Review: LEGO® DREAMZzz Izzy and Bunchu the rabbit 71453

20 July 2023

Dream guardian Izzie goes into battle with Grimspawn in set 71453, Izzie and Bunchu the rabbit. This set looks very colourful and that is mainly because of Izzie's rabbit. In episode 5 of the series, Izzie brings her cuddly rabbit to life in the dream world. In LEGO® form, this rabbit is of course adaptable again from the standard rabbit in two other versions. In this set, that is a rabbit with wings, or a rabbit wearing roller skates.

71453 Izzie and Bunchu the Bunny

71453 IM 1

Starting to build

Opening the box we find the description and 3 numbered bags. No stickers this time so all parts where something is on the street are printed. The first bag naturally contains Izzy with sword, hourglass and small stuffed rabbit. Grimspawn has a safety net to catch Izzie's cuddly toy. Again, this is nicely depicted in cartoon form in the instruction booklet, to add strength and explanation to the story.

This first bag also contains the parts for the first part of the big rabbit. This rabbit is built like a Mech. As we also see in other sets from Ninjago and Marvel sets. Having built the first pouch, you will have the torso, head and ears ready.

Bag 1

So the second bag contains the rabbit's legs and arms. In construction, the S.N.O.T. technique, or Studs Not On Top, is widely used. This is a construction technique to see as few studs of bricks as possible. And which allows you to build in different directions. When all the bricks (except the spare) have been used again from bag 2 you have finished the standard rabbit.

Bag 2

Skate or fly

Now it's time to choose again. Will you build a rabbit wearing roller skates or will you go for the bee rabbit to go after Grimspawn.

71453 Skatefly

All the parts for the addition are in the last bag. We chose to make the rabbit on roller skates. Again, this set uses new parts or new colours for existing parts. For example, we do see opportunities to use the flames/ wings as trees in a MOC.

Flamewing

The minifigures

As we mentioned earlier, there are two minifigures in this set and a rabbit stuffed toy. Izzie has printed legs and torso. Around her neck she has shoulder pads and her head is printed on two sides. On one side, she has a smiling open mouth and has her eyes open. On the other side, she has a smiling mouth with her teeth together and has her eyes squeezed shut. Her hair is transparent satin purple and she wears it backwards in a ponytail. Her accessories are of course the hourglass and she also has a golden sword with blue blade. Grimspawn has a black bodice with a black head and black helmet on top of which is a transparent purple feather. The head has a print of angry-looking eyes and a scar on the cheek. As an accessory, Grimspawn has a medium nougat safety net. Then finally we have the stuffed rabbit Bunchu which is printed with coral and metallic purple accents.

Minifigs

Conclusion

This set is a smaller but very colourful set and will definitely be fun for the somewhat younger fans of the series. Should you want more challenging builds, there are more fun sets in the LEGO® DreamZzz theme. It does remain fun to occasionally convert the rabbit from riding to flying, or vice versa. Because the rabbit is built like a Mech, it is sturdy enough to play nicely with and beat the nightmares.

71453 Lifestyle

The episode with Bunchu

Want to watch or rewatch the episode with Bunchu? You can do so here:

Add your own

Of course, you can add a lot more to the rabbit yourself with ToyPro's loose LEGO® parts. Because anything you can dream about, you can also build. If you don't have enough LEGO® parts at home, you can of course order them from ToyPro. Have you made something yourself with LEGO® sets or LEGO® parts from ToyPro and want to share it with us, you can do so by using our hashtag #toyprobuilds. This way, we can also share them again on our social media channels TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.

Light up your LEGO® sets!

Discover all Lightailing light sets here