Beginner
≈ 1 h 12 minSuggested range43 min – 1 h 56 min
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Star Wars · SET 9490
Droid™ Escape
An escape pod with droids and troopers.
- Pieces
- 137
- Release year
- 2012
- Theme
- Star Wars
- Set number
- 9490
- LEGO recommended age
- 7+
- Archived regional retail price · US
- 19.99 USD
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 Droid™ Escape?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 48 minSuggested range28 min – 1 h 17 minExperienced
≈ 34 minSuggested range20 min – 55 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: An escape pod with droids and troopers. A small brown speeder accompanies R2-D2 and C-3PO. 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.
- LEGO · set-specific instructions ↗
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- LEGO · set manual ↗
Document for this set number. The duration is an editorial estimate, not a LEGO timing.
Checked: 26 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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Inside the set
The model and its shape
The large grey pod has a rounded body.
LEGO sourceBuild details
A small brown speeder accompanies R2-D2 and C-3PO.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
A decisive repair
During the escape from Naboo, R2-D2 restores the royal ship’s shields while other astromechs are hit.
LucasfilmPlans in its memory
Leia hides the Death Star plans in R2-D2’s memory. Its journey on Tatooine sets the events of A New Hope in motion.
LucasfilmWritten 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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Star Wars: A New Hope
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