Dreamzzz

Mateo's Spray Paint Truck

A candy-colored truck with a figure lineup that quietly punches way above its theme.

Brick Rated Score

4.1/5

Set 71499 · 2025

Pieces929

Minifigs8

Year2025

Set number71499

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The verdict

The truck is genuinely fun, but the eight minifigures are what sold me on this one.

Albert in a navy blue spacesuit printed with the real Classic Space logo is the kind of small thing that made me actually grin. It's a play set at heart, so the build won't test an adult, and the two alternate models are a little too alike to feel like two real choices. If you love the show, or you're a Classic Space collector hunting that Albert figure, this is an easy yes.

Best for: Dreamzzz fans and Classic Space collectors who want that navy Albert

The full review

What it is

Mateo's Spray Paint Truck is one of the bigger sets in the 2025 Dreamzzz wave, and the first thing that hit me was the color. The mix of red and lime green on the cab, with neon yellow wheel rims underneath, is loud in the best way. This is a set that knows exactly what it is: a bright, playful dream-vehicle built to be picked up, driven around, and rebuilt. The cab is nicely detailed, the articulation makes it fun to roll across a table, and there's a smattering of Technic under the candy shell to hold it all together. It never gets complicated, but it feels solid.

The catch

Here's where I have to be honest with you. The build is quick and easy, around half an hour for the cab, and this is firmly a set aimed at ages nine and up. If you came looking for an engineering challenge, this isn't it. The set offers two alternate builds, a giant spray can and a spray-can rocket launcher, and while I like the idea, the two are so similar that it doesn't really feel like you're getting two separate models. And for a truck this begging to be pushed around, the lack of any steering function is a real shame. At the recommended price of 99.99 dollars for 929 pieces, the part count alone isn't the reason to buy this.

Who it's for

The reason to buy it is the figures, and they carry the whole set. You get eight: Mateo, Cooper, Mr. Oz, Albert, One, D-Shock, and two Cyber Brain Spiders. Mateo has partly merged with Z-Blob here, shown through a translucent green slime cape and a trans-green arm and leg, which looks fantastic. Albert wears a navy blue spacesuit printed with the genuine Classic Space logo, and if you already collect the white and gold versions, this one slots right in. One, the dream version of a software developer named Dawn, appears in this set and nowhere else. If you love the Dreamzzz show or you're a Classic Space fan, get it. If you build for the challenge of the build itself, this one won't hold you.

The parts story

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

Building this is a relaxed, low-pressure evening. The cab goes together in about thirty minutes using story-led instructions from the LEGO Builder app, and there's just enough Technic tucked under the bodywork to give the truck some rigidity without ever slowing a younger builder down. It's the kind of build you do with your hands moving faster than your brain, which is exactly right for a play set. The rebuild into the spray can and rocket launcher adds a bit more time, though the two options overlap so much that the second one feels more like a variation than a fresh model.

The standout parts are all in the figures. Mateo's translucent green slime cape and trans-bright-green limbs are lovely printed and molded pieces, and the giant spray can's cockpit uses a trans-bright-green canopy that only Albert fits inside. Albert himself is the collector's prize: a navy blue spacesuit with a matching helmet, air tanks, and a proper Classic Space logo print, which is a genuinely uncommon recolor of a beloved deco. With the combined figure value sitting around 78 dollars against the 99.99 price, this set is really a minifig pack wearing a very good truck.

Fun facts

01The combined resale value of the eight minifigures is roughly 78 dollars, about 78 percent of the set's 99.99 dollar retail price.
02Albert's spacesuit, previously released in white and gold, appears here in navy blue and is printed with the real Classic Space logo, catnip for vintage-theme collectors.
03The figure One is the dream manifestation of Dawn, a real-world software developer, and this is the only set she appears in.
04The truck rebuilds into a giant spray can and a spray-can rocket launcher, with only Albert able to fit inside the trans-bright-green cockpit.