Beginner
≈ 2 h 45 minSuggested range1 h 45 min – 4 h
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Star Wars · SET 75438
Yoda™ Bust
A small Yoda bust focuses on face, ears and lightsaber. A labelled base offers a tidy display without a large statue’s footprint.
- Pieces
- 399
- Release year
- 2026
- Theme
- Star Wars
- Set number
- 75438
- LEGO recommended age
- 18+
- LEGO retail price · Italy
- 39.99 €
Available at LEGO Italy when checked on 28 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 28 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English catalogue ↗ · Checked on 24 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build Yoda™ Bust?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial model estimate · no verified measured building time
Intermediate
≈ 1 h 45 minSuggested range1 h – 2 h 45 minExperienced
≈ 1 h 15 minSuggested range45 min – 2 hBased 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
Compact dimensions still require care with small facial elements and ear orientation. 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 · Yoda™ Bust ↗
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 · Yoda™ Bust ↗
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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How much display space does it need?
Model or component measured by LEGO
- Height
- ≈ 21 cm
- Width
- ≈ 10 cm
- Depth / length
- ≈ 9 cm
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Which model was measured? · original Italian specification
DIMENSIONI: il modello del busto di Yoda in mattoncini LEGO® in questo set di 399 pezzi misura 21 cm di altezza, 10 cm di larghezza…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?
Inside the set
Adjustable expression
Position the head and ears to change the Jedi Master’s expression.
LEGO sourceSpace for a minifigure
Slightly rebuild the base to accommodate minifigure Yoda too.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
Eight hundred years teaching
The Databank credits Yoda with more than eight hundred years training Jedi.
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The Databank’s eight centuries refer to teaching rather than simply an age. Yoda links the earlier Order with Luke’s training much later. The small figure carries experience across different eras: Dagobah’s teacher has already witnessed the Republic’s transformation and the Jedi’s fall.
An unnamed species
The official profile lists Yoda’s species as unknown while precisely describing his role in the Order.
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The species field remains unknown even though height, Jedi affiliation and weapons are specified. A recognisable face can retain mysterious origins. The official entry therefore leaves a deliberate gap rather than providing a species name to infer from appearance.
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.
BEYOND THE BRICKS
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Star Wars: A New Hope
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Williams
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