The Alpha Team seems to me like a great LEGO theme with this set being a great example of what one could expect from it. I picked this up shortly after emerging from my Dark Ages at a closeout store for 8 dollars. I didn't want it for the Alpha Team theme at the time, I just wanted it for the parts. What great parts this set is made of. This was my first exposure to the Dark Red color which I have come to love because it is not a primary color such as red, blue or yellow. The black works really well with this color and the set could score a 5 based on color choice alone. There is also Dark Blue that makes up the glider that the Alpha Team member uses to escape the Scorpion Orb Launcher. Again, great choice of color.

The minifigs included are top notch. One black skeleton head attached to a half Dark Red, half black torso and legs (similar to Batman's enemy Two-Face, switch the head with a Two-Face head and you can have a new outfit for Two-Face). The Alpha Team agent looks great too as he has accessories painted onto his torso and zippers on his pants. His face has a beard and he has a knit cap to keep his head warm.

The Scorpion Orb Launcher is an amazing LEGO creation that can walk on 6 legs, stand up on its tail or slither along the floor snake style like in the picture #2 on the front of the box. The tail is fully articulated and the legs and claws are a nice use of Bionicle parts. The head is made up of several cockpit windshields that give it a nice smooth, curved appearance. Excellent and intelligent design all around.

The hang glider is a nice throw in but it is made up of Dark Blue, Trans Orange and Sand Blue parts which is so much better than adding another 10-20 black pieces to your collection that you already have!

Great set from a theme that makes me wish that I was into LEGO when this theme was being produced.

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I got this set several years ago at the Park Royal mall simply because I had money in my pocket that I wanted to get rid of.
The best thing about this set is the mecha-scorpion. Since this is the only Alpha Team set I have that comes with a baddie, I also use him with my Agents sets as the evil Agent Skully. (Fans of the X-files will get it. SKULL-y! Huh? It's funny, believe me.) The scorpion is cool and would work as a set by itself, but it's always nice to have an Alpha Team guy thrown in.

Pros:
Ogel drone (Agent Skully)
skis
mecha-scorpion
orb launcher is neat

Cons:
NONE!

i mainly got this set because it wasnt on lego . com anymore and was it ever a good set ,it made good use of bionicle parts for claws and legs ,had a fully articulated tail and the launcher threw really far ,it also can transform into several diferent modes one where it looks like a snakeand the other that i made up is a flying mode, theres also a glider to add playability its pretty simple but works here are my pros and cons

pros

nice design
new skully minifig
came with hangglider

cons
it would be nice if there were a turret on the back

Pros:
Good Minifigs
Good Parts
Coolest mini vehicle to date(that comes in a large set)
New Super Ice Drone for new mocs with Black Skulled Figs
Orb Throwing Action
Adjustable Tail
The return of Skis(I haven't seen those in a good set for a while!)
Bionicle Pieces in new colors(and some old) such as Toa arms, Pohatu Nuva's claws, and lots of black ball sockets

Cons:
None

Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. AWEXOME! (yes, AweXome is spelled that way). It CAN TRANSFORM! (I wonder what it's called? NOT initiate ALPHA mode, that's for sure). Flex returnes!

FLEX:

10/10. Me favorite ALPHA TEAM mini-fig. He be orange.

ICE GLIDER:

10/10. Can't transform, but swell anyways.

SCORPION ORB LAUNCHER:

10/10. It is the best Ogel set yet. Including all the other 3 seireis. It can actually launch the Orbs!

OGEL VIPER ESCAPE POD:

9/10. Can't stand up very well, but nonetheless good. It is a robot, I know, but can it fly?

ANYDANGWAYS; A great set.

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