Overwatch

Watchpoint: Gibraltar

The big one from the first Overwatch wave, and honestly the rocket is the reason to own it.

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 75975 · 2019

Pieces730

Minifigs4

Year2019

Set number75975

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The verdict

This was the flagship of LEGO's short-lived Overwatch line, and the finished rocket really does earn its spot on a shelf.

I love that it splits into two separate shuttles, which is a genuinely clever bit of design rather than a gimmick tacked on. It is not flawless, and if you are picky about minifigure printing you will have feelings about Mercy, but as a display piece with real play built in it holds up. Best suited to Overwatch fans and anyone who likes a chunky sci-fi build.

Best for: Overwatch fans who want the biggest, most display-worthy set from the theme

The full review

What it is

Watchpoint: Gibraltar is the moment where the 2019 Overwatch theme actually swung big. It is built around the rocket and launch pad from the end of the payload escort map, and the first time I had the whole thing standing I understood why LEGO made it the flagship. The tower is tall, the rocket is chunky and properly futuristic in its blue, white, and black scheme, and the best trick is that the rocket separates into two smaller shuttles. That is not a throwaway feature, it genuinely changes how the set plays and displays, and it kept me grinning while I worked out how it all locked together.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the caveats, because they are real. At 730 pieces and an original $89.99 this was the priciest set in the first wave, and the value here leans heavily on the finished look rather than a wild parts count. The bigger sting is Mercy. LEGO tried to print her light skin tone onto a darker head mold, and the result is the kind of greyish, lifeless face that people still bring up whenever this set comes up. When Mercy is one of the actual faces of Overwatch, having her be the weak link stings more than it would on a background character. Winston's bigfig also splits opinion, since some builders find his face a touch too long and human. Four minifigures for a set this size is on the lean side too, particularly since Reaper shows up elsewhere in the theme.

Who it's for

So who is this for. If you loved Overwatch and want the single most display-worthy set the theme ever produced, this is the one to chase, and the splitting rocket gives it more personality than most licensed sets get. It is also a nice pick for anyone who just enjoys a solid sci-fi vehicle build without needing perfect character accuracy. If you are buying purely for minifigures, or you flinch at printing flaws, I would steer you elsewhere, because Mercy will nag at you every time you look at the shelf. The theme is long retired now, so prices have crept above the original RRP, which makes this more of a want-it-for-what-it-is buy than a bargain.

The parts story

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

Building this one is more enjoyable than a big licensed set has any right to be. Most of the piece count funnels into the rocket itself, and rather than one long slog of identical layers, the sections keep changing enough to hold your attention. The satisfying part is watching the split mechanism come together, because you are effectively building two shuttles that clamp into one convincing rocket. The launch tower fills out the footprint and gives the whole thing that watchpoint scale on display.

For parts hunters there is a genuinely nice haul here. New Elementary flagged five brand new molds in this set, and the standouts are a pair of 4x6 wedge plates at 27 degrees making their debut in white, the left and right versions. Those same wedges later showed up in black and bright red over in LEGO Star Wars sets like 75240 Major Vonreg's TIE Fighter, so this was where they first landed. Add in the printed character heads and torsos and the Winston bigfig mold, and you get a set that offers real value to anyone building custom sci-fi or spacecraft, even setting the Overwatch license aside.

Fun facts

01At 730 pieces and $89.99, Watchpoint: Gibraltar was the largest and most expensive set in LEGO's very first Overwatch wave in 2019.
02The rocket is designed to separate into two independent shuttles, based on the launch scene at the end of the game's payload escort stage.
03The set connects physically with 75970 Tracer vs. Widowmaker, so the two displays can be joined into one larger scene.
04The Overwatch theme was short-lived and fully retired by mid-2020, and sealed copies now trade above the original retail price.