Long before LEGO® Marvel was a theme, Sony’s Spider-Man films were amongst the first LEGO sets to feature iconic superheroes. Thanks to Disney’s efforts to combine all the fractured Marvel universes set up at other studio’s Sony’s past Spider-Man efforts are now indirectly connected to the MCU. The renewed interest in older Spider-Man films has seen an upcoming LEGO Marvel revisit a classic moment from Spider-Man 2. As Doc Ock causes havoc on New York’s subway, Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man summon all this strength to stop the runaway carriage. Here’s a closer look at set 76321: Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock Subway Train Scene.
Product Details
Set Name: Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock Subway Train Scene | Set Number: 76321 | Pieces: 393 | Theme: Marvel
Number of Bags: Bags x 3 | Stickers: Sheet x 1 | Characters: J. Jonah Jameson, Aunt May, Spider-Man and Doc Ock
RRP: £44.99/$54.99/49.99€/79.99AUD/64.99CAD
Availability: LEGO Stores, LEGO Online and LEGO Retailers from August 1st
The scene in which Spider-Man tries to stop a runaway train carriage from crashing into the river after Doc Ock rips out its controls is one of Spider-Man 2’s most iconic moments. It perfectly shows the strength of Spidey and his webs. So it’s a great moment to replicate in a LEGO set. The carriage is an odd affair, as it’s rather plain, which I guess is in keeping with how it looked in the film. The only real exterior details are the ‘Bay Ridge’ signs on either end of the carriage and a couple of cracked window panes. On each side of the carriage are several Technic axle bricks. These have been included so they can be used to add some fly-away rubble and connect Spidey’s webs.
An odd feature of the set is the carriage wheels. These are the standard train wheels, which allow the carriage to run on standard LEGO tracks. As you build the set, the wheels are fixed to the bottom of the carriage, but there’s an option to add turntable plates after you’re finished building the set. Although it’s an odd way of doing things, adding those plates allows the carriage to move over curved pieces of track.
The interior of the set is quite spacious but lacks much detail and people to fill it. Apart from a couple of rows of blue seats and two control panels at either end of the carriage, there isn’t much else to find inside the carriage. It would have been nice to have a couple of advertising posters or something similar.
For many, the draw of the set will be its minifigures and it’s a strange line-up of characters. Spider-Man is included in the classic Spider-Man suit, similar to the Spider-Man minifigure featured in the Spider-Man Final Battle set. But it has some battle damage on the torso, and you can swap the masked head for Peter’s head and hair. Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock makes another appearance, and it deploys yet another version of his octo-arms. I’m genuinely surprised there are so many different ways to replicate these with LEGO elements. One thing Doc Ock’s minifigures have yet to nail is his hair. This slightly messier hairdo is better than the one found in set 76261.
In the scene, Spider-Man save a packed train full of people, but instead of filling it with random people, the set includes Aunt May and J. Jonah Jameson. Neither of these characters appears in the scene, making their appearance extremely random. Despite that, it’s nice to have a couple more named characters. Both Aunt May and JJ look surprisingly calm, considering they are in the middle of a battle on a speeding train.
To be really honest, it’s a very odd set. The train is an important part of the scene, but as it’s just a train carriage with no base or scenery, it looks strange. It needed to be on a base, so it was a scene, similar to the other Marvel scenes or the Star Wars diorama. It’s best described as an elaborate minifigure pack. Especially has JJ and Aunt May are featured when they weren’t part of the scene the set is based on. I like that the Marvel theme is taking inspiration from beyond the MCU, but it could’ve been better executed. Set 76321: Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock Subway Train Scene launches on August 1st and can be pre-order now. (Please note that the train track pieces are not included in this set)
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