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Today we quickly tour the contents of the LEGO Ninjago set 71767 Ninja Dojo Temple, a box of 1394 pieces including 8 minifigs which will be available at the public price of 99.99 € from January 1, 2022. Regulars of the Ninjago range will have recognized the construction offered here, it is a slightly watered down version freely inspired of the temple already seen in 2015 in the set 70751 Temple of Airjutzu (2028 pieces, 12 minifigs, 199.99 €). This new version is less ambitious than the previous one but it is also less expensive and it will be the perfect opportunity for many young fans to be offered a playset which will serve as a focal point for their dioramas and their adventures.

Here we take up the usual principle of the double scale: from the front the temple, about fifty centimeters high, displays a very acceptable level of detail which allows it to sit enthroned on a shelf without having to blush in front of other models. From the back it offers a few more or less accessible spaces in the service of the product's playability. The basement of the place, integrated into the rocky structure on which the temple rests, can be used by those with little fingers. It is also at this point of the construction that the only real functionality of the product can be found in the form of two removable pieces of rock which symbolize the storming of the temple by the two villains and their ram on wheels.

For the rest, it will take a little imagination in this temple / dojo with a training room, a rest room and several desperately empty spaces. The building itself is a bit thin, it will be an advantage to access the different areas without having to go with your fingertips but the designer did not see fit to integrate a staircase circulating between the floors. The whole thing takes a little volume, however, with the addition of the PIXAL control console which can be stored in the foundations of the temple and the practice garden of Nya connected to the main construction via a bridge based on the rail of merry-go-round.

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The playset will be really complete with the addition of the content of the set 71764 Ninja Training Center that LEGO did not provide for this test and which is currently not listed on the official online store. The addition of this module sold separately to be connected to the main diorama via the holes present on the sides of the temple will reinforce the 3D effect of the construction a little by extending the playset in different directions (see scan of the page of the instruction booklet which presents the complete diorama).

Two separate builds come in this box: Villain's Rolling Ram and Kai's Fire Mech. These two elements contribute to the playability of the product which does not offer great interactivity, that's always taken. The ram will be able to drive the rock of the base of the temple and the mech equipped with its Stud Shooter will be able to come and defend the premises even if the roller machine does not pass through the opening obtained by the fall of the two removable pieces.

We find one of the eight collectable pad printed banners distributed in the sets of this wave of products for the first half of 2022 attached to the back of Kai's mech, LEGO also offers a solution to present the collection of banners by attaching them to the roof of the temple. The rendering is very interesting and will undoubtedly make many fans want to collect them all.

The set is sold as a product intended for children of at least eight years of age. It offers some rather complex assembly sequences for the youngest who may need help: the roofs and the exterior staircase are very well designed and their relatively successful finish for this type of product really gives character. to all. The dressing of the red rail to make it a gateway connecting the temple to the Nya training area is also very well thought out, the solution used here should give ideas to MOCeurs.

We do not escape a large sheet of stickers in this box but LEGO had the good idea to provide in the process a poster allowing to decode the ninja alphabet used on some of the stickers. Another interesting detail which should allow the youngest to enter their new favorite universe without having to go through the internet to learn to decipher the language concerned. As usual, all the illustrations present on or in the temple and which are not on the scan of the sticker sheet that I have posted for you below are therefore pad prints.

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The endowment in minifigs is here consistent with 8 figurines including Sensei Wu and PIXAL which are exclusive to this box. As usual, the pad prints are exemplary and there is hardly the white area on PIXAL's torso and legs which is a bit dull on its blue background. As I said before, I find the "timeless" kimonos that dress young ninjas and their master to be very successful. These figurines with a not too overloaded design are the ideal starting point for a collection of visually less classic and more complex outfits.

LEGO saves some money by not delivering all the young ninjas' hair: Lloyd and Cole only come with their masks. Zane and Jay are obviously the big absent from the product, it will be necessary to spend at least 9.99 € more to afford the Zane figurine and his mech delivered in the set 71760 Jay's Thunder Dragon EVO or wait for the extension of the set to obtain the two characters.

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In short, this product is a good starting point for a young fan on a budget new to the Ninjago universe and not sure where to start. A headquarters for the young troop of ninjas is an indispensable element in a collection and this one is a good compromise. The possibility of making a larger playset by adding the content of a second product is interesting, the result obtained is worthy of the best LEGO playsets. The main cast is not complete with this set sold for a hundred euros, but the essential extension of the set 71764 Ninja Training Center sold 39.99 € will solve the problem on the occasion of a birthday or a future convincing report card.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at 2th January 2022 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and notified by email, his nickname is indicated below.

patatrack - Comment posted the 29/12/2021 at 2:21
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