Mega Bloks King Arthur Battle Action Castle

The castle looks great, and the idea is great, but the execution stinks.There are a number of pieces that absolutely refuse to stay together. Some of the pieces are formed such that placing them in the correct position causes tension that causes them to 'spring' apart when bumped even slightly.Half of the time constructing a section is less like putting together the LEGO blocks that inspired this and more like balancing the pieces on top of one another and hoping they won't pop apart before you add the next piece.

While hardcore building block enthusiasts might balk at the large pre-built sections, King Arthur's castle is a very nice balance of pieces and playability that can appeal to both young children (8+) and collectors.Lots of nice details, like a fireplace, food items, blacksmith's anvil, and a hunting hound add to what is otherwise a nicely designed (but unexceptional) fantasy medieval set.The Round Table included is a beautiful piece, but it has a very interesting assortment of names gilded on it--opting to include many of the lesser knights while ommitting some of the more prominant ones.Odd, but cool looking.

The knight figures included have a remarkable degree of detail and flexibility/posablity (many points of articulation), and their interchangeable accessories all fit tightly.The "battle action" feature was novel, but didn't really add much for me and my kids (although it does allow the little figurines to fight much easier).The griffon was a standard "Plasma" type creature from the MegaBrands line, but the figurines can fit on the building studs.All in all, the castle makes a great centerpiece to a Mega Bloks King Arthur collection, (you need more figurines that what come with the castle to make it full use of it), and provides many unique pieces for a Lego collector who would rather stick with their traditional yellow mini-figures.Really a very good bargain for around $50, with very high quality plastic, sculpts, and molds.

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My boys (9 and 7) are huge Lego fans.We have bought a Lego set for every birthday and Christmas for the last 5 years.I bought this because it was a great deal on Amazon and I thought it was comparable to Legos. IT IS NOT.My 9 year old (who can put together the most complicated Lego sets without help) had a hard time putting this set together.The pieces don't fit together right so he would try to squeeze them together and a whole section of the castle would break apart.It looks great now that it is put together but it as soon as it gets taken apart that will be the end.They will never try to put it back together again it was too frustrating for them.Stick with Lego's!

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Poorly made pieces.Many pieces were bowed and would not stay together.Tried to super glue the pieces together and they were so bowed they would not hold.I will not buy mega bloks again.Threw it in the trash!Worthless!

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Has anyone called Megablocks about the warped pieces (these are the ones causing all the problems??) I am callingthem on Monday (they are conveniently closed for the holiday) and am going to demand they send me my money back and/or fix the pieces and then send me replacement bags. Meanwhile, I have a VERY sad 7 year old boy...it will take me a LONG time to buy Megablocks again over Lego, which I have NEVER had an issue with. Sigh.