A 3,128-piece recreation of Captain America’s shield, measuring over 47 cm (18.5 in.) in diameter, for adult enthusiasts to build and display. Nevertheless, the torso is highly detailed on both sides, featuring textured padding and various reddish brown straps. The metallic silver star on Captain America's chest looks great and I like his helmet as well, in combination with the printed chinstrap. Moreover, a medium nougat hair element is provided as an alternative. Adult Marvel enthusiasts can put their passion on display with this recreation of one of the most iconic items in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. LEGO Marvel Captain America’s Shield set for adults is a detailed and authentic model that is rewarding to build and pleasing to admire long after the construction work has been completed. Iconic shield – LEGO Marvel Captain America’s Shield (76262) is an authentic build-and-display model of the famous emblem of good vs. evil Building eighteen pairs of alternating panels is inevitably less enjoyable, although their design is ingenious. Each panel is connected to clips around the edge of the frame and to studs towards the middle, so they feel secure. Additionally, the alternating use of plates and wedge plates on each segment leaves only tiny gaps when completed, taking advantage of the plates' geometry.

A 3,128-piece recreation of Captain America’s shield, measuring over 47 cm (18.5 in.) in diameter, for adult enthusiasts to build and display Alongside all of the other Marvel sets due out in the summer lineup above, we’re also getting some additional LEGO Super Hero creations. These should be launching alongside everything we covered above in August, aside from the Advent Calendar which will see a September release. It’ll feature the usual assortment of 24 builds, with festive versions of Spider-Man and Captain Marvel making the cut. Both will be clad in Christmas sweaters, as you can see from the leak below. Other LEGO Marvel summer sets and beyond

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For decades, it was assumed that the claws were a "gift" from the Weapon X-program that gave Wolverine his adamantium-coated skeleton, until the fall-out from the 'Fatal Attractions'-storyline revealed that even after Magneto had ripped all of the adamantium from Wolverine's bones, the claws were still/always there, as bone-claws previously covered in metal. Wolverine just didn't know this, because of the way comics portrayed his amnesia. Adult Marvel enthusiasts can put their passion on display with this recreation of one of the most iconic items in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. LEGO Marvel Captain America’s Shield (76262) set for adults is a detailed and authentic model that is rewarding to build and pleasing to admire long after the construction work has been completed. There are more LEGO® Marvel mechs to collect and combine to provide kids with endless fun recreating movie action and dreaming up stories of their own.

Fortunately, the printed plaques do match between the two models, featuring the Infinity Saga branding. The name on the plaque is strange though, simply reading 'Captain America' rather than 'Captain America's Shield'. Also, the Captain America minifigure could have been better integrated to avoid partially covering the plaque, but I like the character's dynamic pose. As a result, the concentric bands of red and white look excellent, perfectly in proportion with the central blue circle. The prevalence of studs across the front attracted some criticism when this set was revealed, but I like their consistency. Given the use of wedge plates, some studs were bound to be visible and embracing them definitely gives the model the desired LEGO aesthetic. Captain America's shield looks absolutely stunning. The model measures 47cm in diameter, which is roughly a quarter smaller than life-size, but retains outstanding presence on display. Although the shape appears simple, it comprises 36 tessellating panels and the gaps between them are minimal, almost vanishing when viewed from a distance. Additionally, including a handgrip would encourage people to swing the shield around and its constituent panels, though strong, are not designed for that. Even so, there are some Technic axles around the core of the shield and they can be gripped fairly easily, so you could carry the shield from here, albeit without swinging it around too much.

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The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author. Minifigure Add lights and spinning rotors to the Helicarrier with the 88000, 8883 and 8870 LEGO® Power Functions sets (sold separately) Of course, the nature of Captain America's shield results in considerable repetition during its construction. This process is not as tedious as I expected though because the frame and the curved surface are assembled separately. The frame involves building lots of small structures repeatedly, but I prefer this to duplicating larger assemblies, like those in 10276 Colosseum. Ready for display – The shield rests on a stand incorporating a nameplate and comes with a Captain America minifigure with its own shield and Thor’s hammer, Mjölnir