LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter 10327 review! Masterful engineering, minimal flaws 

The fact is, Jang is a legend. Modern Lego RU-vid is full of cringe and LAN. Jang is one of the few people left who are willing to point out the bad and give their honest thoughts while also not just hating on the entire company.

Swapping out the red parts MASSIVELY improves the look of the wing joint area

the stress I felt watching you bend the wing was greater than anything from any horror film I've ever watched

It’s not reviewed until Jang does it. Superior review Jang!

I have a trusted reviewer for every kind of product i consume and you're the reviewer i trust most for lego, keep it up man

Changing the coloured pieces to black made a HUGE difference!

Modified my model by swapping all the red, yellow, orange, and blue parts to black/ DBG, and covered up some technic holes with tiles and it looks so good, very happy with it

What stand do you use for your tantive IV in the background? It looks gorgeous

The set is so big, its shadow breaks the immersion of the classic Jangbricks void.

Yes, the set is nice but I'd like to take a moment to appreciate how Jang still does his reviews. I really like the slow-paced walkaround where I can actually admire all the details. This has been my go-to review channel for years

Holy cow. Im usually not a big hater of the colored technic parts but wow, the color corrected version looks leagues better. Ill actually have to do that when I pick one up.

I'm a huge Dune fan and when I saw this I was awestruck. I haven't bought a large lego set in a while and I seriously debated getting this, but other things got in the way. But now watching your review I'm wondering if I should try and stretch the budget... Great review

I've watched a number of other reviews of this set but still was waiting to see yours. Love your honest and through reviews. Please keep up the great content.

Seriously one of the best modern sets ever. The engineering is just so perfect and awesome for this toy.

really need to find the funds for this. "adult" sets usually aren't about the functions, but this one really needed them to properly represent the vehicle.

This is expensive for sure, so value is kinda iffy, but this calls to me though. It's very interesting and striking looking, has fantastic complex functions and even though I don't care for them, a big near complete selection of figures. Hearing it's another crazy Mike Psiaki creation, I knew we were in for a treat and this did not disappoint. Regarding the small 2-long red axles and red ball-ended pins, they don't normally bother me but it does greatly bother me here, chiefly due to the fact that black versions of the same 2-long axles are also used in this set as well. In fact, there's more of the 2-long axles in black than in red, 48 black vs 31 red, so I don't see why it didn't go the whole way and use just the black 2-long axles throughout the model. I do agree that in red, it helps to find the right pieces much quicker and easier, but it's very bizarre that so much effort went into making the wing parts of this as consistently coloured as possible, but then gets small bits of contrasting colours right near it that spoils that effort. I'm also aware that black versions of the ball-ended pins are still going, which this would need 20 of to swap in. And that orange part you pointed out already exists in light grey, so that's another part to swap, 4 of. I'm gonna go for this despite having not read or seen the Dune related media, obviously waiting for a discount as this is sold virtually everywhere; really, the only thing I don't like is questionable choices of colours that's used for some of the pieces.

This set is a genuinely incredible feat of engineering! It's my favorite set of the year so far, and one of my favorites of the last few years too.

Now we can only hope they make a Harkonnen variant!!

I'm fine with the price , because I would never imagine this set would be made with all it's functionality regardless of how good the figures are.

One thing I didn't expect for this set is how well stocked it is. I have only just been able to get the Ghost and Phantom where I live, so I expected this to be as hard to get - but no. I'm giving props to Lego for how readily available this is.

The only downside, I think, is that they didn't include stillsuit for Paul

This is why I always go to Jang for Lego news and reviews, he’s nuanced and willing to gush when something merits it and is also willing berate something when it is also merited. Keep it up Jang! 👏👏👏

I got this - such an amazing build experience. I was giggling with glee as things came together. Agree about the coloured pins, etc. Worth the money (£150) I think. Great review!

The blades snapping out looks like it feels so satisfying.

I honestly never expected Lego to make a set from Dune so this is incredible. It's my favorite book of all time and I enjoyed the movie a lot but its full of very adult themes and a lot of violence, religious concepts, etc. I hope they continue to do the one-of adult sets for non-standard properties that wouldn't normally get a whole theme. Especially things outside their normal "rules". Love that they included most of the main cast in one set. The engineering on the wings alone is very impressive. I would have been happy with a completely static model but this is crazy how complex it is while working pretty flawlessly.

The engineering behind this set is incredible.

I've always wondered this with these kind of videos, when we say it's $165 in the US, do you then have to also pay Sales tax on top of that? Or is it included? I always wonder how it's done because the UK price is inclusive of VAT (like all of our prices because we're not insane). Would make a fairly big difference to the price comparison if that's the case.

I just finished bag 6, but my button to flap the wings doesn't go down very easily and the wings don't flap very much. Does it get better as the build goes on?

Great review as always. A tip for the blades sagging over time, swap out the left ones over to the right side and visa versa. Gravity will do its thing and down the road, reverse them again each time you dust it off.

I really cannot understand the hypocrisy of other Lego reviewers saying there is too much Lego technic in this set. If the designers had gone the other route and added no technic at all everyone would have complained that it only had one position. If you're reading this as a Lego reviewer, please think of a better solution you would enjoy before criticizing the hard work of a designer.

Thanks for demostrating bending the blades. I was thinking how to approach straightening mine and started considering squeezing them between two heavy books, but seeing them bent so much just by hand, I'l probably try doing this first (I tried already, but didn't bent them nearly as much as you did, but since it is safe...).

feels like the wings should've had a thicker plastic or at least a ridge going through the center to make them less floppy

My dad just showed me this today. He pre ordered it back in November and was extremely exited to get this. I am not familiar with Dune but this thing looks amazing! It feels amazing! I wish i could have seen the build experience because it looks really technic heavy. The only downside is that the wings themself are a bit bent to one side which results in some asymmetry. Overall this is an amazing set and getting it cheaper before it's release was an excellent grab from my dad.

Absolutely incredible engineering and technique. Man the things lego can do with the right ideas and work is beautiful.

I got this one soon after it launched. It was probably the hardest set I've built since 2020, but it was worth it. Even managed to get the set for $110

That hypercorrection made me wince but I appreciate you showing that off. All eight of the blades on mine were severely bent out of the box so I will look into trying to bend them back myself.

I appreciate what you do for the LEGO community. This is an excellent review of an excellent LEGO set. I haven't seen the movies, but I want to have this set on my shelves!

Your color mod makes it look amazing.

Love that I found your channel again, still have memories of watching all your vids 13-14 years ago Wasn't sure I'd get this set but after seeing Part 2 I feel like reading the book and indulging in a (yet another) Lego set haha

I almost puked when you bent that part. 😅

I absolutely love this set, just one of the best sets I’ve ever built. One of those sets where you just ask yourself how on earth the designer made this

I was hoping they would give Baron Harkonnen the same weight build as Jabba the Hutt.

This set could have been so amazing... yet they messed the whole set up with the color pest of the technic elemnts and pins, despite that correctly colored pieces would exist and some are even IN the set.

Showed up for the review because this set looks amazing, and was delighted to see that Gundam at the end! I did a custom paint job on that exact model but went with a very dark red with black, and a few gold accents. Few pops of baby blue as a major contrast. It's such a great model. Looks sick in that tan color.

First review of this set I've seen that shows the Baron minifig from the side. Much appreciated!

I need some _Blade Runner_ sets…

Jang is a light in the darkness of this site

That printed tile piece will be coveted among Elite:Dangerous players.

Yup, desaturated versions looks WAY better.

Great review! While I'm not much of a Dune fan (only played the PC-game in the early 90s...), I do really like what they did here! And while the mechanisms might make it look a bid rough, considering how well those function, I think that was a good trade-off in the end. But yeah, that color puke.....that's just so unfortunate and unnecessary. I think in this case it kinda ruins what could have been a pretty much perfect set. Considering I have already seen it at a good discount (€125) I'll probably will buy it regardless, but I'll sure get some replacement pieces in black and grey.

Could definitely see those new rotor (wing?) pieces being used for some massive technic helicopter builds

The problem is that this thing is gray and black and for some reason Lego keeps using red and blue pins.... come on!

I just watched the first film to prepare for the second. This was the only ship I liked, and I thought maybe your review could help inform me if it was a wise purchase. I guess it's time to start saving 🤷. I love you Jang, keep up the good work.

12:39 That’s supposed to be Jason Momoa? It looks more like Temuera Morrison lol

Wow I am really impressed with plastic used to make blades. Very good design decision

Nice job desaturating the model, Jang! The difference was genuinely surprising.

WE FINALLY HAVE A TIMOTHEE CHALAMET LEGO FIGURE WOOOOOOOOOO

Thank you for showing us a version without the red pins etc. Looks much more appropriate.

The wing sag is a big flaw to me, otherwise great set

That was so much larger than I thought it would be. Those blades are cool too.

I wonder if Lego’s customer service will give you a replacement for those possibly bent pieces

That Venator in the background of your studio is still beautiful.

I watched Part 1 4 times within a month of it coming out (admittedly twice at home), and being a Star Wars fan painfully rejecting the costs of many of those sets over my life, this £150 was a no-brainer buy for me. Lovely minifigs and scale, the many functions, I like having enough stillsuits that you could swap between characters even (give Duke Leto armour also if you want, etc.). Helps that it looks much better than the Justifier excluding the coloured pins.

Is cool flappy big

Was waiting for a nice simple review of this set, thanks! All the others on my feed looked overproduced.

It's amusing how much the Paul minifig looks like Kyle MacLachlan from the 1984 movie.

The Paul Atreides minifig looks to me more like the 1980's Kyle MacLachlan version... Which is a cool bonus, but not quite Timothee Chalamet

19:28 I agree. Fortunately I was able to find a good deal on it not long after it’s release! U.K. rrp £149.99, I got it for £130! Plus I’ve sold the minifigures (not a minifigure guy) for £90! Making this for me the bargain set of the year if not the decade! People are really into those figures! 😂

At that price point, it had better be a really great display piece, and this just isn't, IMO. It's a big, black gearbox with crazy wide wings. It's a hard pass for me, even as a pretty big Dune fan. Great review! Thanks!

I would’ve liked stillsuit bodies for every character, to recreate the various ornithopter scenes… a Thufir figure would’ve been nice, too… and maybe just the whole cast, since they through in the Baron 🤷🏻‍♂️

Such a supercool set. If you wanted the complete Baron, you need a looot of 2x1 bricks. Myself, I really like Bandai model kits a lot, besides Lego. And action figures. Sometimes I even turn into an action figure myself.

Pretty sure I screwed up building the "flapping" mechanism somehow, and I'm already on bag 7 and don't know if I want to reopen it to fix it 😬 Everything else looks and works great though

I loved the ornithopter. This, sadly, was a miss for me. Built it today and must voice my disappointment. I was excited for the wings flapping, but they move too slow and too little. For a set this expensive, I feel it made too many compromises on looks and detail in exchange for a mechanism that underachieves. Also the really awful new trans-black, such a bad color. It´s dark blue and way too opaque.

The Timothee Chalamet minifig looks more like Kyle McLachlan’s version of Paul haha. I’d be curious to see what other ideas they have for Dune sets, there’s not really a lot that translates well to Lego in my opinion. The thing I want most is a buildable version of a sandworm. If they ever make it to God Emperor of Dune then a Emperor Leto set would be amazing.

Thanks a lot for your Lego Icon review Jang, aside from your Lego Star Wars reviews Now, I can't wait anymore for the 1st March 😁

Is my mind playing tricks on me, or does Paul's minifig look somehow more like Paul as played by Kyle MacLaughlan from the '84 Dune?

Most places in the UK are still selling this for £150, I just picked one up for £120 from GAME

It's so weird to see the Lego group do something so GOOFY. Baron Harkonnen's inclusion is a joke, a pretty funny one admittedly, but it is just a goofy joke. I imagine there was a point where they weren't planning on including so many figures with this set, but once someone mocked up the Baron design, they couldn't *not* include it

I really don't like how the sides are covered. Studs, no studs, suddenly no cover at all, multiple different pieces that don't flow together... If I ever get this set for its amazing functions, I'll immediately have to go to BrickLink for parts to properly smooth out the exterior.

This is every bit of a set I dreamed of having as a child I'm so mad! I may go buy 10 of these and adopt 10 kids just for this set... Lego needs to get get I. With mad max next... fury road sets would have had so much potential! This set being as they so far haven't shown any signs of a dune theme make them seem like a high value investment for thr future!

I don’t know if anyone’s mentioned yet but I think the two Paul faces are intentional. One is Timothee and the other is Kyle McLaughlin’s Paul. And LOL at “the moms” line. subtle reference for those in the know

While this is amazing for its functions, much like the Star Wars problem, this isn’t very interesting to look at. It’s just a dark grey dagger with dragonfly wings. I feel like this would be fun to build but boring to keep on a shelf long term.

Very impressive model! Thanks for the review. I might pick one up if it reaches 100€. There is just too much too buy atm ;)

My one knock against this set is the red axles, and blue pins everywhere on the exterior of the set. If I squint, the yellow bars don't bother me because I can always just imagine them as gold hydraulic or pneumatic parts in the arms. The other parts wouldn't bother me at all if it was just on the interior away from where you can see them. I'm absolutely begging LEGO to use black pins/ and axle pieces for sets they call Icons because that lends to the idea of looking more serious.

I've been waiting for your review on the Ornithopter, but while i'm watching i'm still not sold on it. I do hope they make more Dune sets but then in full system and not 50/50, it's still a cool copter to see, but not for me. Thanks for making the review on this one.

I'll probably wait for a sale, but considering the new mold for the wings and the amount of figures I think its very decently priced.

I'm glad they didn't go that route for part 2, but as a book reader, I'd say Jason Momoa as himself was the best casting choice for Duncan in part 1.

I've been on the fence about this set, but seeing it here I'm finding it very appealing. I may pick it up after all. I just think that Lego should have included an extra set of color neutral parts so that builders had the option to build a more color accurate version. Given the price tag, the impact to Lego's bottom line would be insignificant.

I love the set but the build was infuriating as a not very experienced Technic builder. Had to rebuild it two times because the landing gear wouldn't deploy and to fix it I had to tear it almost completely apart. Definitely Type II fun.

It’s beautiful but the flap is so weak. I’m not expecting super rapid, dragonfly speed but it’s so slow for such a huge amount of space taken up by the mechanism.

Great review and thanks so much for showing the model with desaturated pieces. Did you keep track of the number of and which pieces you swapped? Like you say, it’d be fun to have those ordered along with or before picking up the set.

That is a beast! I’ve been torn between this and the new F1 car as my next technic set. This may have just won! Just no idea where to put it with the wings out.

Looking at features, form, and figures, it will be hard for Lego to top this set for 2024. Even if you don’t change out the colored parts, it’s close to a perfect set

I wonder if you could integrate a motor to control the flapping fins, but make it so you aren't sacrificing the ability to fold the fins back. The deployable landing gear totally give dropship vibes. Considering this point, it is unfortunate you don't have more transport space, but in the end you have to choose either functionality or interior space.

Funnily enough, I think the Paul minifig in this looks more like Kyle MacLachlan than Timmy Chalamet.

The comparison to the Justifier is a good one. Just shows how bad that set was priced. This one with all of it's technic development and playability far surpasses Justifier, and I think it's a reasonable price for a licensed set. I really don't understand how sets are priced at Lego these days.

This set is amazing, incredible functions The technic was necessary, but probably should have been covered up more, and other colors used Should have neen a little cheaper

If one is willing to pay that much for another rehashed Millennium Falcon, or the Justifier, both with inferior figures, this honestly seems like a good deal.

Great review! The color-replaced parts make a big difference visually. Do you have a part list for those?

I just bought it in Ireland for 130€... 20% off and it's amazing!