{"id":973,"date":"2010-01-14T04:47:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostlybricks.com\/?p=973"},"modified":"2017-11-20T23:06:27","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T04:06:27","slug":"review-lego-atlantis-8057-wreck-raider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostlybricks.com\/2010\/01\/14\/review-lego-atlantis-8057-wreck-raider\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: LEGO Atlantis 8057 Wreck Raider"},"content":{"rendered":"

This review is for the 8057 Atlantis Wreck Raider which is, of course, set in the LEGO Atlantis theme<\/a>. It’s kind of an in-between vehicle set in the Atlantis theme – it’s well above the impulse price and part count, but at $9.99 it’s two-thirds the cost of the 8059 Seabed Scavenger<\/a>. It’s a very efficient use of parts, fits well in the theme, and thanks to the human diver and Shark Warrior, it’s a good value.<\/p>\n

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Given the low price, and that I liked the selection of parts, and kind of as a challenge to myself, I picked up another 8057 and decided to see what I could create with just two of them. I will be posting that tomorrow (Friday, January 15, 2009). It was an exercise in frustration, but still interesting.<\/p>\n

Speaking of tomorrow, don’t forget – LEGO Atlantis: The Movie<\/a> on Cartoon Network, 6pm Central, 7pm Eastern. Now onto the review.<\/p>\n

Update: Wreck Raider Quad<\/a> – a MOC made up of two 8057 sets plus a small number of other pieces.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By the Numbers:<\/strong>
\nSet:<\/strong> LEGO 8057 Atlantis Wreck Raider
\nYear of Release:<\/strong> 2010 (technically available at end of 2009)
\nType:<\/strong> Mini Vehicle from the Atlantis theme<\/a>
\n# of Pieces:<\/strong> 64
\n# of Extra pieces:<\/strong> 2
\n# of Minifigs and what kind:<\/strong> 2 – Human diver (Captain Ace Speedman), Shark Man
\nStickers?<\/strong> 8
\nAges:<\/strong> 6-12
\nTime to Complete:<\/strong> Less than half an hour (I spent more time taking and editing photos and writing this review than it took to put together!)
\nMSRP\/Price:<\/strong> $9.99 US from LEGO Shop at Home , also available at Amazon.com<\/a>, Target, Wal-Mart, TRU, etc. (price may vary from MSRP elsewhere)<\/p>\n

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Box Art:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Remember: click on the photos to see larger images at flickr (Full 8057 Wreck Raider gallery<\/a> at flickr)<\/p>\n

Set Instructions, Parts, and Stickers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Parts laid out:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Some photos of the assembly:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Extra pieces:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Completed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The extra shark man\/shark warrior is from 8060 Typhoon Turbo Sub:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thoughts – Pricing, Design, and Build:<\/strong>
\nAt $9.99 USD, I think it’s a good deal given the two minifigs and the selection and uniqueness of parts. It’s the cheapest way to acquire a Shark Warrior at this point (as well as Ace Speedman). The design is pretty good given the low part count, and I felt it was a very efficient and unique use of parts. It is a physically solid design – you aren’t going to knock anything off accidentally brushing it.<\/p>\n

Thoughts – Parts and\/or stickers:<\/strong>
\nYou get a Squid Key – don’t ask me why, since a Shark Warrior\/Shark Man is the minifig – ask LEGO, you can even see it on the box art, so this wasn’t a mistake. There are stickers, and they aren’t too bad, but it can be tricky lining them up on the two pieces that fit together. I put my stickers on one of my sets since I plan on having one around for some kind of vignette at some point. I’m not a fan of stickers as I’ve said many times, but I fully understand and agree with the reasoning and don’t have a problem with these – you can build the set without them, but they look fine either way, and are a nice touch if you are going to keep it around as LEGO designed it.<\/p>\n

As for the parts – the two props\/motors are a valuable addition to anybody’s parts inventory and you can never have enough red if you are planning on working with Atlantis MOCs. There are a few Technic parts, but not too many and they aren’t as noticeable as say the Typhoon Turbo Sub. If you are planning on buying one for MOCs\/spare parts like I did, be forewarned. While there are some good parts and the minifigs are good, there’s not a lot of any particular part, given the overall low part count of the set. This is why LEGO was able to keep the cost down. I picked up another 8057 as MOCfodder, but if you are looking for just a couple of parts, hit up BrickLink. Update – see the link at the top of the page for my MOC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thoughts – Minifigs:<\/strong>
\nIt’s always good to get another Shark man (Shark Warrior). As for the human, you get a double-printed head of Captain Ace Speedman, which is the same diver available from the 8075 Neptune Carrier<\/a>. That’s not necessarily a bad thing – not everybody is going to splurge for the 8075. The Shark Warrior is the same as from the 8060 Typhoon Turbo Sub<\/a> (see above photo), and this is about as cheap as you are going to be able to get him for now, unless LEGO releases an impulse set.<\/p>\n

Thoughts – Swoosh factor, playability and integration with other sets:<\/strong>
\nDefinitely swooshability and playability – this would be a good set for a kid in this line – it’s easy to put back together should an “accident” happen or the Shark or Squid Warriors manage to disable it \ud83d\ude09 It does fit well with the other Atlantis sets.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong>
\n It’s a good little set, well worth the $9.99 if you are into the Atlantis line. As I mentioned a couple of times, it’s the cheapest way (for now) that you will be able to get a Shark Man\/Shark Warrior minifig (short of hitting up BL). For such a low part count, TLG was able to put out a nice little one-person vehicle that is quite a bit larger than the 8072 Sea Jet<\/a> which is about one-third the cost and parts count. If it didn’t have a second minifig (regardless of whether it’s a Shark Warrior or Squid Warrior), I would question the value, but thankfully LEGO included one. It’s a solid build as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This review is for the 8057 Atlantis Wreck Raider which is, of course, set in the LEGO Atlantis theme. It’s kind of an in-between vehicle set in the Atlantis theme – it’s well above the impulse price and part count, but at $9.99 it’s two-thirds the cost of the 8059 … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,6,17,16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlybricks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/973"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlybricks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlybricks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlybricks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlybricks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostlybricks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/973\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlybricks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlybricks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlybricks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}