Ships, vehicles and crafts from the Star Wars universe have inspired plenty of LEGO® Star Wars sets. These have included simple play scale sets to massive, highly detailed display pieces. In 2023, a combination of both was introduced as the Starship Collection. These sets transformed iconic ships from a galaxy far, far away into microscale models. The microscale range of sets is set to expand in 2026 with the first ground vehicle in the form of the Imperial AT-AT. Since the AT-AT first stomped into view during the Imperial assault on Hoth, it’s become a fan favourite Star Wars vehicle. Now you can recreate it at a smaller scale and with a smaller price point. Here’s a look at the LEGO Star Wars AT-AT.
Product Details
Set Name: AT-AT | Set Number: 75440 | Pieces: 525 | Theme: Star Wars
Number of Bags: Bags x 5 | Instructions: Paper booklet + Builder App | Sticker: n/a | Minifigures: n/a
RRP: £59.99/64.99€/$64.99/99.99AUD/84.99CAD
Availability: LEGO Stores, LEGO Online & LEGO retailers from January 1st 2026
Not counting the immensely popular Gingerbread AT-AT, the last time the Imperial land assault vehicle was featured in brick form was the UCS version released in 2021. As a UCS, the resulting set offered an impressive and detailed take on the AT-AT. But at a high cost and with the need for space to display it. So this new version of the AT-AT is a welcomed one, not only due to its lower price but also it’s smaller scale. Although these sorts of microscale sets are unsurprisingly smaller, they are still nicely detailed.
The build begins with the body of the AT-AT. Like other microscale sets, this features a couple of small Easter Eggs. Firstly, there are a group of 2 studs which represent a garrison of Snowtroopers. A similar secret is found in the head of the AT-AT. The other seems to suggest the Empire is utilising Octan to power the AT-AT. Once the core of the AT-AT is complete, it’s clad in its armoured outer shell. This is simply achieved with a pair of panels which fix to the body section. The head is built separately but is fixed to the neck, which has a little bit of movement. So the head can be posed a little.
The legs are also built separately from the body. Unlike other LEGO versions of the AT-AT, the legs are fixed. These are then slotted into the body of the AT-AT. You only build three legs to start with; once connected to the body, they are then fixed to the display base. The final leg is slightly different to the others. Once fixed to the rest of the AT-AT and the base, it offers the illusion that it’s in mid-step. But that’s not the only dynamic aspect of the model. Once the AT-AT is complete and fixed to the base, the final flourish is a mini Snowspeeder. This is sweeping through the legs of the AT-AT, trailing its tow cable in hopes of downing the Imperial walker. The Snowspeeder is attached to one of the front legs with a curved transparent rod. It looks great and makes the set look even more interesting.
These AT-AT is one of my favourite Star Wars vehicles. I still treasure the Palitoy version I had as a kid. The UCS version released a few years ago was impressive, but for most people, its size made it difficult to display, not to mention its hefty price point. This mini version may not have the same imposing scale, but it looks just as good. It’s nicely detailed, impressively so considering the size of the set. Hopefully, other non-starship Star Wars vehicles will join the AT-AT, as this set is proof that the microscale concept does work for vehicles which don’t fly.
