LEGO The Lone Ranger Cavalry Builder Set (79106)

All Legos are expensive. That's just a fact of life, but sometimes, the expense is worth it. This set is a nice example of that. The Lone Ranger and his faithful steed charge onto the scene. Over the years, Lego has gotten better about changing character expressions and having a nice variety of sets that fit in a wide price range. At $12.97, for the cheapest set, it's a reasonable investment to build your army. The soldiers look spiffy, (and hey, who knows, perhaps someday Lego will get around to doing collector edition US Civil War and these little guys will fit right in.) These days, I'm more into collecting than actually playing with the sets, but I do see that with a bit of imagination, this set could occupy a kid for hours. Who doesn't love accessories? This tiny set is full of nice little additions to any Lego collection. When I was a kid, I liked to take all my swords, guns, pots, pans, gold pieces, etc and organize them by type. This would be an excellent start to any collection, but it's also a nice addition to a well-established collection. BTW, for those who care, Legos tend to hold decent resale value, so if you're worried about the money, keep in mind that you can probably recoup a lot of the expense and turn around and buy the newest thing. (Incidentally, my boxes came pretty beat up, which is sad because usually amazon's great about packaging. If you care what the box looks like you may want to keep that in mind, but if you're just going to rip the thing open the second it comes in the mail, worry not...there are hours of fun here.)

The last time LEGO released any western themed sets was back in 2002; so having LEGO pick up the Lone Ranger license was great news for many LEGO builders. At $13, this set is the least expensive of the six Lone Ranger sets LEGO released this year. It's also one of only two sets (the other is the Constitution Train Chase) where you get the Lone Ranger's trusty steed, Silver. And a great feature of the new LEGO horses is that they can also be posed on their hind legs. So that iconic pose of the Lone Ranger, as shown on the box, is totally achievable. There isn't much of a build at all in this set, but it does come with some nice elements like the campfire, US Cavalry flag, and a load of weapons. You're mainly going to want to pick it up for the Union soldier figures and Silver. It's a great and inexpensive addition to any LEGO collection.

My grandchildren are now into Legos as were my children. I have a grandson who loves cowboys and this Lone Ranger set has what he wanted. It is a Christmas gift so I don't have his opinion but I know he will love it. It has moving parts and enough pieces to have fun with. And there are also 4 people figures which is great. There is a canon that shoots and a horse. I think that says it all. Great buy, great gift, great fun.

Even for those of you who don't like The Lone Ranger, this is a very neat set. The three guards can easily be reconfigured for any other Lego set, and it actually comes with more weapons than advertised (or at least it did in my case) Set includes: - three guards -three silver pistols, two black -one horse -one lone ranger -two rifles Plus the campfire, wall, and cannon (which does shoot far) All in all, a very good set.

Great product, s***ty seller.

The Lego box was as promised. But it was very expensive.

This is a great starter set for The Lone Ranger. It comes with three cavalry men and The Lone Ranger. Has a small wall to hunker down behind. My favorite part is the cannon. It comes with ammo that can be loaded and shot quite a distance. For this price, to get 4 pretty cool minifigures, the functional cannon and the "fort" wall, I think this is a great buy. Very playable.

Awesome Cavalry LEGO set. The only bummer part about this particular item was that the cannon base broke on the holders where the cannon tube snaps onto. It broke right out of the package when putting it together. It may have been because it's a relatively older set from 2013ish timeframe or so, so maybe the pieces were a tad bit brittle. Other than that, for the price I paid it was totally worth it, in my opinion anyways.

Ordered the lego for my children - they like collecting the lego sets. Rec'd the item within a couple of weeks.