Review : LEGO 40820 Up-Scaled Santa Minifigure

Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO set 40820 Up-Scaled Santa Minifigure, a box of 761 pieces which will be available on the official online store from October 1, 2025 at the public price of €54,99.

As you probably already know, this large Santa Claus figurine is in the spirit of those in the sets 40819 Up-Scaled Racing Driver Minifigure, 40504 A Minifigure Tribute, 40649 Up-Scaled LEGO Minifigure or even LEGO Harry Potter 76393 Harry Potter & Hermione GrangerIt logically takes up the techniques and the principle of construction with the advantages and disadvantages of the format mentioned many times in the past.

This large-scale Santa Claus has obvious decorative potential despite his limited mobility. However, you'll need to meticulously find the balance point of the construction to make him adopt a less static pose than those imagined by LEGO, which are limited to presenting the character standing or sitting.

With a little patience, it is possible to put this somewhat stiff Santa Claus on his feet as if he were moving. The arms are movable, the head is fixed and there is nothing hidden under the character's hat as is the case, for example, under the cap of the figurine supplied in the set. 40649 Up-Scaled LEGO Minifigure. Lego still gives us a little hidden reference here with a micro Winter Village of a few pieces nestled in the heart of this Santa Claus's head.

For the rest, know that there are no stickers in this box and that the two patterned pieces provided here, the face and the brick on the torso, are therefore pad printed. We will note the difference in shade at the level of the white band located at the bottom of the torso with cream white pieces which meet the printed white pattern.

The cap is a bit messy with a finish that looks very rough from certain angles but the face benefits from the presence of the nicely textured beard to look more convincing than on figures of the same ilk which are usually deprived of a chin.

We will also note the small additional finishing detail welcome here with two Tiles placed on top of the feet which hide the tenons visible on the other figurines.

LEGO doesn't make the effort to provide the minifigure that serves as a reference for the build, even though we all already have at least one copy of the thing in our drawers, but it's a bit of a shame, especially for €55. At this price, LEGO could also have given us a scaled version of the usual brown bag attached to one of the hands. We can dream.

This 27 cm tall Santa Claus will easily find its place in a festive themed setting; it is well executed and will make a small impact on your guests. It will then return to its box, large enough to accommodate the entire assembled figurine, while waiting for a new opportunity to take it out again.

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