Monkey King Ultimate Transforming Mech (LEGO 80045)

About this set

This is the Monkie Kid Monkie Kid's Ultimate Transforming Mech, set 80045, with 1705 pieces and a 3/5 difficulty rating, built around a Journey to the West mech theme. The finished model is a large mech in red, gold and teal, topped with a twin-horned headdress and armed with a long staff, and it includes minifigures. Sort the red, gold and teal parts before you start: gold shows up around the headdress and torso trim, teal breaks up the limbs and weapon, so pre-sorting saves digging time. Build the torso frame first, lock the chest-to-hip connection, then work up to the twin-horned headdress and down into the legs, and attach the staff last so the joints line up without rework. Articulation sits at the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees; avoid over-tightening those joints or posing will feel stiff. At 1705 pieces and 3/5 difficulty, it suits builders who have finished mid-size sets and want a larger mech. The twin-horned headdress and staff give it a recognizable silhouette, and the red, gold and teal palette reads clearly on display. Work every joint through its range once before you commit to a pose.