SETS EDUCATION
[ Words James Day, Craig Grannell ]
Breaking the boredom with a big-ass Lego kit could actually boost your cognitive development… or it could keep you up until 3am attempting to assemble Hogwarts like David Beckham
Jurassic Park: T.Rex Rampage £220 / 3120 pieces
This girl has got teeth. You’ll recognise her as the T.Rex from
Jurassic Park
– and in case you’ve got a Zoom quiz or two coming up, a bit of trivia for you: her real name is Roberta. Not so ferocious now, eh? That said, we’d still think twice about giving a real-life Roberta flak.
JURASSIC BARK
The dino stands at 22cm; so although she has snapping jaws plus a posable head, arms, legs and tail, you won’t need a litter tray the size of a swimming pool.
JURASSIC SPARK
The gate features jungle leaves and flame elements, as part of an accessory list that also includes John Hammond’s hat and cane.
The set includes not only the beast herself, but also the iconic entrance gates to the original ill-fated attempt at a wildlife park of de-extinct dinosaurs, from way before Joe Exotic proposed bringing back the sabre-toothed tiger. The trigger-activated gate is framed by a wall incorporating seven detailed scenes inspired by the film, such as John Hammond’s dining room, Ray Arnold’s control room and a bunker for Ian Malcolm.
You also get minifigures of six characters: Hammond, Malcolm (complete with Jeff Goldblum’s black shirt and hairy chest combo), Arnold, Ellie Sattler, Alan Grant and Dennis Nedry, plus a baby dinosaur. But mostly it’s just an excuse to build a massive T-Rex.