LEGO76155 Super Heroes In Arishem’s shadow

Initially I was sent a completely different Lego set by mistake and had to return it. However once the correct externals set arrived I was quite pleased. As with anything these days you are paying for the brand and it is quite an expensive set considering the size BUT as a marvel fan I do love it. It’s an enjoyable piece to put together and looks fantastic on display afterwards so all round I think I’d buy it again in all honesty despite it being a bit pricey.

This set is a tie-in with the forthcoming Marvel Eternals movie. Well, it’s forthcoming when I’m writing this. By the time you read it, the movie will probably be out. I haven’t seen the movie yet so I’m going to review this set on its own merits. Once I’ve seen the movie, I’ll amend the review if I need to.The first thing I will say is that this set is MUCH bigger than it looks. When I saw the pictures, I thought it looked like terrible value for money. The pictures don’t do it justice. The finished model of Arishem the Judge is pretty big, and it took ages to build. It stands approximately 30cm (or a foot, in real money) tall.The set took my wife and I most of an afternoon to assemble, taking turns. There’s the first problem. Other large sets come with two or more instruction manuals so different people can build different parts of the model. This one just has one huge manual. The parts are all organised into separate bags for each stage of the build, so it would have been easy to make this a multi-player game, but for some odd reason LEGO chose not to. Maybe they think someone who is a fan of both LEGO and Marvel is unlikely to have any friends…The set comes with four minifigs: Ajak, Kingo, Ikaris and Sersi, who all come with their respective weapons and special powers. They also feature some impressive graphics, representing the Eternals’ outfits.The instructions start you off with building a small Deviant as a warm-up. It’s actually quite an involved model and took me at least half an hour to make. When finished, it’s a bit annoying as it won’t stand up unless you get it balanced just right. It’s probably not supposed to, as it’s clearly a bird of some kind.If you think the bird falling over is annoying, wait until you’ve built the huge model of Arishem.I would never say that making a LEGO set was boring. It’s not. Ever. Nevertheless, this model does have quite a lot of duplicated elements that you can’t really avoid – two arms, two legs, two sets of shoulder armour etc. I did find myself going, “didn’t I just do this bit?” more than once. It’s not a challenging build, but it’s more involved than I expected – and that’s definitely a good thing if you measure value in Pounds per Hour. It’s a bit fiddly, using an awful lot of one and two stud plates in all manner of forms. Actually, there are very few actual ‘bricks’ at all. Nearly every element is specialised.About halfway through the build, my wife suggested that this model was going to be wobbly, probably fall over, and definitely fall apart. She was right on all counts.That’s where this set really becomes a ‘collectors only’ set. The finished Arishem is large, and poseable. Unfortunately you are really limited in the poses you can use, as it falls over unless it’s bolt upright. The feet are built with the Studs Not On Top, so you can’t even stick it to a baseplate – it’s as if it’s on skis.If you try and play with it – or even carry it carefully over to the dining table - bits fall off. The shoulder armour is particularly prone to this.This model is clearly supposed to be built once and put on display. That’s a bit of a shame, although it does seem to be the way LEGO has gone lately.This is a really tough review. On the one hand, I would not pay £56 for this set, and if I had, I’d be disappointed. On the other hand, if I was a more dedicated Marvel / LEGO fan I’d want it for my collection, and if I was a minifig collector, I’d HAVE to buy it because two of the minifigs are unique to this set.I’m going with a slightly generous four stars because I did enjoy building it, which is what LEGO is all about. The missing star is because it falls over and bits fall off too easily, and it’s just too specialised a set. It’s intended for display, and you can’t really make anything else with it.

The media could not be loaded.  With Marvel The Eternals on the horizon gift sets like these make a great Christmas present. Personally for the price I think it is slightly steep for what you are getting but ultimately it is a very solid design.Construction is very simple and easy for a youngster to do. There were a lot of little builds that you put together at the end. My young brother was able to stay focused. It was a bonus for him that the build included 4 people from the eternals. With time and a lot of patience we finished in about an hour.From the sleek body, the brilliant head build, and the repetitive yet effective limb construction I think Arishem is a great display piece but an okay toy like all LEGO mechs/buildable figures. Arishem is accompanied with a great ensemble of figures and a fun Deviant side build.My brothers favourite part is is the light up feature, this is such a great idea. I only Recommend buying this at full price if the consumer enjoys The Eternals as I stated I think the price is a little steep for what you get.

This lego kit is a complement to the upcoming Marvel Move: The Eternals.Love it or hate it, there are certain thing we've come to expect from lego:1- Overpriced kits. At £59.99 this is on the expensive side, but the main piece is big... and it is made up of lots of smaller fiddly bits- which means it's a bit more time consuming.2- Items that are not intended for play. So many Lego models are becoming just that- collectors models. I guess the play element is in the bricks that you make your own designs from. This model is a bit delicate, so I personally wouldn't recommend it for play unless you want to be fixing it every 5 minutes.The age of this is recommended for 7+, I think it's about right- our ten year old manged it without help, but maybe a younger child might need a bit of assistance.Overall, it's a fun kit to build, so if you like the movie (once released) and you like Lego, this kit is sure to be a winner!

This is a brilliant set of Lego however I do think the age group of 7+ is a little low for the technical difficulty as lots of help in certain areas was required.It kept mine occupied for a few days though and despite the small pieces didn’t loose any.I feel the instructions were really good as when help was needed I managed to understand them.The large character turned out really well and the limbs can be easily moved which made it more fun and gave more spark to the imagination.I find however that like a lot of Lego sets this is overpriced and this is no different. Great fun for Lego or marvel fans but for me the price is just too high.

I have enjoyed building this. Finished it today. It's quite big and you get mini figures included. Building was straight forward. You get numbered bags and a full colour manual. I like the QR code option where you can download the interactive manual. I'm looking forward to watching the Eternals and this is one of the main character builds. Excellent quality and design. As far as Lego goes it's good value. I have seen smaller sets which have cost more. The model is able to move it's arms and legs interactively. Comes with some accessories for the minifigures. Very happy and a pleasing build all round.