LEGO’s Horizon Tallneck Set Is Impressively Tall and Fun to Build

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Between both of Aloy’s Horizon journeys, I’ve spent dozens of hours meticulously dismantling robotic foes big and small. Scanning for weakpoints, learning what parts make those creatures tick - and which parts will make them go boom - is one of the most thrilling aspects of Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West.

So I gained a bit of newfound appreciation for these virtual technical marvels as, rather than tearing one apart, I got to construct one with PlayStation and LEGO’s collaboration, a Horizon Tallneck LEGO set. Coming in at 1,222 pieces and standing over a foot tall once fully built, the first LEGO set inspired by the Horizon universe offers a new perspective on these creatures, and gave me a newfound appreciation for how they’re assembled, even if it’s a brick-ified approximation. The set is a ton of fun to build and see come together as you carefully piece the Tallneck together, with a pretty adorable base, Aloy minifig, and Watcher mini-build to boot. It’s a design clearly made with love for the source material, and one that should make any hunter happy.

It’s first worth calling out the impressive work and thought put into its base, which is meant to emulate the naturalistic post-post-apocalyptic setting of the Horizon games. The sturdy base actually takes up a decent chunk of the build itself - a couple of the set’s eight bags go into fortifying its base, and here, as LEGO is often wont to do, it hides some colorful Easter eggs into its design. The bricks used underneath the structure partially reflect the dichotomy of natural, earthy tones and bright streaks of color that make up Horizon’s palette. Bright blues and oranges are a core staple of Aloy’s outfit, and can be found in the brickwork laying the