Beginner
≈ 4 h 30 minSuggested range2 h 45 min – 6 h 45 min
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Monkie Kid · SET 80047
Mei's Guardian Dragon
Mei’s articulated guardian dragon combines armed wings, saddle and moving tail.
- Pieces
- 605
- Release year
- 2023
- Theme
- Monkie Kid
- Set number
- 80047
- LEGO recommended age
- 9+
- LEGO retail price · Italy
- 52.99 €
Retired from the LEGO Italy catalogue 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
≈ 3 hSuggested range1 h 45 min – 4 h 30 minExperienced
≈ 1 h 45 minSuggested range1 h – 2 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
Long body, tail, articulated limbs and cladding need balance checks. 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 · Mei's Guardian Dragon ↗
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 · Mei's Guardian Dragon ↗
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
- ≈ 24 cm
- Width
- ≈ 17 cm
- Depth / length
- ≈ 46 cm
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Which model was measured? · original Italian specification
Divertente playset: il drago misura 24 cm di altezza, 46 cm di lunghezza e 17 cm di larghezza e invoglia i bambini a giocare e…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
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Inside the set
Wing shooters
Two launch systems accompany the rider’s saddle.
LEGO sourceHero-linked weapons
Mei’s sword and Mr Tang’s ancestral weapon join four characters.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
Monkey King in Japan
Known as Son Gokū in Japan, the character helped inspire Dragon Ball’s protagonist.
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Japan knows the Monkey King as Son Gokū, a figure the museum links with Dragon Ball’s later hero. Netsuke and sword guards also depict him. His circulation extends beyond reprinted books into decorative objects and new stories, retaining recognisable features across media.
Legend in prints
Yoshitoshi’s Journey to the West prints appeared in 1864–65, spreading the story beyond books.
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Boston’s museum presents Yoshitoshi’s 1864–65 Journey to the West series, based on a Japanese translation of the Chinese novel. Twenty-one known designs carry episodes into colour prints. Novel, translation and printmaking bring the Monkey King to different audiences.
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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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
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