In my quest to acquire old sets from the catalogues I came across this dear lady in a charity shop in Wokingham for £15!(This was 2018 before COVID-19)which is a great deal I mean it was used of course, but everything was there in great condition.

The build: I didn't actually build this. Though looking at it there are some interesting parts including the green cockpit and large red hull parts on the sides of the twin front engines which houses the small car/buggy thing(which I'll get to later) and of course how could I forget about the glow in the dark parts on the sides of the brick built manta. Other than these now uncommon parts no techniques stand out to me personally.

The minifigs: three divers, two of which have exclusive face prints to Atlantis and a manta ray minifigure hybrid(which was common for Atlantis). All in all good figures.

Play/display: This primarily being a playset focused on children, play is the focus and you can really see that looking at it for the Neptune carrier is not one not two but three separate vehicles including a small buggy with claws on the front for scavenging loot which is stored in the front of the carrier and fastened to the back of it by a technic pin is a small scuba jet with harpoon guns clipped on top. As for display this one is ok, it does look much better paired with other sets(I've got it with #8059 seabed scavenger and #8060 typhoon turbo).

Summary: this is a marvellous set for play or display though some parts can fall of if held improperly

At long last, despite a budget short fall and the wonders of a birthday, I have finally gotten a hold of this set. Price wise I got a good deal even with shipping & handling to be able to get this for less then the original retail value. I think, even if I had gotten this at full retail, the price is still very good for a set this size.

There are four minifigures in this set, 3 Divers and then 1 Mantis Warrior. The Mantis Warrior is a welcomed addition as I have been loving the design on all of the aquatic minis for Atlantis. The Divers are alright. As this is 2010, they've got the characteristic neon green fins and dive suits. Each of the figures also has a reversible head with one side showing a serious expression and the other with a worried or scared look.

Next in line are the three mini builds with this set. The first of which is the Mantis with a very cool & good design, use of pieces with the dominent black use of bricks and the white highlight bricks. It's a very quick and easy build. The neat part to it is the use of the glow-in-the-dark spines. The other two mini-builds are for a very tiny sub that you can see on the picture of the box, but doesn't make it clear that it can detach and come away. The other mini-build is little red seabed rover for exploration along the seabed floor.

The main model, the Neptune Carrier is modulated and will be built in parts with each of the different numbered poly bags. Now it may have been my particular bag of bricks in question, I did have some problems with the "snap" effect for getting the bricks to stick together, but once in, they hold. They will just be very snug, more so then usual. In the end, I am just very delighted by the build of this sub and the surprises of all of the features that are part of it. The main one being that on the sides of the sub where the numbers are at, the flaps fold out and you have effectively a little cargo, computer station complete with tools and harpoon weapons stored there for the divers.

This set ends up being well worth the wait for me and finally getting a hold of it for my collection. Fans of the Atlantean theme are sure to love this one and I can see kids having hours of fun with a set like this. I mark down the playability here due to the fact that Atlantis is an aquatic theme and many of the models are set for being underwater. The rest is high marks for me due to the beauty of this model from technicals to aesthetics and kids getting a hold of a set like this to play with. This set will be proudly displayed with the rest of my Atlantis theme collection.

I bought this set for parts but I tend to build everything I buy and this was a pleasant surprise. What's not very obvious from the set picture above is that you actually get 3 vehicles here.

In the box are 4 bags. The first bag is for the small vehicles, the Manta and the minifigs, the other three bags are for the main vehicle. There is a car which is the weakest part of the set design. It's just not very pretty and there aren't many parts. Next is a James Bond style under-water scooter. It's a cute design with red curves, two harpoons and propellors. The Manta is a simple but effective design with some nice parts like the triple curved black slopes and glow-in-the-dark Bionicle spines.
The three divers have reversible heads; one side has a confident face, the other side has a scared face. It's a nice idea but with the diving gear on it's not easy to turn the heads around. The last minifig is an odd character with a grey face, a manta on his head and Neptune's fork in his hand.

The main vehicle is a fairly big clever contraption. It uses lots of red curves, Technic pieces and hinges to create an interesting shape. The curves of the bottom section are made of two halves of a cement mixer and two Technic panels open up to reveal tools. The scooter snaps on to the back. The really clever bit is the bottom half which opens up to store the car.
There are a few stickers but they don't go across multiple pieces and they're not essential for the looks of the set. An odd choice is a pearly-gold curved slope that's almost completely invisible.

For a non-licensed set it's kinda pricey but for children there's a lot to play with and for builders it's full of interesting parts. A very good set!

This is one if not the first Atlantis set I got. In my opinion its a very cool set and I would recommend it for any lego atlantis fan! The shape and structure of it at first almost reminded me of the older "Ice Planet" sets which I thought were also cool. Below are the list of pro's and con's.

Pro's:

-Nice diver minifigs including cool manta ray warrior

-Removable rover with rotating arms

-Central storage compartment

-Detachable mini sub

Con's:

-On few occasions the spear guns fall out when attempting to close the side hatches on the sub

Overall-5/5 rating!

I got this set via Bricklink, I have no idea how the shop had it – or if they were supposed to let it go – but they did (glee)

Right – Mild bias, I collect Lego Submarines so it’s going to be a set I am kind to on review.

Basic concept, largish main Sub with two dockable mini-vehicles. The set is like the recent Aqua set that didn’t have a matching set of ‘bad-guys’. Each set has its own opposite minifig/creature. Some sets have a large creature, most have a Atlantis machine with this collectable ‘thing’. :D

The set builds nicely and feels well, if sparsely, designed. It sits firmly upright with or without the car docked. The car dock is positive and its firmly gripped in the main sub when fitted. You can have the minifig sitting in it if you wish.

The small sub locks on the back and again doesn’t affect the balance of the sub. Both dockable are nicely designed and work well.

The main sub cockpit has a very large cover, it’s not hinged which is a bit cheap – further – you cannot sit a minifig in front of the pilot, so the huge cockpit is only viable for one Minifig & storage of flippers. This is fixable by moving the control display back one stud, and then there is plenty of room.

On the main sub the mid section allows both sides to open and you can fit a minifig in the middle, Its very fiddly though.

Stickers – a lot. I don’t mind as such BUT until they stop cracking up over time and LEGO don’t sell replacements – BOOOO

Four minifigs, three submariners & one sea creature. Very nicely designed with steam punk look. Faces are double sided like exo-force for the surprised looks. Also comes with buildable stingray with glow-in-dark bits – this is well designed.

Colour is good, rich Red with Dark Gray along with a sprinkle of Green.

Bottom line: I built this and my 8-year old daughter has not stopped playing with it yet – so it passes the playability test.

I will be getting more – I can’t help feeling though that as the largest Atlantis Sub it’s not the ‘Top’ set you would expect from a range, so I assume there will be more. I also think there is not a large ‘Baddy’ set at all in the range (yet)