REVIEW: 76958 Dilophosaurus Ambush

[Pchan1983]

Here is my review on 76958 Dilophosaurus Ambush:

 

THE GOOD:

• Printed Barbasol Can, plus the leaking effect is nicely done with a white frog.
• More accurate colour of the Dilophosaurus.
• The small location with the sign is very well done and able to recreate iconic scene easily.

THE NOT SO GOOD:

• The soft cover of the jeep feel a bit too thick and tacky.
• Very steep pricing considered the size and contents of this without discount.

This is an interesting set.  Originally, bought it for the printed Barbasol can and I ended up liking the small location build.  The use of white frog to create the leaking effect is great.  The location is surprisingly fun to recreate the iconic scene.  It's sad the sign isn't printed given they did the print of barbasol can.  I also like the Dilophosaurus having a much more accurate colour.  Dennis is also a great minifigure with great faces.  The jeep build has some interesting way to build but it's very similar to the other jeep with 76960, in fact the one in 76960 is the superior one.  It's good if you don't own 76960 but otherwise, it just not as good.  Also because how the soft cover is designed and using ordinary bricks, it looks a bit thick and too tacky.  May be using a fabric or foil sheet would yield a better results.   The other issue with this set is the price, RRP $48 NZD without discount, given the size and content it's very steep.  But luckily, these sets are not hard to get at least a 20% discount so it kinda cancel it out.  It's hard to recommend this to everyone but you want a printed Barbasol can, a Dennis Nedry minifigure and a updated Dilophosaurus, this may be for you but alternatively you can always just buy the parts from bricklink.