Brickheadz

The Phantom Menace

Six BrickHeadz in one box, and yes, Jar Jar made the cut.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 40676 · 2024

Pieces732

Minifigsn/a

Year2024

Set number40676

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The verdict

This is the biggest BrickHeadz set LEGO has ever made, six blocky little characters lined up to mark 25 years of both the movie and LEGO Star Wars.

Darth Maul with his double-bladed saber is the one that got me, and podracing Anakin is genuinely adorable. It is a lovely lineup for anyone who grew up on this film, though the price never quite matches the fun. I would send builders after clever engineering somewhere else, but for a shelf of familiar faces it delivers exactly what it promises.

Best for: Prequel-era fans who want a whole scene of BrickHeadz on one shelf

The full review

What it is

The first thing that struck me about this set is just how much it crams onto one shelf. Six BrickHeadz, Jar Jar Binks, podracing Anakin Skywalker, Queen Amidala, Captain Panaka, Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul, each on its own little baseplate, all released to mark 25 years since The Phantom Menace hit cinemas and LEGO Star Wars first landed on shelves (both happened in 1999, which is a lovely bit of shared history). At 732 pieces this is the largest BrickHeadz set LEGO has ever produced, and lining all six up together feels genuinely like a tiny cast photo. Darth Maul is the standout for me, all sharp angles and horns with that unmistakable red double-bladed lightsaber, and podracing Anakin clutching his little hammer is the kind of detail that makes me grin.

The catch

I'll be straight with you about the value, though, because it is the thing fans kept circling back to. At the 54.99 dollar recommended price, you are paying roughly what six separate BrickHeadz would have cost you individually, so there is no real discount for buying the group. That is fine if you wanted all six anyway, but it does mean the box does not do you any favors on price. There are a couple of figure niggles too. Anakin's helmet color drew grumbles, and Queen Amidala's hair is a touch too smooth to fully sell that elaborate look from the film. And because BrickHeadz all follow a similar boxy formula, building six of them in a row can start to feel more like a routine than a fresh surprise each time.

Who it's for

So who should reach for this one? If you loved the prequel era and want a whole little ensemble staring back at you from a shelf, this is a warm, easy pleasure and a nice anniversary keepsake, especially now that it has retired and the aftermarket has settled a bit below RRP. If you live for inventive building, clever techniques or a set that fights back a little, this will feel gentle and a bit samey, and you would be happier elsewhere. It is also an accessible 10-plus build, so it makes a friendly project for a younger Star Wars fan who wants a display that actually looks like the movie's cast.

The parts story

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

Building this is calm, repetitive work in the best and most honest sense. Each BrickHeadz follows the familiar cube-headed recipe, a stud-heavy core built up in layers, then the personality added on top through printed faces, headpieces and accessories. Because there are six of them, you settle into a rhythm quickly, and by the third figure your hands more or less know the moves. It is relaxing rather than challenging, and the fun comes from watching each character's identity click into place at the very end rather than from any single tricky step along the way.

The joy here is in the small specific parts. Darth Maul carries ten separate horns and that red double-bladed saber, Anakin comes in his full podracing outfit complete with a tiny hammer, and Queen Amidala's dress uses gem elements to catch the light. Captain Panaka is a genuinely unusual pick to immortalize in brick, and a BrickHeadz Jar Jar Binks is rare enough to raise an eyebrow. As a parts pile the 732 pieces skew small and repeated, so this is less a treasure chest of new molds and more a well-chosen kit of printed and shaped elements that exist purely to make six faces instantly recognizable, which they do.

Fun facts

01With 732 pieces and six figures, this is the largest BrickHeadz set LEGO has ever released.
02It celebrates a double 25th anniversary, both The Phantom Menace and the entire LEGO Star Wars line launched in 1999.
03A BrickHeadz version of Jar Jar Binks is a genuine rarity, making this many collectors' first chance to shelve him in the style.
04Darth Maul's figure includes ten individually placed horns to match his Sith tattoos.