Just a truly spectacular set - I'm a big fan of Lego Space and was keen to check out the Mars Mission sets of which I have the Recon Dropship and Astro Fighter. The Armoured Drilling Unit has kept me spell-bound for months in the Lego Catalogue - in fact the picture of it in the catalogue is the best of it - alot of the pictures of this set online *do not* do it justice nor do they convey the scale of the beast! For UK readers, the picture of it on the Argos website is pretty good.

I took the plunge and got this set today and if you are into Mars Mission/Space, then please grab this set at your earliest opportunity - the build is quite lengthy coming in at (well) over two hours (incl. stickers!) with two books and as you go you realise that you are constructing something pretty special (and destruction-proof!) Hint - do keep a very close eye on the cockpit instructions for both the dropship and rhino itself. Also, when building the suspension, there are two grey axles that stick out enough to touch the wheels either side (rear set of two wheels) when they are turning (especially over undulating terrain) - this does make it sound like it's rumbling and it's quite possible it is supposed to be like this, but if you'd rather not have it, make sure the axels are pushed in 3/4s of a unit and you should have enough clearance.

The "drop nose" design of both the Recon Dropship and this appeal to me massively and are bit of a change for Lego. What is as refreshing as ever is TLCs ingenious design and build technology that will have you smiling with appreciation numerous times as you savour the construction of the set.

A invaluably worthy addition to any Mars Mission fleet and the Armoured Drilling Unit looks absolutely stunning upon completion - I can't stop looking at it or rolling it around and launching the dropship off the back with the trike - So, so good. If you display your sets, try placing something under the odd wheel to get the suspension shown off to great effect!

Utterly unmissable and truly essential - pick it up while you can. Rating it - well it blows any scale into oblivion!