Beginner
≈ 6 hSuggested range3 h 45 min – 8 h 45 min
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Nike · SET 43008
Nike Dunk x Set
A brick Nike Dunk joins a rotating basketball and decorative lettering with personalisable elements.
- Pieces
- 1,180
- Release year
- 2025
- Theme
- Nike
- Set number
- 43008
- LEGO recommended age
- 10+
- LEGO retail price · Italy
- 99.99 €
Available at LEGO Italy when checked on 23 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.
Retail price reported by the LEGO source for the stated market. Check the store for current price and availability; this does not establish the launch price. LEGO ↗ · Reference checked on 23 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English catalogue ↗ · Checked on 24 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
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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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Intermediate
≈ 4 hSuggested range2 h 30 min – 6 hExperienced
≈ 2 h 30 minSuggested range1 h 30 min – 3 h 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
Shaped shoe, sphere, lettering and supports need angled small connections. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.
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 Italy · Nike Dunk x Set ↗
This source documents the model’s features and components, not a timed build. No sufficiently verifiable individual building-time report has been identified for this set.
- LEGO building instructions · Nike Dunk x Set ↗
Set-specific instructions checked against the set number, piece count and year. The duration is an editorial assessment based on piece count, construction type, mechanisms and detail.
Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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Model or component measured by LEGO
- Height
- ≈ 25 cm
- Width
- ≈ 38 cm
- Depth / length
- ≈ 13 cm
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Which model was measured? · original Italian specification
Dimensioni: questo set con sneaker di 1.180 pezzi misura 25 cm di altezza, 38 cm di larghezza e 13 cm di profonditàApproximate 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
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Inside the set
Hidden shoe compartments
Store small items and personalise with extra laces.
LEGO sourceA rotating ball
A brick basketball joins the B’Ball Head minifigure.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
University colours
Nike’s 1985 College Colors programme linked shoes, clothing and bags to college-team palettes.
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Nike’s 1985 College Colors programme coordinated footwear, apparel and bags in university palettes. Fans could express allegiance away from the basketball court, sharing a visual identifier with players, students and other team supporters.
Be True to Your School
Dunk became the campaign’s focus, turning a basketball shoe into a sign of fan allegiance.
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The programme’s central basketball shoe was first called College Color High before becoming the Dunk. Be True to Your School connected it with university identity. Recognition came from combining shape and team colours, rather than depending only on a technical innovation hidden within the shoe’s sole.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 23 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
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