LEGO® Editions Scuderia Ferrari HP Lewis Hamilton Helmet 43022, 884 Pieces

I believe all helmets at the same and it’s disappointing to think that within the helmet there wasn’t engineering to pose the helmet up down or side to side in the stand. The visor was not engineered to open. The price feels over price but I appreciate the printed panels and mini figure.

To be fair this piece of kit is not for someone lacking skills in building what was a quite difficult project. But, providing the build experience is not rushed, and the instructions are followed in a relaxed way, the end result is worth the effort. Granted, there were occasions when adding a piece led to another falling loose, but it is not too difficult to workaround this issue with a bit of patience. Compared to my three recent 'major' builds, the larger of the McLaren F1 cars, Concorde, and the exceptional Endurance ship, putting in place the last few bricks for this helmet, was an enjoyable experience, and where it now has pride of place on a bookcase in my lounge. I can appreciate why builders have put negative reviews on this kit, for the reasons as stated above, but do not let this put a prospective buyer off. Perseverance pays off and the final build does look rather impressive.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It was a wonderful gift for my son. It is his favorite race car. He said he really enjoyed assembling it even though it took a lot of time and has added it to his collection.

This is the perfect build for all age groups, and it is very fun to build with friends and family.

I bought this set as a Hamilton/F1 fan to add to my growing collection. The overall build is cool, and a nice size; but this has been the most frustrating build - things keep popping off or falling apart, and some bits just don't sit correctly. The whole left side looks like it will fall apart if knocked by a breath of air.

I’ve built the Star Wars Helmets and if you too have experience of those and are expecting this build to be similar, like I was, then prepare to be surprised. It is a very different experience, more challenging I found than that other collection. For one, there are many little pieces that come together to build the chassis of the helmet as well as allowing for its helmet shape. This is intricate and not to be rushed. If pieces are off or mis-aligned even a tiny bit then it won’t fit together snuggly. I had to undo and redo some complicated chassis parts because of this. I made this over 4 days so I took my time with the seven bags. However, disappointed to see stickers for the visor element. You receive twice as many as required, presumably to cover you if it goes pear-shaped! Yet the remaining pieces are all printed (glad to see!) so a bit confused about the visor piece not being. Overall however, the final unit is very nice. The yellow colour is vibrant and the helmet shape is realistic. Yes there are gaps, as I’ve noted other builders comment about. However in my opinion this aspect does not detract from the set’s overall aesthetic or satisfaction. Once built correctly, the final unit is very displayable and the addition of a minifigure Lewis is welcome and appropriate. I’m glad the fan feedback from the Star Wars helmets about minifigures has been taken onboard for this one. I’m a Star Wars fan as well as an avid F1 fan, however I’m not particularly minded to go all-in for the rest of the collection at this time. Hamilton is one of the greatest drivers in F1 history, if not the greatest. I don’t get the same buzz looking at Norris, Piastri or LeClerc for example. What have they achieved? Give me a Senna, Lauda, Mansell, Schumacher, etc. helmet collection and that’s a different story! That’s created a buzz for me. That’s nostalgic and they’ve all been there and done it. That’s where I’d have hoped Lego were going but it seems they’re just going with the current grid. Ho hum…

A musthave for F1 fans! The build is a lot of fun and the final model looks really good. I love that LEGO has opted for high quality prints for almost the entire helmet with stickers only on the visor area - a brilliant trade off for such a clean look. The Lewis Hamilton minifigure included looks great on display. It’s a great project to put together and makes a great display piece, especially when you put it right next to Charles’ helmet!

Overly complicated and very weak in its construction. Simply falls to pieces as you are trying to finish it as its held together by flimsy bar connectors.

Not finished building it yet but on building the interals you’d be forgiven for thinking you were building some kind of alien on a stand! It’s not until bag 3 that you start seeing the yellow bits.

I don’t know anything about F1 but bought this helmet at full price to experience what was supposed to be the best building experience that Lego has to offer, and it did not disappoint except for a few issues. This set is so overengineered and has almost 100 pieces more than the next two F1 helmets coming out that are the exact same size and cost the same. The printed elements are next level, except for one that is misaligned, see pics, even the replacement part that Lego sent was still misaligned, the few stickers look great, pro tip wear gloves when applying the visor brow to avoid fingerprints on the seperatley packaged element. Side note, I am not a fan of the paper bags, especially the small ones. I was missing a piece that was swapped with a wrong element and had seen this issue in other reviews. Luckily, I had one in the Wall E set that I could use. Imagine if you were a F1 fan and wanted to give Lego a try this would have been an issue as you would have been unable to continue until the replacement arrived. Some of the 5-star reviews on Lego have pictures and their builds look janky. This set uses a lot of clips to attach sub builds and getting them aligned perfectly can be tricky as you can not see the attachment points. There are a few fiddly parts, but overall the set is very sturdy. This is definitely an advanced build. The only other negative is why the Hamilton minifigure does not have its own helmet. I guess I will have to borrow a red one from a Speed Champions set. This set looks absolutely amazing in person and is truly a next-level display piece. Hopefully, it goes on sale but even so it will still be pricey. Build 9 Display 10 Play 2 Value 4