Brickheadz

Brite Bomber

A rainbow haired Fortnite icon squeezed into the chunkiest, friendliest shape LEGO makes.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 40728 · 2024

Pieces151

Minifigsn/a

Year2024

Set number40728

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The verdict

The second I clicked the last few plates onto that rainbow ponytail, I got why LEGO picked Brite Bomber to lead the Fortnite Brickheadz wave.

She is one of the most recognizable skins in the game, and the boxy Brickheadz body somehow makes her even more charming than the game model does. This is not a set that will challenge a seasoned builder, the instructions move fast and the piece count is modest, but the color blocking on that jacket and the star shaped sunglasses print are exactly the kind of small details that make Brickheadz worth collecting. I'd point this at a Fortnite fan first and a display shelf builder second, and I would not hand it to someone hoping for a technical build.

Best for: Fortnite fans and Brickheadz collectors who want a colorful, fast weekend build

The full review

What it is

Brite Bomber is part of the 2024 Brickheadz push into Fortnite, and I have to say, the format fits her better than I expected. Brickheadz have always lived and died by how well they translate a character's silhouette into that big square head and blocky body, and Brite Bomber's look, the rainbow tipped ponytail, the star shaped sunglasses, the candy colored jacket, gives the designers a lot to work with. Building it, I found myself grinning at how they solved the hair. It is not a single piece, it is a little construction of plates and slopes that actually reads as a ponytail from across a room, which is the kind of small engineering win that makes Brickheadz worth paying attention to even when the piece count is low.

The catch

I will be honest about the caveats though. At 151 pieces this is a short sit down, you will be done well within an hour, and if you are used to bigger Brickheadz or expecting something with real building depth, you will finish and think that was quick. The value conversation around Fortnite LEGO sets in general has been a sore point online, since licensed properties tend to carry a premium over a similar sized set from a non licensed theme. And because this is tied to a game skin rather than a movie or evergreen IP, I would not assume it stays on shelves indefinitely.

Who it's for

If you love Fortnite, collect Brickheadz, or want a fun quick build to do with a kid who plays the game, this is an easy yes. If you are shopping for building satisfaction over character recognition, or you already have a shelf full of Brickheadz and are picky about repeats, this one is skippable.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build itself follows the standard Brickheadz rhythm, you start with the legs and body block, work up through the jacket details, then spend the back half of the instructions on the head and hair, which is where all the personality lives. Nothing here will trip up an experienced builder, the challenge is closer to a satisfying afternoon puzzle than a technical exercise, and that is by design for the line.

The pieces worth calling out are the printed elements on the face, the star shaped sunglasses and the confident smirk that makes this unmistakably Brite Bomber rather than a generic rainbow haired minifigure, plus the layered plate and slope work that builds up the ponytail's color gradient from pink through blue. For a 151 piece set, the ratio of characterful, purpose built elements to plain filler brick is high, which is really the whole reason Brickheadz collectors keep buying these even at a relatively small piece count.

Fun facts

01Brite Bomber was one of the earliest and most popular outfits in Fortnite, and LEGO's choice to headline its 2024 Brickheadz Fortnite wave with her reflects how iconic that skin became within the game's community.
02Brickheadz sets are built around a signature big head, big eyes proportion that LEGO designers deliberately keep consistent across every character in the line, from movie heroes to game skins like this one, so fans can display wildly different franchises side by side.
03This set marked one of the first times a battle royale game character got the full Brickheadz treatment, following LEGO's broader push into video game licensed themes alongside its Minecraft and Super Mario lines.
04The rainbow ponytail is built almost entirely from stacked plates and slopes rather than a single molded hairpiece, a common Brickheadz trick for characters with distinctive, gradient colored hair.