Today LEGO has revealed two brand new sets that pay tribute to classic themes from yesteryear. 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle is a 4,514-piece stronghold featuring a working drawbridge, a dungeon, secret passages, and more. The 22 included minifigures pit the Lion Knights against Black Falcons and Forestmen factions. It will retail for US $399.99 | CAN $449.99 | UK £344.99 when it debuts on August 8 (but VIP Early Access members can pick it up on August 3). Leaping into the future, 10497 Galaxy Explorer gives us a modern take on the fan-favorite spaceship that originally debuted in 1979. Keeping the classic space color scheme, this 1,254-piece set includes four classic spacemen, a robot, and classic play features like a rover than can deploy from the rear of the craft. It will retail for US $99.99 | CAN $129.99 | UK £89.99 and drops August 1.
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10305 Lion Knights’ Castle | 4,514 pieces | Available August 8 (August 3 VIP Early Access) | US $399.99 | CAN $449.99 | UK £344.99
10497 Galaxy Explorer | 1,254 pieces | Available August 1 | US $99.99 | CAN $129.99 | UK £89.99
Here’s the full press release from LEGO:
FROM THE LEGO VAULT TO PRESENT DAY:
TWO NEW LEGO SETS REIMAGINED TO CELEBRATE
THE LEGO GROUP’S 90th ANNIVERSARY
The LEGO brand is celebrating 90 years of play with two new sets that reimagine original classic themes. The launch of these sets follows a fan poll on the LEGO Ideas platform – which saw over 55,000 fans voting for their favourite past LEGO themes.
The LEGO Lion Knights’ Castle
This new interpretation of the former classic LEGO Castle theme combines new building techniques, colours and fresh decorations with fan-favourite elements. The entire set opens up to show both the inside and outside of the castle. Plus, there is loads to discover such as the opening drawbridge, dungeon trap door, movable walls, secret passages and more! In addition, the set comes with over 20 minifigures representing both soldiers, forest people and knights. Plus horses, cows and even a castle cat!
Age – 18+
Model measures:
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- Height: 14 in. (38 cm)
- Width: 17 in. (44 cm)
- Depth: 12 in. (33 cm)
- Pieces: 4,514
The LEGO Galaxy Explorer
This spaceship is a special LEGO 90th anniversary edition of the Classic 497 LEGO Galaxy Explorer first released in 1979. The new model still retains the classic colour scheme and blended delta wing configuration of the original ship and stands on its three retractable landing legs. Space and LEGO fans will enjoy galactic adventures with features, including four astronaut figures, a robot helper, living compartments for all, and an extendable ramp that can deploy the rover.
Age – 18+
Model measures:
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- Height: 5 in. (13 cm)
- Width: 20.5 in. (52 cm)
- Depth: 12.5 in. (32 cm)
- Pieces: 1,246
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They seemed to gloss over it pretty quickly, but in the Lego Con stream, it was mentioned that the galactic explorer can be built to small, medium, and large versions? This should definitely be mentioned in the press release
Nice job lego/
What would make the Galaxy Explorer just the absolute awesomest would be if the pieces used included all the pieces from the original version, so you could build it that way if you choose. The original is like my personal Holy Grail of LEGO.
That castle is probably the most realistic Lego has every released! I love it!