LEGO Star Wars 9490 Droid Escape

LEGO Star Wars set 9490, “Droid Escape”, is a 2012 model focused on a droid escape in the Star Wars universe. It contains 137 pieces and belongs to the main Star Wars theme.

“Droid Escape” presents a focused subject from the Star Wars licence: droids on the run, with desert equipped Imperial troops included in the scene.

The set contains 137 pieces and 4 minifigures.

Within the Star Wars theme, it can be viewed as a small, figure focused set that complements broader displays rather than dominating them.

Inventory of set 9490

The inventory of set 9490 lists 137 pieces, spare parts excluded: 70 different lots (one shape in one color) for 61 part shapes. The box also contains 4 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 9490

Main color: dark bluish gray, making up 26% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (24%) and black (13%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 9490

48 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 9490

4 part shapes in set 9490 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.

No similarly sized set supplies more than a quarter of its parts: set 9490 relies on a little-shared assortment.

Size of set 9490 within its line

With 137 pieces, set 9490 ranks #513 out of 814 Star Wars sets in our database, which have an average of 495 parts. Among the 321 sets released in 2012, it ranks #168. That is less than half the average Star Wars set size.