Disney

Lotso

A huggable pink teddy who can flip from adorable to menacing with two little pieces.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 43306 · 2026

Pieces570

Minifigsn/a

Year2026

Set number43306

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The verdict

I went in expecting to shrug at a pink teddy bear from a movie that came out in 2010, and Lotso completely won me over by the time he was standing on my desk.

The trick is the face: nudge two pieces and he swings from genuinely cuddly to quietly sinister, which is the whole point of the character. He is small (16 cm) and he is very pink, so this one is really for people who love Toy Story 3 or hoard rare colours for their own builds. If you want a big statement piece, look elsewhere.

Best for: Toy Story 3 fans and pink-parts hoarders who want a characterful desk build

The full review

What it is

Lotso is a 570-piece buildable version of the strawberry-scented teddy bear who runs Sunnyside Daycare like a tiny prison warden in Toy Story 3. He stands about 16 cm tall, all rounded dark pink curves with tan patches for his worn fur, and he comes with his little walking stick. What got me is how huggable he looks in plastic. The designers leaned hard on curved slopes and tiles so there are almost no straight lines on him, and the shape genuinely reads as soft. Then you find the face trick: shift the eyebrow and eyeball pieces and he flips from adorable to faintly threatening in a second. That one feature is what carries the whole model, and it captures the character better than I expected from such a compact build.

The catch

I have to be honest about the size and price. At 16 cm and $39.99 this is a decorative desk piece, not a display centrepiece, and if you are used to big buildable characters he will feel small in the hand. The eyes are the other sticking point. Those 2x2 eye tiles sit a touch large and close together, so up close he looks more cartoon than movie-accurate, and the happy expression is honestly the better way to show him off. There is also the plain oddness of LEGO building a whole set around the villain of a film that came out sixteen years ago. None of this is a dealbreaker, but it does mean Lotso is a specific taste rather than an easy yes for everyone.

Who it's for

Get this if you love Toy Story 3 and want that specific bear on your shelf, or if you build your own creations and cannot resist a box overflowing with fresh pink parts. The clever convertible pose, where you pop off the legs and remove two belly panels to seat him, is a lovely touch for display. Skip it if you want scale and presence for your forty dollars, or if a pink teddy bear just is not your thing. This is a charming, characterful little model that punches above its size, as long as you know you are buying personality and parts rather than sheer bulk.

The parts story

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

The build itself is a genuinely pleasant couple of hours. It alternates between laying down a solid internal skeleton and then dressing that frame with layer after layer of curved panels, so it never gets monotonous the way a big single-technique model can. Younger builders will find it rewarding without being lost, and there are enough thoughtful adult touches (a turntable for the head, ball joints at the shoulders and wrists, neat clip work) to keep experienced hands interested. It is accessible without ever feeling simplistic, and the character slowly appearing under your fingers keeps you moving.

For parts people this is the real draw. Lotso is basically a bag of dark pink, and a good chunk of those elements are either brand new in the colour or genuinely rare, which makes the set a quiet goldmine for anyone building pink creations. My favourite detail is the tiny printed 1x1 round tile with a strawberry on it, a nod to the fact that Lotso smells of strawberries in the film. Add the tan fur elements for contrast and the small printed pieces for his face, and the part-count value tilts heavily toward the colour palette rather than raw brick quantity. If you value interesting elements over piece totals, he earns his price.

Fun facts

01In Toy Story 3 Lotso is scented with strawberries, and the set honours that with a printed 1x1 round tile showing a little strawberry.
02By moving just two pieces (the eyebrows and eyeballs) you can switch Lotso between an adorable expression and his villainous glare.
03He converts between standing and sitting: you pop off the legs and remove two curved belly panels to reveal hidden connection points for the seated pose.
04Lotso arrived as part of LEGO's May 2026 Toy Story wave alongside Slinky Dog bookends, a buildable Alien, and Bullseye's horse ranch.