What’s remarkable - and very disappointing for LEGO builders who can’t afford the exorbitant secondary-market price - is just how many printed parts add detail to Boba Fett, with six unique printed pieces not available in any other set. The 40-page instruction booklet spans just 42 steps, with very few sub-assemblies and many steps only adding three or four parts. There isn’t much in the way of new techniques with Boba Fett, who follows the pattern of every previous BrickHeadz character. The buildĪll BrickHeadz sets are built on the same basic building plan, with a small body built studs-up, stumpy legs and arms, and a large head built studs-out with a pink 2×2 brick for a “brain.” I also suspect that the two parts bags were hand-packed, adding to the feeling of a “small batch” or even “artisanal” set akin to Chris McVeigh’s custom kits. Overall, it’s clear that the intention is for the box to serve as long-term storage for the set’s contents. The instructions themselves use glossy paper that’s a bit thicker than regular instruction booklets.
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While the instructions reference numbered bags (#1 for Boba Fett and #2 for Han Solo in carbonite), the actual bags are resealable bags with small stickers that have a quality control code and a 7-digit number that indicates which comes first - it’s also fairly obvious from the sand green, brown, and dark red pieces in the first bag and all the light gray in the second bag. The top and sides of the box show top and side views of the completed BrickHeadz, while the back of the box shows alternate views of the characters.Įach BrickHeadz character comes in its own bag of parts, with a separate mini-booklet of instructions. The top and bottom halves of the box are sealed with a piece of LEGO BrickHeadz tape, while the two halves of the box are made from a premium heavy-duty cardboard that’s even thicker than the boxes for LEGO Ideas and Architecture sets (the two other themes that are marketed beyond the core ages 5-12 and AFOL demographics). Unlike any other LEGO sets we’ve built, the box for Boba and Han slides open vertically. This review, in addition to providing a vicarious build experience for those not privileged enough to attend NYCC or able to purchase the set on the secondary market, will discuss LEGO’s business practice of releasing limited-run products in ways that prevent most actual builders and LEGO fans from ever getting their hands on the set. We reviewed Detention Block Rescue (the set LEGO sold at Star Wars Celebration earlier this year), and we recently purchased the New York Comic-Con exclusive 41498 Boba Fett & Han Solo in Carbonite BrickHeadz on eBay for $105 so we could bring our readers another review of a set you may not be able to get yourselves.Ĥ1498 Boba Fett & Han Solo in Carbonite includes 329 pieces, and while it was sold at the event for an already inflated $40, its original price during NYCC frankly doesn’t matter - it’s currently available ranging from $110 to $300 for Buy It Now listings on eBay and $112 to $145 for marketplace listings. Invariably, the sets reflect highly collectable subject matter like Star Wars and Marvel super heroes. Over the last few years, LEGO has released a number of limited-run sets and sold them at non-LEGO events like San Diego Comic-Con.
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