The LEGO set I want to introduce today is LEGO 76245 Ghost Rider Mech & Bike. It contains a Ghost Rider figure, a mech that the minifigure can drive, and a motorcycle that the mech can ride. I think the flaming hair style of the Ghost Rider is cool, and it also includes mech and motorcycle.
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Set information
- Set Number：76245
- Set Name:Ghost Rider Mech & Bike
- Minifigures: 1
- Pieces: 264
- Retail Price：US$34.99
- Theme:Marvel Super Heroes
- Release Date: 1 January 2023
The Minifigures
Ghost Rider’s hair and head are connected together and cannot be detached, which surprised me a bit. I originally wanted to use his hair on other LEGO figures. The printed body has iron chains on the front and extends to the back. There are flames burning inside the clothes, and the shape is more cartoon-style, probably because the age setting of this suit is seven years and above.
The Completed Model
The body of the mech is made of Cockpit. New mech all use this type of building blocks. The bottom of the mech uses Clip to connect to the motorcycle. The hands and feet use Bent to make the posture of the mech’s hands and feet more natural. The hands are not designed to hold things. The iron chains and Quadruple Convex Pyramid decorations on the mech and the overall color match the image of Ghost Rider.
The pattern on the front of the motorcycle is printed, not a sticker. The tires have a Bar Handle on the motorcycle seat that can be connected to the mech to prevent the mech from falling off easily. The tires on the motorcycle are decorated with Trans-Orange Technic Wedge Belt Wheel (Pulley) to make the tires look like flames are burning. The design behind the wheel prevents the motorcycle fender from touching the rear wheel, and the flame from the exhaust pipe enhances the image of the motorcycle flame burning.
The flame of the exhaust pipe can also be used in this way, good children should not learn from it.
Finally, Ghost Rider drives a mech and rides a motorcycle. The mech’s mobility is limited. When riding a motorcycle, the body will tilt backwards and the hand cannot hold the motorcycle handle. It can only be said that the compatibility between mech and motorcycle is not very good.
LEGO 76245 pros
- This set has both a mech and a motorcycle
- The mech and motorcycle are very Ghost Rider style
- Ghost Rider’s Trans-Orange Flaming Hair is cool
LEGO 76245 cons
- The mech’s hands can’t hold things
- Poor compatibility between mech and motorcycle
- The mecha’s hands and feet each lack one joint, so mobility is poor.
- The tire decoration is only on one side, the front wheel is not orange, and the shape of the motorcycle tire is inconsistent.
LEGO 76245 simple modification
After reading this, you think the conclusion should be like this, it is not worth buying for those who don’t have this LEGO set. Have you put this LEGO set in the corner of the room for a long time? I think the biggest problem is that the compatibility between mech and motorcycle is very poor, so I want to make some simple modifications to solve this problem.
So should I modify the mech or the motorcycles? Modifying the mech seemed relatively simple, so I decided to modify the mech. I wanted to remove the extra bricks, which would increase the mobility of the feet.
After the modification, the lower body of the mech has become thinner, and it seems that the weight loss has been successful.
Then we started to test the effect of the modified mech on riding a motorcycle. The mech’s hands can grasp the motorcycle handle and the posture of riding the motorcycle is relatively normal. I am quite satisfied with this modification.
Conclusion
Although this set has several obvious shortcomings, after modification, there is still the possibility of optimization, but the modified mech is much better, and the Ghost Rider’s head is very cool, and both the mech and the motorcycle are in line with the Ghost Rider image. In terms of price, it is recommended to buy it for less than $32, after all, this set only has one figure and some obvious shortcomings.
