Review: LEGO Marvel 76148 Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock

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.