LEGO Exclusive 40502 The Brick Moulding Machine

Set 40502, The Brick Moulding Machine, represents a LEGO brick moulding machine as a display model.

The Brick Moulding Machine belongs to the LEGO Exclusive theme and focuses on a subject tied to the making of the LEGO brick itself. Rather than depicting a vehicle, building, or character scene, it presents an industrial moulding machine. That gives the set a technical and self referential place within the theme.

Its build therefore centers on the machine body, the mechanical impression, and the visible details that suggest production equipment.

This set is best suited to collectors and builders interested in display models connected with LEGO production and brick history. It is less character driven than many play sets, but it can serve as a focused exhibit in a collection. Within LEGO Exclusive, it stands out as a model about the manufacturing process rather than an external story or license.

Inventory of set 40502

The inventory of set 40502 lists 1,205 pieces, spare parts excluded: 253 different lots (one shape in one color) for 150 part shapes. The box also contains 72 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 40502

Main color: black, making up 30% of the parts, followed by lime (27%) and light bluish gray (25%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 40502

145 of the 150 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 40502

3 part shapes in set 40502 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. Counting colors, 5 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 40502 from another set

Share of the parts of set 40502 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 32%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 40502 within its line

With 1,205 pieces, set 40502 ranks #11 out of 57 LEGO Exclusive sets in our database, which have an average of 735 parts. Among the 519 sets released in 2021, it ranks #49.