Disney

Kevin & Dug

Two of Pixar's most lovable oddballs, built entirely from color and shape.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 43290 · 2026

Pieces628

Minifigsn/a

Year2026

Set number43290

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The verdict

Kevin is the reason to own this.

Her plumage is a riot of blues, greens, oranges and purples pulled off with almost no printed parts, and that alone makes her one of the most expressive character builds I have handled in ages. Dug is sweeter than he is exciting, so if you came for two showstoppers you will find one star and one loyal sidekick. For an Up fan or anyone who loves color theory in brick form, though, this is an easy yes.

Best for: Up fans and color lovers who want an expressive display piece over a technical challenge

The full review

What it is

Kevin is what got me. She is the giant tropical bird from Up, the one Russell names before anyone realizes she is a she, and LEGO has rendered her feathers in a full spectrum of blues, greens, oranges, purples and yellows without leaning on a single big printed panel. That is the whole trick of this set. Instead of stamping personality onto flat pieces, the designers ask you to build it out of proportion, color blocking and negative space, and when Kevin finally stands up on her stand with the leaves fanning around her, she looks properly alive. Dug the golden retriever sits beside her with his cone of shame, his special collar, and that hopeful dog face, and together they capture the film's odd little friendship really well.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the value and the balance. At $59.99 for 628 pieces you are paying a licensing premium, and the count alone does not scream bargain. There is also a real gap between the two characters. Kevin is a joy to build, all clever angles and surprising color, while Dug leans on standard elements in unusual shades and his articulation is modest, a movable head and tail and not much more. Some builders on Rebrickable came away a little underwhelmed by his half, and I understand why. He is charming to look at but the building itself is closer to comfortable than thrilling.

Who it's for

Get this if you love Up, if you love color, or if you want a display pair that reads instantly from across a room. Younger builders do well with it too, since the instructions are gentle and Dug in particular is approachable enough for a confident six-year-old with the Builder app. Skip it if you were hoping for minifigures or a dense technical puzzle, because this is a sculpture set at heart, and the reward is in how expressive the finished models are rather than in how hard they fought you.

The parts story

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

The build is deliberately unhurried. You assemble Dug's head and body almost completely before Kevin's frame even begins, which creates a nice two-part rhythm where you finish one character, set him down, and then pour your attention into the other. Dug goes together quickly and simply. Kevin is where the real interest lives, a slow accumulation of angled feather sections that only make sense once the whole tail and neck come together. Nothing here is difficult, but Kevin rewards patience in a way Dug does not.

The palette is the standout. This set carries 29 colors and 226 unique part-and-color combinations, with Kevin built almost entirely from original molds in the tan and olive range and her plumage pulled from rare shades you rarely get in bulk. Dug relies more on standard elements dressed up in unusual colors, which quietly solves the problem of shaping a dog without special printed parts. There are no printed feathers or eyes doing the heavy lifting, so almost everything in the box is a genuinely useful piece for your own collection later, plus 32 spares to tuck away.

Fun facts

01This is the first time Kevin the bird and Dug the dog have appeared as brick-built animal characters in a LEGO Disney and Pixar set.
02In the film Up, the boy Russell names the bird Kevin before anyone notices she is actually female and caring for chicks.
03Dug's cone of shame, which comes off in this set, is a direct nod to his line in the movie after the other dogs punish him.
04The set includes a red balloon and a spot for the My Adventure Book on the stand, small callbacks to Carl and Ellie's story.