LEGO Classic 10712 Bricks and Gears

LEGO set 10712 Bricks and Gears, released in 2018 as part of the Classic line, has 244 pieces. Its inventory breaks down into 94 different lots, across 27 colors.

Bricks and Gears sits within LEGO Classic, a theme built around flexible construction rather than a fixed story, setting, or licensed subject. Set 10712 focuses on combining ordinary bricks with gear based elements, giving builders a starting point for simple mechanical ideas and varied custom models.

The gear emphasis makes it suitable for testing movement, connections, and small build experiments.

This set is most relevant for builders who want to expand a parts collection and explore basic motion in a Classic context. It is less about shelf display and more about play, rebuilding, and parts reuse. Among Classic sets, it stands out through its clear link to gears rather than a purely general brick assortment.

Inventory of set 10712

The inventory of set 10712 lists 244 pieces, spare parts excluded: 94 different lots (one shape in one color) for 69 part shapes. The box also contains 4 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 10712

Main color: white, making up 18% of the parts, followed by black (9.4%) and light bluish gray (6.6%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 10712

68 of the 69 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 10712 is exclusive: each one is found in at least one other set, which makes replacing a lost element easier.

No similarly sized set supplies more than a quarter of its parts: set 10712 relies on a little-shared assortment.

Size of set 10712 within its line

With 244 pieces, set 10712 ranks #51 out of 67 Classic sets in our database, which have an average of 620 parts. Among the 457 sets released in 2018, it ranks #177. That is less than half the average Classic set size.