A new month is upon us, and for Lego, a new record: the release of the most expensive Lego set ever made (so far, at least), in the new Star Wars UCS Death Star. But while a very big disc might be overshadowing what else is on the way this month, it’s not the only thing coming from Lego.
October might be a “quiet” month for the brick-builder, 9,023-piece Death Stars aside, but there are still a few highlights beyond the superweapon-shaped elephant in the room. The eagerly anticipated Lego Game Boy hits shelves this month, as do a few more sets from Wednesday. It’s also time to get into the spirit of the season… but not really the spooky one, as Lego looks ahead to the holidays with an array of festive kits.
Here are the highlights of what’s coming from Lego this month.
Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Death Star
Let’s just get this one out of the way: yes, it’s a disc. Yes, it is one thousand dollars. Yes, it’s over 9,000 pieces, thank you, Vegeta. But man, there’s a lot going on with Lego’s biggest and perhaps most controversial Star Wars set of all time. A ginormous cross-sectioned slice of the infamous superweapon, the first UCS Death Star in a decade includes tons of rooms inspired by key moments from both A New Hope and Return of the Jedi crammed into one ur-Death Star, from the briefing room of the Empire’s top admirals, moffs, and other command agents, to the Emperor’s throne room, to even a docking bay complete with a mini-build of an Imperial shuttlecraft.
Populating all that are a whopping 38 minifigures, again drawing on icons from across Star Wars, right down to Easter-egg gags like the hot tub trooper all the way to a cute Rogue One nod in the form of honoring two men vital to the Death Star’s creation (and its eventual destruction) in Orson Krennic and Galen Erso. Whatever your feelings about the scope and format, we can all agree on one thing: this set is a lot. ($1000, available here from 10/1 for Lego Insiders, from 10/4 for general release)
Lego Ideas Gremlins Gizmo
The latest Lego Ideas set dips into a horror-tinged crossover perfect for spooky season, as the adorable Mogwai Gizmo becomes a posable bricky model that you don’t have to worry about the consequences of feeding after midnight. Alas, there’s no way to completely transform the set into Gizmo’s more sinister form, but as well as the ability to build him standing or sitting, the set features poseable arms and ears, as well as even a brick-built set of 3D glasses to put on his head. ($110, available here)
Lego Wednesday Sets
Wednesday‘s second season is still lighting up the charts on Netflix, so Lego is more than happy to keep bringing out more sets inspired by the Addams Family series (and again, it’s Wednesday’s favorite time of year this month!). October will see two more minidoll-focused sets release in the line, including a buildable trunk (and Thing model) that opens up to reveal a small apartment set, and the former Rotwood Cottage from the show, now under the ownership of Morticia and Gomez.
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