Set #71220 Fun Pack Gimli: It’s another pack that many folks have skipped, which is a huge shame, as this pack does offer a bit more than Legolas did, mostly because of what you can do with his vehicle.

Packaging

Gimli is attacking Mordor and the Eye of Sauron on the front of the packaging, all while strange swirling green energy that looks like vortex energy surrounds him and prepares to take him on a journey beyond the barriers of his native Dimension. The artwork is pretty fun actually and I’ve forgotten to mention that in previous reviews.

Parts

Standard parts in this set, however there are two black ice cream cone elements which I’m certain many MOC fans can use in very new and interesting ways.

Minifigures

Gimli: Once again Brickset lists this as a unique Minifigure and for the life of me I can barely make out any differences between the prints on this figure and those of the original from LotR. I suspect there is a different head a very minor difference in either the part used or the print, it’s possible that this head is the same as Gloin from The Hobbit, Gimli’s father, honestly though it’s a very minor difference as the print for his costume is pretty much the same between this and the original Gimli.

The build

Axe Chariot, Axe Hurler & Soaring Chariot: As with Legolas’ set the builds in Gimli’s are very minor variations on the same basic design, two of them resemble mine carts which have been armored for war against Orcs while the third takes the armored sidings and turns them into wings.

A very unusual looking design choice, all three builds are also fairly identical to their in-game models, no differences in parts use or scale comparing physical to digital models. Great for folks who prefer that consistency.

The completed model

Axe Chariot & Alternate Models: Again, since the models don’t change too much the basic structure of the vehicle they all look like different vehicles in a fleet of armored mine carts, they also are one of the rare few models that can accommodate a Minifigure in the driver’s seat. Short legged characters can stand, longer legged Minifigures have a harder time, they’ll have to stand as well because the headlight bricks’ studs prevent them from sitting down. You can take them off the toy tag and play with them or display them in your LotR collection and they’d look splendid.

The Digital Content

The Adventure World: The road goes ever on and in this case Gimli returns to the Lord of the Rings Adventure World, which is a great place. I forget if I mentioned this in the Starter Pack review, it’s been some time, but this is pretty much lifted straight out of Middle Earth from LEGO The Lord of the Rings game. The areas are slightly different in scope and scale, since the world isn’t nearly as vast as the actual hub world found in the LEGO LotR game, but it still has all of the same areas while adding a few new places to explore in how they are portrayed and look.

Character & Vehicle Abilities: Gimli can destroy Cracked LEGO Objects and traverse through Mini Access doorways, a very limited range of abilities compared to most other characters.

The Axe Chariot has Tow Bar and Accelerator Switch abilities, when built into the second model it gains the Special Attack ability and the third model changes into a flying vehicle which can use Flight Docks and Flight Cargo Hooks while still being able to use Accelerator Switches and the Tow Bar ability, which makes it a very versatile vehicle once it has been upgraded to the maximum stage.

Overall opinion

I’d recommend this set, while the character abilities are kind of limited I feel that the vehicle is a bit more versatile, especially once it’s upgraded to the third model. It can fly and use ground abilities all in one model which makes solving vehicle based puzzles quick and easy. The physical models are also really fun to build and look great next to the LotR sets. If you don’t care much for it I’d suggest skipping it, but I’d still recommend this over the Legolas pack.