LEGO Creator 40517 Vespa

LEGO Creator set 40517 “Vespa” is a small moped model based on the recognizable Vespa subject.

Set 40517 “Vespa” presents a compact vehicle build within the Creator theme.

A precise description should therefore stay general: this is a small LEGO build intended to suggest the overall form of a Vespa moped.

The set suits display, a simple town layout, or a Creator collection focused on vehicles. Among sets in the same theme, it can be placed as a modest, self contained model with an easily recognizable subject, especially useful where a vehicle is wanted without characters or extra scenery.

Inventory of set 40517

The inventory of set 40517 lists 118 pieces, spare parts excluded: 61 different lots (one shape in one color) for 61 part shapes. The box also contains 6 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 40517

Main color: red, making up 64% of the parts, followed by black (16%) and light bluish gray (9.3%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 40517

60 of the 61 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 40517

One part shape in set 40517 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set.

No similarly sized set supplies more than a quarter of its parts: set 40517 relies on a little-shared assortment.

Size of set 40517 within its line

With 118 pieces, set 40517 ranks #364 out of 543 Creator sets in our database, which have an average of 421 parts. Among the 483 sets released in 2022, it ranks #341. That is less than half the average Creator set size.