Following in the success of 10497 Galaxy Explorer, LEGO has announced the next iconic Space set to get a modern-day remake: LEGO Icons 10355 Blacktron Renegade. The original Renegade debuted in 1987 as the largest of the initial Blacktron wave of Space sets that introduced the nefarious faction to the LEGO Space universe. While the original contained just 293 pieces, the new set clocks in at 1,151 pieces with a crew of 3 minifigs and a robot. Like its inspiration, the reimagined Renegade includes modular connections, a rover that can be stowed in the ship, and a distinctive asymmetrical design. LEGO Icons 10355 Blacktron Renegade will be available on January 1, 2025 for LEGO Insiders and January 4 for all, and will retail for US $99.99 | CAN $129.99 | UK £89.99.
LEGO Icons 10355 Blacktron Renegade | 1,151 pieces | Available Jan 1 for Insiders, Jan 4 for all | US $99.99 | CAN $129.99 | UK £89.99
Here’s the full press release from LEGO:
Today, the LEGO Group reveals a cosmic tribute to the iconic LEGO® Blacktron Future Generation series with the new LEGO Icons Blacktron Renegade Set.
First introduced in the 1980s, the Blacktron Renegade was a fan-favourite spaceship from the classic LEGO Space era, known for its distinctive black and yellow design and unsymmetrical shape. Combining nostalgia and a modern design, this collectible spaceship model recreates the Blacktron Renegade in staggering detail, offering fans a chance to rediscover the thrill of building classic LEGO space adventures.
Designed for adult builders, this modular masterpiece includes exciting new features such as a planet-rover drop pod, retractable landing gear, and two wing-mounted space speeders. Fans can bring the set to life with the three Blacktron minifigures, a droid figure, and online instructions to rebuild the Renegade into an amplified version of the 1980s Blacktron Alienator.
This set is the ultimate gift for collectors and LEGO space-themed enthusiasts. Rediscover the magic of LEGO space and create galactic adventures with new LEGO Icons Blacktron Renegade Set!
LEGO Icons Blacktron Renegade Spaceship Model Building Kit is available for LEGO Insiders from 1st January 2025 at www.LEGO.com/Blacktron and LEGO Stores for all from 4th January 2025 priced at € 99.99 / £89.99 / $ 99.99
Very mixed feelings on this. I love that Classic Space and its offshoots are getting some modern love, but this set doesn’t do anything for me.
I love original Blacktron, but I never liked the original Renegade. I was hoping the new one would win me over, but it’s not. The play features seem kind of cool, but the overall design feels meh to me. I really don’t like that windshield, and the way they handled the nose by using a flap is a turn off.
Glad it’s happening, and happy for those that like it, but this set is not for me. Can’t win ’em all I guess.
Do we anticipate a related GWP kit to be offered at the same time?
All hail Blacktron!
I don’t understand why they made this look so feeble and, well, old. They really just wanted to recreate the robot instead of improving on it? It all looks dreadfully cheap. The cockpits, the multitude of floating flaps, the whole thing looking rail-thin despite the plain chunky brick log bones… no, I’m not feeling this at all. I gasped from excitement the moment I first saw the picture, and five seconds later I’d seen enough to be depressed.
Unlike the other Retro re-releases I feel like this one strays too far. Don’t get me wrong, I like the set, it is pretty, but to try to say its a rerelease of 6954 is a big stretch. I understand this is supposed to give AFOL feels of nostalgia, but why not make it more like the original instead of force the piece count and price point higher? I think that they missed on this one.