Review: LEGO Marvel 76281 X-Men X-Jet

Today we take a very quick tour of the content of the LEGO Marvel set 76281 X-Men X-Jet, a box of 359 pieces which will be available from January 1, 2024 at the surprising retail price of €84.99. Whatever the possible qualities of this product inspired by the new season of the animated series X-Men '97 which will soon be available on the Disney+ platform, the price announced has monopolized the attention of fans who are still wondering how LEGO and Disney have come to believe that this is the right price for this box.

We can risk trying to find an explanation despite the reduced inventory of the product and the presence of four characters, but it is difficult to justify the public price by the presence of some very large elements for the fuselage of the X-Jet knowing that the many patterns present inside the ship are only stickers. A pad printing effort could have made it possible to argue in favor of LEGO but this is not the case.

We cannot conclude either that this X-Jet is ultra-detailed even if the 30 cm long vessel is not unworthy given the scale chosen. The construction, however, remains a modest children's toy like the previous version of the set. 76022 X-Men vs. The Sentinel marketed in 2014, with some basic functionalities such as the opening of the front glass roof and a portion of the cabin which allow access to the various piloting and command stations with basic layout or even the presence of Spring-Shooters as well as Stud Shooters placed under the ship to ensure minimal playability of the product and that's it.

The ship does not even have landing gear, it rests on its cabin and yet it would only have needed a few additional parts to make it gain a little height on our shelves. LEGO, on the other hand, did not forget to add a large sheet of graphically successful stickers but still just as annoying, especially at this price.

The supply of figurines is interesting without being overwhelming in substance and it is especially disappointing in terms of form: the Wolverine minifig seems at first glance very similar to that seen in the boxes of the 2nd series of collectible characters from the universe Marvel Studios (LEGO Marvel Studios reference 71039 Collectible Minifigures Series 2), but the version delivered in this box is economical with less pad printing on the arms and the side of the legs. It does not escape the usual problems of printing a light color, yellow here, on a dark support, the blue of the legs.

The figurine is therefore not completely connected from head to toe, which is frankly a shame. The Cyclops figurine is passable, it suffers like some Captain America figurines from the usual defect linked to light-colored faces pad-printed on a dark head, it's too pale.

The Malicia (Rogue) figurine is graphically very correct with a very pretty torso but hair that lacks white areas if we compare the LEGO version to the reference character. The small drip of ink visible on both sides of the head of the copy I received annoys me.

Finally, we get Magneto in an unusual outfit which is nevertheless more or less consistent with what we have already seen of the characters in the new season of the animated series. LEGO, however, seems to have forced a little too much on the pink and to have forgotten to integrate some shadows to give a little relief.

We cannot invoke here the usual excuse of "very preliminary artworks provided by the rights holders", Hasbro for its part unveiled its derivative products with a action figure of Magneto much more faithful to the version that should appear on screen. To be checked at the time of broadcast but this Magneto with straight hair seems quite irrelevant to me.

Those who want to complete their squad of mutants can add here the Beast and Storm figurines available in the 2nd series of collectible characters from the Marvel Studios universe and possibly replace the Wolverine minifig delivered in this box with the more advanced version as well. available in stamped boxes 71039 Collectible Minifigures Series 2.

We cannot decently say that this set lives up to the highly anticipated return of the X-Men at LEGO, it does not stand out on anything notable, is content with the minimum service charged at full price and it is even disappointing on several points techniques. You really have to be an unconditional and impatient fan to fall for it without at least waiting for this box to be available at a more reasonable price elsewhere. Sorry for not being more enthusiastic at the start of the year but the contents of this box are not capable of provoking blind amazement in me even if I am a fan of the subject covered.

To end on a positive note, don't hesitate to discover Chloé's informed opinion on this product (she has an X-Men t-shirt so she knows), her very personal analysis is worth a look. Be careful, if secondary education is an academic level for you, move on.

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