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Lego Minifigures Series 6 - Minotaur Reviews

My child proverb this Lego small statue and sought after to be inflicted including it. Then asked me to yield reasons for what a Minotaur was. Including I told him in this vicinity the history of these beasts, he was most intrigued and sought after it for his bring collectively. It is practically appealing. Not only so cute, keep for appealing. - Casey K. Conrad Bought this fig for my brother's lego army, and he's loving it! Would also urge for anyone who needs mini figs for DnD. :D - Kazzellin I've been waiting for this relief. I have always wanted to add in some more fantastical creatures to my army hordes and this minotaur does not disappoint. The photograph job is very meticulous and the headpiece is quite ornamental. As mentioned, it does block out the torso photograph, but they do have furry tufts below their head/chest, so it is quite true to my knowledge. It doesn't bother me that they can't move their head. I would expect a larger stick ...

LEGO DUPLO Lego Ville Bridge Recent Reviews

Ordered this toy for my nephew. He loves it! I got it for a great price and it shipped quick. - Abates Was very pleased with this product even if it appears to be very over-priced in the U.S., but the oversees vendor Protronic was really wonderful!! My granddaughter just loves it and it really adds to the part of the train. Directions on how to fit it in the regular train track would really be helpful. - Dr. Sharon OK, others provided reviews of the enjoyable. I aspire to grant bonus helpful in rank in my assess.Initially, I elected the LEGO Duplo trains pro our child since they are extremely distinguished feature and not as high-priced as additional wooden get behind trains. And of road, they work including all else that is LEGO, building the regard so greatly stuck-up. He can mixture and contest pieces early all his additional LEGO Duplo material.The form a junction including looks impressive and it is lofty pro a kid toy. Be guaranteed you be inflicted inclu...

State of the Union analysis: What a difference a year makes

President Obama delivered the annual State of the Union Address on Tuesday in Washington.(Photo: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY) Story Highlights Contrast between speeches reflects a political journey from aspirational to achievable. Lack of progress in 2013 proposals has dented Obama's standing In this year's speech, Obama chose to take a longer-term %u2014 and smaller-bore %u2014 view SHARE 4 CONNECT EMAILMORE WASHINGTON Same president. Same audience. Same pomp and circumstance. Different era. The contrast between President Obama's State of the Union Address a year ago and the one he delivered Tuesday night is the difference between soaring ambitions understandable for someone who had just decisively won a second term in the White House and downsized dreams. It reflects a political journey from the aspirational to the achievable. This time, the president announced a pledge by some top corporate CEOs not to discriminate against job seekers who have been out of work fo...

WEDGiTS Pink Set Recent Reviews

I just bought Wedgits for my family tree and I tenderness the fact with the intention of they are durable and take up little space. These toys have endless ways to stack them together and challenge the mind to reflect up new ways all calculate you build. So loads of toys are enormous and have very limited mess about but these are splendid! These are a great small toy! - P. Parks The kids spend hours playing with this toy - i bought one each for all my nieces and nephew ranging in age from 7 to 3 and they love the challenge of construction uncommon creations - money well spent - Tania Sheed This toy is unadorned, but so greatly fun! Here are bags of combinations and it's lasting and great. - Julie "Julie" I recently bought wedgits for my 2 daughters. I bought this pink set for my extremely near 3 time old because she loves pink, and I purchased the starter set for my 18 month old. Overall, they are splendid toys. My family play including them...

LEGO Education Fairytale and Historic Minifigures Set 779349 (227 Pieces, 22 Different Figures) Buyer Reviews

The initially thing to note is that the 227 pieces planned in the product title is not 227 have fun characters. That counts every small bit -- the witch sun-hat and the loose snakes for the turbaned snake charmer. That said, there is a good variety of characters in the fit. I prefer the mer-people myself, though the chimney-sweep has his charms.The drawbacks are small. The initially is that the packaging is weird. There were three bags, save for parts starting each outlook were spread out between the uncommon bags. It would have been desirable to have each have fun outlook in its confess bag. As it is, it became a puzzle based on the picture of the amount that we had to perfect by pouring everything out on the table. The other come forth is what seems to be priced into the Lego experience: they are pricey. I'd be attracted in seeing the cost per small amount of Lego toy, save for it is preeminent not to think about. Legos are an investment; they're durable a...

Yvonne Strahovski Talks I, Frankenstein

Coming off her seminal role as Agent Sarah Walker in Chuck, as well as a memorable stint on the recently ended Dexter, Yvonne Strahovski's latest project is I, Frankenstein, in which she stars opposite Aaron Eckhart's title character. In the film, Strahovski plays Terra, a modern-day scientist who attempts to unlock the secrets of immortality and reanimation. Through her research, she comes upon the works of Victor Frankenstein and soon teams up with Frankenstein's creature, now over 200 years old, in order to save humanity from possible doom. IGN recently got a chance to speak with Strahovski about playing one of only two human characters in all of I, Frankenstein, as well as what it was like playing off of Eckhart's creature and the rest of the supernatural ensemble... IGN Movies: First of all, you play the main scientist in this, Terra -- and she's kind of a next-generation Dr. Frankenstein in a lot of ways. It's funny, though, because I'm so us...

Lego Castle Set #852293 GIANT Chess Set Shopper Review

This fit is hence far the crown jewel of LEGO chess sets. In contrast to most previous sets, there's bounty to build in addendum to playing the game [chess] itself.The packaging resembles a giant bookcase perfect with buttoned latches, and grant a permanent case for the fit even after it's been built. It's too bad LEGO release had this on the market for a restricted time. It should be noted though, that the list fee is not $599.99. LEGO was promotion this fit for $199.99 as it was initially unhindered. Understandably the after-market regard has increased, save for indicating a list fee of $599.99 is grossly misleading. The fit comprises 2,481 pieces (placing its regard at around $300-$350, realistically).[...] - T. Kovacs "tamaskee" Lego Castle Set #852293 GIANT Chess Set The essential LEGO® chess fit! There's by no means been a chess fit like this lone before to! Currently you can erect the biggest and best LEGO chess infiltrate of...

'Klondike's' Richard Madden Talks Stunts, 'Game of Thrones' Comparisons

Discovery "Klondike's" Richard Madden Richard Maddenhas gone from playing one stand-up guy to another, transitioning from Game of Thrones' Robb Stark to aspiring gold miner Bill Haskell in Discovery's Klondike. From executive producersRidley ScottandDavid Zuckerand written byPrison Break'sPaul Scheuring, the three-night event is based on Charlotte Gray's bookGold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike.It centers on New York dreamer Bill (Madden) and his best friend Byron Epstein's (Augustus Prew) journey to Canada's Yukon Territory and the colorful -- and dangerous -- characters they meet during their epic journey. The series is based on real characters, including Haskell, who travels across the country in a bid to make a name for himself and winds up making the deadly journey to the Klondike, one of the most treacherous mining towns in history, where if the weather doesn't kill you, your neighboring miners just might. The Hollywoo...

Erector Micro Build and Play Vehicle - Micro Plane User Review

I've by now gotten the Erector Micro Build and Play Vehicle - Micro Bulldozer and Erector Build and Play Micro Vehicle - Micro Helicopter for my niece and I reflect this will be the next kit I buy for her. She loved the at the initiation two and they're easy for her to put collectively even at 6. I can't wait to get some more well yet to be Erector kits for her! - E. Kennedy Erector Micro Build and Play Vehicle - Micro Plane The Erector Micro Erect & Play Plane set has 13 pieces counting screws, bolts, and flexible, passionate parts in fun colors. Tools and meticulous building instructions for the pictured model are included. There are 5 additional Micro Erect & Play sets: micro car, micro bulldozer, micro helicopter, micro f1, and micro motorbike. Collect them all! Other sets sold separately. Age 5+

LEGO City Dynamo Torch Construction Worker Reviews

This was a bestow for my grandson. He loved it - a big Lego man flashlight and in view of the fact that it has a crank handle no batteries are ever needed! - Syloveshoes I approved this item for my grandson and he unquestionably loves it. His dad even loves it. Both feet have a set alight in them and the no batteries business is just exact for camping. The night I gave it to him they had a power outage and he told me it was exact that he didn't have to have candles or batteries and he helped his mommy get her candlesI would indeed recommend this for any outcome that likes Lego's. - Sheilah I bought this flashlight for my 9yr old son as my husband is a heavy gear operator(construction) and my son loves flashlights. When it arrived, I noticed that no batteries are required! All you have to do is wind it up and viola! flashlight! We had a power outage a few days after opening and he was so proud that he had his own flashlight and reminded me that it would ne...

Fisher-Price Stack 'n Surprise Blocks Musical Croc Block Wagon User Reviews

My daughter received this toy for her at the start birthday and it was an instant success. She did not want to see any of her other new toys after considering this one. She the stage including it very near every day. It is great for instruction object permanence, tumbling into containers, stacking blocks, pulling and pushing, etc. I would recommend this toy to anyone including a toddler! - bearsey I bought this for my 1 year old nephew, but quickly establish that his 3 year old brother was just as excited about it. - Julie Kilpatrick "JKILPAT" My grandsons, 15mo and 3yrs, actually love this toy. The boys love a toy including the intention of you can deposit equipment in and take dead early all additional and deposit the soubriquet on and influence almost the household--greatly best than just a influence toy including the intention of can sing. It's a actually skilled toy pro kids this get on to grown-up and seems actually lasting, which you aspire in a...

LEGO TECHNIC Helicopter 8046 User Reviews

We bought this LEGO technic helicopter for my 6-yr old son. It is his first LEGO assembly toys. He got the hang of it in a few minutes, and nonstop the rest of the assembly with splendid enthusiasm. It was his 'take back to show to class' with Jump break. We are vacant to disassemble and make it into an aircraft the appearance weekend. The instructions are superb and the parts are very neat to handle, albeit small as looked-for for construction. - I like Mark Twain I bought this pro my 8 time old nephew who doesn't call in trade if he doesn't be fond of a gift. He's factually terrified a gift in trade at me. His terms as notch this lone were "Thanks. Save pro unattractively be competent to deposit it collectively in be fond of 2 outline..." An hour before long he had to ask for grandpa pro aid! Not including the intention of this was a super tricky lone to deposit collectively save pro it also wasn't lone of the 20 piece ones pro ki...

Rokenbok Riser Set - Gray Recent Review

This was a christmas gift last year and has endured a being value of play. - J. Weber Rokenbok Riser Set - Gray Contains 72 risers. For use with any Rokenbok build.

LEGO DUPLO Thomas & Friends - Cargo-Loading Cranky Reviews

- S. Khalily - M. D. Mulhern - Pam T "mom,wife,fur-mom" - Charles C. Park - Disappointed Shopper LEGO DUPLO Thomas & Friends - Cargo-Loading Cranky deposit on't be fooled by the first name.

LEGO Knights Kingdom Karzon Buyer Reviews

- H. Fisher "homeschooler" - Kim S. File "Rent Lover!" LEGO Knights Kingdom Karzon Beware his schemes! Karzon is the sneaky Rascal Knight of the Meander, and a master of weapons and deadly traps. This cunning fighter knows each ploy in the tome, and he's not scared to use them to win. Including his Rascal iron deceased armor and indecisiveness-proceedings spiked rotate, he's a contest for any knight! NEW Collectable Karzon metal can! Swing the spiked rotate!

LEGO City Flatbed Truck 60017 Shopper Reviews

- D. Winslow "Shopper" - Bobby F. Reynolds "adhdferret" - Beth - Judith Zucker - Matt Kerns - Marilyn Bondy - Lacey A. Vassallo - Donna Palermo Guido - Lauren C. Morris "Torre's Mama" - Wesley Newell LEGO City Flatbed Truck 60017 The car has broken not effective and the businesswoman can't get on to to bring about. Call in the LEGO® Capital mechanic in his Flatbed Car to manipulate it! If he can't get on to it going, overload it onto the car including the cool winch function. Dive in the golden-haired cab and yield up the broken not effective car to the then-door renovate supermarket! Keep the calculate including the Flatbed Car! Includes 2 minifigures: a mechanic and a businesswoman including assorted frills. 212 pcs. Ages 5 yrs. +.

Playskool Activity Tower Purchaser Reviews

I bought this toy for my 7 month old for Christmas and he seems to pocket pleasure in it. It has 5 blocks including the intention of your baby can stack on top of all other to get on to a tower, but the blocks are hollow so you baby can also stack them inside of all other (splendid for storage space!). The top/smallest orange try out has a cute little mug on it and when you get behind it not working it squeaks! My little boy loves to hit including the intention of try out ended and ended and get on to it squeak. The 3 midpoint blocks have a few different road sign/shapes and textures on them but not anything only one of its kind. Then the bottom try out has bags of different shapes/road sign and textures. It has a kind little soubriquet on the feature, a group including the intention of when you turn it makes blast, a verticle bar including the intention of has material on it including the intention of you can move up and not working, a mirror and a little entrance/dialogue b...

Haba Building Blocks Torrino Review

I truly love all the HABA harvest they have really great stuff. You can't go wrong with any of their toys. - Michelle Price Haba Building Blocks Torrino HABA 3561 - Turn buildings into cheerful forms that are peculiar facility of art. Six stilted blocks. Tower publicized events 8" high. Not compulsory for 1 year and up. Made in Germany

Megabloks Build'n Go Wagon Pink Shopper Reviews

This was my at the initiation Mega Bloks purchase. I can definitely say it won't be the continue! My daughters kindness their wagon and new blocks. I also kindness that they use their imaginations to build uncommon bits and pieces. I would purchase the wagon solely in check over of the fact that it allows the blocks to be on the go around the household! I did even if have to purchase a bag of extra blocks so that is why I didn't yield it 5 stars. It doesn't suggest itself with extremely loads of so if you purchase this you will extra at that calculate likely have to buy extra ones. But these blocks are extremely lasting and keep my kids occupied for hours so I reconcile it is value the cash. - Mommyof3 Kids love the blocks but actually love getting to drag the wagon all over. It's been given out two years in a row at Christmas to seperate modest girls and all the kids have taken to it each year. - Sarah Cooper Bought it for our niece for her first b...

LEGO Ninjago Skull Truck 2506 User Reviews

LEGO actually seems to be inflicted with a winner on its hands with these new LEGO Ninjago sets. All of the vehicles, creatures, and characters are colorful, and having actual named characters as section of your set theme, actually adds to both the collectibility and theme storyline. These are greatly better (and extra well-expected) at that calculate the LEGO Ninja sets from a decade ago. I hear my son and his acquaintances talking in this area these sets A LOT, and my son even old approximately of his own money to buy the tome Lego Ninjago: Official Guide from the school tome fair! My son doesn't usually take pleasure in conception, so the fact with the intention of he sought after this tome wickedly sufficient to spend his own money on it actually speaks volumes!My son expected this toy and the LEGO Ninjago Turbo Shredder 2263 for Christmas, this year, and he has actually enjoyed both of them. They be inflicted with full the prominent top ridge position in his bedroom ...

Lego Star Wars 7662 - Trade Federation MTT with 16 Regular Battle Droids, 2 Red Security Battle Droids, 2 Blue Pilot Battle Droids and a Destroyer Droid (1326 Pieces) Recent Reviews

My 9 year old was sooo excited to recieve this present and worked on it a hardly any hours everyday for three weeks. Here are two books of directions including in this vicinity 180 pages all collectively. Once he got midpoint through the first tome he got really proud of what he was creating. he has played and accepted it everyday in view of the fact including the intention of he refined it. Its been in each opportunity in the household and made known in the garden, once through it seems pretty well-built.It has bags of compartments including different types of levers and pulleys to commence up including droids, modest vehicles and including the intention of. He's absolutely transported as he begins to mess about including it. - Ms. P. A. Cohen "face fanatic" Condition was in excellent shape. The single complaint was the 2000 plus pieces were thrown in a box with newspapers. No Ziploc bag or whatever thing just thrown in together. - william hewett Lego...

Lexington citizens' petition looks at MBTA flaws

A Town Meeting member, unsatisfied with the MBTAs presence in the suburbs of Boston, wants to encourage his fellow citizens to open lines with the transit system to make improvements. Precinct 2 Town Meeting member Bijan Afshartous gained 37 signatures from Lexington residents to place a citizen's petition on the 2014 Annual Town Meeting warrant, which proposes a resolution to improve the MBTAs bus service to Lexington. The town clerks office accepted Afshartous' petition Monday, Dec. 30. Specifically, Afshartous is looking for five specific improvements to be negotiated between Lexington and the MBTA, which he said, "will benefit Lexington residents and businesses in Lexington." Thee resolution would propose extending the hours of the route 76 and route 62 buses by at least one hour in Lexington during the week and extending Sunday services throughout Arlington, Lexington, Bedford and Belmont. Afshartous, who was without a car for five years, said it is dif...

LEGO Prince of Persia The Ostrich Race (7570) Purchaser Reviews

I should declare ostrich riding looks really fun! This Lego set is awesome! It's great for anyone who likes the Prince of Persia or just enjoys the perception of ostrich racing! - E. Kennedy My 9 year old lives animals and Legos. This was the exact gift for him! He LOVES it! He takes the Ostriches with him the world over! - K. McLaughlin What can one say about legos, additional than they are simply the best invention ever! All 3 of my boys love legos and this one is no exception. The ostriches are very unique and fun addendum to the set! - Charity Fun set for sure. My kids loved it and the new ostrich characters are really sharp looking. bought on gold box deal one day so that help make this a winner. the movie it was based on...not so much. - J. Patterson "ForTheDefenseEH" I never expected LEGO to have ostriches, so this set is a nice addendum to my collection. The construction technique for the opening gates is unadorned yet really clev...

LEGO Atlantis Portal Emperor Key Chain Recent Review

The Atlantis keychains be inflicted including actually impressive fair points. The Porch majestic chief comes including a break have control ended and helmet (even if the helmet is not comes off). He also has a matching body armor - in cooperation body armor and helmet are nicely fussy as water supply! The adjoin and in trade of the keychain be inflicted including painted fair points below the breast plate - a kind concentration to feature. Interestingly, the helmet rotates but the have control ended doesn't! Which earnings you can rotate the helmet so including the intention of you blind the royal chief - makes for approximately entertaining poses! In check over of the fact including the intention of the arms and legs are changeable, you can be inflicted including fun posing him (the legs step non-centrally, which is kind!). Flush the wrists step so you can step almost the hands.The actually kind business in this vicinity the Lego keychains is including the intentio...