LEGO Jurassic Park Tyrannosaurus rex is well-researched

The LEGO Jurassic Park 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex has had plenty of thought from its designers, including in-depth research.

We're only days away from the LEGO Insiders launch of 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex on March 12, with the wide launch coming up on March 15. Ahead of the release, we're digging deeper into the design of this uniquely huge LEGO fossil model and how it was designed.

That includes the resources and research that the design team went through to ensure that 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex is accurate while still featuring that distinct LEGO DNA. The process of creating 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex had some especially in-depth research from the designers, including Benjamin Liboriussen.

"That was the fun part of this – investigating what bones the T. rex consisted of and how accurate we can make them in LEGO," explained Benjamin in a recent interview with LEGO fan media, including Brick Fanatics." And if you know the TV series Bones, you probably know Temperance Brennan. I felt many times like Temperance Brennan, studying the bones and figuring out how the bones are shaped and how to get as close as possible with LEGO pieces."

This specific TV series comparison is surprisingly apt as far as analysing the shape of bones is concerned, and you can find out more about our experience with building the set and admiring its accuracy by clicking here.

"Of course, the T. rex is the most popular dinosaur out there. And that comes with a lot of resources. It was quite easy for us to gather a good amount of research and material to come as close as possible to what it could look like in LEGO. We used pictures, 3D scans, and academic articles to try to be as updated as possible, figure out the bone structure and see if there was any new research we could try to implement in this in LEGO."

The amount of research that has gone into 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex is undoubtedly impressive. Learning that the designers were considering real-time research as well to ensure complete accuracy within the possibilities of a LEGO set is good to hear.

76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex will be available later this week and a few days early for LEGO Insiders for £219.99 / $249.99 / €249.99, ready for you to compare the set in terms of accuracy for yourself.

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