transformers: Revenge of the fallen coming to theaters later this month..i like others were excited to hear that Soundwave the Decepticon Communicator, and megatron's head Intelligence officer will be making his big screen debut.
when i first saw spy pics of Soundwave in january i was shocked..the design was a radical departure from the tape deck character we all know. But, this design works for the film..his disguise is a communications satellite. in short Soundwave rocks! lots of detail here.
he is one Devilish looking decepticon the design retains his G1 style head(great touch takara/hasbro !) the color scheme is reminiscent of his g1 days also. he is quite poseable and is well built...i like his claws and his arms they wanted the movie transformers to look totally alien, and they succeded..
he also comes with ravage that launches from him ( ala g1 days) ravage as you know is the cassette Kitty that is loyal to soundwave..however hes not transformable...perhaps a later version will have a transformable one because hes in the film. mabey laserbeak too? one can only hope:)
Soundwave, is one of my favorite Decepticons, and i think they did a nice job on him..hes worth getting. like Optimus prime, hes hard to get..i went to 2 stores before i landed 2 of him (one to open and one to keep sealed in the package)
pros: its soundwave!
good articulation
movie accurate detail in all modes
cons: ravage is non transformable (they probably did this to keep the price lower)
if you can find soundwave, grab him..hes worth checking out. (hope they keep his cool monotonic voice for the movie, like prime's the voice is classic)
keep this one away from little Johnny, hes a bit fragile and you know how kids are careless sometimes...these are made for the collector and rightfully so..
RAVAGE....EJECT...EJECT

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Stationed in orbit above Earth, SOUNDWAVE swiftly taps into every satellite in range. Within minutes, communications, data traffic, weather information, and high-resolution spy photography flood his sensor net. The spill of data fills him with pleasure, and one by one, the humansâ systems come under his complete control. From his seat on high, he is in a position to control the destiny of mankind without their knowledgeâor to run their civilization into the ground. Convert this TRIPLE CHANGER figure into three different modes and get ready to take on AUTOBOT® forces! In robot mode, this devilish-looking SOUNDWAVE warriorâs cannon converts to a âbladeâ for battle! With a few twists and turns, change the robot figure to satellite mode with a launching RAVAGE projectile! Ready to blast off into unknown territory? Convert this awesome figure into space cruiser mode and be ready for out-of-this-world action!

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