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8689-1 Toa Tahu

8689-1

Toa Tahu

Toa Tahu is LEGO set 8689-1. It has a score of 69. This is bad compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 0 reviews, based on 3 scored reviews and 4 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 12.41% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2008, and it is categorised in Bionicle.

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Average rating

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Recommendations

Avoid 67%

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A review is considereded a recommendation when its score is above the reviewers median score or if it's explicitly said so in the review. Read more in our article about recommendations.

Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for Constraction in 2008 is 0.3. PPP for this set is 0.21, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Constraction. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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We do not currently know how the average price per minifig for this set compares to other sets.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Constraction. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 → 78 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: no 3.4 / 5 → 68 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: no 60 / 100 → 60 / 100

Unscored reviews

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Set information

Set ID: 8689-1
Name: Toa Tahu
Parts: 73

Retail price (USD):
Original: 12.99
Inflation adjusted: 15.42

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.18
Inflation adjusted: 0.21

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Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 from 14 reviews

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Recommendation: no 3.4 / 5 from 6 reviews

As the final "proper" incarnation of Tahu (the Bionicle STARS version is way too simplistic in parts and design by comparison) this version has it's ups and downs. The launcher weapon fires solidly and a good distance, and the tri-blade weapon works well enough, but his actual body structure is rather basic and feels uninspired. He has no armor piece for his torso, and the jet engine pieces on his hips and shoulders move around too easily and look sloppy as a result when posed or played with. The Mask of Shielding redesign is the least elegant and interesting of all the versions he's had, topping it all off as a rather disappointing combination that makes up his design. It's well enough to pose and play with, but it's the least interesting version of him really, the only aspect of interest at all being the new build components that make him up.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 6 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Lugnet

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Recommendation: no 60 / 100 from 1 review

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BZPower

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by Andrew

Overall, Lego did a good job designing Tahu, even though his body design is a little boring. He is well worth the cost, and you won't be disappointed if you buy him. He may not bear much resemblance to his old self, but nonetheless he is undeniably Tahu.

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