7822: Race for the Stolen Treasure
Year: 2008
Pieces: 272
Retail Price: $29.99 (paid $19.99)
Theme: Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
This is a set in the Indiana Jones Theme, the first set of a movie theme reviewed on this blog. The set is a decently fun set. I wouldn't say it is as fun as the sets in the world racers theme, but fun nonetheless. The set mimics the chase scene in the movie where the treasure is on the back of the truck and Indiana Jones races alongside on his horse to steal it, all the while being shot at by the following jeep.
The set comes with a truck, jeep, and Indiana Jones on a horse as well as a golden treasure chest. Despite having 270 pieces, the set is not very difficult to put together. Daniel was able to do it with minimal assistance. The only help he needed was to put the cloth top on the truck.
The set is split up into three parts: Minifigs and the horse, the jeep, and the truck.
The jeep build is strait forward and I think the end result looks pretty authentic to the time period. The machine gun on the back is also a favorite. It isn't very often that LEGO embraces modern weaponry in their sets - most often it is revolvers and rifles, so to have a heavy caliber automatic, mounted weapon is not a common sight.
The truck is also fairly easy to build and looks a lot like modern day "deuce and a half"'s that are still used in the military on occasion. Like the jeep, it also looks fairly authentic to the time period and is a good representation of the truck seen on the movie.
Overall, the set is a decent representation of that movie scene, as compared below. Yes, the truck is a little more streamlined in the LEGO version, however I think it looks better that way personally. When not in use as the Indiana Jones theme, the set can easily be placed on a LEGO military base and would fit decently well there.
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