LEGO Avengers Tower Attack 76038 Set Photos Preview!

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The big news this week in the LEGO world is indisputably the surprise unveiling of the LEGO Avengers Age of Ultron sets that happened to kick off the week. Earlier this week I talked about the new 76032 LEGO Avengers Quinjet Chase set, containing the most iconic Marvel vehicle (that isn’t a Helicarrier). And now it’s time to dig in once again and discuss the most iconic locale in the Marvel Cinematic Universe–formerly Stark Tower and now home to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes–it’s the LEGO Avengers Tower Attack 76038 set!

76038 LEGO Attack on Avengers Tower Set

Of all the rumored sets for the LEGO Avengers 2 series, the prospect of an Avengers Tower LEGO set was definitely the one that appealed to me the most. I wasn’t 100% certain that LEGO would do another passive building after the LEGO Malibu Mansion Attack set 76007 lingered at retail, but I’m glad to see that the rumors were true and the 76038 LEGO Assault on Avengers Tower set is a reality!

That said, the 511-piece set is far from perfect. One of the advantages that this set has right now is that the catalog photo cuts off before we can see the bottom of the LEGO Avengers Tower set, creating the illusion of the set being taller than it actually is. I have a hunch that once we saw the actual height of the Avengers Tower LEGO building, a lot of folks are going to be disappointed and want to customize the set to make it taller (and I am absolutely dying to see the custom expanded builds of this this set, by the way).

LEGO 76038 Avengers Tower Attack Minifigures Iron Legion Ultron Thor Iron ManThe set includes five minifigures, including repack of the LEGO Thor and Iron Man figures, as well as a pair of exclusive LEGO Iron Legion Drones minifigures and a LEGO Ultron minifigure. Although iterations of Ultron appear in three other LEGO sets, this one does appear to be a unique release only available in LEGO 76038.

While I’m not ecstatic about more repacked Thor and Iron Man minifigures, I am excited for another unique Ultron and the potential army-builder Iron Legion Drone figures! The Iron Legion Drones remind me a little bit of the Starboost Iron Man armor from Iron Man 3, but definitely with some major modifications. Also, am I crazy, or does one of those drones have Loki’s staff…? Interesting!

Now for the bad news. The LEGO 76038 Avengers Tower Attack set is retailing for a whopping €69.99 in Germany–the equivalent of about $86 US! Considering that the Avengers Tower LEGO set contains just 511 pieces, that is an outright horrible value at almost 17 cents per piece!

Even if this set ends up retailing for $69.99 in the United States, it’d still be vastly overpriced at almost 14 cents per piece. There’s really no way around it–the 76038 LEGO Attack on Avengers Tower set is just not going to be a good value.

Avengers Tower LEGO Set April 2015 76038The LEGO Avengers Age of Ultron Assault on Avengers Tower 76038 set is scheduled to be released in April 2015. The set may slip out early in some select stores, but I largely expect the street date on this set to be respected, as there is a firm release date set for the Avengers 2 movie toys. I’ll post an update here and to the Bricks and Bloks Facebook Page once we know the specific release date and US MSRP for this set, so stay tuned.

What are your thoughts on the LEGO Avengers Age of Ultron Avengers Tower set, LEGO collectors? Do you want this iconic locale in your LEGO collection no matter the price, or would an outlandish price-tag keep you away from this hotly-anticipated set?

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LEGO Avengers Tower Attack 76038 Set Photos Preview! — 4 Comments

  1. As much as i dislike the price tag (sigh) i am gonna buy it just for the ultrn and iron legion

  2. Looks cool. And Loki’s staff will be in this movie (Avengers 2) because at the end of Avengers 1, Loki never gets his staff back, and at the end of Captin America 3, it shows that Hydra has the staff, so yeah.

  3. Price is a bit high, but it does look like a lot of bigger pieces, rather than the 1×1 plates that often up the piece count in other sets. I suspect his might be like the Rapinzel Tower, which seems like a poor value until you see it in person, and then realize just how many big, useful pieces go into it. Of course, I could be wrong.

  4. The photo shows the bottom of the set. It’s just superimposed on a background that gives the impression that the building continues on beneath it. This has been a common technique for Lego, especially with buildings that are set next to or over a body of water or river.