LEGO Marvel Avengers Captain America Mech Armor 76168 review
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The LEGO Marvel Avengers Captain America Mech Armor set is a true collector's item that makes for an enjoyable building experience.
In this review I take a detailed look at this set, and who it is suitable for.
- Includes Captain America minifigure
- Very sturdy robot that you can play with
- Attaching the arms and legs of the mech armor to the ball bearings is tricky
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Educational games and coloring pages for 3 to 6 years
Your toddler and preschooler will love this e-book, along with the accompanying printables. He or she can play with it at every stage of development, together with mom and dad.
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With 121 pieces you can build a Mecha armor for the small Captain America figure. This Mech Armor allows Captain America to be the size of some of the big baddies he must defeat.
The set contains a normal size LEGO character with a small helmet. The nice thing about this is that he has two faces: one with a little beard and one without a beard where he smiles. You can put the helmet on so he has the beard or the smiling, clean-shaven face. He also has a small shield on the back where you can store his shield.
The Mecha Armor has a large shield and it LEGO character also has his signature Captain America shield. So both the Mech Armor and the minor character have their shields. The nice thing about this set is that the Mecha Armor has a hand with fingers and a thumb, so he can almost grab things. It's not a very difficult build, but I think the recommended age of seven and up has more to do with the theme than the difficulty of the build.
While it can be tricky to attach the arms and legs to the Mech Armor, these small ball bearings are sturdy and won't come off easily. I had to help my son with this a bit when we bought this for him when he was four. Now he's five years old and that's still a bit too difficult for him, but otherwise he could probably build the rest of the set himself using the instruction booklet.
When you're done with little Captain America and want to put him in the Mecha armor, you can attach his shield to his back leg so you don't lose it. Then you put him in the Mecha armor at the top and close the armor. Now he can move with the Mecha armor, which is also very sturdy to play with thanks to the ball bearings. So you can actually reenact battles with this robot, which is a nice addition.
Answers to get to know this set better
Features a Captain America minifigure and buildable mech with a large shield that fits in his grasping hand, plus a smaller shield for the minifigure that also attaches to the mech's leg.
This set is suitable for young superheroes from 7 years and older.
The robust building set is over 12 cm (4 inches) high.
The Mech armor has movable arms and legs, and the large shield can be stowed on the back of the mech so that both hands are ready for battle. The minifigure also has a shield that attaches to the mech's leg.
Yes, kids can combine this mech with other mechs from the LEGO Marvel Collection to create epic superhero adventures. However, these sets are sold separately.
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With 121 pieces you can build Mech armor for the little Captain America figure to be the same size as some of the big bad guys he has to defeat.
Conclusion
All in all, I think this is a great little set to give to your child. It offers a fun building experience and stimulates imagination and play.
Always something to do for the holidays or rainy day?
Play Choice now has the ultimate activity book collection, with over 60 pages of fun coloring pages and educational puzzles.
Joost Nusselder, the founder of Speelkeuze.nl is a content marketer, father and loves trying out new toys. As a child he came into contact with everything related to games when his mother started the Tinnen Soldaat in Ede. Now he and his team create helpful blog articles to help loyal readers with fun play ideas.
