Super Mario

Nabbit at Toad's Shop

A cheeky little shop raid that finally gives Nabbit his moment.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 71429 · 2024

Pieces230

Minifigsn/a

Year2024

Set number71429

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The verdict

I love that this set exists at all.

Nabbit has been sneaking around the background of Mario games for over a decade stealing power ups out of Toad's shop, and now he finally gets his own scene to do it in. The shop itself is small but packed with charm, little shelves of goods, a counter, and enough personality to make the whole thing feel like a snapshot from the game rather than a generic building shell. This is an expansion set through and through, so it needs the Starter Course to actually mean anything, and once you know that going in it is an easy, breezy build that rewards Mario fans more than serious LEGO architecture fans.

Best for: Super Mario collectors who already own the Starter Course and want the game's side characters represented on the shelf

The full review

What it is

I'll be honest about what hooked me on this one. It's not the piece count and it's not some clever building technique, it's Nabbit. He's that grumpy purple bunny from the New Super Mario Bros. games who's always dashing into Toad's shop to swipe items, and seeing him rendered here as an actual figure standing next to a properly stocked little store made me grin the first time I opened the box. The shop itself is compact, a counter, some shelving, a handful of item props, and a bit of roofline detail that gives it a market stall feel rather than a full building. It is not trying to be a showpiece, it is trying to be a scene, and on that measure it succeeds.

The catch

Where I have to be straight with you is scale and value. This is an expansion set, which in LEGO Super Mario language means it physically clips onto the Adventures with Mario Starter Course track, it is not a standalone diorama you can just plop on a shelf and call finished. If you do not already own the Starter Course, skip this entirely, it will just sit there looking incomplete. At 230 pieces it is also on the smaller side for its price bracket, and the build itself moves fast, there is no tricky engineering here, just a pleasant twenty minutes of snapping together shelves and props.

Who it's for

I would point this at people who are already deep into the Super Mario course system and want the side characters represented, parents building out a play set with their kids, or completionist collectors who like having every named character on the shelf. If you are looking for a big impressive standalone build or you do not own the base Starter Course, this is not your entry point into the theme.

The parts story

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

Building this one is quick and satisfying rather than technical. You are stacking small shelf and counter sections, tucking in printed item tiles that represent the goods for sale, and finishing off the roof and signage details that give the stall its silhouette. There is no complicated frame or engineering trick, it is the kind of build you hand to a kid who has just finished the Starter Course and wants to keep going without a fight.

The real value here is in the character pieces rather than the structure. Getting Nabbit as a physical figure is the headline, he has not had a toy release like this before, and Toad's own appearance alongside him rounds out a corner of the Mario cast that the main course sets do not cover. The printed shop goods and shelf pieces are small but well used, giving the stall a lived in, storybook feel instead of a bare frame, which is exactly what an expansion set like this should be doing with its piece budget.

Fun facts

01Nabbit first appeared as a recurring item thief in New Super Mario Bros. U, sneaking into Toad's shops to steal power ups, which is the exact scenario this set recreates.
02This is part of the LEGO Super Mario interactive line, meaning it is designed to physically connect to the Adventures with Mario Starter Course rather than stand alone.
03The set brings two side characters, Nabbit and Toad, into the physical LEGO Super Mario lineup at a smaller scale than the main electronic Mario and Luigi figures.
04Expansion sets like this one are how LEGO has built out the wider Mushroom Kingdom cast over time, letting fans assemble a full course out of individually themed level packs.