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LEGO Icons Land Rover Classic Defender 90 vs LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade

Both built. Both reviewed. Here's how they actually compare on the things that matter.

By the numbers

The spec sheet.

Metric LEGO Icons Land Rover Classic Defender 90 LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade
Rating 5/5 5/5
Pieces 2,336 2,651WINS
MSRP $239.99WINS $269.99
Price per piece $0.10 $0.10
Verdict Must buy Must buy
Best for Land Rover enthusiasts, Icons vehicle collectors, and builders who want a working-features LEGO car. Retro arcade fans, kinetic-sculpture appreciators, and anyone who wants a LEGO set that does something.

Pros & cons

What I actually noticed.

LEGO Icons Land Rover Classic Defender 90

Pros

  • Movie-accurate Defender 90 silhouette in Icons-tier build quality
  • Working steering wheel — front wheels turn when you turn the steering
  • Opening doors, hood, and tailgate
  • Removable roof panels for full interior access
  • Detailed engine bay under the hood

Cons

  • No included minifig (it's a car, not a vignette)
  • Some intricate wiring routing visible if you display with the hood up
  • Wheels don't articulate over a 360-degree range (front-wheels only)

LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade

Pros

  • Hand-crank mechanism actually animates Pac-Man and the four ghosts through the maze
  • Mini-Pac-Man micro figure on top of the cabinet (the meta moment)
  • Iconic 1980 cabinet styling — yellow, black, marquee art, coin slot
  • Best kinetic LEGO mechanism since the Typewriter

Cons

  • Hand-crank is delicate — over-rotation can pop the chain mechanism
  • Won't work as a static display piece for non-arcade fans
  • Marquee printing is small and easy to misalign during the build

Made up your mind?

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LEGO Icons Land Rover Classic Defender 90

$239.99

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LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade

$269.99

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Comparison generated from our individual reviews. Pros, cons, and ratings come from full hands-on builds — see each review for the complete take.