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Icons · SET 40516

Everyone Is Awesome

Eleven monochrome characters stand against a rainbow backdrop. Repetition and colour give a simple build its message of inclusion.

Pieces: 346
Release year: 2021
Theme: Icons
Set number: 40516
LEGO recommended age: 18+
LEGO retail price · Italy: 34.99 €

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TIME TO BUILD

How long does it take to build Everyone Is Awesome?

Individual build

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

≈ 1 h 30 minSuggested range1 h – 2 h

Intermediate

≈ 45 minSuggested range30 min – 1 h

Experienced

≈ 30 minSuggested range15 min – 45 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

The piece count can overstate the work compared with irregular models because many stripes repeat the same pattern. The three experience bands are cautious editorial assessments, not measured averages.

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.

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The review reports about fifteen minutes or less. Repetition makes the process particularly quick for a familiar builder.

Checked: 22 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.

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MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR NEXT BUILD

How much display space does it need?

Model or component measured by LEGO

Height: ≈ 10 cm
Width: ≈ 18 cm
Depth / length: ≈ 12 cm

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Which model was measured? · original Italian specification

Misura 10 cm di altezza, 18 cm di larghezza e 12 cm di profondità.

Approximate assembled-model measurements, not packaging dimensions. Allow extra room for handling, moving parts and the display stand. The comparison uses the measured model’s overall footprint, allows a 90° rotation and does not assess stability or shelf load. Source LEGO ↗ · 2026-10-29

BEYOND THE BRICKS

Did you know?

The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

A colour for every figure

Each of the eleven minifigures is monochrome from head to foot, matching a stripe in the backdrop.

LEGO source

A compact display

At about 10 cm high and 18 cm wide, the model creates its effect through aligned colours.

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Beyond the set

The stories, places and inventions behind your build.

The first rainbow had eight colours

Gilbert Baker’s first flags, made with friends and volunteers for San Francisco in 1978, had eight stripes. The symbol has changed over time.

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The two flags raised in San Francisco on 25 June 1978 had eight stripes, dyed and sewn by Baker with friends and volunteers. Fabric availability and street-display needs later shaped the familiar six-colour version, leaving practical material decisions within the history of a recognisable symbol.

GLBT Historical Society

A piece returns to the museum

A fragment of an original flag, thought lost for more than forty years, was donated to the GLBT Historical Society in 2021. Symbols have a physical history too.

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In April 2021 the GLBT Historical Society received a fragment of an original flag, thought lost for over forty years. All eight stripes survive. The object connects this symbol with its makers and first public display.

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Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 22 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.

THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE

What was it like to build?

Three separate scores from 1 to 10. For difficulty, 1 means very easy and 10 means very difficult.

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SET THE MOOD

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OUR PICK

Inspired By Bach: The Cello Suites

Yo-Yo Ma

Intimate and spacious

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