LEGO Promotional 40290 60 Years of the LEGO Brick

LEGO set 40290, “60 Years of the LEGO Brick,” is a 2018 Promotional model focused on the LEGO brick itself.

“60 Years of the LEGO Brick” sits in the Promotional theme and is not tied to an external story license. Its role is therefore commemorative, with a clear connection to LEGO building history.

That makes the build more suitable to describe as a display or keepsake model than as a character driven play scene.

This model is mainly relevant to collectors of Promotional sets, builders interested in LEGO history, and anyone who wants a set centered on the brick itself. Within the Promotional theme, it stands apart by using LEGO’s own building element as the subject, rather than supporting a separate narrative theme.

Inventory of set 40290

The inventory of set 40290 lists 421 pieces, spare parts excluded: 145 different lots (one shape in one color) for 89 part shapes. The box also contains 25 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 40290

Main color: yellow, making up 28% of the parts, followed by black (24%) and light bluish gray (15%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 40290

88 of the 89 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 40290 is exclusive: each one is found in at least one other set, which makes replacing a lost element easier.

Rebuilding set 40290 from another set

Share of the parts of set 40290 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 28%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 40290 within its line

With 421 pieces, set 40290 ranks #4 out of 204 Promotional sets in our database, which have an average of 147 parts. Among the 457 sets released in 2018, it ranks #108. That is 2.9 times the average Promotional set size.