Review: LEGO Marvel 76144 Avengers Hulk Helicopter Rescue

Today we are interested in the LEGO Marvel set 76144 Avengers Hulk Helicopter Rescue (482 pieces - 59.99 €), a box available for a few weeks which accomplishes the feat of completely missing its subject, even in certain details. Still, the product offers pretty decent playability and therefore deserves some attention, even from those who skipped it a bit too quickly.

This set indeed looks like a derivative of the film Avengers Endgame, but almost everything is far too approximate to be credible. Many fans, however, will be indulgent with these glaring inaccuracies and will just add Pepper Potts / Rescue and Hulk in version. Quantum Suit to their collection without really worrying about the rest of the contents of the box.

As it was absolutely necessary to offer a vehicle, the designer thought that a helicopter would do the trick. And if in addition it allows to drop the Hulk on the evil Chitauris, it's even better. Neither the machine, nor the functionality are obviously present in the film. The helicopter could almost be delusional if it weren't so wacky with its blades and canopy that seem to come straight out of a set in the LEGO Nexo Knights range, its skates and missile launchers carelessly placed at the end of the wings.

In addition to the function that allows the Hulk to be ejected by pressing the orange button placed near the rotor, we can retain the presence of a case with code lock that allows you to store the Nano Gauntlet and two clips to hang Black Widow's sticks while she's in control of the craft. The wings are mobile, they can unfold upwards or stay flat on the sides of the helicopter. Both Tiles with the Avengers logo that adorn the upper surface of the wings are pad printed. It is always that taken.

The set also has the merit of offering a complete content with good guys and bad guys and so there is something here to have a little fun for the youngest by ejecting the Hulk so that he takes the skin off the two evil Chitauris. The whole is still far too crude to convince an adult fan who is looking for a new product derived from the film.

On the villain side, the buildable Leviathan is a far cry from paying homage to the film's version. Here, we are satisfied with a mini-model articulated like a snake or a Ninjago dragon with an outside cockpit. We are close to the Microfighter and it's a bit of a shame for a set sold for € 60. The book cover in Trans purple which is used here as HUD is not new, it was already delivered in two sets The LEGO Movie 2 marketed in 2019. The other provided device allows to install a Chitauri and it is undoubtedly the element of the set the more faithful to the film.

The endowment in characters is interesting here even if the approximations are numerous. We could for example discuss the color of the armor of Pepper Potts in Rescue version and frankly bulky additional elements that dress the minifig. And that's not to mention the provided hair which isn't quite in the spirit of Gwyneth Paltrow's hairstyle in the final scenes of the movie or the helmet that doesn't have a movable visor.

It will also be necessary to rid the minifigure of its various accessories to put the hair on its head. Still, we're finally getting a LEGO version of this character and that's a good thing. The pad printing of the minifig's torso and legs is superb with a pretty impressive level of detail.

The majority of the stickers in the set are on a transparent background and it is a solution that seems to me to be suitable for avoiding the color differences often observed between the stickers and the parts on which they are placed. The moving parts of Pepper Potts' armor are therefore dressed in some of these stickers and the result is in my opinion quite acceptable.

Hulk is delivered here in version Quantum Suit and the outfit is pretty much faithful to the movie, except maybe for the chest details and the oversized logo. LEGO provides the Nano Gauntlet that the character puts on in a scene but the outfit worn by Bruce Banner at this point in the film is not the one delivered here.

It's not a big deal, collectors of minifigs in their variant Quantum Suit keep their hands green and expose the Nano Gauntlet apart. The latter comes with four Infinity Stones to plug into the slots provided (Spirit, Power, Time and Reality), the other two (Soul and Space) are available in the set 76131 Avengers Compound Battle (2019)

The Black Widow minifigure is not new, it is the one already delivered in the set 76126 Ultimate Quinjet marketed in 2019. Same observation for the two Chitauris with slightly sad legs which were also delivered in set 76126. No weapons for the two villains, they are in command of their respective machines and the small flying platform is equipped with of them Stud Shooters.

In short, this set is not a product derived from the movie Avengers Endgame of which they nevertheless take some elements but it allows us above all to complete our collection of minifigs in version Quantum Suit and finally get a Pepper Potts / Rescue minifigure. It's up to you to see whether to spend 60 € right away or wait for a promo at Amazon.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 12th February 2020 next at 23pm.

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