76255 THE NEW GUARDIANS’ SHIP
New movie, new ship. The Guardians of the Galaxy are travelling through space in the Bowie
Words: David Cartlidge
i Price: £89.99, $99.99, €99.99 / Minifigures: 5 / Pieces: 1,108
VERDICT
A repetitive build experience leads to a striking design that includes space for some excellent minifigures.
72/100
THE GUARDIANS OF the Galaxy movies have provided a great variety of weird and wonderful spaceships over the last decade, but this latest ship feels like an additional level of imagination that hasn’t been seen in LEGO form before.
Nicknamed the Bowie (although that name does not appear on the LEGO set), the latest ship to carry the Guardians is a stark departure from their previous bird-like vessels. First seen in the Holiday Special, this is a distinctive ship to say the least. Two huge rings, mounted at an angle behind the main cockpit, immediately draw the eye. On screen these rings appear much larger than the LEGO version, but as with many such sets there have to be some practical compromises when it comes to scale.