Brick-Built BB-8 Polybag Promo

31 March 2018 Jeremy Beckett

The clock is ticking down to the May The 4th Be With You celebrations and another piece of the plan is laid bare with a report from Promobricks that a new BB-8 polybag set is coming.

“However, we can already reveal a little secret. The popular BB-8 will soon be available as a polybag. However, not as a minifigure or key chain (there are both already), but from a small kit to assemble.”

Their report – sadly lacking any photographs – goes on to state that the set number is 40288 (which doesn’t match any entries in Bricklink.com) and the final build will bear a resemblance to last year’s Toys “RIP” Us make & take version but will have printed elements for the head and sides.

Promobricks promises to follow up with a picture soon – unless this is an early April Fool’s joke?

Jeremy Beckett

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Having enjoyed playing with LEGO from his earliest years, Jeremy started collecting LEGO Star Wars in 1999 when the theme was first released. He has shared his thoughts and opinions on LEGO via a number of websites – including starwars.com, rebelscum.com and brickset.com – contributed to the LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary series and served the LEGO Ambassador Network as a Recognised LEGO Fan Media representative.