Is this set meant for play?

No, it's a wall-art piece from the Creator Postcard line, designed to be displayed rather than played with.

How many pieces are in the set?

189 pieces across 97 unique elements.

Does it include minifigures?

No, the set has no minifigures.

Creator

Italy Postcard

Italy Postcard is a wall-art set from the Creator Postcard line, built from 189 pieces and 97 unique elements. Rather than a play model, it results in a picture you can display or hang up. This page has all the facts, colours and the full parts list.

Set number: 40818
Year: 2025
Pieces: 189
Minifigures: 0
Theme: Creator
Different parts: 97

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 97

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (22)

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

Description

A Postcard Built From Bricks

LEGO's Creator Postcard line turns well-known destinations into small framed wall pieces built from bricks. The Italy version leans on green and medium azure against a white and black border to suggest Mediterranean landscape and water, rendered through geometric shapes rather than a literal picture. At 189 pieces, this isn't a model to play with so much as a piece of wall art you build once and then display, whether propped on a shelf or hung up. Anyone already collecting other Postcard destinations will recognise the same recurring frame format straight away.

Small Set, Big Part Variety

What stands out is the 97 unique elements packed into a relatively modest piece count, meaning a lot of small, differently shaped parts are doing the work of shading, outlining and adding texture rather than filling space with a few repeated shapes. That keeps the build itself more varied than many sets of similar size, since new pieces keep appearing rather than settling into a repetitive rhythm, which is part of what makes this kind of set enjoyable even for more experienced builders.

A Deliberately Tight Colour Story

The white, black, green and medium azure palette stays deliberately narrow, which is typical of the wider Postcard series: fewer colours read as a calmer, more picture-like result once finished, and it sits well alongside other Postcard models if you're collecting more than one destination from the range. That restraint also keeps the finished piece legible from across a room rather than dissolving into busy detail, unlike the brighter, busier palettes used in themes such as City or Friends.

Before You Build: the Full Parts List

As a display-only set with no minifigures, it's worth checking the full parts list on this page before you start – all 97 elements are listed individually, which makes it easier to spot a missing piece or to hunt down a specific shape for your own mosaic or wall-art project before committing to the build. It's also a quick way to confirm that all 189 pieces are present in the right colour before you begin.

FAQ

Is this set meant for play?: No, it's a wall-art piece from the Creator Postcard line, designed to be displayed rather than played with.
How many pieces are in the set?: 189 pieces across 97 unique elements.
Does it include minifigures?: No, the set has no minifigures.

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