Very fun set.
For figures we get 5 aliens and 2 astronauts. these are very simple figures, aliens soulless, astronauts have nice torsos and a gold visor but otherwise not much special.
Putting the set together was not my favourite experience as it has a lot of technic stuff. just my opinion however.
There is some fun parts here. Trans neon green radars, a big air pump thing and some tubes.
For the models we have a big turret installation thing and the main mothership.
The big turret thing is massive because of the big air pump. there's a little slide thing on the side. The airpump can fire essentially nerf bullets and the function.. it works alright. the big air pump and tubes are some very expensive pieces that bumped up the retail price a lot i think.
The main mothership i really like. technic cannon in the middle which work great, the green and black matches together perfectly.
But the main function is that it splits into multiple sections, the main reason why it's called a mothership. The front part looks very nice, the little drone things are very wobbly when connected to the main ship but look fun. and some little speeder things. adds a lot of play value.
For the original retail price the PPP Is slightly on the higher side due to the big pump but there is a lot of play value so it's not all bad.
So overall would i reccomend this set? it's very expensive now but if you can get a good deal i would reccomend getting it.
2 out of 2 people thought this review was helpful.
Lovely
I ordered it on ebay and had it together in about an hour.
Pros
Huge mothership
cool turret defense
splits into four different ships
looks really cool in genral
Cons: so if its the mothership, wheres the commander?
Other then one tiny con this set is really awesome!3 out of 4 people thought this review was helpful.
Assault on your Wallet
Decent Set, AWFUL PRICE, $69.99 CAD at the time!
Box/Instructions
Depicts a cool battle.
Parts
GREAT, you can build like 3-6 alien ships out of this
Minifigures
Aliens Suck, Astros Rock
The build
Pretty Fun to Build
The completed model
Bit too small for my loving
Overall opinion
Its the worst Mars Mission set of 2007, well, behind the Astro fighter, just because it should be an Alien Rammer instead of a Mothership, and the HIDEOUS price.
7.6/10
1 out of 4 people thought this review was helpful.
Looks like a draw
This set is pretty good, but it has some problems and gets boring quickly. I cannot decide who would win here because the mothership is powerful and the launcher looks like it can destroy it in one hit.
The air-powered rocket launcher is one of the parts I got this for. It can sort of far when you slam it, but if you stomp it, it goes very far. The launcher can aim only up and down, which was disappointing because, I could probably think up a way to make it turn. The "power plant" is HUGE! If you get this in the box, you will notice how thick it is. That is because the pump(I just call it that) is fit in there longways.
The mothership is cool, but like the launcher, it has some problems. First of all, the main part I like the most because, the design is very complicated and fun to build . I think the tail fins are a cool idea. The turrets are not that move-able due to two studs on each side blocking them. The small "hang gliders" are boring by themselves, but with an astro fighter, their fun. The front cockpit that can separate is okay, but the "wings" droop.
pros:
Rocket launcher fires fairly far.
HUGE pump.
Gunner's face.
Mothership detaches three vehicles.
Many "tentacles"
Cool design.
Blunt launcher
cons:
Rocket launcher does not turn.
Gets boring quickly.
"Wings" on cockpit droop.
"Hang gliders" are useless.
I was just thinking of bringing up the rating to five, but getting boring quickly is a big problem for me. It is okay, but I recommend the Recon dropship more.1 out of 3 people thought this review was helpful.
Brilliant, but worth it?
just a note to dragon_teenager, slam the air pump REALLY hard. if it doesn't shoot further than a foot, either:
you have a defective toy or
(more likely) you are not hitting hard enough.
Anyway, the mothership looks really cool, until you see the centre of it. It looks empty and useless. Theturrets have a useless design.
The alien 'vipers' hardly stick to the alien with blu-tack, sticky tape etc
Pros:
looks cool
lots of alien ships
good contest
turret
drill on turret
rockets
Cons:
Mothership has rather bad frame.
vipers are designed really badly
hard to stand
'dragon cruiser's' wings are floppy
hurts your hand to fire really far.
all in all, good, but don't start with it.3 out of 3 people thought this review was helpful.