LEGO Ideas Brings Tintin’s Classic Moon Rocket To Life

Tintin fans who grew up reading comic book pages late into the night can now hold his iconic Moon Rocket (set 21367) in their hands, a complete replica built from the ground up with bricks. This finished LEGO Ideas model is made up of over 1,283 pieces, and clearly aimed at adult fans, specifically those aged 18 and up.

Once fully assembled, the rocket stands nearly 50 centimeters tall, stretches 20 centimeters from nose to tail, and spreads 23 centimeters across its base. Every inch of it is wrapped in the iconic red and white checkered panels straight out of the original Tintin comics, instantly recognizable to anyone who grew up with the moon adventure stories.

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Six crew members are packed inside and ready to go, with Tintin at the helm, dressed in a full space suit with a helmet and oxygen tank attached to his back. Captain Haddock stands immediately alongside him, dressed in same gear, and Professor Calculus wears his helmet with a contemplative expression. Thomson & Thompson, the detective pair, follow suit (pun intended), wearing identical clothes and, you guessed it, the same brilliant green hair coming out from behind their visors, plus there’s Snowy, a separate molded figure who doesn’t require a helmet because, well, he’s a dog. One panel near the top of the nose cone detaches with the touch of a button, revealing a little control room hidden up there, and of course, any minifigure can occupy that spot to recreate the precise moment the crew notices the Earth drifting in the distance.

The design comes from a Portuguese fan known as TKel86 on the official LEGO Ideas platform, and looking at his early sketches it’s clear he had something far more ambitious in mind at first, complete with launch towers and desert bases. What survived the journey from concept to shelf is arguably better for it though, a clean and focused interpretation that lets the rocket speak for itself.

The minifigures sit at a satisfyingly accurate scale, and some clever building techniques give the whole structure a beautiful gentle curve that you wouldn’t necessarily expect from a LEGO set. The individual floors lock together snugly too, so there’s no risk of the whole thing coming apart in your hands. It’s available to order right now and hits shelves on April 1st, priced at $159.99 in the United States with regional pricing available elsewhere.