Aussie Deals: Where to Buy the Best Game Inspired LEGO, Plus We Build the Horizon Tallneck!
With two of Aloy’s Horizon adventures under my belt, I’m now something of a robot dissection expert. I know how to X-ray any murderous appliance that's out roaming on the plains. I can confidently pick which of their innards may be harvested for parts—or detonated to turn them into bits. Honestly, engaging in that fast-paced, life or death version of Operation on mechanical megafauna is the best part of Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West.
Understandably, it feels a little weird doing everything in reverse with this PlayStation and LEGO collab—cobbling a robosaur together instead of stripping it down for shards and components. Weighing in at 1,222 pieces and shooting up to an impressive 38 cm (15″) in height, the LEGO Horizon Forbidden West: Tallneck #76989 is a towering achievement if you like your builds a little different. The exotic, overlapping armour plating of Guerrilla Games' dinos is unlike any other model out there, stylistically, but a clear love for the source material (plus a bonus Watcher and unique Aloy minifig) make it hard to pass on.
As you'd expect, the groundwork for this set begins with the...well, literal groundwork. The LEGO designers have allowed themselves a relatively small 23 cm (9″) by 17 cm (6.6″) oval on which to depict the nature-reclaimed, post-apoc 31st century. It's nice to have an ovoid base for a change, something that better complements and accentuates the curved headpiece that will tower above it. I also dig the little colour Easter Eggs that are used in the “soil” of the base – subtle nods to the earthy tones and bright streaks of color that characterise the Horizon palette.
Once you've covered those chromatic winks with a layer of overgrown vegetation, it's time to clip in
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