Released 2013
235 pieces
Ages 7-12
Main model: Thunder wings jet
Secondary models: Car and Robot
The first and main model of this set is the Thunder Wings Jet. It's a
very good looking model. The blue, orange and white look nice together.
There isn't much in terms of playability other that swooshing it about
and it is rather unfortunate that lego did not include any sort of
landing gear or display stand for this model. But if you have some spare
pieces you might be able to come up with something for that. The tail
flaps move up and down, and I love the use of the wheel arches as air
intakes for the engines. Also enjoyed the building technique used to
make the wings angled by using hinge pieces that are locked into place.
Overall it's a fun model. Nice easy build and it looks just great in my
opinion.
The second model of the set is the car. A sort of classic racer. It is
minifigure scale and can fit a minifig in the divers seat! Always nice
though a minifig is not included with this set. Also love the use of the
wheel arch as part of the front grille. This car has the larger tyres
on the back and the slimmer ones on the front. At the rear the fins or
spoilers can be moved about and there is some nice engine detail to the
front. All in all this is a nice looking race car and is a great use of
the pieces of this set.
Lastly this set can build a robot figure with fully poseable arms and
legs (and feet!) He may be a secondary model for this set but he is by
far may favourite of the 3 builds. You can move his arms, at the
shoulder there is a ball and socket and a hinge at the elbow and he even
has little hands with movable fingers. His legs can be moved so he can
pose, sit or stand. The feet are also hinged and can be moved a little.
The head is fixed and cannot be posed. At the rear there is not much
detail but the 2 wing fixtures can be moved slightly. This model has a
high playability factor and is also very durable. And let's face it.
He's cute too!
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Conclusion
I think this is a fun set with a nice selection of pieces and colours. I
liked each of the models but for me the robot was my favourite. I think
he will be getting a special place on my collection shelf :-) The only
disappointment was lack of a stand or landing gear for the jet.
Rating 4/5
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