Lego Marvel Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters review

It's clear by just glancing at it, but this Lego Marvel set isn't designed for adults. This is a fun, simple and colorful set, designed for the youngest builders — those who are brand new to Lego, or at least putting a set together for the first time.

The joy of Lego's 4+ range is that many of its pieces are larger moldings, so while the dimensions remain the same as standard Lego bricks, models can be simpler and made up of fewer pieces. The manual is also easier to follow, only ever instructing one or two pieces at a time. It's perfect for young kids and it's very clear to follow — most youngsters will have no problem, even without a parent or older sibling helping them out.

The elephant in the room, though, is the price point: $54.99 for a 193-piece set seems eye-wateringly expensive. But seeing this set in the flesh, built up in all its colorful glory, it feels better value than it originally seemed, and some very neat, unique pieces add to the value. We just love that giant printed Spider-Man mask that sits atop the building, for example.

Read on for our full review, and find out whether we think Lego Marvel Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters is worth a place in our list of the best Lego Marvel sets.

Lego Marvel Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters review: The build

• A straightforward, fun build
• Instruction booklets make it possible for siblings or friends to build together
• Instructions are super easy to follow, designed with young children in mind

Adults will put the Lego Marvel Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters set together in about 20 minutes — but this set isn't for them. A 4+ set, it's designed specifically for young children who are building Lego themselves for the first time. As such, it's incredibly easy to put together, with easy-to-follow instructions, chunky pieces and small, individual models.

That's one thing we really like here: The Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters is separated into four builds, each with its own instruction booklet. There's the Glide Spinner, Zola's mech, and the HQ itself, split into two floors.

If siblings or friends want to build together, they can each tackle their part of the build with a manual all to themselves. It's a very welcome touch.

The Glide Spinner helicopter is perhaps the simplest part of the build. The craft's purple body is all one piece — something you wouldn't find in 'grown-up' Lego sets, making it nice and easy for small hands to add pieces to. You won't find any tricky parts here, and there'll certainly be no bits falling off as you attach more pieces.

The mech is a nice and simple construction too, having large molded arms and legs. When it's all put together, its legs can move forwards and backwards and thanks to ball joints, the arms have a full 360-degree range of motion — great for playing with.

Finally, the Headquarters itself. It's basic, but there are some really nice features here. The bottom floor has a large archway door, and its walls are made from window panes and curved, clean panels. Inside is a seating area and a TV screen. Outside are two podiums: One has an art station on it, including a cute finished piece of work.

It's the top floor where Lego Marvel Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters really shines, though. Taking pride of place at the top of the model is a large printed dome with Spider-Man's face. Yeah, printed: you won't find any stickers here, which is a real cause for celebration.

Lego Marvel Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters review: Design

• Excellent selection of minifigures
• Colorful, eye-catching set
• Plenty of 'playability'

There are five minifigures included in Lego Marvel Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters: Spider-Man, Miles "Spin" Morales, Ghost-Spider, Iron Man and Zola. We'd argue they're the real focus piece of the set, at least for grown-ups. Undoubtedly, many collectors will want this set in their collection for the minifigures alone.

For kids, though, there's much more than just the minifigures to love. From the Zola mech's moving limbs to the Glide Spinner's rotating propellers, there's a lot to play with here. The minifigs can be placed around the HQ, with a couple of areas for them to sit, and there's even a laptop and an art easel for them to work at.

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Small ladders are used as walkways, and minifigures come with a range of tools to hold in their hands — there's a wrench, spider webs, a paintbrush and a blaster, among other things.

We also love the range of colors used in the set: It's very on-brand, with the HQ being the traditional Spidey colors of red and blue. The Glide Spinner, in purple, pink and turquoise, matches the colors of Ghost-Spider. Throw in the bright orange and purple of Zola and their mech, and you have a veritable rainbow — it's a wonderfully eye-catching playset that's impossible not to love.

Should you buy Lego Marvel Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters?

If you're buying solely for yourself, you might want to think again. Unless you're a huge minifigure collector, there isn't much here for adults. The build could be done in 15 minutes flat, and as bright and bold as the set is, it's not going to look great on display thanks to how simple it is.

If you're buying for a child, though, there's a lot to love. If you've got a kid who loves Marvel and is just getting into building Lego sets, this makes a great introduction to the world of Danish bricks. It's easy to build, it's fun to play with and it will last for a long time. Our only reservation is the price: It is a little expensive, so you may want to wait for a discount.

Other Lego sets to consider

For adults, we'd recommend taking a look at the Lego Marvel Logo and Minifigures: a chunky recreation of the Marvel logo, with minifigures literally popping out of it. If you want to spend a little more, there's also the Avengers Tower: It's a $500 set, but surely the ultimate set for Marvel fans.

There are more fun Marvel 4+ sets to consider for youngsters, too. Spidey and Gobby's Raptor Battle at Tree House HQ sees Spider-Man turn into a dinosaur, and Spider-Man's Car and Doc Ock is a colorful little pocket-money priced set. It's for slightly older kids, but we also love The Hulk Truck vs. Thanos, too.