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INTRODUCTION Since 2017 Brickheadz have been gracing (or cluttering) the shelves of toy stores. The Brickheadz line has covered numerous IPs, generic individuals, and animals. I've picked up a few Brickheadz myself over the years. It's certainly not my favorite Lego line, but when I heard there was going to be a Stranger Things set I got a little excited. I love The Upside Down set as both a Lego set and a representation of the Stranger Things show. So does the Brickheadz Stranger Things set live up to expectations? Let's find out. SET INFORMATION Number: 40549 Title: Eleven & Demogorgon Theme: Brickheadz/Stranger Things Released: 2022 Part Count: 192 Set Price (RRP): 17.99 EUR / 19.99 GBP / 19.99 USD Price per Part: 9.4p / 10.4c / 10.4c Links: Brickset, Bricklink THE BOX The box shows off some ominous looking trees in the background, the regular set info, and the Stranger Things logo. I find it interesting that while the Demogorgon is labeled as the 156th Brickheadz and Eleven is named as the 157th their positions are reversed on the box. The back of the box is pretty typical. CONTENTS OF THE BOX Inside you'll find 4 numbered bags and 2 booklets. Once again the order is reversed for the characters. Bags for Eleven are labeled with a #1. THE BUILD The building process is going to be very familiar for anyone who's built a Brickheadz before. Though the Demogorgon has a few neat techniques. Below you can see how the plate w/rail was used to offset the gap created to get the ladder pieces flush with the rest of the Demogorgon's front. There is one small mistake in the instructions. The ladders are shown to have recessed studs but in reality have normal studs. FINISHED PRODUCT Here you can see what Eleven looks like compared to her minifigure counterpart. With all the new flesh colored parts being produced I wonder why Lego didn't use some for Eleven. Traditionally Brickheadz have used tan for lighter skinned characters, so its use here is keeping with tradition. But I expect they will start using flesh bricks soon for future characters. I appreciate the choice of short, brown hair for Eleven on the Brickheadz. The blonde wig that was included in The Upside Down set didn't quite work for me. So I'm glad they made this choice instead, even if it means a simpler build. The Demogorgon Brickheadz makes fantastic use of printed shield tiles to create the face. Dual plate w/clips represents claws on each arm. Though in comparison to the claw pieces on the minifigure version this choice seems lacking. These Brickheadz look best when viewed at an angle. Viewed face-on Eleven's ears look huge and the Demogorgon's proportions look odd. The view from the back is nothing special. OVERALL If you're in the habit of buying Brickheadz already I imagine you'll pick these up too. If you're a fan of Stranger Things these make nice display pieces. I personally prefer to display the minifigures and will be parting this set out. But for $20 it's a decent Brickheadz set and I would recommend it. SCORE How do I rate this set? DESIGN 9 I'm grading this part on a Brickheadz curve. For this style of set I think it's designed well. BUILDING EXPERIENCE 5 There's not much to experience here. A few cool techniques on the Demogorgon, but nothing astounding. FEATURES 3 Brickheadz don't come with features. I'm going a few points since you can display them. PLAYABILITY 3 Brickheadz are also not designed to be played with. They are meant to be displayed. PARTS 8 This set is a decent parts pack. You get some nice earth toned plates and tiles. The printed tiles on the Demogorgon are really nice. And of course there are a lot of SNOT bricks. VALUE FOR MONEY 9 Coming in right at the magical 10c/piece ratio this set is a good value. FINAL SCORE: 6 The low score is due to the nature of Brickheadz sets. If you're okay with those limitations then I'd recommend buying the set! This set was provided for review purposes to Eurobricks by The LEGO Group. The opinions presented in this review are my own and do not reflect those of The LEGO Group.

It's this piece.

Nice job with the jumper plates to create a little offset with the windows.

I also really like the magenta highlights. Though I think your photo is a little over-exposed.

Looks very Venetian, which fits with Naboo well.

So many great details! Love the use of the minifigure posing piece in LBG all over the build. I like the pipes at the top, but wonder if they could benefit from some d.red tubes to break up the bland color. It comes in this Friends set.

Nostalgia for the win!

Having the background blurred adds a lot to the atmosphere of this build. Nice work!

Thaum, this is fantastic! Great job getting the round shape.

@Brikkyy13 @BrickBob Studpants I respect both your opinions on the topic of the Slave I name issue. Both opinions are allowed to be voiced on this forum, though perhaps better suited to one of the other SW topics linked in my signature. Thank you all for keeping the conversation civil so far. Please continue to do so.

Still not much there in the way of new parts this morning. Guess I'll have to keep checking throughout the month.

Congratulations everyone!

Love how this turned out!

*Your entry has earned 19 XP* Mick's Story: It was a time of turmoil in the galaxy. The Triumvirate had been driving back. But cut off one limb of the Zilo beast and three more seemed to spring up in its place. To combat the growing threat to the galaxy, and Corellians specifically, CorSec has grown. Partnering with the New Republic and its allies, CorSec is hard at work investigating threats, arresting bad-guys, and keeping the peace. It's never a dull moment at headquarters. Law breakers are processed. Allies are consulted. Data is constantly analyzed for pertinent information. And people are always on the move.

CorSec will be using it's LTC to place 40 IP on Commenor N10, 10 IP on Nubia M11, and 10 IP on Bellassa M11

For those interested, the Chinese New Year sets (80108 and 80109) have their parts listed on B&P. All the new parts are showing as out-of-stock. The part I'm most excited for is the brown hotdog so I can get better angles on my trees. But it's listed at $.16 a piece!

As a general reminder we ask that everyone wait 2 weeks after an episode drops before talking publicly about the show. That allows everyone a chance to watch it without having things spoiled here on EB. Also, the place to talk about the show is this thread.

Thank you for keeping comments about BoBF in spoilers. As a general reminder we ask that everyone wait 2 weeks after an episode drops before talking publicly about the show. That allows everyone a chance to watch it without having things spoiled here on EB. Also, the place to talk about the show is this thread.

I just checked, and it's not available for me either! I know I've bought it before. But now I can't even find the piece. Another one of those cases where Lego removes a piece for no apparent reason.

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Fantastic shaping on the mech! And your base adds just the right amount of detail without detracting from the main model.

I always plan on 4 weeks for a B&P order. Sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised. But it's pretty normal for it to take up to a month.

Nice take on CorSec! Not sold on that droid, but I love the use of the Geonosian torso for the Twi'lek.

I'm going to be a little nit-picky and say I'm not sold on the armor for your droid in the first batch. I think the Hero Factory armor would work better.