Star Wars

AT-AT

The Hoth stomper shrunk down to a shelf you can actually spare.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 75440 · 2026

Pieces525

Minifigsn/a

Year2026

Set number75440

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The verdict

This is the midi-scale AT-AT I've quietly wanted for years, the whole silhouette of that lumbering Imperial walker without needing a dedicated table to park it on.

The little Snowspeeder looping its tow cable around the front legs is the detail that got me, because it turns a static model into an actual moment from The Empire Strikes Back. It looks far more expensive than 525 pieces has any right to. My one real hesitation is the sticker price, which I'll come back to, but as a display piece it earns its spot.

Best for: Star Wars fans who love the AT-AT but have zero room for the UCS version

The full review

What it is

The AT-AT is one of those designs that just works at any scale, and this midi version proves it all over again. It stands as part of LEGO's Starship Collection, the line that gives you these iconic vehicles at a size your shelf can survive, priced well below the Ultimate Collector Series monsters. Set it up and you get the whole imposing profile of the Empire's ground assault walker, four segmented legs, that heavy blocky head, and the pièce de résistance, a Rebel Snowspeeder frozen mid-manoeuvre with its tow cable spun around the front legs. That single pose is what lifts it from a nice model to a scene. It sits on a clear stand with a nameplate, so it reads as a proper display piece rather than a toy, and honestly it looks like it cost a lot more than it did.

The catch

Now for the part every reviewer keeps circling back to, and I have to be straight with you about it. Around $65 (or £59.99) for 525 pieces is a lot, and the finished walker is smaller than that number might lead you to picture. The Star Wars licence tax is real and it is baked in here. There are no minifigures either, which stings a little, because even one exclusive Snowtrooper or a Veers figure would have softened the value question considerably. This is also very much a static display build. Once it is posed and on the shelf, there is no play feature to speak of, no opening panels to fiddle with, so if you want something your hands keep coming back to, this is not that.

Who it's for

If you love the AT-AT and have always eyed the giant UCS one with a mix of longing and despair at your available space, this is the answer you have been waiting for. It gives you the icon, the drama of the Hoth cable scene, and a clean footprint, all for a fraction of the shelf real estate. Collectors chasing the full Starship Collection will want it without a second thought. The people I would gently steer away are value hunters who count pieces per dollar, and anyone after a hands-on, playable build. For everyone else who just wants a great looking Imperial walker on the desk, it delivers.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build itself is a lot more engaging than its modest size suggests. Getting those four legs to look properly segmented and load-bearing at this scale takes some clever stacking, and the head assembly is a fussy little puzzle in the best way, because that is where the personality lives. It is not a long build, but it stays interesting the whole way through rather than settling into repetition, which is exactly what you want from a display model.

The standout is not a single new mould so much as the density of detail crammed in. LEGO hid a proper haul of Easter eggs inside, including three micro Snowtroopers, an AT-AT pilot, a miniature General Veers tucked in the head, a printed thermal detonator, and a cheeky Octan fuel reference. The posed Snowspeeder is its own tiny micro-build, and the transparent stand pieces do a lot of quiet work selling the illusion of a walker mid-stride. For 525 parts, the ratio of interesting elements to plain filler is high.

Fun facts

01The set includes no minifigures, but LEGO tucked micro versions of General Veers and an AT-AT pilot inside the walker's head, plus three tiny Snowtroopers hidden in the body.
02It belongs to LEGO's Starship Collection, a midi-scale display line meant to offer iconic Star Wars vehicles at a fraction of the price and footprint of the Ultimate Collector Series builds.
03The Snowspeeder is posed with its tow cable wrapped around the AT-AT's front legs, recreating the exact takedown move from the Battle of Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back.
04The set sold out on LEGO.com within the first days of its January 1, 2026 release and is projected to retire in mid-to-late 2027.