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BB-8™ — LEGO set 40288

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Star Wars · SET 40288

BB-8™

A small BB-8 with a rounded body and decorated head.

Pieces
48
Release year
2018
Theme
Star Wars
Set number
40288
LEGO recommended age
6+
Used · indicative value
≈ 8.00 €
Official LEGO archive Official building instructions

Indicative market reference published by Brickset for the stated condition. Not a launch price or a guaranteed offer: completeness, packaging and condition can change the price. Brickset ↗ · Reference checked on 28 October 2026

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Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.

TIME TO BUILD

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Editorial estimate · first build

Beginner

≈ 27 minSuggested range16 min – 44 min

Intermediate

≈ 18 minSuggested range10 min – 29 min

Experienced

≈ 13 minSuggested range7 min – 21 min

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

Editorial assessment: A small BB-8 with a rounded body and decorated head. The white dome has dark eyes and grey details. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks, subsequent play and any alternative models are excluded. For older sets, unnumbered bags or previously mixed pieces may prolong sorting. No verified timed build: indicative values with substantial variation.

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.

Checked: 26 October 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

01

Orange body details

Circular decorations echo the droid's panels.

LEGO source

Beyond the set

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03

A clue carried on Jakku

BB-8 escaped into the desert after Poe Dameron’s capture, carrying part of a map to find Luke.

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BB-8 escapes Jakku with a clue to Luke’s location after Poe’s capture. Different factions pursue the small droid because of that information. Narrative importance comes from what he carries rather than physical strength, focusing major competing interests on an apparently vulnerable desert traveller.

Lucasfilm
04

A pilot when needed

During the escape from the Supremacy, the droid took control of an AT-ST to help Finn and Rose.

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Aboard the Supremacy, BB-8 commandeers a scout walker to rescue Finn and Rose. The astromech moves beyond maintaining Poe’s X-wing. A small droid controlling a much larger enemy machine creates a striking change of scale while turning opposing equipment into a means of escape.

Lucasfilm

Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

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SET THE MOOD

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Star Wars orchestral writing accompanies vehicles and scenes from the saga. It is one narrative option alongside choices focused on space or building rhythm.

OUR PICK

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

John Williams

Narrative and cinematic
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