Disney

Heihei

The world's dumbest rooster, rebuilt in brick and somehow even funnier for it.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 43272 · 2025

Pieces566

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Year2025

Set number43272

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The verdict

This is the daft, pop-eyed chicken from Moana done as a 27cm brick sculpture, and the goofy expression is what got me.

It captures Heihei's blank, panicked stare so well that I laughed out loud when the head clicked together. It is a quick, colourful, cheerful build that lands as a proper desk ornament, though the tiny character and the wobbly head connection keep it from being essential. If Moana runs in your house, it is an easy yes.

Best for: Moana fans who want a cheerful, funny display piece rather than a big engineering project

The full review

What it is

I have a soft spot for the sets that make me grin before I have even finished them, and Heihei did exactly that. This is the accident-prone rooster from Moana rebuilt as a 566-piece brick sculpture standing 27cm tall on a little pedestal dressed with Motunui flowers and greenery. The whole thing leans hard into the character's cartoon energy, oversized bulbous eyes made from angled dishes, a straggly wattle, and that permanently baffled look. The moment the head came together and stared back at me with its blank panic, I was sold. It is not trying to be a serious animal model. It is trying to make you laugh, and it works.

The catch

I will be honest about where it falls short, because it does have real caveats. The build is fast, roughly half an hour, so if you sit down expecting an evening of clever technique you will finish before you have really settled in. The head connects to the neck by a single small bar, which means it wobbles a bit like a bobblehead, and more than one builder has worried it could pop off if knocked. The neck itself runs through five different shades between yellow and red, and even with the handy colour key LEGO includes at that stage, it is genuinely easy to grab the wrong orange. And at 34.99 pounds or 39.99 dollars, plenty of people felt the character alone did not quite justify the sticker, hoping shops would nudge it toward 25 or 30 pounds.

Who it's for

So who should get it? If you love Moana, or you just want a bright, funny little creature perched on your desk that does not take over the whole shelf, this is a lovely pick and the price-per-piece is actually kind on the wallet for a licensed set. If you live for engineering puzzles and hours of fiddly technique, or you have no attachment to the film, you will probably find it slight and be happier spending your money on something meatier. It knows exactly what it is, and it commits to the joke completely.

The parts story

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

Building Heihei is a relaxed, breezy session rather than a challenge. The body goes together quickly, the wings clip on with Mixels ball joints so they stay poseable, and the three-pronged tail can be fluffed out in a few different configurations, which is a nice touch for photos. The colour work is the fiddliest part: that yellow-to-red neck gradient is lovely when finished but needs attention, and a small key at the head stage helps you tell the similar tones apart. It is the kind of build you can do with a cup of tea and no stress.

For parts fans there are a few real treats. There is a brand new 1x1 curved slope used, perfectly, for Heihei's tiny beak, and a transparent head shell hiding that pink 1x1 stud brain inside. The colour recolours are where it gets interesting: the 3x3x2 rocket cone appears in Dark Azure for the first time since 2018's Friendship Box, and there are recoloured 1x3 rounded plates in orange used for the feet. Across 566 parts you get 177 unique elements in 28 colours, with roughly a dozen recolours in the mix, so it is a surprisingly useful pile of rare colours for MOC builders.

Fun facts

01Heihei stands 27cm tall on a custom pedestal decorated with Motunui-style flowers and plant life, making him a genuine desk-sized display piece.
02The 3x3x2 rocket cone element appears here in Dark Azure for the first time since 2018's 41346 Friendship Box.
03With only one new print in the whole set, the price-per-piece works out to around 7.1 cents, unusually low for a licensed Disney model.
04His transparent head hides a single pink 1x1 stud standing in for Heihei's pea-sized brain, a joke straight out of the films.