What’s up guys! Today I have a review of a LEGO Man of Steel set – Black Zero Escape! This set was released in 2013 with a retail price of £19.99 (UK), $19.99 (U.S.), $39.99 (Aus), and $49.99 (NZ).

The first minifigure in the set is the Man of Steel version of Superman. He wears a nice dark blue outfit with red cape. His head is double-sided, with a stern expression and a laser-shooting one, which are appropriate.

Next up is Lois Lane. Her outfit and hair look reasonable, but I feel the headpiece just looks pretty inaccurate for her character. The headpiece that was later used in 76046 was definitely better.

Last up is the villainous General Zod. He is not exclusive, but comes with a cape for added grandeur, and also has his really cool armor. His head is double-sided, with similar expressions to Superman (but with a beard) and he comes with a gun. There are two builds in the set – a section of the Black Zero ship and a Black Zero escape pod. The Escape Pod is interesting. It has a decent shape, along with some stickers for added detail. There is one seat inside, along with an opening clear canopy. There are some double-barreled guns near the bottom, along with translucent dark green engines at the rear. The other build is a section of the Black Zero. I cannot tell how accurate this is, as I have not seen the movie. However, the build is rather uninteresting, as there is not too much going on. There’s an extendable grille bridge, a sliding door, along with some sticker detail. There is a translucent 2×3 tile with clip that has a sticker on it to represent controls – looks pretty cool, but be careful not to allow fingerprints! There are two flick-fire missiles included. These are not your regular flick-fire missiles, rather, they are axles with translucent orange cones at the end. You fire them off by flicking a Technic beam mounted using a rubber connection. It’s decent but a bit lacking for playability.

Nope… not very convinced. The figures are okay – though Superman and another version of Zod are in a cheaper set. The builds themselves… eh. Escape pod looks alright but lacks playability, while the Black Zero ship section itself is just uninteresting and ugly. Price is okay in the U.S. but a bit expensive in UK, Australia, and New Zealand. So… not very good. Falls into the rut of the mid-price point set that is so mediocre, you can buy the other sets and not feel a loss.

Builds: 3/5

Minifigures: 3.5/5

Playability: 2.5/5

Price: 3/5

Personal Rating: 3/5

TOTAL: 3.0/5

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VaderFan2187 out! 😀