LEGO Duplo and Explore history: 1976 to 2022
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Duplo and Explore spans from 1976 to 2022. Key entries in the provided data include 1041-2 Universal Building Set from 1980, 9090-2 XL Bulk Set from 2019, a strong 2020 group led by 45028-1 My XL World, plus 2000556-1 Six Bricks in 2021 and 4002503-1 P4P Toolkit in 2022.
Key facts
- Theme
- Duplo and Explore
Quick answer
LEGO Duplo and Explore spans from 1976 to 2022. Across the sets provided, the theme stretches from 1041-2 Universal Building Set in 1980 to later education-oriented sets such as 45028-1 My XL World in 2020, 2000556-1 Six Bricks in 2021 and 4002503-1 P4P Toolkit in 2022.
Key LEGO Duplo and Explore milestones
- 1976: the first year for the Duplo and Explore theme.
- 1980: 1041-2 Universal Building Set appears as a Duplo and Explore set with 126 pieces.
- 2019: 9090-2 XL Bulk Set appears as a Duplo and Explore set with 564 pieces.
- 2020: several Duplo and Explore sets share the same year, including 45005-2 StoryTales Set, 45026-1 Tubes, 45027-1 Letters, 45028-1 My XL World, 45029-1 Animals and 45030-1 People.
- 2021: 2000556-1 Six Bricks appears as a Duplo and Explore set with 12 pieces.
- 2022: 4002503-1 P4P Toolkit appears as a Duplo and Explore set.
The 2020 wave is the densest part of this snapshot
The 2020 group stands out within the supplied Duplo and Explore data. 45028-1 My XL World has 492 pieces, making it the largest 2020 set in this selection. The same year also includes 45026-1 Tubes with 150 pieces, 45027-1 Letters with 130 pieces, 45005-2 StoryTales Set with 109 pieces, 45029-1 Animals with 91 pieces and 45030-1 People with 53 pieces.
45026-1 Tubes also has a launch date of January 1, 2020 and an exit date of December 31, 2024.
Related set list
| Set | Name | Year | Pieces | |---|---|---:|---:| | 1041-2 | Universal Building Set | 1980 | 126 | | 9090-2 | XL Bulk Set | 2019 | 564 | | 45005-2 | StoryTales Set | 2020 | 109 | | 45026-1 | Tubes | 2020 | 150 | | 45027-1 | Letters | 2020 | 130 | | 45028-1 | My XL World | 2020 | 492 | | 45029-1 | Animals | 2020 | 91 | | 45030-1 | People | 2020 | 53 | | 2000556-1 | Six Bricks | 2021 | 12 | | 4002503-1 | P4P Toolkit | 2022 | Not stated |
Bottom line
From 1976 to 2022, LEGO Duplo and Explore represents a Duplo branch centered on building, learning and themed play. The 2020 sets form the most concentrated part of this set snapshot, while 1041-2 Universal Building Set and 4002503-1 P4P Toolkit help frame the historical span covered here.
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