We continue the tour of 2020 novelties around the Spider-Man universe with the LEGO Marvel set 76148 Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock (234 pieces - 29.99 €). This box features a new Spider-Cycle which vaguely recalls the version of the set 76113 Spider-Man Bike Rescue (2019), but here the machine has a transformation "function". Indeed, the motorcycle includes a detachable element which allows Spider-Girl to also have a vehicle to face Octopus and try to recover the 200 dollars that the villain stole somewhere.

The initial idea is not bad, I am still interested in the modularity of a machine capable of splitting into several sub-vehicles and this is a mechanical spider separated into two elements that come to clip on the sides of the motorcycle. Overall, the "assembled" version of the bike remains acceptable, although there is only room for Spider-Man on the vehicle.

Once the mechanical spider has been removed and assembled, the bike, on the other hand, looks less proud with its visible blue pins. For its part, the mechanical spider benefits from very limited mobility and the only points of articulation are placed at the level of the "claws", the rest of the frame of the construction being fixed. No controllers for Spider Girl, she's just sitting on her spider, her arms dangling.

Only the motorcycle is equipped with two Stud Shooters placed at the front of the vehicle and the mechanical spider has no coin launcher. The gameplay is therefore a little limited even if we can pretend that Spider-Girl throws webs using the complete assortment of white pieces provided. It should be noted that Spider-Man adopts as usual a driving position that is far from natural.

The Spider-Cycle is equipped with the rims already seen on Black Panther's bike in the set 76142 Avengers Speeder Bike Attack  and on the AIM machine seen in the set 76143 Avengers Truck Takedown. This element that I find very successful will eventually arrive one day on the chassis of a vehicle in a LEGO Creator Expert box or a set from the Technic range ...

As for the three figurines delivered in this box, it is minimum service: The Spider-Man minifigure, the other very common variant in recent years with its legs injected in two colors, is the one already seen in the sets 76113 Spider-Man Bike Rescue (2019) 76114 Spider-Man's Spider Crawler (2019) 76115 Spider Mech vs. Venom (2019) 76150 Spiderjet vs. Venom Mech (2020) et 76163 Venom Crawler (2020)

The torso and head of Doc Ock are the elements already delivered in 2019 in the set 76134 Doc Ock Diamond Heist and the hair provided here already equipped several versions of the character marketed since 2004. The exoskeleton is here dressed in stickers which do the job quite well by bringing an additional level of detail to all the parts that form the mechanical appendages of the character.

The Anya Corazon (Earth-616) figurine delivered in this box is the only one to be unseen and it is currently exclusive to this box. It takes over the hair of many "civilians" seen in different sets of the LEGO CITY range and on the head of Toryn Farr (Star Wars) or Erin Gilbert (Ghostbusters). To really stick to the character's outfit and offer a more successful finish, a few white lines on the legs of the minifigure would have been welcome. The design of the torso is very correct here, but like the Ghost Spider minifigure in the set 76149 The Menace of Mysterio, the spider-shaped black area turns gray and looks a bit sloppy to me.

According to the official descriptions provided by the manufacturer, this is not the first time that Spider-Girl has made an appearance in a LEGO set. The character was indeed indicated as delivered in 2016 in the box 76057 Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle, even if we remember that it was then in fact Spider-Woman in Ultimate version, more than Spider-Girl.

In summary, for a collector, this box is only of interest for the original minifig it allows to obtain, the rest being already seen or dispensable. For the little ones, there's plenty of fun with an acceptable 2-in-1 vehicle and a super villain to fight. € 30 for all that, however, is a bit expensive. As usual, patience will be rewarded with a few euros saved at Amazon and others within a few months.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 3th May 2020 next at 23pm. No emergency for the draws, the shipments will only take place when the sanitary situation allows it.

Today we take a quick look at the LEGO Marvel Spider-Man set 76147 Vulture's Trucker Robbery (93 pieces - 24.99 €), a box flanked by the 4+ logo which is therefore aimed at an audience of very young fans of the Marvel universe.

Even if it is self-sufficient with a very balanced content that allows three young fans to stage a clash between Spider-Man on his motorcycle, Vulture and his mechanical wings and the armored van to escort, I see this box as a nice addition to the set 76149 The Menace of Mysterio of which it takes again the general framework, the robbery, and some elements like the white chests containing ingots and precious stones. It will be necessary to accept the idea that Spider-Man is duplicated but the two sets together allow for really fun.

Looking more closely, we see that this set is a good example of recycling many elements already used more or less frequently in the past: The armored van is logically composed of a few large parts including the gray frame which was already used as a base. for the vehicle from the LEGO Juniors Jurassic World set 10757 Raptor Rescue Truck in 2018 and for the garbage dumpster from the LEGO CITY set 60220 Garbage Truck in 2019.

The big green hood is a bit rarer, it had not been seen in a set since 2008, when it was used for the CITY set truck 7733 Truck & Forklift. We especially remember the two green panels stamped with a diamond and the windshield holder already used for the green locomotive from the LEGO CITY set 60198 Freight Train (2018) but also for the truck of the set 76015 Doc Ock Truck Heist marketed in 2014.

The red motorbike also returns regularly in different sets since 2016, including some LEGO CITY and DC Comics boxes. Despite the inevitable assortment of colors reminiscent of the Spider-Man costume, here it lacks a few designs that truly identify the vehicle as Spider-Man's. Designers usually put it everywhere, so this bike without specific decoration seems a little too neutral to me.

Too bad the "armored" van is not completely closed, as it is, it looks more like a public works truck than anything else. The designer will no doubt have wanted to facilitate access to the rear of the vehicle to allow Vulture to steal the load when arriving by air. The same goes for the driver's cabin, which is not covered. It's far from believable, even for a very young fan, but we will do with it. Small funny detail, the rear part of the van is ejectable via a very simple mechanism.

In the minifig department, we also recycle many elements: The torso of the driver of the truck who has the features of Tina Goldstein is that of the guardian of the Arkham asylum in the set 76138 Batman and The Joker Escape (2019). Spider-Man minifig is the one seen in the sets 76133 Spider-Man Car Chase (2019) 76134 Doc Ock Diamond Heist (2019) 76146 Spider-Man Mech (2020) et 76149 The Menace of Mysterio (2020)

The torso of the vulture is the one delivered in 2019 in the set 76114 Spider-Man's Spider Crawler and the character's face also appeared in the sets 76059 Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap (2016) et 76083 Beware The Vulture (2017). Only the wings also used for the character of Falcon, here delivered in L, are really new and for the moment exclusive to this set.

In short, this box is not enough to wake up a seasoned collector but it does offer something to have fun for one or more young fans of the Spider-Man universe. This is the whole point of these sets stamped 4+. The public price of this box is set at 29.99 € and it is as usual a little excessive. We will wait a few months for the price to drop at Amazon to have fun.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at April 21th next at 23pm. No emergency for the draws, the shipments will only take place when the sanitary situation allows it.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.

Today we are quickly interested in the LEGO Marvel Spider-Man set 76149 The Menace of Mysterio, a small box stamped 4+ which combines a very basic assembly experience with a varied assortment of minifigs but far from being able to satisfy the most demanding collectors.

As usual in the 4+ boxes intended for the youngest, the two machines delivered here are based on meta-pieces that you have to dress up to obtain simplified but frankly playable constructions. Between Spider-Man's helicopter and Mysterio's robot, we find ourselves in the Mighty Micros atmosphere, less assembly pleasure.

While the pocket helicopter will not pass into posterity despite the good idea of ​​using claws in place of the usual skates, Mysterio's robot, an enlarged version of the character's torso, is a little more interesting with his post of control covered with a bubble and its movable arms. As you probably already know, there are no stickers in these boxes, so this is an opportunity to get some pad printed elements that can be reused for personal creations.

The gameplay of the set does not only depend on the possibility of a confrontation between Spider-Man, associated with Ghost Spider on his skateboard, and Mysterio at the controls of his robot: There is an additional stake with a bank to rob.

Here too, the construction is really very basic, but despite the cartoonish aspect of the thing the functionality of opening the trunk by removing the thick door on which the handle is located is interesting. The three fingers of each hand of the robot can grip objects or characters and Mysterio can therefore remove this element to allow access to the two small chests placed inside.

On the minifig side, of the three characters provided, two are not unpublished and are also delivered in sets marketed in 2019 and 2020. The Spider-Man figurine appears in four other sets: 76133 Spider-Man Car Chase, 76134 Doc Ock Diamond Heist, 76146 Spider-Man Mech and 76147 Vulture's Trucker Robbery and Ghost Spider was already present in the set 76115 Spider Mech vs. Venom (2019)

The big flaw of the Ghost Spider minifigure: The black color pad printed on the white background of the torso which tends to turn gray. It's far from fitting with the legs and on this specific point, the version of the set 76115 Spider Mech vs. Venom seems more polished to me.

The only truly new minifig in this box is that of Mysterio with his minimalist torso and his neutral head in Light Aqua placed under the globe which also served as a helmet for Mr Freeze in 2019. All the parts used here work quite well and we find a comic version of the character very faithful. Too bad for the legs which remain hopelessly neutral instead of benefiting from the basic yet basic pattern present on the torso.

The minifig is here equipped with a purple cape which covers the pad printed pattern on the back, with a piece of cape. It's a bit strange to find this piece of cape printed on the back of the figurine, but we'll do with it.

Finally, this little box does not deserve despite its public price a little too high (34.99 €) even if the most assiduous collectors of minifigs will be hungry for a single new character. There is plenty of fun here and, for the little ones, get your foot in the LEGO-style Spider-Man universe with simple builds but instant playability.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at April 13th next at 23pm. No emergency for the draws, the shipments will only take place when the sanitary situation allows it.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.

Today we quickly tour the LEGO Marvel set 76143 Avengers Truck Takedown (477 pieces - € 39.99), one more box based on the Marvel's Avengers (Square Enix) video game whose release was initially scheduled for May 2020 but has finally been postponed to next September.

Here, too, the Avengers face the AIM troops (Advanced Idea Mechanics) and for the occasion Captain America and Hawkeye are at the controls of a modular truck with a slightly strange look. The machine is based on four (too) small wheels and it opens to store the rear Stud Shooter competition mounted on Technic beams.

Why not, even if the vehicle would in my opinion have benefited from being mounted on large wheels or tracks, just to make it more homogeneous. Just press the latch at the back to open the two body panels that hide the weapon, it's always taken for playability, and the cockpit of the truck is also a little strange but it has the merit of being able to accommodate a minifigure in uniform under the mobile canopy.

With its look and its blue / gray color and by simply changing the stickers, the machine could also just as well integrate the LEGO Jurassic World range and I think that this truck is not really up to what could have invented Tony Stark to make life easier for the band of superheroes. For a more successful product, LEGO could in my opinion have added a motorcycle that it would have been possible to store in the rear compartment for Captain America, the barrel then being fixed above the driving position.

Opposite, the AIM troops had to be content with a more modest three-wheeled machine, but they were assisted by a combat drone armed with Stud Shooters which is attached to the back. We find at the front a rim identical to those seen on the Black Panther motorcycle in the set 76142 Avengers Speeder Bike Attack. If the truck struggles to convince me, this very simple three-wheeled motorcycle seems more consistent with the universe developed here thanks to its aggressive look and its use justified by the transport of the combat drone.

As usual, we stick some stickers on the truck and on the motorcycle with the bonus of a license plate which also serves as the signature of the designer of the set: NA811 for Nabii aka Mark Stafford.

On the minifig side, we get here two members of the Avengers. Captain America benefits from a brand new double-sided face and torso, shield and mask previously seen in the set 76123 Captain America: Outriders Attack (2019) and a pair of neutral legs. The white of the torso is not really white as usual but the design of the piece is very faithful to the video game version although it lacks a few patterns on the arms to make it perfect. LEGO is kind enough to deliver hair for the character, it's nice.

Hawkeye benefits from his side of a torso and a new head, all plugged on neutral legs and with hair in Medium Dark Flesh already used in the past for Thor, Newt Scamander and a handful of other generic minifigs. Nice graphic work on the torso, too bad the legs have not received the same attention.

Finally, the two AIM agents delivered here are identical to the one seen in the set 76142 Avengers Speeder Bike Attack. One of the two agents is equipped with a flamethrower and a jetpack, why not, these elements will bring a little variety when it comes to forming a small squad intended to populate a diorama.

As for the set 76142 Avengers Speeder Bike Attack, there is fun here by getting some new minifigs and everyone should find something for themselves. Even if the "Avengers truck" will probably not go down in history in the same way as a Quinjet, this box sold at the public price of 39.99 € is a product that makes the effort to be self-sufficient with what fun for two or three without having to go back to the checkout. It's already that.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at March 29, 2020 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn. Shipment of the batch as soon as the sanitary situation permits.

The last trailer for the film Black Widow is available and we will now have to wait until April 29 to discover the film in theaters and, incidentally, to check whether the only derivative product currently marketed by LEGO, the reference 76162 Black Widow's Helicopter Chase (271 pieces - € 29.99), is an acceptable representation. Without getting too wet and given the different clues available (a helicopter, snow ...) we can already imagine that the set tries to reproduce the scene seen in the different trailers.

I will obviously soon offer you a "Review "from this box that allows us to obtain a helicopter, a motorcycle, a quad and three minifigs: Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff), Yelena Belova and Taskmaster.