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06 September 2024

Review: 80058 Celestial Pagoda from LEGO® Monkie Kid™

Posted by Caz Mockett
close up of the base of Lego Monkie Kid set 80058 Celestial Pagoda with its minifigs

80058 Celestial Pagoda is the largest set in the June 2024 wave of releases for the LEGO® Monkie Kid™ theme. It's a good-looking building with some decent architectural features, and comes with seven minifigures plus Baby Mo the cat. Let's take a closer look at the unique and unusual elements which are included.

Products in this article were gifted by The LEGO Group; the author's opinions are their own.
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  • 80058 Celestial Pagoda
  • Price: US$149.99/ £124.99/ 139.99€/ AU$229.99
  • Pieces: 1621
  • Release date: 1 June 2024

LEGO Monkie Kid 80058 Celestial Pagoda on LEGO.com
Box and model of Lego Monkie Kid 80058 Celestial Pagoda
 

New pieces

Moulds

We have seven elements which are new moulds (three new moulds in reality, but one has five colour variations):

3 different lego pieces, one in 5 colour variants

Recolours

These recolours are all unique to this set unless otherwise stated:

6 different lego parts

Rare elements

The following elements have been seen in one other release to date:

a large white lego base plate and 2 smaller pieces

The following have been seen in two other sets:

6 lego pieces in various shapes and sizes

These rare elements have been included in just three other sets:

5 different lego parts
  • 1x Bar, Ring 7L Diameter, with 2 Axle Connectors in Pearl Gold (6443364 | 79851
  • 1x Brick Round 3x3 Dome with Center Stud in Pearl Gold (823235 | 49308)
  • 4x Plate 3x3 Corner in Dark Blue (6474895 | 77844
  • 2x Brick Curved 2x1 with Inverted Cutout in Bright Light Blue (6383091 | 78666
  • 2x Door Frame 4x4x6 Corner in Brick Yellow/Tan (6287868 | 28327)

Prints

Most of the decals in this set come via two sticker sheets, with six on a transparent background and 14 on white. But the sole printed element included is new:

extreme close up of a small pink lego round tile with printing
  • 11x Tile Round 1x1 with Yellow Eye, Dark Purple Pupil, Dark Green Eyelid print in Bright Purple/Dark Pink (6482903 | 98138) - also appears in 80055 Monkie Kid's Team Power Truck

Minifigures

4 minifigs shown from both sides: Monkie Kid, Mei,  Pigsy and Mr Tang

All of the torso prints above are unique elements in the minifigure inventories. The new/rare items are as follows:

Monkie Kid

  • 1x Torso, Jacket, Zipper, Light Bluish Grey/Red Shapes, Dark Turquoise Circle with White '1', Yellow Strap print, Flat Silver Arms, Yellow Hands in White (6492255 | 973c)
  • 4x Hips and Flat Silver Legs with White Laces, Toes, Dark Turquoise Straps print in Silver Metallic/Flat Silver (6482894 | 970c) - four included in this set, and also comes in Nine-Headed Beast 

Mei

  • 1x Torso, Jacket, Zipper, Light Bluish Grey/Red Shapes, Dark Turquoise Circle with White '2', Dragon print, Flat Silver Arms, Yellow Hands in White (6492256 | 973c) 

Pigsy

  • 1x Torso, Jacket, Zipper, Light Bluish Grey/Red Shapes, Dark Turquoise Circle with White '5', Bright Pink Stomach print, Flat Silver Arms, Bright Pink Hands in White (6492334 | 973c)

Mr Tang

  • 1x Minifig Head Mr Tang, Eyes Closed with Open Mouth / Eyes Open with Red Glasses and Closed Mouth Print in Yellow (6420283 | 101445) - in 3 other sets
  • 1x Torso, Jacket, Zipper, Light Bluish Grey/Red Shapes, Dark Turquoise Circle with White '4' print, Flat Silver Arms, Yellow Hands in White (6492557 | 973c)


4 lego characters from Monkie Kid, shown from front and back: Sandy, Baby Mo the cat, Nüwa and Li Jing

Sandy

  • 1x Minifig Head Sandy, Thick Orange Eyebrows, Moustache, Stubble Beard in Medium Azure (6464482 | 105622) - also seen in Monkie Kid's Team Power Truck
  • 1x Torso, White/Red/Silver Jacket, Zipper, Medium Azure Chest, Magenta Beads on Strap print, Medium Azure Arms and Hands in White (6492257 | ) - unique here

Baby Mo

  • 1x Animal, Cat, Kitten, Short Tail, with Orange Pony, White Nose print in Medium Azure (6417775 | 101336) - in 4 other sets

Nüwa

  • 1x Minifig Head Black Eyebrows, Nougat Eyeshadow, Lips, Smile / Tiara, Dark Turquoise Eyelashes, Open Mouth in Bright Yellow/Yellow (6464497 | 105637) - also in Megapolis City 5th Anniversary
  • 1x Torso, Yellowish Green Arms, Yellow Hands with print in Spring Yellowish Green/Yellowish Green (6492252 |  973c) - unique to this set
  • 1x Lower Body with Dark Turquoise Tail (Snake) with Robe, Dark Green Shirt, Gold Decorations print in Yellowish Green (6482956 | 98140) - unique here

Li Jing

  • 1x Hair and Crown, Gold, Long Swept Back Hair in Black (6396696 | 1895) - also in The Heavenly Realms 
  • 1x Minifig Head Li Jing, Gold Symbol on Forehead, Black Eyebrows, Moustache, Goatee, Closed Eyes, Mouth/Open Eyes, Mouth in Yellow (6482916 | 28621) - unique here 
  • 1x Minifig Neckwear Shoulder Pads with Dragon Faces, Rivets in Pearl Gold (6428957 | 3442) - in 3 other sets
  • 1x Torso, Gold Chest Armor, Red Jewels, White Straps, Dark Turquoise Belt print, Pearl Gold Arms, Yellow Hands in White (6492341 | 973c) - unique here
  • 1x Hips and Pearl Gold Legs with White Robes, Dark Turquoise Trim, Gold Decorations, Toes print in White (6482918 | 970c) - unique here

The build

completed lego model Monkie Kid 80058 Celestial Pagoda

The building techniques used are mostly straightforward. The pagoda's foundations are built in the first instance, which are hewn into some substantial rocks with jail cells in the basement. As we go further up the structure, there are instances of SNOT building with the round lattice fences being supported on their sides with a couple of 1x1 - 1x2 Inverted brackets. 

The footprint of each successive floor gradually decreases to form the classic triangular silhouette of the structure. I really like the colour palette of lavender, dark blue, tan, pearl gold and bright light blue. It might not be to everyone's taste, but I think they harmonise very nicely.


rear view of the Monkie Kid 80058 Celestial Pagoda set

Around the back the build exhibits the classic doll's house-style with open floors to allow easy access for play.  


7 models of asian furniture made of lego pieces

I was pleased by the selection of small furniture builds which are dotted around the interior. They add a touch of Chinese class to the floors, and can be used as inspiration for your own furniture MOCs.


interior of a tea room in Monkie Kid 80058 Celestial Pagoda

A couple of fun play features are lurking in the two main floors – one is a substantial ornate door set into the floor immediately above a perilous trapdoor in the floor below – an unwary visitor is easily catapulted into the vaults if they are not looking where their footing is taking them!

Mod of the set

The open backed nature of the structure is not really to my taste – I prefer my buildings to be fully enclosed. And I liked the look of the set so much that I put my hand in my pocket and bought a second copy, and added some pieces from my own collection to complete the transformation! 

A modfied version of Monkie Kid 80058 Celestial Pagoda set. Two copies have been combined to make one fully enclosed building.

I decided to angle both sets of stairs at 90 degrees to the front door, providing an imposing dual staircase with a little pond below.


close up of the modeified Monkie Kid set 80058 Celestial Pagoda

At the rear, I enclosed what would have been the other doorway, using some pieces I already had. I also mirror-built one of the foundation levels so that the rocks and flowing water appear on the same side for both halves. 

The peach trees provided a nice finish to the rear corners, and the whole structure sits on a MILS plate for added stability. This is clad with several hundred tan ingots which I picked up from my local Pick A Brick wall a while ago. Some gold plates with bar complete a bit of fancy edging along the sides of the plinth.


a small section of Lego Monkie Kid 80058 Celestial Pagoda set with coloured parts replaced by red parts.

For those of you not so keen on the original colour scheme, if you like the design it would be perfectly feasible to colour-swap the elements to provide a more traditional-looking Chinese building. I don't have enough pieces to do it all, but I mocked up this little corner window detail to show you what could be possible. I would love to see if anyone feels inclined to build the whole thing like this!

Conclusion

I was genuinely surprised by how tall the build ended up; all those different levels make for a very eye catchng finished build, and I do love the colours used. It's not often that I buy a second copy of any set, so the fact that I really wanted to "finish" this one off and complete the rear is an indication of how much I enjoyed its style and aesthetics. 

With a price per part value of  7.7p/9.3c (US)/8.6c (EU) it is particularly good value for UK buyers, although perhaps a little less so for the EU and US markets. I still feel it would provide an imposing and stylish addition to any LEGO city builder's Chinatown or Ninjago districts, even if you don't go as far as to double it up to complete the rear half. There are plenty of interesting parts in quantity which should interest MOC builders too.

LEGO Monkie Kid 80058 Celestial Pagoda on LEGO.com
Lego Monkie Kid 80058 Celestial Pagoda
 

 

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9 comments:

  1. Lovely review of a lovely set! I love what you've done combining two sets into a fully enclosed version!

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  2. I haven't really followed the Monkie Kid lore. Are the heroes on a track and field team or something?

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    1. The Celestial Pagoda is a prison for demons and other ne'er-do-wells, and in the current season of Monkie Kid, when the heroes end up going there to try to claim one of the five magical stones included in this set they're fitted with matching prison jumpsuits.

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  3. Something viscerally satisfying about seeing the full tower mirrored and completed like that. Elevates it past a plaything and makes it feel like a place. I want to shrink down and go in there.

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  4. This is my favorite New Elementary Monkey Kid review so far. The two-set merger is really impressive to see, and the experiment with the building corner in different colors is a great way to explore the interchangeability of elements and is a great twist on New Elementary's love for recolors.

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  5. "Asian class" you can just say Chinese, Journey to the West is Chinese. Asia is a whole entire continent

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  6. Your 2x mod looks fantastic and the recolour idea is inspiring!

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