Star Wars

BD-1

The little Fallen Order droid, rebuilt at a size you can actually love.

Brick Rated Score

4.2/5

Set 75335 · 2022

Pieces1,062

Minifigsn/a

Year2022

Set number75335

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The verdict

BD-1 is one of those sets that wins you over the second the head goes on and those little translucent panels catch the light.

It's a proper brick-built companion droid from Jedi: Fallen Order, and it's genuinely charming to have on a shelf. Just know going in that it poses like a statue, not a toy, so if you were hoping to fold it flat like it does in the game, that part never arrives.

Best for: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor fans who want a display droid, not a poseable toy

The full review

What it is

BD-1 is the plucky little droid who rides on your back through Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, scanning everything in sight and handing you healing stims at exactly the right moment. LEGO gave him the full brick-built treatment here, and this LEGO® set turns that chirpy on-screen companion into a 1,062-piece display model that stands about the size of a small dog. The proportions are spot on, the stance nails that curious head-cocked look he always has, and the details go deep. There are translucent panels on the back of the head that stand in for BD-1's mood lights, a working compartment that holds tiny stim canister pieces, and a head that tilts forward, back and to the side. For anyone who spent hours with this droid clinging to their character's shoulder, seeing him rebuilt in brick form is a genuinely warm little reunion.

The catch

Now for the honest bit, because there's a real caveat and it's worth knowing before you commit. BD-1 mostly ends up as a statue. His hips have decent rotation, but the knees and ankles are locked down for stability, which means there just aren't many natural poses you can put him in. The feet are big and fixed at an angle, so he stands and that's about it. In the game he folds down flat and curls up, and the fact that this model can't do that is the one thing nearly every reviewer sighs about. The stim canister feature is a nice idea that doesn't quite land either, since the compartment is fiddly and the canisters are a pain to fish back out. And with a lot of handling, the legs can go a bit loose. None of this ruins the set, but it does firmly put it in the display pile rather than the play pile.

Who it's for

So who's this really for. If you love Fallen Order or Jedi: Survivor and you want BD-1 sitting on your desk chirping silently at you, this is an easy one to say yes to. The value is excellent, the build is enjoyable and not too taxing, and the finished droid has more character than most sets three times its size. If you were picturing something you could pose in dynamic action shots or fiddle with like a toy, temper that expectation now, because the locked legs will let you down. He retired back in December 2023 too, so he's off shelves at LEGO and prices on the secondary market have crept up nicely. Grab him if the little guy tugs at your heart. Skip him if you need articulation over affection.

The parts story

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

The build kicks off in Technic, which surprises some people who expect a cute droid to be all studs and plates. You start with a Technic core for the central mass and neck, then assemble a bare skeleton of lift arms for the legs before cladding everything in curved panels and slopes. It's a satisfying mix of structural work up front and detail work at the end, and it runs about three hours at a relaxed pace. The head is the payoff section, where all the little printed and translucent bits come together and BD-1 suddenly has a face. Nothing here is brutally hard, but there's enough clever parts usage to keep an experienced builder interested rather than bored.

The standout piece is the tiny minifigure-scaled BD-1 element, a single white part printed with red, silver and black detailing that sits alongside the big model like a proud little cameo. The translucent panels on the head are the other charmer, glowing softly when light hits them just right. Beyond those, this is a genuinely useful parts box: lots of white curved slopes and panels, a healthy pile of Technic connectors and lift arms, and the small stim canister pieces in their transparent colors. At around 12 cents per piece against a Star Wars average closer to 14 to 16 cents, the part-count value is one of the best reasons to own it, retired or not.

Fun facts

01BD-1 is based on the scout droid from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, where he rides on Cal Kestis's back and dispenses healing stims during battle.
02The set retired in December 2023 and has since climbed well past its 99.99 dollar retail price on the secondary market, with sealed copies fetching around 160 dollars or more.
03At roughly 12 cents per piece, BD-1 undercut the typical Star Wars cost-per-brick of 14 to 16 cents, making it one of the better-value sets in the theme.
04In the games, BD-1 can fold himself down flat to fit into tight spaces, a trick the LEGO model deliberately can't do because the knees and ankles are locked for display stability.