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Ideas · SET 40335

Space Rocket Ride

A space-rocket ride combines a little colourful craft and a yellow-and-blue base with a child minifigure.

Pieces: 154
Release year: 2019
Theme: Ideas
Set number: 40335
LEGO recommended age: 8+
Used · indicative value: ≈ 17.00 €

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TIME TO BUILD

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Editorial estimate · first build

Beginner

≈ 1 h 22 minSuggested range49 min – 2 h 12 min

Intermediate

≈ 55 minSuggested range33 min – 1 h 28 min

Experienced

≈ 38 minSuggested range22 min – 1 h 1 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 space-rocket ride combines a little colourful craft and a yellow-and-blue base with a child minifigure. The lower structure distinguishes the ride from a standalone spaceship. 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.

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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

Decorated rocket

Red-and-blue surfaces sit beside little transparent elements.

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Separate base

The lower structure distinguishes the ride from a standalone spaceship.

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Beyond the set

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A Russian beginning

Early ancestors of today’s roller coasters included ice slides built in Russia in the seventeenth century. Wooden structures and frozen slopes offered thrills long before trains on rails.

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The American Physical Society traces early roots to seventeenth-century Russian wooden ice slides near St Petersburg, followed by wheeled rides developed in France. The Italian name preserves that history even though materials and running systems changed long before modern steel coasters.

American Physical Society · history of physics

From mines to amusement parks

LaMarcus Thompson drew inspiration from a mining railway that had become a tourist attraction. In 1884, he completed his Switchback Railway at Coney Island, helping roller coasters gain popularity in the United States.

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Thompson experienced the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway, a former coal route turned tourist attraction, before completing his Coney Island ride in 1884. Industrial transport and entertainment became connected when movement along a slope was reinterpreted as a ride chosen for pleasure.

American Physical Society · history of physics

Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

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TRON: Legacy

Daft Punk

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