With no new ‘Jurassic’ films due this year, it’s fallen to the animated spin-off series Chaos Theory to inspire the latest LEGO® Jurassic World sets. Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is the follow-up to Camp Cretaceous and follows the ‘Nublar Six’ after they leave the island where both Jurassic Park and World were based. Chaos Theory takes place six years after the events of Camp Cretaceous and two years after the events of the third Jurassic World film, Dominion. It’s established in this film that dinosaurs have escaped onto the mainland, where they are controlled by the Department of Prehistoric Wildlife. But the ‘Nublar Six’ are being hunted and they must reunite to stay one step ahead of the dinosaurs or those hunting them. This is the largest of the new Jurassic World: Chaos Theory sets and features another new LEGO dinosaur. Here’s a closer look at the Dinosaur Missions: Allosaurus Transport Truck set.
Product Details
Set Name: Dinosaur Missions: Allosaurus Transport Truck | Set Number: 76966 | Pieces: 588 | Theme: Jurassic World
Number of Bags: Bags x 6 + loose elements | Instructions: Paper booklet + Builder App | Stickers: sheet x 1 | Characters: Darius, Kenji, Yaz & Guard + Allosaurus | Insiders QR: Yes
RRP: £79.99/$89.99/64.99€/149.99AUD/119.99CAD
Availability: LEGO Stores & LEGO Online from June 1st/August 1st
The focus of the set is a large dinosaur transporter truck. But there are a couple of smaller things you build first. These include a small quad bike and a drone. These both match the colour scheme used for the truck. Suggesting these pieces of equipment are used by the Department of Prehistoric Wildlife.
It seems the DPW is tasked with capturing dangerous dinosaurs and has the relevant equipment necessary to do so. That includes an elaborate truck. The cab unit is what is known as an ‘American’ style truck, so it has a long front section which extends beyond the cab. It’s a great-looking vehicle, I especially like the use of bonnet plates for the side panels of the cab. These feature the Department of Prehistoric Wildlife logo. The inside of the cab can be accessed by popping off the roof. This reveals room for two seated minifigures along with a bed in the rear of the cab. Because the roof can easily be removed it doesn’t sit flush with the front window panel as there is minimal clutch power between the two sections. The cab section of the truck features an interesting new element. It’s a 2×4 plate with a coupler connector on it. This can be used to clip a connector pin into it. It’s a much-improved connection method.
The truck is transporting a dinosaur on a large trailer which features a cage. It’s a big trailer and has enough room on it to stand the Allosaurus or other similar-sized dinosaurs. It has a fun play feature, in which the cage structure can be dropped open by pressing a lever near the front of the trailer. It’s a similar size to the trailer to the one featured in the 2018 set, T. rex Transport. Thanks to that new coupler plate, the trailer has much more movement when pulled by the truck cab.
The set features four minifigures including three more of the main characters, namely Darius, Kenji and Yaz. Completing the line-up of the surviving ‘Nublar Six’ across this and the Stegosaurus Discovery set. Those characters all feature new torsos. Kenji and Darius also have new face prints. The guard is wearing a similar outfit to the one used for most of the nameless Jurassic World workforce from past sets. This does seem a little odd as given the nature of the set, this should surely be a DPW ranger. The guard is also wearing a hearing aid, it’s nice to see the diversity drive expand into licenced themes.
The set features another new species to be transformed into a LEGO dinosaur. The Allosaurus is briefly shown in the latter Jurassic World films along with the prequel short. It’s a large theropod dinosaur, with a long snout. All parts of the dinosaur, apart from the head, are recoloured pieces used for previous dinosaurs. So the dinosaur is similar in size to the LEGO T. rex. Its head is much smaller and longer than similarly sized LEGO dinosaurs. The jaw bone is recessed into the head, which gives it an odd look when its jaw is shut. You’ll also notice it has different eyes, this isn’t a misprint but it is tied into the story of Choas Theory. It’s another decent addition to the much-loved LEGO dinosaur line-up.
The new LEGO Jurassic World sets will be available from June 1st and you can stream Jurassic World: Chaos Theory on Netflix. Check out my reviews of the Baby Bumpy: Ankylosaurus and Stegosaurus Discovery sets.
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This set was provided to BricksFanz by the LEGO Group for review purposes. The thoughts within this review are those 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.
