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Review: LEGO 76058 Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-up

August 8, 2016 By Jay 36 Comments

It’s August, which means that Australians will finally get their hands on the second half of 2016 sets very, very soon. I got a little impatient and ordered some of the new Super Heroes sets through LEGO.com because I felt that waiting two months for the new sets to arrive in stores here is the silliest thing ever.

The second half of 2016 catalogue contains some really juicy new Super Heroes sets and the debuts of a bunch of much-anticipated new characters as minifigures. One such set that I was particularly looking forward to was 76058 Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-up which finally gives us an official Ghost Rider minifig.

Cast aside any unfortunate memories of the awful Nicholas Cage movies and enjoy my review of 76058 Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-up!

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Box

Name: Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-up
Set Number: 76058
Pieces: 217
Price: AU$39.99 | US$19.99 (Buy from LEGO.com [AUS] [USA] [Amazon])
Exclusive to: N/A
Minifigs: 3
Theme: Marvel Super Heroes
Year of Release: 2016
Instructions: Book 1

So first thing’s first – you may be wondering when the new 2HY sets will start appearing in Australia? I don’t really know. Retailers have been hinting that they’ll arrive in mid-August, so if all goes well, we should start seeing them trickle into store shelves as early as this week or next week.

I like Ghost Rider as a superhero. I just think that the premise of a motorcycle stuntmen who makes a deal with the devil to save his father, who then transforms into a spooky skeleton that is bathed in hellfire and rides a fiery motorcycle is one of the most bizarre and outrageous things in the world – I just love the absurdity of it all.

I also like Nicholas Cage’s Ghost Riders movies – in a “they’re so bad that they’re good” kind of way. Mostly because I remember watching the first one in the cinema and cringeing over how bad it was. Seriously, go watch the trailer or even better yet – the entire movie if you’ve never seen in. It’s literally one of the worst movies of all time!

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Minifigures

The movie’s infamous reputation is probably why it’s taken us this long to finally get a Ghost Rider minifigure but the wait is pretty damn worth it. Ghost Rider is a pretty iconic Marvel character and his entrance into the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes universe is welcomed by all Marvel fans.

Accompanying good Johnny Blaze is the ubiquitous Spider-Man and also another new face – the Hobgoblin.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Spider-Man Minifigure

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Spider-Man Minifigure Back

Spider-Man is the same old Spider-Man minifigure. It kinda irks me that LEGO have not bothered to update him for like 3 years and that we’re still getting the same design in 2016. It’s gotten to the point that I go “Oh, another Spider-Man” and quickly chuck him in my spare minifig bin as I must have like, close to 10 of these guy by now.

It causes me to wonder – how many of these minifigs did LEGO actually manufacture in 2012 that they’re still trying to flog this version off? I have a conspiracy theory that LEGO dramatically overestimated the world’s reception (and demand) of the Amazing Spider-Man reboot starring Andrew Garfield and made way too many of these minifigs, in what must’ve been a humongous empire of planned (then scrapped) Spider-Man themed sets. Just a hunch…

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - New Webbing

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - New Webbing Accessory

Spidey does come with a brand new accessory – he has a new “webbing piece” which is snazzy looking as it creates that “web-shooting” effect to use on his foes. As cool as it looks, it’s not without flaws as it’s quite large and heavy which means that Spider-Man has issues balancing if you intend to pose him while holding on to the webbing piece.

It does look great for photos and is a big step up from the white string pieces that LEGO usually equips Spider-Man with – I just wish that they had made it a little smaller to fit Spider-Man’s scale better.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Hobgoblin Minifigure

Here’s a look at the Hobgoblin minifigure. Admittedly, I’m not that familiar with the comic book character – save that he’s some sort of Green Goblin copycat and that he used an enhanced version of Norman Osborne’s Goblin Formula to give himself powers? Something like that, I reckon.

Despite the character’s unoriginal origins, I do really like the Hobgoblin’s design which translates beautifully into a LEGO minifigure. The bright, in-your-face orange and dark blue colour scheme works really well as a toy. I love his bright orange hood, and orange tattered cape.

He also has a pretty sinister looking face, which is tan-coloured and has a grotesque, almost monstrous look thanks to his skin deformities and bright red eyes. The Hobgoblin’s torso design is pretty unremarkable as there aren’t a lot of intricate details, just two leather straps that go across his chest and waist.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Hobgoblin Minifigure Cape

Here’s a look at his bright orange tattered cape, which looks very much like the capes that the Ringwraiths from the Lord of the Rings theme had, only this one’s in a blinding shade of orange.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Hobgoblin Minifigure Alternate Face

Here’s a look at the Hobgoblin’s back printing, where you can see a small leather satchel printed on. He also has an alternate face, with a slightly angrier expression. The Hobgoblin comes with a printed Pumpkin Bomb which has a flame piece attached to it.

All in all, a great debut for the Hobgoblin minifigure who nails his visual identity thanks to his vibrant colour scheme and some really cool details like his weapon and face printing.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Ghost Rider Minifigure

The star of this set, and rightfully so is the Ghost Rider minifigure, who makes one heck of an entrance into the LEGO universe. After 2 awful movies, you could argue that this stunning example of a minifigure can somehow absolve the cinematic sins of Nicholas Cage.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Ghost Rider Minifig Head

LEGO have gotten all the details right with the Ghost Rider minifig. His trademark look, the skull enveloped in hellfire is brought to life using a particularly interesting technique – a brand new head which has the flames moulded to his head.

When I first opened this set, I was pretty surprised as I had expected his fiery hairdo to be a removable hair accessory. It’s a pretty interesting design choice, fusing the both together but the results are brilliant – the moulding quality is superb and the translucent flames really kick Ghost Rider’s appearance up a notch.

Ghost Rider’s torso has some really cool bits of detail, such as his “core” being on fire and his signature leather jacket and chains running across his body.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Ghost Rider Minifig Back

Here’s a look at Ghost Rider’s back printing, where we have the continuation of the chains as well as more flames peeking out from the holes in his leather jacket.

To drive home what an excellent minifigure Ghost Rider is, the cherry on top of this very delicious cake is his accessory – a fiery trans-orange chain which is simply perfect for Ghost Rider.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Super Jumper Instructions

I was quite surprised to see that they’ve added in some instructions on how to properly dislodge minifigs from the Super Jumper in the manual. In case you were wondering, Super Jumpers have been known to damage minifigure legs which is why I avoid them like the plague. You’re free to use them if you wish, but I prefer not to take any risks.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Sticker Sheet

Here’s a look at the sticker sheet included in the set.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Hobgoblin Glider

The first thing you assemble in the set is the Hobgoblin’s glider, which like the character’s origins is “heavily inspired” by the Green Goblin’s glider. It’s fairly basic, with some purple elements and flick fire missiles but on its own, there’s nothing particularly noteworthy about it.

It does serve as a good prop for the Hobgoblin and also as a nice little stand for the minifigure to stand on.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Street Corner

The next thing you put together is a small street corner. It has some nice details such as a very tall traffic light pole, some street signs, a trash can and some newspaper boxes. It all looks pretty normal, but this street corner contains some interesting Easter Eggs and references.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Street Signs

First up – the street names. I did some research and discovered that Bleeker Street (spelled Bleecker in the movies and in real life) is the location of the Joe’s Pizza, the pizza place that Peter Parker gets fired from in Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi one). Second Avenue is also the location of Doc Ock’s laboratory in the same movie.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Newspaper Daily Bugle

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Front Line Newspaper

The two newspaper boxes have stickers on their sides, featuring two different competing newspapers in the Marvel Universe – the infamous Daily Bugle, edited by J Jonah Jameson, known for its dramatic fear-mongering of all things Spider-Man and Front Line, another newspaper, edited by investigative journalist Ben Urich, which has a more serious headline about the Vulture (an iconic Spider-Man foe) terrorising New York City.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Newspapers

In each newspaper box, there are 2 stickered tiles for each newspaper. I didn’t really like the stickered tiles and wished that they were printed. In the trash can is some rubbish, with a green plant element and a bone.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Glider Bombs

The Hobgoblin comes a Pumpkin Bombs and some “flame pieces” which allow you to simulate explosions or flames when he starts terrorising the poor street corner. I guess newspapers are pretty combustible. Maybe the Hobgoblin hates the free press.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Ghost Rider Bike

The main build of this set is Ghost Rider’s Bike, which like its rider, also does not disappoint. It has a pretty simple shape, with a larger rear wheel and its covered in flames. It does look a little toy-ish and doesn’t really resemble a “chopper” that Ghost Rider is known to ride, but for a LEGO set, the shape is mostly done right.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Ghost Rider Bike Side View

Here’s a look at the bike from the side. It does look a little long, but I do appreciate how tightly its designed. It feels very sturdy in the hand, and there are some attractive angles and features such as the exhausts and the slightly angled front.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Ghost Rider Bike Flames

Of course, you can’t miss the sweet flame elements that generously blanket Ghost Rider’s Bike.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up - Bike Comparison

Here’s a comparison with Batman’s Bike from 76053 Gotham City Cycle Chase – it does look pretty similar and the sizes match up. If there’s one particular flaw about Ghost Rider’s Bike, I would say it’s the colour scheme. I feel that there’s a little too much black in it, and would’ve much preferred some silver or (at the very least) some more grey elements to give it a bit of definition.

Some extra skulls or bones littering the bike would’ve been pretty sweet too.

LEGO 76058 Ghost Rider Team-Up

 

What I liked:

  • Ghost Rider minifig is perfect
  • Hobgoblin is well designed
  • Ghost Rider’s sweet fiery bike
  • Plenty of Marvel Easter Eggs

What I didn’t like: 

  • Recycled Spider-Man minifigure
  • Bike could use some extra colour

Final thoughts: This is the kind of set that all Super Heroes sets should aspire to be. It packs plenty of value, doesn’t break your wallet and offers up some really well-designed minifigures – most of all, it feels like a great all-round complete experience.

At AU$40, this set is not at a very intimidating price-point. It comes with 2 great minifigures (and Spider-Man), one of which is an extremely popular Marvel character. Ghost Rider is stunning and fans will undoubtedly be very pleased with the minifigure’s design. His flaming hairpiece is gorgeous and his flaming chain whip is such an amazingly fitting accessory to go with him.

Hobgoblin might not be the most popular supervillain on the planet but he makes up for it with an interesting minifig design – the bright colours just work so well on him. I also like his minifig’s head, which I think is pretty underrated in this set – you can reuse it for a fantasy monster, given that it looks pretty evil looking, with the sallow skin and bright red eyes.

In the set, you get a nice balance between playability and display potential. The little flame pieces that come with Hobgoblin are pretty useful in turning the street corner included into a chaotic fiery scene. The street corner also works well with everything else, giving the other elements like Hobgoblin’s Glider and Ghost Rider’s Bike some much needed context and a sense of location. 

Ghost Rider’s Bike is well done – it’s got a sturdy design which should hold up to rough play and also looks great on display. The colour is a little drab with too many black elements but the flames that envelope it do a good job of seizing your attention.

All in all, this is a really good entry level Super Heroes set and a must-buy for LEGO Marvel fans, purely because of Ghost Rider. I expect it to be one of the more popular sets this year, since Ghost Rider has a pretty large following and LEGO have kindly slotted him into a pretty affordable set.

76058 Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-up is a LEGO Super Heroes set done right and an excellent introduction to the second half 2016 Marvel sets.

Rating: 4/5


Thanks for reading! If you’re planning on getting this set or already own it, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it in the comments section!

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Filed Under: LEGO Reviews, Marvel Super Heroes Tagged With: 2016, ghost rider, ghost rider team up, hobgoblin, marvel, marvel super heroes, review, spider-man

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  1. FowlerBricks says

    February 17, 2018 at 1:07 AM

    Yeah, I was one of the people who specifically asked for those Super-Jumper instructions.

    Reply
    • Jay says

      February 17, 2018 at 9:44 PM

      One of the great examples of LEGO taking on feedback from fans!

      Reply
  2. apricots says

    August 17, 2016 at 3:55 PM

    I love the street corner – it’s a nice simple build to great effect. The minifigures look fantastic too. If I can get this on sale I’ll buy it.

    Reply
    • Jay says

      August 21, 2016 at 2:06 PM

      Awesome, it’s an all around great set! The newspapers and references to the Marvel universe really tie it all together!

      Reply
  3. Jaclyn Ngan says

    August 13, 2016 at 3:40 PM

    I wonder if this set actually foreshadowed Ghost Rider’s upcoming appearance in Agents of SHIELD Season 4. it won’t be the Johnny Blaze incarnation, but still, at least people can finally forget Nicholas Cage’s Ghost Rider existed.

    Reply
    • Jay says

      August 21, 2016 at 1:28 PM

      All that’s missing is a proper SHIELD set! There are some rumours that we’ll finally get a set next year which has Coulson and Lola, so that’ll be fun. I really want an evil Ward minifig :p

      Reply
  4. Steve says

    August 10, 2016 at 6:32 PM

    I hope that the 4th civil war and the doctor strange set is going to be released in Australia as well unlike the ant-man set from last year

    Reply
    • Jay says

      August 11, 2016 at 8:38 PM

      The Ant-Man had issues because of the “defect” with its stability. I’ll be very upset if these two sets don’t make it here as well

      Reply
      • Cobbles says

        August 14, 2016 at 6:49 AM

        Spotted the Dr. Strange set at Toyworld today! It’s out there! Going back to pick one up tomorrow. It was $59, IIRC.

        Reply
        • Jay says

          August 21, 2016 at 1:28 PM

          I saw one too! Pretty pricey but so very tempting!

          Reply
  5. Daniele says

    August 10, 2016 at 1:26 AM

    Dear Jay,
    Many thanks for the review!
    I’m looking forward to it.
    I wrote a mail to your address some days ago, asking when you would review this set!
    Now I understand that it wasn’t your fault but the Lego set that arrived late in the store.
    I’m the Italian guy who really appreciate your reviews and share most of your opinions and thoughts about Lego sets!
    I would like to notice a strange things: did you see that the stickers of the streets have some imperfections, as they were submitted to bad weather issues, but in the picture of the box they are neat?
    I’m waiting also a reply to my mail!
    Best regards

    Reply
    • Jay says

      August 11, 2016 at 8:29 PM

      Thanks Daniele! So sorry, I’ve been quite busy with real life stuff and have been trying to get to my backlog of emails!

      I didn’t really notice the stickers, that’s pretty interesting!

      Reply
      • Daniele says

        August 11, 2016 at 8:56 PM

        Dear Jay, no problem, take your time, I will wait!
        I think you could find my proposal of some interest.
        Many thanks in any case for the reply.
        P.s. Following your good review I’ve bought the set. The Ghost Rider minifigure is awesome.

        Reply
        • Jay says

          August 21, 2016 at 12:13 PM

          Thanks, glad you enjoyed Ghost Rider! What do you think of the hairpiece being fused to the head?

          Reply
          • Daniele says

            August 22, 2016 at 3:01 AM

            Ciao Jay,
            In my opinion is a very good piece and in this way is much solid and playable. I’d like also to have your opinion on my proposal. Consider it as a good chance to wider your public! Many thanks anyway for your feedback.

            Reply
  6. Lego Girl says

    August 8, 2016 at 4:47 PM

    Very nice review, Jay. Minifigures in this set looks fantastic.

    Check my new post about Minifigures Series 15:
    http://mylegotalk.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Jay says

      August 11, 2016 at 8:27 PM

      Thanks for the kind words!

      Reply
  7. Warmongurl says

    August 8, 2016 at 4:24 PM

    I admit to skipping the Ghost Rider movie because I feared that Nicholas Cage would do a bad job. However, I do think it’s cool how many Marvel/ DC minifigs Lego is putting out these days. I just watched Suicide Squad and now I see that most of the team is available in minifig form.

    Reply
    • Jay says

      August 11, 2016 at 8:25 PM

      He did an awful job, but it’s pretty endearing!

      Yeah, they timed a lot of the new DC minifigs with the launch of the movie. We also got Harley with the red and blue hair in the previous wave. Pretty clever way of selling Suicide Squad without dedicating an entire theme to it, which probably would be a lot costlier to develop!

      Reply
      • Johnny blaze says

        June 25, 2017 at 1:25 AM

        I think the ghost rider minifig is robbie reyes?

        Reply
        • Johnny blaze says

          June 25, 2017 at 5:08 AM

          Yes

          Reply
        • Jay says

          July 4, 2017 at 9:55 AM

          I’m not sure about that – he doesn’t seem to have the white rectangle on his torso.

          Reply
  8. Michael says

    August 8, 2016 at 1:26 PM

    My local Big W in NSW has some new Star Wars, Marvel, City and Nexo Knights stuff. Gogogo!

    Reply
    • Jay says

      August 11, 2016 at 8:18 PM

      Nice! We just got ours in Victoria!

      Reply
      • Michael says

        August 13, 2016 at 7:59 AM

        I still can’t find Fun in the Park. Worst case, I order it when I get the Disney Castle.

        Reply
        • Jay says

          August 21, 2016 at 1:26 PM

          Apparently from what I’ve heard, Fun in the Park is only arriving in September. I’ve heard so many conflicting reports on this set that I don’t even know what to believe anymore :/

          Reply
  9. Karrakazul says

    August 8, 2016 at 12:54 PM

    Definitely picking up this set when it eventually hits the shelves, though I’m surprised they didn’t go with his bike from the LEGO Marvel video game. Probably they wanted something more toy-ish, but it still looks quite good.

    Reply
    • Jay says

      August 11, 2016 at 8:17 PM

      I don’t play the video games, what does the bike look like from there?

      Reply
      • Karrakazul says

        August 12, 2016 at 12:19 PM

        Sadly the best images I could find are a bit blurry or obscured, but if you check out Ghost Rider LEGO Marvel on youtube there’s a fair few videos showing him riding around on it. I think the games have lots of interesting little vehicles and props that would be neat to build.

        http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i151/tat2artst/hellcycle/hc1_zpsb5e02903.jpg
        http://guides.gamepressure.com/legomarvelsuperheroes/gfx/word/376724786.jpg

        Reply
        • Jay says

          August 21, 2016 at 1:21 PM

          Oh nice! Yeah that one looks really cool, but I don’t think it looks like the most stable of builds!

          Reply
  10. Matt Merrill says

    August 8, 2016 at 3:36 AM

    I know that at least eight different people have taken the mantle of Hobgoblin, nine if you count Deadpool. Funny that they don’t really specify which one this is but I guess that’s part of the fun. Man oh man do I love that Ghost Rider. He’s out of my price range, but I can love him vicariously.

    I don’t know if I missed something, but has Lego ever discussed doing a collectible minifig series based just on Marvel or DC heroes? I know right now the rarity of certain minifigures is what drives sales of the actual sets, but at some point, I’m hoping they have enough Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man and other figures that have been released numerous times to see the profit potential in blind bag figures. I collected a bunch of the Marvel (ugh) Megabloks figures before I realized Megabloks suck, even with the dismal quality of them, they still got my money. Better believe I’d fork over more for Lego Marvel or DC blind bags.

    Reply
    • Michael says

      August 8, 2016 at 1:07 PM

      I’ve heard that they can’t do collectible minifigures based on Marvel / DC because those would technically be “action figures” not “building toys”, which another company has the rights to, but I’ve also heard that we’re getting a LEGO Batman Movie wave of minifigs next year so I’m not sure. (I guess it’s possible that technically “LEGO Batman” is a different character to “Batman” and so the rights for that character can be split out separately?)

      Reply
      • Matt Merrill says

        August 8, 2016 at 3:09 PM

        Interesting. I’d take Lego Batman themed minifigs, the cheapest way I have now to get Marvel or DC figures is the Mighty Micros, but that always costs me a pair of tall legs from another figure and isn’t the cheapest way of doing things.

        Reply
    • Jay says

      August 11, 2016 at 8:16 PM

      What Michael said! Same deal with Star Wars as well. That said, they probably make more money getting us all to buy these sets for the minifigs anyway.

      Reply
      • Loki says

        April 8, 2018 at 6:40 AM

        In the new infinity war set Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown 76108 they also reference Bleekers and Joe’s pizza. Interesting right?

        Reply
        • Jay says

          April 29, 2018 at 11:32 AM

          Yeah, really love the references. I just built it after watching the movie. Had so much fun with it!

          Reply

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