Star Wars

Watto's Junkyard

Watto's cluttered parts shop in Mos Espa is where Qui-Gon Jinn first meets young Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace. Set 7186 from 2001 recreates the junkyard with 449 pieces and one minifigure.

Set number
7186
Year
2001
Pieces
449
Minifigures
1
Different parts
130
What can I build with it?

Parts list 130

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Minifigures 1

Description

Where Anakin's story begins

Stranded on Tatooine, Qui-Gon needs a new hyperdrive part for the Naboo royal starship and goes looking in the shops of Mos Espa. Watto, a Toydarian junk dealer, has what he needs but will not accept Republic credits. Working in the shop is Anakin, a slave owned by Watto, and the chance meeting leads to the podrace wager that frees the boy. It is a modest setting for such an important moment, which is part of what makes this set memorable.

A location, not a vehicle

Most Star Wars sets are built around ships and walkers. This one is a place, and that suits a different kind of play. Instead of flying missions, you set up scenes, rearrange the scrap and let other figures wander through. With only one minifigure included, it works best as a backdrop for characters from other Episode I sets. For a Mos Espa or Tatooine display, it adds the sort of street-level detail that makes a diorama feel lived in.

Parts of every shape

A junkyard should look varied, and the inventory delivers: 130 different part designs among 449 pieces. Black, blue, the older light grey and green are the main colours, a surprisingly colourful mix for a desert planet. Once the set has served its purpose, that variety becomes the attraction. You end up with a broad selection of shapes that are ideal for workshops, machinery, sci-fi scenery or any build that needs a little clutter.

Going through a 2001 set

Copies of set 7186 mostly surface second-hand now, often in mixed lots. The full inventory below lists every part by colour and quantity, so you can check what is there and what is missing. If you already have the pieces, the What can I build? tool compares them with other sets and tells you which you could put together and which bricks you would need, turning an old scrapyard into material for new projects.

FAQ

What happens at Watto's shop in the film?
Qui-Gon Jinn looks for hyperdrive parts there and meets Anakin Skywalker, who is owned by Watto.
How many pieces are in set 7186?
The set has 449 pieces in 130 different part designs.
Does it come with many figures?
No, it includes one minifigure. It works well as a setting for figures from other sets.

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