Review: LEGO Marvel Infinity Saga 76209 Thor's Hammer

Today we are quickly interested in the contents of the LEGO Marvel Infinity Saga set 76209 Thor's Hammer, a box of 979 pieces sold at the public price of 119.99 € since March 1, 2022. The title of the product is sufficiently explicit, it is a question here of assembling a reproduction of Mjolnir (or Mjöllnir), the hammer of Thor.

The idea of ​​offering this iconic accessory from the Marvel universe is not bad, it remains to be verified that the final product lives up to its claims and its public price which seems to me in any case far too high. You will have seen it for yourself since the announcement of the product, the result is quite uneven with a design faithful to the reference object, a rather credible handle but a head which ignores the runes and which content with a neutral surface. No runes, but no stickers either.

Don't rely too much on assembly experience to get your money's worth: the neck is a repetitive succession of identical sub-assemblies framed by a few Technic beams and covered in brown and gray parts.

This part is assembled in a few minutes and then we move on to the internal structure of the hammer head which is also not really in the lace. A few large pieces Tiles and gray plates for the exterior texture, it is here also dispatched in a few minutes.

The hammer comes with a display stand made from new road plates which might have been a nice touch if it weren't so flimsy. We also assemble a small display that brings together the Infinity Glove with all its stones, the Tesseract already seen in this form in the set 76201 Captain Carter & The Hydra Stomper and Odin's Eternal Flame. The object is independent of the rest of the construction but it can be stored in the head of the hammer, just to add functionality to this exhibition product.

No mechanism specific to this product functionality, You will have to remove a few Tiles to slide the assembly into the head of the hammer and close the whole thing. The most complicated thing will then be to try to remove the thing later if you have connected the small display to the studs available inside by pressing hard, you will then have to shake the hammer vigorously or disassemble part of the head.

The assembly will therefore not leave you with an imperishable memory, and even if the object is ultimately rather convincing, there are not really any surprising or innovative techniques. It is on closer inspection that the defects of this product appear: There are some scratches on the parts in Reddish brown of the handle, all the gray parts are not quite the same gray and LEGO insists with its Tiles 6x6 mates flanked by a large injection point in their center.

There are 18 in this box and they are obviously all placed on the head of the hammer where they are surrounded by Tiles smaller and brighter. Those who remember the roof of the Batmobile from the LEGO Batman set 76139 1989 Batmobile know what I'm talking about Tiles should no longer be used when they must be visible and especially framed by other pieces in the same shade. In 2019, LEGO had replaced the Tile 6x6 batmobile roof mate in threes Tiles 2x6 bright and the improvement was welcome.

I am not sure that the manufacturer will one day put the cover back on this new product but I find it disappointing not to have avoided the use of this piece which no longer corresponds to the standards of collection and exhibition products sold at high prices. .

For those wondering, the hammer is strong enough to be picked up and handled. The internal structure does its job and the assembly is both very light and flawlessly rigid. We will easily play with five minutes before putting the thing back on its support. The latter is designed to accommodate the hammer in a precise position, do not expect more.

The plinth is in my opinion lacking in finish with a single layer of road plates and a few finishing pieces dotted across the surface. It also lacks a bit of inspiration and even if this element of the set is ultimately only secondary, there was probably a way to make it something a little more accomplished than a foil that just inflates the 'inventory. Note that the hammer is not fixed to the base, it can be removed at any time by grasping it by the handle.

For originality, we will console ourselves with the use of a rather convincing strap at the end of the handle. For those who don't know, the element is not new or specific to this product, it comes from the defunct LEGO VIDIYO range where it served as a carrying handle for the various BeatBoxes.

The object is intended to be displayed on a shelf as is already the case for the glove of the LEGO Marvel set 76191 Infinity Gauntlet, but LEGO makes the effort here to provide us with a minifigure of Thor to pass the public price pill. Only the torso of this minifig is new. The character's head is delivered in four boxes marketed since 2021.

When the product was announced, I was seduced by this model which seemed to me really original and accomplished. I'm less enthusiastic after putting it together, mainly due to the degraded appearance of having these Tiles 6x6 mates that spoil the aesthetics of this hammer, which is very successful.

The absence of runes on the head of the hammer is also disappointing, this plastic model of less than 1000 pieces sold for 120 € deserved in my opinion better than this somewhat austere finish.

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