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"The Land Rover Classic Defender 90 is a landmark Icons build for automotive fans, praised relentlessly by its 676 owners for jaw-dropping detail and satisfying customization options, though the $239.99 price tag generates enough value hesitation to keep it at a BrickScore of 78.3 rather than the top tier."
The Land Rover Classic Defender 90 is reviewed exclusively through LEGO.com owner feedback, where it earns an overwhelming reception: 676 ratings across Amazon, Target, Walmart, and the LEGO store average 4.59 out of 5, with 84% of LEGO.com buyers saying they would recommend it. Owner reviews consistently praise the astonishing level of detail, the multiple configuration options (two engine choices, left or right hand drive, kitted-out or stripped-down versions), functional suspension and winch, and an enormously satisfying multi-hour build. Minor recurring complaints involve a fiddly roof rack, a windscreen installed too early in the build sequence, and occasional instruction ambiguities around the air intake and snorkel placement.
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"In my opinion, this is the best Creator Expert/Icons vehicle to date, and that's largely because the real vehicle is square and boxy so has lent itself to being replicated in LEGO extremely well."
Brickset Reviews
"this is almost exactly 1 12 scale which puts it right in line with all of the modern larger Creator expert or icons cars such as the most recent Camaro the Porsche 911 before that and the Mustang"
JANG's LEGO Reviews"Fortunately, you don't really have to rebuild things which is great. Ok, technically you have to swap a few pieces, but it's not like the case of the Porsche between the Targa and Turbo versions, or even the DeLorean, wh…"
RacingBrick
"Really good price."
DG Bricks"In my opinion, this is the best Creator Expert/Icons vehicle to date, and that's largely because the real vehicle is square and boxy so has lent itself to being replicated in LEGO extremely well."
"this is almost exactly 1 12 scale which puts it right in line with all of the modern larger Creator expert or icons cars such as the most recent Camaro the Porsche 911 before that and the Mustang"
"Fortunately, you don't really have to rebuild things which is great. Ok, technically you have to swap a few pieces, but it's not like the case of the Porsche between the Targa and Turbo versions, or even the DeLorean, where you have to disassemble accessories or parts to reuse them in a different configuration."
"Really good price."
Owners love the detailed design, customization options, and satisfying build, but report frustrating structural weaknesses, unclear instructions, and recurring quality control issues with missing or defective parts.
Amazon4.8LEGO.com4.5
Target4.4Walmart4.4
