IONIX: How To Train Your Dragon 2 – Berk Watchtower Playset 21000

The good stuff:1. How to Train Your Dragon licensed.2. Nifty & unique design features such as the spear launcher contained/designed within the building block. We wish Lego had cool features like this designed into the blocks.3. Articulated characters.4. Will connect to Lego blocks.The not so good:1: These darn things can be really hard to fasten together. At times you have to really squeeze hard to get them to connect. Like, to the point where a hammer might be useful.2. These darn things, for as hard as they are to get connected, just will NOT stay connected. The only solution is to use a drop of super glue, which then takes the fun out of rebuilding again or using pieces from various sets to create new designs.3. Joints where say, dragon wings connect are loose fitting. When you pick up the dragon, the wings just droop down like they're flying while asleep.4. The colors are kind of weird. Sort of washed out or perhaps look like the color is applied only to the surface. Just no depth to the color.5. The characters are very complicated to assemble. They are far more articulated than Lego characters, however, the intricate joints also make them very fragile. They fall apart often and the kids have no idea how to reassemble them.6. By the number of blocks that were deformed (meaning they looked melted), it's obvious that quality control is a secondary concern. Thanks to Lego, we were able to finish the assembling.7. Not Lego branded. Where did Lego go wrong in not signing a license deal with DreamWorks for How to Train Your Dragon?I'm on the fence with an endorsement. Perhaps only for those who can't get enough of How to Train Your Dragon goodies.

My granddaughter loved it.

My grandson loved it.