Brickheadz

Harry, Hermione, Ron & Hagrid

Four Hogwarts favorites shrunk down, with Hagrid finally towering the way he should.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 40495 · 2021

Pieces466

Minifigsn/a

Year2021

Set number40495

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The verdict

The scale is what makes this set work.

Harry, Ron and Hermione are built on the smaller buddy frame instead of the usual boxy Brickheadz standard, so when Hagrid stands next to them he actually looks like Hagrid, a giant among children. That single design choice sold me on the group before I'd even snapped a brick together. It is not a thrilling build and it will not wow you with rare pieces, but as a display piece for a Harry Potter shelf it earns its spot.

Best for: Harry Potter fans who want a display piece more than a build

The full review

What it is

This set gathers Harry, Ron, Hermione and Hagrid into one Brickheadz box, and the detail that actually got my attention is that the three students are not built to the usual squat 4x4 Brickheadz standard. LEGO shrank them down to a smaller 3x3 buddy scale specifically so they would look right standing next to Hagrid. It sounds like a small thing until you have it on your desk. Suddenly Hagrid looms the way he is supposed to, and the three kids look properly like kids next to him. That is good design thinking from a team that could have phoned it in.

The catch

I will be honest about the build itself, it is quick. Brickheadz sets are never meant to be engineering puzzles, but this one is on the simpler end even for the theme, so if you are hoping for an evening of satisfying construction, you will be done before your tea gets cold. Harry's face is the other sticking point people bring up again and again, his glasses are two oversized round black tiles that give him a wide-eyed cartoon look some builders love and others find a bit much, one reviewer joked he looks like he wandered in from a different cartoon entirely.

Who it's for

If you collect Brickheadz or you love the Harry Potter series and want these four on a shelf together, this earns its place, especially for the improved Hagrid figure alone. If you are picking this up hoping for a meaty build or a haul of exciting new parts, save your money for a bigger set in the theme.

What works

The scale trick of building the trio smaller than Hagrid actually sells the height difference for the first time in this sub-theme
Hagrid is widely considered the best version of the character LEGO has done in Brickheadz form, softer hair, better proportions, wand tucked into his umbrella handle
Four characters and 466 pieces for the price puts a lot of little collectibles on one shelf

Worth knowing

The build itself is fast and simple, this is not a set for people who want an absorbing construction session
Harry's oversized round glasses read as cartoonish to some builders, more Halloween costume than movie accurate
If you are not already invested in Brickheadz or Harry Potter, the parts selection alone will not convert you

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The parts story

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

Building this one moves fast. Hagrid goes together first and is clearly the star of the set, standing over three inches tall against the students' roughly one inch frames, with smoother hair sculpting than his earlier 2020 buddy-pack appearance and his wand hidden cleverly in the handle of his pink umbrella. The three students snap together in short order after that, each one simple enough that you could hand pieces to a kid and let them build Ron or Hermione solo.

The standout piece for parts collectors is the tie print on a wider 1x3 Medium Stone Grey brick, an upgrade from the narrower printed brick used on earlier school uniform Brickheadz. Harry's giant 2x2 round black tile eyes behind his glasses are the other piece New Elementary called out as having potential well beyond this set, ideal for anyone building cartoonish custom faces. At 466 pieces across four figures, it is a reasonable haul of small useful parts for the retail price, even if none of them are true rarities.

Fun facts

01The three Hogwarts students in this set were deliberately built on a smaller 3x3 buddy scale rather than the standard 4x4 Brickheadz frame, purely so Hagrid would tower over them the way he does on screen
02This is considered the best Brickheadz version of Hagrid to date, improving on his 2020 appearance in the Hagrid and Buckbeak buddy set with smoother hair and better proportions
03Hagrid's wand is molded into the handle of his pink umbrella, a small nod to the books and films where he keeps it hidden there after being expelled
04The set released June 1, 2021 at 24.99 dollars and had retired by 2022, with sealed sets now trading around 35 dollars on the secondary market