Set Review ➟ 41255 Pop Village Celebration. A musical excursion into the Trolls World Tour.
The movie Trolls 2—Musical Tour was scheduled for release in March. Like so many things it has been postponed until we have recovered a greater degree of "normality", but the LEGO® sets associated with the film are now available!
Although we still don’t know much about the plot of this sequel to the 2016 Trolls film, we do have the trailer for the film. Enough to have a general idea of the elements of this set—41255 Pop Village Celebration.
But even without knowing anything about this franchise there are interesting elements that make it worth looking at this set more closely: the number of characters it includes and the new elements that have been made to recreate the Trolls characters, the translucent pods that hang from the tree, and those elements that don't seem to be made of plastic…
Let's start with the box. In addition to the license logo, the entire box design bears the unmistakable Trolls seal. There are the names of the characters in colorful letters, the volume bars in the lower strip, and the background that makes the set fit perfectly in the world of Trolls.
The back part does not show some scenes of the set as well as the possibility to combine it with another set containing a pod (41251 Trolls Poppy’s Pod). There is also the sixth character of the set: a kind of robot/pet in the purest Trolls’ style with six legs and a printed face.
The tree that serves as the base of the set is not very large and the structure is quickly assembled with some panels. However, it has quite a lot of leaf decoration (and some big stickers) and a stage with a lovely mosaic.
The back has a much less finished look and fits a kitchen with an oven that can be easily removed thanks to the jumper plates, and a kind of secret room covered with a web for the "pet".
The set contains quite a few stickers (like the ones decorating the panels and the oven door) but there are also printed pieces like the face of the mascot and the "plant" with a face on the stage.
Another way to decorate the set is by including two pieces of felt. They have a square hole that allows them to be placed on top of a 1x1 brick without turning - so they stay in place. The pieces give a certain touch to the set that makes it even more cheerful and adds to the crazy explosion of colour that is Trolls.
In the same way there is the disk that indicates the weather, on top of the tree. The sun's rays make this sticker have many points that can peel off. We'll have to see how this sticker holds up over time.
From the tree you can hang the two pods that serve as rooms for some of the Trolls. The light blue pod contains a bedroom with a bed that opens with a hinge and a kind of dressing table on the opposite side.
The dark blue pod contains a jukebox and (in theory) a storage space for the skateboard. In spite of the volume of these elements, the tree remains quite stable when both pods are hung from the branches, one facing forward and the other backward.
Finally there is the most attractive part of the set: the characters:
Branch and Guy Diamond share a hair piece that allows you to store something inside. This is where the egg that will become Tiny Diamond is hatched. There is also a little hole for accessories (glasses, a flower…). The head is the same piece in the four adult Trolls, although in different colours.
Poppy’s hair ends up in a stud that is not used in the set, but ensures more playability.
Cooper also has a one-piece body and wears a hat with built-in hair.
Conclusions
As I said, getting the idea of a set based on a film that has not yet been released is complicated. Even so, the set is fun and there are quite a few elements of play between the stage, the kitchen, the pods, the disc and other elements. I'm sure that after the movie is released, there will be more play. Until then, we will see if we adapt the set to fit some other theme or if it stays as a curiosity.
We wish to thank LEGO for providing this set for review. The opinions in this review are not supported or endorsed by LEGO.
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