Johnny Thunder, Professor Kilroy and Miss Pippin Read is arriving at the ancient fortress in their half-track. But Mr. Hates has beat them to it and has already made an agreement with the Emperor. But which side will Jing Lee join? Will that decide who will find the Golden Dragon? The adventurers make their way into the fortress, only to be trapped! It takes all their wits and courage to escape from Mr. Hates and the evil emperor Chang Wu. How will they get past the Wanderer? Using the three treasures they have already collected - the Golden Shield from the Scorpion Palace, the Golden Sword from the Temple of Mount Everest, and the Golden Helmet they find inside the Dragon Fortress - Johnny Thunder and his friends succeed in finding Marco Polo's greatest treasure: the Golden Dragon!

Appearance
This is the top set of the Orient Expedition line and it is truly impressive. It is one of the tallest constructions yet. And it has a fine blend of tan, red and sand green. This will be one of my favorite Orient sets! Besides the ugly half-track the only thing the detracts is the use of a raised baseplate and not slopes for the base.

Construction
This fortress is based on the same baseplate as used in 5986. That is a petty - I had hoped for something more in the line of 6093 and 6089 from the Ninja line. It would have been very nice with more of the sloped pieces with stone printing. The two guards have a new kind of halbard!

Playability
One can only guess how many trapdoors, falling axes, spears and other nastiness is hidden inside this fortress. Besides the Golden Dragon of course!

Availability
7419 is now available from Lego Shop@Home.