Another Mighty Ship of the Black Hole Gang
Posted by
Cyborg Phloyd
in United States
on
23 December 2009
Here is yet another one of my rather lengthy Space Police III reviews, going into broad detail of the sets I own. This time I give my opinion on the Container Heist set, and chiefly the "Wrecker" Space Truck.
PROS
The very first pro in every one of my SPIII reviews are the Minifigures. THey are so enjoyable and cool-looking. The one thing I hate about Space Police officers is there occasional lack of Black Airtanks. Obviously though, this set includes black airtanks and I love it! Snake is one of my favorite criminals of SPIII. Though he is a little TOO common in the series, he's such a sweet criminal that I gotta love getting him in any set I find him in. Next pro is the set's overall look. When you have finished building it, you will have a set that, IMO turned out even larger than expected! With four massive space thruster engines and the Black Hole Gang's "signature" design of four wings on their ships, the thing is clearly wicked-fast. It also must be one of the toughest and most destructive vehicles in the Black Hole Gang's fleet, hence the name "Wrecker." Look at the spikes at the front! The front of the Wrecker is heavily armored, and equipped with two very big laser weapons. Also, the design of the large yellow crate at the back is not only quite believable, but there is graffiti on it that makes it look as though it has been in Gang possession for a long time, not to mention the iconic "Blacktron" graffiti on one of the sides! The hidden Space Police laser is also a great model, looking like a truly powerful weapon; and a danger in the hands of the Black Hole Gang.
CONS
I must say that this set did disappoint me in some regards. First off, I sort of wish that the Space Police Officer had something more than just a handheld flick-fire launcher (not that I have a problem with those as some people do). A mini-speeder or little ship might've been nice. But then again, with no little ship, it does prevent the possibility of the set coming with a poorly designed, gimmicky ship (like the HORRIBLE ship included in the "Max Security Transport" set!) The next thing I didn't like about this set is the cockpit design of the Wrecker. First off, in order to put Snake in and out of the cockpit, you will likely need to do a bit of dissassembling to seat him and get him out. Fortunately the roof comes off fairly easily. I did some experimentation with the set, seeing what it might look like if the Wrecker wasn't carrying a crate. And frankly, it doesn't look good. I don't mind the emptiness in the back without the crate, but it's the cockpit I hate! Without the crate, the back of the cockpit has a massive gaping hole. Now, I don't doubt for a moment that Snake could breathe in space without oxygen, but with a hole in the BACK, he'd be sucked right out! Essentially, LEGO just used the massive crate as a back wall. Many people have praised the fact that the Space Police laser cannon can pivot on its axis within the crate and turn 360 degrees. Well, I partially praise that. I like that the laser can move with the axis its on, but the turntable used to make the laser turn around is much too loose! Then again, it might've been difficult to do that trick any other way...
Don't let the cons I gave this set fool you. I truly enjoyed "Container Heist," both in building it and playing around with it. The figures, as I've mentioned are great and the ship, despite its imperfections is still quite a piece of work. I feel bad for the Space Police Officers that have to try and stop this bad-boy! 4/5!
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