Brickheadz

Shrek, Donkey & Gingy Figures

Ogre, donkey, and a talking cookie, and somehow the cookie is the one that trips up.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 40923 · 2026

Pieces259

Minifigsn/a

Year2026

Set number40923

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The verdict

I sat down expecting a quick, cute build and got exactly that for two thirds of the set, Shrek is genuinely lovely with his wine glass ears and a printed Beware Ogre sign that made me grin, and Donkey's buck teeth are the kind of small detail that makes a BrickHeadz set worth owning.

Gingy is where I paused, he is built noticeably bigger than his onscreen scale, and next to the other two he reads a little oversized and a little generic rather than instantly recognizable. This is a must have if you collect BrickHeadz or love Shrek, but I would not buy it purely for Gingy. Two out of three characters landing this well, at this price, is still a good outcome in my book.

Best for: BrickHeadz collectors and Shrek fans who want the first-ever LEGO nod to the swamp on a shelf

The full review

What it is

I will admit I went into this one for Shrek and Shrek alone, and he did not let me down. Whoever picked wine glass pieces for his ears deserves a raise, it is one of those parts-swap moments that makes BrickHeadz so much fun to build, and the printed Beware Ogre tile he holds is sharp enough that I kept turning it in the light to look at it properly. Donkey won me over just as fast. His buck teeth stick out at exactly the right goofy angle and his ears have this slightly wonky lean that somehow captures his whole personality in a two inch figure.

The catch

Then I got to Gingy, and this is the part I have to be honest about. He is scaled up bigger than he should be next to Shrek and Donkey, and the printed mouth piece is a nice touch, but the overall silhouette does not read as Gingy the way it should. It is not a bad build, it is just the one that made me pause instead of grin, right after two figures that had me grinning. For $24.99 across three figures the value is fine, this was never going to be a marathon build, but if you are coming purely for a great gingerbread man figure I would set your expectations lower.

Who it's for

Get this if you collect BrickHeadz, if you love Shrek, or if you want an easy, inexpensive companion piece to sit next to LEGO's bigger Shrek sets. Skip it if Gingy is the only reason you are buying, because he is the weakest link in an otherwise charming trio.

The parts story

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

This is a fast, cheerful build split across three short stages, Shrek first with his body, legs, then head and sign, followed by Donkey and Gingy who both use smaller, non-standard BrickHeadz body proportions instead of the usual block torso. It is a nice change of pace to see the format flexed like that, even if it means the two smaller figures feel like a slightly different animal from classic BrickHeadz.

The wine glass pieces doing double duty as Shrek's ears are the cleverest reuse in the set, and his printed Beware Ogre sign is genuinely nice enough to display on its own. Gingy's printed mouth tile is another highlight up close, brown and white pieces built up into his cookie body work well in isolation, it is only the overall scale next to his castmates that undersells him. This is BrickHeadz number 319 through 321 in the series, and part for part it is a solid, characterful trio even with Gingy's stumble.

Fun facts

01This is the first time LEGO has ever produced official Shrek sets, released alongside the larger 72423 Shrek, Donkey & Puss in Boots BrickHeadz set in 2026
02Shrek, Donkey, and Gingy are BrickHeadz figures numbered 319, 320, and 321 in the collectible series
03Shrek stands about 8 cm tall, Donkey about 7 cm, and Gingy about 5 cm, once built and stood side by side
04The set launched June 1, 2026 at $24.99 / £19.99 / EUR 24.99 and is projected by BrickEconomy to retire sometime in 2027