Review: 40668 Captain America & Red Hulk
Posted by Huw,The latest in the long line of BrickHeadz is a duo from the forthcoming Captain America: Brave New World film that premieres in February next year.
40668 Captain America & Red Hulk features the eponymous superhero and a character being played by Harrison Ford...
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40668 Captain America & Red Hulk, 202 pieces.
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Recognisable recreations of Captain America and Red Hulk
- Printed elements
- Red Hulk could have been made taller
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
This is the Captain's third appearance as a BrickHeadz, but this one is the first since Sam Wilson took on the mantle, portrayed by Anthony Mackie. Other than the red goggles, which are very effectively executed, the head and hair are pretty unremarkable, but the finely printed and attractive 2x4 tile on his chest, and the wings attached to his back, help elevate the figure out of the ordinary.
In the forthcoming film, Harrison Ford plays Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, recently elected as president of the USA, who transforms into the Red Hulk. Given the character's huge stature, it's unfortunate that the model has not been scaled appropriately, but I suppose that could break the basic anatomy of the BrickHeadz format.
Nevertheless, it has some traits that set it apart from others, such as a protruding forehead and thick, angled arms, which match 41592 The Hulk from 2017. In fact, it's pretty much a straightforward recolour of that green version, which was one of the first BrickHeadz released. It's therefore perhaps surprising that it's not been improved to leverage new parts and techniques.
The two 1x4 bricks forming his chest and abdomen are, as is always the case for decorated elements in BrickHeadz, printed.
Fans of the MCU and LEGO's blocky characters will be delighted to add them to their collection of Marvel BrickHeadz, but those not in that camp will, I suspect, find more appealing ones elsewhere in the assortment.
Question: This is the second character portrayed by Harrison Ford to be made into a BrickHeadz. Which other actors share that accolade?
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That's a really weird con about the height considering that Brickheadz keep a more or less standardized format. And 41592 that you even mention has the same size as the red Hulk.
And it's been a long time since there should were three...
Indy BrickHeadz, I'm talking to you.
Looks like the only other person who has more than one character is Chris Pratt with 3: 41606 Starlord, 41614 Owen Grady & Blue, and 41634 Emmet
Question: This is the second character portrayed by Harrison Ford to be made into a BrickHeadz. Which other actors share that accolade?
Temuera Morrison 40675 / 41629
Chris Pratt - 41606 / 41614 / 41634
Emma Watson 41616 / 41595
Johnny Depp 41593 / 41631
so no legitimate cons then
@Crasha said:
"That's a really weird con about the height considering that Brickheadz keep a more or less standardized format. And 41592 that you even mention has the same size as the red Hulk."
When viewed standalone, both green and red Hulks look fine, but when sold in a set with a human, I felt the height comparison was valld.
@bnic99 said:
"Question: This is the second character portrayed by Harrison Ford to be made into a BrickHeadz. Which other actors share that accolade?
Temuera Morrison 40675 / 41629
Chris Pratt - 41606 / 41614 / 41634
Emma Watson 41616 / 41595
Johnny Depp 41593 / 41631 "
Well done. There is one other, according to @CapnRex101 .
Shame about the grey snot bricks inside, they are really visible by the Red Hulk's arms, but also by Captain America's arms and both character's hairs. You'd think appearance should trump "ease of build" but apparently not.
@Huw said:
" @bnic99 said:
"Question: This is the second character portrayed by Harrison Ford to be made into a BrickHeadz. Which other actors share that accolade?
Temuera Morrison 40675 / 41629
Chris Pratt - 41606 / 41614 / 41634
Emma Watson 41616 / 41595
Johnny Depp 41593 / 41631 "
Well done. There is one other, according to @CapnRex101 .
"
Depends how you are defining "Character", other ones that comes to mind are Rosario Dawson as 41586 and she played Ahsoka (40539), though that is the Clone Wars version rather than the Ahsoka show version.
Same thing with Mark Hamill 41491 & 41627
And Chris Evans (40552 & 41589)
@Huw said:
" @bnic99 said:
"Question: This is the second character portrayed by Harrison Ford to be made into a BrickHeadz. Which other actors share that accolade?
Temuera Morrison 40675 / 41629
Chris Pratt - 41606 / 41614 / 41634
Emma Watson 41616 / 41595
Johnny Depp 41593 / 41631 "
Well done. There is one other, according to @CapnRex101 .
"
Is it Homer and Krusty the Clown from 41632?
And I'd question Emma Watson as Belle since the box has the animated character, not the live-action actor on it.
I should clarify that I was not really considering voice performances when Huw asked about actors with multiple BrickHeadz, so these are three of the four I had in mind:
Harrison Ford - 41498 Boba Fett & Han Solo in Carbonite and 40668 Captain America & Red Hulk
Chris Pratt - 41606 Star-Lord and 41614 Owen & Blue
Johnny Depp - 41593 Captain Jack Sparrow and 41631 Newt Scamander & Gellert Grindelwald
I would not count Emma Watson for the reason @vizzitor mentioned, that 41595 Belle is based on the animated character, according to the box.
@CapnRex101 said:
"I should clarify that I was not really considering voice performances when Huw asked about actors with multiple BrickHeadz, so these are three of the four I had in mind:
Harrison Ford - 41498 Boba Fett & Han Solo in Carbonite and 40668 Captain America & Red Hulk
Chris Pratt - 41606 Star-Lord and 41614 Owen & Blue
Johnny Depp - 41593 Captain Jack Sparrow and 41631 Newt Scamander & Gellert Grindelwald
I would not count Emma Watson for the reason @vizzitor mentioned, that 41595 Belle is based on the animated character, according to the box."
Is the last one Robert Pattinson? 40617 & 40748
@bnic99 said:
"Is the last one Robert Pattinson? 40617 & 40748"
Yes!
"...recently elected as president of the USA, who transforms into the Red Hulk."
I thought that was the Orange Hulk
;-)
@AustinPowers said:
""...recently elected as president of the USA, who transforms into the Red Hulk."
I thought that was the Orange Hulk
;-) "
hahaha, good one!
@bnic99 said:
"Question: This is the second character portrayed by Harrison Ford to be made into a BrickHeadz. Which other actors share that accolade?
Temuera Morrison 40675 / 41629
Chris Pratt - 41606 / 41614 / 41634
Emma Watson 41616 / 41595
Johnny Depp 41593 / 41631"
40495 also includes a Hermione Brickhead, so that's a three for Emma Watson! Unless we're only counting one example of the character, of course.
Sam Worthington has got to be a shout for Jake Sully and his Avatar.
@WolfpackBricksStudios said:
"40495 also includes a Hermione Brickhead, so that's a three for Emma Watson! Unless we're only counting one example of the character, of course."
We are.
I usually don't say this about Brickheadz, but these two look quite good!
I wouldn't count an animated version of a character, even if the actor did the voice work, for the simple reason that the animated character typically isn't the actor's actual body or even a facsimile thereof. Chris Pratt voiced Emmet, but Emmet is *not* modeled on Chris Pratt (he's a standard generic Lego construction figure, with a cowlick).
Any cinematic Huk poses an interesting question since they're CG animation, but not-irregularly modeled on the actor if they were beefed up. If Red Hulk is actually modeled on Harrison Ford, then maybe it counts. If it's just a generic monster, then no. (Vin Diesel is not the model for Groot.)
@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"I wouldn't count an animated version of a character, even if the actor did the voice work, for the simple reason that the animated character typically isn't the actor's actual body or even a facsimile thereof. Chris Pratt voiced Emmet, but Emmet is *not* modeled on Chris Pratt (he's a standard generic Lego construction figure, with a cowlick).
Any cinematic Huk poses an interesting question since they're CG animation, but not-irregularly modeled on the actor if they were beefed up. If Red Hulk is actually modeled on Harrison Ford, then maybe it counts. If it's just a generic monster, then no. (Vin Diesel is not the model for Groot.)"
Green Hulk was clearly modeled on Ruffalo so I assume they’ll do similar with Red.
Not for me but I really like how they did Sam's glasses/visor.
So the Nexo Knights theme got their first Brickheadz , 6 years after it ended and 8 years after the lava monster season.
“The two 1x4 bricks forming his chest and abdomen are, as is always the case for decorated elements in BrickHeadz, printed.”
_Almost_ always. There are a tiny handful of BH sets that use stickers.
@bnic99:
I’d count Morrison for any Jango Fett they might produce, but not for Boba Fett. That was Jeremy Bulloch in the costume, and providing the original voice. And Belle is not based on the live action film, or even the original animated film, but the general Disney Princess IP. I’m not sure if anyone should get credit for that one. Where things get really messy with voice roles, however, is the Minions. Do all of the different Minions count as one character, or individually? Because there are four who got Brickheadz (Kevin, Stuart, Bob, & Otto), and Pierre Coffin voiced all four of them.
@WolfpackBricksStudios said:
"40495 also includes a Hermione Brickhead, so that's a three for Emma Watson! Unless we're only counting one example of the character, of course."
The rules are pretty simple, so people are always getting them wrong. It’s the same as with minifigs. First, there are two basic classes, being live action only, and live plus animated (this gets _REAL_ messy for minifigs, due to the prolific nature of a handful of voice actors like Dee Bradley Baker or Mel Blanc). Only one instance per character is counted (precisely how this works for Temuera Morrison and Clonetroopers, and again with Pierre Coffin and all the Minions probably needs to be addressed at some point). And just because an actor played a version of some character doesn’t automatically mean every instance of that character counts for their performance. If they did it in one film, it has to be clearly tied to that specific film to count. Just because Samuel L. Jackson played a version of a character that was originally white doesn’t mean he gets credit for every instance of that character that happens to be black. There is at least one animated series and at least one print continuity where Nick Fury looks like Jackson, but he didn’t provide any performaces for those versions. Only when a Nick Fury minifig came in an MCU-branded set did he finally get credit for the character (and we no longer had to repeatedly explain why the first Fury minifig did not).
Now if you flip things around and instead talk about which _characters_ have the most minifigs, sky’s the limit, and Batman wins. Looks like he wins for Brickheadz, too, being the first to hit double digits (1 & 245-251 in 40748/40726, plus 41491 and 41610 makes ten, while 41585 is now duplicated in the 8-in-1 set).
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Have we got a release date for this set? I quite enjoy Brickheadz and this will look great next to my new Iron Spider Brickheadz as well.
First thing that stood out to me was the simple yet excellent technique for Sam's goggles!
I also have no problem with the scale of Red Hulk since Brickheadz proportions have always been wacky
@Torrent_Studios said:
"Have we got a release date for this set? I quite enjoy Brickheadz and this will look great next to my new Iron Spider Brickheadz as well.
First thing that stood out to me was the simple yet excellent technique for Sam's goggles!
I also have no problem with the scale of Red Hulk since Brickheadz proportions have always been wacky"
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