Name: Deep Sea Striker
Number: 8076
Theme: Atlantis
Year: 2010
Pieces: 259
Minifigs: 1
Price: € 19,99
BrickSet
BrickShelf
Found this Set yesterday in a near TrU. After building it I noticed that there is
no review of it yet. So here is my take on this set. (Sorry, there are no pictures
of the bagged parts and the loose parts)
The Box
It's a lengthy box which size and weight feels right for this price point.
Instructions
A small but thick book.
Random Page
Pieces of Interest
Nothing special. Only the amount of some parts is very impressive.
You got 10 white teeth, 12 black teeth, 6 red bulbs and 16 black (half)pyramid slopes.
DSS
I didn't apply the stickers. In my opinion, without the stickers the model looks a lot
better.
The Atlantis Manta Key
Minifig
The Torso and Legs are as usual. The two sided head seems new. I really like
his scared face.
Scooter
A nice little vehicle. Nothing special, and against the giant scorpion pretty
useless, I think.
The Scorpion
Torso
Claws
Head
Mouth
very nasty
Tail
Legs
Complete
He is very big. It's a little unbalanced. The Tail won't stay in place if it is posed
to much forward.
Scorpion without Tail and Claws
Here you can see the pretty accurate pose of an angry Scorpion.
The mechanics of the Tail.
Turn the wheel and...
...ouch! The two stings hit really hard. There is enough space between them, so there
is no way the Scorpion would accidentally hit his head.
The complete Set (in a pretty dark picture)
Spare Parts
The usual suspects.
Rating
Set 8/10
I really like the Scorpion. He is a great model and looks pretty cool. His balance
problems are easily fixed. Without the stickers he looks a lot more intimidating.
The Scooter is nice but nothing outstanding.
Playability 8/10
Like I said, the Scorpion is great and he can do much mayhem to your Divers.
Parts 6/10
Nothing special, but it's great to get so much teeth in one set.
Minifig 7/10
Usual Atlantis diver with a nice Head.
Build 7/10
The Scorpion build is sometimes pretty repetitive, but the end product
holds up very well. Again, the scooter is nothing special.
Price 8/10
I payed €19,99 for the set. It's ok. It would be better if it was €5 cheaper (without Scooter) or
€ 5 more expensive (with a bigger vehicle).
Overall 8/10
The 8 just for the Scorpion. I really like this guy. It's a much better design than
the shark from the first wave. For Atlantis or Brickbuildt Creature Fans a must-have.