How many pieces and minifigures are included?

Brainiac Attack has 179 pieces, 66 of them unique part types, and comes with 4 minifigures. It was released in 2015 in the Super Heroes theme.

Is it better for play or for display?

Either works. The build is fairly open and stands up to play, but it also takes up very little shelf space.

Which colours does it use most?

Mostly light bluish grey, black, white and dark bluish grey. The parts list on this page shows the exact split.

Super Heroes DC Justice League

LEGO® Brainiac Attack

Brainiac Attack is a small DC Super Heroes set from 2015 with 179 pieces and 4 minifigures. It packs a compact scene and a crowd of characters into a box that is easy to fit on a shelf.

Set number: 76040
Year: 2015
Pieces: 179
Minifigures: 4
Theme: Justice League
Different parts: 72

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 72

As BrickLink list (XML)

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

Minifigures 4

Supergirl with Bright Light Yellow Hair over Shoulder fig-0052505 pieces × 1
Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) with Blue Cape and Collar fig-0052525 pieces × 1
Brainiac in Black Outfit with Magenta Wires fig-0052543 pieces × 1
Superman in Blue Outfit fig-0052565 pieces × 1

Description

Small box, busy scene

At 179 pieces this sits at the lighter end of the 2015 Justice League range. You are not building a sprawling diorama but a tight little set-up where the action happens within a few centimetres. That is part of the appeal: it takes one relaxed sitting, needs no big table, and the 66 different part types give enough variety that the finished model never feels like a bag of generic bricks.

A palette built on grey

The main colours are light bluish grey, black, white and dark bluish grey. That suits an opponent made of cold machinery, and it makes the bright costumes of the heroes stand out. For your own collection it also means the pieces are easy to reuse, because grey slots into spaceships, robots and industrial buildings alike. If you want to grow a stock of grey plates and technical elements, this is a decent starting point without a huge outlay of parts.

Four figures, one standoff

Having four minifigures in such a small box creates play situations straight away: there are heroes, there is an adversary, and the model is open enough that everyone can be reached by hand. As a display piece it works too, particularly beside other sets from the same year. Older children and collectors get a modest addition to a Super Heroes shelf, and nobody needs to clear half a cabinet to make room for it.

Using the parts list

This page lists every part with its colour and quantity, which helps if a few pieces have gone missing or you are planning a rebuild of your own. The “What can I build?” tool shows which other models become possible once you combine this set with the bricks you already own. In that way a small attack on the table can turn into a useful building block for larger ideas that go well beyond the printed instructions.

FAQ

How many pieces and minifigures are included?: Brainiac Attack has 179 pieces, 66 of them unique part types, and comes with 4 minifigures. It was released in 2015 in the Super Heroes theme.
Is it better for play or for display?: Either works. The build is fairly open and stands up to play, but it also takes up very little shelf space.
Which colours does it use most?: Mostly light bluish grey, black, white and dark bluish grey. The parts list on this page shows the exact split.

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