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Review: LEGO Juniors 10665 Spider-Man: Spider-Car Pursuit

February 1, 2014 By Jay 4 Comments

Hey again! Now that most of the new 2014 sets are finally starting to make their appearance here in Australia, I’m finally able to get my hands on them and run them through my Tried-and-True™ review process! Today, the smallest LEGO Juniors Super Heroes set, the Spider-Man Spider-Car Pursuit. What a mouthful! Spiderman Spider Car Pursuit Box   Name: Spider-Man: Spider-Car Pursuit
Set Number: 10665
Pieces: 55
Price: AU$14.99
Exclusive to: N/A
Ages: 4-7
Minifigs: 2
Theme: Juniors
Year of Release: 2014

Yes, this is a set meant for 4 to 7 year olds. As if that’s ever stopped me!

This year, LEGO launched their Juniors line, a theme aimed at well, Junior kids. Meant to ease young children and sorta bridge the gap between DUPLO and real LEGO, the Juniors sets are relatively easy builds without any complex building techniques. In short, don’t get these sets if you’re looking to enjoy the build.

LEGO Juniors Spiderman Spider Car Pursuit Manual

Here’s what the instruction manual looks like. Nothing too fancy but I like the red borders and the Spidey minifig in the top right corner.

LEGO Juniors Spiderman Spider Car Pursuit 10665 (1)

Seeing as this is a set aimed at kids, there’s a cute minifig holding a magnifying glass to emphasize small parts.

Lego Juniors Spiderman Minifig

On to the minifigs. I have to admit that I bought this set for 2 reasons – 1) Minifigs 2) Parts. For AU$15, getting two popular Super Hero minifigs plus 50 or so bricks is a pretty good deal, considering the smallest Super Heroes sets usually retail for 20-ish bucks.

First up is Peter Parker himself. From afar the minifig looks great, getting Spidey’s look right. Unfortunately when you go in for a closer look, the flaws become more apparently. Firstly, his eyes have a pinkish tinge to them, possibly due to the white paint being sprayed onto the red base on his head. Secondly, the red area of his costume is substantially darker than the reds on his head, hands and legs.

LEGO Juniors Spiderman Minifigure Back

Back printing is present as with most minifigs found in box sets, but again – the dark red shade of his torso really disjoints his overall look. Hope LEGO fixes this when they refresh the Spider-Man minifig.

LEGO Juniors Venom Minifigure

Thankfully, Spider-Man’s symbiote nemesis Venom gets it right. His face is incredibly detailed and nails Venom’s look. The white paint on his eyes are a little off if you inspect it closely, but it’s not as big a deal as Spider-Man.

LEGO Juniors Venom Minifigure Back

Like Spidey, back printing is totally accounted for. Venom is one of Marvel’s most iconic villains and I was very close to buying 76004 Spider-Cycle Chase just to get him, but I’m glad I waited it out. All I have to do now is to get Nick Fury off Bricklink and I’ll be set.

LEGO Juniors Venom Tentacles

Venom comes equipped with some symbiote spikes, which are awkwardly connected to a 1×1 brick. I think it would’ve looked better for Venom to just hold the two black spike tentacle thingies on either hand.

LEGO Juniors Spiderman Spider Car Pursuit 10665 (10)

The focal build of the set is the Spider-Car or Spider-Mobile. You’d question why a Super Hero with web slinging capabilities would need a car. My educated guess is so that he can take Mary Jane out on dates when swinging around becomes a little stale.

LEGO Juniors Spiderman Spider Car Pursuit New Parts

Here are some of the more interesting parts that make up the car. The body is made out of a huge chunk of plastic, which makes sense since this is supposed to be a simple build aimed at very young children.

The MAIN thing that took me by surprise when I first had a closer look of the set was that I noticed that all the details were PRINTED and not stickers. This made a ton of sense to me since younger children would find it difficult to apply stickers on their own. AFOLs have always had a certain distaste for stickers since it pretty much takes the precision of a heart surgeon to apply them correctly.

These printed pieces are fantastic and I really hope we get to see less stickers and more printed bricks in the future. I’d hate to pass on my LEGO to my kids and have the stickers all peeling and wonky because they don’t age well.

LEGO Juniors Spiderman Spider Car Pursuit 10665 (12)

The Spider-Mobile has flames shooting out from the back, because why not? The car also has wings, because why not? Sometimes traffic in New York get’s really unbearable.

LEGO Juniors Spiderman Spider Car Pursuit 10665 (13)

Venom comes with a little stack of dark grey and grey bricks, which is probably meant to be his seedy street corner that he hangs out on. There’s a spiderweb piece attached to it, courtesy of Spidey himself. The spiderweb is another cool addition to the number of great parts in this set.

LEGO Juniors Spiderman Spider Car Pursuit 10665 (15)

Oh and Spider-Man also comes with some web for him to sling around, which comes in handy when you need to trap Venom.

LEGO Juniors Spiderman Spider Car Pursuit 10665 (14)

Final Thoughts: This is set is a pretty smart move by LEGO. Bridging the gap to more adult sets and introducing popular Marvel & DC characters to get them hooked on the Super Heroes set is pretty much a master stroke on LEGO’s part. This set will undoubtedly be extremely popular with parents due to the low price point and Marvel branding. This set packs a whole lot of value into $15 with the 2 minifigs, printed elements as well as miscellaneous bricks and parts.  It also makes a great gift especially if you have younger nieces/nephews/cousins that are into LEGO.

Should You Buy It?: Printing faults aside on Spider-Man, I can’t think of a lot of reasons why you wouldn’t buy this set. If you had the set that contained Venom, you can give this set a miss, but if you’re just getting started with your LEGO Super Heroes collection, this is a great springboard to bigger sets. It’s almost worth the price of admission for Venom alone. It’s small size also makes it great if you want to display some LEGO on your office desk or workplace. That being said, because this is aimed at younger children, the build was extremely easy and simple; I must’ve taken about 5 minutes to put it together. If you’re one of those adult fans of LEGO who enjoy the tranquility of building sets, I’d give this one a miss. That being said, I highly recommend this set and if you can get it on sale, all the better.

 

Filed Under: Juniors, LEGO Reviews Tagged With: juniors, lego, minifigures, spider-car pursuit, spiderman, venom

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  1. Nick says

    February 3, 2014 at 9:03 PM

    Evening Jay!

    Thanks for another review. The LEGO Juniors set was a bit of a surprise, but like you said in your opening statement- when has recommended ages ever stopped you?!

    For me, a lot of the appeal comes from a combination of the complexity of the build, how long it takes to build, functionality, size, colour, theme and how well suited the theme is to Lego. I should probably elaborate a little on the last point- while at first glance, everything Lego looks great, but for some reason I think some of the licenced sets such as Super Heroes aren’t quite as ‘Lego’ as Ninjago, Chima, City, Monster Fighters etc. That being said, I have an as-yet unbuilt Batman set waiting for me to devour. It’s sort of growing on me.

    The Juniors theme just doesn’t have enough complexity in the build for me to really appreciate or to form an obsession around lol. Great move by Lego, though.

    So, what was the main driver for you to get this set, Jay?- minifigs?

    I should also mention once my hiatus has expired, I’m very keen for some sales on anything ‘Friends’. The Cafe and the Juice Bar are exquisite. What’s more, the Disney Princess theme is also on my radar, now. I tentatively discussed the issue of adults playing with/buying girl-toys with my gf and she was quite supportive. So mayyyyybe… she’ll want to help me build some of these sets! You never know!

    Did you happen to catch the news about David Beckham being into Lego? He bought the Taj Mahal (never finished it though). He said it helps him unwind. Lego has the same effect on me. It’s a good as a scented candle, bubble bath and a glass of wine.. Hehe.

    Best be off now. Thanks for the review and I can’t wait for the next! I’m not one for directing other people’s blogs, but I’d love to see some more girl-sets reviewed when you find the time. Really appreciate your work.

    Kind regards,
    Nick

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    • Jay says

      February 5, 2014 at 8:53 PM

      Yeah, I’ve always been a big fan of both DC and Marvel super heroes sets and have always wanted a Venom Minifig since he’s such an iconic Spider-Man villain!

      I see you’ve got your eyes on the new Friends Juice Bar as well! I’m just waiting on a good sale and I’ll strike. I’m really quite impressed by the new Friends sets and I’ll definitely review them when I purchase them. I’ve bought the small Series 4(?) animal sets as well, cause they seem like good value.

      That David Beckham story was pretty funny. I guess if you’ve got millions of dollars, sets like the Taj Mahal probably seems like pocket change!

      Stay tuned, lots more reviews coming up!

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      • Jen says

        March 21, 2015 at 12:20 AM

        Hey Jay, is the minifigure in the Junior sets the same size as the normal ones? Or they are bigger? Will you be able to tell this minifigure is from the Junior sets? Thanks, Jen

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        • Jay says

          March 21, 2015 at 10:44 AM

          Hi Jen

          They’re exactly the same size as normal minifigures! The only difference with Junior sets is that the other parts and bricks used, which are a lot more simpler and there aren’t any difficult building techniques used.

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