The Brickheadz Thanksgiving Turkey is a lovely little set, a great example of how something simple can be excellent.

The construction of the Turkey is extremely simple - the most intricate being the two red elements. But in its simplicity lies its strength, IMHO. It is simply lovely, all essential elements are included.The setting of the bird in a patch with pumpkin (a minifigure head) and carrots, completes the scene. Somehow the bird IMHO looks a bit sad, is it knows what its Thanksgiving fate will be.

An excellent little set, well worth its price.

INTRO

Being a turkey in the shape of a man, which is shaped like a brickhead, amazingly it's quite cohesive.

BUILD

When built, there is a stand and the actual man-turkey figure.

The stand is a small chunk of a farm or festival ground, containing many little plants. These include carrots and a pumpkin, making effective use of a few parts to set a wider scene. In the middle is a black plate stand, with a print denoting this as a “seasonal” collectible. The figure attaches via 2 studs, but can also stand by itself without falling.

Man-turkey is assembled simply and vertically for the most part, with the center column being a 4x4 with various things attached via the 1x2x2 sideways bricks. The “torso” of the turkey is sat on top of chunky legs, which use the 3x3 cross plates as the claws for the feet.

At the rear is a hinge which holds the tail-fan assembly, with “wings” that are attached sideways and are given clips to hold items (even though its a turkey with no fingers, but whatever). The wattle is made of staggered red curves which give very effective colour contrast, with the beak in bright orange completing the turkey look.

The head is made up of 3 sides which are rounded, with the “face” being smooth and flat, with the crown being open studs with some cheeseslopes to show the saggy skin of a turkey.

The result is a build with a small range of SNOT to attach surfaces sideways, each of which being done in such that it is very solid.

CRITICISMS

For what this is, it works completely and effectively, with no element that is fragile or out of place.

SUMMARY

This thing is some kind of weird abomination, being a turkey in the shape of a man in the shape of some cubes, and that's why it's great. The design is somewhat endearing, with it being like a physical caricature, which helps to form it into a final product. Its semi-simple build works for something like this that is competing with things such as Funko-pop things, being straightforward enough for figure collectors, with enough going on to allow for a short and lightly varied building experience. The oddness is what was attractive as a set to get, man-turkey feeling like some kind of horror character from the pits of the internet.

Its a good model, an okay lego set.