Brick Insights Sets Statistics FAQ
40436-1 Lucky Cat

40436-1

Lucky Cat

Lucky Cat is LEGO set 40436-1. It has a score of 87. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 2 reviews, based on 3 scored reviews and 8 reviews total. It is ranked in the top 17.43% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2020, and it is categorised in BrickHeadz.

  LEGO Amazon

Some of these links are affiliate links. When you click through to purchase something, Brick Insights gets a couple of cents. It helps cover some of the costs of running the site. Thanks!

Average rating

87

1-4
5-8
9-12
13-16
17-20
21-24
25-28
29-32
33-36
37-40
41-44
45-48
49-52
53-56
57-60
61-64
65-68
69-72
73-76
77-80
81-84
85-88
89-92
93-96
97-100

We calculate the average rating when we've found two or more scored reviews. This set is average compared to all other sets. Read more about the ratings distribution chart here.

Recommendations

Indifference 75%

2

6

0

A review is considereded a recommendation when its score is above the reviewers median score or if it's explicitly said so in the review. Read more in our article about recommendations.

Price Per Part (PPP)

better
Average PPP for System in 2020 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.07, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

unknown
We do not currently know how the average price per minifig for this set compares to other sets.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

<div class="biwidget--set" data-setid="40436-1"></div>
<script async defer src="https://brickinsights.com/index.php/widgets/js"></script>

Copy and paste this code to embed the score on your site. For demo and options please see the documentation.

To export several sets, go to the exporter. If you use the data I'd really appreciate a link back to Brick Insights. It keeps this site going.

Brick Insights is a one man project. It relies on word of mouth, so you sharing it means the site will stick around longer. Thanks!

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.76 / 5 → 95 / 100

Just2Good Recommendation: yes A → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 → 76 / 100

Unscored reviews

New Elementary Recommendation: meh

The Brothers Brick Recommendation: meh

Bricksfanz Recommendation: meh

The Brick Fan Recommendation: yes

Brickset News Recommendation: meh

Set information

Set ID: 40436-1
Name: Lucky Cat
Parts: 134

Retail price (USD):
Original: 9.99
Inflation adjusted: 9.99

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.07
Inflation adjusted: 0.07

More sets:

Statistics:

Other sites:

Brickset LEGO Amazon

Purchase:

  LEGO Amazon

Some of these links are affiliate links. When you click through to purchase something, Brick Insights gets a couple of cents. It helps cover some of the costs of running the site. Thanks!

LEGO

LEGO logo

Recommendation: meh 4.76 / 5 from 21 reviews

The cat is adorable and was easy to build! Just like someone commented here, I might have to add a few pieces on the hand to make it look more like a cat. Besides that, I recommend it! :)

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 21 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
Read reviews

Just2Good

Just2Good logo

Recommendation: yes A → 90 / 100

Watch review

Brickset

Brickset logo

Recommendation: meh 3.8 / 5 from 2 reviews

Read reviews

New Elementary

New Elementary logo

Recommendation: meh by Tim Johnson

If you collect the BrickHeadz, you will get these anyway. They are solid work and look good! For everyone else, these sets don't bring too much value.

Read review

The Brothers Brick

The Brothers Brick logo

Recommendation: meh by Rod

If you're into bricks more than the subject matter, the Cat isn't much of a parts pack. Other than the single printed tile there weren't any exciting pieces which got my blood pumping. However, it's a nice enough model and I enjoyed putting it together.

Read review

Bricksfanz

Bricksfanz logo

Recommendation: meh by Adam White

As a fan, it's nice to see them continue into 2020, what's even more impressive is LEGO are still finding things to used for seasonal releases. Although they have only just started to focus on Chinese New Year, obviously to cater for their growing Chinese market, the Lucky Cat is a fun little set and a nice addition to the ever growing range.

Read review

The Brick Fan

The Brick Fan logo

Recommendation: yes by Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Overall, the LEGO BrickHeadz Lucky Cat (40436) is my favorite out of this first wave of 2020 sets. The back of the instructions show some other Seasonal BrickHeadz sets that will be coming out soon including the Valentine's Bear (40379) also coming out in January and the Sheep (40380) coming in February, both of which we've already seen before. With Chinese New Year coming on January 25, the Lucky Cat makes a perfect gift for kids and adults alike. I'll definitely be getting a couple more when they become available in a few weeks.

Read review

Brickset News

Brickset News logo

Recommendation: meh by Huw

I do like a good BrickHeadz particularly those, like this one, that push the boundaries of the design and introduce something new and interesting. As I say in conclusion to BrickHeadz reviews, It won't win over detractors of the theme but those that love the blocky characters will find a lot to like in this set.

Read review

Similar sets

40425-1 Nutcracker

87

Indifference 71%

Nutcracker

40425-1 BrickHeadz Seasonal 2020

40422-1 Frankenstein

87

Indifference 67%

Frankenstein

40422-1 BrickHeadz Universal Monsters 2020

40412-1 Hagrid & Buckbeak

Unknown

Indifference 86%

Hagrid & Buckbeak

40412-1 BrickHeadz Wizarding World 2020

40381-1 Monkey King

85

Indifference 100%

Monkey King

40381-1 BrickHeadz Monkie Kid 2020

This site is part of the Swooshable Family. We're a collection of sites and tools that help adult LEGO fans have even more fun with their hobby. Made with ♥ in Malmö, Sweden by Linus Bohman and friends with contributions from all over the world.

Brick Insights

Brick Insights

Brick Insights is a LEGO review aggregator. We collect LEGO reviews from all over the net and analyse them. At worst we're the largest index of LEGO set reviews on the net. At best we can tell if a set is worth buying!

Swooshable

Swooshable

Swooshable makes you a better LEGO builder. We collect resources, create tutorials and tools, index set instructions and much more to make you the best builder you can be.

Is It Swooshable?

Is It Swooshable?

Figuring it wasn't enough to index LEGO reviews, we decided we needed to write some as well! Simple and to the point, this blog is where three Swedish LEGO geeks vent and rave about the sets we buy.

Oh, and we're not related to The LEGO Group or The LEGO Company in any way shape or form. We just really like their toys, the AFOL community and the creativity of it all.