That’s No Moon, That’s Lego’s October Releases

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.

• Thing’s Apartment, $90
• Morticia’s Cottage, $110

Lego Game Boy

The next Nintendo Lego set continues Lego’s line of turning classic consoles into surprisingly fun sets, and the handheld that started it all is no exception in that regard. Almost exactly to scale with the actual Game Boy, Lego’s replica model includes working buttons and sliders and two removable game pak cartridges reflecting some of the most iconic releases on the system: Link’s Awakening and Super Mario Land. On top of that, Lego’s Game Boy comes with swappable lenticular sheets to slot into the screen section, recreating moments from both those games as well as the classic startup animation. ($60, available here)

Lego Star Wars Gingerbread AT-AT

Not feeling like burning a thousand-dollar hole in your pocket this month, Star Wars fans? Well, how about something much different: a midi-scale AT-AT walker unlike anything we’ve ever seen before from Lego, because it looks like it’s made out of gingerbread! Outside of the traditional annual Advent calendar, it’s very rare that Lego Star Wars gets in on the seasonal sets, so it’s fun to see Lego go all the way in on the theming here, from lights dangling around the AT-AT’s armor plating to a kitted-out interior made to look like a little festive living room.

If all that wasn’t enough, it even comes with a completely unique figure in the form of a gingerbread Darth Vader—whose lightsaber can be swapped with a candy cane, for good measure. ($60, available here)

More Lego Holidays Sets

Star Wars is not the only festive seasonal item coming this month, because it really does feel like Lego is largely skipping Halloween this October. There’s a variety of Christmas sets to highlight this year, from buildable ornaments to even a Santa addition to Lego’s recent line of up-scaled minifigure builds—but for the more dedicated builder there’s a brand new holiday train fit to run around your tree (if you buy the necessary extra parts to motorize it, that is), or even around the other major holiday set out this month, a 19″ tall festive tree designed to be built in groups.

• Snowman Ornaments, $13
• Festive Gingerbread House, $40
• Upscaled Santa Minifigure, $55
• Holiday Express Train, $130 (Available from 10/4)
• Family Christmas Tree, $330 (Available from 10/4)

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