LEGO Classic 10697 XXXL Box

LEGO set 10697, “XXXL Box”, is part of the Classic theme and is presented as a general building assortment for open-ended creations.

In the Classic theme, set 10697 is not a single display model, licensed scene, or recognizable vehicle. Its role is to provide a broad supply of building elements for personal creations, alterations, and rebuilding, which matches the open construction focus of the theme.

This set is suited to free play, building practice, and expanding a parts collection. Among Classic sets, it sits as a large general-purpose box rather than a finished subject for display. It is most useful when the builder wants a reserve of pieces for many different projects.

Inventory of set 10697

The inventory of set 10697 lists 1,500 pieces, spare parts excluded: 363 different lots (one shape in one color) for 123 part shapes. The box also contains 15 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 10697

Main color: black, making up 6.9% of the parts, followed by dark bluish gray (6.5%) and red (6.2%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 10697

123 of the 123 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

No part in set 10697 is exclusive: each one is found in at least one other set, which makes replacing a lost element easier.

Rebuilding set 10697 from another set

Share of the parts of set 10697 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 33%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 10697 within its line

With 1,500 pieces, set 10697 ranks #9 out of 67 Classic sets in our database, which have an average of 620 parts. Among the 448 sets released in 2015, it ranks #12. That is 2.4 times the average Classic set size.