I was very excited for this set. I thought the whole idea to transform without rebuilding was a great concept. However, I would not recommend the set. The build was cool up until a certain point where every time I attempted to attach a part another part fell off. When I finished the build I attempted to transform it and well lots of parts fell off. Ultimately I spent about an hour rebuilding what fell apart and again when I went to just stand it up, something fell off and I had to fix it. I went through this process at least 3 times just to get it over on the shelf. Had anything else fallen off, I would have taken it all apart and sell it.
Overall, I really would not recommend this set. I still haven't been able to transform it and I am not trying again.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from LEGOBy Nelson, LEGO® Customer Service, August 24, 2023
We're sorry you're having trouble keeping your set together. If you'd like a hand troubleshooting the build or if you find that any pieces aren't holding together as they should, feel free to give us a shout at LEGO.build/Service-GPlay so we can help!
this set is well worth the money it’s very detailed and built very well. The set looks amazing and I love how your able to transform the set it’s very unique for a lego set
[Employee of lego-global] This was my first set that I purchased to display in my home. The building instructions were very easy to follow and I loved the end results. It is also fairly simple to perform the transformation from Prime to truck mode.
I am satisfied with the end result of the set (looks wise), but transporting and transforming this set is an absolute nightmare. Anytime you try to move a part of the figure it ends up falling off or causing something else to break apart. Doesn't transform like it should, needs to be more robust.
First off I want to say is I’ve been waiting for a transformer Lego set for a very long time and what I got was pretty satisfying. I also want to get out all the cons of this set. First off all I would have liked this set with out the transformation feature mostly because you lose a lot of details in the robot form. Next is the possibility. When it’s in robot form you can’t bend the knees which doesn’t let you play with it very well or just displaying it.Last but not the least it is very fragile.The whole torso can be ripped a part with little pressure and that you can’t move the legs backwards and that the head is loosely attached. Now that we got all the cons out of the way let talk about some of the pros. Such as the opening chest window this is a great feature that lets you see Optimus primes matrix of leader ship. Another great thing is the blaster rifle he has because it is quite detailed and speaking of weapons they also include his laser axe which uses translucent orange pieces. So in conclusion I would recommend this to a friend who’s a fan of transformers but also mention the cons of this set because they’re pretty big.