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Set 40519 New York Postcard
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New York Postcard

Set 40519 New York Postcard is part of the LEGO® Creator range, using 253 pieces and one minifigure to recreate the New York skyline in a flat, postcard-style frame. The postcard sets pair a slim display format with recognisable building silhouettes from each featured city.

Set number
40519
Year
2022
Pieces
253
Minifigures
1
Theme
Creator
Different parts
95
What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 95

As BrickLink list (XML)

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Spare parts (13)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 1

Alternative models

Fan models by Rebrickable users that you can build (mostly) from this set’s parts. Instructions are available from the designers.

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Description

A city rendered as a postcard

New York Postcard belongs to a small series of LEGO® Creator sets that recreate well-known cities as flat, frame-style models, designed to stand on a shelf like an oversized postcard. Rather than building an entire city to scale, the set focuses on the silhouettes and landmarks that make New York instantly recognisable. At 253 pieces, it's a quick build, which suits its role as a souvenir-style display piece rather than a large-scale project.

An urban colour palette

Tan, light bluish grey, dark bluish grey and black define the colour scheme, echoing the concrete and steel tones of a big-city skyline. That restrained, urban palette sets the set apart from brighter Creator models and fits the graphic, simplified style of the postcard series. The colour list on this page shows how the 95 unique parts are distributed across these tones, useful when sorting pieces before starting. The heavy use of grey in particular keeps individual building silhouettes clearly separated rather than blurring together in a busier colour mix.

A minifigure for scale

A single minifigure joins the skyline, adding a human scale reference and a small play element to what's otherwise a largely graphic model. For fans of New York, or anyone collecting the wider postcard series, this set offers a compact way to display a recognisable city without committing to a much larger build. The figure can also be repositioned in front of different sections of the skyline, adding a little variety when photographing or displaying the finished model.

Using the parts list for skyline details

The full parts list on this page catalogues all 95 elements individually, useful for anyone after specific building pieces for their own skyline builds or looking to extend the set with more postcard-style scenes. With such a clearly defined colour scheme here, it's worth checking the list before buying a replacement piece elsewhere. Anyone already collecting other cities from the postcard series can also use it to compare which shapes repeat across sets and which are specific to the New York skyline.

FAQ

What does the New York Postcard set depict?
It recreates the New York skyline in a flat, postcard-style frame, complete with a single minifigure.
How many pieces does set 40519 include?
The set contains 253 pieces across 95 unique parts.
Is this part of a wider series?
Yes, New York Postcard belongs to a LEGO Creator series that recreates several well-known cities in the same postcard format.

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