This is a very reasonable price....

Not at all my things (i.e. Mechas/mechs and/or Monkie Kid) but this looks very good.
(one nitpick: there is a teal bracket inside the head which should be red)

I think I might have to buy one Monkie Kid set to see what it's all about. The risk would be that I end up liking it - the theme is quite large and expensive (so far).

Looks pretty cool to me. Appealing design, nice figs, good price per piece.

That canopy looks trans-red. That’s pretty exciting!

Also even though it lacks a prominent single dorsal vertical stabilizer, I’d have to say that’s close enough to a Vic Viper to call it yet another official LEGO one.

I think we’re up to five now!

The two Monkey King mechs don’t look distinct enough, in my opinion. The color schemes are so similar that I don’t immediately see the differences.

Don’t get me wrong, this looks well designed. But I think some bigger color changes would help set it apart. If you took two Ninjago mechs from different years (as an example) they are pretty distinct.

Who knows, maybe a side-by-side will make me think differently. I should also add that I don’t watch the show, so maybe it makes sense from that perspective.

The single BIONICLE ball joint beam in the ankle may prove to be problematic.... I just can't imagine it holding up that much weight long-term when it's oriented like that.

looks awesome, but still no knees?

i would like to see a side-by-side comparison against the old one to see how this holds up (literally and figuratively...).

@Lyichir said:
"it looks from the boxart that the traditional weapons of all of Monkey King's traveling companions will be spread across the whole range!"

Good spot! I would really love a Sandy from the old TV show. Loved that guy.

Monkie kid is such a great range! My only complaints are their propensity for more expensive entry sets and poor availability. The mech looks good, but it does feel a little too similar to the prior rendition.

Echoing all the Hulkbuster comments. It really isn't a very flattering comparison, especially in regards to shaping and colour blocking.

The chunky, cohesive design reminds me of the Ninjago movie mechs!

I play gatcha games on my mobile and this is like when they release the premium version of the character you already whaled for.

Although wait, this is actually the mass market version of the premium one, isn't it? The original I have is larger, more detailed, and possibly less stable, too.

Looks incredible as always with monkie kid. The fact that this theme hasn’t become a hugely popular phenomenon is a criminal crime. I can only hope that LEGO continues to make really really creative unlicensed themes and doesn’t learn the wrong lesson from MK’s lesser successes

These pictures make me even more excited for this set! Looks like I won’t just be bringing the Modular home on the 1st.

@moishe11 said:
"looks awesome, but still no knees?"

Look closer. You can see double ball joints at the knees in that back photo at the end, and one of the knees is bent.

Does the light brick make any impact at all? Maybe if the staff was made off transparent orange bricks and the light brick made them glow!

Those arc wings are giving me Unicron vibes!

@Leibowitz92 said:
" @moishe11 said:
"looks awesome, but still no knees?"

Look closer. You can see double ball joints at the knees in that back photo at the end, and one of the knees is bent."

It has knee's but they don't function, which is what we want, I'm tired of modding all of lego's mechs because they're too lazy to put knee's on them - we've seen it done numerous ways, it should be a standard.

@Padmewan said:
"I play gatcha games on my mobile and this is like when they release the premium version of the character you already whaled for.

Although wait, this is actually the mass market version of the premium one, isn't it? The original I have is larger, more detailed, and possibly less stable, too."

Confused what you mean about the older one being more detailed. The shaping on this one looks way more elaborate and complex in general compared to the previous version, and I say that as a huge fan of the earlier set.

@Hellscream said:
" @Leibowitz92 said:
" @moishe11 said:
"looks awesome, but still no knees?"

Look closer. You can see double ball joints at the knees in that back photo at the end, and one of the knees is bent."

It has knee's but they don't function, which is what we want, I'm tired of modding all of lego's mechs because they're too lazy to put knee's on them - we've seen it done numerous ways, it should be a standard."

It's not laziness. It's accepting that at a certain scale, functioning knees compromise the structural strength of the model. Workarounds have been found, but those have been on smaller mechs (e.g. Zane's Titan Mech from a few years ago), or with a less streamlined form factor (e.g. Nya's Samurai X mech from this year). And this one not only has to support its own standard weight, but also the weight of the additional jetpack and weaponry that can be added to it.

@Lyichir said:
" @Hellscream said:
" @Leibowitz92 said:
" @moishe11 said:
"looks awesome, but still no knees?"

Look closer. You can see double ball joints at the knees in that back photo at the end, and one of the knees is bent."

It has knee's but they don't function, which is what we want, I'm tired of modding all of lego's mechs because they're too lazy to put knee's on them - we've seen it done numerous ways, it should be a standard."

It's not laziness. It's accepting that at a certain scale, functioning knees compromise the structural strength of the model. Workarounds have been found, but those have been on smaller mechs (e.g. Zane's Titan Mech from a few years ago), or with a less streamlined form factor (e.g. Nya's Samurai X mech from this year). And this one not only has to support its own standard weight, but also the weight of the additional jetpack and weaponry that can be added to it."

Lol, that's just an excuse, all they need to do is use one or two of those grey/light grey click hinges that they're using in the thighs for the knee's. I only build poseable large mecha, and I have one on my desk using that very technique and it is extremely strong.

Granted, the ankle's will likely always be the weakest link.

I like the look of this set, and I will likely get it if it doesn't have any competition, I don't buy much by way of lego anymore.

Heh, called 'the backpack' thing; but love the fact the jet also turns into a weapon...

Also, people keep saying "This is Chima now"...well...it is...but I'm also felling Nexo Knights through this...

Lastly, what with the 'weapons wheel' on the box...if M.K. and his allies put them all together, do they form...HEY, NINJAGO...:D

@TBOC said:
"Just genuinely one of the most impressive Lego sets I've seen recently. Very big into the mechs they've been fitting into themes. I feel like this is the sort of stuff I wanted out of Exo-Force back in the day. Man, imagine a modern Exo-Force with some of these new parts and design techniques..."

please. i need that.

Genuinely looks more like the Hulkbuster than the £475 hulkbuster set

@Leibowitz92 said:
" @moishe11 said:
"looks awesome, but still no knees?"

Look closer. You can see double ball joints at the knees in that back photo at the end, and one of the knees is bent."

yeah, they're not working knees, I guess structural integrity of the mech plus the flyer is too much, which is a shame. still, id rather get present knees than completely straight legs.

Disappointing it took until the fourth post for someone to use it to complain about the Hulkbuster set. The slack was soon taken up though.

This is such a lazy copy/paste theme. Might as well just call it Ninjago.

@Vindicare said:
" @Aidypie said:
"Looks incredible as always with monkie kid. The fact that this theme hasn’t become a hugely popular phenomenon is a criminal crime. I can only hope that LEGO continues to make really really creative unlicensed themes and doesn’t learn the wrong lesson from MK’s lesser successes"

It’s such a shame LEGO doesn’t give this the attention it deserves. Barely in their catalogs. Not in ANY stores....it’s such an amazing theme & would certainly sell better if more people were aware of it. "

The thing with Monkie Kid is that it's very lopsided towards larger sets, and although each set is super detailed and pretty that also shows in the price.
They're clearly targetted to afluent people moreso than other themes.
Coupled with what you already mentioned, and I too sometimes forget about the theme being one of the few remaining unlicensed themes. Because for me only Creator, City and some of Ninjago are still in reach with affordable price point sets, as is Friends. But whilst Ninjago, City and Creator in particular have become a dumping ground for themes like underwater exploration, space, castle etc., MK at least does its own thing. Most of the time anyway.

Will this be the last set in the line?

Mech looks lit! Definitely interested.

I was wondering how they got the bunny ears to stay bent backwards, but now I see they use the shape of the plasma gun pieces to lock them down haha.

@TBOC said:
"Just genuinely one of the most impressive Lego sets I've seen recently. Very big into the mechs they've been fitting into themes. I feel like this is the sort of stuff I wanted out of Exo-Force back in the day. Man, imagine a modern Exo-Force with some of these new parts and design techniqu es..."

I'm with you on this one. If only they brought back exo-force -with these new building techniques. I have the first monkey King mech which was totally awesome.it would be better if they had working knees but I do understand at this size theyhave to prioritise stability. But I am sure there ia way around it.

@HOBBES said:
"Not at all my things (i.e. Mechas/mechs and/or Monkie Kid) but this looks very good.
(one nitpick: there is a teal bracket inside the head which should be red)

I think I might have to buy one Monkie Kid set to see what it's all about. The risk would be that I end up liking it - the theme is quite large and expensive (so far)."

Dangerous choice. I had the same idea (also with Ninjago Movie sets). They are so well done and great values that you run a terrible risk of the dreaded 'Lego theme expansion' and now I have no more room!

This is one of those sets that I'll keep a hi-res picture of in my computer, check it from time to time with envy...

@Vindicare said:
" @Aidypie said:
"Looks incredible as always with monkie kid. The fact that this theme hasn’t become a hugely popular phenomenon is a criminal crime. I can only hope that LEGO continues to make really really creative unlicensed themes and doesn’t learn the wrong lesson from MK’s lesser successes"

It’s such a shame LEGO doesn’t give this the attention it deserves. Barely in their catalogs. Not in ANY stores....it’s such an amazing theme & would certainly sell better if more people were aware of it. "

agreed. i get Lego use it to appeal to their Chinese market, but that doesn't mean people elsewhere won't find it appealing

Con, no smaller mecha can be inserted into this one
Pro, I could buy 3x this set for about the same money as a single Hulkbuster, and combine them into a giant Monkie mecha larger than a Hulkbuster

Wait, the first point is pro too

Well, I'm not that into mechs, so I skipped the first version. This one has incredible minifigures, so I just might get it.

It looks awesome but is it bad that my first thought was that this thing is going to have a huge amount of stickers?