Sold!

Shame about all the trans-clear.

Ooph. I will definitely be adding this to my our hase list as Spider-man is my favorite Marvel hero, but it's getting tough to fit all of these models into my Lego budget

Love the Punisher minifig!

Love it! I really wish they’d redesign Spider-Mans head not to have the stud on top. I’ve never liked how it looks.

Woah...

I want it! Sure, the fig selection could be better (especially the villains and they had to include iceman if we are getting firestar ), but this is what i hoped for!
The SpideyBuggy is on point! Nice touch!
I fear a big amount of stickers (also large stickers) coming up.
I’m going to change some of the figs (the hair of Robbie for example) to make them more to my liking.
The biggest flaw (except for the rehashed spidey villains) is that the daily bugle logo is surpassing the width of the building. That doesn’t look nice at all.

The Set is just fine but there's a few minifigs I'd be interested in too like DD, Punisher, black cat and Jonah! Gutted they didn't include the Punishers van so it's a good job I built him one! Blade's Torso is great but he has a goofy look on his face so I'll be changing his head and adding a Mowhawk.

Glad to see there is a baseplate and option to link it to modulars.

What strikes me is how the corners of the baseplatw look. They seem to be dented and not round. But may be the lighting/renders.

I know lego is not producing the baseplates so maybe they started making their own now

I was soooooo hoping it would have the web (*rimshot*) printing press (like a Baker Perkins) in there somewhere.

This is awesome! I don't think I'll be able to get it, but I'd sure love to if the finances line up. What a great assortment of minifigs, too!

So many characters I want, locked behind a $300 set. Time to um... start saving pennies I guess.

I was tempted to get this set when I heard the rumours about it. I thought that, after removing all the Marvel stuff, it would look good as a regular skyscraper in a LEGO city layout. But I think that the inclusion of 25 (!) Marvel figures drives the price up. Furthermore, it looks like significant modification would be required to fix the building where the façade is blown out. It is nice though. I like the use of the train rails as an architectural feature.

That's a good price for this. Nice selection of minifigs (even if I haven't heard of all of them) and a great set of parts to make several big City buildings. Not at all interested in it as the original model, though.

25 Minifigures? Holy Moly!
I really like the use of the old train tracks from the 80s on the side of the building used like Iron work. Now I know what to do with my old train tracks.

Out of my budget but I love that they finally included Daredevil and Punisher as minifigs. Hopefully they'll come out in other sets.

Incredible set, and you can incorporate into the modular buildings city! Wonderful!
It reminds me so much of the old Marvel comics pinups with cutaways of like the Fantastic Four's Baxter Building or Avengers Mansion, etc. showing all the rooms and details.
LOVE IT!
Must buy on my list.

Some very stupid ideas. For example, we have an elevator but without an elevator shaft and only a door.
On the other hand, the side stairs are absolutely unusable. You can climb to nothing.
Good interior stuff and a lot of figures, part of them we already have.

Well, guess I better start saving.

Photos on IG already show it amongst the modulars. It looks great! All the super heroes and flames attached to the building look a bit silly when next to the more serious modulars, but overall it works.

@merman said:
"Glad to see there is a baseplate and option to link it to modulars.

What strikes me is how the corners of the baseplatw look. They seem to be dented and not round. But may be the lighting/renders.

I know lego is not producing the baseplates so maybe they started making their own now"

On close inspection it seems to be a combination of a (for this size of set) lower-than-ideal resolution image and lighting, other than that seems like a normal DBG baseplate.

I'm in love with this, but It'd take like 3 years to get the money for it!!!

I'm not even a big Marvel fan but I may get this because it has literally every Marvel figure I want and is an amazing display piece

This is the most interesting copy on the pics:

Tall tales
The towering new Daily Bugle is the largest LEGO® set in the Marvel universe (so far!)

“So far!”... Is there a Four Freedoms Plaza in our future?

Wow! Absolutely incredible. I was looking through it and thought "the only thing that would make this better is a Daredevil minifigure. And then, lo and behold, I saw the Daredevil minifigure :-)

I would never have thought of this ahead of time, but seeing the Firestar minifig, the only thing that would improve this is having Iceman too. And maybe an oversized Kingpin fig. But this set really seems to be beyond criticism. Incredible.

@HOBBES said:
"I'm not a huge fan of this sort of set - but very happy for those who are and can expand their minifig collection but I was wondering shouldn't there be a Lizard? (Dr. Curtis Connors according to a google search). When I was a kid, I remember the story of a doctor morphing into a lizard. Is this not an important part of the Spiderman universe?

On a completely different note, let's assume that you remove all the cartoonish items and fixes all the windows and wall explosions/openings. You end up with a very big block of grey! Not quite sure if that'll look any good in any city. I wonder how that would look in tan? (would have required a lot of part recolour though).

If they do a 'proper' (i.e. gigantic) Avengers tower, then that might look interesting having the Daily Buggle flanked on one side by the Avengers tower and on the other side by the Ghostbusters office. Any other superhero tower/building that need the Lego treatment? "

The big three "New York" Marvel buildings would be The Avengers Tower and then the Sanctum Sanctorum. Oscorp is another one. I imagine a giant Avengers Tower is probably next. It was only a matter of time honestly (although it'll still likely be a couple of years).

I love Spider-Man; he's my fave superhero of all time. I'll admit I haven't read a Spidey comic since the McFarlane days, but can someone explain why we have Gwen Stacy in this set but no Mary Jane? I'm confused!! Also, no Flash Thompson?

Apart from that, wow!! Amazing set, apologies for the pun. Definitely be picking this up. No GWP though?

My Modulars display is still overrun with a massive DC hero/villains battle amongst all the scattering civilians, so this set is gonna be cool— once the Buggy is never built, and I port over a few other Spidey villains from my son's collection like like Lizard, Hobgoblin, Kraven and more-classic Green Goblin—and add two Spider-Men pointing at each other to Complete All The Memes.

@woosterlegos said:
"Photos on IG already show it amongst the modulars. It looks great! All the super heroes and flames attached to the building look a bit silly when next to the more serious modulars, but overall it works."

Interesting that this set has the same number of new minifigure prints as Ninjago City Gardens, with 12 in total, not counting new hair colours.

I had always been planning on converting 76005 to a modular, and this saves me the trouble. I have to say, though, that it bothers me that there's no elevator for this skyscraper...[edit] Okay, having looked closer, I do see elevator doors, but I can't figure out where the elevator is located based on the outer appearance.

I’m likely going to get this. It’s a shame that the scarlet spider is shown on the tv but isn’t included in the set though. But with that size and many new minifigures, it is a very tempting set. Especially since it will likely be the only time to get a daredevil, punisher, or blade minifigure.

@MainBricker said:
"The leaks had the set displayed with a nice background, but the box art is just that horrid and tiresome black background."

The leaked image was from a Lego Brand Retail display kit - the thing you'd see put up around the set in the store display window. Those usually differ from the box art.

Cool set, but it could have more parts so that building could look like the Flatiron Building at least.

Why is no-one talking about Doc Ock's new super posable arms!!! What are they, do they break apart to smaller pieces, and how can I MOC them?

Honestly, this set doesn't really impress me that much. Outside of a few select minifigures, this is a pretty easy pass for me. It's not a terrible set, just not for me.

What? No Iceman? (Or Icey's alter ego, Bobby Drake, or Firestar's alterego Angelica Jones?) What kind of set is this???!!!??? :)

Seriously, as a newspaper man, this is the first real newspaper set I've seen and it's long, long overdue from the Lego group. Journalism and media – other than the occasional TV trucks/vans we've seen through the years – seems to be under-represented in the Lego world, especially with the City and I'd think the Creator Expert modular buildings.

I didn't see a printing press in the images ... I'm assuming there is one?

Spider-ham and Peter Porker. What will they think of next?

now I would like to see avengers Stark tower like this next year :D

Also, does this mean in the future, we'll be getting a set depicting Spiderman's days on The Electric Company and some of the foes he faced on that show? (Such as Blow Hard, that version's Sandman (Luis Avalos as a "Wee Willy Winky"-type burglar and pickpocketer, the Birthday Bandit and a few others.) And a few props and the storybooks to create some play possibilities.

@Nabii said:
" @OneIsLit said:
"Furthermore, it looks like significant modification would be required to fix the building where the façade is blown out. It is nice though. I like the use of the train rails as an architectural feature. "

Nope! I included all the parts in the explosion that are required to build the window intact.

"

An accessory pack with the Lizard, the Jackal, Electro, the Scorpion, the Shocker, Tombstone, Jack O'Lantern, the Spot, White Rabbit, and Frog-Man along with a Spider-Slayer build would be a pretty neat thing to be available at a later date.

Just sayin’.

BTW - nice Easter Egg with Kurt Conners (the Lizard), Miles Warren (the Jackal), and the Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly, a clone of Peter Parker created by Miles Warren) on that screen.

Doesn't look like 300 Euro worth of stuff to me. The whole building is totally Meh imho, like a giant parts pack for 2x2 trans-milk windows. Definitely not interested.

Forgive me if someone already mentioned this, but isn't the Daily Bugle supposed to be triangular in shape?

Triumph of form over content...

Don't really care for the Spiderman theme, but will probably get this just to turn it back into a normal building!

I can't believe I have seen the day LEGO essentially release an 82cm tall modular building.... EIGHTY TWO CENTIMETERES!

I want the taxi, the taxi is awesome! Anybody selling taxi?

If it wasn’t opened backed I might be interested,, so I won’t be buying it.

@MutoidMan said:
" @TheMikeStrikesBack said:
"Forgive me if someone already mentioned this, but isn't the Daily Bugle supposed to be triangular in shape?"

In the movies they used the Flatiron Building which is shaped like an old cast-iron clothes iron. The building in the comics is a classic glass and steel skyscraper."

Oh okay, thank you! I've only seen the movies, and I was shocked that nobody was talking about the incorrect shape of the building haha

I’m absolutely speechless over this set!

Fantastic in every conceivable way. This one will go down as an all-timer in my book.

2021 has had several licensed sets that are great sets but just not a movie/show I care about enough to buy. Winnie the Pooh, Friends apartments, Daily Bugle. Will probably be the same with Seinfeld and Home Alone too. But for Marvel fans, this looks pretty awesome.

Oh wow! Doctor Octopus' arms are made of light blue gray parts of design 6326748.

Trying to find pics of it next to/amongst regular modular buildings to see if it looks great or out of scale. Any tips where I may find any of those types of pics. Tried Instagram but can’t find any

I mean, yeah... it's a nice taxi

Checks saving account... and buys girlfriend flowers. ;D

Would have been nice to have a Stan Lee figure and Iceman, but I still saw Firestar and thought 'I NEED this set' because I do adore Spiderman And His Amazing Friends and I wanted to be her when I grew up (still waiting on those fire powers).
Of course it's not going to appeal to everyone, but I think it's great that they have a couple of Spidey iterations so that people can feel they have "their" Spiderman as a focus.

@lost_scotsman said:
"Why is no-one talking about Doc Ock's new super posable arms!!! What are they, do they break apart to smaller pieces, and how can I MOC them?"

Looks like they’ve been made out of the funny little posing handles that were used in the DC superheroes collectible line:

https://brickset.com/parts/design-65578

A super versatile piece it turns out, people were raving about it as soon as they saw it

I’m mostly impressed, just disappointed how smooth the walls are. In 76057 there were deliberate patches of studs on the walls to let you stick spider-powered characters to them like they were climbing. There doesn’t seem to be any such useful feature here, you’ve got to make so with them grabbing on to things

@SuperMatt said:
"Trying to find pics of it next to/amongst regular modular buildings to see if it looks great or out of scale. Any tips where I may find any of those types of pics. Tried Instagram but can’t find any "

1414falconfan on IG, among others (also just a generally good LEGO account to follow, just an FYI).

@Brickalili said:
"I’m mostly impressed, just disappointed how smooth the walls are. In 76057 there were deliberate patches of studs on the walls to let you stick spider-powered characters to them like they were climbing. There doesn’t seem to be any such useful feature here, you’ve got to make so with them grabbing on to things "

There's several posable points in the set still, including on the walls!

@kkoster79 said:
"25 Minifigures? Holy Moly!
I really like the use of the old train tracks from the 80s on the side of the building used like Iron work. Now I know what to do with my old train tracks."

I thought I was the only one to see this! They lack the little slots to receive the projections on the sleepers though :(

The set looks great! And I can justify the cost for once haha.

It is a shame that most figures are just repeats from other smaller sets that have been released in the last few years. The new figures are awesome!

I'll have to sit on it a bit and see if I can justify buying the set vs sourcing the few new (highly sought after and expensive) figures alone.

I do like the details overall. And the clear panels work better for windows than I would expect.

And monorail track pieces?? They sure like to tease the monorail.

No printing press. True travesty—not to mention the PERFECT double-entendre of a web press.

@Briguy52748 said:
"What? No Iceman? (Or Icey's alter ego, Bobby Drake, or Firestar's alterego Angelica Jones?) What kind of set is this???!!!??? :)

Seriously, as a newspaper man, this is the first real newspaper set I've seen and it's long, long overdue from the Lego group. Journalism and media – other than the occasional TV trucks/vans we've seen through the years – seems to be under-represented in the Lego world, especially with the City and I'd think the Creator Expert modular buildings.

I didn't see a printing press in the images ... I'm assuming there is one?"

How very very clever of Lego to have the press release on tax day. Looks great to me.

I like the verticality of this set and the material is on point, but it's amusing that they put a low-effort Spider-Man vehicle in the set knowing it's completely unnecessary, reduces profit margins, and may even detract from the aesthetic. Someone at Lego knows that AFOLs hate Spider-Man vehicles and is actually taunting us.

This set looks insane! I never thought LEGO would make something this tall or modern - it's practically the height of my modified Avengers Tower. I love the glass explosion design and getting 25 minifigures in a $300 licensed set is a dream come true. Can't wait to pick this up!

@Nabii said:
" @OneIsLit said:
"Furthermore, it looks like significant modification would be required to fix the building where the façade is blown out. It is nice though. I like the use of the train rails as an architectural feature. "

Nope! I included all the parts in the explosion that are required to build the window intact.

"

Thank you, I didn't plan for a building this massive for the media in my SW diorama but I can plan for it.

This is what the Avengers Endgame final battle set should have been like. I've never seen so many minifigs in a licensed theme before

Insta buy for me. It'll ease the pain of not having access to the Vidiyo stuff until August.

Plus, for the modular fans, this one will fit nicely next to the Downtown Dinner!

Looks exciting, and the minifigure selection pretty much has you covered if you have a ton of money and no prior Spider-Man sets. The set's way out of my budget and I can easily pass it, but it's pretty cool. Doc Ock's new arms look great, but my lord, they look like they'll be frustrating to pose with that many rotation points.

What a perfect blend of serious, utilitarian building design with crazy goofball action; I think it really captures the 'kids toy for adults' nature of our hobby.

Now this, this is a thing of beauty; a must have for sure my goodness…
honestly one of those times when having a deficit of extra money really hurts. It definitely looks worth a solid $300 though

As long as it will not become canon in the modular buildings line I’m all for it :) A huge building with lot’s of Spider-man action.

https://images.brickset.com/sets/AdditionalImages/76178-1/76178_alt24.jpg

lol

Not sure how to feel about this set. I'm trying to imagine - if I was into comic books, would I enjoy a set like this? It looks impressive, but it seems to be more about playability than looks (much more so than the Modular Buildings), which is not an approach that I like, especially on a set bearing the 18+ label.

@Brickalili said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
"Why is no-one talking about Doc Ock's new super posable arms!!! What are they, do they break apart to smaller pieces, and how can I MOC them?"

Looks like they’ve been made out of the funny little posing handles that were used in the DC superheroes collectible line:

https://brickset.com/parts/design-65578

A super versatile piece it turns out, people were raving about it as soon as they saw it"

Would love to have them in red for a MOC I'm currently building. We now have them in trans-milk and light blueish grey. I guess it shouldn't be too long to get black and hopefully we'll see other colours in the near future.

Nowhere near enough to make me splash out £280. If I was a complete Spider-Man nut then yes, but are there enough of them with enough spare cash to buy this?

so essentially you will be paying 12€/fig, but everybody seems to be happy.

Positives: Minifigs are great. Interior is great.

Negatives: Exterior is bland. That Spider-vehicle is silly, even if it is canon.

Will probably get it as I have very few Spider-Man sets so almost no figure is a duplicate. One and done.

No interest in Marvel, but I may well buy this. Selling off the insane amount of minifigs and the admittedly awesome looking New York taxi (my city is European) might leave a pretty solid value Lego skyscraper. With some work it can be made into something more generic. Yet another expensive set to add to my wishlist...

Does the elevator actually work or is it a dummy one?

This will be my first ‘big’ Lego set I have bought in about 3 years. Day 1 purchase. No Iceman is a let down though. I’d have to pack away that big black spider that’s crawling up the wall though. Would give me heart palpitations if I ever saw that on my Lego.

Minifigs are awesome. The building however looks extremely boring, repetitive and grey. Maybe a lot of play features, but as a display piece an enormous dissapointment.

Wow look all those railroad track pieces (3228 a/b/c)!! I counted 16 per floor, and it looks like there are four floors so ~64 track pieces?!? (Might be 63 as the bottom front appears to have one less). That's gotta be some kind of record outside of old train sets.

Connection points to link to a future Sanctum Sanctorum modular? I can dream.

Couldn’t see it mentioned anywhere, but are there instructions included to un-explode that middle window so you can have it displayed as a normal building?

300 bucks? I don't even care, take my money I'm totally sold

@Zordboy said:
"Quick! Someone talk me out of spending $500 just to get the Daredevil, Punisher and Black Cat minifigs."

Don't forget Blade too. Totally makes the $500.

@SuperMatt said:
"Trying to find pics of it next to/amongst regular modular buildings to see if it looks great or out of scale. Any tips where I may find any of those types of pics. Tried Instagram but can’t find any "

No need to try find those pictures on Instagram; those are all copies (sometimes even with the watermark removed) of the mock-up StoneWars created.
Just scroll down this page to find the high-res originals: https://www.stonewars.de/news/lego-marvel-76178-daily-bugle/

Article in German, but you’re just looking for the pictures anyway ;)

It fits nicely next to the Police Station due to having a paper stand as well. I could also see it near the Downtown Dinner, or the Bank. Since it has side alleys, some modular should be avoided, like Assembly Square, who begs to have a building right next to it on each side. But nonetheless, every downtown has those giant glass towers and this is a great addition, even if not as "european townhouses" as some of the other modulars. The biggest clash is in the colors, but I suspect there'll be more on the grey scale in the future.

IMHO the Daily Bugle building fits right in with the other modular buildings. I envy the people with the funds and the space to put together a display incorporating all of those buildings.

Imagine adding Four Freedoms Plaza, Avengers Tower (or Avengers mansion), the Sanctum Santorum, and Oscorp (or Alchemax)!

I can also imagine adding the Hall of Justice, the Daily Planet building, STAR Labs, Wayne Enterprises, and LexCorp.

Oh, how cool would that look, with superheroes and supervillains mixed in with regular folks!

They still have working moulds for 4.5v train tracks? Wowsers.

will wait for the review but the build would appear to be pretty monotonous, the outside at least. So initially not impressed enough to buy it.
Great selection of minifigs but that is not my bag.

One word... Marvelous!

Just need the Lizard and that’s all of Spidey’s rogues gallery in LEGO form. Or at least the main ones.

@jsutton said:
"They still have working moulds for 4.5v train tracks? Wowsers."

different mold, they replaced it around 2003, as it has no sleeper / tie slots. However, the original blue tracks look to be the same, so IDK.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @jsutton said:
"They still have working moulds for 4.5v train tracks? Wowsers."

different mold, they replaced it around 2003, as it has no sleeper / tie slots. However, the original blue tracks look to be the same, so IDK."

There's a mould from 1995 onwards that has been used on and off: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3228cT=P

Is it just me or is the bugle positioned in the wrong direction on the sign (between Daily and Bugle)? An easy fix if it is, but strange if it’s an oversight, and it’s bugging my OCD haha.

Absolutely amazing, although it looks like it'll have a gazillion stickers, including some big ones, and for a 300 dollar set aimed at adults I feel they could've gone with prints by eliminating one or two of the more obscure minifigs.

I feel like this also could've been a 200 dollar set, if they'd left out the backside of the building, a few minifigs, and some unnecessary stuff, like the Spider-Man vehicle, which feels out of place here. With all those good big sets LEGO is putting out lately, 300 bucks makes it easy to pass on this, regardless of how cool it is. On the other hand, it's likely priced to be discounted, so that would sweeten the deal.

Then again, the minifigure selection is mind-blowing, for the most part: The Punisher, Dare Devil, Blade, Miles Morales, Green Goblin, and even friggin' Firestar. No Iceman, though. We need those Spider Friends! Perhaps we'll get Peter Parker's apartment from that show someday soon.

TWENTY. FIVE. MINIFGURES.

WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL.

No interest in getting this, as I'm not huge into comic heroes (though Spiderman is a good one), but WOW! What a set! Genuinely looks incredibly well designed.

@dylanmitchell said:
"They couldn't help themselves adding a spider vehicle in could they
"

LOL, best post of the thread!

Great addition to a modular collection--finally, a Brutalist skyscraper to represent the financial/commercial center of the city. Light Tan instead of Light Stone Gray would be more like the buildings we have in Raleigh, NC, but other than that it's a dead ringer for several of them. The collection of Spiderman figures is an off-beat but interesting extra, as far as I'm concerned. This plus my two copies of 76057 will round out my city nicely!

Surprising to see a huge, mostly grey set that isn't a Star Wars ship! Love the amount of action going on.

Lego really went over-the-top with this...and that's not a good thing. 25 minifigures is serious overkill. Even 10 or 12 would seem like too many. For an 18+ set, they need to calm down and cut back on minifigures and play features (like a truck climbing the wall) and reign things in. I was hoping for something more along the lines of 75827 Ghostbusters HQ. ...but this isn't it. Not even close. It's like they designed it for kids, but then put the 18+ branding on it when the price came in at THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS!

If I got this (and "IF" is doing some heavy lifting there), I would be bricklinking most of the minifigures (including ALL the villains) the first week. I'd also look at leaving the bright red fire escape off the building or maybe replacing it with black bricks.

As it is, this would seem really out of place in my city.

Is the taxi driver's hat new?

@MutoidMan said:
" @chrisaw said:
"Connection points to link to a future Sanctum Sanctorum modular? I can dream.

Couldn’t see it mentioned anywhere, but are there instructions included to un-explode that middle window so you can have it displayed as a normal building?"

The designer - Nabii/Mark J Stafford - replied to a similar question stating that he made sure to include all of parts in the explosion to build the window intact.

"

Thank you. I missed that in the comments and from the Brothers Brick review, the suggestion is it requires extra parts to have a normal window so I was a little confused.

Nobody's mentioned yet that the X-Mansion would make a cool D2C set?

Looks way more than 3772 pieces...but then saw it uses bigger pieces and open back.

I think you're right. Looks more modernist with all that steel and glass.

@Nabii said:
" @LukeSkywalker said:
"Is it just me or is the bugle positioned in the wrong direction on the sign (between Daily and Bugle)? An easy fix if it is, but strange if it’s an oversight, and it’s bugging my OCD haha."

That's the way it is in the comics and most other media. it only flipped the other way around in the headline of more recent video games and movies. The Daily Bugle building in the game actually has it this way around. I spent a lot of time swing around it to see if there was any ideas I could borrow! I actually bugs me that it's the 'wrong' way around on the stickers and above the door! "

You’re right, thank you! Just had a look at images from the comics and this is the case. Still I stubbornly feel they should have it pointing the other way haha. But I see now that this is more comics-accurate, which is more important than my inner need to swing it around.

I pray to the LEGO gods someday DC gets it's own version with the Daily Planet - or better yet a Justice League/Society building.

@The_Creator said:
"I pray to the LEGO gods someday DC gets it's own version with the Daily Planet - or better yet a Justice League/Society building."

How about just a nice D2C Wayne Manor/Batcave combo.

@PaulRevere said:
" @The_Creator said:
"I pray to the LEGO gods someday DC gets it's own version with the Daily Planet - or better yet a Justice League/Society building."

How about just a nice D2C Wayne Manor/Batcave combo. "

That would be like a de-Joker-ized 70922 on top of 70909 and 70923 . Would likely have to hit the US $600 range.

Bring it on!

GIVE ME RENT!

Kind of cool, but NOT work $400.00 CDN... Not by a longshot.

50 shades of grey... Thus it is more the building itself to be blamed in comics\cartoon.

Dual Molded Legs on Miles Morales instead of Firestar, why? :-(

@TheBrickGuru24 said:
"True to the OG Bugle, amazing design and detail, amazing minifigures, an amazing price for the minifigures and theme, probably the tallest set of all time and we don't have to wait very long to get it. I have nothing bad to say about this set."

I can think of at least two that exceed this height. The article does say its the tallest Marvel set they have released.

So awesome....

But I haven't the money.

If this kicks off a Modular Marvel's Manhattan, I'm all for it! The Bugle, Avengers Tower, the Baxter Building, the Sanctum Sanctorum... I know it wouldn't be source-accurate to have them all in a line, but it would make an incredible display!

Certainly different to everything seen before in the Spiderman universe. I would have loved to have seen how this was pitched to get approval as appears to be one of those over ambitious Lego Ideas project that looks great, but the decision makers are hesitant about putting so many grey bricks in one basket. I'm curious to see how it looks on modular street, either striking or out of place. Personally, just worried the build may be a bit repetitive, and customers may wish to spend $300 completing or doubling up on their Ninjago downtown first.

@PDelahanty said:
"
If I got this (and "IF" is doing some heavy lifting there), I would be bricklinking most of the minifigures (including ALL the villains) the first week. I'd also look at leaving the bright red fire escape off the building or maybe replacing it with black bricks.

As it is, this would seem really out of place in my city. "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAA1xgTTw9w

Looks nice, great selection of minifigs too. Maybe get it eventually when a local NZ retailer has a sale on Lego, but not in a hurry to get it as I'm waiting for the UCS Gunship and AT-AT.

I think this would look awful next to the Modulars. It would dwarf them and the front is far too simplistic to fit the architectural style of the Mods.

The minifigs alone will fetch the price in a few years time (especially exclusives like the punisher and dare devil, which might very well be one offs, will have a hefty price). To me this is a chance to own a huge numbe rof marvel minifigs in one go. The build will be fun and though im not sure about long time display value there are 3700 pieces in this set, a lot of which which are very usefull for moc ing. I'd say thats a great deal!

@Phoenixio said:
" @BelgianBricker said:
"so essentially you will be paying 12€/fig, but everybody seems to be happy.
"

Are people buying this only for the minifigs? That's ignoring 3500+ pieces right there..."

Seriously noone is buying this for the boring monotonous grey lump of grey, right?

Comparing this to other sets in the price range, such as Ninjago City Gardens, Disney Castle and Mos Eisley Cantina, I’m struggling to see how Lego can justify the price tag. Apart from the impressive range of minifigs, the rest of the build seems……well, bland, Its literally one great big grey box with some details on the inside. This pales in comparison to past sets released in this price point, especially when you consider how great the Helicarrier and Ghostbusters HQ were, not to mention the original Ninjago City set. Other than keen Marvel fans (which I guess there are probably a lot of), I can’t really see this set being all that popular. Maybe time will prove me wrong but somehow I don’t see this flying off the shelves…….

Buying this for Punisher

Lego City Undercover vehicle designs making a comeback!

Was going over the Brick Brothers’ review when I noticed this in the official LEGO announcement:

“The set also includes 25 minifigures including 4 characters exclusive to the set, Blade, Punisher, Black Cat, and Daredevil”

Being that Firestar isn’t listed as an exclusive, I’m wondering if this might mean there is a chance for a Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends set - transforming apartment (courtesy of Tony Stark), Ms. Lion, and all!

Good set but not worth what it is in uk prices

This will be worth it for the Daredevil fig and that sweet NYC Taxi and also all the other things. Makes me wish I had gotten two of those Spider Bridge Battle sets when I had the chance for the backdrop to this beast.

@Nabii said:
" @OneIsLit said:
"Furthermore, it looks like significant modification would be required to fix the building where the façade is blown out. It is nice though. I like the use of the train rails as an architectural feature. "

Nope! I included all the parts in the explosion that are required to build the window intact.

"

That is fantastic. I have seen a couple of videos online where people are speculating as to whether or not there are enough pieces to rebuild the wall if you didn't like the explosion. Someone needs to spread the word that all the necessary pieces are included. Also, it kind of adds a touch of realism to the model. One would expect to be able to reproduce at least most of a structure from the rubble of an explosion. :-)

I'm very tempted to get this set, even though I'm not really fond Marvel, or DC, or any comics for that matter. (Although I do like The Boys on Amazon Prime. But I'm not holding out for a LEGO set featuring that IP anytime soon.) This tower would make great addition to a modular city layout, and it does include about the same number of citizen-looking characters as would be included in a typical modular.

@LegoSonicBoy said:
" @BelgianBricker said:
" @Phoenixio said:
" @BelgianBricker said:
"so essentially you will be paying 12€/fig, but everybody seems to be happy.
"

Are people buying this only for the minifigs? That's ignoring 3500+ pieces right there..."

Seriously noone is buying this for the boring monotonous grey lump of grey, right?"
I bet people who are buying Star Wars UCS models are. This is a ridiculously good PPP when you consider that clear panels and grey SNOT bricks and rails, not 1x1 tiles, make up the plurality of the parts in this set. And PPP is absolutely a valid metric when you're buying a set specifically for the parts.

Even I as someone who prefers bright colors and doesn't build oversized models know that there's probably enough clear panels and SNOT bricks in here to last me a good number of years — if I were buying it just for the parts and not the build. (Though the ~500 SGD is much less appealing than 300 USD.)"

It know for sure you will be much better of simply buying the parts you need on the 2nd hand market...

I'd love to buy one but I have not enough room by now.
Too much Star Wars and Marvel stuff already everywhere...

Not that this set needs anymore minifig cake icing, but if there was ever a prime opportunity to include Stan Lee as a casual civilian (cab driver, etc.), this would’ve been it.

@deathmoth said:
"Not that this set needs anymore minifig cake icing, but if there was ever a prime opportunity to include Stan Lee as a casual civilian (cab driver, etc.), this would’ve been it. "

Yeah; that would have been an icing-on-cake addition if ever there were one.

@MutoidMan said:
" @sklamb said:
"Great addition to a modular collection--finally, a Brutalist skyscraper to represent the financial/commercial center of the city. Light Tan instead of Light Stone Gray would be more like the buildings we have in Raleigh, NC, but other than that it's a dead ringer for several of them."

Brutalist? Wouldn’t that require it to be a huge, imposing blocky concrete structure, not steel frame and glass? I’d say this is modernist.
"

You have a point--it depends on whether you decide all the light bley represents concrete or steel. To me it looks more like concrete, especially when you factor in the "decorative" texture from the train tracks. I may have to replace some of the windows with more "concrete" to get the full Brutalist effect. But IMO modernist buildings tend to have a more graceful (or at least less heavy) appearance.

@FoolECK said:
"I want the taxi, the taxi is awesome! Anybody selling taxi?"
You can never get a taxi when you want one :~P

@sklamb said:
" @MutoidMan said:
" @sklamb said:
"Great addition to a modular collection--finally, a Brutalist skyscraper to represent the financial/commercial center of the city. Light Tan instead of Light Stone Gray would be more like the buildings we have in Raleigh, NC, but other than that it's a dead ringer for several of them."

Brutalist? Wouldn’t that require it to be a huge, imposing blocky concrete structure, not steel frame and glass? I’d say this is modernist.
"

You have a point--it depends on whether you decide all the light bley represents concrete or steel. To me it looks more like concrete, especially when you factor in the "decorative" texture from the train tracks. I may have to replace some of the windows with more "concrete" to get the full Brutalist effect. But IMO modernist buildings tend to have a more graceful (or at least less heavy) appearance."

From what I’ve seen, brutalist buildings do not have the steel skeleton frame visible under cladding on the outside as modernist buildings tend to; rather, they are typically featureless swaths of concrete dotted with relatively small windows. True, some designs feature bold shapes and supports enrobed in smooth concrete, but that’s not what this building is about.

I think you’d have to remove the train tracks/steel beams to eliminate or reduce the look of the steel skeleton frame, and replace about 2/3 of the glass with bley (heh). That would create a much flatter, more monolithic look that would better pass for concrete. Setting the windows back a stud or two would promote the brutalist aesthetic, making it look as if the concrete is attempting to dominate the windows.

Next up...the Baxter Building!

@swbrickster72 said:
"Next up...the Baxter Building!"

I’d also take Four Freedoms Plaza; either would do.

Wish to see the Daily Planet Building some time soon

I started reading Spider-Man back around 1985, and I don't recognize some of these characters.
Are Ron Barney and Amber Grant existing characters?
Are the Robbie Robertson and Ben Urich cartoon/alternate universe versions? They don't look like the Robbie and Ben I know.

@kdu2814 said:
"I started reading Spider-Man back around 1985, and I don't recognize some of these characters.
Are Ron Barney and Amber Grant existing characters?
Are the Robbie Robertson and Ben Urich cartoon/alternate universe versions? They don't look like the Robbie and Ben I know."

Robbie’s hair should be the same color as JJJ’s, and I don’t remember him ever having a mustache in the comics; but if you’re gonna do it, Lando’s works.

Aside from needing to produce Robbie Robertson’s wig in grey, LEGO needs to create a new wig to represent the tight waves that Flint Marko, Norman Osbourne, and DC’s Captain Marvel/Shazam have all traditionally been depicted as having. That would mean both having a better ability to create minifigs that closely resemble source material and an ability to create a wider variety of original minifigs.

WAH-WHO-ZA...that's a lot o' bricks...:)
While not a Marvel-Zom...er, Guy any more; there's a lot I can like and appreciate:
-The Building/Structure:...Yup; that's 'the Daily Bugle', both time-less and and timely...with a bit of irony in that last term...good use of parts (hey TLG, bring back those Classic rails for Trains...and make adapters to tie 'em with the new rail system...). I like the 'break-out' parts, making it more dynamic.
-Vehicles: The cab makes sense (you have a Cabbie), but the 'Spider-Buggy'...think the Punisher's van would have been better, but what do I know...Speaking of Frank...
-Minifigures: Ok...this is a 'deep-dive' into multiple bodies of water. My Faves? Never in a million years would I have thought that a Punisher minifigure would see the light of day...but after, what 4 Deadpool figures (3 SDCC versions, and one in that Wolverine set). But then again; Daredevil...it's about time (a friend of mine was a HUUUGE DD fan in the day). Firestar? AWE-SOME, and her classic costume yet...:). And even though he's 'been done', I have the original 'First Appearance' of Spider-Ham ('Marvel Tails Present no.1 '). Just gonna' 'jump over' a bunch, and end with this: Blade is really an 'odd man out' here. I know he was in the Fox Kids series (along w/Punisher, Daredevil, Black Cat...), but...dunno, they should have put in Morbius: The Living Vampire as a foe (more direct correlation).

Side-thought: I know the 'Daily Planet' won't be happening (this year at least), but maybe:
-Hall of Justice
-Watchtower
Although personally; I'd love to see an Apokolips-scape (that's how they spell it)...but with the New Gods movie now a bust...

Prefer DC to Marvel, but this will probably be a must have for me. Thank you for a detailed and iconic set with a back wall!! I've been hoping for a Daily Planet and Wayne Tower like this for years! Make it happen LEGO.

I guess its just me then that finds it kinda ugly xD. But then I guess I'm not a big Spiderman fan.

Though it looks like a nice set if you were trying to collect all the Spider related figures and it has some I have never seen such as Blade and Punisher.

Also, a shame that Carnage doesn't have the printed arms...

I just count myself lucky it isn't a set related to Iron Man! Otherwise my wallet wouldn't be so happy.

Not a comics fan but I want a skyscraper for my city. Maybe sell off the Spidey-Stuff and rename it the DAILY BULGE?

When will you review this beauty, Brickset staff? :)

OK, fine, LEGO, you had me at Firestar.

It's now 00:08 and still not available.

I see I’m not the only person waiting to order one as soon as possible.

Gotta love the Super Heroes sets!

Update: It was made available at 11:58pm EDT. I got mine!