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After seeing Scoops Dalek saucer on the blog recently, I was pleased to see them on offer in a national discount chain. Oddly enough, during the visit to Doncaster toy fair, a number of stallholders had clearly been shopping there too, but adding a very substantial mark up to the discount price. I managed to pick up the last one from a local shop and was seriously impressed by the quality.

As a die-hard Lego enthusiast, i'm always wary of buying 'look alike' building toys. Mega Bloks are an especially poor product, with ill fitting and sloppy cast parts, but Character Building seemed to have got the knack. Besides parts which were indistinguishable from standard Lego elements, there were a number of nice custom parts in the set too. The saucer was a trying build though, the base unit was a series of small panels held together in a loose fashion, until it was complete and pressure could be applied to secure them. A lot of repetition in building sections made it a tedious job, but the end result was superb.

In the set were two Dalek Drones in a nice bronze colour, which could pass for Rolykins.
All in all a very desirable piece, so if you have a Home Bargain store nearby, check the stocks quickly...