LEGO 71737 Ninjago X-1 Ninja Charger

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This unique Legacy playset also includes 5 minifigures: ninja heroes Kai, Jay and Cole Legacy plus a Nindroid Warrior and Mindroid to help kids create their own enthralling fantasy stories. New for January 2021, Cole Legacy is a never-seen-before golden collectible minifigure with a stand to celebrate 10 years of NINJAGO playsets. The Samurai Mech · 70666 The Golden Dragon · 70667 Kai's Blade Cycle & Zane's Snowmobile · 70668 Jay's Storm Fighter · 70669 Cole's Earth Driller · 70670 Monastery of Spinjitzu · 70679 The Ultra Dragon · 70680 Monastery Training

Futuristic vehicles are not generally what appeal to me about NINJAGO, although 71737 X-1 Ninja Charger looks marvellous. The racing aesthetic is notably successful in my opinion and the vehicle appears powerful so retains that feature of 70727 X-1 Ninja Charger as well, even though its prominence is arguably reduced. Personally, I appreciate such substantial changes but I recognise that many fans prefer subtler alterations for Legacy sets. absolutely abysmal: to take a vehicle with one of the most visually distinct and dynamic silhouettes and turn it into a ridiculously large flat car is a disservice to the vehicle and an awful choice for the 10th anniversary; shaping on the entire front is terribly chunky despite the "sleekness", the entire rear is of course awful and nearly slapdash in how it's constructed, the rear wheel's mudguard is pitifully covered by a single flag, and the function almost looks obtrusive compared to the original. for that matter, all the functions seem to have been downgraded: the bike reportedly doesn't shoot out of the front as well as advertised and the guns look awkward attached to the car, where before they were disguised in the model with a decent bit of flair. i respect the efforts of lego designers, i really do, but this doesn't seem like a set that's gone through at least a year of product testing and refinement; disregarding the visual splendor of its predecessor, on its own this just looks like a big flat rectangle on wheels and i'm sure lego designers now have a greater capacity to make stunning products than before

Overall

Impressive playset includes 5 minifigures: ninjas Kai, Jay and Cole Legacy to take on a Nindroid Warrior and Mindroid from season 3 of the TV series, who are all ready to battle with cool weapons

This ninja toy playset gives kids aged 8 and up a fun-filled building task and makes a great birthday or holiday gift.Destructoid introduced a shorter Nindroid character, known as a Mindroid. This figure shares multiple pieces with the aforementioned warrior but does incorporate short legs which reflect the previous minifigure. I love the mechanised hoods which display triangular targeting icons, reminding me of the Predator's famed shoulder cannon. Removing these hoods reveals equally menacing heads, again featuring metallic silver decoration! Kids will be thrilled to push a button that fires out a fast motorcycle ridden by a ninja minifigure from inside the X-1 Ninja Charger car