REVIEW: 77051 Fly with Dodo Airlines

[Pchan1983]

Here is my review on LEGO Animal Crossing 77051 Fly with Dodo Airlines:

THE GOOD:

• Excellen Minifigures.
• Printed tiles for iconic items and design.
• The plane has great size ratio and look for what it is even though it lacks the roof.

THE NOT SO GOOD:

• Somewhat feeling incomplete with roof and walls missing.

Finally we have DoDo Airlines!  While I do like it but it does have some issues.  let's talk about the good parts first.  Despite the plan missing the roof, it does look great and has a very good size ratio given the scale of the building and other sets from this theme.  And of course with no stickers, this set gave us some iconic prints like the nook miles ticket and the Dodo airlines logo.  Once again the minifigures are excellent.  First time having a different cat villager, and Wilbur is great.  I wonder if we still have chance to get Orville in the future though. Despite all these, this set has some issues and especially if you compare with sets from previous wave.  First, while the airpot building does capture the design of the one in game well, it has no roof and no walls on once side.  This makes it feel incomplete.  also it's kinda small compared to other houses and building from previous wave.  Although, the entry gate is done in an interesting way.  Still it just feel over simplified.  You do get huge area on the pier but I do wish it uses a few more studs and pieces to make the airport slightly more detailed.  With a 65NZD RRP, it does feel the value you get is somewhat not to a satisfactory level even with a discount.   For a fan of the game, it does has it merits and I would still recommend but really this is something very hard to sell outside its niche.