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70812-1 Creative Ambush

70812-1

Creative Ambush

Creative Ambush is LEGO set 70812-1. It has a score of 84. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 2 reviews, based on 5 scored reviews and 11 reviews total. It is ranked in the top 29.39% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2014, and it is categorised in The LEGO Movie.

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Average rating

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Recommendations

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A review is considereded a recommendation when its score is above the reviewers median score or if it's explicitly said so in the review. Read more in our article about recommendations.

Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2014 is 0.13. PPP for this set is 0.09, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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Average PPM for System in 2014 is 18.1. PPM for this set is 10.8, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

ttpm Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 → 100 / 100

BricktasticBlog Recommendation: meh 43 / 50 → 86 / 100

From Bricks To Bothans Recommendation: yes 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: no 3.9 / 5 → 78 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 → 78 / 100

Unscored reviews

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Set information

Set ID: 70812-1
Name: Creative Ambush
Parts: 473
Minifigs: 4

Retail price (USD):
Original: 39.99
Inflation adjusted: 43.19

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.08
Inflation adjusted: 0.09

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 10.00
Inflation adjusted: 10.8

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Recommendation: yes 5 / 5

This is another hysterical set from The LEGO Movie that gives kids multiple vehicles and minifigures that they can use to restage scenes from the movie, or direct their own wacky adventures. Kids who have seen the movie will be the most likely to enjoy this because they will know who the characters are, but it's not essential.

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Recommendation: meh 43 / 50 by John

A unique set, that's fun to build, and has some great elements included.

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Recommendation: yes 4 / 5 by Nick Martin

There are some great parts tucked into the set, and good stickers, and it's genuinely fun to build. Like most of the rest of The Movie line, it delivers excellent value for the price, packing 473 parts into a set that only runs $40. In short, it's a set you won't feel bad about picking up, and as an AFOL, will probably get some nice memories out of.

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Recommendation: no 3.9 / 5 from 17 reviews

My nephew was so excited to get this for Christmas!

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 17 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 from 4 reviews

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Eurobricks

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by Clone OPatra

This was actually the first set of the wave that I built, and it wasn't a great start, but there are a lot of better sets to be had, thankfully. Still, there are some good elements here. The minifigures are all useful and offer existing parts in new colors, plus good prints all around. The Micro Manager is fun, and some of the little detail builds are superb, like the shawarma and piano.

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by Nathan

The bi-wing plane really stood out for me in this set. It looks great and when combined with the other robot/flyer models can have some great play. There are four new minifigures, whereas most of the other Movie sets this size have three or less.

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by caperberry

This is a cracking set which I would heartily recommend. It features a nice mix of techniques, some of them quite advanced, and some great pieces. This could be a good set to inspire a 10 or 11 year-old to try out more complex building for themselves.

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by Jason

Overall, this is not the most iconic set from The LEGO Movie lineup so far. None of the characters or vehicles have appeared in the trailers, so we don't know how big a role these models will play, but they seem a little lacking compared to some of the other spectacular sets in the theme. The Saloon Biplane is well done, but the Flying Kebab Stand is a bit bland and the Micro Manager doesn't stand out from any of its other companions. If you want something based on the movie, I might suggest going for one of the sets featuring the main characters. Or if you're interested in a zany build, one of the other vehicles that has an alternate model might be a better buy, since the Saloon and Kebab Stand are unfortunately lacking in official alternate builds.

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by Matthew

Would I recommend it? To be honest, not really. The minifigures are great, but (very) minor characters and the vehicles only appear fleetingly in the movie. Unless you're aiming for all of the movie sets or are looking for background models for a The LEGO Movie Display, the set doesn't really add anything and you would probably be better spending your money on one of the other models derived from a more memorable scene of the movie.

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