KREO TRANSFORMERS Destruction Site Devastator

KreO, famous for their Transformer set. While KreO is considered a clone building block set compatible with LEGO, they really has establish a name for themselves in the building block category. Got this 9 in 1 Destruction Site Devastator - 560 pcs set.

One can choose to build 4 designs of Vehicles, 4 medium size Decepticons or one big Devastator Decepticons, with some destruction (or construction) site stuffs and 6 Kreon figures. My son o course chooses to build the Robots first, built all four in just under 3 hours.

HIGHTOWER - he came in like a Wreaking Ball

SCAVENGER - The best robot form among the four

SCRAPPER - Ready to get scooped

DRILL BIT - smallest and skinniest. Ironhide Kreon for comparison

In actual, not the same pieces of the Robots mode is used for the Vehicle mode. Some pieces are not used, and some pieces are from another Robot. Another 3 hours of build time and we converted (dismantled) the robots and changed into their vehicle mode. I find the vehicle mode nicer, but kids always like robots. Somehow I am unable to complete 100% the green vehicle if I do not dismantle some of the building parts (few pieces are also in other vehicles, is this really the case Kreo??)

Men at work with Decepticon in disguise

Nice mini Cement mixer

Hey - you there, you can't do that on the Wreaking Ball

Ironhide vs Decepticons

Guarding the site - the foreman blue office has a water dispenser

Kre-O CityVille Skyscrapper Mayhem

Saw this set have a "battery operated" features, so, give it a try. Previously I am fond of playing CittyVille via faebook, not anymore as it takes too much of my time, and need many "helps" from neighbors. Building bricks is better.

Three simple vehicles and a sky scrapper (with quite a few interactive pieces) can be built from this set. KreO named the electronic feature "Sonic Motion Technology", which is a battery operated base that provides vibration and city sound during game play. The vibration moves the mini figures when they are attached with special padded feet bricks (movement is random) as well as turns the helicopter's blades. Good and interesting play feature, the characters are cute but not well known, and although 431 pcs, but it look less.

Mayhem in a city

Eight minifigures are provided, one of them is a big ape called Zape, which look like Dog Pound (TMNT) with an Ape face. My son really love to play with Zape. Now I know how an actual Kre-O minifigs looks like, it is SO MINI. The transformer minifigs are different from the human minifigs.

Zape, Small ape, Amy Apekeeper, Dr. Mayhem, Colonel Bullet, TN Teeter, Vance Valdr, Banana boy

Hold it there Dr.Mayhem (stand not included)

Put him down, that's not a Banana

Transformer Kre-O Grimlock Street Attack

Kre-O is quoted as a "Lego Compatible" brand, but being a bootlego, the price is not cheap, in fact, it cost close to Lego, as it is market under the Hasbro brand. Being the first Kre-O set bought, the quality is good. Really like Grimlock apart from the golden Optimus Prime.. My kid has a good first round playing with Grimlock Dino force attack, which is actually a magnet inside Grimlock's mouth. Only thing is the gold is not very "gold",but still a good set.

KreO mini figures is slightly different from Lego. The KreO mini figures is more articulated; they can spread their hands and legs and twist their waist. I actually like and prefer KreO minifig over Lego. Only thing is KreO do not come out with many characters.

In a way, Lego did not really come out with any Transformer minifig, so, we can't really say Kre-O is a bootleg.

Golden Optimus and Grimlock