Over the past five years, building-set manufacturer Pantasy has made a name for itself with impressive brick-built models. Pantasy’s catalog includes officially licensed building sets based on Astro Boy, Garfield, The Little Prince, and Dragon Ball Z as well as a series of retro-inspired tech models. One of Pantasy’s newest building sets might be its most ambitious: a working claw machine game. If that sounds cool to you, you have until 12 AM PT (December 17) to snag the 1,910-piece build for its lowest price yet. Normally $140 on Amazon and $150 on Pantasy’s site, the Claw Machine is on sale for $99.
Amazon’s limited-time deal drops the price to $109, but you can save an additional $10 by clicking the coupon box on the store page. After reading about this extremely cool building set, you can check out our roundup of the best Pantasy building deals at the bottom of this story, including an officially licensed iGame Gaming Desktop for $64 (was $70), Sherlock Holmes’ 3,000-plus piece apartment for $99.19 (was $130), a Retro Gumball Machine for $59.49 (was $80), and the Retro Desktop Computer for $75 (was $90).
If you’ve only ever built Lego sets, it’s worth noting Pantasy’s bricks are fully compatible with Lego. This is common with non-Lego building sets, including Mega Bloks, Jazware’s BLDR, and Brick Shop Hot Wheels cars.
$99 (was $140) | Limited-time deal
Pantasy has designed some really cool building sets, including officially licensed Astro Boy models, a replica gaming PC, a retro computer, a gumball machine, and many others. From an interactive perspective, though, the Claw Machine might be Pantasy’s most ambitious product yet.
Recommended for builders ages 14 and up, the 1,910-piece Claw Machine is a complex build with a wide variety of piece types. It has five electronic modules powered by USB-C: the motor to make the claw respond to arcade stick movements, speakers to play music and sound effects, a control unit for the stick, an on/off switch, and LED lights that flash when playing.
The set also comes with eight brick-built prizes to place inside the gashapon capsules: clown hat, circus tent, crystal ball, train, cat, gift box, deck of cards, and jack-in-the-box.
The completed machine is 11.8 x 10.55 x 17.7 inches. The colorful circus theme looks great. Along with decorative shapes along the edges, the top of the machine has a circus sign flanked by a buildable clown display figure, a rabbit in a magician’s black top hat, and balloons.
Here’s a list of the tech-focused Pantasy sets on sale right now, including the awesome Astro Boy robot figure. The 1,250-piece model shows the internal mechanical components on one side. With Christmas around the corner, Amazon has Pantasy’s 1,056-piece Christmas Tree model that lights up for $54.49 (was $70).
- Astro Boy Robot Figure (1,250 pieces) — $69.29 (
$90) - iGame Gaming PC (1,010 pieces) — $64 (
$70) - Retro Gumball Machine (892 pieces) — $59.49 (
$80) - Retro Jukebox (1,273 pieces) — $69.29 (
$90) - Retro Phonograph (646 pieces) — $49.49 (
$70) - Retro Computer + Keyboard/Mouse (1,800 pieces) — $75 (
$90) - Retro Computer + Keyboard/Mouse (1,634 pieces) — $62 (
$90) - Retro Phone (766 pieces) — $49.79 (
$60) - Retro Microscope (1,107 pieces) — $59.49 (
$70) - Steampunk Airship (1,949 pieces) — $89.59 (
$120) - Steampunk Submarine (2,552 pieces) — $89.59 (
$120) - Steampunk Windmill Workshop (2,450 pieces) — $99.19 (
$130) - Motorized Cuckoo Clock (2,163 pieces) — $90 (
$120) - Light-up Christmas Tree (1,056 pieces) — $54.49 (
$70) - Garfield Coffee Maker (301 pieces) — $35
- The Little Prince Hourglass (670 pieces) — $39.49 (
$70) - The Little Prince Starry Adventure (797 pieces) — $42.49 (
$50) - The Little Prince Suitcase Diorama (519 pieces) — $31 (
$40) - The Little Prince Dome Dioramas (~200 pieces) — $18.74 (
$30) each
Pantasy also makes highly detailed architecture sets, including a theater, a toy shop, a beer brewery, a pirate-themed pub, and even Sherlock Holmes’ apartment. These models have modular designs with detailed interiors and often eclipse 3,000 pieces.
- Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street 221B Apt (3,087 pieces) — $99.19 (
$130) - Big Ben Clock Tower (2,723 pieces) — $75 (
$100) - Blossom Cafe (2,826 pieces) — $109 (
$140) - Craft Brewery (3,266 pieces) — $117.49 (
$150) - Motorcycle Restaurant (2,944 pieces) — $88.79 (
$140) - The Opera Theater (3,518 pieces) — $139.59 (
$170) - The Pirates Pub (2,858 pieces) — $98.79 (
$140) - Toy Store (2,978 pieces) — $109.19 (
$140) - Western Mine (2,850 pieces) — $109 (
$140) - Winter Summit Ski Lodge (3,135 pieces) — $120 (
$150)
For more budget-friendly brick sets based on retro tech, check out these four combo packs made by JMBricklayer. For $25.49, you can build three small models: a desktop computer model, a boombox, and a knockoff Famicom.
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