Super Heroes Marvel

Rocket & Baby Groot

A buildable Rocket with real attitude, and the tiniest Groot to steal the whole shelf.

Brick Rated Score

3.4/5

Set 76282 · 2024

Pieces566

Minifigs1

Year2024

Set number76282

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The verdict

This is a big buildable Rocket that photographs better than it has any right to, with a face full of the exact snark you want from him.

The little exclusive Baby Groot minifigure in his red Ravager suit is the part I keep reaching for. It is not the poseable, articulated figure some Marvel construction sets have spoiled us with, and the proportions are a bit divisive, so temper your expectations there. For a Guardians fan who wants Rocket on a shelf, though, it lands.

Best for: Guardians of the Galaxy fans who want a display Rocket, not a poseable action figure

The full review

What it is

Rocket got me before I even finished his head. There is a moment partway through when the muzzle and the eyes come together and suddenly it is unmistakably him, that cocky little troublemaker staring back at you with pure attitude. This is a buildable figure, not a minifigure scene, and Rocket stands over 22cm tall once he is done, which is much bigger than you picture from the box. Tucked in alongside him is an exclusive Baby Groot minifigure in his little red Ravager suit, and honestly he is the thing I keep picking up and moving around my desk.

The catch

I will be straight with you about where this one wobbles. If you have built the Ant-Man or Captain America construction figures and loved how they posed, know going in that Rocket is stiffer. His elbows and knees have basically no articulation, so he is more of a stand-there-and-look-good figure than something you swoosh around. His mouth opens and closes and you can turn the head and shift the limbs a little, but that is about the range. The proportions are also a genuine talking point among builders, some love the wiry look and some think the arms are too skinny and the tail is a bit odd. And there is a stretch of the head build that is fragile, where pressing too hard to seat a piece can knock other bits loose, so go gently there. There are a few stickers on the belt too, which I always wish were printed.

Who it's for

So who does this actually suit. If you are a Guardians of the Galaxy fan and you want Rocket standing on a shelf with a grin on his face, this delivers exactly that, and the price against the part count is fair. If what you are really after is a poseable, articulated action figure you can put in dynamic poses, this is not that set and you may come away a little flat. Kids age ten and up can manage it, though a younger builder might want a hand through the fragile head section. Go in wanting a display piece with personality and you will be happy.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build runs across four numbered bags and takes most people around ninety minutes, less if you build quickly. You work from the body up, then the legs, then the head, and finally the arms, tail and accessories. It is a satisfying shape-building process where standard elements get recruited into doing very un-standard things, wide feet under bounding legs, wiry arms, and a body that genuinely captures an animal silhouette out of ordinary bricks. The head is the trickiest stretch and the part you want to slow down for.

The standout trick is the tail, a stack of brown half-barrels capped with a prickly plant bush element, and it works far better than it sounds on paper. That kind of clever repurposing is the best of what this set does. At 566 pieces for around sixty dollars at launch, the value holds up nicely. The real collectible inside is the exclusive Baby Groot minifigure with all-new printing for his Ravager uniform, valued on its own at roughly fifteen dollars, which does a lot of the heavy lifting for anyone chasing exclusive figs.

Fun facts

01Rocket's look here is drawn from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the same film era as Baby Groot's famous dancing scene, and the finished figure stands over 22cm (about 8.5 inches) tall.
02The Baby Groot minifigure (sh935) is exclusive to this set with brand new printing for his red Ravager outfit, and trades on its own for around fifteen dollars.
03Rocket's bushy tail is built entirely from standard parts, a run of brown half-barrels topped with a spiky plant bush element, rather than any single custom mold.
04The set was released for around $59.99 and was due to retire at the end of 2025, so it is now on its way out of general availability.