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Product
#:
70800
Getaway
Glider
104
Pieces
$12.99
Build
Time:
Approx. 28
Minutes
I
bought this set before I saw the fantastic movie that it's from. I
never opened this until just the other day for some reason. It just
didn't do much for me. I mainly bought it because it was one of the
cheapest sets and I wanted some of the minifigures in it. Well I had
some spare time the other day finally being able to form an opinion
on whether or not this is a worthy buy.
Packaging:
Normally,
LEGO knocks it out of the park with their packaging but I think this
one is weak. I hate the positioning of the glider because the angle
is very odd. However the sheriff bot on the horse is awesomely placed
with the nice decorative cactus to its left.
Level
Of Intimidation Of Build:
The
glider itself is crazy looking, with lots of different pieces
completing this odd makeshift flying contraption. Once I started
building the set, everything went together fairly well. Like almost
every LEGO set I had a problem finding one piece and may or may not
have freaked out that the company forgot to put in the piece. Which
by the way, has yet to happen to me. For a cheaper set this was
definitely more intimidating then equally sized sets but was an easy
build.
Minifigure:
For
the price of 12.99 you get this set plus 3 minifigures (minifigures
are basically a 2.99 value) so it’s a pretty sweet deal. The Emmet
is the same one from the Melting Room play set but it’s still a fun
figure that comes with two faces, the other one is kind of a smirk
and is hidden by the back of his hair. Oddly enough it’s a better
smirk than Han’s from the Micro
Fighters
set I reviewed last time here on Needless Things. The Sheriff bot is
completely awesome as you can tell. He has two guns, a cool star on
his hat, and a sweet mustache! The other bot is cool as well. I'm not
a fan of that gun (which is used in a ton of sets) but he makes for a
cool sidekick.
Build
Process:
The
cactus was the first thing that was on the list to build. It’s a
simple and effective piece in the set. Then it's onto the glider
itself. The first piece of the glider I have a bit of an issue with.
You see that barrel looking thing under the gray pole? It pops off if
you remotely breathe on it. Frustrating.
Things
went smoothly after the “Barrel Incident Of 2014” happened. There
are stickers that you have to put on two pieces on each wing as you
can see. The word Bank and phrase Keep Out are separated out on each
wing. Luckily, the stickers are smaller than the actual pieces so it
makes it easy to apply.
Moving
Pieces:
There
are a few moving pieces on this set:
Wings:
So
obviously the wings will move since this is a flying vehicle and they
have a nice range of motion.
Gray
Fins: The
fins at the bottom have a wide range of movement that rotate all the
way around.
Weathervanes:
The
gray pole with the weathervane on top spins around like crazy and is
extremely easy to pop off so you’ve been warned...
Completed:
Here
is the finished build and as you can see it looks pretty neat.
Displaying this set is tough because it’s a flying vehicle but you
do have two options. Option one is pictured above, where it rests on
the wings. This is okay but Option two is much better. I didn't get a
pic of it because well I have no good excuse except Lord Business got
in the way. Option two is better because it can stand on those gray
fins you see on the bottom. Just trust me on that one.
Oh
crap I almost forgot....My favorite part of the set!
IT
HAS A HORSE! YEE HAW!
Okay
maybe it’s not that cool but I think it’s hilarious and makes for
a fun pose! This horse has probably been used a million times by LEGO
- most recently by The Lone Ranger sets - but this is an easy, cheap
way to obtain the animal.
Overall:
This
set is just overwhelmingly bland to me. I mean, I guess it’s kind
of sad that the cactus and the horse are my two favorite things about
it. Although the sheriff is a pretty kick ass minifigure and a great
addition to my minifig collection. The best part of this set is that
it has a ton of cool pieces for only $12.99. Even if you don't want
the glider the minifigs, horse, and cactus are worth purchasing this
set for in my opinion. Then you would have a lot of good spare parts
for other builds.
I
don't know what I would change about it to make me like it more;
something just bugs me. I am a bit burned out on Emmet. Even though
I love the character I have like 6 minifigs of him and they are all
basically the same. This set is definitely not a must have and if
there is a set that you think you would like better, I would spend
your money on that one.
SCORE:
2.5 OUT OF 5
-R.T.
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