Jurassic World

T-Rex Transport

A cracking dino figure and a truck that photographs better than it hauls.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 75933 · 2018

Pieces609

Minifigs3

Year2018

Set number75933

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The verdict

The T-Rex figure is the whole reason to own this, and honestly it's worth it.

That nougat body with the dark brown stripes and the tan belly is one of the nicest big-cat, sorry, big-dino prints LEGO put out in this era. The truck around it is fun and sturdy but it's a short build for the money, and once you notice the trailer is far too small for the creature it's meant to carry, you can't unsee it. Best for anyone who wants a display-worthy Rex and doesn't mind that the vehicle is more prop than engineering feat.

Best for: dinosaur fans who mostly want a great T-Rex figure with a play-ready truck around it

The full review

What it is

The first thing I did when I finished this was ignore the truck entirely and just hold the T-Rex up to the light. That print got me. The upper body is a warm nougat with dark brown striping running down the back, the underbelly fades to tan, and the whole thing feels like a real animal rather than a toy lizard. Add the posable limbs and the jaw that actually snaps shut, and you have one of the better big dinosaur figures LEGO made in the Fallen Kingdom run. Around it sits an eight-wheeled American-style rig with a detachable container and a little mobile lab, plus a baby dino element and three minifigs. Zia Rodriguez is the standout human, the paleo-vet from the film, in a dinosaur tee under an olive jacket with grey trousers and red boots, flanked by two guards with an electric lance and a stud shooter.

The catch

Here's where I have to be straight with you. For a 609-piece set at the original 69.99 dollars, the build is over quickly and you're paying a touch more per brick than you'd like. That would be forgivable if the vehicle held up to scrutiny, but the trailer is plainly too small for the animal it's supposed to transport. The center of gravity is alarming, you genuinely wonder how this Rex rides anywhere without tipping the truck into a ditch, and you can't even load the dinosaur from the back because there's a bar in the way and the aperture is too narrow. Smaller gripes pile on: the front grille is a large sticker rather than a brick-built detail, and the cab is so cramped there are no doors, so seating a minifig means popping the windshield off first.

Who it's for

So who lands well here? If you love dinosaurs and mostly want a display-quality T-Rex with a play-ready truck to go with it, this delivers, and kids will happily fold those trailer sides down and stomp the Rex around for hours. If you're a Jurassic World completist, Zia alone makes it worth tracking down. But if you build for clever mechanisms and satisfying engineering, the vehicle will frustrate you, and if value per brick is your yardstick, know going in that this one runs lean. It retired back in January 2019 after only about twenty months, so secondhand is your route now, and prices have climbed well past the old RRP.

What works

The new T-Rex print (nougat body, dark brown stripes, tan underbelly) is genuinely lovely and poses well with snapping jaws
Three good minifigs, and Zia Rodriguez was unique to this set at release so completists need it
Both the cab and trailer are rock solid, folding sides make it easy for kids to wrangle the dino aboard

Worth knowing

Short build and slightly above-average price per brick, you don't get much bench time
The trailer is visibly too small for the T-Rex, high center of gravity and it can't even load from the back because a bar blocks the way
The front grille is a big sticker on a panel rather than brick-built, and the cab is so narrow you have to pull the windshield to seat a minifig

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The parts story

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

Building this is quick, sturdy, and aimed squarely at younger hands. The cab goes together on a chunky wheelbase, the container clicks on and off cleanly, and the folding cage sides are the clever bit, they drop down for loading and fold back up to pen the Rex in with room for the head to poke out the front and the tail out the back. Nothing here will stretch an experienced builder, but everything holds together for real play, which is clearly the priority. Expect a fair bit of stickering, including a DNA double-helix screen and assorted machinery panels, so take your time there.

The showpiece part is the T-Rex figure itself, that fresh nougat mold with the striped brown-and-tan print, which is the single element people buy this set to own. Beyond the dino, the value is in the minifigs: Zia's torso and legs are crisply printed front and back, and the two guards share a finely detailed dark blue utility-vest print with belt and pockets carrying around to the reverse. The baby dinosaur is a sweet little bonus element. It's not a set you raid for rare bricks so much as one you keep whole for the creature and the characters.

Fun facts

01Zia Rodriguez, the Dinosaur Protection Group's paleo-veterinarian, was unique to this set when it launched, so fans chasing the full Fallen Kingdom cast had to buy it for her.
02The set retired in January 2019 after roughly twenty months on shelves, and sealed copies now trade well above the original 69.99 dollar price.
03Several reviewers pointed out you literally cannot load the T-Rex through the back of the trailer, a bar blocks the opening and the gap is too small, so the dino has to go in from above.