The hulk minifig is cool. With a little bit of chest hair. Did we already have the purple-green dual molded legs? I think i’ll buy Hulk

Yikes

I’m… fine with these. They look good.

I thought yesterday's Marvel reveal was too good to be true. Lots of easy passes here.

Rocket's mech looks like something he would steal/use in canon! Imo these have more desirable parts than previous mech waves, I may pick one up on sale.

@Bhahouighf said:
"You can say that again and again!"
Crap. Did the comment post twice? I couldn't get the comment function to work earlier

@thor96 said:
" @leetshoe said:
"Wouldn't Hulk or Thanos be weaker if they used a mech?"

Exactly. That's really absurd. Alongside the mech for ghostrider to ride the motorbike. The only thing more absurd is the christmas version of Darth Vader..."

i think these are meant to be a way for the younger audience to get the figures, but yeah, these are pretty absurd

I love that all of these are ridiculous. The appeal is very high.

Not really for me. I think these would have worked better as 4+ sets given the big solid pieces for arms, legs and the chest assemblies, and the price hike seems really unnecessary for what changes they've made. The fixed-position for the arms and legs really hinders poseability so you're limited in what you can do to pose or play with them (hence why I think 4+ would be good for them).

Also disappointed in that again we have no female characters with a mech - have any female Marvel characters had one yet? I don't recall one. If they did a Captain Marvel one I'd probably pick that up, doubly so if they did a Ms. Marvel one.

With a discount, an ok way to get minifigs and pieces.
But as sets, Lego is simply spawning too many mechs.

@bogdanst said:
"Sooooo...rocket has no tail?"

There's a Bush piece in Brown on the back of the mech for the mech's tail. Rocket has no tail so he can fit in the mech like how Thor had no cape in his mech set!

Why did they switch to the static joints? Stability? The older ones worked fine for me. Now kids can't get the same range of motion to play with, and adults can't get the same articulation for display- mid mechs.

Why have they took out the knees and elbows?! No thanks

LEGO is really pushing it with their prices, $15.00 for 98 pieces?

New Mixel joint on the rocket mech! Besides that, wow, they dropped the ball

At least the hip joints are actually in line with each other this time?

I've been a big fan or the Marvel mini-mechs and have bought most of them. That is now over.

Too pricey, too basic.

I'm not a fan of the one-piece limb element for these, especially the anti-stud inside legs. Shame, I was looking forward to a Hulk one.

Is Rocket in his prison outfit from Vol 1?

Also, release date???

@synonymforexpd said:
"New Mixel joint on the rocket mech! Besides that, wow, they dropped the ball"

Where? The ball joint on the ankle looks like the ball and bar they have had since Nexo Knights.

I'll be getting the Hulk one just to have a non-bigfig Hulk. And I might get the Rocket one because, as @sir_vasco says, it looks like something he would actually use in canon.

@Lego34s: Wouldn't Olivia be the logical choice?

Rocket appears to have an MP40 sub machine gun which is cool.

I have no interest in Marvel but I think these are good sets for kids. Rocket's mech is the best in my opinion because it has the minigun stud shooter whereas the others just have arms.

@Miyakan said:
" @synonymforexpd said:
"New Mixel joint on the rocket mech! Besides that, wow, they dropped the ball"

Where? The ball joint on the ankle looks like the ball and bar they have had since Nexo Knights."

Look closely and it appears to be like the part 14419 but with two ball ends rather than one being a cup. Thought it was the bar w/ ball at first but it doesn't seem there'd be anywhere for it to attach

That, or I'm seeing things. We'll see for sure when the set drops

A bit surprised by the negative reception to these. I didn't have any of the older Marvel mechs but I did have the similar mech from the Monkie Kid set 80028, and it felt almost like a case study in why more articulation isn't always ideal. The limbs could be a hassle to pose well (it could fit in MORE poses but many looked awkward or unnatural) and often failed to balance properly or support the weight of the mech effectively in more complex poses. By contrast, the Ninjago mechs I have from last year that use these new joints are easy to make look great, with the limbs being less flimsy-looking and easy to position into fun poses even without knees or elbows.

I also wasn't a huge fan of how that earlier era of Marvel mech didn't "close up" very snug (due to the use of the Nexo Knights mech hatch without the accompanying cockpit), so seeing that cockpit piece return for these is welcome. That also gives these new mechs waist articulation, which earlier ones lacked.

@PixelTheDragon said:
"RIP to all those who bought every infinity war set to complete the gauntlet!"

That would be me

@CM4Sci said:
"Haha it only took 5 years but you can get the entire Infinity Gauntlet for $15 now!"

It was... inevitable.

These are amazing partpacks!
NEW PLANT COLOR <3

Yes, Hulk doesn't really need a mecha, but Thor had one, a little while ago, so.

I like that Rocket has a mecha. I don't know why Thanos needs another one (I get Spider-Man having multiple mechs because he's Spider-Man. Was Thanos popular enough as a character to warrant that?) ... but this is a definitely downgrade with the solid arms and legs. Can't say I'm a fan.

@synonymforexpd said:
" @Miyakan said:
" @synonymforexpd said:
"New Mixel joint on the rocket mech! Besides that, wow, they dropped the ball"

Where? The ball joint on the ankle looks like the ball and bar they have had since Nexo Knights."

Look closely and it appears to be like the part 14419 but with two ball ends rather than one being a cup. Thought it was the bar w/ ball at first but it doesn't seem there'd be anywhere for it to attach

That, or I'm seeing things. We'll see for sure when the set drops"

The ends of the legs and arms look to use 6043656. Torso ball joints are all on the mech body. Feet seem to be attached by 67692 held by two 1x1 plate with clip on the feet.
Not sure where in this would need a double ended ball joint.

I'm glad they're bringing back the nexo knights mech torsos! These past few superhero mechs that tried to build around the chestplate alone felt overwrought.

Meh. That's all I can really say. Way to basic for my liking, and no follow up X-Men.

I'm not a huge Marvel fan, but I picked up a couple mechs from the last wave. The unarticulated legs is mostly disappointing because it comes with a price increase. If price stayed the same, meh, it'd be fine I guess. Better stability apparently.

It's painful watching Lego do this -- profiteering under the guise of inflation. We expect it from the usual players -- Walmart, Amazon, grocers, etc. -- but Lego has traditionally been better than this. They've got a massive global customer base, they're in absolutely no danger of going belly-up, or even suffering in the slightest.

They're apparently racing toward a $20 minimum for anything in a box; $9.99 polybags are probably just around the corner.

Has Lego considered maybe Marvel has more than one villain? I seem to remember baddies better designed than Thanos. If we're condemned to see neverending streams of mechs, how about a Kingpin mech? an Apocalypse mech? Nightmare mech? Doctor Doom mech? Magneto mech (chunks of metal all around)? Bullseye mech? Sauron mech? If nothing else we'd get some worthwhile mfs.

We really need to start getting ball joint pieces molded in colors other than light and dark grey

Missed opportunity for a Starship Hulk mech based on his current comic appearance.

Wow the rendering on that Thanos mech is atrocious

For those commenting about all infinity stones being available in a $15 set, did we forget about last year's advent calendar? I know it was $40 rather than $15 but still... I certainly dislike the conversion to the Ninjago joints although I understand why they did it. It will be harder for me to swallow picking up the mechs now that even fewer parts will be reusable though. As for the mech choices... they're actually a pretty good lot. Rocket would build something like that, and Thanos and Hulk would be the poor kid's bigfig. I may consider picking up Thanos on a heavy discount.

On to the price. Do we need to expect Lego to jack up microfighters as well? I wasn't feeling priced out during the initial wave of price increases, but now I'm really feeling it. It is concerning to see the $10 and below sets disappearing.

These look very good. I might even get a one or two.

I assume the price increase is because these solid, no joint parts are more plastic intensive? I'll buy Rocket for sure, even if the lack of a minifig tail is annoying (I realize he can't use it in the mech, but...) and possibly Hulk to put Banner in. Next to zero inerest in the Thanos one. They should have put in another villain.

With the price drops the current mechs get, I'll assume these will get them eventually too.

Expecting some good MOCs like the last batch!

Is it just me or does it feel like Superheroes and Star Wars themes have been running on fumes for the last few years?

@bigginsd said:
"Is it just me or does it feel like Superheroes and Star Wars themes have been running on fumes for the last few years?"

"Running on Empty" by Jackson Browne must be a favorite song over in Billund, for it's what they're doing.

@LegoLover58:
Don’t trust it when you get lag. Get one post through, or copy the text just in case, but before you leave you should refresh the page when that happens. I’ve done that and found as many as half a dozen posts, five of which got Prestiged out of existence ASAP.

@StarWarzFan7777:
Are your wrists _not_ articulated? Besides, it’s a 2x2 plate connection. Easy enough to rebuild with the wrist pointed forward, or just do it from the start. Pre-bent limbs lowers the recommended age, and it’s a free mold that’s available to use. The Zurg drones used them, and they were able to tweak the leg design to kinda hide that fact.

@PicnicBasketSam:
You may have hit upon the reason for the fixed limbs right there.

@synonymforexpd:
Ankles are bar-balls held by two clip plates (curious to see what the new part used for the sole of the feet is). Upper legs and arms are 1x2 w/ socket on the side. Nothing for the knees/wrists/elbows, of course. I’m assuming the shoulder balls are incorporated into the cockpit shell? But, yeah, the pelvis has got me wondering. Rocket’s box art clearly shows the hips rotate, so they can’t be part of the cockpit. It does kinda look like a 1x2 plate w/ towballs on each end.

One piece limbs on small mechs with few weight constraints? No thanks, I'll pass.

@oukexergon said:
"Has Lego considered maybe Marvel has more than one villain? I seem to remember baddies better designed than Thanos. If we're condemned to see neverending streams of mechs, how about a Kingpin mech? an Apocalypse mech? Nightmare mech? Doctor Doom mech? Magneto mech (chunks of metal all around)? Bullseye mech? Sauron mech? If nothing else we'd get some worthwhile mfs."

I completely agree. Thanos may have been a good villain, but there were some other good villains in the MCU that Lego could totally have made. The Hulk mech is kinda weird. The radioactive symbol doesn't even fit the aesthetic of the character and why is Lego still using the minifigure version of Hulk rather than the big Hulk? Personally, I'm hoping that Lego makes an Ultron mech or a Killmonger mech, which would be SO cool!