Introduction: Back in 2012 Lego decided to take a risk on The Avengers film possibly being a successful theme. Since then, Lego Marvel has been one of Legos themes, but looking back on the original sets, do they still hold up? Or are they only worth the nostalgia that comes with the film? Let’s dive into this classic set that helped start it all.

Minifigures: Beginning on the Chitauri soldiers, these figures were recently reimagined for the recent Avengers Endgame sets, but in my opinion the originals are the best. Both aliens are different one with a light grey body color and the other with dark grey. I’m very impressed with Lego deciding to make them different instead of the same. This begins the theme of the henchmen like villains, but does it better by putting in the quality and time to distinguish the figures. Sadly, by Age of Ultron we weren’t getting separate distinguished henchmen, they were all the same figure thrown into the set. The same goes for the Outriders from Infinity War and now the AIM agents during this 2020 Marvel wave. But back to looking at the figures themselves, both have a nicely detailed gold head with very intriguing facial expressions. Each of them have the same torso printings, just printed on different color torsos. The detailing there is nice although it lacks detailed printing on the back. Both figures also have nice leg printing and I’m still, as mentioned before, greatly glad that Lego went with two different colors for the figures. As far as accuracy to the film goes I must admit they do well in that category too. Moving on now from the Chitauri to Captain America. The figure here is absolutely perfect, I love head print and the torso printing, I do wish it had included leg printing, but looking at the films, they remained accurate to the context. The silver especially stands out on the figure and looks very nice as well as the thorough printing along the back. I truly believe this figure is more valuable due to its reappearance in Avengers Endgame, I believe that a person hoping to have a minifigure showcase from that film would truly be at a loss without this spectacular Captain America figure. He also comes with a rare dark red shield that only appeared in this set.

Build: The Builds in this set are what you’d expect out of something with this price, but they still do look great. Starting with Captain America’s bike, many people have stated that it is oversized, and I’d agree, but I’d like to point out that they’ve since corrected that mistake, as well as the fact that there was literally a humorously large motorcycle included in the Endgame wave that was much larger than this one here. The bike here features nice Captain America shield sticker on each lower corner as well as a nice S.H.I.E.l.D. logo on the front. There is also nice mirrors included in the front and a place to clip the shield on in the back. Moving on to the small missile launcher build. It properly blends the gold and the sand beige into a very nice color scheme that appears here and on the Chitauri hover craft. The missile launcher is a very welcome addition and I’m happy Lego made the choice to include it instead of only having the motorcycle and hovercraft in the set. The hovercraft is a very articulate build that showcases many fun building techniques and looks like it came right out of the film too. There is room on top of the hover craft for both Chitauri and it has wing-like structures that can move on the sides. This build was redone in the Hulk Helicopter Drop set from Endgame, but I believe this one here is the better of the two. So that’s all for the Build and Minifigures let’s move on to the final verdict

Conclusion: So, my opinion might be slightly bias because it’s mixed with the memories of first getting this set leading up to the blockbuster film, but then again all reviews are simply opinions so here’s mine, I think this set is one of the greatest small sets Marvel has ever done, and what I mean by that is that as far as these $10-$20 sets go, this one brings the most to the table. The minifigure choices all make sense, the builds are all very nice, I believe this set is only rivaled by another one of my favorite Marvel sets, the Outrider Ship set from Infinity War, but to compare the two is insane, so judging it in its own context it’s a great set. So that’s my review!

This is one of the few really good $12.99 sets. It includes Captain America, with his shield. Captain America also came with his Avenging Cycle, which, I guess, is supposed to also be from Captain America: The First Avenger, but the Cycle has the S.H.I.E.L.D logo on it.
Next are the alien figures. There is an alien soldier and an alien commander. The figures look the same, but you can tell the difference by seeing which figure has a dark bluish gray torso and dark bluish gray legs. The commander comes with a small gold and tan glider with transparent purple missiles. He also has a small tan and silver blaster with a purple tip. The soldier has a small gold and tan launcher base with a purple flick fire missile. Everything in the set was well, and it gets a 5/5.

......However from who is unspecified.The avengers sets have finally arived i had been greatly anticipating the sets as the movie itself looks awesome.Being a long time marvel fan I have always wished for lego to make marvel sets but always had to settle for somewhat rubbsh mega blocks sets!

The Box: The box is a nice dark red which really suits the marvel line and gives a good contrast to the dark blue of the dc sets.The art itself is excellent and depicts cap riding his cycle into battle against aliens?! The picture of the lego avengers in the corner is inspired and gives the sets a unique feel there is also on the base of the box a picture of the avengers in real life from the movies which looks awesome!The back demonstrates the play features of the set and has sound effect words which is kind of funny but unimportant!

The Parts: There are some nice parts in the set including some nice purple and dark tan peices along with cap's awesome shield.There are also stickers which are required to add detail.

The build: A monkey could build this set as it has a very easy but entertaining build

Minifigs:This is where the set shines as it includes two exclusive figures and one figure that is in the quinjet set! firstly we have the star spangled man himself captain america who is perfect down to every last detail from his well detailed head and torso which is double sided, to his shield which is totally unique and very well designed!

The second minifigures are the general and the foot soldier for loki's mystery army as seen in the avengers trailers and tv spots! The general is a nice dark grey with a gold head which looks really good and his torso and legs are finely detailed with purple and silver for his armour.The foot soldier is a light grey colour with the gold head that is the same sort of design but uniquely different which is a bonus the torso and legs also depict armour with purple and silver but include lighter silver and different colouring, both minifigs have purple hands.

The Set: The set includes three sections. First is the motor cycle which is the same mold as the catwoman motorcycle but in dark red it also has symbols of both shield and the captain america insignia which are sadly stickers however they don't look half bad.The next part is the flick missile turret yep it is official very set has flick missiles the turret is boring and plain but it adds something, i don't know what yet though!The speeder is very cool and is simple but on display looks awesome and has some good (sticker) detail.

Overall: I would give this set a 9/10 it is really nice and has some good figures however an extra soldier or perhaps agent coulson or nick fury would not have gone amiss here to make the count up to four figures as then it would match the star wars £12 set ammount of minfigs.Apart from that i am very impressed and look forward to purchasing and reviewing more marvel and avengers sets!

The long anticipated Marvel sets have finally arrived and I for one am certainly not disappointed by them at all. This set in particular is a triumph for me due to the outstanding Minifigures, the lovely vehicles, and the superb playability. Anyway, let's get on with the main review.

Box/Instructions

The box is very nice, the same size as any other box at this battle pack price point. It is predominantly dark red along the top which is very striking, but the best thing is the fantastic shot of the four most legendary Lego Avengers in the top right hand corner. The gold Super Heroes logo looks great too as does the logo for the film in the bottom corner. The main image shows Captain America in action on his motorbike, throwing his trademark shield at the two marauding aliens who stand on their vehicles shooting at our hero. The two flick fire missiles in the set are flying past him and there are plenty of laser blasts and explosions all over the picture. The background is a suspension bridge which seems to be on fire, lucky for Captain America however it appears a couple of helicopters are approaching in the background. The back of the box demonstrates the flick fire missiles and another action shot of the set. In the bottom right corner there is another picture of the Avengers but this time they are not in Lego form.

The instructions share the same design as the box and I found no mistakes. The comic included with the set is found in the back of the instructions, I like these comics as they certainly inspire possible ways to play with each of the sets for younger builders. There were no missing pieces either for me.

Parts

There are a whole heap of wonderful parts in this little set. An incredible eight gold pieces (not including the heads of the mysterious aliens) which I love, and a fair amount of dark tan as well! There are three four by four slopes in dark tan which come in very handy for MOCs and four lovely scythe pieces in gold. They have been seen in Ninjago sets before as detailing on vehicles and occasionally as a weapon. The numerous slope pieces are welcome and there is of course that nice dark red motorbike, a unique and attractive colour which could be nice to have in your Lego City if you prefer Captain America to be fighting his enemies at a closer range.

Minifigures

The three Minifigures are all really excellent. Captain America is of course the indisputable highlight of the three, but not by as much as you might expect. He is supremely detailed all over, with a nice head piece featuring the open areas of the mask and the legendary 'A' on his forehead which is very accurate to the recent Captain America movie as well as his appearance in trailers for the upcoming Avengers film. There is even a bit of printing on the back of his head of some kind of flap. His torso is also highly detailed with muscles and plenty of patriotic colours all over. The white star is there on his chest as are the red and white stripes which cross his torso. He wears a belt and a couple of little metal clips on his shoulders. The back printing is really awesome as well with a continuation of the red and white printing on the front and more metal bits. His arms are plain dark blue with dark red hands to match his shield. The legs are just more plan dark blue which is the most prominent and striking colour on figure, I am pleased to see this rather than regular blue as it is more accurate. His shield is a unique moulded piece and looks great, much like the prop in the film. It is nice and shiny with just the right colours and the white star. I know that was a long and detailed description but this figure is truly worth it.

The two mystery villains are almost as good. It is good to see some variation as one of them is a standard Soldier and the other is a General. Therefore they wear different uniforms, both of which are delightful. The heads are quite similar with various patterns on their masks and two menacing purple eyes looking out. The printing is on gold heads and is continued on the back of both figures. The torsos also share similar patterns with large chest plates and a lot more gold panels. The general's torso is dark grey with light grey arms and dark grey legs, the soldier's torso and legs are entirely light grey before being printed on. They share purple gloves as well as some nice leg printing. One of them holds an interesting gun made from two tan teeth, a Collectable Minifigure ray gun, and a purple cone. I would have liked to see another included but it would not be too hard to make another from spare parts lying around!

The build

The build is short of course due to the small size of the model. It does however utilise a couple of interesting construction techniques including some nice double layered hinges to make the wings on the flying vehicle.

The completed model

When its is all together the set is quite a sight. There are only three small models, but all are great, especially the alien flyer with its beautiful curves. I like the Avenging Cycle, it is mostly made up of the motorbike chassis and the red covering with headlights and a couple of grills but I think it looks good despite its simplicity. There is a place to clip on the shield when it is not in use which is nice to see and allows Captain America to sit comfortably on his bike. There are sadly three stickers on this piece, the stars on each side of the vehicle, and the logo on the front, but it does look better with them on in my opinion.

The tiny turret is decent as well, it is very simple but is functional with an easily flicked flick fire missile, even for big hands! The gold pieces look good on here and despite their villainous nature, I certainly appreciate the aliens' style!

Finally, the flyer is my favourite component of the set. It has three more stickers with some more gold and purple on the big curved slope pieces which I like and plenty more gold. The flick fire missile slung underneath fits seamlessly into the design and there are two jets on the back of the ship. The driver must stand up to fly the vehicle but has no control panel! Perhaps he controls it by telepathy?

The three Minifigures all go nicely with the set and I really add some playability. At this price point this is about as good as it gets.

Summary

If you are looking for an affordable, but outstanding Lego set, look no further than this one. It is flawless in my opinion. If you do not like stickers perhaps the six in the set could be an issue, but they are all easy to apply and really add to the look of the set. The figures are all must haves, so if you would prefer to pass up on the main set (although I would recommend buying it), I would advise everyone to at least get their hands on a Captain America minifigure if they can. The playability is brilliant, the display potential is incredible, and it really is a must buy.

Overall - 10/10

I decided that since this is a small set I wouldn't need to do a pros/cons list. Hope that's ok!

First off, this build is extremely simple. It took me less than 15 minutes to complete. The finished set is very cute. The alien 'ship' and base are simple yet attractive. The colors for these two are also very vibrant and I love it. The aliens are a bit weird looking to me, but I am sure they will make more snse once I have seen the film.

Now Captain America! The fig is simple yet great. I know, I know, no wings on the head, but I still think Lego did a great job. And the shield is superb! The actual cycle is a bit bland, but the best part about it is a very clever place to attach the shield on the back.

Overall, the set is cute, simple, but appealing. I enjoy it, and it is a great way to get Cap. I highly recommend! Hope this helped! Thanks for reading! -Spence