LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO 21302 The Big Bang Theory

LEGO Ideas 21302, “The Big Bang Theory”, recreates the setting of the television series of the same name in brick form. Released in 2015 under LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO, the set contains 498 pieces and 7 minifigures.

Set 21302 is a licensed model based on “The Big Bang Theory”. It belongs to LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO, the theme used for fan submitted projects that were selected for release as official sets.

The build presents an interior scene connected with the main characters of the series, arranged as a compact vignette. Its 498 pieces are used for the furnishings, accessories and display structure. The 7 included minifigures are Sheldon Cooper, Raj Koothrappali, Penny, Leonard Hofstadter, Howard Wolowitz, Bernadette Rostenkowski and Amy Farrah Fowler.

The set is aimed at viewers of the series, collectors of television based licensed sets and builders looking for a contained display piece. Within LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO, it sits among pop culture subjects, where recognition of the characters and source material is more central than complex mechanical play features.

Inventory of set 21302

The inventory of set 21302 lists 498 pieces, spare parts excluded: 196 different lots (one shape in one color) for 128 part shapes. The box also contains 43 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 21302

Main color: tan, making up 29% of the parts, followed by reddish brown (14%) and black (8.2%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 21302

87 of the 128 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

Exclusive parts in set 21302

23 part shapes in set 21302 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. The table lists 8. Counting colors, 26 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 21302 from another set

Share of the parts of set 21302 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 29%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 21302 within its line

With 498 pieces, set 21302 ranks #71 out of 94 LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO sets in our database, which have an average of 1,279 parts. Among the 448 sets released in 2015, it ranks #81. That is less than half the average LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO set size.