Review: 71490 Izzie and Bunchurro the Gaming Bunny from LEGO® DREAMZzz™

We have already taken a in-depth look at all the new elements found in January 2025's LEGO® DREAMZzz™ sets but there's plenty still to see, as I continue my individual set reviews.

Next up for review is 71490 Izzie and Bunchurro the Gaming Bunny; a set that has some new moulds, a new print and quite a few recolours. Is it worth the price tag?

Products in this article were gifted by The LEGO Group; the author's opinions are their own.This article contains affiliate links to LEGO.com; we may get a small commission if you purchase.

71490 Izzie and Bunchurro the Gaming Bunny

• Release date: 1 January 2025
• Pieces: 252

Price:

• US$ 19.99 on LEGO.com US
• CA$ 24.99 on LEGO.com Canada
• GB£ 17.99 on LEGO.com UK
• AU$ 29.99 on LEGO.com Australia
• NZ$ 34.99 on LEGO.com New Zealand
• DE€ 19,99 on LEGO.com Deutschland
• NL€ 19,99 on LEGO.com Nederland
• FR€ 19,99 on LEGO.com France
• PLN 84.99 on LEGO.com Polska
• NOK 279,90 on LEGO.com Norge
• DKK 179.95 on LEGO.com Danmark

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New moulds

Corner brick curved 2 x 2 x 1 with curved top (5846)

• 4x Corner Brick Curved 2 x 2 x 1 with Curved Top in White (6519991 | 5846)
• 4x Corner Brick Curved 2 x 2 x 1 with Curved Top in Dark Azure (6529613 | 5846)

The new Brick Curved 2 x 2 x 1 with Curved Top is basically Brick Curved 2 x 2 x 1 1/3 with Curved Top - Corner (67810) with its bottommost plate layer removed. Eero discussed the new Brick Curved 1 x 2 x 1 with Curved Top (5841) in his review of 10344 Lucky Bamboo and this mould follows the same pattern. You can read more about this mould in our new moulds overview.

 

Cable, Curved Flexible with Bars on Each End (6955)

• 1x Cable, Curved Flexible with Bars on Each End, in Magenta (6527625 | 6955) also in 71491

In its relaxed state, the cable connects across 8 modules with one end set at about 45° to the other end. You can read more about this mould in our new moulds overview.

Exhaust smoke with bar ends (6958)

• 2x Exhaust smoke with bar ends in Trans-Dark Blue (6530956 | 6958) also in sets 71489, 30698 and 71497.

Read more about the geometry of this new mould in our LEGO DreamZzz new elements overview.

Helmet with crest (6889)

• 1x Helmet with White Crest in Pearl Dark Grey/Titanium Metallic (6528261 | 6889) also in 71497

The dual-moulded white pattern on these beautiful new minifigure/Cyberling parts echoes the design of the Cyber Brain. The crest resembles a mohawk and also a curved blade, and is decorated with square bumps and square holes to add to the techno feel of the design. A cyberling wears the helmet in this set - Marvin the Martian vibes?

Curved Slope Round 3 x 6 Half Circle

• 1x Curved Slope Round 3 x 6 Half Circle with print in Medium Lavender (6523347 | 6957)

This curved slope is actually a new mould that has the same footprint as Round Half Plate 3 x 6 with 1 x 2 Cutout (18646). The mould is POOP, in that it is the equivalent to the adjacent placement of 2 Brick Round Corner, Curved 3 x 3 x 1 Quarter Circle (76797), an element we first looked at back in 2021. Presumably the single mould is required as a semicircle to allow printing of the face without any disruption.

 

Recolours

• 4x Slope Curved 2 x 1 Inverted in Medium Azure (6529615 | 24201)
• 2x Brick Special 1 x 2 with 2 Studs on 1 Side in Dark Azure (6523387 | 11211) in 71490, 71491
• 2x Tile Round 3 x 3 in Dark Azure (6529284 | 67095)
• 1x Weapon Sword, Blade with Bar, Double Edge in Satin Trans-Light Blue (6530803 | 23860)

• 2x Brick Round 2 x 2 D. Tube with 45° Elbow and Axle Holes in Medium Lavender (6529611 | 5489). This is the newer, longer version of the earlier versions that Zach discussed in his analysis of changes to maxaroni.
• 2x Slope Curved 4 x 1 in Medium Lavender (6529614 | 11153).

• 4x Wheel 18 x 8 with Fake Bolts and Deep Spokes with Inner Ring in Neon Yellow (6529084 | 13971) also in 71497
• 2x Brick Special 1 x 2 Rounded with Center Bars in Yellow (6529612 | 77808) also in 71497

Rare elements

There are two elements that appear in 3 or less sets.

• 6x Plate Special 1 x 1 Rounded with Handle in Dark Azure (6481638 | 26047) in 3 others sets
• 2x Brick Round 1 x 1 diameter Tube with 90 Degree Elbow (2 x 2 x 1) in Medium Lavender (6482111 | 25214) in 2 other sets.

Sticker sheet

There is a small sticker sheet with four stickers included in the set. I've gone all in for these sets and applied the stickers as they add detail but it did pain me to sticker up those new elements!

Minifigures

There are two new figures in the set; the minifigure is Izzie and she has a Cyberling for company. Izzie is unique to this set but the Cyberling also appears in 71497, their new prints are listed below.

Izzie

• 1x Legs with print in Medium Lavender (6537303)
• 1x Torso with print in Coral (6529016)

Cyberling

• 1x Minifig Head with print in Black (6523345) also in 71497
• 1x Cyberling body with print in Black (6523346) also in 71497
• Helmet with White Mohawk in Flat Silver (6528261 | 6889) also in 71497

Instructions

There's one instruction booklet which I want to mention for two reasons. Firstly, this set has two options for building an accessory for Bunchurro, although the initial part of the instructions to build the minifigures, their weaponry and Bunchurro itself come first.

It seems that Mr Carrot is unaware his best friend Bunchurro is actually planning to eat him for supper later.

Secondly, there's some nice graphic artwork in these instructions too. I pointed this out in my earlier review of 71491 Mateo with the Z-Blob Action Race Car , although I noticed LEGO highlighted this on the 71490 product page.

Be part of the action - the set includes story-led building instructions, encouraging kids to immerse themselves in the dream world adventure.

The build

The first part of the build is to weaponise the figures and create the Dreamling Carrot.

The carrot uses a sticker for the face and is a comical little character.

One small issue I had was the fact that Izzie's shoulder armour has a stud at the rear which cannot be used as her hair covers it. This seemed an odd choice for her, what's the point in having an unusable stud?

Bunchurro the Gaming Bunny

Bunchurro is the 'cool version' of Bunchu the Bunny, with a video game screen on its chest and wearing gaming controller gloves and sneakers. Bunchurro is common to both builds, it is just the accessory that has two options.

Bunchurro has body parts that all attach via a variety of ball and socket joints. The stickers are used to cover those beautiful new 3 x 3 tiles in dark azure (6529284) to turn them into gaming gloves. The cutest things are those chunky sneakers!

 

The use of all the ball and socket joints, not forgetting the hinge joints hands, make Bunchurro a very stable, poseable figure.

Bunchurro looks a little less polished from the back. I think adding a few inverted curved slopes would have been good to give the rear some shape.

Build options

At this point there are two options in the instructions; a skateboard or a jet pack for Bunchurro the Gaming Bunny.

Skateboard

The skateboard is a simple but effective build although only one of Bunchurros sneakers comfortably connect onto the board at one time.

Bunchurro is pushing the board here even though there's some jet action happening, otherwise a ballet pose on one leg is needed to ride the board.

Jetpack

The jetpack uses many of the same elements as well as an additional couple of Technic axles and connectors.

When the jetpack is on, its bulk highlights just how two-dimensional Bunchurro appears. The chest and shoulder area looks bare with the neck socket so obvious.

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While season 3 of LEGO DreamZzz television show has not aired yet, even the instructions artwork show Bunchurro to have more of a dark azure vest than just a breastplate. Having said that, a lot more elements would have been required, and a resulting price hike would have been necessary.

The two open studs on top of the light bluish grey bracket can be used to connect Izzie to the top of Bunchurro's jetpack. Hold on tight... well there's nothing to hold on to but that's okay, I trust the clutch.

Conclusion

Good things first; there are five new moulds in this set although only one is exclusive. As well as the new moulds, there's a new print and a host of recolours across a fun palette. There are also three other characters to build and use for interactive play, not least of which is a dreamy carrot .

 

Bunchurro is a robust, super poseable figure and will be popular with children for this reason. The options for the accessory is an added play factor to extend the building fun, although the skateboard is a clear winner in my eyes.

There's only really one big issue and that's the two-dimensional feel of Bunchurro, view from the front only please! But let's remember that this set costs US$19.99/ £17.99/ 19.99€/ AU$29.99 and more elements would mean a higher price tag. I'm also not a fan of Bunchurro's chinless head shape but it did bring a new printed POOP mould.

These issues do not dilute the fact that this is a good set for parts if you need them in these colours and provides some new moulds to play with. The build will not be for everyone, well not without a bit of fleshing out, but a highly poseable figure with some other characters to interact with is a winner for children.

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