LEGO Marvel Baby Rocket’s Ship Building Toy

£29.99

If you have seen the final instalment of Marvel Studio’s Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, you will be very familiar with Rocket, the lovable but sarcastic racoon with whom Volume 3 focuses. Aside from all the impressive fight scenes, the heartbreaking back story of Rocket is sure to bring a tear to anyone’s eye, and a thankful big smile when he finally escapes from his creators in his rocket ship. Therefore, LEGO has introduced the building set of the exact rocket ship Baby Rocket escapes in - and I couldn’t wait to start putting it together!

In the box are three bags of Lego, usefully divided into the stages of the build so you are not overwhelmed with pieces but still get the joy of finding and putting the next step together. There are 330 pieces in total, with every piece given an instruction on exactly where to add it. We even get two figures in the set of Adult Rocket and a Baby Rocket mini figure, which once constructed fit into the cockpit of the spaceship. Also, when constructed the spaceship’s cockpit can be opened, and it has adjustable landing gear and two LEGO stud shooters. LEGO sets are always well constructed and made with their iconic brightly coloured pieces, and this set does not disappoint – the final built ship is striking with its familiar yellow outside as we have seen in the film. I was impressed by the LEGO stud shooters, giving an additional functional feature to the model for even greater playtime.

The models are designed to provide two activities for children, first in the ship's construction which can take a few hours but includes clearly set-out instructions making it easy to follow, and second in open-play time with your final constructed model. LEGO sets are a great way to give children a functional task to complete and keep them away from the screen. Then, with the added layer of it being Guardians of the Galaxy themed kids will be excited to build it as soon as possible! I think the added figures are a great touch for children, as the role-play element with the ship and figures means kids can act out the iconic escape scenes from the film and take the characters on even more adventures.

However, if you’re anything like me, playing with LEGO sets is not my personal goal, instead, I am more of a collector of the models which sit happily together on my shelf. Baby Rocket’s Ship made a lovely addition to my collection as a unique model from an iconic, but largely tear-jerking film. If you or your children are a lover of Marvel, and especially the Guardians of the Galaxy films, this set is a perfect gift. Easy constructed, well designed and looks great, with hours of playtime or a pretty addition to your shelf – what more could you want?

Available here from GAME: https://www.game.co.uk/en/brands/marvel/