LEGO Ben 10 Alien Force Humongousaur (8517)

by LEGO

Product Features

• Brown humanoid dinosaur alien with glow- in-the-dark eyes
• Includes chest Omnitrix
• Based on popular Ben 10 Alien Force story
• Collect all six LEGO Ben 10 Alien Force aliens and combine them into your own morphed super alien
• Contains 14 pieces

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 2.4 x 10.3 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B002RL7W38
• Item model number: 4568133
• Our recommended age: 5 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,743 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

In Ben 10 Alien Force, transforming into the size-changing and immensely powerful Humungousaur gives Ben the ability to overwhelm adversaries and take battle to a whole new level. Buildable by kids aged 5+. Based on popular Ben 10 Alien Force story where 10-year old Ben Tennyson discovers a mysterious device which gives him the power to transform into different alien heroes.

Product Description

In Ben 10 Alien Force, transforming into the size-changing and immensely powerful Humungousaur gives Ben the ability to overwhelm adversaries and take battle to a whole new level. Buildable by kids aged 5+, the alien includes glow-in-the-dark eyes and chest Omnitrix. Collect all six LEGO Ben 10 Alien Force aliens and combine them into your own morphed super alien!

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not really a Lego set, January 2, 2010

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Colin A. White - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LEGO Ben 10 Alien Force Humongousaur (8517) (Toy)

My son is a big Ben 10 fan, and I happened to see this one at a local toy store just before Xmas and got one. My son loves it, but just be clear that this is not really a Lego building set in the classic sense - it only has 20 body part pieces that snap together, my son (5 years old) put it together in about 20 seconds. It does not look like it will connect well with traditional Lego bricks, it is really more of a poseable action figure. The exception may be that you can probably interchange body parts with other sets in the Ben 10 line, although we have not tested this. SO, if you are a big Ben 10 fan you will probably like this, but don't purchase thinking you are going to get a 'real' Lego building set.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lego really missed the ball with this one!, February 2, 2010

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AlexJouJou (D.C.) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LEGO Ben 10 Alien Force Humongousaur (8517) (Toy)

My son is the hugest Ben 10 fan ever. He has the creation chamber figures and plays with them on a daily basis. He just puts them together himself (the chamber was a waste of money but the figures can be done by hand and are a complete blast!)

The reason I say the above is because these are sort of similar but with less functionality. These are action figures made by Lego that have a few pieces to put together. Like a Duplo set. So from that point of view they are quite a disappointment given the cost. Although they are not the most expensive action figure out there.

The reason I gave it two stars is that you put several of the sets together to make a new creature but that means you have to buy multiple sets. Although my son seems to love this I'm not too keen on the overall cost. I think it would be cheaper to just buy him more of the creation chamber figures although they are so small. Given that these Lego sets are more a 2 second project than a 2 hour project and they are ONLY the characters I am actually very bummed! Can you imagine how cool it would be to have a playset with Kevin's car and Grandpa's RV and little Lego alien creatures that you could form all sorts of different ways? Think of the possibilities! How cute would little Gwen be?

Even my son has expressed he is sad that they had to do these toys and not really get creative. From a money point of view this is very short sighted of Lego as well--do you know how much money I spent on ALL the Harry Potter Lego's? Hundreds of dollars and we had fun for years with them! One of the best investments in Lego product's I've made--even helped spur my son to reading Harry Potter and not just watching the movies.

I bought two and I'm not buying anymore. Just not worth it!

Edited after several weeks to add that my son no longer plays with these two sets that I bought him. He's gone back to his Alien Creation Chamber small figures. He plays for hours with those (and actually they are sort of similar to Lego's anyway!). Live and Learn.

Bluntly this toy is extremely limited. If you lose a piece that's it..no kid wants a Jet Ray without his wings or whatever. Although I predict that these won't do too badly as there really aren't that many Ben 10 toys the potential was for so much more. So much more.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!, December 11, 2011

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Graffik (Florida) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: LEGO Ben 10 Alien Force Humongousaur (8517) (Toy)

My son loved this and all the other LEGO Ben 10 toys! He loves to put them together, take them apart and create new creatures with new names and abilities. I got this one and the others on sale, and they were well worth the price!