Overwatch

Dorado Showdown

A hovering payload truck that nails the game, wrapped around a building that barely tries.

Brick Rated Score

3.4/5

Set 75972 · 2019

Pieces419

Minifigs3

Year2019

Set number75972

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The verdict

The truck is the reason to own this set.

It's dark red and rust streaked, mostly studless, and it sits on hidden little wheels so it rolls along the table looking like it's actually levitating on energy pads, exactly like the payload from the game. I wanted the rest of the set to match that effort and it just doesn't. The archway and market stall are a thin slice of Dorado dressed up as a building, and on their own they're forgettable. This one is for Overwatch fans who want McCree, Soldier 76, and Reaper on their shelf, not for anyone shopping on architecture alone.

Best for: Overwatch players who want the escort map's payload truck and its exclusive heroes, not casual LEGO builders

The full review

What it is

I'll be honest about what pulled me into this one first: the truck. In the Overwatch map Dorado, the payload is a fusion core that creeps down the street as both teams fight over it, and LEGO actually solved the hovering problem with small hidden wheels under a dark red, rust streaked shell. It rolls along looking like it's floating on its own energy pads, and that little bit of engineering is worth the price of admission if you love the game.

The catch

Where it loses me is everything the truck rolls past. The building is really just an archway and a market stall standing in for a whole Spanish inspired street, and it reads more like scenery propped up for photos than a model you'd want to display on its own. At thirty dollars for 419 pieces it wasn't a bad value on paper, but the actual building experience is short and the payoff outside the truck is thin. If you're not already attached to Dorado as a map, there isn't much here pulling you in.

Who it's for

Get this one if you play Overwatch and want McCree, Soldier 76, and Reaper together with that hovering truck on your desk. Skip it if you're LEGO shopping for a satisfying building experience or an eye catching display piece, because the set leans entirely on the license to do the work.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this one is quick and a little lopsided. The truck section is where the attention went, curved panels, a mostly studless finish, and a neat little trick with hidden wheels tucked under the chassis so it can be pushed along a tabletop and look like it's gliding rather than rolling. The archway and market stall go together fast and simply, more backdrop than build, which is honestly the biggest complaint reviewers had about the set.

The standout pieces are really the minifigures. Soldier 76 got a brand new textured white hair piece made just for him, and both he and McCree are exclusive to this set, meaning you can't get them anywhere else. Reaper rounds out the trio and is generally the most sought after of the three on the secondary market. For 419 pieces and three characters unique to the Overwatch line, the parts value sits mostly in what's on the minifigures' heads and hands rather than in the build itself.

Fun facts

01The set recreates Dorado, an Escort map from Overwatch where a Lumerico fusion core truck has to be pushed through the streets while both teams fight over it.
02McCree and Soldier 76's minifigure versions were exclusive to this set when it launched in late 2018.
03Soldier 76 got a newly molded, textured white hair piece designed specifically to match his in game look.
04The set retired around December 2019 after roughly a year on shelves and has since climbed from its $29.99 RRP to around $55 sealed.