Review : LEGO BrickHeadz 40436 Lucky Cat

Today we make a little detour to the LEGO BrickHeadz range with a quick overview of the reference 40436 Lucky Cat (134 pieces - 9.99 €) which will be available from January 1st. I don't need to draw you a drawing, this set allows you to reproduce, as its name suggests, a Lucky Cat or lucky cat or maneki neko in Japanese.

You know, I usually have little indulgence for the more or less successful minifigures in the LEGO BrickHeadz line. I'll try to be a little more positive here, so that this cat doesn't bring me bad luck ...

The aesthetic is there, no doubt about it. It is assembled in three minutes flat and we find on the LEGO minifigure all the attributes of the Lucky Cat traditional with its red collar decorated with a green bib on which is fixed a bell, the yellow background of the eyes, the inside of the red ears and even the Golden coin pad printed which promises us 10 million ryo, an ancient Japanese currency.

The principle of this lucky bauble is that his left or right arm is raised or moving as a sign of welcome to luck, which if all goes well must smile at you as soon as possible as soon as you install the thing on a shelf. Or not.

The cat here is white, in accordance with Japanese tradition. Elsewhere in Asia, it is not uncommon to come across golden, red or green cats depending on the theme to which they are affiliated (money, health, love, etc.). You will also have noticed that in the photo above, my cat on the left has his right arm raised.

The salesperson then explained to me that the version with the right arm in the air is geared towards considerations such as happiness, health or money and that the version with the left arm raised, like that of LEGO, is rather supposed bring success in business and commercial relationships. This is only one theory among others, I had the right to contradictory information on the subject thereafter.

On the LEGO version, it's up to you to greet the luck by manipulating the small part that protrudes in the back and there is no automatic return of the arm in the lowered position, you have to do everything yourself. It's basic, but the symbolism is there. I kinda regret that the animal's arms are so short, although that's in the spirit of what is done for the majority of BrickHeadz figures.

Inside the cat, it's like most BrickHeadz figures: beige colored innards, a brain, and parts around it. The animal is placed on a nicely decorated standard plinth thanks to two side extensions that you can always remove if you lack space.

In short, there are not many questions to ask yourself with this little box, it will be a nice gift to offer to all lovers of Feng Shuiwhether they are LEGO fans or not.

I have already brought back several copies of this lucky cat from my travels in Asia and I will add the LEGO version without hesitation on January 1st on a corner of my desk. You are never over-equipped when it comes to inviting luck.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at December 30, 2019 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.