If the original Jurassic Park trilogy was all about recreating prehistoric life, the Jurassic World films have been about messing with it. If it wasn’t bad enough that dinosaurs have been unleashed upon the world, some of them are the most deadly species known to man. Two of those dino species are featured in the largest of the new Jurassic World Dominion sets. Forget the Indominus rex or Spinosaurus, this set features two of the most fearsome dinosaurs to ever appear on the screen. But it’s not just about the dinosaurs, the set also features a research lab, watchtower and helicopter. As well as a mixture of original and new character minifigures. But does bigger always mean better? Here’s a look at the just-released LEGO® Jurassic World Dominion set – Giganotosaurus & Therizinosaurus Attack.
Product Details
Jurassic World: Dominion fans can relive epic movie action with the awesome Giganotosaurus & Therizinosaurus Attack (76949) toy playset. A cool gift for trendsetting kids who love dinosaurs, it features 2 new-for-April-2022 posable toy dinosaur figures, a buildable HQ with a detailed lab, a garage for the all-terrain buggy, an observation tower with collapsing platform function, a helicopter with spinning rotors and a cargo compartment.
Roleplay adventures
This premium-quality set for ages 9 and up includes 6 minifigures – Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, Dr. Alan Grant with an amber fossil element, Dr. Ellie Sattler, Kayla Watts and Dr. Henry Wu – to bring children’s stories to life. Easy-to-follow illustrated instructions are included so even LEGO® beginners can build confidently and enjoy the process.
- Set Name: Giganotosaurus & Therizinosaurus Attack
- Set Number: 76949
- Pieces: 810
- RRP: £114.99/$129.99/129.99€
- Number of Bags: Bags x 9 + 2 x dinosaurs
- Stickers: Sheet x 1
- Minifigures: Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, Dr Ellie Sattler, Dr Alna Grant, Kayla Watts & Dr Henry Wu + Giganotosaurus & Therizinosaurus
- Instructions: Booklet x 1 + LEGO Building Instructions App
- Availability: LEGO Stores, LEGO Online & General Retail
The set features two brand new dinosaur species, each making their LEGO debut. However, they have similar looks to previous LEGO dinosaurs thanks to the use of similar parts. The Giganotosaurus is a real species of dinosaur, which is a similar size to the T. rex. Although it’s not appeared in the Jurassic World or Park films, it does have a history with them. Its DNA was used to create the hybrid Indominus rex and it appeared in the Jurassic World Dominion prequel. Where it fought and killed a T. rex which was bitten by a mosquito and 65 million years later its DNA was extracted from that bug to create Rexy from the original film. The LEGO version is almost identical to the T. rex but uses a similar version of the Carnotarus body, which has more spikes along the back and tail but adds a large fin section to the back. The whole body section is much bigger than those used on similar sized LEGO dinosaurs. Its head is also a recoloured version of the one used for the Indomius rex, this is also spikier than the T. rex. The black and olive green colouring of the body adds to the menacing overall appearance of Giga, as does its collection of scars.
The Therizinosaurus is another new species for the franchise but also one with a connection to the films as its DNA was also used to create the Indominus rex. It also makes use of the creature parts used for previous dinosaurs. The body of the Therizinosaurus is the same as the one used for the Indoraptor and Baryonyx, it also uses the same legs, but the head is all-new as are the hands, which have been tweaked to allow long claws to be connected to them. The head is rather bird-like, with a beaked point on the mouth. From the brief flash of the dinosaur from the trailers, it seems to be covered in feathers. This is partly represented by the dark red print detail on the body. Despite the similarities with other dinosaur species found in past LEGO sets, it’s one of the most unique I’ve seen in a set.
The rest of the set is filled with plenty of the usual fare found in Jurassic World sets, these include a couple of vehicles and a couple of structures. There are six numbered build stages to the set with steps 2 to 4 each having 2 bags. Plus a bag of larger elements and each dinosaur is also packaged on its own so in total, the set contains 11 bags. There’s also a small sheet of stickers, these are on a clear sheet, so I highly recommend using a Brick Separator to apply them.
The small quad bike vehicle is very simplistic as well as being similar to the one featured in the Triceratops Pick-up Truck Ambush set. I do like that the style has been maintained across sets, even though this is a slightly smaller variant. The quad can also perfectly slot into the small garage inside the BioSyn lab.
The second vehicle is much bigger and it would be a Jurassic World wave without a helicopter. The BioSyn chopper features an interior section that is accessed by lifting the two wall panels on either side of the helicopter. Here you’ll find a communication kit. Unlike most choppers, this one has two protruding engine fans that look rather odd until the two angled panels are added. With these in place, it actually looks quite cool. A special mention must go to the classic plane fin used for the helicopter, although it’s lacking some detail and it surprisingly, doesn’t feature a sticker or print. The chopper can be landed on an extremely small helipad and despite the size, it does hold the helicopter.
The rest of the set is focused on the building structures. There are two of them, one is a watchtower and the other is a BioSyn Research Lab. The tower is built first and as expected, stands much taller than the lab building, but the scale still feels a little off. I think it’s because the building on top of the tower is quite large. It’s almost half the size of the lab and is quite bulky, without really much detail to it. It does feature a play function, with a small panel of the floor and windowpane able to be dropped thanks to a small Technic rod. I do quite like how the railings have been achieved with a couple of flexible tubes held neatly in place with a series of 1×2 clip plates.
The BioSyn Research Lab may seem a little simple from the outside but there are some fun details built into the interior. Across the two floors of the lab, you’ll find amber samples and lab equipment used to work on them. There’s a small egg incubator and a cool little dino skull on display. I would assume that Dr Wu has set up shop with BioSyn to continue his work of splicing all sorts of creatures together to create all manner of new dinosaur species. This is shown on the various screens dotted about the lab. These use transparent blue versions of the minifigure-scale book covers. Turns out they make the perfect computer monitor. As mentioned above, part of the lab is set aside for a small vehicle bay. In all honesty, it does seem a little out of place but it’s nice to have somewhere to launch the quad bike from. The roof features the aforementioned tiny helipad along with a satellite dish.
The set features 6 minifigures, with three of them being characters from the original and the rest introduced in the Jurassic World trilogy. They are all pretty plain but match the appearance of their movie counterparts. But a special mention must go to the unique Dr Alan Grant minifigure. This is the only set his ‘older’ version is included in and aged Dr Grant has been perfectly captured in LEGO form. Alan is joined by Ellie Sattler, it’s the same version of the one included in the Pyroraptor & Dilophosaurus Transport set. Another OG character featured in the set is Dr Henry Wu, he certainly looks very different. He matches the style of the other, younger versions of him, but seems at odds with what the character looks like in the trailers.
It’s a shame Chris Pratt’s character hasn’t been jazzed up a little. He wears a leather jacket for a few moments, surely at least one of his minifigures could have popped one on. Claire is also fairly generic and the exact same version of her is featured in a couple of other sets. A brand new character is introduced in the upcoming film, called Kayla Watts, her character’s outfit has some nice detail to it, but not sure the chosen hairpiece matches the style the character is sporting in the trailers.
Review Round-up
I do like it when the Jurassic World sets move beyond vehicles and the labs are always great sources of inspiration. This one is a little small and I’m unsure if I would rather the set featured a bigger lab in place of the watchtower. I guess it depends on how the location plays out in the film. The helicopter is different enough from previous offerings, although it does lack detail in places. But the draw of the set is most certainly the dinosaurs, in particular Giga. It’s the biggest LEGO dinosaur yet and I appreciate the fact they have just used a recoloured body of a T. rex.
For
+ Two great new dinosaurs
+ Nice details found in the lab building
+ Two unique minifigures
Against
– Other minifigures are very generic
– Tower building seems a little too big
– Quite a costly set
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This set was provided to BricksFanz by the LEGO Group for purposes of review. The thoughts within this review are that of BricksFanz and do not reflect those of the LEGO Group or Universal. Providing a set for free does not guarantee a favourable opinion of the set.
