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Ideas · SET 21357

Disney Pixar Luxo Jr.

Luxo Jr. brings animation’s famous little lamp to the desk. Articulated arms, a lampshade and a colourful ball conceal nods to Pixar films.

Pieces: 613
Release year: 2025
Theme: Ideas
Set number: 21357
LEGO recommended age: 18+
LEGO retail price · Italy: 69.99 €

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TIME TO BUILD

How long does it take to build Disney Pixar Luxo Jr.?

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A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.

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Beginner

≈ 3 hSuggested range1 h 45 min – 4 h 30 min

Intermediate

≈ 1 h 45 minSuggested range1 h – 2 h 45 min

Experienced

≈ 1 h 15 minSuggested range45 min – 2 h

Based on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.

How we estimate times · sources and method

An articulated structure to balance and a spherical ball built from small elements. Requires more precision than an ordinary block structure. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.

Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.

Brick Fanatics · Disney Pixar Luxo Jr. ↗
The reviewer reports about forty-five minutes for four bag groups. This is a fast result, not a universal building time.
Reddit r/lego · Disney Pixar Luxo Jr. ↗
The author of a post dated 22 June 2025 reports just over an hour and says the ball took longer than the lamp. This is one statement, not an independently verified timed build.

Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.

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BEYOND THE BRICKS

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The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

A lamp to pose

Articulation recreates the character’s movements, and the lamp can be displayed on the ball.

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Surprises inside the ball

The ball opens to reveal references to films including Up, Toy Story, Ratatouille and Finding Nemo.

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Beyond the set

The stories, places and inventions behind your build.

A story from 1986

Luxo Jr. is a roughly two-minute short directed by John Lasseter and released in 1986.

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The ball is not the last one

After deflating the first ball while playing, the little lamp finds a much larger one. The joke does not end with the first mishap.

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BEYOND THE BRICKS

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Film

Luxo Jr.

1986

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