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Set 1040-2 Farm Set
Educational and Dacta Duplo and Explore

LEGO® Farm Set

Farm Set 1040-2 was released in 1986 as part of the Educational and Dacta / Duplo and Explore line. It contains 88 pieces in 45 different shapes and no minifigures.

Set number
1040-2
Year
1986
Pieces
88
Minifigures
0
Theme
Duplo and Explore
Different parts
47
What can I build with it?

Parts list 47

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Description

Where this set comes from

Unlike most boxes on a toy shop shelf, this one belongs to the educational range from LEGO® that was sold under the Dacta name. Sets like this were aimed at nurseries, schools and play groups, where several children build and tell stories together. The idea is plain on purpose: basic shapes, bright colours and room for imagination, rather than a detailed model full of printed pieces. For collectors it is a small window onto how the system was used in classrooms in the mid-1980s.

Size and colour mix

With 88 pieces the farm is modest but far from tiny. The parts list shows 45 different shapes, so there are comparatively few duplicates. Yellow, red, brown and blue set the tone, the classic primary palette of the early years. Brown works well for timber, stable and soil, red for a barn or roof, while yellow and blue suit fences, water or purely imaginary bits. Every time the farm is rebuilt, the pieces can be arranged a little differently.

Built for play

A farm with no minifigures asks children to invent their own residents. For a set aimed at young builders that is not a weakness but the whole point: stable, field and yard get built, changed and filled with animals from the toy box. As a collectable it suits people who care about the 1986 release year and want to follow how the educational line developed. It is colourful enough to display, yet playing remains its real strength.

Using the pieces afterwards

This page lists every one of the 88 parts. If you own the set, or already have the pieces in your collection, the “What can I build?” tool shows which other sets you could put together with them. With so few special parts that is worth a look, because basic bricks turn up in many models and are easy to reuse in whatever you decide to build next, whether that is another farm or something else entirely.

FAQ

How many pieces does Farm Set 1040-2 have?
It has 88 pieces in 45 different shapes. No minifigures are included.
When was it released and which range is it from?
It came out in 1986 and belongs to Educational and Dacta / Duplo and Explore, the company's education programme.
Which colours does it mostly use?
Yellow, red, brown and blue are the main colours. You can see the exact split in the parts list further down the page.

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