There’s some nice stickered details to emulate mud on its feet, but the way the stickers aren’t applied to the actual claws/toes, just make it look incomplete. The dino-mech’s feet are probably its ugliest feature – they’re bright yellow and have 3 claws, making it look like a cartoon bird’s feet. The exposed mechanical parts, be it its engine mounted on its back, or peeks of chrome-silver vents on its legs are simply inspired. One of the most impressive parts of the build is actually the head, and I have to comment the designers for capturing the curves of the eyelids, serrated teeth and even a grey ribbed pipe that’s attached to its jaw.Īs a concept, the design is amazingly executed, with not a lot of visible studs to add to its visual appeal. The gaudy lime-green colour scheme is punctuated by dark red elements and a generous helping of grey and chrome-silver parts that give it its trademark robot-look. It’s based on the T-rex, thanks to its oversized head and jaws, tiny arms and massive hind-legs, making it the perfect rival to the organic T-rex included in the set. The concept of this dino-mech was probably birthed in a fever-dream of an 8-year old, fuelled by a twin obsession of dinosaurs and giant robots. Here’s the dino-mech, a 100% brick-built lime-green monstrosity.įirstly, building this robo-dinosaur was a blast thanks to it not relying on any specialty parts. While it isn’t as ground-breaking as a brand new dinosaur species, new colours are almost always great and one is a big draw for me. I’m a big fan of LEGO dinosaurs, and by extension, Tyrannosaurus Rexes, so every time a new colour variant comes out, I get pretty excited. My favourite? I’d say this is a top 3-colourway for me, just behind the sand-coloured one, and the original green one. I believe I’m only missing the one from the Juniors set and of course, the ultra-rare version. Here’s a comparison of the other T-rexes in my collection which is near-complete. Here’s a better look at the pattern and colour – it’s built on a tan-coloured base, with a grey layer, followed by dark brown stripes all across its back and hind legs. If you love collecting T-rexes, this set will be right up your alley. It’s great for T-Rex Collectors, making it the 6th T-rex variant so far (inclusive of the ultra-rare Prize version). So let’s start with the good bits.įans of LEGO Dinosaurs will be delighted with the T-rex included in the set, which comes in a brand new 2019 colourway. The premise of this set is nothing short of awesome, pitting a Tyrannosaurus Rex against a Dino-Mech in battle. Release Date: 1 July 2019 | 1 August 2019 Special thanks to LEGO for sending this set for review. It’s the biggest and most expensive set of the theme, so read on to find out if it’s worth its tyrannical pricetag. I was pretty delighted to be offered the opportunity to review the T.rex vs Dino-Mech Battle set by LEGO, and wasted no time diving right into this set that had to be designed by 8-year old me. When the 2019 Jurassic World Legend of Isla Nublar sets were revealed, there was one set that immediately stood out to me – 75938 T.rex vs Dino-Mech Battle.Ī set featuring a Tyrannosaurus Rex going up against a robo-dinosaur inspired by Mechagodzilla? Heck yeah, sign me right up!
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