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"Storm Beast's BrickScore of 66.9 reflects a genuinely mixed picture: its tail-puppet arm mechanism is innovative and fun to operate, and the dark blue CCBS shells make it the wave's best parts pack, but the skinny legs, hollow back, and balance issues keep it from being a satisfying display model, earning it a Mixed Reviews verdict that hinges on whether you play with it or shelf it."
Storm Beast scores 66.9 on the BrickScore, landing it squarely in Mixed Reviews territory despite enthusiastic owner ratings (4.83 out of 5 from 5 LEGO.com reviews). Expert reviewers from Brickset and JANG both highlight the puppet-like tail-controlled arm mechanism as genuinely innovative and fun, but are openly divided on whether the resulting model is worth displaying. The set is considered the best parts pack of the Elemental Beasts wave, with long-awaited dark blue CCBS shells arriving for the first time.
Where they split: Critics and owners split noticeably here. Owner reviewers on LEGO.com are uniformly enthusiastic (4.83 average), with one describing it as potentially the best BIONICLE G2 set released. Expert reviewers are more measured: Brickset gives it 72 and calls it the best Beast overall but flags significant aesthetic flaws; JANG scores it 62 and explicitly states the implementation does not fully justify the novel build concept. The disagreement is rooted in how much weight one gives the puppet mechanism versus the mediocre display aesthetics.
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"Storm Beast is a varied Technic and CCBS parts pack and in my opinon it is the best Summer 2016 BIONICLE set for parts especially if you are into blue or have been wishing for dark blue to enter the CCBS palette ever sin…"
Brickset Reviews
"And it's pretty smooth. I didn't think that it was going to be this smooth. I thought there were going to be more spots where it would get caught on things, caught on itself at its own limits of motion, but you can reall…"
JANG's LEGO Reviews"Storm Beast is a varied Technic and CCBS parts pack and in my opinon it is the best Summer 2016 BIONICLE set for parts especially if you are into blue or have been wishing for dark blue to enter the CCBS palette ever since the system's first release in 2011."
"And it's pretty smooth. I didn't think that it was going to be this smooth. I thought there were going to be more spots where it would get caught on things, caught on itself at its own limits of motion, but you can really get good control of it here."
Owners overwhelmingly praise Storm Beast for its distinctive tail gimmick and color scheme, though some note exposed sockets and awkward proportions detract slightly from an otherwise excellent set.
LEGO.com4.8
