Beginner
≈ 1 hSuggested range36 min – 1 h 36 min
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BrickHeadz · SET 40798
Red Panda Mei
Mei in red-panda form becomes an angular figure with large white cheeks and rounded ears.
- Pieces
- 121
- Release year
- 2025
- Theme
- BrickHeadz
- Set number
- 40798
- LEGO recommended age
- 10+
- Archived regional retail price · Germany
- 9.99 €
Archived regional retail price in the stated market and currency. It does not establish the Italian launch price; no estimated currency conversion. Brickset ↗ · Reference checked on 22 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build Red Panda Mei?
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Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 40 minSuggested range24 min – 1 h 4 minExperienced
≈ 28 minSuggested range16 min – 45 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: Mei in red-panda form becomes an angular figure with large white cheeks and rounded ears. Paws and tail complete the volume beneath the larger head. 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.
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- LEGO · set manual ↗
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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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Inside the set
Contrasting face
White surfaces outline eyebrows and cheeks against the red.
LEGO sourceSmall body
Paws and tail complete the volume beneath the larger head.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
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A teenager between two worlds
Family, friends and 4*Town.
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Meilin Lee balances being a dutiful Chinese-Canadian daughter with friendships and her enthusiasm for 4*Town. Pixar connects her family’s temple with this tension, making adolescence about changing expectations and interests as well as an altered appearance.
An emotional panda
Emotions become visible.
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Mei becomes a giant red panda when emotions overwhelm her. Pixar presents this form as her messy, emotional self, using a fantastic transformation to explore adolescence rather than proposing realistic red-panda behaviour or zoological dimensions.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 26 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
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Kiki's Delivery Service (Original Sountrack)
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