Super Heroes Marvel

The Hoopty

A scrappy little spaceship with real personality, wearing a price tag it did not earn.

Brick Rated Score

3.5/5

Set 76232 · 2023

Pieces429

Minifigs3

Year2023

Set number76232

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The verdict

The rounded, battered hull is what got me first, it genuinely looks like a ship that has taken a beating and kept flying.

Pop the roof off and there is a surprisingly full interior packed into a small footprint, with three great minifigures riding along. I will be straight with you though, at this price for under 450 pieces, the math never quite works out, and that is the one thing every single review agrees on. Get it for Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau in plastic form, not because you are hunting for a bargain.

Best for: Marvel completists who want Ms. Marvel and Photon on their shelf and don't mind paying a premium for them

The full review

What it is

The Hoopty is Carol Danvers' scrappy junker ship from The Marvels, and LEGO leaned all the way into that beat up, patchwork look. The hull is rounded and asymmetrical with visible dents and mismatched panels, and it honestly reads as a vehicle with history rather than a shiny toy spaceship. Lift the canopy and there is a full cockpit plus a small living area behind it, both packed with more detail than I expected from a set this size. The three minifigures are the real draw here. You get Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel in her red MCU suit for the first time ever, Monica Rambeau as Photon, and Captain Marvel herself, all with solid printing and the right hair pieces.

The catch

I have to be honest about the price, because every reviewer I trust flagged the same thing. At around ninety dollars for a set with well under 450 pieces, the piece count to price ratio is weak next to other Super Heroes sets that year. It is not that the model is badly designed, it is that you are paying a licensed movie tax on a fairly small ship. Worth knowing too, this one retired at the end of 2024, and unlike a lot of retired sets it has not appreciated, secondhand values have actually slipped below the original retail price rather than climbing.

Who it's for

Grab this if you love The Marvels or you want Kamala Khan's first minifigure and are willing to pay for the privilege, the ship itself is a fun little build with real character. Skip it if you are shopping by price per piece or you already have your eye on a bigger, better value Marvel ship, because this one simply is not the efficient choice.

What works

First ever minifigure of Kamala Khan in her MCU red suit, plus Photon and Captain Marvel with nice printing and hair pieces
Distinctive rounded, dented hull shape that actually looks like a beat up junker rather than a generic brick box
Compact but genuinely detailed cockpit and interior for the size, with a spot for Goose the Flerken along for the ride

Worth knowing

Price per piece is rough, reviewers across the board flagged it as noticeably overpriced for what you get
Small scale means some builders find the play value and display presence thinner than the price suggests
Since retirement the resale value has actually dropped rather than climbed, so this is not one to stash as an investment

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The parts story

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

Building The Hoopty is a quick, satisfying sit, the ship goes together in one continuous session without the padding some Super Heroes sets rely on. The hull construction is the interesting part, LEGO uses angled plates and mismatched color patches to fake the look of a ship that has been repaired one too many times, and watching that patchwork come together piece by piece is more clever than you would guess from the box art.

The standout here is not a rare mold, it is the minifigures. Kamala Khan's red suit torso and legs are new prints made specifically for this set, and it is her first ever appearance as an MCU minifigure, which collectors have been waiting for. Monica Rambeau also gets clean, specific printing as Photon rather than a generic recolor. Piece count wise this is a smaller build, so most of the value sits in that trio of figures rather than in exotic new elements scattered through the hull.

Fun facts

01This set gave Kamala Khan her first ever LEGO minifigure appearance in the MCU red Ms. Marvel suit.
02The Hoopty includes a small spot built in for Goose the Flerken, the ship's resident cat like alien.
03The set retired around the end of 2024 and, unusually for a retired Marvel set, its secondhand value has dropped rather than risen above the original ninety dollar retail price.
04The ship's dented, patchwork hull design was built specifically to mirror the beat up junker look of Carol Danvers' vessel from The Marvels film.