I remember back when I got this set, and on how it was so much fun to play with. Fast forward 5 years, and I still love the set. I remember getting it from Toys R Us for my birthday, opening it, building it, and loving it. I guess it is time to review the set. The box was very nice, big, and detailed. Opening the set, it was in numbered bags I believe. I first built the Minifigures. The miners are very detailed and have a nice head piece. The Alien Commander and his ship is also a nice touch. Then, I built the whole mining platform. The legs are built very good, as they are sturdy and can support the body. The Cockpit is also nice, able to store a speeder and some crystals. It's just not the best for flight though. The drill is built almost perfect, having a lot of detail with it. The only thing is, I swear I have seen this before....

Pros

• Very nice Minifigures
• Sturdy
• A lot of interesting parts
• The speeder is a nice touch, along with the alien jet
• Cool water tank on the back

Cons

• Somewhat pricey
• Another Minifigure would be nice
• The design is heavily based on a Scarab from Halo

Despite the minor flaws, this is a must have set for Space collectors.

Well, as my title says, its £60 now, and as always I got it on sale at B&M bargins. Your thinking "what is B&M bargins?" or "why go their!.". Their a shop that gets big brands (like lego) for cheaper than the RRP.

THE BUILD - It takes about 50 to 60 minutes, making it a very long but fun build.

THE PARTS - Well, whats to say? The number of curved or slanted parts you get is amazing. Great use of technic parts for the drill, and the drill is well made and was not a wast of time. I love the shuttle, as well as the bike in the back. The gun in this set was so good, lego used it for space police 3. And well, the parts used for the alien space ship are good, not as good as the other half.

THE PLAYABILITY - Great. On its own its still good, mostly because theirs an alien space ship to blow up. And yes, I love the spring missle. Having an "3 in one" is good, without it, i'd have marked it down.

THE MINIFIGURES - This time you get an alien commander, and two very cool space men. One has a city/castle face, the other having a face mask in some racing sets. The only problem being the commander as sideway hands, so he can not hold a blaster the right way up.

THE MONEY - As i said in the title, how much?? Well as i said i got it for only £29.99. Saving me about £30/£40. If you find it like me on sale, buy it.

THE OVERALL RATING - You got to give it a five bricks out of five bricks.

This set is one of the best of the Mars Mission line. It is very sturdy, I usually write out my reviews, but I will write out a pros/cons list this time.

Pros:

1. The walker is extremely sturdy.

2. The shuttle has a mining vehicle that deploys out of the back.

3. The astronaut minifigures have backpacks, a new addition that I'm highly pleased with.

4. Drill is intricately designed, and the claws on the end can adjust to cut a bigger hole.

5. Although this is not a function of the set, each of the legs can hold a tool if you take off the main cover (see diverLanceSpears at the Creation Lab).


Cons:

1. It is very hard to make the astronaut in the top compartment to hold onto the 'handlebars'.

2. Alien ship is okay, but it definitely could be better.

3. Alien commander (the fact that his grip is positioned sideways makes it impossible for him to grab a blaster, and that really irks me).

Obviously, the pros outnumber the cons, and the cons are very small. I know that you can't get it off of the regular site anymore, but go to Ebay or Amazon immediately and grab it while you can! Booyah!

The Mt-201 Drill Walker is definitely one of the best sets in the Mars Mission series. It has a good size, it's a good, long build, it has a fair amount of minifigs, and it also has a good sized ETX Fighter. Well now, let's get on with the review.

The Drill Walker - It's big, it's bad, and it has a LOT of decals! The main part of this set, the Drill Walker is an amazing set, one that truely shines out among some of LEGOs more recent sets, it's four legs move indepentantly (However, they do not move at the knees, which would be very nice. But, use some spare bricks and I'm sure you can mod it fairly easily.) As I said, there are tons of decals instead of printed bricks. There were plenty of opportunities for printed bricks in this set, but LEGO didn't take any of them. (Well, except for a computer screen) The drill is awesome, and has a good amount of detailing, however, it would be nice if it could move up and not just down.

The Shuttle - The apparent cockpit of this titan also doubles as a shuttle (Which greatly resembles the Galileao VII from Star Trek TOS). It has a nice canopy, and a good amount of more regular bricks and not just slopes (Though there is quite a few still). It also has a "Luggage Rack" on the top which can hold storage containers that hold energy crystals. It also has a small hanger for a little mini-scooter thing, which is pretty cool.

The Mini-Craft - It's tiny, it's fast, and it's got a hand laser! That's right, this is one of the few sets that has a hand laser in it. There's not much else to say about this little craft except that it is unique, and it's a nice addition to the set.

The Alien Fighter - It's a fair craft, but it's not the best that LEGO has made. But at least they included an enemy vessel in this set. It's got a fair amount of pieces, it's pretty sturdy, and it's also fairly sturdy. Not really much else to say.

Minifigs - Nothing much to say really. It would be nice if they had thrown in at least one more Astro though.

Overall, this is an excellent set, 5 stars in every category. If you have the chance to get this set, then go for it!

If you love Lego, this is one of the must have set.

I am a Technic fan, not much interested in Mars series, however I still have 3
big sets of Mars Mission, as I am a real Lego lover also. I bought this in May. just put on the self and almost forgot it. Early November, I read the comment on Brickset about this set, and increditably, I found this one get ALL 5. I took it out and complete all the work in four hours, a bit slow but I never rush as I always enjoy the process of building Lego.

- It is very beautiful, and good for display.

- The drill functioning perfectly, and can be tilted to a horizintal position being used as a laser cannon / gun.

- The detachable space shuttle was well designed to fit into the Drill Platform, and the removable space bike in the shuttle is really cute.

- The drill can be easily motorised, which enhances the function to a great extent.

Too much to be mentioned here, get one from ebay, you will understand why this one up to now get ALL 5

Brickmad