New for summer 2023, we have the newest version of the iconic Destiny’s Bounty.
The set consists of 1739 pieces and 6 minifigures. In the build, you get a dragon and the flying ship.
The dragon is very nice and uses cyan and gold Lego parts. It also acts as the figurehead on the front of the ship, and it has two stud shooters on it.
The Destiny’s Bounty itself looks good. At the front of the ship there is a large empty gap where the dragon goes; it would have been better if the bottom had some floor to put minifigures on. As you move further back, in the middle there is a small, thin part where the tail of the dragon goes, and on top there are the sails, which can go up and down. Then, at the back of the ship, there is a steering wheel and the interior.
On the bottom floor, you have a room with beds, games, weapons and a chalkboard where the ninja can relax and plan. On the next floor, there is a blue and yellow room with a few things in it, and finally, on the top floor, there is a dragon house for Riyu, which has lots of accessories.
As well as this, behind the room is an area to put minifigures on, which is very nice, and the boosters have 360-degree spin so you can position them the way you want.
The minifigure selection is OK, but it would have been better with another villain.
Lloyd
Kai
Arin
Sora
Master Wu
Rapton
Riyu
The set will be released worldwide on 1st June, alongside the other Ninjago Dragons Rising sets.
New for summer 2023, we have a new dragon and mech.
The set consists of 1038 pieces and 6 minifigures, including Riyu the baby dragon. In the set, you build a mech, a glider and a dragon.
The mech itself looks pretty good, being the first brick-built mech for quite some time. It is black, gold and red, which suits Empress Beatrix very well, and it also clutches a huge transparent orange sword.
The glider is nothing too special. It is made from a few parts and some golden pieces, and it can also connect to the dragon for Jay to sit on.
The Elemental Dragon, also known as Jiro, is very impressive. Jiro has four brick-built legs with lots of articulation and two wings made with a cloth piece. The tail also has lots of pieces, including a new lightning piece. Jiro also has a new mould for his head and comes with a collectable dragon ball piece.
The minifigure selection is also very good. Here are the characters you get in the set:
Jay
Zane
Sora
Empress Beatrix
Lord Ras
Imperium Guard
Riyu
This set will be released on 1st June worldwide, alongside the other Dragons Rising sets.
New for 2023, we have one of Ninjago’s best temples in this set.
The set consists of 1029 pieces and has 6 minifigures, one of which is exclusive to this set.
The temple features a little side build, a shrine with a weapon on it, as well as two lanterns and 2 stalls for figures to sit on.
The temple itself is spread over 4 floors, each with something in it. The temple also has a huge tree climbing up its sides. In the rooms there is a library, a shrine with a collectable dragon ball on a bell, and the mysterious Spirit of the Temple figure.
Like all the other Dragons Rising sets, this has lots of play features, in particular booby traps such as the balcony at the top of the tree. Another thing we saw was a well at the entrance of the temple; according to Lego, this is a portal to the Merged Departed Realm.
As well as the beautiful temple, we have probably the best character selection of all the sets, including an exclusive figure. Their names are below.
The only thing I would have liked to see was bigger interiors with more things in them.
Kai
Nya
Cole
Empress Beatrix
Lord Ras
Spirit of the Temple
This set will be released on June 1st worldwide alongside the other Dragons Rising sets.
New for summer, we have a 2-in-1 mech set for Lloyd and Arin.
The set consists of 764 pieces and 5 minifigures, and you are building just two mechs.
Arin’s mech looks pretty good, using the core design for the legs and the arms and a new dragon head mould for the front. One thing we noticed was that on the knee pads they are using the older mech piece from the Marvel mechs.
Lloyd’s mech, which is much bigger, uses a dark green and brown colour scheme. In the cockpit there is room for Lloyd to sit and control the mech. The arms look a good size for a mech, and one clutches a huge sword which is mainly made out of Technic parts. The legs are OK until you get down to the feet, which look really bad due to the parts on the bottom. The play feature in this set is that you can connect the mechs together, which looks good.
The minifigure selection is good, giving us two heroes and 3 villains; their names are below. It would have been good to see Sora in the set.
Lloyd
Arin
Rapton
Imperium Guard Commander
Imperium Claw General
This set will be released on June 1st worldwide alongside the other Dragons Rising sets.
New for summer 2023, we have the first dragon of the wave, the Heatwave dragon, which in our opinion looks really good.
The set consists of 479 pieces and 5 minifigures. In those pieces you’re getting a side vehicle and a lava dragon.
The side vehicle looks a little better than the one in Sora’s bike set, but it still does not look that good.
The dragon is very good. The wings are similar to Nya’s dragon from earlier this year, and the colour choice is interesting. Like lots of the sets in the Dragons Rising wave it has a play feature, and this one can change form by turning everything upside down.
The minifigure selection is also strong, giving us the exclusive Wyldfyre figure, which reuses a piece from the Monkie Kid sets. The other minifigures are listed below. One thing I would have liked to see is a different ninja than Lloyd, as he appears in so many of the sets.
Wyldfyre
Kai
Lloyd
Lord Ras
Imperium Claw Hunter
The set will be released on June 1st worldwide alongside the rest of the Dragons Rising sets.
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