CzechMate
Country: Australia
Joined: 31 July, 2011 
№ of Reviews: 34 
№ of Featured reviews: 1
Building Experience: Expert
The Crazy Scientist
I got this for Christmas - and I am surprised at how good this set is - I tipped this to be the weakest of the sets... Find out more below!
The Box[]
I don't grade boxes - that is a rather dumb thing to rate - but I'll describe it anyway. It is very wide, but it is small on the sides - only a few cm long.
The instructions came in bad condition - with a continuous curve in them. 2 books, and 4 bags of pieces.
Minifigures[]
4 figs, 2 are unique to this set.
The Crazy Scientist[]
I like this figure a lot more than the Collectable Minifigures version, this has a better facial expression, and a better print. I would prefer the belt part of the legs to be white, or prints on his legs to continue the lab-coat design. Good figure.
The Monster[]
I have to say - I prefer the S4 version of him, I don't like the facial expression, or the colour of his clothes. I don't hate it - but I prefer the s4 variant. Oh, and the figure has back prints, with stitches and such printed. I think it is my job to tell you all that you keep confusing the Monster with his creator. Frankenstein is the scientist who made the Monster - so you should call it "Frankenstein's Monster" or "The Monster".
Dr. Rodney[]
Third appearance of Doctor Rodney. Another rapier - this is my 5th. Not much else to say - see the Vampyre Castle review for more on him.
Major Q[]
Just see Review:9463 The Werewolf/CzechMate for a good, in-depth review of him.
The Set[]
Two major parts to talk about - the car and the laboratory.
The blue junkyard car of destiny[]
This is an odd looking car - but it seems to fit the set and the theme. Each set has a futuristic-victorian style car, or a vintage customised car - but this is an extremely odd design. There is no actual set for driving the car, so there is a 6 stud room in the middle. The back of the car has a bit for the chain at the back of the prison in the laboratory to hook onto, for an escape part - which is a major role in this set's playability. There is a small side bit which flings out with a flick fire, and a seat made specially to fit Dr. Rodney.
The Prison[]
The prison is a nice build, and with a nice design. There is a catapult at the top, with ammo of green trans cylinders.
Side-bit[]
Next to the prison is a small side-desk bit, with a flask, a stethoscope, a potion, a frog, a rat, spider, and a few tools. There is a spider web behind that part, that is pretty much all for that part.
The main tower[]
This is the main part of the set. There is the well-designed set for the Monster, and can be turned up to where the "electricity is. There is a quite complex design to build the tower, and the design for the light brick is really good - you have two cogs which move together for every time a piece would hit the button, it would look awesome with the electric-red light.
Overall[]
This is a really good set with a load of playability. I would recommend this to everyone.
| Overall |   4½ / 5 |
| Playability | 5 / 5 |
| Minifigures |  4 / 5 |
| Value for Money | 4 / 5 |
| Pieces | 4½ / 5 |
| Price | 3½ / 5 |
- CzechMate