About 2 years ago my grandmother bought this for me. I like iron man so I got really happy!

The building was simple but very fun.

The minifigures are awesome! Another iron man is cool, ultron is still my grand villain in my city, scarlet witch is an awesome civilian and Hulk is a minifigure I didn't own before.

the prison were destroyed right after I built it. I used the parts for building a jetpack on the Hulkbuster :)

The Hulkbuster is just incredible! I love the color and I've rebuilt it loads of times. It has been one of my city's most important character cause it is so simple to pose!

This set is my third favorite set but it is probably going down on that list because of destinys bounty and Ninjago city...

if you like mechs or/and Iron man I highly recommend this set!

thanks for reading!

Simply amazing set.

Of course there's some minor gripes such as hulk prison is a bit too small, and hulk bigfigure doesn't have head or legs articulation (same for all bigfigures of this kind), and red colour on the hulkbuster should've been a bit more bright and vibrant..

But these are all minor complains compared to the amazing poseability and articulartion of hulkbuster itself!

It can be shot running on 1 leg in an action pose and still maintain balance; it has articulated fingers, you can have Tony inside him, you are getting Scarlet Witch and Ultron as a bonus to all of this..

I simply can't recommend this set enough, if you don't have it then go and grab it until it vanishes from the shelves.

Set #76031 The Hulk Buster Smash: One of the most iconic moments of Age of Ultron was the reveal for the Hulkbuster armor from Iron Man and this set is definitely one of the must own sets from the Theme if you’re only looking for MCU staples for your collection.

Box/Instructions

Box: This is one of few Super Heroes boxes that is designed to stand sideways on the shelf, the box design reflects this with everything running from end-to-end via the opening flaps on the top and bottom… Or lengthwise instead of witdthwise to be precise. The images really do a great shop showing off the set in action on the front and all of the fun features on the back, including of course the NEW Super Jumper!

Instructions: One manual in this set which is well designed, you get three numbered bags in this set and the manual breaks up the build between these three bags, it works quite well as each step is relatively easy to follow. The manual also includes the parts list at the end and the image showing off most of the other sets in this sub-theme.

Comic: This details the events of Age of Ultron as told through the sets released by LEGO, so some things are missing from the main plot. You’ll also find a quick Minifigure checklist on the back cover.

Parts

So many nice maroon parts in this set, great for fans of that colour, the rest are fairly common, there’s also some Constraction parts in this set for some of the build and a few Ice Tribe blue skeleton arms from Legends of Chima. The printed dome piece with Hulk Buster’s head detailing is a great looking part too.

Minifigures

Hulk: Hulk is pretty much the same as we’ve seen before, however his sculpt has been modified to fix the look of his hair, he’s more screen-accurate now and his skin tone has been darkened appropriately, he also has new printing on his purple shorts with the Avengers logo. A great update to the character from the MCU.

Iron Man Mk43: This is the Mark 43 armour and its print is… well it’s pretty much what you’d expect from Iron Man by this point. He’s double-sided with the torso, has highly detailed leg printing and includes the helmet piece we’ve seen since 2012. This version is found in three sets and is the armour most worn by Iron Man during the movie. Tony’s face is the same as always.

Scarlet Witch: Wearing a coat over a black dress, Wanda looks great, her torso is a double-sided print and she’s got a little necklace on around her neck, her skirt is printed on her legs along with the bare legs above her ankles, which unfortunately are a bit inconsistent as far as skin tones are concerned. She has a double-sided head with one side showing her using her powers as her eyes are glowing red and the other is just a regular happy expression.

For accessories she has two new pieces that represent her power bolts, I have no idea what they are called officially, but they remind me of some weird bladed weapons rather than energy projectiles. LEGO had to represent her powers somehow though.

Ultron Prime: It’s Ultron’s next form, he’s got a highly detailed looking print which shows off all of the unique details from the character as seen in Age of Ultron. He’s got a new neck bracket piece that is part of his helmeted head design, for some reason the helmet is not included with this version. He also has red energy blasts represented by dark red cylinders and two studs. He’s using repulsor energy to fly just like Iron Man, only it’s evil red.

The build

Bag 1: Scarlet Witch and The Hulk are in this bag as well as the few pieces used to make the Hulk Containment device. This was much bigger in the film and actually sealed the Hulk up in a large metallic tube thing, here LEGO has managed to make a fairly unbelievable little model that definitely wouldn’t work well to contain the Hulk. The build is pretty quick, the trickiest part is just placing the stickers on properly.

Bag 2: This is the bulk of the parts use, you’ll find Iron Man and the Hulk Buster armour in this bag and boy is the build for the Hulk Buster a lot of fun. Since it is broken up between two bags however you’ll be left with a torso once you finish this just lying around waiting for you to finish the arms and legs.

Bag 3: Ultron Prime starts off the build here and then you get to make all of the legs and arms. Which makes this the most repetitive of builds as man steps are mirrored or identical between the Hulk Buster’s limbs.

The completed model

Hulk Containment Device: This is a terribly inaccurate looking device, and for some reason as part of the play feature you have the Scarlet Witch or Ultron Prime hovering over the Hulk on a clear rod that is easily knocked over even without using the Super Jumper with Iron Man. I suppose in order to include all of the characters this was necessary just to let younger builders have something to play with, but honestly I think I would have preferred a more screen-accurate containment device without the silly Super Jumper play feature.

Hulk Buster: This is the real reason to pick up this set, the Hulk Buster is a brilliantly designed upscaled version of Iron Man’s regular armour so he can go toe to toe with the Hulk and this LEGO version is just brilliant. It does have a few minor issues though, one hand includes stud launchers that include three ammo pieces using clear blue cylinder pieces to be repulsor energy projectiles.

The other issue is the hip joints are attached to a LEGO Technic axle and that axle just is too long, it sticks out more than it should once you finish the model and I am seriously not a fan of how it interferes with the smooth/streamlined look of the armour.

Overall opinion

This is a must have set, the price is perfect, the model is stand out and the only way to get AoU Scarlet Witch and Ultron Prime is with this set. I recommend this as one of the sets you can’t do without from the Marvel Super Heroes theme, the Hulk Buster probably won’t be seen again, so you definitely don’t want to miss out on this set.

Good day, Bricksetters! I, JellyBeanie, have brought to you another review of an excellent set ( as the title states ) , the Hulk Buster Smash! read on!

where to begin on the parts? this set has lots of new dark red, and i mean lots. there are quite a bit of dark red slopes, which make up the bodywork of the Hulkbuster, two dark red CCBS shells which only appear in CHI Worriz and this set. the helmet/cockpit thing on top of the mech is also in dark red, which has a printed design ( yay! ) and the mold only appears in two other sets. lots of 2x2 slopes are included, and are on the legs, feet, chest, and on one of the hands. there's a decent amount of trans light blue, and represents the ets on Iron Man and his mech's hands and feet, the unibeam, the guns, and assorted places on the Hulkbuster. there also some lights on Hulk's containment thingy, and the Scarlet Witch's powers are in trans light blue too. on this point, i agree with the rest of y'all, i think the energy should be in trans red. if you like gold parts, there's lots of that too! on one of the hands, legs, torso, and guns.there's a bit of light bley, used in the containment thingy which uses stickers for the deatils. on the CT ( Containment Thingy ) there's a tall, clear stick to represent the Scarlet Witch floating above the Hulk.

the Hulk! he is so cool, even better than i expected! he is the perfect height, and his skin tone is actually slightly bluer than on the box. i thought i would like the Hulk from 2012 better, but this one is great!

Iron Man has to be included in any set with the Hulkbuster, and he has! this is my first Iron Man minifig, and also my first Hulk, Ultron, Scarlet Witch and Marvel set! the box and comic says he's the MK43, and he appears in two other sets, one which i plan to buy! soon Iron Man will have a twin! Tony Stark's head goes way back to 2012, so he needs an update. but he still looks good.

the Scarlet Witch is cool too. she wears a dark red jacket and a black skirt, with no dual molded legs. sorry guys. Wanda ( that's the Scarlet Witch's name ) has a wig that seems to be in all of the superhero sets with girls in Reddish Brown.

Ultron Prime is so rad! he is absolutely swimming in detail. and he's Titanium Metallic! there are some trans red pieces to represent his repulsors, like Iron Man.

oh yeah. and there's a Super Jumper. i can't get anyone on it higher than eight inches for some reason. to qoute Lord Business: and that's super frustrating!

the Playability is so high! me and my sisters played with it for about an hour, before and after breakfast! nice!

my Overall Opinion is 8 stars out of 5! oh yeah! JellyBeanie out!

As soon as I saw Age of Ultron I knew I needed this set. The set just looked amazing, and really accurate to the scene it came from in the movie. The two builds looked fantastic, as did the minifigures, which is a given with a Marvel set. This set looks great in any collection of Iron Man suits, and is a must have.

Box/Instructions

The box is a simple, average size box, but a bit small, considering the size of the set. The piece bags are kind of stuffed in there.

Parts

Of note, I can only come up with three parts to touch on here, that could be considered really nice to have. First off, we have the very obvious Hulkbuster helmet, which I believe is a new mold, and exclusive to this set. The printing on this piece is extraordinary, leaving nothing to be desired. The gold and white print just looks amazing, and is the keystone to this entire set. The Ultron Neck armor thing isn't that great of a piece, and it kind of looks out of place on a minifigure unless you have the helmet to go with it. It is a very cool mold, with some great shapes incorporated into it, but it just isn't good on this minifig. Finally, this set comes with a long transparent rod to fly Scarlet Witch on, and is very useful for a number of things, even outside of this set. In my opinion, you can't have too many of these.

Minifigures

Iron Man MK 43:

This minifigure is the most commonly released throughout the Age of Ultron wave, with three total sets (76031, 76032, and 76038). However, that does not make him any less awesome. This was my first set with the Iron Man helmet and mask, and I love the design of the pieces. The printing on the mask shows the gold face plate, with white eyes, and some black lines to represent the indents on his helmet in the movie. There is a little bit of dark red on the sides of the mask, where it joins with the helmet. The helmet itself is a plain, dark red Iron Man helmet, which is an extraordinary piece in my opinion. I think this mask might be the best Iron Man mask LEGO has made yet. The torso has a circular ARC reactor in the center, printed in white, with black and gold printing around it to depict the armor. The design also features some dark stone grey tones on the back, and some on the front, to add another layer of detail to the Iron Man suit. The legs match perfectly with the torso, and continue the armor printing onto the hip piece, and the front of the legs. The head is the standard Tony Stark head, which first appeared in 2012, on the Iron Man MK 6 and 7 minifigures.

Ultron Prime:

This minifigure is exclusive to this set, and is a great addition. The armor is very similar to that of the Sub-Ultron soldier and officer minifigures in 76029 Iron Man vs. Ultron. The head has some red highlights, along with some gunmetal, and dark grey detailing, on a gunmetal color head. Some white detailing is also included on the red, giving it a glowing effect, which looks really cool. The torso has a bit more armor than the soldier, with some better detailing, in a more complex pattern, with some red and white detailing in some places. The torso really makes this minifigure accurate to the movie, with the awesome back print, and the front print. The legs are the same as the Sub-Ultron Soldiers, and though simple, looks great. This minifigure includes the neck piece I discussed earlier, though it makes the minifigure look really weird. I would suggest using the helmet piece from 76029 if you want to use the neck piece.

Scarlet Witch:

Also exclusive to this set, Scarlet Witch is incredibly accurate to the movie, with some great printing. Her head first showed up on Supergirl in 76040 Brainiac Attack, and has a smiling, peaceful expression, and a face with an angry expression, with glowing red eyes to represent the magic she uses. Her hair is nothing new, but looks great on the minifigure. Her torso is very well printed, showing her black dress, with a red jacket over it. She has dark space filled in on the sides of the torso to give her appearance a feminine shape. Her legs continue the skirt, with the hem printed, and flesh showing at knee level. She includes blue laser elements for some reason. Her magic was red in the movie, not blue, so I do not understand this decision on LEGO's part here.

The build

The build is broken up into three parts: The Hulk Cage, the Hulkbuster torso, and then the arms and legs.

The completed model

Hulk Cage:

The Hulk fits in the cage relatively well, with some slight manipulation of the side panels. Hulk's new color and detailing is much better than that of his Avengers and Avengers Assemble variants, and looks a lot more accurate.

The Mk 44: The Hulkbuster:

This thing is amazing. It stands about 6 inches tall, and has some extraordinary detailing, and playability. All of the detail, except for the helmet, is done entirely with LEGO elements, no stickers are used in this model. The translucent Blue elements add a great level of detail to this set, by letting the hands "glow" and the arc reactor look really good. The one thing I do not like about this is the stud shooters on the right arm, which look really out of place, and there are no pieces to replace this.

Overall opinion

This set is awesome. I have nothing more to say. Get it. It's definitely worth it.