As a parent I want to make sure my kid is playing with something cool, but isn’t too violent. This is where LEGO ninjago comes in. I know that they are not vulgar or graphic, teach good lessons, but are still interesting enough that the series and toys will keep his attention. Yes there are swords, and magic and stuff like that but overall the lessons learned from the shows are valuable. The Cole’s speeder is a set designed for younger builders, starting at age 4, and comes with 2 minifigures and 52 pieces.
I haven’t had the time to watch all the Ninjago series yet, but is this really a thing? a Golden Mech? I completely understand the idea. Mechs are everywhere, from the early Voltron, to modern Hulkbuster, everyone wants to jump in a giant Robot suit and take over (or protect) the world. The Ninjago Golden Mech has 489 pieces, and comes with 4 minifigures as we will discuss below.
There are quite a few new 2020 LEGO Ninjago sets coming up, including this one number 71700 Jungle Raider. For about $10, you get a Lloyd minifigure and a cool off road vehicle built from 127 pieces that has a ton of the golden Katana’s he is always on a quest for.
The smallest Ninjago LEGO set of 2019, Monastery Training packs quite a punch, with 2 minifigures, lots of golden weapons and some special armor. It’s a great introduction into the LEGO world of Ninjago, but it doesn’t have any of the main characters.
Lego 70680 Ninjago Monastery Training is a new 2019 set that was released in January of 2019. It has 122 pieces and is labeled for ages 6 and up.
LEGO 70680 Pieces & Minifigures
LEGO Ninjago Kai
Lego Ninjago Nya
There are 122 pieces in this set, including 2 minifigures. You get Kai and Nya, as well as some brick built training dummies. There is also some very cool Samurai X training armor with a decorative gold-colored moon blade, and many golden colored weapons.
In this set there are 2 regular bags, plus a bag of custom LEGO gold ninja weapons, and one instruction book. There are no stickers, and one 2×4 tile printed element (which I love).
LEGO 60212 Review
This is a pretty good starter set if you want to get into the LEGO world of Ninjago. There are some cool golden weapons, and a neat little training Dojo. It also comes with 2 minifigures, Kai and Nya who are main characters, but not THE main characters.
LEGO Ninjago Training Dummies
Overall it’s a fun build. A pretty easy set to put together, but there are a few places where you could get messed up, although it’s not so complicated the fix is hard. If you watch my YouTube video of this slow build, you can see where I had one thing upside down and had to fix it.
It’s a fun set to play with, as you can use the minifigs and have the attack the different training dummies, or punching bag. There is even a little wand where you stand a minifig, and move them around the training arena.
Lego Ninjago action wand
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LEGO 60212 Release Date
This set was released in January of 2019 on the New Year’s Day. I bought this set with at my local LEGO store, on the day it came out.
Watch Golden Lloyd fly on the new Ninjago Golden Dragon, as he fights Overlord and the Stone Army Scout.
Lego 70666 Ninjago The Golden Dragon is a new 2019 set that was released in January of 2019, but I spotted it on the shelves of my local Target store a few days early so I grabbed it. It has 181 pieces and is labeled for ages 7 and up. Even though this is an easy set to build, it still has a few pretty small parts and you need to be careful around little kids.
LEGO 70666 Pieces & Minifigures
LEGO Stone Army scout with
LEGO Ninjago Overlord
LEGO Golden Lloyd
There are 171 pieces in this set, including 3 minifigures. You get a Golden Ninja Lloyd, Overlord and Stone Army Scout. Plus you get a brick built Golden Dragon with a saddle for a single minifigure to stand in, adjustable wings, legs and a tail that you can move and pose, plus a stud shooter,
In this set there are 2 numbered bags, one instruction book, a small bag with the Dragon’s head, and a small sticker sheet.
The first bag builds the bad guys, the Overlord, and the Stone Army dude. Plus it makes the torso of the Golden dragon, and the tail.
Most of the connections for the dragon use a ball joint connector so they can move and be posed.
Bag 2 has Golden Lloyd, and the feet and wings and head for the Golden dragon.
At one point I made a mistake in building and put the flag on upside down. It has stickers that can only go on one way, but I put the whole thing on backwards, and took the photos.
LEGO 70666 Review
If you are looking for a good beginner set, one where your kid can do it alone, or with minimal help from an adult, this is a good starting place.
There are a lot of smaller pieces, but nothing too complicated in the build. No technics pieces, or strange connections that are difficult to figure out. The hardest part is the left and right sides of the Dragon, which look similar but are mirror images of each other.
When you open the mouth of the Golden Dragon, you can see the stud shooter!
As for weapons, you get a golden Katana sword for Golden Ninja Lloyd’s, Overlord’s blade spear and Stone Army Scout’s crossbow.
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LEGO 70666 Release Date
This set was released in January of 2019. I got lucky finding this set a about a week early. It was the day after Christmas and I went to my local Target store to look for the new LEGO Movie 2 sets that were released, and saw this single set, on the shelf. There was no shelf tag, and this was the only box, so I grabbed it, and made this early LEGO review for you.
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