When LEGO Marvel 76314 Captain America: Civil War Action Battle first debuted on the LEGO website, I was immediately struck by two thoughts. First, that’s definitely an entire Ant-Man construction figure contained within this set. And second, I remember the similar 2016 set LEGO Marvel 76051 Super Hero Airport Battle to be an amazing one. Releasing on January 1st, 2025, and containing 736 pieces, LEGO Marvel 76314 Captain America: Civil War Action Battle retails for US $99.99 | CAN $129.99 | UK £89.99. With so many existing sets to compare to, how will this new CA:CW battle scene hold up?
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
The box and contents
The front of the box is all action, with superheroes flying, swinging, and running all over the place. A triangle on the right side denotes this set as a part of the Marvel Infinity Saga with Iron Man holding up his Infinity Gauntlet. Interestingly, the name of the set on the box doesn’t match the name of the set from LEGO.com.
The back of the box is more of the same, with Ant-Man having changed positions on the “battlefield.” A few insets show the play features of this model.
Two glorious punch tabs later, and I spill six paper bags, two loose plates, and a bit of plastic tubing from the container. There’s also a sticker sheet and three instruction booklets for the different pieces of the set.
The build
We begin with bag 1 and creation of a small Quinjet. The design here is very compact, yet quite accurate. It almost gives me LEGO Star Wars Microfighter vibes given the scale compared to a minifigure. Here’s a stop halfway through the bag to check out how the cockpit and wings come together. Nothing terribly unique in terms of design.
Once the bag is out of parts, we’re left with a mini-Quinjet. There’s a pair of stud shooters, one under each wing, and some great angles at the aft of the jet thanks to some interesting bar-and-clip connections. The shots from the top and bottom show off the great technique.
It’s a fantastic rendition of the Quinjet, and something I would absolutely consider displaying on its own… except, maybe don’t try to put a minifigure in it. It ruins the entire design for me that this is how Bucky is expected to pilot it.
Setting the Quinjet aside, let’s begin on the Ant-Man construction figure with bag 2. Its contents, and some stickers, form the hero’s supersized torso.
Bag 3 brings on the legs, with colors of black, dark red, and dark gray. The kneepads for this scale of figure always bug me a little, though I don’t have a good alternative to suggest.
And the last bag in this booklet, number 4, adds on some arms and a head. All told, I like this version less than the set that’s just the action figure: LEGO Marvel 76256 Ant-Man Construction Figure. This one is sticker-heavy and overly-dark. Yes, I recognize that could be because of the Ant-Man costume for CA:CW. But neither construction figure can hold a candle to the chunky Ant-Man from 76051 Super Hero Airport Battle!
Bag 5 begins the airport background itself. There’s plenty of cracked concrete and small fires. There’s even a stand to hold the mini-Quinjet in position as it takes off.
Finally, bag 6 completes the backdrop with some portions of airport infrastructure, and more trans-clear posing opportunities. And while this is more of a background than we got in 76051 Super Hero Airport Battle, it also doesn’t feel complete.
We also need to talk about the sad play feature here. When I went to try it out, I expected those barrels of Roxxon jet fuel to go flying! I mean, there’s one posed as soaring up over the hangar. Instead, I got this…
The Minifigures
Before we bring the whole model together, let’s have a look at those minifigure. There’s eight in total in this set, all of them straight from the Civil War screen. First up are the main protagonists in the movie: Iron Man and Captain America. This is a unique suit for Mr. Stark, though not for Cpt. Rogers. They each come equipped with the usual fare for their respective super personas: energy effects and a star-spangled shield.
Next up, we’ll have a gander at Spider-Man and Black Panther. The web-head’s torso is the same as the one from 76218 Sanctum Sanctorum, with printed arms and front-and back printing. However, the legs are far less detailed, and simply a dual-mold of red and dark blue. King T’challa, with claws at the ready, sports a new suit as well. It’s also printed on the front and back of the head and torso.
Then there’s the trio of Black Widow, the Winter Soldier, and Scarlet Witch. Natasha is the same minifigure as in 76313 MARVEL Logo & Minifigures, which doesn’t have any new unique parts. In fact, the Black Widow is a little downgraded, as she no longer features printed arms. This is an overall new Bucky minifigure, however his pants match those of the Widow. Wanda’s minifig is a new collection of previously-used parts. While all three have front-and-back printing on the head and torso, they’re the most boring of the bunch.
Finally, we come to the most-equipped minifigure: Falcon. The minifigure here is completely identical to the one used in 76269 Avengers Tower. The only thing unique is the design of the wings, trading some of the stickers for tiles in this version. Be sure to check out the cute Redwing on the back of his pack in the form of a stickered dark red triangle tile.
The finished model
When all assembled (yes, that’s an Avengers pun), the playset is… fine, I guess. It feels like it’s trying to be both a display piece and kids’ toy at the same time, and doing neither well. The large construction figure dominates the scene, feeling almost out of place compared to the rest of the set. I do appreciate the poseability of many of the figures, but not how crowded the final assembly feels.
Conclusions and recommendations
As you can probably guess by my discussion of the finished model, this is a far cry from past sets depicting this scene, and a fairly underwhelming set designed for play. Plus with a price tag of nearly $100 for only 736 pieces and some lackluster minifigures, I can’t recommend this set even to Marvel fans. I’m sure many will buy it for the unique Iron Man Mark 46 armor, but to me, it’s not worth it. Both 76314 Captain America: Civil War Action Battle and the earlier 76051 Super Hero Airport Battle were only able to cover a portion of what this excellent cinematic scene offered. What this deserves is a modular playset that all comes together into a version of the Leipzig/Halle Airport. Scenes like Spider-Man stopping the Winter Soldier and Falcon in the terminal, Scarlet Witch pulling the cars down on Iron Man from the parking garage, the fuel truck expansion and explosion, and the race to the hangar to get the Quinjet could all be their own separate sets in a wave of Marvel releases. And in none of them should Bucky have to lay down to fly a jet!
Hitting store shelves on January 1st with 736 pieces, LEGO Marvel 76314 Captain America: Civil War Action Battle will retail for US $99.99 | CAN $129.99 | UK £89.99. you may also be able to find it from 3rd party sellers on Amazon and eBay.
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
Baffling choice to make Ant-Man have human-like proportions instead of LEGO minifig proportions. But this whole set is kind of a weird choice.
I believe this is the Spider-Man from the sanctum.
Darnell, you’re right that the torso does match. However, the legs on this version are not nearly as detailed. Had to give the Bricklink image a good once over to confirm. Thank you.