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It's hard to believe that Lego can keep improving on pervious models, but with Perseverance it has. This is a sensational build and a stunning finished model. The engineering and design are superb and the functionality of the rover is amazing. This is a must for any Lego space lovers and any Technic fans...possibly my favourite build of all time.

I purchased this set for my 9yr old son who currently has a love of all things to do with Lego and Space! This was also his first Technics set. Having read the reviews I was a little bit unsure if this would be a little bit too difficult for him but I needn't worry. He received this Christmas Day, started building that afternoon and by the following afternoon it was complete. He loved building it and didn't seem to face any difficulties that others had mentioned. It's also bigger than I expected. It's such a great set with lots of moving parts and the AR app is a great addition, he particularly liked flying the drone and completing all the missions. I can see this being a much loved set.

it was just great convenient wanted gift for my boy on his 10th birthday ,love space ,10 more than 1000 pc just perfect as he wanted it ,and for my good luck it was in a good price ,still up but good

My son loves Legos and I thought the more pieces the longer he will be occupied. It's age appropriate though he is older than the limit but he still enjoyed assembling the rover.

This has been the perfect Lego experience. Picked up the kit on release day,opened the box and couldn't stop till I was finished. Finish is spectacular, Instructions were clear and easy to follow, no missing parts and an excellent price point. A challenging build and I would take care during the early stages as once the outer shell is on it will be a chore to correct. Hope Lego sent a kit to JPL as I believe it is that good. Well done!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Lego NASA Mars Rover Perseverance is an impressive product in every way! The Lego is made of high-quality materials and is designed in detail, which provides a fun and educational experience for both children and adults. The assembly was not only fun for me, but also an exciting challenge. If I had children, putting the product together would certainly give us many shared experiences. It can be an excellent father-son program for those who have children. When assembling the model, which consists of many parts, children can develop their problem-solving skills, patience and precision, and adults can fly back to their childhood and relive it with the help of Lego. I haven't played Lego in a long time, but I enjoyed every minute of it. I think the price is totally fine. What makes the product even better is that there is a great app that you can download to your phone that you can play with and get to know the product better. The application that allows you to play with the finished product adds a really innovative and exciting element to the game. Virtual experiences allow both children and adults to gain insight into the knowledge gained from exploring Mars and learn interactively about the mysterious world of our solar system. Overall, the Lego NASA Mars Rover Perseverance is an excellent choice for all space explorers and Lego fans. Enjoy the challenge of assembling it and discover the mystical world of Mars using the innovative application! A toy that offers a real permanent experience that is guaranteed to keep children and adults entertained for hours!

One of the better ones I've done the build was great and very sturdy I really enjoyed this one

The set brought a lot of positive emotions: it's larger than it looks; it looks great on a shelf; the suspension design is brilliant and stays true to the original; the wheels look like they were taken straight off a real rover; the build is interesting and the functions are engaging… But when it comes to the functions, it turns out they are mostly demonstrative. Perseverance can't overcome obstacles on its own without assistance, it has noticeable play in the mechanisms, and its handling strongly depends on the surface it moves on. Its robotic arm wobbles heavily due to its weight and also has a lot of slack. - On top of that, Lego continues to refuse to produce Technic connector parts in different colors, which hurts the appearance of any set. I understand that this can be explained by the high requirements for simplified building aimed at the 10+ category, but the same situation is observed in sets aimed at 18+ as well. Set 42158 turned out to be ambiguous: it feels as if the designers wanted to make a fully functional working replica of Perseverance, but once they found out the set would be rated 10+, they still tried to cram in as many parts as possible, neglecting the functions or their actual performance. As an adult, I'm very happy with this approach, but as a child I wouldn't be sure that I'd enjoy the functions of this set. However, the virtual reality feature adds some advantages—though it's a pity that you interact with it not through the rover itself, but only via a phone. Stickers can also be explained by the low entry threshold and the requirement to allow rebuilding the model into something else, but this issue is also present in “display-only” 18+ sets, so it's not really an excuse. In the photos, I tried to fix the issue with inappropriate part colors wherever I could, and also added a couple of tweaks, like other fans did, while trying to stick to Lego's standards in terms of structural strength. I really liked the set for its price, but I can't ignore the obvious issues—it has plenty of shortcomings.

Great build. Good detail and working parts. Good value.

Honestly not the best build experience, the instructions were immensely complicated and confusing, and the connections for things like the steering and the front arm were very flimsy and easy to break. Once assembled it doesn't drive very well, with the middle wheels staying suspended in the air instead of rolling along the ground. The steering lever in the middle is very loose, and it was extremely difficult to get the wheels on without messing up the steering angles. All in all a frustrating experience to build and not all that fun to play with after