"Provided, of course, that they are sufficiently MACHO."
EuroBricks
Ecosystem
4953 Fast Flyers — Third jet in Creator theme since 2007; Fast Flyers was the first Creator jet
5892 Sonic Boom — Slightly larger and described as excellent; released in 2010
31007 Power Mech — Reviewer intends to pick this up next based on positive experience with 31008
6912 Super Soarer — Thunder Wings is considerably larger but lacks the landing gear feature present in the smaller Super Soarer; reviewer finds this disappointing, noting 'It's really rather disappointing, especially since the designer managed to squeeze retractable landing gear into the much smaller 6912 Super Soarer'
CreatorInvestment Grade
By Reviewer · 2
Avg score
77
Brickset Reviews
Editorial Source
80
BUY
"ridiculously swooshable"
Key Pros
✓Jet is striking and solid, stands up to vigorous play
✓Robot has good articulation and poseability despite initial impression
✓Good value for money
Key Cons
✕Robot lacks knee joint articulation
✕Car is the smallest and least interesting of the three models
"Provided, of course, that they are sufficiently MACHO."
Key Pros
✓Excellent swept-wing building technique using advanced angle-juxtaposition of plate surfaces
✓Three distinct and varied secondary builds from limited parts palette
✓Robot (Eric) has surprising play potential and poseability
Key Cons
✕Jet's undersurface is poorly finished—bare underside with no landing gear (disappointing compared to smaller 6912 Super Soarer which had retractable gear)
✕Messy, tatty construction beneath the wings with mismatched colors
used to angle the jet wings, with gaps filled with sloped plates for a neat technique
Pearl-dark grey mechanical arms (four included)
Unusual inclusion for a Creator set; used creatively in the robot as shoulder-appendages (the 'wings') and in the car as upward-pointing open exhaust manifolds; also used as non-functional filler in the plane
2x2 hinge plates paired with 2x4 wedge plates
Used in an advanced angled juxtaposition technique to create the swept-wing configuration; reviewer identifies this as the highlight of the set and states 'I've certainly learned something from building this - moreso than from any other LEGO set I've built in recent memory!' Demonstrates sophisticated building technique for a small Creator set.
Bionicle ball and socket joints
Included but used primarily as non-functional filler in the plane model to enable multiple builds with minimum total part count; functional in the robot build for arm mobility
4x black hinge-plates
Could be useful for MOCs (e.g., making round towers in the style of Derfel Cardarn) though quantity is limited
Wedge-plates and tiles
Highlighted as the main value in the smaller-part line-up
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