The Lego Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (21360) set is yet another example of why Ideas is one of Lego’s most exciting themes, not to mention a veritable goldmine for the best Lego sets. From a brick-built tribute to Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night to a snapshot of the Italian Riviera to a vending machine that spits out minifigures, you’re never quite sure what fan-designed kit is on the horizon.
At first glance, this 2,000-piece diorama of the Chocolate Room from the 1971 classic movie is further proof that almost any license can be immortalized in Billund's hallowed bricks, without losing any of its character and charm. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more fitting subject for a Lego makeover than Wonka’s quirky Chocolate Room, not to mention the larger-than-life Roald Dahl characters that inhabit it. I couldn’t wait to get my chocolate-covered fingers on this set as a result. The question is: will the Lego Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (21360) set turn out to be a never-ending gobstopper of sweet-toothed surprises or a one-way trip to the juicing room? Let’s find out!
