Beginner
≈ 1 h 30 minSuggested range45 min – 2 h 30 min
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Star Wars · SET 40407
Death Star II Battle
The second Death Star battle becomes a small grey-and-red display scene.
- Pieces
- 235
- Release year
- 2020
- Theme
- Star Wars
- Set number
- 40407
- LEGO recommended age
- 8+
- Historical price in EUR
- Not verified
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Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build Death Star II Battle?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 1 hSuggested range30 min – 1 h 45 minExperienced
≈ 45 minSuggested range15 min – 1 h 15 minBased 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: The second Death Star battle becomes a small grey-and-red display scene. Small rows and raised elements require precise placement on the base. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks and subsequent play 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.
- LEGO · set-specific instructions ↗
Official name, pieces, age and imagery; no timed building data.
- LEGO · set manual ↗
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Checked: 26 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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Inside the set
Miniature ships
Tiny craft suggest a very different scale from minifigure sets.
LEGO sourceSurface details
Small rows and raised elements require precise placement on the base.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
A trap above Endor
Palpatine leaked information about the second Death Star to draw the rebels into a trap.
Lucasfilm · Star Wars DatabankWreckage on Kef Bir
After the station’s destruction, a large fragment remained in one of the moon Kef Bir’s oceans.
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THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE
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