Part of the price markup is because of the licensing fee. Another is all the drum lacquered gold pieces. That said, I cannot for the life of me find the value in this set at all. The proportions are bad, it's inaccurate, and the sheer poor durability, and lack of poseability just makes it horrible.
Or how the 10497 has 1254 pieces for 100 dollars with4 minifigs and many printed parts too, and zero stickers. And has 2 official alternate builds as well.
I love the playfeature the designers included where you can fit Venom in the hulkbuster, that was my favorite scene from the movie! And the fact they pre-shaped a slot for his tongue to stick out makes for a great play feature in this $500 set, chefs kiss (all sarcastic btw)
It is kinda shocking that this year LEGO gave us both an incredibly impressive giant transforming mech (Optimus Prime, which while not completely articulated managed to nail the whole idea while being visually pleasing)... And also gave us this. I probably will just stick with the Sanctum Sanctorum and Optimus Prime when It comes to LEGO sets this Christmas.
This is overwhelming and a bit too much. I mean honestly I cannot think of a way to explain it in a simple manner. However, thank you for speaking out your take on the set. The cost of it alone can turn anyone away from it. Especially, when we had a much smaller set in the past.
Most of the flaws I was fine with but that car hood piece connection on the back actually made me wince. I genuinely wouldn’t feel comfortable having that in my home. Kinda want to get it to build it into something else entirely though.
To be honest, this is your most entertaining and enjoyable video ever. This is your best review... really! Please do these type of rants more often. Thoroughly enjoyed the video.
Thank you for this review. Just took it off my Christmas list. Not making a loved one spend that much money for something I’ll end up being disappointed in
this seems like it was a fun project for a designer, his own MOC on off time, and then LEGO saw it and they decided to make it into a set. Too much for the majority of people in terms of size and price. I have a strong feeling this will get 40 percent off by next summer like the Camp Nou.
Did you immediately take it apart after filming this? I would have. The creator of Lego, Ole Kirk Kristiansen’s whole mission statement was “only the best is good enough”. We know that Lego knows this set was not good enough. What were they thinking?
@@Ashnflash I hope this is the last we see of the hulk buster for a long time Lego must know from the terrible sales of the previous one and this is going to flop big time
Really sad we got something like this instead of literally anything better. They could’ve made most likely anything else and it probably would’ve been better
I remember hearing about this set and thinking "that's not too bad for 200 dollars..." Then, of course, I saw the price. How is this 200 more than the Bugle and Ninjago??????
It feels like the designer started at the feet and worked upwards, and put in less and less effort the higher they got, and basically gave up at the shoulders
I feel like this set just kind of confirms that the Superheros Design team just isn't up to snuff with the other design teams. You look at the design philosophies of the teams behind Star Wars or Ninjago and see how intricate they make all their sets. It feels like Superheros as a theme just has B-team designers. It's something we've all talked about. The normal playsets are very bearbones and we all mostly care about the minifigures. Even the Daily Bugle, which I consider the best Superheros set, is a very simple and repetitive design. Now that Marvel has become the film studio in the world, these designers that weren't ever meant to be making these huge sets have to keep up with demand. But, this could all be wrong because I feel a lot of the DC D2C sets are really well made. Who knows. Great Review! Thank you for speaking your mind despite getting this set for free!
It feels like Lego have been pushing the boundary on what we would pay with their recent onslaught of giant sets, and they really jumped the shark on this one. It’s just pushing it too far
Could you also film yourself(not revealing your face, of course) throwing this set off a balcony or showing us this set shatter? That sounds like a really productive use for a set, which I can only describe as “garbage”.
Remember how this was rumored almost a year ago, I think some of the design issues might have caused them to delay this set but man could they just not fix it. Never touching this set, no thank you.
I was planing on buying it, but after this review I changed my mind totally, I totally agree with you THIS DOEST FEEL LIKE A LEGO SET. I will totally stay with ransom fern mocs, way cheaper and look way way better, it’s equally fragile, but you gain way better looks and details
You are right about your opinion as critical as you are I would still buy the set only to modify it as it is a mech with substantial weight that use techniques that can help with large mech mods. The potential this set has to be improved on and looked at from a custom perspective is game changing. But as it stands this would be the only reason I would consider purchasing it myself.
That’s gonna be one expensive moc though.. can you imagine restructuring this thing and then plate of every gap? that will be a $900 project at the least.
I totally agree that is a reasonable guesstimate however restructuring was not the goal. I see it is more of a skeleton that can be built on and certain details replaced or fixed. You could restructure it to make it stronger or shaped differently but yea it would be costly
I am blown away that they didn't use blue light bricks in this set. At the very least, they should have included a Powered Up! battery box with two attached light strips, for a total of four precision-placed white LEDs.
I think the set could of been better if they just didn’t design the set around the figure. It would of saved some pieces and maybe dropped the price down, and probably would of looked way better.
It hurts me to see that this is the ucs/master builder set that LEGO decides to create after the really good ones we have had prior. Especially when we all wanted an avengers tower or maybe just anything other than this
I think the thing that just kills me the most is the fact that they (at least it seems) sacrificed so much of the design in order to fit the stupid Iron Man buildable fig inside, a feature only a kid would reasonably care about. And what kid is going to buy this set? It doesn't work for adults, because it's far too clunky and inaccurate to be a good display piece and it doesn't work for kids because it's way too huge and there's no real way to actually play with it. It's just a lose-lose.
The look is starting to grow on me after seeing blow up all over my feed as you and a bunch of UA-camrs reviewed it. However I’m not paying an absurd price if they couldn’t put more effort especially with the minifigure. Waiting for this to go on sale
Getting $550 for a set budget must be like a blank check. I wonder if the designer just wasn't interested in the media to care to get this right. There's no excuse for this especially when light bricks don't add much value to the set, you can't even have them all on at the same time...
It’s refreshing to see an honest review. The build looks tedious. The gaps are terrible. It’s a swing and a miss but hopefully Lego will stop trying anything that looks like this.
Thank you! And that’s my concern is that the takeaway LEGO will have from this is that “Super Hero fans don’t want to spend $550 on a set” which isn’t the case
This is the 5th Hulkbuster Lego set. I would love to see something different, like Batman’s Justice Buster armor, especially the epic Josh Nizzi version.
Totaly agree there, why not something new! seeing as marvel is the in thing nowadays and they like the sculptures for adults i would love to seen a giant thanos same sise as this he a legendary villan they coulda polished it better than this or even bp bust... if you look at yodas head on his brick built model they coulda done something similar for his big nasty purple head.on a fixed leg mech body . Missed oppertunities !
15:05 the armour height is incorrect, it says the armor in-universe is 24 ft tall, but it is actually 11 ft. The previous UCS hulkbuster did say 11 ft on the plack, so no idea where this went wrong….
I feel like this is one of the best examples of Lego not really getting the 18+ market when it comes to some of their builds. Sure, the helmets and busts (mostly) looks good... but a lot of the people who'd be interested in those kinds of display pieces would rather just get a proper helmet, or a proper bust of the character, to look more accurate. Sure, this is a very, VERY impressive build for a Lego Mech, but all the compromises it makes takes away from the look of the set, and the kind of people who would want a big Hulkbuster to display want something that can be more dynamic in posing. They want something that isn't as limited as a kids mech, if not more limited then the kids mech. Sure, it's going to just stand there forever once built, but it needs to be able to stand in a more dynamic position then "looking kinda intimidating". I feel like Lego needs to look a bit closer at other companies when it comes to this stuff. It's all well and good to have adult targetted sets at prices only adults can afford. But at those prices, it still has to do more then just be a really big kids set.
Would have been great if they went with a 3000 piece count, to make it more affordable and as a callback to the “love you 3000” quote. Didn’t need the hollow interior. Bruce Banner minifig should have definitely been included. So many missed opportunities with this set.
I do like the fact you can add the buildable iron man inside of it but that’s like the only redeeming thing about it and that the Minifigure is just a basic Tony and not a new iron man suit we haven’t gotten 😂😂😂 (if they did that I think that would just be insulting to Lego Fans) They should have used the 550 to build Tony’s Mansion or Avengers Compound I’d take that over this any day 😅
This set would probably be so much better if it was 150-200 dollars cheaper, smaller, removed the function to place the other Iron Man inside, and fixed the torso proportions
My one big question for this set as a whole is why would a collectors item that is meant to go to one place and never be touched again need a play feature to put another set inside
My favorite Ironman armor is the MK 44 Hulkbuster. This is an Abomination. Should have been similar in size to the 1st version with a brick built Hulk some street scape and Veronica.
Thanks for the accurate review ! I think buy them one day just for create a MOC with this.. I'm really sad and i don't understand the gap between set when i see quality of Batmpbile 1989, Rasor Crest, Bowser or At-At for exemple.. And this thing...
I don't mid a lot of the smaller gaps, but the extreme fragility (especially the car hoods parts on the back thrusters) are too much for me. Plus, of course, the raised price is insane regardless of the fact it's liscenced. I think this could have been a lot better over all.
Not sure who this is for? For a UCS it's way too big! I'd rather have a Minifigure scale highly detail'ed set for $30-$50 and for $500 id be better as a large diorama featuring the hulk buster.
I was so hyped for a hulkbuster set, and this isnt AWFUL (imo) but If given the choice Id take the 2018 one over this. With a few mods you can hide the blue technic pins and 2018 is essentially perfect. This model will require a LOT more modding to make it right
I mean the gaps are kinda hard to get rid of what I would recommend is getting a bunch of spark red and gold parts and filling it in we’re you can and the parts falling of is because it’s more meant to be displayed
This set reminds me a bit more of bootleg LEGO sets. My friend has a bootleg LEGO DeLorean that has a lot of issues that remind me of this set. My grandma has a couple of small bootleg LEGO sets like some different succulents (to go with the official ones), and those are extremely fragile, like this set. It has the same issue with the hood pieces only being connected by two studs and that's it. Worst part is that on the bootleg set, they make up the pots, so you almost can't even display them due to how fragile they are. It's so strange how LEGO have made such an expensive set, yet completely missed the mark on it. I saw in the instructions that the designer said he included as many details as possible and the play feature, but honestly, if a single unnecessary play feature compromises on detail, build integrity, and even more egregiously the actual DESIGN of the thing, it's just not worth it. I'm sure people would have been much happier if it was accurately proportioned, while having to let's say remove the lower half of the buildable figure to put it inside. This set, in my opinion, really just isn't good, nor anywhere near worth the price. The one thing I will say is I like all of the gold pieces. I'm a sucker for gold LEGO pieces, but that's not anywhere close enough to saving this for me.
Even Bowser, despite the uncanny feeling with the eyes... Bowser looks like a technical masterpiece in how they achieve the character by keeping him mostly authentic and adding a puppetry function that replicate actions from the games. Honestly, they COULD have achieved something great with the Hulkbuster. But it's far too complex in minor details that it cannot be replicated in LEGO format. It's not like a car or a helmet where some concessions can be made to achieve some form of authenticity. Optimus Prime worked because the original character is blocky and has been reintrepreted in many forms of media or medium. This Hulkbuster tries to replicate the one from the Infinity Saga which is why it fails. We've been oversaturated with the MCU and it's starting to show. Plus LEGO should have access to everything that would have made this armor more authentic on the inside. A static model that is completely accurate and stable would have worked. The second they added mechanisms with exposed gear, it "breaks". And the fact that this set is MORE fragile than the Tumbler from 2014 (re-issued last year) speaks volume of the quality control. It's hilarious how the Tallneck manages to bring two communities together (Horizon and LEGO)... yet this Hulkbuster does the same, but for a different reason. Even the Tallneck's underside is more complete than the Hulkbuster and it's less expensive, 5 times cheaper (or 6 times in Canada) and it's a masterpiece. It's a shame from LEGO because they CAN do better and they did do better. Btw, I would pay for a full-scale LEGO replica of a Vader helmet... but if it was as bad as the Hulkbuster, I would be unhappy.
I think most of it is the lame attempt to fit the other iron man in it. Honestly, they should have just designed an iron man as part of this set because the design on this is incredibly lazy
I'm sad that the Hulkbuster is getting slammed so hard because I was really hoping this set would be good. But every single criticism I've seen over it is completely justified. It's just so bad. I hope Lego is taking notes.
The only reason that I can see people buying this set is to wait for Ransom Fern to mod this and make use of all these parts to build the best Hulkbister of all time. (Both of his HB models were magnificent just think about the parts that he can use here)
Alternative title: ash'n flash takes flame thrower too UCS marvel set. I just don't know why Lego expects someone to fork over their monthly rent for this. I'm like you, I genuinely can't name anything good about this set.
I think so many pieces went into the torso just to make Ironman fit that they had to cut back on the amount of pieces that went into every other part of the build which is why it’s got such bad connections and huge gaps and also isn’t to scale
Just curious: did the Tony Stark figure come with an Iron Man helmet? If not, did LEGO really give him the heads-up-display face print? I feel like that's another mishap on their behalf.
I don't understand why you're expecting there will be no gaps on this complicated structure ? it's impossible . if there are no gaps, then you're probably sacrificing a lot of articulation.
When it comes to the Black Panther bust set, I can at least understand why they made it in conjunction with the upcoming movie. But this one… who is it for!? Is the nostalgia for the Hulkbuster or AOU that strong right now!? I’d be saying that even if the set was actually good
They did the first UCS Hulkbuster for 10 years of the MCU, maybe this one is for 10 years of Lego Superheroes, and Hulkbusters are just how Lego celebrates milestones?
I want to cut the designers some slack, because finding the balance between mobility and aesthetics is incredibly difficult with legos. If you want to give joints full rotation, you have to leave spots open. However, this set seems to have the worst of both worlds. The designers also seemed to be indecisive on whether to focus on display or play and, once again, seemed to choose the wordt aspects of both. This sets biggest failure in my opinion isn't any one decision, but rather a failure to commit to a specific set of goals.
It's an insane mech just not a needed one. Definitely not a banger for its price. I think the designer did his best but why the team decided on a $550 hulkbuster is beyond my understanding. Not to mention creating it for the figure ruined the design significantly.
It seems to me the Lego marvel team needs to talk to the Lego Nintendo team. The nes was my favourite build of all time, the ? block intrigues me but not enough to buy it, and the mighty bowser looks to be a great set too but I’m still waiting for mine to ship. I wonder if this would have been better had it been built in the same style as bowser.
The very embodiment of the saying "Bigger doesn't always mean better".
(Title of your s-)
@@CartoonyAndor Ok Jake Peralta lmao
Gotta love how ninjago city gardens is 350 dollars for 5800 pieces, and this set is almost double that for 4000 pieces
What an excellent deal
And guess wich one is the better set...
The builds way more enjoyable too, plus it’s a more interesting display piece
Part of the price markup is because of the licensing fee. Another is all the drum lacquered gold pieces. That said, I cannot for the life of me find the value in this set at all. The proportions are bad, it's inaccurate, and the sheer poor durability, and lack of poseability just makes it horrible.
Inflation lol
Or how the 10497 has 1254 pieces for 100 dollars with4 minifigs and many printed parts too, and zero stickers. And has 2 official alternate builds as well.
I love the playfeature the designers included where you can fit Venom in the hulkbuster, that was my favorite scene from the movie! And the fact they pre-shaped a slot for his tongue to stick out makes for a great play feature in this $500 set, chefs kiss (all sarcastic btw)
Ahahahah
Worst part, you can also do that with the small one 💀💀...
No need to explain it was sarcasm.
@@Ashnflash you could turn him into a celestial
The hammer is good for building
This doesn’t feel like an official lego set, it feels like a set that was made up on the go without a clear plan in mind
FR, I thought it was bootleg lego when I first saw it
I’ve genuinely seen better looking bootlegs.
Bro most Lepin sets look better
Bro Lepin would do it better and for 100$
When u order a Lego Hulkbuster from Wish
It is kinda shocking that this year LEGO gave us both an incredibly impressive giant transforming mech (Optimus Prime, which while not completely articulated managed to nail the whole idea while being visually pleasing)... And also gave us this.
I probably will just stick with the Sanctum Sanctorum and Optimus Prime when It comes to LEGO sets this Christmas.
While I don't have Optimus Prime, I definitely recommend those two over this :)
Optimus Prime is a very fragile build
@@bratticuss At least Optimus is actually accurate and doesnt have tons of huge gapes
@@StonyCarrot1001 And Prime is actually pretty good value for the price unlike this
@@bratticuss not if you build it right…..
This is overwhelming and a bit too much. I mean honestly I cannot think of a way to explain it in a simple manner. However, thank you for speaking out your take on the set. The cost of it alone can turn anyone away from it. Especially, when we had a much smaller set in the past.
Overwhelming is definitely how I felt while building it
Most of the flaws I was fine with but that car hood piece connection on the back actually made me wince. I genuinely wouldn’t feel comfortable having that in my home. Kinda want to get it to build it into something else entirely though.
That's what a lot of people have been saying too! I have no doubt that someone will create a better set.
@@Ashnflash could you turn the Hulkbuster into a celestial
To be honest, this is your most entertaining and enjoyable video ever. This is your best review... really! Please do these type of rants more often. Thoroughly enjoyed the video.
Also, this set sucks so bad... so bad!
Thank you! I hope I don’t have to do more videos like this though… I’d much rather be praising and fan boying over a Asgard or Avengers Tower D2C
Me too it was funny af "gaah look im not even touching it"
*clearly touching it lol
thanks for an actual review dude some people never mention the bad parts of a set
Thank you for this review. Just took it off my Christmas list. Not making a loved one spend that much money for something I’ll end up being disappointed in
Yeah guess we will just have to wait for another mech and wish for something that’s better
You have a loved one that would spend that much money on you for a Lego set? What would you buy them in return they may wonder 😅
we could have gotten a decent dc wave this year if this thing didn’t happen 😔
Ikr
the black panther and hulk buster were the most expensive marvel sets this year yet the worst sets
@@slim3_v42 both unnecessary
I like When the set said “It’s Hulkin time” and bustered all over the place
Its hulk bustin time
this seems like it was a fun project for a designer, his own MOC on off time, and then LEGO saw it and they decided to make it into a set. Too much for the majority of people in terms of size and price. I have a strong feeling this will get 40 percent off by next summer like the Camp Nou.
Did you immediately take it apart after filming this? I would have. The creator of Lego, Ole Kirk Kristiansen’s whole mission statement was “only the best is good enough”. We know that Lego knows this set was not good enough. What were they thinking?
I’m never taking this thing apart lol. It took me too long to assemble. And I might need it for the next Hulkbuster 4 years from now lol
@@Ashnflash I hope this is the last we see of the hulk buster for a long time Lego must know from the terrible sales of the previous one and this is going to flop big time
Ashnflash l agree 👍 Lego marvel set 2022 HULKBUSTER SET SKIP IT
Lego is actually insane on this one. So many issues whether it be strange open spaces or just the price in general. Just a really unfortunate move.
Really sad we got something like this instead of literally anything better. They could’ve made most likely anything else and it probably would’ve been better
a UCS Avengers tower would've been a kickass Christmas gift to myself :'(
I remember hearing about this set and thinking "that's not too bad for 200 dollars..."
Then, of course, I saw the price. How is this 200 more than the Bugle and Ninjago??????
It feels like the designer started at the feet and worked upwards, and put in less and less effort the higher they got, and basically gave up at the shoulders
Thanks for being honest, too many reviewers would just lap it up & praise it because it’s free Lego
I know lego spheres are tricky, but at this scale I would have thought a brick-built helmet would be possible
The moment Ash put Iron Man in the Hulkbuster, he sounds dead inside. He sounds like he completely gave up on the video.
I feel like this set just kind of confirms that the Superheros Design team just isn't up to snuff with the other design teams. You look at the design philosophies of the teams behind Star Wars or Ninjago and see how intricate they make all their sets. It feels like Superheros as a theme just has B-team designers. It's something we've all talked about. The normal playsets are very bearbones and we all mostly care about the minifigures. Even the Daily Bugle, which I consider the best Superheros set, is a very simple and repetitive design. Now that Marvel has become the film studio in the world, these designers that weren't ever meant to be making these huge sets have to keep up with demand. But, this could all be wrong because I feel a lot of the DC D2C sets are really well made.
Who knows. Great Review! Thank you for speaking your mind despite getting this set for free!
It’s good that Lego once awhile release this kind of products, so that we can save some cash 😊
"You seem agitated Lord Vader."
😂😂😂
It feels like Lego have been pushing the boundary on what we would pay with their recent onslaught of giant sets, and they really jumped the shark on this one. It’s just pushing it too far
Might just be nativity, but I don't see this set lasting over a year due to how expensive it is and the reception of the midel
Could you also film yourself(not revealing your face, of course) throwing this set off a balcony or showing us this set shatter? That sounds like a really productive use for a set, which I can only describe as “garbage”.
Remember how this was rumored almost a year ago, I think some of the design issues might have caused them to delay this set but man could they just not fix it. Never touching this set, no thank you.
The only hulkbuster we wanted was a hulkbuster THAT IS THE SIZE OF THE HULK
I was planing on buying it, but after this review I changed my mind totally, I totally agree with you THIS DOEST FEEL LIKE A LEGO SET. I will totally stay with ransom fern mocs, way cheaper and look way way better, it’s equally fragile, but you gain way better looks and details
+1 for Ransom Fern, such awesome Mocs and all made with parts from the hulkbuster sets as well
You are right about your opinion as critical as you are I would still buy the set only to modify it as it is a mech with substantial weight that use techniques that can help with large mech mods. The potential this set has to be improved on and looked at from a custom perspective is game changing. But as it stands this would be the only reason I would consider purchasing it myself.
That’s gonna be one expensive moc though.. can you imagine restructuring this thing and then plate of every gap? that will be a $900 project at the least.
I totally agree that is a reasonable guesstimate however restructuring was not the goal. I see it is more of a skeleton that can be built on and certain details replaced or fixed. You could restructure it to make it stronger or shaped differently but yea it would be costly
I am blown away that they didn't use blue light bricks in this set. At the very least, they should have included a Powered Up! battery box with two attached light strips, for a total of four precision-placed white LEDs.
I think the set could of been better if they just didn’t design the set around the figure. It would of saved some pieces and maybe dropped the price down, and probably would of looked way better.
It hurts me to see that this is the ucs/master builder set that LEGO decides to create after the really good ones we have had prior. Especially when we all wanted an avengers tower or maybe just anything other than this
Don’t worry, I plan on buying this very soon…
…since that is when it is going to be on clearance.
The fact that everyone is complaining about this on their own review makes me glad that all I have is my Infinity War Hulkbuster lol
So this hulkbuster beat Voltron in the biggest mech set. That's unfortunate because Voltron was a pretty cool set.
Lego really thought people would want this over DC sets
I think the thing that just kills me the most is the fact that they (at least it seems) sacrificed so much of the design in order to fit the stupid Iron Man buildable fig inside, a feature only a kid would reasonably care about. And what kid is going to buy this set? It doesn't work for adults, because it's far too clunky and inaccurate to be a good display piece and it doesn't work for kids because it's way too huge and there's no real way to actually play with it. It's just a lose-lose.
The look is starting to grow on me after seeing blow up all over my feed as you and a bunch of UA-camrs reviewed it. However I’m not paying an absurd price if they couldn’t put more effort especially with the minifigure. Waiting for this to go on sale
Getting $550 for a set budget must be like a blank check. I wonder if the designer just wasn't interested in the media to care to get this right. There's no excuse for this especially when light bricks don't add much value to the set, you can't even have them all on at the same time...
I hope someone finds a way to make a really cool alternate build for this guy cause I received this as a big gift for Christmas and cant return it
The original hulkbuster vs hulk set is still my favorite hulkbuster set to this day
There's far too many issues for $550. Genuinely don't know how this is the final design
It’s refreshing to see an honest review. The build looks tedious. The gaps are terrible.
It’s a swing and a miss but hopefully Lego will stop trying anything that looks like this.
Thank you! And that’s my concern is that the takeaway LEGO will have from this is that “Super Hero fans don’t want to spend $550 on a set” which isn’t the case
@@Ashnflash I completely agree. Give me something like The Office in Marvel form and you have my money.
I really don't think it's that bad design wise. In saying that, you are better off spending a bit more and getting the Hot Toys version.
Might've liked a Galactus or a Celestial at this size, but man did they choose the wrong character.
or dormammu
A huge Arishem would be awesome!
This is the 5th Hulkbuster Lego set. I would love to see something different, like Batman’s Justice Buster armor, especially the epic Josh Nizzi version.
Totaly agree there, why not something new! seeing as marvel is the in thing nowadays and they like the sculptures for adults i would love to seen a giant thanos same sise as this he a legendary villan they coulda polished it better than this or even bp bust... if you look at yodas head on his brick built model they coulda done something similar for his big nasty purple head.on a fixed leg mech body . Missed oppertunities !
15:05 the armour height is incorrect, it says the armor in-universe is 24 ft tall, but it is actually 11 ft. The previous UCS hulkbuster did say 11 ft on the plack, so no idea where this went wrong….
And we all thought the hogwarts express set was controversial
I feel like this is one of the best examples of Lego not really getting the 18+ market when it comes to some of their builds.
Sure, the helmets and busts (mostly) looks good... but a lot of the people who'd be interested in those kinds of display pieces would rather just get a proper helmet, or a proper bust of the character, to look more accurate.
Sure, this is a very, VERY impressive build for a Lego Mech, but all the compromises it makes takes away from the look of the set, and the kind of people who would want a big Hulkbuster to display want something that can be more dynamic in posing. They want something that isn't as limited as a kids mech, if not more limited then the kids mech. Sure, it's going to just stand there forever once built, but it needs to be able to stand in a more dynamic position then "looking kinda intimidating".
I feel like Lego needs to look a bit closer at other companies when it comes to this stuff. It's all well and good to have adult targetted sets at prices only adults can afford. But at those prices, it still has to do more then just be a really big kids set.
it's funny too because i know similar toy companies who make hulkbusters at this size for way less (200-300 for 40-50 cm busters)
I really hope Lego see's the community's opinions and does a change with "Ucs" displayable marvel sets, and does a huge change for the future.
Would have been great if they went with a 3000 piece count, to make it more affordable and as a callback to the “love you 3000” quote. Didn’t need the hollow interior. Bruce Banner minifig should have definitely been included.
So many missed opportunities with this set.
I like how they combined two of probably some of the worst sets of Lego marvel 2022😂
This is Disney’s Fault!
They’re telling Lego and marvel together to make these sets for the money
Lol worst Lego marvel set 👀🗯
You could get 2 hot toys figures for the price of $549.99 🤦🏻♂️
I do like the fact you can add the buildable iron man inside of it but that’s like the only redeeming thing about it and that the Minifigure is just a basic Tony and not a new iron man suit we haven’t gotten 😂😂😂 (if they did that I think that would just be insulting to Lego Fans)
They should have used the 550 to build Tony’s Mansion or Avengers Compound I’d take that over this any day 😅
This set really proves that size doesn't matter fellas
This set would probably be so much better if it was 150-200 dollars cheaper, smaller, removed the function to place the other Iron Man inside, and fixed the torso proportions
My one big question for this set as a whole is why would a collectors item that is meant to go to one place and never be touched again need a play feature to put another set inside
That’s the thing. It’s not a collectors item. It’s very much a large toy to go with the Iron Man from January
My favorite Ironman armor is the MK 44 Hulkbuster.
This is an Abomination.
Should have been similar in size to the 1st version with a brick built Hulk some street scape and Veronica.
Thanks for the accurate review !
I think buy them one day just for create a MOC with this..
I'm really sad and i don't understand the gap between set when i see quality of Batmpbile 1989, Rasor Crest, Bowser or At-At for exemple.. And this thing...
Thank you for your honesty. This strengthens the validity of all your other reviews.
I like this set! It's not made to be played with, it's more like a sideshow collectibles figure in Lego form. I would put it on a shelf.
I don't mid a lot of the smaller gaps, but the extreme fragility (especially the car hoods parts on the back thrusters) are too much for me. Plus, of course, the raised price is insane regardless of the fact it's liscenced. I think this could have been a lot better over all.
Not sure who this is for? For a UCS it's way too big! I'd rather have a Minifigure scale highly detail'ed set for $30-$50 and for $500 id be better as a large diorama featuring the hulk buster.
Imma double bird this set every time I see it. I’m so sorry that you had to build this monstrosity, but hey it’s content am I right?
My favorite review yet coz he is so honest. Love this guy.
❤️
I was so hyped for a hulkbuster set, and this isnt AWFUL (imo) but If given the choice Id take the 2018 one over this. With a few mods you can hide the blue technic pins and 2018 is essentially perfect. This model will require a LOT more modding to make it right
I kinda want someone to turn this into the joker mech from lego batman 2
Thank you for telling us this… now I know what set I’ll pass
I mean the gaps are kinda hard to get rid of what I would recommend is getting a bunch of spark red and gold parts and filling it in we’re you can and the parts falling of is because it’s more meant to be displayed
This set reminds me a bit more of bootleg LEGO sets.
My friend has a bootleg LEGO DeLorean that has a lot of issues that remind me of this set. My grandma has a couple of small bootleg LEGO sets like some different succulents (to go with the official ones), and those are extremely fragile, like this set. It has the same issue with the hood pieces only being connected by two studs and that's it. Worst part is that on the bootleg set, they make up the pots, so you almost can't even display them due to how fragile they are.
It's so strange how LEGO have made such an expensive set, yet completely missed the mark on it. I saw in the instructions that the designer said he included as many details as possible and the play feature, but honestly, if a single unnecessary play feature compromises on detail, build integrity, and even more egregiously the actual DESIGN of the thing, it's just not worth it. I'm sure people would have been much happier if it was accurately proportioned, while having to let's say remove the lower half of the buildable figure to put it inside. This set, in my opinion, really just isn't good, nor anywhere near worth the price.
The one thing I will say is I like all of the gold pieces. I'm a sucker for gold LEGO pieces, but that's not anywhere close enough to saving this for me.
Its pathetic that a $10 mech from this year has a far better minifigure than in this set which you are paying for $550 🤦♂️
Even Bowser, despite the uncanny feeling with the eyes... Bowser looks like a technical masterpiece in how they achieve the character by keeping him mostly authentic and adding a puppetry function that replicate actions from the games.
Honestly, they COULD have achieved something great with the Hulkbuster. But it's far too complex in minor details that it cannot be replicated in LEGO format. It's not like a car or a helmet where some concessions can be made to achieve some form of authenticity. Optimus Prime worked because the original character is blocky and has been reintrepreted in many forms of media or medium. This Hulkbuster tries to replicate the one from the Infinity Saga which is why it fails.
We've been oversaturated with the MCU and it's starting to show. Plus LEGO should have access to everything that would have made this armor more authentic on the inside. A static model that is completely accurate and stable would have worked. The second they added mechanisms with exposed gear, it "breaks". And the fact that this set is MORE fragile than the Tumbler from 2014 (re-issued last year) speaks volume of the quality control.
It's hilarious how the Tallneck manages to bring two communities together (Horizon and LEGO)... yet this Hulkbuster does the same, but for a different reason. Even the Tallneck's underside is more complete than the Hulkbuster and it's less expensive, 5 times cheaper (or 6 times in Canada) and it's a masterpiece. It's a shame from LEGO because they CAN do better and they did do better. Btw, I would pay for a full-scale LEGO replica of a Vader helmet... but if it was as bad as the Hulkbuster, I would be unhappy.
I think most of it is the lame attempt to fit the other iron man in it. Honestly, they should have just designed an iron man as part of this set because the design on this is incredibly lazy
Imagine an avengers tower or an x mansion made with this amount of pieces...
I'm sad that the Hulkbuster is getting slammed so hard because I was really hoping this set would be good. But every single criticism I've seen over it is completely justified. It's just so bad. I hope Lego is taking notes.
Awesome video ashnflash so sorry you had to go through all of that
Looks like the MK 45 part of the torso on Tony is just slightly modified from the original Age of Ultron sets.
I can't believe it but they've somehow made a UCS hulkbuster thats even worse looking and less accurate than the old one.
And yet Lego is adamantly reluctant to make an Arkham Asylum or Hall fo Justice set
I'd like it if they actually tried building the head rather than printing a dome again.
The only reason that I can see people buying this set is to wait for Ransom Fern to mod this and make use of all these parts to build the best Hulkbister of all time. (Both of his HB models were magnificent just think about the parts that he can use here)
Alternative title: ash'n flash takes flame thrower too UCS marvel set.
I just don't know why Lego expects someone to fork over their monthly rent for this. I'm like you, I genuinely can't name anything good about this set.
I really like the inside and hands, but everything else is not up to snuff
How do they keep messing this up? This should by all accounts be an amazing must-have set, but they somehow made it look ridiculous.
I think so many pieces went into the torso just to make Ironman fit that they had to cut back on the amount of pieces that went into every other part of the build which is why it’s got such bad connections and huge gaps and also isn’t to scale
I’d just get the Daily Bugle since it’s better
Just curious: did the Tony Stark figure come with an Iron Man helmet? If not, did LEGO really give him the heads-up-display face print? I feel like that's another mishap on their behalf.
No helmet included. Tony has had just his face before.
They could've given us an accurate Quinjet or a minifig scale Royal Talon but no. They thought this was a better idea. 😂😂😂
Or an Avengers Tower
I don't understand why you're expecting there will be no gaps on this complicated structure ? it's impossible . if there are no gaps, then you're probably sacrificing a lot of articulation.
Except the biggest gaps I mentioned are in the hips, chest and legs which all have no articulation… 🤨
“Dread it,run from it.Destiny still arrives”
When it comes to the Black Panther bust set, I can at least understand why they made it in conjunction with the upcoming movie. But this one… who is it for!? Is the nostalgia for the Hulkbuster or AOU that strong right now!? I’d be saying that even if the set was actually good
They did the first UCS Hulkbuster for 10 years of the MCU, maybe this one is for 10 years of Lego Superheroes, and Hulkbusters are just how Lego celebrates milestones?
I want to cut the designers some slack, because finding the balance between mobility and aesthetics is incredibly difficult with legos. If you want to give joints full rotation, you have to leave spots open. However, this set seems to have the worst of both worlds. The designers also seemed to be indecisive on whether to focus on display or play and, once again, seemed to choose the wordt aspects of both. This sets biggest failure in my opinion isn't any one decision, but rather a failure to commit to a specific set of goals.
It's an insane mech just not a needed one. Definitely not a banger for its price.
I think the designer did his best but why the team decided on a $550 hulkbuster is beyond my understanding.
Not to mention creating it for the figure ruined the design significantly.
it seems a very interesting amalgamation of pieces ! i can't buy it but it looks nice...but if i could buy it i would be a bit sad...
I actually love this build
If this set came with a Bruce Banner figure to sit inside the hulkbuster this set would be worth buying. After all, this was designed for him to use.
Good, honest review. Excellent
It seems to me the Lego marvel team needs to talk to the Lego Nintendo team. The nes was my favourite build of all time, the ? block intrigues me but not enough to buy it, and the mighty bowser looks to be a great set too but I’m still waiting for mine to ship. I wonder if this would have been better had it been built in the same style as bowser.