Brickheadz

Go Brick Me

A build-yourself parts box dressed up as a BrickHeadz set, and honestly that is the fun of it.

Brick Rated Score

4.3/5

Set 41597 · 2018

Pieces708

Minifigsn/a

Year2018

Set number41597

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The verdict

This one won me over because it hands you the parts and then gets out of the way.

Instead of one fixed figure, you get six body types, twelve head styles, and a heap of hair, skin, and accessory pieces to build two little brick versions of real people. The skin tone range is thin, so it can let you down if you want to make two folks who look alike. But as a cheerful, open-ended parts haul it is one of the best value BrickHeadz LEGO ever made.

Best for: Parts collectors and families who want a make-it-your-own building afternoon

The full review

What it is

Go Brick Me is not really a set, it is a kit for building yourself. Chris McVeigh, the builder better known as powerpig, designed it so the instruction booklet spends the first few pages on a template figure and then hands the rest of the pages over to you as a menu of choices. You pick from six body types and twelve head styles, so mohawks, beards, ponytails, pigtails, glasses, caps, ribbons, and even little headphones are all on the table. The first time I laid all the bags out and realized I was building two people rather than following one path, it clicked why people love this one. It feels like a personality test made of bricks.

The catch

I will be straight with you about where it falls short, because reviewers flagged the same thing back in 2018. You get three skin tones (Brick Yellow, Medium Nougat, and Reddish Brown) and four hair colors (Black, Reddish Brown, Bright Yellow, and Bright Orange). That is a real attempt at range, but it is still a small palette. If you want to build yourself and a partner or sibling who share your coloring, you can run out of the right parts fast, and there is no easy way to add more realistic tones from the box alone. The detailing also leans on a sticker sheet rather than printed pieces, which is fine for optional flourishes but leaves some faces plainer than you might want.

Who it's for

So who should grab this one, especially now that it is retired and the price has climbed. If you love a big pile of small, useful parts, this is a bargain even at today's inflated numbers, because so much of the box is tiles, plates, and slopes in handy colors. Families will get a happy afternoon out of it, since building a brick version of a real person is a lovely hook for kids and adults alike. I would steer you elsewhere only if you specifically need two figures with matching, true to life skin and hair, or if you were hoping for a display piece that arrives finished. This one wants you to make the decisions, and that is exactly the point.

The parts story

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

Building Go Brick Me feels different from a normal LEGO sit down because there is no single correct outcome. You assemble a base figure to learn the shape, then the fun becomes rummaging through the four hair color bags (each holds around 90 pieces) and mixing head, body, and accessory options until the little person on the desk actually looks like someone. It is quick, forgiving, and genuinely playful, more like sketching than following a strict manual, and doing it twice means you can build a pair.

For parts people this box is a treasure. It introduced two brand new molds, the round and square BrickHeadz glasses, one of each in black. The quarter circle tiles are the real workhorses, used to shape hair and beards, and the Bright Yellow version was exclusive to this set at launch, alongside Bright Orange, Black, and the then still rare Reddish Brown, eight of each. There is also a run of 2x2 corner plates at 45 degrees, new in Bright Orange, plus a sticker sheet and a brick separator. At the original 708 pieces for $29.99, the cost per part is about four cents, which is why so many builders bought it just to mine the bricks.

Fun facts

01Go Brick Me was designed by Chris McVeigh (powerpig), a fan builder and photographer who went on to create the LEGO Brick Sketches line.
02Counting the body and head combinations, plus the blank white figure, the box technically offers 3,745 different ways to build.
03It launched in April 2018 at $29.99 and retired that December, and sealed copies have since grown in value by nearly 100 percent.
04The round and square BrickHeadz glasses debuted in this set as entirely new molds, with just one of each included in black.