Super Heroes Marvel

Stark Jet and the Drone Attack

A tidy little jet that exists mostly to smuggle four great minifigures onto your shelf.

Brick Rated Score

3.5/5

Set 76130 · 2019

Pieces504

Minifigs4

Year2019

Set number76130

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The verdict

I came to this one for the figures and stayed for the figures, and I think that is the honest headline.

The Stark Jet itself is a clean, swooshable white plane that builds fast and plays well, but it never quite reads as anything more than a generic private jet with a Stark badge on the side. What saves it is the roster: a brand-new Nick Fury, a new Mysterio in that trans-clear fishbowl dome, plus Spider-Man and Happy Hogan. If you love Far From Home or you collect Marvel figures, this is easy to recommend. If you want a build that surprises you, it will not.

Best for: Marvel figure collectors who want the 2019 Nick Fury and Mysterio in one box

The full review

What it is

The thing I keep coming back to with 76130 is that it is really a minifigure pack wearing a jet as a disguise. You get Spider-Man, Nick Fury, Mysterio and Happy Hogan, and two of those (Fury and Mysterio) were brand new when the set landed in 2019 for Spider-Man: Far From Home. Mysterio in particular got me, that trans-clear dome over a plain head is a funny little solution and it looks great catching the light on a shelf. The Stark Jet folds together quickly into a clean white plane with swept wings, a two-seat cockpit and a rear perch for Spidey, and honestly it swooshes around the living room beautifully.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the caveats. The jet is generic. Take the Stark sticker off and it could be any executive plane, there is nothing here that says Marvel or Iron Man engineering, and after the striking hero vehicles in other Super Heroes sets that stings a little. The build is a stack-and-sticker affair that a confident nine year old will finish without help, so if you were hoping for clever techniques or a section that makes you go oh clever, this is not that set. And Happy Hogan, bless him, does not resemble Jon Favreau at all, the printed face feels borrowed from someone else entirely. At the launch price of 69.99 dollars you were paying figure money for a modest plane.

Who it's for

So who should get it? If you collect Marvel minifigures, especially the Far From Home lineup, this is one of the cleaner ways to grab that Nick Fury and Mysterio together, and the jet is a perfectly nice bonus your kids can actually play with. If you are chasing a rewarding, engineering-forward build for yourself, I would point you elsewhere and suggest hunting the figures on their own. It sits right in the middle for me: lovely cast, forgettable vehicle, fair rather than thrilling value now that it has retired.

The parts story

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

Building the Stark Jet is a relaxed evening, not a project. It comes together in clear stages, the fuselage stacks up quickly, the wings clip on with adjustable hinges, and there is a satisfying little bomb-drop button and an opening cockpit hatch to finish. Stickers do a lot of the visual work here, which is my usual gripe, but the finished plane is solid in the hand and holds up to swooshing without shedding pieces. The two small drones are quick sub-builds that add a target for the jet's stud shooters.

For parts hunters the pull here is mostly the figures rather than the bricks. Mysterio's trans-clear dome helmet is the standout element, an unusual piece that photographs wonderfully, and the new Nick Fury print was a genuine draw in 2019. The plane itself is a lot of white plates, slopes and a few large wing panels, all useful in a general parts bin but nothing rare or newly molded that will make a MOC builder gasp. Think of the part value as ordinary white bulk plus four figures you would otherwise pay a premium for individually.

Fun facts

01The set is based on Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and packs four of the film's main cast into one box.
02Both the Nick Fury and Mysterio minifigures were new when the set released in spring 2019.
03It carried a 69.99 dollar RRP, released in 2019 and retired around the end of 2020, with sealed copies now trading a bit above their original price.