Jurassic World

Gallimimus and Pteranodon Breakout

You buy this one for the dinosaur, and the dinosaur delivers.

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 75940 · 2020

Pieces392

Minifigs3

Year2020

Set number75940

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The verdict

The Gallimimus is the reason to own this set, full stop.

Its head shape and running pose are exactly right, and it steals every scene the second it's built. Everything around it, a squat little research vehicle with a fold-out lab and a Pteranodon that's shown up in half a dozen other Jurassic World sets, feels like it's there to justify the price tag rather than earn its own spot on the shelf. If you love the Gallimimus specifically, or you're chasing a complete run of Jurassic World dinos, get it. If you're shopping on vehicle design or minifig excitement, I'd look elsewhere first.

Best for: Jurassic World collectors chasing dinosaur variety, especially anyone who wants the Gallimimus specifically

The full review

What it is

I'll be honest, I went into this set expecting the vehicle to be the star and came out having only really fallen for the Gallimimus. It's built from a smart mix of existing and new parts, and the head shape is just right, that long, low, birdlike skull that makes the real animal so recognizable. Once it's standing on its two skinny legs mid-stride, it looks like it's about to bolt off your shelf. The little research vehicle underneath it is cute in its own squat, wide-based way, with a dual cockpit, a net shooter, two detachable drones, and a fold-out mini lab that gives kids something to actually do with it beyond rolling it around.

The catch

Where I have to be straight with you is the Pteranodon. It's a fine model, but it's the same mold that keeps showing up across the Jurassic World range, so if you already own another set with one, you're not getting much new here. Build time lands around an hour by most reviewer accounts, which at the original $49.99 price point works out to a cost-per-minute that a few reviewers flagged as underwhelming. The minifigs are solid choices, Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, and an ACU Trooper, but none of them come with anything that made me gasp.

Who it's for

If you're building out a Jurassic World dinosaur collection or you specifically want that Gallimimus, this is worth grabbing, especially now that it's retired and prices have crept up rather than down. If you're new to the theme and comparing sets by vehicle design or minifig excitement alone, there are stronger picks in the line. This one earns its keep through one dinosaur, and it earns it well.

The parts story

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

Building this one is quick and low-stress, which makes it a nice one for a younger builder to tackle solo or with a little help. The vehicle goes together fast thanks to its boxy, symmetrical shape, and the fold-out lab section adds a satisfying little reveal partway through. The real payoff comes at the end when you get to the Gallimimus, its legs and tail use a clever combination of standard Technic and system parts to get that lean, sprinting silhouette, and watching it come together after the fairly plain vehicle build is a nice change of pace.

The Gallimimus itself is the standout piece here, a newly designed dinosaur figure built specifically for this set rather than a straight reuse, and it's the main reason collectors sought this one out even before it retired. The Pteranodon, by contrast, reuses a mold from earlier in the theme, so parts hunters won't find much new there. At 392 pieces for three named minifigures plus two posable dinosaur figures, the piece count itself isn't the draw, this is a set you buy for one specific model, not for bulk part value.

Fun facts

01The set was released on July 7, 2020, and officially retired in January 2022.
02Brickset's reviewer noted the build took about one hour, working out to roughly $1.17 in cost per minute of build time at full retail price.
03The Pteranodon mold used here had already appeared in multiple other Jurassic World sets, making the Gallimimus the set's true exclusive draw.
04Since retirement, secondary market prices have climbed well above the original $49.99 RRP, with some trackers reporting increases of close to 30 percent over average resale value.