LEGO® World Racers Set 8897 - Jagged Jaws Reef - Review

This is LEGO® set 8897 - Jagged Jaws Reef from the LEGO® World Racers theme with 191 pieces, which came out in 2010.

Product informations

Name:	Jagged Jaws Reef
Set number:	8897
Pieces:	191
Theme:	World Racers
Minifigures:	2
Released in:	2010
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The build of this set is very easy and also lot's of fun. To my surprise, this set doesn't come with numbered bags. You also get a lot of stickers which you have to put on. I think LEGO® should print those pieces because they would be rare to find. We got a shark, a buoy with a trophy and a checkered flag, to my surprise. On the older checkered flag pieces we didn't have to put on stickers in the past. This set also includes a boat for the Backyard Blasters and for the Team Extreme.
 
Both minifigs are very cool too. The Backyard Blasters character comes with awesome printed overalls and a helmet. On his face he has a bandanna and on the other side of the face you can see a scared face. The design with the sideburns looks a little bit like Elvis. The other minifig has a cool overall and helmet as well. On his face he got some goggles and a headset. The face of that Team Extreme minifig is double-printed.
 
The boats are very sturdy, but they won't float. The Backyard Blasters boat has some chain saw pieces. The engine on the back does sviwel and on the front we have a nice v6 engine and a harpoon. The engine is a little bit in the way if you want to push the harpoon. I recommend you to take the v6 engine off if you want to use this feature. The Team Extreme boat looks really awesome with those stickers. But as I said: The set would be much cooler if the markings are printed on the pieces. The main feature of this boat is the catapult which shoots fish. If you put the head of the fish in the keg, the fish will fall out very easily. If you're not using this feature, I recommend you to put this fish in the boat driver's hand. All in all, I can't really complain about this set.
 
All in all, this set is a great set and I would HIGHLY recommend you to get this. You can find this set on eBay and BrickLink for sure.

 

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I bought this product myself. Nothing has been sponsored by the LEGO® group or by third parties.