LEGO Brickheadz 40543 St. Bernard

LEGO set 40543, “St. Bernard”, depicts a St. Bernard dog in the BrickHeadz style. Released in 2022, it belongs to the Brickheadz theme and contains 236 pieces, with no separate minifigures.

Set 40543 translates a St. Bernard into the BrickHeadz visual language, using a compact build, stylized proportions and a simplified expression. Within the Brickheadz theme, it fits among animal subjects, where real creatures are adapted into a consistent collectible format.

The build is therefore focused on the dog itself, using brick built shaping and surface details rather than a narrative scene or character accessories.

It is suited to dog enthusiasts, BrickHeadz collectors and builders looking for a small display piece. In a Brickheadz collection, 40543 can sit alongside other stylized characters and animals, while remaining distinct through its recognizable St. Bernard subject.

Inventory of set 40543

The inventory of set 40543 lists 236 pieces, spare parts excluded: 92 different lots (one shape in one color) for 51 part shapes. The box also contains 16 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 40543

Main color: dark orange, making up 24% of the parts, followed by white (19%) and dark brown (9.3%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 40543

51 of the 51 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 40543 is exclusive: each one is found in at least one other set, which makes replacing a lost element easier.

Rebuilding set 40543 from another set

Share of the parts of set 40543 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 38%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 40543 within its line

With 236 pieces, set 40543 ranks #73 out of 194 Brickheadz sets in our database, which have an average of 226 parts. Among the 483 sets released in 2022, it ranks #269.