"My 4-year-old is in LOVE with dinosaurs so when I saw the Jurassic World line, I had to get a couple sets for Christmas. Pteranodon Capture was easy for me to put together. The helicopter has a lot of features and interactive parts making it fun to play with. We all know that Legos can be on the pricey side, but they are indestructible so you get what you pay for! I thought for the price, this set was a great value. My son uses the net to catch all types of dinosaurs, not just the Pteranodon. We also use the helicopter to move the cage for the T-Rex set on and off the truck. My son can be destructive, but he has yet to accidentally "break" the helicopter, which is great because I thought I would be "repairing" it every five minutes. It is very sturdy and I can notice the difference in construction from sets I had 20+ years ago when I was a kid. Must have for any dinosaur/Lego lover!"
"Pteranodon Capture is, so far, the smallest Jurassic World themed set with its 174 pieces. The set includes a helicopter, 2 minifigures (both male) and a flying dinosaur called pteranodon (which I couldn't spell right even if I was being tortured). Needless to say, there are also 7 stickers for those who just love to try and align them perfectly.
The minifigures are Simon Masrani, dressed in sand blue trousers and a jacket with a cool silver Jurassic World logo printed on the back, and an ACU trooper, who is wearing dark gray trousers and an earth blue jacket with some kind of a harness printed on it. The ACU trooper's accessories include sand blue body armor and a tranquilizer gun. Simon has a dual sided head (a scared and a neutral face), but I was a bit disappointed to see that the ACU trooper's head has only a scared expression.
The wingspan of the dark red and gray dinosaur is about 20 cm which means it is almost the same as both the length and the wingspan (or perhaps rotor span) of the blue and white helicopter. The head of the dinosaur comes in a separate cardboard box and is made of rubber. And yes, it is possible to stick a minifigure in its beak in case the claws are too boring for play. I tried, successfully. :)
The quite realistic looking helicopter has an opening cockpit that fits one minifigure, very large main rotor blades, a smaller rotor on the tail, a large net throwing contraption, and an opening side door that can be used as a shooting platform when chasing escaped dinosaurs. Closing the side door with the stud blaster attached is a tight fit, but if the blaster is not loaded and is placed in the center of the door the whole thing fits inside the helicopter, even if the ACU trooper was already stuffed in the cargo space. I had no previous experience with the stud blaster and I was quite astonished to see how far that small gun was able to shoot the 1x1 round plates. The net shooter looks really exciting. When I opened the plastic bags and went through the pieces I actually thought it was some kind of a helicopter engine. I had some doubts about fitting the net inside it, but it does fit and works perfectly. My aim is not too good, though. :)
Building this set is quite easy (I'm not counting the stickers). The only problem I had was with the stud blaster which fits its handle very tightly and needs to be pressed down firmly to avoid its coming off when played with. I also managed to chop off the helicopter tail once when building the rear end and had some serious doubts about its stability. I'm glad to say these doubts were unfounded, since when the build is completed, the tail is very sturdy indeed. I assume it can handle an extremely fast and rough pteranodon chase in somebody's living room.
"When the Jurassic World line came out, I bought this set first, for various reasons, and it was a perfect choice. The minifigures are accurate to the movie and were important in the scene. The ACU is super detailed under his vest, and Simon Masrani is great too. The pteranadon is a great dinosaur (even though it is a pterosaur not a dinosaur) and is a big improvement to the Lego Dino pteranandon. it has posable wings, and it's beak can open and close. The coloration is nice. The helicopter itself looked very sleek and elegant. The cockpit is well designed and the joysticks work well. The net shooter on the side works perfectly and is a great add to the set. The little platform on the right hand side works well and folds up. The best part about it is that the shooter actually shoots out little green studs. I would recommend this set to anyone however it does have a few cons. There were quite a few stickers for such a small set, and I wish it came with a dimorphadon because they were also important to the scene. Besides this it was a fantastic set with a great price. I hope you found the review informative ;)"
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Overall:
5/5
My son loves it!
Posted:August 16, 2015
eek12
From: San Mateo
From: United States
Age: 35-44
Gender: Female
Customer Type: LEGO Mom
Building Experience: Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For: Son
Build Time:
02hrs
Play Experience:
5/5
Value for Money:
5/5
"I got this set for my son's 6th birthday as a gift. He loves it!! He loves any flying objects, cars, motorcycles, trains as well as dinosaurs. I also got this set as a gift for a friend's 6 year old son as well and he loves it, too. He built it by himself with minimal help in about 2 hours and plays with it all the time. It's his new favorite Lego set."
