Not much to say about this set - it is tiny!  It comes with the swamp creature (awesome!) and a monster fighter.  The set also contains a cool little swamp boat (think Everglades fan boat) and a "swamp" which consists of a 4x4 tile with a weed and a fish.  Although I can't knock the set for being what it is - a $7 set with a monster, I feel Lego could have played up the swamp aspect a little more.  I would have loved to have seen a larger blue "water" tile with some cool swamp trees and some of the weed/vine pieces included (Bricklink time!).  Still, if you love the Monster Fighters theme, you will not want to miss this set.  $7 well spent.

I had written a full review of this set but thanks to my sibling it got erased so now I have to paraphrase.

• This set is awesome.
• The hovercraft is swooshable and well designed.
• The swamp is too small.
• The minifigs are top notch! Their printing is amazing!
• How do the pistols fire? Better yet, how does Frank even attach them to the front of the hovercraft?
• The flick missiles are unstable. They add to the play value, but are unstable.
• I got a frog piece! Finally!

Ok, this set is cool, blah blah blah, I'm going to be angry now. SKip-E-Productions2, saying good riddance.

This is the smallest of the Monster Fighters sets which is not packaged in a polybag, but despite the small size, this is a great set in my opinion! The two Minifigures are both excellent and the two little models are not bad either. There is plenty of playability here as well and this set is actually very good considering its size. Read on and discover why this is one of my favourite Monster Fighters sets of them all so far...

Box/Instructions

Being an impulse set, the box is absolutely tiny, but it still has some nice artwork! Frank Rock is speeding across a lake towards the Swamp Monster's hideout on his lovely twin hulled Airboat while the evil Monster prepares to try and fend him off with a spear. The Moonstone is glowing between the two Minifigures with a few reeds and various creatures surrounding it. One of the flick fire missiles has been launched from Frank Rock's boat and is soaring towards the hideous creature which protects the bright green Moonstone.

The set is displayed on a unique background, behind the Swamp Monster is a steamy green swamp which is ideally suited to this figure. Frank Rock and the Airboat however are on a lake and around him there is some white foam and in the distance one can see some trees and the full moon. In the bottom right corner the Swamp Creature itself is shown with the stone and along the top, bats are forming a dark background for the creepy Monster Fighters logo. Overall, a suitably eerie design.

The back of this tiny box shows the set from another angle as well as demonstrating the features. A small comic strip showing Lord Vampyre pinching the Moonstone from the Swamp Creature runs along the top of the box which is nice while there is a shot of the Monster Fighters and the Monsters going head to head at the bottom.

The instructions share the same cover design as the box and I found no mistakes and thankfully had no missing pieces. It must be folded to fit into the box which leaves a big crease in it but this can quickly and easily be flattened out by placing it under a heavy object of some sort to keep it in the best condition.

Parts

For such a small set the number of useful or rare parts is quite astonishing! We get five excellent metallic grilles, three dark grey revolvers, and two dark red cones which are quite uncommon. There is a black propeller, and four translucent blue smooth plates which go beneath the vehicle so are not visible. There is a bit of dark green including the weed piece and a nice fish as well. Of course the highlights though are the bright green (almost yellow) Moonstone, Frank Rock's hairpiece, and finally the top of the Swamp Monster's head which a is brand new and exclusive mould! In a kit of only seventy parts, this is just about as good as you are going to find in any set.

Minifigures

There are two Minifigures included in this set, one Monster Fighter, and one Monster. I will begin with the hero of this set who ha come to capture the Moonstone.

The fantastic Frank Rock is a great addition to this set and is a really nice figure. He has plenty of detail and features that nice Pompadour hairstyle piece which we first saw in Series 6 of the Collectable Minifigures with the Mechanic. The piece included for this figure is identical to the one seen with that Collectable Minifigure, cast in jet black with no printing. It suits this character really well and I am glad that Lego chose to use this piece rather than anything else. His head is double sided, one side shows a face with some stubble, a few minor bruises and scars, and a rather serious expression. On the other side the stubble is also printed, but this time Frank Rock is wearing some large black and silver sunglasses which are rather nice. He has a big grin on this side of his head which suits him very well and I like a great deal.

His torso is printed with a brown leather bomber jacket which has some tan trim and a couple of pockets. Two silver buckles are also just about visible and underneath his jacket is a white shirt with an open neck, allowing some flesh to be seen. The shirt has some staining on it and a few nice folds in the cloth which is superb. The back of the torso is printed with his jacket and two more buckles, as well as a few more creases. His arms are bare so are yellow as are his hands. His legs are highly detailed, he even has hip printing! This consists of a brown belt with a bit of silver highlighting on a dark tan surface which is great. His legs too are cast in dark tan and are also printed with lots of detail. There is a metallic chain, some little pockets strapped on to his thigh, and some knee pads which consist of both brown padding, and two metal plates with some studs in them. He carries two simple revolvers and you get a spare one as well.

The best of the two Minifigures however would have to be the bizarre Swamp Creature in my opinion as it is a very interesting figure and one which I love! The top of his head is formed from a brand new piece which is lovely. It is not printed at all but the green mould is so detailed that it does not require any! He has a fin along the top of the piece which also runs down the back of his head and the two large fins. There are two holes for his huge yellow eyes and these allow the component to act as a mask for a Halloween costume which could be worn by somebody in your Lego City!

The head piece is cast in lime green and is also very nice, with lots of detailed printing. Most prominent on the face are his gigantic eyes which are mostly yellow, but also have black slit shaped pupils with a red outline. He has a small mouth with pointed teeth and some wrinkles, as well as a huge number of green scales on the front and back! The torso is mostly standard green in colour with more scales and some bony outlines. His spine and ribs are marked out on the back and there are yet more scales, while his arms are green and his hands are light green. Also he has the top of the garment he wears around his hips made of seaweed which is great. This is continued on his lime green hips and the top of his legs too. His scaly skin is also printed on here to complete the Minifigure. He carries just one accessory, a dark brown spear which is an appropriate weapon for the character.

The build

The build is of course extremely short as this is only a small set. It took approaching ten minutes from start to finish and did not really feature any interesting techniques at all. But for a model of this size you cannot really expect any more!

The completed model

When this set is assembled it is superb. The tiny swamp section is nice with some translucent green tiles creating a watery feel to the area and a stone plinth on which the lime green Moonstone is displayed with some weed behind it. This Moonstone, unlike most of the others, is glow in the dark and it looks very good indeed. There is a green frog and a fish on here which is held by a sand green clip, a rare piece.

The Airboat is excellent too. It features a rotating propeller at the back, two flick fire missiles, and two clips for storing Frank Rock's weapons which are useful. A brown seat is found on top of the boat and there are two levers with which the driver controls the vehicle. The colour scheme is a bit odd, mostly tan, brown and black. The Airboat is in fact a partial catamaran as towards the front of the vehicle the hull is split in to two sections which makes the design a little more interesting.

Summary

This is a set which I recommend, at this price it is a must have for Monster Fighters fans as it includes an exclusive Monster, and this is by far the cheapest way of getting Frank Rock. Not only are the figures great though, the set itself is not bad either, I particularly like the Airboat which is sturdy and can be skimmed around without fear of it breaking at all which contributes to the playability.

Overall - 9/10

I bought this set from TRU last year, one of two Monster Fighters sets I own in spite of the fact that I do not really like this theme. I bought it for the parts, and parts it has!

Pros

• Great parts, particulary the moonstone, frog, swamp algae, trans-blue pieces and pistols,
• Good minifigures present great MOCing opportunities.

Cons

• Kind of small for $6:99...
• Not a whole lot you can do with it.

This was an okay set when it came out, its main use for is parts though. If you can still find it, like the pieces, and its on sale, I could probably recommend it for those reasons.

LEGO Monster Fighters' The Swamp Creature, is a nice little set with a lot of interesting and cool pieces and an awesome unknown adventure that awaits.

Based off the Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Swamp Creature is amazing. He's one of my favorite mini figures i own. Frank Rock is awesome too, as in the storyline, these two are arch nemesis's.

The set is 70 pieces. It contains The Swamp Creature, Frank Rock, a swamp marsh for the Creature, and a swamp boat for Frank Rock.

It's worth $6.99 at your local Kmart, Walmart, and Target. A cool thing IMO is if you add Series 10 Collectible Minifigure Medusa to this. It would be awesome watching Rock battle these two monsters.

My recommendation: buy it! You won't be disappointed.