We are writing the year 1922. A team of brave archaeologists are investigating a mysterious map to the legendary Re-Gou Ruby found buried with an Egyptian high priest. They travelled all around Egypt and moved upwards the Nile River to the north. On their way many adventures await them, but all were nothing compared to the final destination of their journey. So here Johnny Thunder and his brave companions are, standing in front of the gaping maul of the Anubis temple. But greedy grave robbers are hot on their feet, determined to get to treasure, before the Adventurers can...

Now that I kinda tried to set the mood, let's get into the Temple of Anubis. This set feels like the end of a journey and presents us with the final destination for Johnny Thunders adventure in Egypt. The set itself is impressing and inspires so many stories that I'm going to come right out and say it: This is my all-time favourite LEGO Set. It was the set I wanted for basically the entirety of my childhood and after over a decade since its release, I got it for Christmas. (I was too young for LEGO when the set released) Needless to say it didn't disappoint, and I still went on many adventures with this set. It was however the last set I got before entering my dark age and funnily enough, was also the set that got me out of my dark age, due to a Video of fellow member Trikbrix.

So here I am still enjoying this set and therefor it is only fitting to make this my first Review here.

So enough about that, let's get into the meat and potatoes...

The Minifigures

Though some would say they are dated, I still think these are some of the most iconic characters LEGO has ever released. We get 10 Minifigures in total, three of which are skeletons. All our Adventurers, heroes and villains are included: Johnny Thunder, Gail Storm, Harry Cane, Dr. Charles Lightning, Sam Sinister, the Baron von Barron and of course the mysterious Pharaoh Hotep. That's a 10 out of 10 for the figures.

The vehicles

Now I love all the old-timer-style cars that came in the Adventurers line, but the 6-wheeled flatbed truck must be one of my favourites. It's just so perfect.

And when the truck isn't enough, our Adventurers can take to the skies in the beautiful Hot-Air Balloon. And interesting design that would be reused in the Orient Expedition line later down the road. It's just something special and therefor alone I love it, but it also looks way better, than LEGO's latest attempts at this type of vehicle.

The Temple of Anubis

The temple splits into two sections, so you can get your hands in more easily for play. The front facade obviously is the more impressing part when it comes to the looks. Nonetheless, it has many features and traps that work well and are great to play around with, even for me as an Afol. Also, the printed pieces here are just fantastic. What's not to love?

And then we have the treasure room, which is what this whole adventure was building up to and what a nice room that is. Littered with snakes and decorated with crocodile and Anubis statues, it looks quite menacing, and I love the little magnet “magic trick” to make the Re-Gou Ruby disappear.

Final Thoughts

I could do a pro con list now, but there simply are no cons to this set. It just has it all, and I can highly recommend it to all of you adventurers out there. The only thing that might sway you away from the set would be the price, as it can go for 200 bucks and up used by now and that price is probably not rapidly falling for the foreseeable future.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this review and if you are a German speaker interested in a more detailed look on this set, you can check out my detailed review on Zusammengebaut.com where you can also see some all around photography of the model!