I’m a little late to How to Train Your Dragon, only watching the original animated film 15 years after its cinematic release, or a couple of months before the release of the live action version. Of course, live action feels a bit of a redundant term when the titular Dragon is , of course, computer animated. I was directed to it while recently making my way through the Movie Soundtrack podcast ‘The Art of the Score’, specifically the episode where they discussed John Powell’s Soundtrack to the 2010 film. Great News: He is back for the remake!

That said, I enjoyed the film: it made for a pleasant diversion while I was indulging in some prolonged procrastination and task avoidance.

Toothless, the Night Fury Dragon from the film has been a popular topic for LEGO MOCs over the intervening years, but finally, the LEGO Group are releasing a brick built version, at the start of July 2025. The set is available for preorder now (in some markets), has 784 Bricks and is priced at AUD109.99/ €69.99/ £59.99/ $69.99. This set appears to be a little more cute than the onscreen version suggests that it should.