I’m a huge fan of Hiccup and Toothless, so you can imagine my excitement upon seeing a LEGO Ideas – How To Train Your Dragon submission! Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine myself such a fangirl, but after finding myself crying at the cartoon series and then balling at the second movie, I knew I was hooked.

And I know I’m not alone… which is why I truly hope this MOC makes the voting stages:

This is what the creator, master builder Bilbo1915, has to say about his MOC:

“This 412 piece set enables you to recreate the magic of all two films and play out epic scenes featuring the most iconic characters from this all time classic. Or you can make up new adventures for them as they discover uncharted territory above the clouds!

 

Toothless has many joints for poising. His wings are attached by a ball joint, enabling them move in any direction. His head also has a ball joint. His legs can move forward and backwards for fly or standing, and his tail has three hinges so his tail can flap up and down.

 

As you can see in the picture here, Tootless has many details. Plus, he comes with two tails – a red one and brown – so that you can play out scenes from the first and second movies!”

 

Also, if you look at the MOC, it comes with 4 minifigures: Stoick, Hiccup from second film, Hiccup from first film, and Astrid.

A similar MOC was created previously (with some excellent digital drawings, I might add). There are also other active HTTYD contenders (see here and here) but they have some issues such as illegal building methods and just lackluster modeling. However, none of them gathered or are gathering the support needed to make it into the review phase. I’m hoping this one has what it takes or that maybe the dinosaur sets…while not the same as dragons…might give it the attention it needs to go the distance.

The only other thing I see holding this set back from getting made would be licensing issues. If I remember correctly, Ionix is currently making a HTTYD build toy (saw them at Toys-R-Us around Christmas time last year). It’s quite possible that even if this build makes it to the review stage, it would not get green-lit due to licensing.

Regardless, I would buy this set in a heartbeat.

If you want go keep up with the project, you can check out the LEGO Ideas – How To Train Your LEGO Dragon project page. Please show your support and vote!

Do you like the MOC or would you pass for some other How To Train Your Dragon build?