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Submit your model!: If you're a kid like me who loves to build Lego models, you can email some photos of your creations to generationbrick@gmail.com, along with a description of your model. My dad and I will post some of the better submissions for everyone to enjoy!

(BTW: Please DON'T send any personal information, and make sure the photos show only the Lego models--photos with faces will NOT be posted.)

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Set Review: Surge 2.0 and Nex 2.0

I went to Toysrus and bought the new Lego Hero Factory sets Surge 2.0 (blue) and Nex 2.0 (orange). They are DEFINITELY better than old Hero Factory sets, mostly because they have tons more pieces and have flexible knees and elbows. As you can see, the basic figure without armor (the "endoskeleton" )  looks kind of wimpy. Most of the limb and body parts have ball joints so that the armor (Which have socket joints) can easily clip on. This way you can rearrange the armor and swap it with other 2011 Hero Factory sets. I don't think that you have to worry about the socket joints breaking, because they beefed up on the plastic on most pieces. Also, the hands now have five fingers. The Hero Cores are slightly different than the old ones, and are not compatible with the old Heroes. The body armor for these two is white and clips on like normal armor. But then there is a chest plate that holds the hero core which attaches on using two pegs the size of handles on Minifigure accessories. The basic head looks like it had the top chopped off, and the headgear attaches onto it the same way the chest plate does to the body. Then you put the top helmet on (although it can't attach on unless you have headgear on). The reason I bought both Surge and Nex was so that I could combine them. Each canister has a picture of what they look like combined, so I used that. Each Hero is about a centimeter taller than the old Heroes, but they cost the same amount of money ($7.99) so I'm not complaining. I think that just about wraps it up. If you have any questions, post a comment.







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