Lego 30091 Desert Rover is a polybag set released this year as part of a promotional offer of a UK newspaper.

There are only 2 polybags under the Pharaoh's Quest theme, the other being set 30090 Desert Glider.

The Desert Rover set includes a small nice looking car which blends well with the rest of the Pharaoh's Quest sets in terms of color.

It also includes Jake Raines (minifig) with his sideburns and pistols.

Let's start the show!

Number: 30091

Name: Desert Rover

Theme: Pharaoh's Quest

Year released: 2011

Pieces: 34

Minifig: 1

Notes: Promotional set given away with The Sun newspaper in the UK on 20th May 2011

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Packaging

Nothing special on the packaging. No shiny gold bar or gold coins , typical polybag set.

At the back it says 'Components made in Denmark, Hungary, Mexico, and the Czech Republic.

Pieces

The above photo shows the (folded) instruction sheet, pieces for the Desert Rover vehicle, and two pistols.

Instruction

The instruction is a small piece of paper printed on both sides.

The front page shows steps 1-6, while the back page shows steps 7-9, and the rest of Lego Pharaoh's Quest sets.

At the upper right-hand corner of the back page is a watermark of a mummy holding a snake.

The Mini-figure

Here is Jake Raines. I call him 'The Gunslinger'.

Details of the minifig showing front, back, and side.

One issue I have with this minifig is how to place the hair piece so that it works with his sideburns.

The Desert Rover

For me the best piece of this set is the front detail of desert rover. It reminds me of the fire truck in Fire Brigade, and Indy's car in Shanghai Chase.

The above photo shows the front and side of the rover, and the extra pieces.

Back side of the rover. I like the rear wheel cover.

Completed Set

Lego Pharaoh's Quest 30091 Desert Rover

Conclusion

Design 8/10 - The design is good. I'd say it worked for it's purpose. Let's keep our expectation low for promotional polybags. It blends well with the rest Pharaoh's Quest sets.

Parts 8/10 - As mentioned above, I like some pieces, in particular the Car Grille. Which according to peeron.com doesn't appear much on sets.

Build 8/10 - Simple build as expected on polybag sets.

Minifigs 8/10 - I like the Jake Raines minifig, the same guy appears in Scarab Attack. I like the facial expression, printed torso (front and back), and the sideburns.

Playability 8/10 - As you will see in the bonus image below, Jake uses his vehicle to his advantage.

Price - I will not give a rating for the price. But if you're interested, I got 2 of this set from eBay UK for GBP 1.79 each and another set 30131 (GBP 3.50) plus GBP 4 shipping for all three sets. So it's good better to have a British friend .

Overall

I like the Desert Rover in this set, and all the vehicles on Lego Pharaoh's Quest sets. The same goes for the minifig.

It's a polybag set, so really there's not much to expect, other than it gives a taste of the Pharaoh's Quest theme.

For that purpose I think this is a good set (I just bought 2 eh ). If you're going to compare the rover to other polybag vehicles, it's not that bad.

Bonus Images

Love at first sight.

Edited July 6, 201113 yr by r1chard

A very nice review of a fine little promotional polybagged set r1chard, I really like the unique animated views of the minifig, a pretty neat new feature that we might see more in future reviews. Well done!

A very nice review of a fine little promotional polybagged set r1chard, I really like the unique animated views of the minifig, a pretty neat new feature that we might see more in future reviews. Well done!

WOW thanks for the review

but THANK YOU for that MOC girl woohoo

its creative

Great review, unfortunately I can't say the same for the set. This is one of the stranger polybag sets.

Well, it's a cute flashback to the early Legotown cars that were similar in design and I guess a good way of scoring the main character minifig with some usable parts....the radiator piece comes to mind !

Great review 'r1chard' and Keep on chasing those mummies !