Mechagodzilla Kiryu -66 Block? Lepin?

Recently ran across a preview image for a brick-built Mechagodzilla Kiryu from one of those third-party LEGO clone companies that operates out of China and sells a lot of stuff on AliExpress. They may be called 66 Block or possibly just Lepin going under the radar. Either way, I’ve seen other offerings from them before and just hadn’t pulled the trigger on any since my backlog of unbuilt sets is already disgusting. They have great looking models of Bumblebee, Prime, and Soundwave based on their Bumblebee Movie designs as well as an EVA unit and some Gundam stuff. I’ll probably get Prime and Soundwave eventually, but when I found Kiryu actually for sale a couple days later, I did not hesitate. I even paid extra for DHL express shipping so I’d get it sooner than a month from now. All-in I paid around $135 for the stated 4000 piece set. I’ve since seen some listed for as low as $99 on AliExpress…but it’s pretty much caveat emptor on that site, so beware the rock bottom pricing.

In the movies it appears in, this version of Mechagodzilla is built by the Japanese military around the skeleton of the original Godzilla that attacked Japan in 1954 and which was subsequently killed by the Oxygen Destroyer weapon. Named Kiryu, it runs off of a sophisticated DNA computer based on Godzilla DNA, which, when it hears the new Godzilla roar, makes it have flashes of it’s previous existence and run rampant. Eventually Kiryu is brought back under control and, over the course of two movies, finally defeats The King of the Monsters by returning Godzilla, and himself, to the bottom of the sea. If some of those story points sound familiar, it’s because the latest Godzilla movie took a little inspiration from those films.

So anyway, got the set, spent about 14 hours assembling it and it does not disappoint.



This beast is massive. Taller than LEGO Voltron, taller than Transformers Classics Predaking, it dwarfs just about any block set I have aside from the LEGO Saturn V rocket.



Kamen Rider Kuuga Minifig, Mountain Dew, and Little Deino for scale.



The back and forearm weapons packs can be removed to give you a plain-vanilla Kiryu. I’m glad it came with the blue packs from the first movie (Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla - 2002) as I think those are more striking than the silver ones from the second (Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. - 2003) Also, (not pictured) the chest opens up to reveal the Absolute Zero Cannon, a superweapon of last resort designed to freeze and disintegrate Godzilla.



There’s a light brick in the head that makes the eyes glow yellow when activated.



Brick quality is good. Only had one mis-molded piece. Clutch is good, but could be better. Some of the articulation points are way stronger than the surrounding brick attachments, so posing can be tricky, but as big and heavy as it is, I’m glad the ball joints are tight. No stickers, all the details are printed. If this were a LEGO set it’d be between $400-$500, so definitely worth the price.

I can absolutely recommend this to any kaiju fan and anyone looking for a big, long lasting build, or really just any mecha/robot fan looking for a good display piece. I also feel comfortable recommending any of this company’s other models after building this one. If someone gets to Prime or Soundwave before me, please share.