Monster Jam ThunderROARus Pull-Back — C+ · The Brick Drop Score
C+
The Drop Score
Monster Jam ThunderROARus Pull-Back
42200-1 · Technic
Early read · 0 reviews
ThunderROARus is a pull-back Technic monster truck shaped like a dinosaur, which is either the coolest sentence in LEGO® history or a warning sign depending on your age.
Is the price fair?B-Fair-ish — you're paying for the pull-back mechanism and the dino flair, not a parts haul.
Will you love it?CThe gimmick is fun once; after that it's a dust collector with teeth.
Holds its value?C-Dino monster trucks don't command secondary market premiums — don't count on it.
True ValueB-
$28
MSRP
$29
Parts value
103%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 103% of the MSRP — the basis for this B- price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$2
Functional piecescalc
$27
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $29 of parts for $28.
The Full Take
A pull-back motor, a dino theme, and Technic construction walk into a toy aisle — and the result is a set that can't quite decide who it's for. Kids will love the gimmick for about ten minutes before the novelty wears off, and adult Technic fans will find the build too thin to hold their attention. At $27.99 it's not highway robbery, but it's also not a deal that makes you feel clever. There's nothing wrong with a fun, silly Technic entry point for younger builders, and ThunderROARus does land that punch — just don't expect it to stick around on anyone's shelf or wishlist for long. A C+ set: fine in the moment, forgettable by next Tuesday.
