Review: The LEGO Movie 2 70829 Emmet & Lucy's Escape Buggy

The LEGO Movie 2 side of the lineup returns with a quick set test 70829 Emmet & Lucy's Escape Buggy (550 pieces - 49.99 €).

No need to do tons of it, here it is simply a matter of assembling the vehicle, seen in the trailer for the film, with which Emmet and Cool-Tag flee from Apocalypseburg. With a few details, the LEGO version is also rather faithful to the model of the film.

With 550 pieces on the clock including four characters (six with Star and Heart) and some accessories, the buggy in the set is obviously not an ultra-complicated model and yet the final rendering is in my opinion very convincing. It's colorful, the design is original and it's playable. What more ?

THE big feature of the buggy is its front suspension which puts the vehicle in aero position, as long as you press the hood. Unable to block the position.

No steering and the front part of the roof is easily removed and the doors open to place Emmet and Lucy inside the craft. No moving parts at the engine level which is rather detailed but purely decorative.

The wheel arches at the front are a little offset when you press to compress the suspension spring, but that's not a big deal because this is not a model of an existing vehicle. ..

No complicated solution to lower the front of the vehicle, the unique central suspension does the job. It is rustic but sufficient. However, the rear remains permanently raised and it is therefore not possible to put the vehicle in the "Lowrider" position.

Strangely, the buggy does not have any functional weapon. No machine launcher or trick-shooters, here we have to be content with a fictitious weaponry with a harpoon launcher on the right side and a front cover that opens to reveal a row of missiles symbolized by a few red cones .

Here we can therefore do vroum-vroum but not knock out some minifigs or accessories using integrated weapons.

The model uses rims and tires of different diameters, it is a wise choice which gives a really successful aggressive look to the whole. The basic frame made up of a few technical parts will allow the youngest to familiarize themselves with the concept of beams and pins before moving on to more elaborate models.

I am again not sure that the machine enjoys an onscreen presence beyond the chase stage seen in the film trailer, but it is a vehicle and therefore offers gameplay that is going well. beyond the context of the film.

I told you about it a few days ago, this set can be combined with the reference 70827 Ultrakatty and Warrior Lucy! to obtain an even more stylish vehicle. To think about when choosing what to give to a young fan of this universe.

In the box, LEGO delivers the characters of Heart and Star, a version of MetalBeard to hang wherever you want, a small support that allows you to eject some parts from a crate and a flaming canister.

On the minifig side, we find here the two usual heroes, Emmet and Lucy Wyldstyle (Cool-Tag at home) accompanied by Sharkira. The latter uses the torso of Roxxi, character delivered in the set 70840 Welcome to Apocalypseburg and she wears a helmet with opaque visor flanked by a requion mouth. Why not.

The (Never) STOP sign held by Lucy is pad printed. There are also only six stickers in this set, they serve to raise the level of detail of the buggy a little by adding finishes to the body.

This box, the public price of which is set by LEGO at 49.99 €, is already offered at a reduced price by Amazon. In short, it offers a vehicle with a successful look, very pleasant to assemble, and accompanied by six characters including the two heroes of the film. It would be a shame to do without.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before February 12, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

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