REVIEW: 7410 Jungle River

[Matn]

Johnny Thunder is in search of the golden items, which he needs to collect in the Orient Expedition theme. His destination in the jungle is India. But first he has to find some diamonds, because... diamonds are fun? And how can he find them? In a steamboat on the river in the jungle, of course.

As said, this set takes place in India, in the Adventurers Orient Expedition theme. In 2003 it had a price of about 7,99 EUR. 7410 Jungle River has 60 pieces with 1 minifigure, but also a few animals.

Here's a boxshot, and the back of it containing some alternative builds:

You get a red snake and an alligator, but also Johnny Thunder with a great outfit. Notice that in the picture beneath he doesn't have the right head, I only just noticed that actually. The Orient Expedition theme has Johnny Thunder with a new design on his face.

The steamboat is pretty nice. It's made out of a grey boat hull, and I like it pretty much. It looks very "steamy". Also on the boat is a brown box containing dynamites (printed on plates) and some tools: a gun, a shovel and a pick axe.

I like its design, the brown windows are nice touch.

And the gems or diamonds are hidden in this little statue. But Johnny Thunders has to defeat the alligator and snake first!

The headpiece is great! That's another reason for buying this set, it includes a special part that the Adventurers theme introduced.

This is a great addition to any Adventurers collection. The Orient Expedition theme was an outstanding one, including this little neat set. It has nice parts, especially the figure, the boat and the headpiece of the statue. Get it if you can!

Edited April 11, 2009 by WhiteFang
Indexed and added poll

[Skipper 24]

A great little set with some great little pieces. I really like the little boat and statue with the interesting head piece. Thanks for the fantastic review .

[Darth Legolas]

Ah, this was the set I got with my very first crocodile and Aztec Sun hat thingy. Sadly, I cannot find the boat, thoguh I think I saw it a few days ago...

Thanks for the review!

[ILikePi]

Thanks for the review!

I don't know anything about Orient Expedition sets, so it's great to get a review of one of them!

[WhiteFang]

Another nice review. I like this set much better, as it provides many useful parts in such a small sets, ranging from tools, dynamites, croc, snake and a cool looking Johnny Thunder. Well done.

By the way, Brickster did use this set and include it in his Jungle Adventure diorama.

[WesternOutlaw]

Great review Mat with some really nice close-up images. This is definately a 5 in my book!

By the way, Brickster did use this set and include it in his Jungle Adventure diorama.

You know it!

Far left side of the image

[Lord Santos]

Very nice review Matn, I think that this set is the best of the orient expedition along with the chinese boat.

Edited April 12, 2009 by Lord Santos