This is one mystery I did solve, however. It kind of looks like an extra jet for one of the mini-subs, but it doesn’t appear on the box art at all, and the instructions are again no help. Also unusual is that LEGO didn’t include anything inside the boxes, so maybe they’re meant to serve some other purpose than storage.Įqually baffling is this other assembly. the two crates are mostly self-explanatory, but there’s nothing on the box or in the instructions that explains how they’re meant to interact with the rest of the set. The build starts off with these three small accessories. This variation is currently exclusive to the Hydro Bounty, too! The main difference is that a single hatch is used, oh, and that the part has been recolored into a glorious transparent light blue. The hatch cover for the mini-subs uses the same concept used in the Creator Expert 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery. More parts that are unique to Seabound, but that appear in all 5 of the sets, are these great dual-molded cockpit and wave amulet pieces. (The compass 1×1 round tile has appeared before, but is still a nice little inclusion.) We’ll start off by highlighting two exclusives – the rear sail printed on a vinyl sheet, and two “Wu Bot face” printed 2×2 tiles. This set contains a good number of rare parts and colors, including a few that are unique to either this set or the Seabound theme. (If you’re looking for more insights into the background on the Hydro Bounty, the set’s designer, Niek van Slagmaat, shared a ton of details in this Twitter thread) Leaving Ninjargon behind, stickers 7 and 8 have a plain-text number, 8927, which may be a sly reference to Bionicle set 8927 Toa Terrain Crawler that had a similar underwater theme. Stickers 2 and 4 are for Cole’s and Lloyd’s mini-subs and have “C”/”Earth” and “L”/”Energy” labels. Sticker 1 has a “Danger” warning at the base of each copy. There’s a decent amount of Ninjargon here. The sticker sheet is pretty large, but that’s mostly due to the size of the images. Inside the box are eight numbered part bags, a ninth bag containing some larger parts, and a bag with the instruction booklet, vinyl sail, and sticker sheet. Inset shots along the bottom call out the “nose mech” transformation, the extending vanes around the engines, and the spring-loaded missile shooters on the leading edge of the Bounty. The minifigures are shown to good advantage against a high-contrast reddish background, too. The ninja’s mini-subs can be seen parking inside the Hydro Bounty’s hull, and the front of the Bounty has transformed into a mini-mech. The back of the box shows off the various play features for this set. The age range is set at 9+, which feels accurate to me based on building complexity. There wasn’t any room to bulk out the background with much more. the main image shows off the Hydro Bounty, the smaller support vehicles, and all the minifigures that make up this set. This set comes packaged in a standard tab-sealed box with Ninjago Seabound thematic designs. Unboxing the parts, instructions and sticker sheet Sound too good to be true? Read on and judge for yourself! It has a whopping ten minifigures, a giant submarine packed with surprises, and even a fun twist on a Stingray muscle car. There’s been a lot of focus lately on the massive 10294 Titanic, but did you know LEGO has also released a lot of things that also deal with nautical themes? Why, there’s even a whole season of LEGO Ninjago shows and sets devoted to that sort of thing! The flagship of the Seabound sub-theme is LEGO Ninjago 71756 Hydro Bounty – a 1159 piece set available now from the LEGO Shop Online for US $129.99 | CAN $169.99 | UK £119.99.
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