Name: Bitil
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 8696-1
Rating: 81 (5 reviews)

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Recommendations

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for Constraction in 2008 is 0.3. PPP for this set is 0.28, 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.

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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

amazon.com Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 → 100 / 100

Eurobricks Recommendation: meh 35 / 40 → 88 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: no 57 / 100 → 57 / 100

Unscored reviews

BZPower

Set information

Set ID: 8696-1
Name: Bitil
Parts: 54

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

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.24
Inflation adjusted: 0.28

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amazon.com

Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 from 2 reviews

Written by my 10 year old son : When I got Bitil a few weeks ago, I was really excited to see the finished result! The pros: The set's color scheme was not overpowered by gunmetal grey. The ghost blaster shoots about 8 feet. Bitil is lanky, which gives you more posing potential. You can attach a Matoran to his back. He was only $20.00. He's just plain fun to look at! The cons: He has an Av-Matoran torso. All ball sockets are weaker, allowing them to crack more easily. The little red spikes on his shoulders fall out with a tiny tug. All In all, Bitil is a good set for young and older kids, and will be fun for years to come! (Also you could creep out your younger sibling! )

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 2 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Eurobricks

Recommendation: meh 35 / 40 by VBBN

Bitil is an amazing set, and truly gives a sense of pride. The Ghost blaster works surprisingly well, and his mask design is great. His wings are actually better than they look, and I like them.

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Brickset

Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 from 6 reviews

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Lugnet

Recommendation: no 57 / 100 from 2 reviews

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BZPower

by Benjamin

Personally, I think the thirteen dollars is worth it. Over half the pieces come after 2008, which will add to my collection and MOCing arsenal. The yellow Rahkshi legs are probably the reason I bought this set in the first place, and things like his feet, thigh claws, and especially the wings only add frosting to the cake. (Plus, an extra black Vahki head never hurts either.)

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