Dreamzzz

Mr. Oz's Space Car

A weird little dream buggy that has more personality than sets twice its size.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 71475 · 2024

Pieces350

Minifigsn/a

Year2024

Set number71475

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The verdict

I went in expecting a generic sci fi runabout and got a lumpy, bug eyed, genuinely funny vehicle instead, which is exactly what a Dreamzzz set should be.

Mr. Oz is the theme's oddball mentor character, and his car looks like it was built by someone half asleep and having a wonderful time, which fits the show perfectly. It is a shorter build at 350 pieces, so it will not hold an adult builder's attention for long, but for a kid who watches Dreamzzz or just likes strange little vehicles, it earns its shelf spot. I would not buy it for the piece count, I would buy it because the design makes me smile every time I walk past it.

Best for: Kids into the Dreamzzz show and collectors who like offbeat, characterful vehicle builds

The full review

What it is

I like sets that commit to being weird, and Mr. Oz's Space Car commits hard. It is built around Mr. Oz, the eccentric dream guide from LEGO's Dreamzzz show, and his vehicle looks less like an engineered spacecraft and more like something that grew out of a dream, all curves and mismatched panels and a cockpit that looks a little too small for comfort. That is the charm of it. Dreamzzz sets are not trying to be realistic, they are trying to feel like the inside of someone's imagination, and this one nails that tone.

The catch

I do want to be honest about scale and price per piece here. At 350 pieces this sits solidly in the smaller end of LEGO's licensed vehicle sets, which means the build itself is over fairly quickly, maybe an hour or so for a confident builder. If you are shopping by part count value alone, this is not the set that wins that argument. It is also worth knowing going in that Dreamzzz, while a fun original concept from LEGO, has not built the crossover adult fan following that something like Harry Potter or Marvel has, so this stays firmly in family and kid territory rather than display shelf territory for most collectors.

Who it's for

Get this one if you have a kid who is actually watching the Dreamzzz show, or if you just have a soft spot for LEGO's stranger, more inventive vehicle designs and want something different from the usual space ship shapes. Skip it if you are chasing piece count efficiency or building purely for adult display, there are meatier sets in other themes that will serve that goal better.

The parts story

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

The build itself moves quickly and leans on shaping techniques rather than raw complexity, using angled plates and curved slopes to get that lopsided, hand drawn silhouette instead of a boxy, symmetrical vehicle shell. It is a good exercise in how LEGO fakes organic curves out of straight elements, which is more interesting to watch come together than the piece count suggests.

The stronger pieces are the color and print choices that sell the dream world tone, unusual color pairings and small printed details that would look out of place in a typical space set but work here because the whole vehicle is meant to look a little off. It will not fill a parts bin with rare gold bricks, but for anyone building custom whimsical or fantasy vehicles, some of these oddball shapes and colors are worth scavenging.

Fun facts

01Dreamzzz is one of LEGO's original in house concepts, developed alongside a companion Netflix series rather than licensed from an existing franchise, which is rare for a modern LEGO theme.
02Mr. Oz is the theme's guide character who helps the young heroes navigate the Dream World, and his mismatched, inventive vehicles are a recurring visual joke across the Dreamzzz line.
03The set is aimed at LEGO's younger builder range, which explains the friendlier piece count and simpler building techniques compared to teen or adult focused vehicle sets in other themes.