7773 Tiger Shark Attack

7773 Tiger Shark Attack is an Aqua Raiders set released in 2007. It contains a large tiger shark, a submarine, two divers, a harpoon cannon, and a jewel-encrusted treasure. The sub includes two large tridents seen in various BIONICLE sets and a large rubber-tipped missile.
== Description ==
The set contains two minifigures (both divers) and four structures, those being the large grey tiger shark, the divers' yellow submarine, the divers' yellow harpoon cannon, and a small rocky area with some treasure. The tiger shark and submarine are the largest builds and make up a majority of the set.
The submarine is mostly yellow with black details, with black bricks composing a large majority of the structure on the sides. The transparent cockpit opens using hinges at the back, revealing a cockpit that fits one diver minifigure. The cockpit features two yellow and black levers and a hinged control panel, and the diver can sit in the cockpit without having their fins or air tank removed. On each side of the cockpit, a grey harpoon gun is attached. At the back of the sub is a tall black antenna and one turbine on each side of the sub. At the very back and in the center, a black rudder is attached. Closer to the front, the sub has one yellow wing on each side, which each can rotate on a black TECHNIC peg to simulate steering. Each wing features a yellow 2x2 tile with a black trident, the Aqua Raiders symbol, printed on top. Underneath each wing, a black BIONICLE trident sprouts forward; from the bases of the tridents, a silvery flex tube extends up and to the back of the sub. At the very front, the submarine is equipped with a spring-loaded cannon originally introduced in LEGO TECHNIC's Competition theme. Pulling the lever on top of the cannon shoots forth the rubber-tipped missile with considerable speed. Also at the front of the sub, on each side of the cannon, transparent 1x1 slope pieces are attached facing forward, simulating lights.
The tiger shark is grey on the top, with light grey in the middle and a white underside and lower jaw. The build consists of three sections connected with click-hinges. The lower jaw is movable on a hinge, though the mouth can not be closed fully, nor can the model swallow anything since there is no gap behind the mouth. The inside of the mouth has ten white curved teeth and a red colour. The tiger shark's head is unable to move up or down, though it can move from left to right to a small degree, and also rotate along the forward-pointing axis. The head's top is largely composed of one large grey sloped piece, which is printed with the tiger shark's eyes, as well as with other striped markings on the front and a scar above the right eye. On its side, behind the head, the shark features two grey fins connected with one hinge each, and each side features four white 1x1 slopes representing gills. The top of the body features one large grey dorsal fin, with another small upwards-facing fin behind it. The shark's tail is connected to the rest of the body by two 2-axle hole rubber pieces, allowing the shark's tail to move slightly from side to side as if it were swimming, though due to the rubber's elastic nature, such poses will not hold in place naturally.
The rock outcropping features a dark grey baseplate with dark grey slopes along two sides. Above one edge, two seaweed pieces are connected. At the base, attached to the baseplate, is a rare gold dish element, which holds three translucent jewel elements (one red, one yellow, and one green). The harpoon cannon has a black spear on one end, representing the harpoon, and handles for a minifigure to hold on the other end. It is attached to a grey base with a loose TECHNIC pin, allowing it to swivel about 360 degrees. This base is held up with four legs, connected via hinges.
== Notes ==
* The pearl gold Belville dish is only available in one other set, that being 5378 Hogwarts Castle.
* Although the 1x1 slope pieces on the harpoon gun's legs are yellow on promo pictures, they are actually black in the real set.
* Though the instruction manual shows the sub's antenna attached on the sub's left side, the box image shows it attached on the sub's right.
== LEGO.com Description ==
== See also ==
* 8058 Guardian of the Deep (2010, Atlantis), another set with a giant shark.
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