The most notable minifigure included in the set is Dr. At the end of the day, I’m still very pleased to own one of the defining elements of Jurassic World, a movie I really enjoyed so I’ve got that going for me at the very least. There’s much more to like than dislike so that’s a net positive right there but just like its questionable colour-scheme, I can’t quite bring myself to shout about how great it is. For me, I collect LEGO dinosaurs and am a huge Jurassic Park fan so it was quite a no-brainer to me.ĭo I like it? Yeah, I guess I do. You really have to ask yourself – is the Indominus Rex worth the set’s hefty $180 price tag? Sure you get a thousand other pieces, but you’re really buying this set for the albino-looking monstrosity. As it can only lock itself securely in these limited positions, it’s a little difficult getting him to chomp down and hold things in place. Unfortunately, the jaw only has 3 positions – closed, open and gaping. It’s a lot larger than the regular T-rex model. The I-Rex’s jaw is huge and you can fit a lot in it – it can almost totally swallow an adult-sized minifigure whole. I really dig the exaggerated spikes along the I-Rex’s back – they’re a very fitting homage to everyone’s favourite oversized Lizard – Godzilla. The larger arms also gives the I-Rex the ability to grip minifigures or other LEGO 2 X 1 elements which is always great functionality to have. Comparing it against the movie version which is visibly more grey and natural looking, the white simply doesn’t do it for me. It’s simply too white for me that it almost looks like some sort of joke. It’s a really imposing looking dinosaur – I love the spikes, oversized arms (finally, a T-Rex with no weaknesses!) and menacing red eyes but I am not a fan of its awful colour scheme. The Indominus Rex, like its genetically questionably origins elicits mixed feelings from me. No additional Technic pins necessary, it’s quite an easy process snapping all her different parts into her body. We start off big, assembling the Indominus Rex who comes in her own plastic bag. There are 12 bags in the set and took me a good four hours total of building (at a very leisurely pace) to complete it. Being a really expensive set I figured that not everyone will be buying it, so I thought you might appreciate a more detailed walkthrough of the build. I don’t usually do this in my reviews, but I’ll be going through each bag’s contents – taking you through the chronological sequence of piecing this set together. Plenty of Jurassic World logos to pimp out the I-Rex’s playpen and also 4 of the electrical warning signs which I really like. We begin with the sticker sheet, which is an interesting mix of transparent decals and regular papery stickers. Note: The set is fairly large and could not fit into my usual photography light box, so some of the pictures are not as good as I would’ve liked them to be. I started building not expecting much but in the end, my perspective and thoughts on the Indominus Rex Breakout pretty much took a 180° turn. The box art also did little to convince me (it’s a little boring and has poor composition) that it was going to be worth it. If you’ve been following my reviews, you know that I rail on price a lot – and I have to admit that the set’s price did make me uneasy at first. Alas, LEGO dinosaurs are an expensive pursuit and my wife generously offered to buy it for me for my birthday when Myer had a 20% off sale (bringing it down to $144), which I couldn’t say no to. To put things into perspective, you can add another $20 and purchase the cheapest Modular Building (the Palace Cinema) which is nothing to sneeze at. The extravagant price tag is no doubt inflated thanks to the inclusion of the I-Rex but even then the set feels a lot more expensive than it should be. At retail, the set costs $180, which is very expensive even for a licensed set. Weighing in at 1156 pieces, Indominus Rex Breakout packs an imposing piece-count and a hefty price tag to boot here in Australia. I received this set for my birthday from my wife (thank you, hun!) and I’m finally able to carve some time out of my schedule to photograph and review this beast! Read on to find out if you should break out your wallet ( sorrynotsorry) for the crown jewel of LEGO Jurassic World. We power through my LEGO Jurassic World reviews with the big daddy of the theme – the monstrous Indominus Rex Breakout! Featuring the primary antagonist of the movie, the Indominus Rex or I-Rex as he is fondly known by his fellow dino buddies, this set, like the fictional dinosaur its based on is large, obscenely expensive and the flagship of Jurassic World.
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