LEGO Ninjago #2504 Spinjitzu Dojo Review

This is my first Ninjago set as I was offered at a very tempting price. However, I still don't like it as much as I like other theme.

Theme: Ninjago
Name: Spinjitzu Dojo
S/N: #2504
Year: 2011
Pieces: 373
Minifig: 3
Price: RM239.90, SGD79.90, USD49.99, GBP30.99

Box

Since the box is damaged so badly, I was offered a good price for this set. (^^) The front of the box shows the good fighting with the baddies and also 5 cards were shown on the lower right of the box. The top side shows the name of each character together with the actual minifigs scale while the back shows the playability of the set, name of the character and the weapon you receive from this set.

Content

A pack of cards and a spinner were included other than three numbered bags of bricks, sticker sheet and two instruction books. Nuckal's head and armor are packed separately in bag one.

To download the instruction, pleas visit: Book1 / Book2

Accessories

There are actually quite a number of accessories included just that they are part of the material that are used to build the dojo, as a result those that can be use by the minifigs are not much. I forget to include the golden shuriken inside the picture. (==)

Minifigs

Three minifigs were included in this set which is Sensei Wu, who got both side of his torso printed and leg printed as well, Zane and Nuckal. I like the new skeleton torso, they are printed too.

Spinner & Cards

Guess this is the only set that you can get the Sensei Wu with his spinner. The coming Sensei Wu spinner set comes with different outfit. The two pieces of bricks are for the use of the spinner when you used the card, Higher Ground.

Spinjitzu Dojo

Although I like the design (as they manage to show the Japanese architecture in it) the building process is a little bored as most of the part are repeated steps and the dojo are just wall. However, it can be expand with the combination of other set, I think the bowling one.

Here's the right part of the dojo when it facing me. It got some turning samurai sword on the wall and there is a button behind the wall for you to twist. Also there is some fire details added.

Moving to the left side of the dojo, there is trap with falling axes. also a bamboo and some spike on water are added as detail.

Both side of the wall got hanging chain, lantern and a flick fire missile. I have no idea why, but mostly is to add value, which is playability.

Now to the center of the dojo where there is this gate that can be open and also a little trap. Stairs were added as detail.

All you see is a golden shuriken after you open the door. Guess this is a treasure of the dojo. But seriously, it really are like treasure as there are stands holding the shuriken and is a room with only shuriken and stands. As a result, the sensei have to guard it himself.

The trap does not work very well, but it still counts. I suppose it is to send the tatami flying but nope, it just came up and that's it. So to activate the trap, all you have to do is to press the shuriken holder platform.

Extra pieces

There are quite a number of pieces left after we done assembling the set. Golden shuriken are included too. (^^)

Completed model

Yay for successfully incorporated the Japanese architecture into the set and boo for the poorly added playability which spoilt the look of the dojo.

Playability: 4/10 Terrible playability.
Design: 7/10 I like the architecture just hate the poorly added playability
Price: 4/10 Although is affordable here, but the MSRP here is just not worth the set
Overall: 5/10 Minifigs with a little low quality, bad playability which make the dojo ugly