Brickheadz

Dumbo

A little elephant with big ears and an even bigger amount of charm on a shelf.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 40792 · 2025

Pieces176

Minifigsn/a

Year2025

Set number40792

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The verdict

I picked this one up expecting a quick, forgettable build and came away genuinely fond of it.

The ears are the whole joke and LEGO knows it, they flare out from that boxy BrickHeadz head in a way that reads as Dumbo from across the room. It will not challenge an experienced builder for more than twenty or thirty minutes, and that is fine, because this was never meant to be a technical showpiece. It is meant to sit on a desk and make you smile every time you glance at it, and on that measure it earns its spot.

Best for: Disney collectors building out a BrickHeadz shelf, and anyone who wants a small, cheerful build to unwind with

The full review

What it is

There is something disarming about how much personality LEGO squeezes into that blocky BrickHeadz head shape, and Dumbo might be one of the better examples of it. The ears are oversized and gently curved, the trunk curls just enough, and the whole thing has that soft, wide-eyed look from the 1941 film without a single printed face needing to do all the work. I built it in one sitting with a cup of tea going cold beside me, and it was the kind of calm, no-stakes build I actually look forward to after a long day.

The catch

I will be honest about where this set sits in the lineup though. At 176 pieces it is on the smaller side even for BrickHeadz, and if you have built a few of these already, the technique here will not surprise you, it is the same stacking and bracket logic the line always uses. The value question comes down entirely to how much you love the character, because you are paying for a display piece and a bit of nostalgia, not for engineering.

Who it's for

Get this one if you already collect Disney BrickHeadz or if Dumbo is a genuine favorite, it slots in beautifully next to the rest of that shelf. Skip it if you are looking for a meaty weekend build or a set with real play value, because this is a fifteen minute smile, not a Saturday project.

The parts story

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

The build itself is classic BrickHeadz choreography, you stack the cube body, snap the trunk and ear pieces onto the sides of the head, and finish with the little display plate and nameplate tile that every set in this line carries. There is no tricky sequencing and nothing that requires you to double check the instructions, which is exactly the point of this format.

The ear pieces are the standout here, molded specifically to flare outward and give Dumbo his signature silhouette, and they are doing more visual heavy lifting than almost anything else in the set. Beyond that it is mostly standard BrickHeadz plates and slopes in gray and blue, so the part count is nothing special for value, this is a set you buy for the finished look on a shelf rather than for rare or reusable pieces.

Fun facts

01Dumbo is a BrickHeadz release built in the classic squared-off BrickHeadz body and head style LEGO has used for its Disney figures since the line launched in 2017.
02The character comes from Disney's 1941 animated film Dumbo, about a circus elephant with oversized ears who learns he can fly with the help of his mouse friend Timothy.
03BrickHeadz sets are numbered in LEGO's own internal 40000-series, which the company reserves largely for smaller promotional and collectible builds rather than mainline sets.
04The line's signature look, a cube-shaped head with two stud eyes and a fixed grin or expression, is meant to be instantly recognizable from a distance, which is why the ears do so much of Dumbo's visual identity here.