40634 Icons of Play isn’t the only LEGO set that requires two copies for a complete model

Criticisms of recently-revealed 40634 Icons of Play have largely focused on the set’s inclusion of only one half of a football field, but it’s far from the LEGO Group’s first half-set.

One of the best things about LEGO sets, as opposed to other toys, are their modular nature. You can add on to or take apart anything you want, as well as mix and combine parts from one set with parts from another. On some occasions, though, this can be more of a curse than a blessing. Certain LEGO sets are incomplete models of whatever they represent – and the LEGO Group can get away with these easier than other toy companies because customers always have the option to add on to their LEGO sets with other LEGO parts they have. Does your LEGO set only have half of a football field? Well, then just buy another copy and attach it!

The football field in 40634 Icons of Play is only continuing a long tradition, though. There are a number of sets from recent LEGO history that dedicated fans could purchase multiple copies of in order to finish off their models. Let’s take a look at a few:

76057 Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle

This LEGO Marvel Super Heroes set from 2016 features a classic location for action-packed Spider-Man battles: one of New York City’s many bridges. The set is only half of a bridge, though, and it was designed with the ability to connect to another copy of the same set to form a full bridge. Lucky fans who bought two of this set also ended up with two copies of a lot of rare minifigures, like Kraven the Hunter and Scorpion.

21058 Great Pyramid of Giza

This 2022 Architecture set depicts the Great Pyramid of Giza as it appeared in its heyday – but it’s missing its back half. The dollhouse-style cutoff at the back allows builders to see the interior of their pyramid, but it’s also a bit of a disappointment for anyone looking for a complete, four-sided structure. This set isn’t actually designed to connect to another copy, but lots of fans have built up their own ways to connect two of the half-pyramids to form one large model.

75201 First Order AT-ST

This one is a bit different from the others, but any list of half-complete LEGO models would be half-complete itself if it didn’t mention this notorious 2018 LEGO Star Wars set. Just one look at it makes the problem clear: this AT-ST is missing its head. Now, technically, this set is accurate to the scene it’s depicting in The Last Jedi, since the top section of the AT-ST BB-8 pilots is destroyed, but it still feels like an incomplete set. With the set name being simply ‘First Order AT-ST’, LEGO Star Wars fans would surely expect a completed model of the titular vehicle – not a half-destroyed version that they have to modify with their own collection of LEGO bricks.

These three sets are only a select few of the LEGO Group’s half-sets. Do you have a favourite (or maybe least favourite) example that we didn’t mention? Let us know in the comments.

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