This entry is going to discuss the ALL STAR HOCKEY SET released as a Truly Me set.
Our first inkling that this set was coming out was actually on Monday night. We found the sneak-peak video released on YouTube and were very thrilled. The pieces looked so cute (never modeled on a doll), and I had visions of using this for my doll, George. In fact, by yesterday morning (when we were able to see the set online) both my sister and I felt like we wanted this! So, we went into the store prepared to buy TWO of these Hockey Sets on debut day. We left with a bowling alley instead.
The outfit is realistic enough as far as hockey players go. The colors are appealing, and the design is a great addition for the boy dolls. If you don’t interact with it or stand too close, it’s a nice idea. Get close, though, and . . . oof. All-around reminiscent of Target pieces. If this had been priced in the $55 range, you could have made excuses for the poor quality of it and given it credit for originality in design. At $75, it has little to recommend it.
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The helmet is quite small and looked silly on the longer wig of the #60 doll on display at the store but fine on the #74. (It would not fit on a #77 without ruining his hairdo.) It’s made of that shiny, thin plastic that you find on OG stuff.
The “body armor” was made of that really cheap velour kind of fabric that you find in a car headliner. The plastic of the rest of the protective gear is low quality, and the hockey stick isn’t much better. (Comes with a roll of tape for the hockey stick. You can only hope that the kids don’t get a hold of the tape before the parents watch the video that AG has on their website showing you how to wrap the stick. Hope the parents know to watch the video before the kids are allowed to open the set.)
The gear bag is really cheap and flimsy. Okay, so what’s that leave? Oh, yeah. The skates and goal. The skates remind you of the original Kirsten’s meet boots. They weigh nothing and feel like a sort of cheap combination of foam and vinyl. They're more like something homemade from a cheap pattern than nice AG skates from other sets. Enough said.
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The goal was the worst part, I think. The net looks like it was made from shredded pop bottles which were stretched too thin. The frame is the thinnest, cheapest plastic you find on OG pieces.
Overall, this is a very junky set. Even if you really want a Hockey set, the price tag on this is over the top for such terrible quality. This really does look like a poor offering from Target or a place like that. Little lasting play value here, in our opinion. Shame, too. The boys need something nice to play with, and this offered great possibility. It was quite deflating, since we'd gotten so excited and planned on buying two of them.
On to a happier review . . . the Bowling Alley.
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