Review : LEGO Marvel 76108 Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown

The movie Avengers: Infinity War is now in theaters so it's an opportunity to quickly talk about the set 76108 Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown (1004 pieces - 109.99 €).

And as much to kill the suspense right away, I find that this box is a real success, both in form and in substance. As usual, there is no question of making a Prévert-style inventory here, we quickly go around the set, just to give you some impressions.

The two facades provided, the Sanctum Sanctorum and the building where Peter Parker's apartment is located, have nothing to envy to the best buildings of the Creator Expert range (Modulars) and they will fit perfectly into a street made up of other constructions from this range.

The most meticulous can always improve the finishes of the two facades with a few Tiles to hide the visible tenons and fill the holes left by the parts Technic.

Best of all, the playset can be reconfigured with different angles to form a linear set or a street corner.
The piece of sidewalk with the trash can and the newspaper kiosk will be used to block the two facades at an angle of 45 °, it's ingenious. In a linear position, it completes the diorama at the end of the street.

Inside the two buildings, LEGO has this time left some room in the different rooms for young fans to play comfortably with their minifigs. The set is a bit thicker than the cinema fronts usually supplied from LEGO in licensed sets.

Each room is equipped with accessories or furniture, without overdoing it. The adult fan will see many nods to the Marvel universe, the child who will be offered this box can have fun in each of the rooms easily identifiable by its content.

Since it is a playset, we find here some nice features that will amuse the youngest: Explosion of walls and windows, hatch, launching of minifig from the roof, water tower on which the spider web thread to pull up Iron Spider, etc ...

It's pretty complete and playable. The Infinity Gem is hidden behind one of the building's walls, I won't tell you more.

Interesting detail, the playset closes on itself to form a single coherent building which will serve as a bonus as a storage box for accessories and minifigs.

It will then slip easily between two constructions in a diorama of Modulars provided you remove the spider web-based mechanism visible in the photo below.

The assembly moves easily once closed. A locking latch would have been welcome to allow younger children to store their playset without risking accidental opening.

For those who are interested, 18 stickers dress the whole, including a few cobwebs placed on the windows and on the walls.

The endowment in characters of this box is very correct with from left to right below the figurine of Cull Obsidian, Ebony Maw, Iron Man (MK50), Dr Strange and Iron Spider. We would always like more, with why not a Peter Parker in civilian clothes or an additional villain, but it is already very correct.

Overall, there isn't much to fault about the pad printing of each of these minifigs. Iron Man comes here with a face mimicking the armor facial HUD and that's a good thing. Those who prefer to leave the minifigure with a standard face will only have to turn their heads.

Only regret, Iron Spider did not have the chance to inherit legs molded in two colors. The pad printing only on the front therefore falls a little flat.

Dr Strange keeps a pad printing and a face similar to those of the minifigure seen in the set 76060 Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum (2016) but the hair delivered with this new version really improves the final look.
The area that is supposed to be in Flesh (flesh color) at the level of the neck is as usual a little pale because struck without underlay on the dark blue chest. The cape is now in two pieces.

Finally, LEGO delivers in this box a slew of "Power Blasts", these translucent accessories that allow different characters to materialize their different powers or weapons. There are enough of them to equip everyone with many variations, including several elements that serve to reproduce the trails left by Iron Man's thrusters This is a good point for playability.

In the end, I say yes. This set is proof that it is possible to produce content on a theme that often gives pride of place to machines, ships and other vehicles by offering a play area that does not only serve as a pretext to sell us some minifigs at the price strong.

The word playset takes on its full meaning here, and everyone will find something for it: The youngest will feast on the many features on offer and adult fans will find something to organize a convincing little diorama here.

The set is already available at a slightly lower rate at the retail price charged by LEGO, which makes it really essential. If I only had to buy one box of this new wave of sets based on the film Avengers: Infinity War, it would be this one.
If on your side you have already bought this box, do not hesitate to share your feelings in the comments.

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