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Mick’s been sent on a quick bike run recon mission to verify the location of a
dig site for the Umptom-Esh staff. Sure it was just a reason for the
professor’s pretty boy assistant to get Mick out of the way while the egghead
sap tries some more moves on Mick’s sister but perhaps he’s in for more than he
expected. He’s found the Umptom-Esh site alright, and it’s more than just the
regular random cave or partial temple construction the team’s been uncovering
these past few weeks. Mick’s actually found the shrine itself, standing in the
middle of a small oasis. Uncovered, unburied, unprotected! “Too good to be
true”, he thinks to himself as he pulls his bike under the shade of a palm and
heads to the shrine for a better look. Unexpecting, unprepared and unarmed!
Early Adventurer’s sets were pretty well done so it’s nice to see a return to
the series with a heavy accent on Egyptian themed structures (grab some Prince
of Persia sets while they’re still available to flesh out your Adventurer
locales). I’ll probably dive into a couple of the larger sets but I just HAD to
grab this one and I confess the main reason I picked it up was for the
motorcycle.
The 7306 Golden Staff Guardians is pretty simply three characters and a small
shrine construction. The altar/shrine is a very basic construction of maybe
25-30 pieces that features a standing staff. A small rod fitted behind the
center of the staff can be ‘flicked’ to knock the staff out of place (ooh, I
hope I can contain my excitement!). The back of the box shows that the staff is
one of a series of objects to be collected. Other objects found in the other
sets include items such as scarab shield, headdress, gem and scimitar.
The two mummy figures are well done with skirt prints, two facial (back/front)
options (total face wrap except for one eye or face wrap with two eyes and a
mouth opening) and pharaonic headdresses. While the headdresses are cool, I’m
thinking some new peaked helmets or simple slave caps would have been a better
variation (since the other sets undoubtedly have the same type of headdresses
included here). Each mummy comes with a dark grey scimitar and the new
scarab/shield elements (these are pretty cool!). Adventurer comes with a
helmet/goggles, a rifle and some TNT.
As stated, my main interest in picking up the set was for the motorcycle. These
have been a great incentive to buy a Lego set since the earliest versions (ala
6373 Motorcycle repair shop). I remember noticing the two-wheelers disappearing
in the mid-90s and I was afraid they weren’t going to come back when the
three-wheelers came in for a bit. Then the newer versions of two-wheelers were
introduced (I don’t know when but my most readily available piece came in the
7779 Catwoman Pursuit set). These newer versions are a GREAT improvement over
the old style because they are a basic frame upon which a number of pieces or
fairings/chassis can be added. For the 7306 set we get a very basic chassis in
dark red (probably the first time we’ve seen this piece in this particular
color).
This set came in at around $10.00 which is pretty reasonable (figuring the
current minifig value at around $3.00 plus a motorcycle) and will make for a
must-have purchase when they get discounted.
!!! 4x2ReVu Stats !!!
Rating: Five out of eight studs
Pros: Reasonable price for three figures and a motorcycle (good army/fleet
builder set).
Walletwise: 70 pieces for around $10.99.
Date: 12/16/10
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In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez wrote:
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The altar/shrine is a very basic construction of maybe
25-30 pieces that features a standing staff. A small rod fitted behind the
center of the staff can be ‘flicked’ to knock the staff out of place (ooh, I
hope I can contain my excitement!).
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LEGO’s “playability” in this feature fell pretty flat. When I tried to flick
the staff over, the axle just lamely pushed it to the side without it being
dislodged. I didn’t really mind though, as I wanted that
forked staff to go with the
serpent scepter that came
with the Series #2 MF
Pharaoh.
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The back of the box shows that the staff
is one of a series of objects to be collected. Other objects found in the
other sets include items such as scarab shield, headdress, gem and scimitar.
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Actually, that’s an ancient Egyptian
khopesh.
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This set came in at around $10.00 which is pretty reasonable (figuring the
current minifig value at around $3.00 plus a motorcycle) and will make for a
must-have purchase when they get discounted.
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Absolutely! It’s a great selection of parts for the price.
David
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In lugnet.reviews, David Gregory wrote:
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In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez wrote:
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The back of the box shows that the staff
is one of a series of objects to be collected. Other objects found in the
other sets include items such as scarab shield, headdress, gem and
scimitar.
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Actually, that’s an ancient Egyptian
khopesh.
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Gesundheit!
Seriously though, thanks for the clarification and parts references. I know
there’s a name for the peaked hat I have in mind but couldn’t for the life of me
think of that either.
..jg
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I rather like the minifig primarily because he’s perfect for use as the standard
slob who does nothing but sits around the house watching TV & sipping beer :)
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In lugnet.reviews, John Kyle wrote:
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I rather like the minifig primarily because he’s perfect for use as the
standard slob who does nothing but sits around the house watching TV &
sipping beer :)
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good point. i didn’t describe the adventurer fig, he’s got dark brown pants,
suspenders and a tanktop t-shirt. he’s unshaven, got a smirk and the t-shirt
has a big old brown stain on the front (it’s nicely detailed two-sided torso
print)...fits your description perfectly of a bum in front of the telly.
..jg
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In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez wrote:
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Then the newer versions of two-wheelers were introduced (I don’t know when
but my most readily available piece came in the 7779 Catwoman Pursuit set).
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Catwoman is indeed the first minifig who got the chance to ride one of the new
modular motorcycles. That city fairing has since been released in black, white,
and orange. The dirtbike first appeared in dark-bley in the Indiana Jones
motorcycle chase (from Last Crusade), and the third version, which uses this
same body style, was Mutt’s bike from the Chauchilla Cemetary (Crystal Skull).
An interesting bit that nobody ever seems to have notice, the very back of the
dirtbike fender has a minifig grip formed into it, so the rider can be posed
doing FMX-style tricks.
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These newer versions are a GREAT improvement over the old style because they
are a basic frame upon which a number of pieces or fairings/chassis can be
added.
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Yeah, but as cool as the third style is, it looks a bit odd with a minifig
riding it. See, the previous two are body styles where the rider should be
sitting higher than they would on the road hog body, but due to the placement of
the tailpipe on the one side, the rider actually sits higher on the newest body
style.
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For the 7306 set we get a very basic chassis in dark red (probably the first
time we’ve seen this piece in this particular color).
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Other than the fact that the chassis (or frame) is the same standard black that
every other modular motorcycle has used, yes, this is the first time any body
has appeared in dark-red.
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In lugnet.reviews, David Laswell wrote:
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In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez wrote:
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These newer versions are a GREAT improvement over the old style because they
are a basic frame upon which a number of pieces or fairings/chassis can be
added.
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Yeah, but as cool as the third style is, it looks a bit odd with a minifig
riding it. See, the previous two are body styles where the rider should be
sitting higher than they would on the road hog body, but due to the placement
of the tailpipe on the one side, the rider actually sits higher on the newest
body style.
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you know, i noticed the ‘higher’ issue when standing a minifig next to the two
different two-wheeled styles. which is more realistic? for one thing, the
older two-wheeler looks more like a scooter than a motorcycle.
on the subject, i think it’ll be interesting to see what other styles of
chassis/fairing the lego folks come up with--are there bullet-bike possibilities
with the new frame?.
thanks for your added information, too (nice to get details i was unaware of).
..jg
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In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez wrote:
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you know, i noticed the ‘higher’ issue when standing a minifig next to the
two different two-wheeled styles. which is more realistic? for one thing,
the older two-wheeler looks more like a scooter than a motorcycle.
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Well, yeah, but I was referring specifically to just the modular motorcycles.
Of the three body styles, it makes perfect sense for the dirtbike rider to sit
high on the frame, but the road hog rider should be sitting really low to the
ground. The thing is, the road hog design causes the rider to sit even higher
than on the previous two body types, solely because they ran the tailpipe right
under the footwell on one side. I’m not sure if the first body style is
intended to be a crotch rocket or a touring bike, but in either case the feet
are hidden a little by the side flares, so the effect is diminished a bit. Not
so on the road hog body, where it almost looks like the rider is preparing to
stand up on the seat.
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on the subject, i think it’ll be interesting to see what other styles of
chassis/fairing the lego folks come up with--are there bullet-bike
possibilities with the new frame?.
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I see two possibilities with that. Either they started with the crotch rocket
design, or anything they come up with for that body type will look so similar to
the first body that they probably wouldn’t go ahead with it. I think the three
varieties we have is all we’re going to get, unless they come out with another
frame to clip them onto (one with chopper-style front forks could be
interesting).
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In lugnet.reviews, John Kyle wrote:
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I rather like the minifig primarily because he’s perfect for use as the
standard slob who does nothing but sits around the house watching TV &
sipping beer :)
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I figured that the brown
stains were oil from working on his motorcycle, but they could indeed be
maple syrup from Waffle House pancakes, slobbery dribbles from chewing Skoal or
even rust spots from the shirt lying on the floorboard of a beat up old 76 Ford.
Good point John!
David
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