Ninjago

Lloyd's Titan Mech 15th Anniversary

A bigger, bolder redo of the 2019 Titan Mech with a shield that becomes wings.

Brick Rated Score

4.1/5

Set 71860 · 2026

Pieces1,293

Minifigs3

Year2026

Set number71860

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The verdict

This one won me over slowly.

The 2019 original was already a fan favourite, and instead of just re-releasing it, LEGO grew it from 876 pieces to nearly 1,300 and gave it the articulation the first one only dreamed of. It's not perfect (the joints are a bit visible and the top half likes to pop off), but as a poseable green mech that actually holds a fighting stance, it delivers. If you've got a Ninjago fan in the house or you loved the show yourself, this is an easy yes.

Best for: Ninjago fans who want the definitive poseable Titan Mech

The full review

The Titan Mech is one of those Ninjago builds people remember, and this LEGO® set is the 15th anniversary do-over of the 2019 version, number 70676. What's clever is that LEGO didn't just reissue the old model. They rebuilt it from the ground up, pushing it from 876 pieces to 1,293 and pouring seven years of improved mech-building know-how into it. The result is taller, more dramatic, and far more poseable than the original ever was. The signature green and grey colour scheme is all still there, so if you owned the first one it reads instantly as the same character, just grown up.

The headline feature is the weaponry. Lloyd's mech carries a big sword, and then there's the shield, which is the part that made me grin. It splits apart and clips onto the back as a pair of wings, so you can swap between a defensive stance and a flying-into-battle pose without hunting for extra parts. It sounds gimmicky written down, but in the hand it genuinely changes the silhouette of the model. The articulation is the real story though. The legs bend at the knee and still hold their stance, the arms and shoulders move properly, the feet pivot, and the cockpit opens to seat a minifig. For a set aimed squarely at play, that range of motion is exactly what you want.

There are a couple of things I'll be straight with you about. The waist joint connecting the upper and lower body is the weak point. Reviewers kept noting that the top half pops off more readily than it should, and it isn't as sturdy as the equivalent join on Cole's Titan Mech. Get it into a really dynamic pose and you may find yourself reseating the torso. Up close, a few sections look slightly busy and the joints can peek through depending on the angle, so it photographs better in motion than parked on a shelf. And the price is real, $129.99 for a mech is firmly enthusiast territory. If you build for elegant engineering above all, this won't be the set that converts you.

Anyone who grew up with Ninjago or has a kid deep in it should grab this without much hesitation. It's the definitive version of an iconic model, it plays brilliantly, and the three minifigs give it real display value beyond the mech itself. If you're a pure display collector chasing flawless build technique and rock-solid joints, you might find the fragile waist a dealbreaker, and that's a fair call. But for the fans this set is actually made for, it's a lovely way to mark fifteen years of the theme.

The parts story

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

The build works the way most big mechs do, bottom up and outward. You start with the feet and legs, and this is where the upgrade shows immediately, the knee joints are engineered to bend and still bear weight, so the finished legs feel stable rather than floppy. From there you work up through the torso and cockpit, then out along the arms and shoulders. It's a satisfying pace with plenty of Technic-style connection points doing the articulation work under the plates. The shield-into-wings mechanism is the most interesting section to assemble because you're building a part that has two jobs. The one spot that lets it down is the waist connection, which you'll notice feels less positive than the rest as you click the upper body onto the lower.

Piece-wise the value is fair rather than remarkable at roughly ten cents a part, which is normal for a licensed mech with this much specialised tooling. The draw here is the minifigures and the colour work more than exotic new moulds. You get Legacy ZX Lloyd in his updated Rise of the Snakes robes, the villain Grimfax, and the real prize, an exclusive Elemental Master of Ice who comes on his own display stand with a celebration coin and a trans-light-blue crystal for his power. That Elemental Master is a genuine collector pull you can't get elsewhere. The green armour panels and printed detailing across the mech are the other reason fans will want this in bulk, since those recoloured shells feed straight into custom mech builds.

Fun facts

01This set marks 15 years of LEGO Ninjago, which launched back in 2011 and became one of LEGO's longest-running original themes.
02It's a ground-up remake of 2019's 70676 Lloyd's Titan Mech, growing from 876 pieces to 1,293 and gaining far more articulation.
03The large shield that splits and reattaches to the back as a pair of wings is a first for a Ninjago mech.
04The exclusive Elemental Master of Ice arrives on his own stand with an anniversary celebration coin, a collectible you can't get in any other set.