Review : LEGO Marvel Spider-Man 76129 Hydro-Man Attack

Today is the turn of the LEGO Marvel Spider-Man set 76129 Hydro-Man Attack (471 pieces - 39.99 €) to be the subject of a quick test. This is a real playset with a set of characters that can be staged in a rather complete setting and which even has some interesting features.

It's in the movie trailer: the clash between Mysterio and Hydro-Man takes place in the streets (or canals) of Venice where Peter Parker and MJ have come to have a good time. We are therefore entitled here to a construction more or less inspired by Venetian architecture with a bridge, a campanile, a gondola and .... a coffee machine. It's caricature to perfection even if one may wonder what the Japanese-style white portico is doing there, but it is a beautiful play space to build.

Two ejection functions are built into the construction: the first under the top of the bridge and the second under the bar terrace table. It suffices to push on the mechanism provided to cause the tilting or ejection of the parts. Nothing very sophisticated here, the two mechanisms are not equipped with springs, but it is enough to add a little interactivity to this playset.

As for the construction experience, aside from the stacking of pieces which leads to the final result, I note some very interesting techniques at the campanile level (see photo above) which deserve to be mentioned.

For the rest, the simplicity of construction has at least one advantage: it allows the surface of the playset to be extended simply by basing itself on what LEGO offers, namely a few gray foundations laid on blue pieces and then covered with elements. gray and Dark Tan. Even the youngest can easily add a few streets to the basic playset. Although the build can be moved without breaking everything, an additional blue baseplate (ref. 10714) can possibly help give a little more rigidity and context to the scene.

Venice obliges, LEGO provides us with a gondola but forgets to put in the box a gondolier in typical clothes. Left to do in the cliché, it was necessary to go to the end.

Not everyone's LEGO-style interpretation of Hydro-Man. The solution used by LEGO is based on a minifig plugged into a "modular" pyramidal base which allows the effect of the downpours moved by the character to be reproduced. The three levels of the base can be easily separated to place the minifig higher or lower. Why not, even if I imagined Hydro-Man more imposing.

This choice has at least the merit of allowing us to obtain an additional unseen minifigure even if this Hydro-Man like LEGO does not have much to do with the one seen in the trailers of the film. The designer has tried to create an interesting visual effect on the plinth with the help of a few stickers, but the end result lacks ambition.

The minifig endowment is very correct, even if we find the now usual Mysterio minifigure which is delivered identically in the three sets based on the film. None of the sets get the Jake Gyllenhall header and that's a shame.

Exclusive torso and head for Hydro-Man, that's always taken. The pad printing of the minifig is really very original, a pity that the legs were not entitled to the same treatment as the torso, even if they are intended to disappear in the intended base.

Head with two new faces and torso for the character of MJ (Michelle Jones) played by Zendaya, it's simple but sufficient. We even recognize the usual pout of the young girl on the face of the minifigure, it's nice work on the part of the graphic designer. The hair provided is not really faithful to that of the actress but we will do with it.

Unpublished torso and hat for Peter Parker (Tom Holland) whose face is also that of Ant-Man, a Hoth Rebel Trooper or even Lucian Bole. The hair delivered here in Dark Brown suit the character perfectly and it's always a good thing to be able to get some extra hair to have a “full” version of a character without their usual helmet or mask.

In summary, this set sold for € 39.99 offers plenty of fun with a nice construction, two mechanisms that allow you to eject minifigs and four characters. And a rat that eats pizza. Hydro-Man undoubtedly deserved better but the minifigure of the character is sufficiently successful to pass the pill. I say yes.

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