Over the last few months our collection of Star Wars Lego Brickheadz has steadily expanded. My wife picked up two of the latest releases from the line - 41627 Yoda and Luke Skywalker and 41629 Boba Fett - when we were back in Houston, and added 41628 Princess Leia shortly after we moved to Sydney.
The Yoda and Luke is the first two-pack we've picked up, and it's a great way of being able to introduce smaller characters that might not otherwise merit a full set to themselves. Despite his diminutive size, Yoda is admirably well-designed, and makes a great complement to the heavily-detailed Luke (I mean, just look at that hair!)
The hair sculpting is also the best part of Leia, who - while being an otherwise simple build - nevertheless makes a welcome addition to this line.
But all three of those figures pale in comparison to the Boba Fett - who, at 161 pieces - comes in at nearly twice the brick count of many other characters in this line. And it's easy to see where they all go. Boba's detailing is second-to-none, with every familiar facet of his armour carefully executed through the most novel uses of Lego bricks. His appearance is further enhanced by a staggering number of uniquely printed parts.
But all three of those figures pale in comparison to the Boba Fett - who, at 161 pieces - comes in at nearly twice the brick count of many other characters in this line. And it's easy to see where they all go. Boba's detailing is second-to-none, with every familiar facet of his armour carefully executed through the most novel uses of Lego bricks. His appearance is further enhanced by a staggering number of uniquely printed parts.
This quartet will go especially well with the Darth Vader and Stormtrooper we picked up earlier last year. There's no word yet of any future Star Wars Brickheadz release, but here's hoping we'll see plenty more characters represented in this great little line.
