Nike

Nike Dunk

The first Nike LEGO set, and a shoe that actually earns its shelf space.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 43008 · 2025

Pieces1,180

Minifigs1

Year2025

Set number43008

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The verdict

This is the set that kicked off the whole Nike partnership, and honestly it looks better in person than the photos let on.

You build a high-top Dunk, a rotating brick basketball, and a chunky 'DUNK' logo sign, and the finished thing has real presence at 15 inches wide. The build itself is gentle rather than clever, so if you live for tricky techniques you'll cruise through it. But if you love sneakers, or just want something on your desk that makes people ask questions, it delivers.

Best for: Sneakerheads and Nike fans who want a proper display piece

The full review

What it is

Here's the thing about the Nike Dunk: it's the set that started the entire LEGO® Nike lineup, and it's a lot more fun than a shoe made of bricks has any right to be. You're building a high-top Dunk sneaker, a rotating brick basketball, and a big blocky 'DUNK' sign that acts as the display stand. Put all three together and you get a piece that's genuinely eye-catching, about 25cm tall and 38cm wide, with contrasting colors that pop and a silhouette people recognize from across the room. Nike was extremely generous with printed elements here, and almost all of them carry that little swoosh, which is exactly the kind of detail sneaker fans notice and love.

The catch

I'll be straight with you though, this isn't a set that's going to stretch your building brain. Every section uses fairly basic techniques, mostly straightforward brick-on-brick stacking, and it never debuts anything tricky. If you've built a few hundred sets, you'll breeze through the 1,180 pieces without ever pausing to figure something out. A couple of the details land awkwardly too. The brick-built swoosh on the side is oddly jagged when it could have caught the logo's smooth curves, and the much-advertised features, the hidden stash compartments and the four teal laces you can swap in, feel more like marketing checkboxes than things you'll actually use. The storage is tiny, and plenty of reviewers agreed the green laces don't even suit the shoe.

Who it's for

So who's this really for? If you love sneakers, or Nike, or you just want a bold conversation piece on your desk, grab it without a second thought. At $99.99 it's cheaper than an actual pair of Dunk Highs, and the sheer number of exclusive prints and recolored parts makes the price feel fair. The basketball has a surprisingly technical little Technic core that's the most engaging part of the whole thing, and the finished model holds up beautifully on a shelf. If you're a hardcore builder chasing clever engineering and complex techniques, though, this one won't scratch that itch, and you might want to look elsewhere. But taken for what it is, a slick, display-first tribute to an icon, it's a very good set that won me over more than I expected.

The parts story

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

The build splits into clean sections that each feel like their own mini project. Bags one through three assemble the sneaker itself, which is the star and easily the most satisfying stretch, watching a recognizable high-top take shape out of bricks is a genuine novelty. Then you build the 'DUNK' display stand, where the chunky letters come together with old-fashioned brick-on-brick stacking and some really nice typography for something made of studs. The basketball is the surprise: it hides a Technic core and the assembly gets fiddly, so you have to actually watch the orientation of the elements to get the curve right. Nothing across the whole set is difficult, but the pacing keeps things moving and each section gives you a satisfying little payoff.

For parts people, this is where the set earns its keep. Nike and LEGO packed in a stack of exclusive printed elements, nearly all wearing the swoosh, plus a healthy run of recolored pieces you won't find elsewhere yet. The single minifigure is a character called B'Ball with a brand-new head mould, a torso printed 'LEGO SPORTS 32 / NIKE 72' in dark blue, and dual-moulded legs with tiny printed Dunks on the sides. That combination of a new mould, exclusive prints, and fresh recolors is what makes the 1,180-piece count feel like real value rather than filler, and it's the main reason parts collectors have a reason to pick this one up beyond the display appeal.

Fun facts

01This was the very first product in the LEGO Nike partnership, the set that launched the whole 'kicks meets bricks' lineup.
02The finished model measures over 15 inches (38cm) wide and about 9.5 inches (25cm) tall, so it's a substantial shelf piece rather than a desk trinket.
03At $99.99 the set actually costs less than a real pair of Nike Dunk High sneakers.
04The exclusive minifigure, nicknamed B'Ball, has a brand-new head mould and dual-moulded legs printed with their own tiny Nike Dunks.