As the elemental spirit of fire, Bruni the salamander, is happy to provide a cozy campfire so you can toast some marshmallows. All he asks for in return is a cooling snowflake for his snack.
This small set has a wealth of interesting new parts. So let's take a look before we start building this adorable character.
There are no stickers in this set. We get three new medium blue pieces with beautiful metallic blue and pink prints to make up the magical details of Bruni's body. His eyes are printed on 2 x 2 round plates with rounded bottoms (boat studs). The other part that stood out immediately to me when I was opening the bags was the new dark azure modified 1 x 2 plate with angular extension. The piece is dual molded with soft, slightly flexible plastic for the tip. No danger of accidentally stabbing yourself with the tail.
Taking a look at all the parts in this set, there are several new pieces, mostly in various shades of blue:
- Bright Light Blue Clam / Scallop Shell with 4 Studs
- Bright Light Blue Curved 2 x 1 Slope
- Bright Light Blue 2 x 2 Inverted Curved Slope
- Dark Azure 2 x 4 Hinge Plate with Pin Hole and 2 Holes - Bottom
- Dark Azure 2 x 2 Wedge Plate with Cut Corner
- Medium Blue 2 x 1 45° Slope with Cutout and without Stud
In addition to all the new blue pieces, we also get one Trans-Red Large Flame with Marbled Satin Trans-Dark Pink Patter. It's not that noticeable in the photo, but the flame piece has an opalescent shimmer in the trans-dark pink plastic.
Bruni is a small, quick build but that doesn't mean it's boring. Bruni is calm and cool. No flames of fear raging across his back. The colors and shaping are great, and I love the prints.
The build techniques are clever, especially for the head and eyes. Bruni can both tilt his head up and down and open his mouth to catch a snowflake. That pink tongue is great. He looks so happy.
The eyes are attached with clips and rotated forward to sit under the arch of the hood/head piece. They are also on a jumper plate so they can be easily rotated around to change where Bruni is looking. The result is very expressive.
There is no movement in Bruni's legs or tail. The lack of articulation in the legs doesn't bother me. I think they are posed nicely, and the dark azure plant plates make really good feet. It mght be nice if we could swish the tail from side-to-side, but that would have required more parts. The soft, flexible tip on the tail piece is really nice and the lack of a joint give a smoother line to the body.
One more look at Bruni before we move on to the rest of the build.
If Bruni was the only thing we built, it would be a fun set. But we also get a cute little campfire and some marshmallows to toast. The printed 1 x 1 round tiles are used for the ends of the logs are a nice detail. The flame is rather large for toasting marshmallows, but perhaps the magic nature of it keeps the temperature perfect.
I had assumed that the toasting sticks would be built the same, but I was pleasantly surprised to find they are slightly different. My favorite part of this campfire is that tan 2 x 2 round plate with rounded bottom (boat stud) the changes the marshmallow into a toasty, gooey treat. It's a small detail but so effective.
As expected from such a small set, we don't get many spare parts and nothing surprising. The extra printed wood tile is alway useful.
With the campfire finished, the set is complete. Bruni can start the fire, or cool down by chomping on a snowflake. Setting everything up, those are definitely not Jumbo marshmallows, but they would still be a mouthful for Bruni.
Kids of all ages will have fun toasting marshmallows with Bruni, and feeding him snowflakes. Before I finish up, here's a quick look at the box.
The box front follows the same format as the other Frozen II sets. Bruni takes center stage catching a snowflake. The campfire and marshmallows are set in the distance. This forced perspective makes it hard to know how the two parts to the set will compare in size. The photographic "hot spot" on the marshmallows made me do a double-take as it added a note of realism to the toasting process. Like always, Anna and Elsa are pictured in the lower right corner next to the Disney Frozen II logo.
The back of the box shows Bruni chomping on the snowflake. There are also two call out images showing the campfire and Bruni's head movement. Anna and Elsa appear in the corner again, this time as mini-dolls.
Speaking of mini-dolls, here's a comparison of Bruni next to Elsa. (Note: no mini-dolls are included with this set. This is one I pulled from my collection for comparison.) You can see he's quite large in comparison with a standard mini-doll. Bruni is really quite a little fellow in the movie, and I hope that we get a mini-doll compatible figure in a future set.
Perhaps a better size comparison is with the buildable Olaf that came out in 2019 (set 41169). Bruni is still very large, but the two figures display well together.
Summary:
This set is a great example of the old adage, "Good things come in small packages." With less than 100 pieces, it's a quick build, but very enjoyable.
AFOLs will appreciate the many parts and those shiny prints. The model is fun to play with and will make a good display piece when you aren't having marshmallow toasting parties with Bruni.
Happy Building!
-prrbrix
Disclaimer:
This set was provided by The LEGO Group for the purpose of sharing set details with fans.
Opinions provided here solely reflect those of our reviewer.
Photographs are property of Friends Bricks and are not directed by TLG in any fashion.
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