Super Heroes Marvel

Spider-Man's Spider Crawler

A spider that shouldn't need a vehicle gets one anyway, and somehow it works

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 76114 · 2019

Pieces426

Minifigs4

Year2019

Set number76114

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The verdict

Spider-Man doesn't drive things, he swings, so a mechanical eight-legged crawler for him is a strange idea on paper.

Then you roll it across the table, the hidden Technic wheel catches, and all eight legs start scuttling front and back in opposite pairs, and I'll admit I grinned. It's a novelty vehicle that fully commits to being a novelty, and that honesty is what makes it charming. Get it for the minifig lineup and the fun of the walking gimmick, not because you need another serious hero vehicle in your Marvel shelf.

Best for: Marvel minifig collectors who want the exclusive Spider-Man 2099 and don't mind a goofy vehicle to go with him

The full review

What it is

Spider-Man doesn't really need a vehicle. That's kind of the joke this set is in on, and it leans into it with a bright red and blue eight-legged crawler that looks like nothing else in the Marvel line. Underneath, a rubber Technic wheel turns a small system of axles and beams so that when you push the model along a table, the front and back leg pairs scuttle in opposite directions. It's a simple trick but it's well executed, and the first time it clicked into motion for me I actually laughed out loud. Four trans-red 1x1 round plates up front double as headlights and stud shooters, and there's a spider drone that launches off the back for a bit of extra play.

The catch

Where the set earns its keep is the minifigure lineup. You get Spider-Man, Sandman with his swirling sand-effect lower body, Vulture in his dark green flight suit, and the real prize, an exclusive Spider-Man 2099, the very first LEGO version of Miguel O'Hara. Three of the four figures never appeared anywhere else, which matters a lot if you collect Marvel minifigs, and BrickEconomy puts their combined value at close to double what you'd have paid for the whole set new. The honest caveat is that once you pull those figures out, what's left is a fairly light 426 piece build that goes together fast and doesn't have a ton of clever building technique hiding in it. It's a toy for a hero who flies through windows, not a vehicle set that rewards slow, careful construction.

Who it's for

If you're chasing Spider-Man 2099 or you like your Marvel sets a little weird and playful rather than screen-accurate, this one delivers real charm for a fair amount of fun. If you want a vehicle that looks impressive parked on a shelf, or you're building purely for piece count value, I'd skip it and put your money toward one of the bigger Marvel vehicle sets instead. It's been retired since December 2020, so secondhand prices have crept up, and that's worth knowing before you go hunting for one.

What works

The rolling motion genuinely drives all eight legs in an alternating crawl, not just a gimmick sticker on the box
Four minifigures and three of them are exclusive to this set, including the first ever Spider-Man 2099
Sandman's opening sand base with hidden diamonds and Vulture's foldout wings both give the playset real story hooks

Worth knowing

Only one stud shooter on that big abdomen despite how much room is back there, which some Brickset commenters felt was a missed chance
The spider shape is not going to sit proudly on a shelf next to your other Marvel vehicles, it reads as a toy first
At 426 pieces it's light for the price point once you strip out the minifigures, so the build itself is over quickly

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The parts story

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

Building it feels quick and a little unusual, since most of your attention goes into the internal Technic mechanism that links the rolling wheel to the leg linkages rather than into decorative brick layering. It's a satisfying little engineering puzzle for something aimed at younger builders, and watching the mechanism come together before you close up the body is honestly the best part of the build.

The four trans-red 1x1 round plates that double as headlights and stud shooters are a nice reuse of a common piece for a fun dual purpose, and Sandman's molded sand-swirl legs and torso print are a genuinely distinctive piece you won't find in many other sets. Spider-Man 2099's torso and head prints were new for this release too, and since three of the four minifigures never showed up again, the piece and minifigure value here has held up far better than the modest 426 piece count would suggest on its own.

Fun facts

01This set gave the world its first ever LEGO Spider-Man 2099 minifigure, based on Miguel O'Hara from the Marvel Comics future timeline.
02Three of the four minifigures in the set, Spider-Man 2099, Sandman, and Vulture in this specific dark green outfit, are exclusive and have never appeared in any other LEGO set.
03The crawling motion is powered entirely by rolling the model along the ground, there's no motor, just a hidden rubber Technic wheel driving the leg linkages.
04Released in late 2018 with a 2019 catalog year and retired by December 2020, the set's original 39 dollar price has since climbed sharply on the secondary market thanks to demand for that Spider-Man 2099 figure.