Review: 76970 Baby Dinosaur Dolores Aquilops from LEGO® Jurassic World™ Rebirth

For me, a highlight of LEGO® sets over the last few years has been some of the brick-built creatures that would have been unthinkable in the past. As part of their LEGO® Creator 3-in-1 line, they have now made all manner of brick beasts; crocodiles, giraffes, pandas and more have all been depicted in impressive style.

The recent range of baby dinosaurs have naturally found favour with my kids, and myself. The newest addition to this group, LEGO® Jurassic World™ Rebirth 76970 Baby Dinosaur Dolores Aquilops looks super-cute in all the official imagery so far released, so let's take a look at what goes into making her.

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76970 Baby Dinosaur Dolores Aquilops

• Release date: 1 June 2025
• Pieces: 339

Price: 

• US$ 24.99 on LEGO.com US
• CA$ 29.99 on LEGO.com Canada
• GB£ 19.99 on LEGO.com UK
• AU$ 34.99 on LEGO.com Australia
• NZ$ 39.99 on LEGO.com New Zealand
• DE€ 24,99 on LEGO.com Deutschland
• NL€ 24,99 on LEGO.com Nederland
• FR€ 24,99 on LEGO.com France
• PLN 109.99 on LEGO.com Polska
• NOK 349,90 on LEGO.com Norge
• DKK 219.95 on LEGO.com Danmark

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Recoloured pieces

There are no new moulds in Dolores, although the first one mentioned here has only been available in transparent colours so far, furthermore this great new element has only been found in one set so far: 42649 Heartlake City Candy Store.

• 12x Dome 1 x 1 x 2/3 in Black (6560654 | 6908)

For excellent coverage of this lovely new piece, read TobyMac's review of set 42649.

• 1x Slope Curved 2 x 2 with Stud Notch Left in Dark Red (6544518 | 5095)
• 1x Slope Curved 2 x 2 with Stud Notch Right in Dark Red (6545155 | 5093)
• 8x Brick Curved 1 x 2 x 1 with Curved Top in Dark Red (6560653 | 5841)

• 1x Hinge Plate 2 x 4 with Articulated Joint - Male in Reddish Brown (6560656 | 3639)
• 1x Slope 33° 2 x 2 Double / Inverted in Dark Tan (6564886 | 1762)
• 1x Brick Curved 2 x 2 with Curved Front, 2 Studs in Dark Tan (6564888 | 7037)
• 1x Wedge Plate 3 x 6 Cut Corners in Medium Nougat (6564882 | 2419)

Rare pieces

• 1 x Hinge Plate 2 x 4 with Articulated Joint - Female in Tan (6485750 | 3640) in three other sets
• 2 x Bracket 1 x 1 - 1 x 2 Inverted in Dark Tan (6530972 | 73825) is available in two sets
• 2 x Wedge Sloped 45° 2 x 2 Corner in Dark Red (6426640 | 13548) appears in three sets

• 1 x Wedge Plate 3 x 2 Right in Medium Nougat (6417962 | 43722) is available in three sets, the mirrored part 43723 (not pictured) is slightly less rare and appears in five other sets
• 4 x Brick Curved 2 x 1 with Inverted Cutout in Medium Nougat (6499713 | 78666) in three other sets

Printed parts

• 2 x Tile Round 2 x 2 with Black Eye print in Yellow (6523604 | 14769pr9987) only previously seen in January's 76967 Little Eatie: T. rex 

The build

My son animated a speed-build of the set!

The process of building Dolores is a fairly standard affair; what once seemed like inventive sideways-building in constructions like this now seems commonplace, and that's entirely to be expected because it has proven effective in the past, and good results can clearly be seen here too. 

Whether this is an accurate representation of the dinosaur character from the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth film is yet to be seen, but I think that's broadly irrelevant, as this undoubtedly has the intended look of a ceratopsian dinosaur.

It is nicely articulated and can be posed in a number of ways. Those slightly oversized back feet help to keep Dolores balanced in begging poses.

Conclusion

Last year, my son and I very much enjoyed reviewing the LEGO Jurassic World Chaos Theory sets; by far my favourite from those was 76962 Baby Bumpy: Ankylosaurus (above centre; also see my review of set 76962). It was good value too, with nice selection of parts. The baby dinosaur concept returned in January with 76967 Little Eatie (above right), the adorable tiny T. rex. It has to be noted that Baby Dolores has definitely equalled those forerunners in terms of cuteness. They all make an appealing trio. 

I am pleased to see this cute range of baby dinosaurs is continuing in the product range and hope this is not the end of the idea.  Should the creative teams at Universal Pictures and LEGO need any encouragement: a green baby steggy would round out this collection quite nicely, followed perhaps by some kind of sauropod in lilac maybe? I simply mean: keep 'em coming!

Dolores is a straightforward build, but no less fun for that fact. A nice batch of the new dome pieces in a solid colour and healthy number of recoloured and rare parts make this a solid little set. Price point at US$27.99/ £19.99/ 24.99€/ AU$34.99 is spot on too, in my opinion. Palaeontologist, parent, pupil or punter; I’m comfortable in highly recommending this set for all.

 

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