Customer Reviews

LEGO Bionicle Jetrax T6 (8942)

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I got this for my nephew who is only 5 and a little young for it according to the recommended age. However, he has quite a bit of other legos and is pretty bright, so I figured if I helped him build it he would enjoy it. And enjoy it he did! It took us about an hour to build it, and despite his age, he was generally able to follow the instructions well enough to understand how to help me gather the right pieces. I grew up with lego starting way back in the 80s with the first early 'space' legos, and I've got to say they've improved the instruction books a fair amount. It was logical and straight forward.

The end result was the sort of toy that I wish they'd made back when I was a kid! Legos back then were a lot more basic and a lot less awesome! This set made me salivate, and I enjoyed the heck out of helping my nephew build it. He loves it, but took it apart a week later and built something else entirely (the best thing about lego!). That's when having a large (422) number of pieces is great.

Highly recommended for any kid that likes legos.

My son thinks the Jetrax T6 is very cool looking, but (as noted above) he does not enjoy it as much as his Axalara T6.

Here are the reasons why according to my son:

1. The mechanism that is supposed to control the movement of the wings is very hard to work and does not put the wings all the way down.

2. The parts come off more easily during play.

3. It tips backward when stationary.

4. The handle for holding it during play is a little small.

He plans to turn this piece into a "biocycle" with his Lego club code. If your child is a member of the Lego club, he can do the same thing. Just click on the "Play" icon and then type BIOCYCLE (must be all caps) in the club code box.

Yet another great product from Lego. One thing that I'll point for out for potential buyers is that I've found Lego to be very accurate when it comes to the age targets for their products. So, if it says "10-16" and your child is under 10, fully expect to be doing most if not all of the project with them.

I bought myself this for Christmas, and out of the three vehicles, i must say I like this one the most. The Axalara's design doesn't really appeal to me, and the price doesnt seem to justify it much. The Rockoh T3 trails close behind in second though.

The set itself is pretty nice, reminding me of the Naboo starfighter from Star Wars. I especially like that it really is large enough to comfortably seat an unarmed Bionicle (not a Matoran sized one-full size!), and it that it can fold its engines to compact its size when parked, while its pilot is off fighting epic battles. The Jetrax is armed with three launchers, each holding about four units of ammunition. This is more firepower than the Axalara, which only has two. Thanks to a fairly obscure handle on the bottom, the set is easy to handle once finished, and overall feels very sturdy.

Unless you're some wierdo who buys Lego sets without the intention of eventually dismantling them for spare parts, its easy to see that this thing has a lot of cool parts, especially bladed weapons. These include the gigantic cleavers on each engine, the flexible tubing lining the nose, and dirk sized weapons near the cockpit and on the nose.

This thing comes with over 600 parts, and is fairly complex in design, so it should take even the most experienced Lego engineer a couple hours to build.

I think this was a great buy, and its exciting to think how many possibilities lie with the parts it uses.

My son started collecting Bionicles less than a year ago and really loves them all. This item was easy to put together and took an adult about 6 hours to put together. The instructions were easy to read step-by-step as I have found with all the Bionicles. We were short 2 small pieces but it is simple to call their 800 number and they mail the parts out very quickly. I would follow the recommended age stated on the package since these are not toys that can be smashed together.

We had a great time putting it together as designed, and even more fun with custom modifications. We've used it's parts to build dozens of different Bionicles and vehicles. Sad to see the Bionicle series ending.

This is our 1st Bionicle ship purchased. Just right for my 8 year old, though he did need just a little help as we put it together. Even my 6 year old was incredibly good at following the Bionicle instructions. NOTE: there are 3 books worth of instructions, but the step-by-step pictures are very clear and easily followed. Very well engineered and pretty impressive. The turbines fold in and out. Occasionally some of the pieces we did not put on tightly will come off, but easily fixed and tightened so it doesn't recur. Many different weapons systems including 3 'Midak skyblasters' that really fire 3 silver balls each. It is pretty formidable looking. The figure of Makuta Antroz is included. The story is that he hijacked the Jetrax T6 and now flies it against the Toa Nuva. The cockpit opens and the figure rides inside. Wish I had one of these when I was a kid and I am a flower-loving, dress and heel wearing mom! Too cool...
One of the more reasonably priced Bionicle ships. Chances are it won't be the only one though....

I purchased this for my ten year old some for Christmas who loves Bionicles and Legos. This was by far the most reasonably priced place to purchase and the shipping is always fast. These toys are excellent for the imagination as kids can build the two different vehicle configurations pictured on the box but also make any other vehicle or aparatus they wish and use them with other sets for endless fun. Great product and stands up to abuse by the rough kids.

this was a gift for a 7 year old, the kid loves this stuff but needed some help building the thing. Other then that it's pretty cool with fold up wings and the ball shooters.

Lego always comes through - this is no exception. Had a great time building this with my brother in 2nd grade (I'm in my twenties!). Handle on the bottom makes playing with it convenient, and considering it's lego, it gives off a relatively durable feeling. Just a slight bit pricey though...