LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO 21340 Tales of the Space Age

LEGO Ideas 21340, Tales of the Space Age, is a 2023 set built around a graphic interpretation of the space age.

Set 21340 treats space exploration as a decorative visual subject rather than as a vehicle, base, or character scene. Within LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO, it belongs to the line of models that originated as fan concepts and were then developed into official sets.

The build focuses on flat compositions, colour blocking, and clear silhouettes.

Tales of the Space Age is best understood as a display piece for builders interested in space imagery and design led LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO models. Compared with other sets in the same theme, it sits closer to a constructed artwork than to a narrative play set.

Inventory of set 21340

The inventory of set 21340 lists 690 pieces, spare parts excluded: 141 different lots (one shape in one color) for 88 part shapes. The box also contains 26 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 21340

Main color: black, making up 63% of the parts, followed by white (9.6%) and light bluish gray (3.6%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 21340

86 of the 88 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 21340 is exclusive: each one is found in at least one other set, which makes replacing a lost element easier.

Rebuilding set 21340 from another set

Share of the parts of set 21340 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 26%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 21340 within its line

With 690 pieces, set 21340 ranks #63 out of 94 LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO sets in our database, which have an average of 1,279 parts. Among the 518 sets released in 2023, it ranks #128.