• Sets designed by Niels Bundesen

    Featured BrickList Compiled by NielsBundesen. Updated 16 April 2024. Contains 4 sets.
    My name is Niels Bundesen, I am from Denmark, and have been a LEGO Model Designer since May 2022. However, I started as an model design intern in 2017, wrote my M.Sc. thesis in Design and Innovation at the LEGO Group in 2019 and worked for 3 years as a Mechanical Engineer, developing new LEGO elements (bricks). Some honorable mentions of elements I've either developed or worked on are element numbers: 67696, 1927, 80440, 80436, 80431 and 69754.

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<h1>Millennium Falcon</h1><div class='tags floatleft'><a href='/sets/75375-1/Millennium-Falcon'>75375-1</a> <a href='/sets/theme-Star-Wars'>Star Wars</a> <a class='subtheme' href='/sets/subtheme-Starship-Collection'>Starship Collection</a> <a class='year' href='/sets/theme-Star-Wars/year-2024'>2024</a> </div><div class='floatright'>©2024 LEGO Group</div>

Millennium Falcon

75375-1 Star Wars Starship Collection 2024
©2024 LEGO Group
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75375: Millennium Falcon

75375-1 Star Wars Starship Collection 2024
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✭✭✭✭✭ 4.4 70 ratings Brickset review
Pieces
921
RRP
$84.99, €84.99 | More
PPP
9.2c, 9.2c
Packaging
Box
Instructions
Yes
Additional images
7
Designer
Niels Bundesen
Launch/exit
1 Mar 2024 - {t.b.a}
Bricklist notes
This is the first set that I designed that is set for ages 18+. It was a fun design process, especially figuring out the flow of building and how to make the shallow angles of the ships panels in a sturdy way! The set has no stickers, mainly because of the possibility of repetition of those printed elements. The only prints that are used once in the build is the cockpit, the plaque and the 1x1 tile with the holo chess like print. But that printed element was actually first used in the Mars Rover Perseverance from LEGO Technic.
The graphics were designed by Martin Fink and the building instructions by Susan Due. A big thanks to them!
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<h1>Yoda's Jedi Starfighter</h1><div class='tags floatleft'><a href='/sets/75360-1/Yoda-s-Jedi-Starfighter'>75360-1</a> <a href='/sets/theme-Star-Wars'>Star Wars</a> <a class='subtheme' href='/sets/subtheme-The-Clone-Wars'>The Clone Wars</a> <a class='year' href='/sets/theme-Star-Wars/year-2023'>2023</a> </div><div class='floatright'>©2023 LEGO Group</div>

Yoda's Jedi Starfighter

75360-1 Star Wars The Clone Wars 2023
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75360: Yoda's Jedi Starfighter

75360-1 Star Wars The Clone Wars 2023
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✭✭✭✭✩ 3.8 123 ratings 1 review Brickset review
Pieces
253
Minifigs
2 (1 unique to this set)
Minifigs
sw1202 sw1288
RRP
$34.99, €34.99 | More
PPP
13.8c, 13.8c
Packaging
Box
Instructions
Yes
Additional images
9
Designer
Niels Bundesen
Launch/exit
1 Aug 2023 - 31 Dec 2024 (1y 5m)
Bricklist notes
This set was both fun and challenging to design, since it is a small, fun, starfighter, but also had to be an inprovement from set 75168. The main way for me to approach this, was to make the fighter much more accurate in proportions, using as little technic as I could for the model, and still make the fighter stable enough for 8 year olds to swoosh around with. An easter-egg is that this is the first model I designed, that includes an element I designed as an engineer! It was for attaching the wings to the fusulage; the hinge plate (element 1927).

This set is one of two models that I call my first sets (the other is 75363). Both sets launched on August 1st 2023.
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<h1>The Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter Microfighter</h1><div class='tags floatleft'><a href='/sets/75363-1/The-Mandalorian-N-1-Starfighter-Microfighter'>75363-1</a> <a href='/sets/theme-Star-Wars'>Star Wars</a> <a class='subtheme' href='/sets/subtheme-Microfighters'>Microfighters</a> <a class='year' href='/sets/theme-Star-Wars/year-2023'>2023</a> </div><div class='floatright'>©2023 LEGO Group</div>

The Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter Microfighter

75363-1 Star Wars Microfighters 2023
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75363: The Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter Microfighter

75363-1 Star Wars Microfighters 2023
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✭✭✭✭✩ 3.7 128 ratings 2 reviews Brickset review
Pieces
88
Minifigs
2
Minifigs
sw1113 sw1258
RRP
$15.99, €15.99 | More
PPP
18.2c, 18.2c
Packaging
Box
Instructions
Yes
Additional images
8
Designer
Niels Bundesen
Launch/exit
1 Aug 2023 - 31 Dec 2024 (1y 5m)
Bricklist notes
It is very normal for new designers to create models, when they first get hired, for 6-9 year olds. This way we get to learn how to design for young children, who needs to be able to build the models all by themselves. This is one of those models. I am especially happy with how the engines got attached to the wings, using the cog wheel with axle element. Also, being a huge mandalorian fan, and my favorite ship being the N-1 Starfighter, this model was the perfect start for me!

This set is one of two models that I call my first sets (the other is 75360). Both sets launched on August 1st 2023.
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<h1>Droideka</h1><div class='tags floatleft'><a href='/sets/75381-1/Droideka'>75381-1</a> <a href='/sets/theme-Star-Wars'>Star Wars</a> <a class='subtheme' href='/sets/subtheme-Episode-I'>Episode I</a> <a class='year' href='/sets/theme-Star-Wars/year-2024'>2024</a> </div><div class='floatright'>©2024 LEGO Group</div>

Droideka

75381-1 Star Wars Episode I 2024
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75381: Droideka

75381-1 Star Wars Episode I 2024
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✭✭✭✭✭ 4.3 52 ratings Brickset review
Pieces
583
Minifigs
1 (1 unique to this set)
Minifigs
sw1340
RRP
$64.99, €64.99 | More
PPP
11.1c, 11.1c
Packaging
Box
Instructions
Yes
Additional images
8
Designer
Niels Bundesen
Launch/exit
1 May 2024 - {t.b.a}
Bricklist notes
The Droideka was a very fun set to design! I really wanted it to have functions, and quite quickly I found a way to build the shooting motion for the arms, so that they rock back and forward when "firing". The brown "shell" on the back started out being 8 modules wide, but it looked too wide and bulky when comparing to the reference images. So, I went first to 7 modules wide and finally 6 wide. It was both more accurate and easier to build than 7. However, it meant that I had less space to put in the click hinges and to make the shell sturdy, but I am very happy with the outcome!

When it comes to the folding up part, I did not try to integrate it at all at first, but both me and the rest of the team agreed that it would just be awesome to have that funtionality since it is so iconic! So, I had to redesign the shell even more, to make it even sturdier. This was because that even though we never say it can or recommend rolling the set, I imagined that some fans would try, and I didn't want them to have the set just fall apart.

We also prioritized the displayability of the model, meaning that an automated folding function was never really on the table, as it would have meant quite a lot of compromises on both the look and build experience.
Instead we agreed that following just a few steps to fold/unfold was a better compromise. It is after all an 18+ display set and not a playset.

The minifig scale droideka was a fun little challenge. I have used the same levers as "eyes" as the one from the early 2000's as a tribute! I mainly wanted to capture the sillouette in a better way than previous versions. My main issue with them were especially the brown "shell" being quite wide at 2 modules wide on the older versions, and I really wanted 1½ modules wide, but didnt manage to find a way and ended up with it being 1 stud wide, which I still believe is more accurate. The blasters were also a challenge, as the arms are slightly too long but I still think within an acceptable length. All in all, I am quite happy with it when comparing to the reference.

My favourite details include the element used for the "abs" of the droideka, the lipstick element for the eye-like sensors (Jason Zepantis inspired me on that!) and I also like that the hole shell and head is attached to the torso in just one place!
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