Unlike most people, I actually liked the Lex Luthor minifigure included with 6862 Superman vs. Power Armour Lex. It was simple, but that just makes him more reusable. This is definitely less generic, but it's what people want Lex Luthor to be. I've never thought of him as someone who fights Superman himself, unless necessary, more of a puppet master.

The Polybag and Instructions

I can't comment on the Polybag itself because somebody was snooping and decided to open up my mail and cut right through it.

The instructions weren't much. Just a single sheet front and back. No comic or Batman/Superman/The Joker design. I did get a laugh out of the end where it shows Lex standing on the three black bricks.

Parts

Well, there is that space marine armour in bright green with purple stripes, a bazooka/camera piece, a green life preserver, a green crystal, and purple hands. I guess that is about as good as polybags get.

Minifigure

I searched quickly on the DC wiki and found that this is Lex Luthor's war suit, and they even had a picture. It even looks like the face was inspired by this image, except Lex looks more frustrated here. I prefer the face to the one in 6862, and the minifigure is fine. My only problem is that the hips are a different shade of green than the armor. I wish that they could pick a shade.

The Deconstructor is nice, but it would probably work better with Lex in his suit just because the shoulders conflict with its placement so he can't shoot straight.

Apparently this suit makes Lex an equal with Superman, which bugs me. I like Lex's character, but to me it always seems like he has more of a challenge trying to defeat Superman than Superman trying to defeat Lex, unless he has Kryptonite of course, which he usually does, but still. Lex is still a pretty evil guy though.

And on another note, I don't see this thing flying. :P

Anyway, I'd rather see Lex fight Superman in this than in a mech, though he can't grab Wonder Woman now. :(

The build

It's a minifigure with a gun and three black bricks arranged like this on top of each other. How much simpler can it get? I'm not even including this in the rating, it's just here for consistency.

The Completed Model

The minifigure is fine, but really, it isn't the reason we got this polybag, right? I would like to draw your attention away from Lex. Look at those three black bricks. Aren't the beautiful? Oh, and just the way that they are arranged. I can't stop looking at them. They are great really...

...and only there for Lex to have something to shoot the Deconstructor at even though he can't aim it.

Anyway, it's a nice freebie, even if it is a little strange.

Overall:	4 / 5
Parts:	4½ / 5
Playability:	2 / 5
Minifigures:	4½ / 5
Value for Money:	4 / 5

Welcome to my review of 30164 Lex Luthor! I pre-ordered this set from Gamestop in the UK along with LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes a few weeks back, as it was the only place in the UK I could find the same promotion going on. Was it worth doing? Lex take a look. (;P)

The packaging

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There are two layers of packaging with this set, because 30164's bag is inside the same box as the LEGO Batman 2 case. It's big, cardboard and although it has the same packaging design as the game case a banner advertising 30164's inclusion is printed on top, as you can see. The polybag is in the same style as many other polybags this year, with a white back instead of trans-black. The artwork depicts an angry Lex marching through Metropolis about to take apart three black bricks with his Deconstructor.

Instructions

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Nothing new or notable here, just your standard foldout polybag instructions.

The set

The parts (one trans-green stud is spare).

Front printing

Back printing

Front of Lex

Back of Lex

Side of Lex

The two Lexes

The Deconstructor

Lex with the Deconstructor

The complete set

"Hulk take armour. Hulk same colours!"

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Consisting only of three black bricks, a gun and a minifigure, the build is virtually nonexistant. However the attention to detail makes up for it, Lex's normal torso is printed on the front and back and purple stripes are printed on the shoulder parts of his armour. Apparently this is meant to represent his "warsuit" (see this picture that Berrybrick uploaded for comparison). What I find most interesting though is that because they couldn't print the symbol on the front of the armour (a stud is in the way), they printed it on his torso underneath instead. Despite being way too big, the Deconstructor looks good and has some nice pieces, but it's hard to pose and the bits at the end are prone to falling apart... oh the irony. :P

Conclusion

I think a bald guy in an alien crystal-powered suit of armour is more interesting than a bald guy in a suit any day. Seeing as both his mech and this suit are called his "power armour" by LEGO, I like to think that he goes out to beat Superman in his mech, and if that fails he has a smaller suit as a backup. Another strange thing is that although this is an LB2 promo set, Lex in this armour never appears in the game, though his suit variant does with the same Deconstructor.

So overall a great set which you get free with a good game. I hope that if you wanted it reader, you pre-ordered it with the game, as it's going to be pricey to buy anywhere now.

Thanks for reading!