Review: LEGO® 40902 Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci gift with purchase

A new Gift with Purchase (GwP) is available from today: 40902 Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, and although it is a high threshold at US$150/ £135/ 150€/ AU$245, there is also a double loyalty points promotion on all products for LEGO® Insiders through to 29 June 2026. If you are interested in any of the pieces being retired from Pick a Brick in the next few weeks, or any LEGO sets due to be retired this year, or have your eye on one of the many new releases like 11377 Minas Tirith, it could be a good time to buy because this is a wonderful GwP. 

Let's see what Leo and his cat, Madonna are up to!

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40902 Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci

• Release date: 19 to 29 June 2026, while stocks last
• Pieces: 251
• Ages: 18+
• Dimensions: over 3 in. (7 cm) high, 7 in. (18 cm) wide and 3.5 in. (9 cm) deep
• Availability: free gift with purchases meeting the minimum thresholds listed below

Minimum threshold: 

• US$ 150 on LEGO.com US
• CA$ 190 on LEGO.com Canada
• GB£ 135 on LEGO.com UK
• AU$ 245 on LEGO.com Australia
• NZ$ 265 on LEGO.com New Zealand
• €150 on LEGO.com Deutschland, Nederland, France, etc
• PLN 625 on LEGO.com Polska
• NOK 1 750 on LEGO.com Norge
• DKK 1125 on LEGO.com Danmark

Other countries click here

 

Also, the polybag with Bluey and Chatterbox is back as a GwP with purchases over a threshold of LEGO® City and certain LEGO® BLUEY products. Follow the link below for details of the threshold and qualifying sets in your country.

Bluey's Tea Party GwP on LEGO.com

Exclusive elements

The set contains two tiles printed especially for this model. 

• Tile 1 x 8 with Groove in Tan with "Leonardo da Vinci" print in Reddish Brown (6610621)
• Tile 2 x 3 with Groove in Light Nougat with Minifigure Mona Lisa Painting (6614866)

The LEGO Mona Lisa tile is a delight, and I expect will be highly sought after.

There is also a wee sticker sheet, with good reason – it is reflective, to create mirror on Leonardo's desk.

Other pieces of interest

The GwP re-uses some existing Leonardo elements, and I noticed some other relatively rare pieces too.

• Tile 2 x 2 with Da Vinci Flying Machine Sketch print in Tan (6523327) in one other set
• Minifig Head Leonardo Da Vinci in Light Nougat, Thick White/Light Bluish Grey Eyebrows, Beard, Wrinkles (6523324) in one other set
• Torso in Dark Blue with Dark Red Tunic, Dark Tan Fur print, Dark Blue Arms, Light Nougat Hands (6530674) in one other set
• Hips and Dark Blue Legs with Dark Red Tunic, Dark Tan Fur print (6523326) in one other set
• Plant, Leaves 4 x 3 in Dark Green (6586465  | 2423) in two other 2026 sets
• Panel 1 x 2 x 1 [Rounded Corners] in Dark Orange (6589313 | 4865b) in one other set
• Fence 4 x 6, Chain-Link in Black (6545265 | 5032) in two other sets

The flying machine tile and Leonardo minifigure pieces were previously exclusive to the 2025 set 10363 Leonardo da Vinci's Flying Machine (see Toby's review of the LEGO® Icons Flying Machine).

While not quite as uncommon, some other parts also caught my eye: 

• Brick Round 1 x 1 Open Stud in Warm Pink (6584823 | 3062b) is in five other sets, but Warm Pink is a new LEGO colour for 2026
• Plant, Pear in Lime (6541584 | 5822) is in four other sets, but I'm just excited to get my first
• 10x Tile Special 2 x 2 with 2 Quarter Round Cutouts in Dark Bluish Gray (3396)

The dark grey "bowtie tile" is in three other sets, but they are pricey, and you get ten here – currently an equal record in quantity with 11371 Shopping Street (see Toby's review of the 2026 LEGO Modular Building).

The build

We start with the fun bits. 

The Leonardo minifigure is identical to the one in exclusive 2025 set 10363 Leonardo da Vinci's Flying Machine except he dons a cap (90386, 86397) here rather than having his long flowing white hair landing in his paint.

He also comes with a neck bracket for his back, which I will come to in a moment.

We build a clever easel with adjustable legs, for the Mona Lisa. KITTEH! That's wet paint; you'll smudge her toothsome grin.

Centre: Mona Lisa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Here is the new tile compared to set 31213 Mona Lisa (see Jonas' review of the LEGO® Art Mona Lisa set) and the real thing as painted by some bloke called... da Vinki? 

I think it is a great rendition by the graphic designer, especially achieving the hand pose with minifigure claws! Of course, keeping the same vertical proportions as the original means the head is super wide, but that's just part of the charm of LEGO minifigures. 

Some people were unhappy that 10363 Leonardo da Vinci's Flying Machine did not come with a brick-built figure to fly it. Well, Leo's dream finally comes true in this GwP. There's even a little base for his feet!

READ MORE: Interview with the LEGO® Icons designers of Leonardo Da Vinci's LEGO ornithopter

 

Often the last interesting part of a build, here the floor is a satisfying and beautiful creation. It makes good use of 45° elements like the A-plate (15706), 6 x 6 cut corner plate (6106), triangle tile (35787) and pairs of 1 x 2 cut corner tiles (5091 & 5092). Then, a stunning floor pattern is made using those ten bowtie tiles (3396).

Then three segments of wall are built, and once again there is no opportunity for boredom from repetition to set in as these feature a variety of windows, shelves, greenery and the resting spot for a candle.

I love the choice of dark tan for the walls. It's not everyone's first choice for decor but I adore the rich, regal vibe it brings, and regular tan would not have worked with so many important tan accessories in the foreground.

You can display this model from the rear, too, where the foliage comes into full effect. I deliberately placed one of the fronds the other way around for some variety.

The interior is completed by a desk with a quill, ink pot, the flying machine sketches, a mirror and a clamshell. Leonardo used mirrors to write the majority of his personal notes backwards as he was left-handed, which would have smudged the ink otherwise. He used clamshells to mix pigments and other substances.

KITTEH! Nice save from Leo there. 

I left the clamshell out of the above photo – being oversized, it dominates too much I feel.

Conclusion

This GwP has it all – a pretty model with desirable new and rare pieces that's fun to build and play with.

The clamshell is a lovely idea, but a distracting element I feel. That it the only downside I can level at this model – aside from the fact that you can't get it without spending US$150/ £135/ 150€/ AU$245. But as mentioned at the beginning there are many reasons why this could be a good time to spend that kind of money at LEGO.com or a LEGO store.

There are so many details and accessories included, it is also a great play set (you can ignore the 18+ age mark). 

I certainly had fun with it...

Leo transforms after eating a radioactive pear, ready to paint the town dead.

READ MORE: Recent additions to Pick a Brick – and the pieces being removed soon

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