When LEGO launched its Star Wars helmet series, it may have seemed like a theme with limited opportunities, after all, there are only so many helmets in the franchise. However, the general structure easily translates to other pop-culture franchises, such as Marvel. The 2021 set LEGO Marvel 76199 Carnage was an adaptation of the concept, as a sculpted head of the red symbiote. And in 2024, LEGO Marvel 76285 Spider-Man’s Mask launched, which was a full head design that captured the look of Spider-Man’s iconic red and blue mask. The introduction of the alternate universe Spider-Man, Miles Morales, gave the titular hero a more gritty black and red mask that joins the line-up with LEGO Marvel 76329 Miles Morales’ Mask, which comes with 487 pieces and is currently available for pre-order and will be available in retail starting July 1st for US $69.99 | CAN $89.99 | UK £59.99
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
Unboxing the parts and instructions
The set comes in a tall and narrow black box with the usual 18+ band of LEGO elements along the bottom in blue. The mask is featured prominently on the front of the box. The back of the box shows the mask from a different angle, and there is a row of images along the bottom. The first two feature Miles Morales, and the third shows the mask from the front, with an indicator of the height.
Inside the box are 5 numbered paper parts bags of various sizes, a medium-sized instruction booklet, and a small sticker sheet.
The booklet features a double-page spread including information about the character and set, along with a few illustrations from comic books.
The build
The build starts with a fairly typical stand for the theme, consisting of a base made with various black sloped elements and a central post with a pair of Technic lift arms for structural support.
The construction continues with a core of bricks and brackets with outward-facing studs to attach the curved structures to, along with a few attachment points for bars and ball joints that will support angled structures for the curved front of the mask.
Now that the core is complete, it is time to start in on the outer surfaces of the mask. Up until now, the colors have been all over the place, but from now on, we will be sculpting the black and red surface. It is interesting to see how the designers chose to fill the core, using many sloped elements in all directions to allow the angled sections to fit into place when completed.
Starting with the top of the mask, a few stickers are applied to various curved slopes and tiles. Stacks of long plates with 2 curved corners are used to sculpt the back of the head. Then, curved elements, some printed and some stickered, form the curve at the back of the mask.
The finished back feels a little bit strange to me, but I know how hard it is to create a natural curve using geometric elements, so I think it looks pretty good, all things considered.
Next, it is time to start shaping the right side of the mask. Stacks of wedge plates and bricks, along with more clips for the angled front sections, are added to the lower side. More printed curved slopes are added for the top and lower sides of the face.
We then mirror this for the left side. Then, a pair of angled sections make up the lower left and right cheek areas of the mask.
Now that the rest of the mask is done and all that is left is the front, it looks like a Westworld host without its face. The two eye sections will attach to ball sockets, while the top and bottom face sections will attach to clips.
The lower face is built using mostly a single large printed curved part with a few parts added for shaping, and two angled modified plates at the top to fill in the space between the two eyes. Each eye is constructed separately and attached with a ball joint to angle into place above the nose section.
Finally, the sloped forehead section clicks into place, completing the build.
The finished model
The construction of this set looks to be an exact duplicate of the 2024 original Spider-Man mask with obvious color updates. The finished mask is quite accurate to its on-screen inspiration, and looks great from any angle, with the possible exception of the back, but I don’t expect anyone to display their mask that way.
Conclusions and recommendations
Personally, I am not a huge fan of the mask idea, although I do have several of the Star Wars helmets on my display shelf. That being said, I definitely prefer this black and red mask over the original version, and this design is my second favorite after the black and white symbiote version from the original Secret Wars comic series. If you are a Spider-Man fan, or a fan of the animated Miles Morales character, I can strongly recommend this set, as it makes a great display piece. My only sticking point is that there are so many stickers, especially considering the set also includes printed elements with the same graphics. LEGO Marvel 76329 Miles Morales’ Mask, comes with 487 pieces and is currently available for pre-order and will be available in retail starting July 1st for US $69.99 | CAN $89.99 | UK £59.99.
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
