Mickey and Minnie buildable characters unveiled
Posted by Huw,
Here's something unexpected and different: Large-scale, buildable Disney characters!
43179 Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Buildable Characters, 1739 pieces
US $179.99 – CA $229.99 – DE €179.99 – UK £169.99 – FR €179.99 – DK 1399DKK
Available from 1st August at LEGO.com
Iconic Disney characters become a unique display piece!
If you’re a Disney fan and love their original cartoons, this is the perfect fit! LEGO | Disney Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Buildable Characters (43179) gives you a chance to focus your mind and use your hands to create a truly display-worthy item.
Based on Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks’ iconic characters, these figures feature Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in dynamic poses, with several buildable accessories including a guitar, vintage camera, tripod and a photo album with photos of their adventures. Mickey stands 14 in. (36cm) high and Minnie stands 13 in. (35cm) high.
Take time for you, focus on an enjoyable creative challenge and make these 2 stunning, large-scale, buildable figures to display in your home or office. Part of a collection of inspiring LEGO building sets for adults interested in pop culture, art, architecture and design, they make an excellent gift for yourself or a Disney fan in your life looking for their next project.
- Give yourself or a DIY lover in your life a creative experience with this LEGO | Disney Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Buildable Characters (43179) set. Makes a unique display and conversation piece.
- Clear your mind while building 2 large-scale, detailed figures and accessories to create and display. This set lets you experience a satisfying, hands-on build as you recharge.
- Once built, these iconic characters look great on display in a home or office. You can keep them together or set up a unique scene with each figure and the included accessories.
- Share your love of Disney’s Mickey Mouse and enjoy this set with all its details and accessories. The engrossing build and retro look of the figures also makes this a great gift for yourself or any Disney fan you know.
- Detailed, large-scale figures, with the largest model standing over 14 in. (36 cm) tall, 7.5 in. (19 cm) wide and 6.5 in. (16.5 cm) deep. This stunning set contains 1,739 pieces and can be displayed in a special place in your home.
Step back in time and get hands-on with the original animated stars of the silver screen, as Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse are brought to life in buildable LEGO brick form. With this brand-new construction set, fans can re-live fond memories and immerse themselves in the magical world of LEGO|Disney , as they build their own versions of the world-famous couple.
Based on Disney’s iconic characters, the large-scale LEGO|Disney Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Buildable Characters are full to the brim with nostalgic and stylish details. Perfect for Disney fans looking to re-create the magic again and again, these dynamically posed models not only come dressed in their instantly recognisable original outfits, they also come equipped with a series of unique buildable accessories to pose with, including a retro camera, a guitar and a photo album complete with pictures of the iconic duo’s adventures from years gone by – creating endless possibilities when it comes to displaying the beloved couple.
Helping to bring some nostalgic movie magic into any home or office, each figure in the new set also stands on a base that resembles an old-time film reel, complete with the original character signatures. With Mickey Mouse standing tall at 14 in. (36cm) high and Minnie Mouse at 13 in. (35cm), the pair make a perfect addition to any Disney fan’s LEGO|Disney collection or as a stand-alone display.
As well as making an impressive display piece, the 1,739-piece set is a mini feat of LEGO brick engineering, with LEGO designer Ollie Gregory focused on doing these classic stars of the big screen justice.
Ollie commented: “We always look to design things that people would like to put on their shelf, including my own, which is why we went for the ‘classic’ Mickey Mouse design with the iconic silhouette and colour palette – as a surprise for builders, the characters insides are built from colourful elements inspired by classic outfits worn by the the pair in the past.
"The Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Buildable Characters are extremely detailed and intricate, and there were lots of challenges to overcome. For example, to create the tips of their noses we even had to bring back the LEGO Classic Space Helmet in black, which hasn’t been seen since 1987.
"LEGO fans will also notice that we have debuted a new colour in this set, 363 – TR. Brown with Opalesence, the first time it is included in any set – so there’s lots to explore with this build!”
You can find more images on the set details page.
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Yes, these are what nightmares are made of.
Now this is what I want, better than that train that was reveal earlier. The figures looks amazing and the side builds of the camera, book all look fantastic.
£170 for 1739 pieces isn't bad value, and this would look stunning against my Steamboat Wiilie.
Also seems to be a few interesting part uses and techniques throughout the builds including the use of barrel parts for Mickey's trouser legs
Though not a day one purchase its a set I will definitely get at some point before it retires.
Definitely not interested in this set: it doesn't fit with anything else…
And from this point forwards the 15th June shall always be remembered as the anniversary of the birth of "FRANKEN-MICKEY". Once seen, never forgotten.
I'm not familiar with the subject matter. Is this a new character or something? Just kidding, the subject just doesn't matter to me. It does look like it could be a fun build thought.
Very strange...
Better stick to minifig scale models and we'll go ahead and buy your stuff. I'd love to have Mickey's car or house, similar to the set Steamboat Willie.
It’s not awful, I’m just wondering who the audience is. The scale and proportions are funky, and the price per piece is decent but $180 is so high. I don’t think I’d say that each figure is worth $90, discounting the camera and other tiny builds.
However I do like the use of buckets as Mickey’s shorts, and making the bases look like film reels is an excellent touch. The new pieces in the arms, camera, and eyes also look interesting (also Minnie’s flowers? Definitely look new but maybe I’ve missed them before)
Edit: I didn’t even finish reading the article, bringing back Classic Space helmets?? A new color?? Even making the inner bricks look like classic outfits is an awesome addition. I’ll at least be looking at the instructions, this one might get me after all just on a parts basis
I like them a lot, but they may be too big for me to actually want them. If they were a bit more mouse-sized (or half-sized) I would definitely buy them. Will have to see them first and maybe have a think about it.
These are clearly meant to be the original characters as opposed to their modern incarnations, and I find myself actually quite drawn to this. But, alas, stickers. I refuse to part with the best part of €200 for a display piece and be required to deal with stickers. It's simply not happening and I for one will keep voting with my wallet.
@fakespacesquid said:
"It’s not awful, I’m just wondering who the audience is."
There are a lot of AFOLs who are also Disney fanatics, who are willing to buy anything with Mickey and Minnie no questions asked.
@aleydita said:
"These are clearly meant to be the original characters as opposed to their modern incarnations, and I find myself actually quite drawn to this. But, alas, stickers. I refuse to part with the best part of €200 for a display piece and be required to deal with stickers. It's simply not happening and I for one will keep voting with my wallet."
Other than the book and photos, the decorations don’t look to be stickers. Minnie’s skirt absolutely looks like a print, as do the eyes and base signatures
Seems like there's a brand new curved piece for the corners of the camera!
I’m glad it’s not just me that thinks these are terrifying
Wow, this day has been... eventful.
I don't know if my knowledge of curved pieces is completely out of date but there seems to be a lot of new pieces to me. Have those curved tubes that make their arms and Mickey's right leg been seen before ? And is that a half dish piece with the eyes ?
Also, curved corners on the camera <3
Would much rather have this than the Steamboat Willie set.
Mickey Minnie & Mouse Mouse
I love em
I think the biggest problem for me is the characters are off-model. The head proportions are actually wrong for a standard Mickey silhouette. The ear to head ratio is supposed to be 3:5. These work out to be more like 4:5.
For this to be a better representation, the ears should have been a 6x6 footprint. If they had gone with that size ear, it would have given an amazing excuse to fill the 3x3 round corner tile gap AND made these look quite a bit more palatable.
@benbuildslego - yup, new corner there. Nice little piece.
Freaky
Stickers?!? For $180 I’m sure they could have had printed pieces. Disappointing...
Isn't the white-nose piece hollow from the back? Isn't that going to look odd displayed at any angle besides below?
Also, I guess the new color is featured as the lense of the camera?
I actually REALLY love these!! Probably not a Day 1 purchase, but I’ll definitely be adding them to my collection.
Thanks for the nightmare fuel, Lego.
They're creepy AF and for 180€? Absolutely no way I'm buying them.
However, if I find them with a nice discount, I might consider it.
Did they really bring back the 1980s space helmet? It looks like the 2019 version to me.
It does make you wonder what focus groups, if any, they test these ideas and designs with.
Sorry. How much? :-0
I try to not be crticial but: they are creepy, something proportionally doesn't look right, and $180?!!! Yikes! And unlike an expensive Technic set, there is no function. It's just static.
Is that corner piece (used on the camera) new? Looks like it might be similar to 6091 but wrapped around a corner...
The bodies are terrific but the heads are really off-putting.
I would've bought comic book Donald, but I'm not interested in cartoon Mickey.
@The_Brickster_ said:
"I don’t know, they sort of creep me out."
Creepy? I would almost definitely get them.
The bodies, legs, hands, feet and heads are well done, its just the faces look like they still have the plastic surgery nose bandages on. Maybe when these are removed they may look more cuddly. I understand faces are difficult to do in Lego, but they did such a fantastic rendition of Yodi's face recently, that we have come to expect similar at this price range. Finally, using a sticker on a large disc for the eyes seems a bit 1-dimensional.
Nope. Looks interesting, but no. My wallet once again breathes a sigh of relief...
If you look at just the face Mickey sort of looks like Yakko Warner.
Yeeaaah no. Now that the official pics are out I haven't changed my mind. Creepy. Day 1 won't-buy...
This looks kinda cool. However I’m way more focused on getting the DC summer sets and then the Clone Wars season 7 related Star Wars models would I will probably pass on this and maybe try and get it at a later date.
Terrifying. It doesn't help that they are cross-eyed and wearing fake strap-on noses!
Really, really not liking the 18+ boxes at all. So drab and non-LEGO to me. I display sets with boxes and the is a step back.
I appreciate the effort the designer put into this set. But ehm...
I hate to say this, but these barely look like lego. If it wasn't for the ears there would be almost no studs visible, and the limbs and eyes seem to be made with new pieces with very specialized usage. I get that it is difficult to do, but in this case I think more blockiness might have actually given them more charm. It's okay to see the limits of the system in the model. If you just churn out a new part to solve all your problems you take all the fun away from working within the restrictions of the medium.
And once again, the 18+ box design tries to hide the fact that it is a building toy with colourful cartoon characters. Although in this case the white glow behind the models is a bit more pronounced at least (as these models use a lot of black). At least put the lego logo in the top corner. I had to actively look for the lego logo!
An overpriced luxury product for people that wouldn't care if it was lego or not. Idk, that box design and the overly smooth models just suck all the fun out of what this set should have stood for.
On a more positive note:
"as a surprise for builders, the characters insides are built from colourful elements inspired by classic outfits worn by the the pair in the past."
This is one of the greatest ways to sell people on the funky colours in the interior in SNOT-heavy models XD
A topless Minnie is kinda weird and the faces/noses freak me out
Which pieces are the new TR. Brown with Opalesence color? I didn't see anything that was obviously trans-brown.
@Eggyslav said:
"WTF is that thing they try to pass as guitar? No guitar has a square body, and just one string..."
Actually that's exactly what Mickey's cigar box guitar is supposed to look like, just go ahead and google it ;)
I for one love them, absolutely vintage Mickey Mouse with a twist of the latest incarnations.
At last the true Mickey Mecha is born... all it needs is a pilot!
Ok so if Lego is abandoning Creator Expert for 18+ will there just be printed pieces now and we can move away from stickers? It’s hard to tell if pieces in this set are printed - I hope they aren’t stickers!!!
Also wondering why Brickset took so long to share this news? It was out last week on everyone else’s page, was it just not officially announced? I usually come to you for news of new reveals and lately it seems to be a lot of articles on storage solutions.
Let’s have more of this please!
When I first saw the pictures, it looked like it was the size of Brickheadz.
Is availability date correct? In this price for this "buildable Disney characters", better date would be 1st April...
@ambr said:
"The bodies, legs, hands, feet and heads are well done, its just the faces look like they still have the plastic surgery nose bandages on. Maybe when these are removed they may look more cuddly. I understand faces are difficult to do in Lego, but they did such a fantastic rendition of Yodi's face recently, that we have come to expect similar at this price range. Finally, using a sticker on a large disc for the eyes seems a bit 1-dimensional.
"
The eyes are printed, like almost everything else in this set. The only stickers are those used on the book and the 2 "photographs".
@Eggyslav said:
"WTF is that thing they try to pass as guitar? No guitar has a square body, and just one string..."
It might not look like an actual guitar, but it does look like the guitar the original Mickey Mouse was playing. Including the square body and single string. Example here: https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/What!_No_Mickey_Mouse%3F
@CLMF said:
"When I first saw the pictures, it looked like it was the size of Brickheadz. "
At 36cm, these are larger than 75255 Yoda. (30cm excluding the lightsaber)
@kkoster79 said:
"Also wondering why Brickset took so long to share this news? It was out last week on everyone else’s page, was it just not officially announced? I usually come to you for news of new reveals and lately it seems to be a lot of articles on storage solutions.
Let’s have more of this please!"
A leaked image circulated last week but we decided not to publish it.
You can read about new sets anywhere nowadays so we try and create unique content to differentiate ourselves from all the 'me too' news sites desperate for traffic.
If they made Mickey and DONALD, and release them as single sets, they would sell A LOT better
I think they look really nice to be honest.
I quite like them! Wasn't totally sure at first glance but the more I look at them, the more I like them.
*shudder* what are there!?
I have to say I find the new style of blurb TLG writes for its sets is extremely cringey with how insistent it is that a set is like a therapy tool and will improve your lifestyle in every possible way.
I know putting a set together is akin to yoga, but I don't need to be told!
I love it, but there's not much at all to do with the set other than display and collect dust.
@Huw said:
" @kkoster79 said:
"Also wondering why Brickset took so long to share this news? It was out last week on everyone else’s page, was it just not officially announced? I usually come to you for news of new reveals and lately it seems to be a lot of articles on storage solutions.
Let’s have more of this please!"
A leaked image circulated last week but we decided not to publish it.
You can read about new sets anywhere nowadays so we try and create unique content to differentiate ourselves from all the 'me too' news sites desperate for traffic.
"
Thanks for the clarification! Always love reading your reviews... just felt like a lot of storage solutions and user interviews as of late... your articles are always the best! Patience is virtue in the age of the internet.
I'm pretty sure I saw Seasick Steve playing that guitar a while ago
Wow you are right! Nice catch... new corner pieces.
@benbuildslego said:
"Seems like there's a brand new curved piece for the corners of the camera! "
There's also a new piece of a curved 2x2 round brick for Mickey's Leg, and both of their arms.
I'd be interested in Glados / Robotnik... Wow! I just thought that these characters can go together — possible interactions can be quite fun.
This is WAY over priced, and not that nice looking to begin with.
Creepy, but then I’ve always found Mickey Mouse creepy!
Wow, Disney tax too......
Yahhh.... Definite pass for this haha...
They look like a fun build but they're creepy and those ears....I am sure you can make waffles with them.
@Wolfmanone said:
"It does make you wonder what focus groups, if any, they test these ideas and designs with."
Although I personally think this set is interesting... the focus group comment highlights a recent story I heard regarding Mickey's main rival... Bugs Bunny.
Warner Brothers has recently started a Looney Tunes revival on HBO Max. Prior to being green lit the showrunner who was trying to pitch a Looney Tunes revival was struggling to get his idea through to the studio executives who had to sign of on the program. Finally he had an idea, he simply pointed out to them that they had never "focus group tested" the original 1940's Looney Tunes, the style he wanted to emulate in his revival show.
That's right, in decades of focus group testing Warner Bros. had never plopped the original Looney Tunes shorts into a test group. Instead they had spent years of testing "modern reimaginings" (ala SpaceJam, Loonitics Unleashed, the Looney Tunes Show, etc.) and as such they made assumptions of what they thought the fans wanted from those focus groups. They had decided things like the old shorts were to violent and offensive for a modern audience, and felt the need to shove in modern pop culture references to try and keep the characters in their eyes "fresh." But not once, not once in all those years had they actually tested the original 1940's shorts.
Turns out once they did, the original 1940's shorts had a resounding success in their focus group runs. Turns out the violence and offensive content they had worried about for years didn't phase the parents who came from the generation of The Simpsons, South Park, Rick and Morty, and Robot Chicken; and frankly they found the original 1940's shorts more tame than many modern contemporaries. And of course the kid's thought the humor was brilliant, many people in the focus groups thinking they were new cartoons due to the timeless wit and humor. The current revival got greenlit shortly afterwards.
So yeah... TL:DR focus groups when used poorly can create a weird corporate group think that leads to some bad and off base decisions. Although on a good day a focus group can surprisingly reveal just how off base the corporate heads had gotten.
For all you asking I am the target market for this product, I am a massive Disney fan particularly of Mickey and have countless items of Disney art and collectables throughout my home. I also love Lego, and own many many sets... This set however is a disaster, the faces are way off, the ears are completely in the wrong proportion and those clunky hands! I've seen Disney characters made brilliantly in Lego... These are not. I hope the look better in person.
Honestly, I think these are pretty cute! But not for me, personally. The price is pretty high for what they are and I kinda prefer the mini figure scale sets. Maybe if they split these up so you could get the characters separately for cheaper people would be more interested in it?
classic space helmet in black. so that's how they try to convince afols?
What happened to the “Coming June 17” catalog mention? Will we see more new Disney Products on this date? Also press release says “Available from 1st July at LEGO.com” however on the product page on LEGO.com it says “Available for preorder starting 7/1” and “Coming Soon on August 1, 2020” This makes me mad that accurate information isn’t mentioned in the official release. Here is the product page link: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/mickey-mouse-minnie-mouse-buildable-characters-43179
Will this open the doors to more franchises characters being brick built and not the constraction?
Stickers. :( I was hoping part of the Adult 18+ was to get rid of stickers...
MASSIVE Disney fans in our household, and have got every recent Disney set, and lots of the Older sets and Duplo too for our girls, but these are SO ugly and un Mickey-like.
And WAY too much money.
Love Lego, Love Disney, but no thanks.
I can imagine they'll look better in person.
Let's not forget that, on the box art, these predominately black-coloured models are in front of a black backdrop, so there is little contrast.
The face/heads are just hideous IMO
Weird and creepy. It's obviously meant for rich people with bad taste.
Who is going to shell out $180 for this? Not to mention the creepiness. They could have made a $50 version of this, and even then it still probably wouldn't attract many people.
Lots of nice new pieces. I like the stands a lot, and even the figures. But I'll wait for a serious discount, if that will happen.
This is a great set. Look people what you can do with lego bricks! You can make something completely different than what you usually see.
I really like the design and them being Mickey and Minnie. They are huge too.
Kudos for the designers.
These are pretty average by themselves, but it’s really time to get a new 18+!background. The colours don’t work at all.
Does anybody want to do a hashtag nomoreblackboxes or something like that?
Those are creepy. They are 'obviously' Mickey and Minnie based on some major features and colours but to truly represent them...? It looks like they just went for attempt 1. Eww.
I think these are horrendous. I'm amazed Lego have sanctioned them...
Just Mickey Mouse at £90 (no camera, minnie etc).
Then I would have bought it.
Where are people reading stickers in the press release?
I’m keen for these but less so if it involves me stressing applying stickers.
@Jackthenipper said:
"At last the true Mickey Mecha is born... all it needs is a pilot!"
This is literally the only reason I would even consider getting this set. Swap the noodle limbs for something a bit more flexible, gut the torso structure for a cockpit, plop a Mickey inside, and now you have a Mecha Mickey.
Well, it was bound to happen. First they make "18+" a theme, and almost immediately afterwards they've got you building ladies' underpants...
@xboxtravis7992:
But they did take away Elmer Fudd's gun.
The camera is great, the scrapbook and photographs are nice touches.
But the main builds are s p o o k y
The tiles with the signatures on them are actually really cool
But stickers though??
I actually do think they look fine as a display piece. I just won't be buying them because I have absolutely no connection to Mickey Mouse. He only represents the vague company of "Disney" to me, which isn't a positive connection. Just my two cents.
I like the film stand.
@chrisaw said:
"Where are people reading stickers in the press release?
I’m keen for these but less so if it involves me stressing applying stickers."
You can tell in the pictures.
This reminds me of that "Father, I Crave Cheddar" sculpture.
@chrisaw said:
“I’m keen for these but less so if it involves me stressing applying stickers."
You can take the worry out of applying stickers if you use window cleaner to help with their positioning. It’s the method recommended by LEGO. I have tried it and it really helps.
@shirhac said:
"Weird and creepy. It's obviously meant for rich people with bad taste."
Of which there appear to be plenty, especially among customers of Disney paraphernalia.
This set is definitely not my cup of tea. But hey, I guess a lot of freaks will be happy about the chance to build and own a topless Minnie Mouse...
;-P
horrible & wrong.
As bad as the Aston Martin.
It's a no from me
@Zander said:
" @chrisaw said:
“I’m keen for these but less so if it involves me stressing applying stickers."
You can take the worry out of applying stickers if you use window cleaner to help with their positioning. It’s the method recommended by LEGO. I have tried it and it really helps.”
Thanks! I do use this method already, but still find it a not so enjoyable experience to apply stickers.
@Yorick said:
" @fakespacesquid said:
"It’s not awful, I’m just wondering who the audience is."
There are a lot of AFOLs who are also Disney fanatics, who are willing to buy anything with Mickey and Minnie no questions asked."
Just like with trains, and finally they dished one out for us "anything-goes-as-long-as-on-tracks" AFOLs
I totally agree with WorcesterWolf. BTW, I've always wondered how Aston Martin sales went
I usually buy every adult Disney set, but 180 is way too much for a set I’m iffy on. Nothing screams LEGO and it isn’t even worth the 180 like how steamboat was in my eyes worth the amount I paid
@Mynatt said:
"Isn't the white-nose piece hollow from the back? Isn't that going to look odd displayed at any angle besides below?
Also, I guess the new color is featured as the lense of the camera?"
I think the trans opal brown is the window panes on the base.
Ew and overpriced. Clearly marketed as 18-and-rich. Regardless they will go up in price being iconic and stuff
WOOF