World Racers

50missioncap · April 2011

Seems like this theme was DOA.... some of the sets look really cool though. Any thoughts?

pantenkind · April 2011

I never looked twice at these. Kind of a garbage series to me. I didnt like even one of the sets.

wander099 · April 2011

Same here. I just walked right by those every time I went to look at Lego in the store. None of them really looked that interesting and I thought others looked just silly. Comes down to the fact that I'd rather spend money on something I really want to have rather than something I don't care about that much.

vynsane · April 2011

I enjoyed the theme - the figures, color schemes and some pieces were unique, and the vehicles were quite imaginative. The minifig heads were somewhat cartoony, which I enjoy. Some sets were weaker than others - "Gator Swamp" used the big raft piece that is difficult to work with, but "Wreckage Road" was very cool, with a nod to the 8-wide cars from the Speed Racer sets (which I unfortunately missed out on - I would've been all over those like a sauce). "Jagged Jaws Reef" had some nice stickers (I don't care, I find them useful :P ) that will find their way into some of my future starfighter MOCs. "Snake Canyon" was okay - the highlight of that set is the inclusion of the 'Space Police Commando' helmet with the 'Team X-treme' logo printed on it. "Blizzard's Peak" had some really interesting vehicles. All the sets coming with trophies was a nice touch, too.

The only set I don't yet have is the flagship set, 'Desert of Destruction', but I plan on getting that one when a good sale comes around. I'm kind of happy it was a 'one and done' theme, so I don't feel the need to "collect 'em all" over and over again. I could've seen an 'expanded universe' that introduced another team or two with different, equally striking, colors, had they continued the theme.

brickmatic · April 2011

I figured this theme would appeal to those people who liked the Agents theme. It seems like it is very focused on play action. It also seems to be larger than life and not really geared to be realistic.

The theme didn't really appeal to me.

VBaskin2009 · April 2011

I Wish That The Good People Of Lego Should Create Mor Of These World Racers Sets Don't You Think So Guys?

Martin · April 2011

^ I am going to ask once more, please use proper sentence case. There are studies that show how incorrect case usage makes sentences much harder to read - all caps being a good example (as well as indicating shouting).

cbowers · April 2011

^I agree. I'm also not perfect.

mkoesel · April 2011

At the risk of making suggestions without sufficient evidence, one cannot help but wonder about the age of a certain board member. Just sayin...

Crackseed · April 2011

While I haven't really touched this theme, I thought some of the sets looked pretty spiffy - and would probably be good MOC fodder. That beefy 18 wheeler truck set comes to mind >.>

Ypres · April 2011

I bought the $30 US set with the two racers and the finish line. Very nice set but the stickers took me longer than the actual building. I'd wait for a good sale before I try to buy any of the others. In Canada though, best to just skip buying all of these sets.

50missioncap · May 2011

I sort of agree with crackseed... also, @brickmatic - I agree about the agents... at the same time, all those sets are fairly MOCable... here's what I did with the agents 4wd vehicle: http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/226413

Jasen · May 2011

This seems to be the theme you get when you don't have alot (if any) of "City" stuff as it doesn't really fit into that genre size-wise but more as a way to bridge the gap between Duplo and City maybe?

vynsane · May 2011

That seems like a strange generalization. I can't see WR as being in any way related to Duplo, nor do I see it as something someone would buy simply because they "don't have a lot of CITY stuff". There are plenty of reasons why a theme attracts buyers - for me, as I've said, WR appealed to me for the pieces, colors, minifigures and stickers (believe it or not).

jake9 · May 2011

The vehicles in these sets were well designed and cool looking, like the diesel truck and the two racers. Colors were also unique. They all reminded me of the movie Road Warrior.

legoDad · May 2011

The designs were good and the figs had great graphics on them.
Much like vynsane said, the stickers are fabulous for Moc's.

From what jake9 said above....I think if they went MORE Road Warrior and less trophy cup winning racer, it would've sold better.

Russell844 · May 2011

In my opinion World Racers looked like a rehash of the Agents line. A LEGO Store manager I know felt the same way.

hans_olo · May 2011

I always preferred the minifig-based racers over the pull-back or micro racers...but this theme never caught my eye. It just seems to silly and pointless to be expanded on. It would have been a more attractive theme had Lego gone with a sleeker design that could be integrated into the Lego City sets, but that's besides the point.

50missioncap · May 2011

There are a few of the vehicles I find cool, but not enough to justify $50 for a particular set.

AETerry · May 2011

I bought 2 of the Snake Canyon Race set for the motorcycles... otherwise I didn't care for the World Racers theme.

bluelion3 · May 2011

Ditto, Snake Canyon is great just for two motorcycles... the rest of the theme does not appeal to me. I wish LEGO would bring back the Ferrari race cars!

PaulTR · May 2011

I thought the whole theme was pretty boring. There just wasn't anything overtly special about the sets. Like I told my little brother, "I came, I saw 'em, I bought Star Wars" :)