This is the second of the "next wave" of Lego Cars 2 sets, although I guess they are really just one wave, but separated into two shipments or something. I know my store got them at different times.
The box is huge and it does show off the set on the front. The back seems badly used though - sure the pictures of all the cards on the top is good, but the series of panels showing the action features is a bit too regularly arranged.
The box contains 5 baggies...
... two instruction books and a decal sheet.
Baggie number 1 builds Lightning...
...Axelrod and the Queen. Lightning is his usual self. Axel and the Queen are both unique to this set.
Baggie number 1 also builds the victory podium (or is that the royal podium?).
Baggie number 2 builds a barricade...
... a lamppost and Holley...
... Professor Z and Finn.
The lamppost and barricade is just filler. Professor Z has been seen before with the boat. The other 3 vehicles are variants of their previous versions. Mater has guns and engines, Holley has wings and Finn is the normal version of the vehicle (we've seen the submarine version previously). I think all of them look great.
Baggie number 3 builds the base of the tower.
Baggie number 4 extends the tower higher.
While Baggie number 5 completes the tower.
Overall, it looks great and it plays well. The door at the base of the tower opens to allow the cars to drive into the tower.
There's a crane with a hook to lift up vehicles. There's a switch at the top floor which launches a vehicle through the clockface. OK, so I know I totally dislike the fascades, and this clocktower is a fascade, but it's a rather well designed fascade with great play qualities. Overall, this set is many times better than the one with the jet!
The box contains 5 baggies...
... two instruction books and a decal sheet.
Baggie number 1 builds Lightning...
...Axelrod and the Queen. Lightning is his usual self. Axel and the Queen are both unique to this set.
Baggie number 1 also builds the victory podium (or is that the royal podium?).
Baggie number 2 builds a barricade...
... a lamppost and Holley...
... Professor Z and Finn.
The lamppost and barricade is just filler. Professor Z has been seen before with the boat. The other 3 vehicles are variants of their previous versions. Mater has guns and engines, Holley has wings and Finn is the normal version of the vehicle (we've seen the submarine version previously). I think all of them look great.
Baggie number 3 builds the base of the tower.
Baggie number 4 extends the tower higher.
While Baggie number 5 completes the tower.
Overall, it looks great and it plays well. The door at the base of the tower opens to allow the cars to drive into the tower.
There's a crane with a hook to lift up vehicles. There's a switch at the top floor which launches a vehicle through the clockface. OK, so I know I totally dislike the fascades, and this clocktower is a fascade, but it's a rather well designed fascade with great play qualities. Overall, this set is many times better than the one with the jet!
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