Yesterday, the LEGO Group revealed a cosmic tribute to the iconic LEGO Blacktron Future Generation series with the new #10355 LEGO Icons Blacktron Renegade set.
First introduced in the 1980s, the Blacktron Renegade was a fan-favorite spaceship from the LEGO Classic 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 1,151-piece set is the ultimate gift for collectors and LEGO space-themed enthusiasts. The Renegade measures over 3.5 in. (9 cm) high, 18.5 in. (47 cm) long, and 11.5 in. (30 cm) wide. It comes with two separate building instructions, making it perfect as a solo or build-together project for family and friends. And the parts are packaged in environmentally friendly paper bags! Speaking of parts, all the decorated elements you see are printed. There are no stickers in this set!
The #10355 LEGO Icons Blacktron Renegade spaceship model building kit is going to be available for LEGO Insiders from the 1st of January, 2025 at the LEGO Icons section of the Online LEGO Shop. and at official LEGO stores for all from the 4th of January, 2025 priced at € 99.99 / £89.99 / $ 99.99. For more information, visit the LEGO Icons section of the Online LEGO Shop.
Below, I’m including an interview with Jae Won Lee, the designer of the Blacktron Renegade, by Tiago Catarino (who is a former LEGO designer himself). They discuss the history of the set as well as its play-functions in detail.
A couple of years ago, LEGO released the #10497 LEGO Icons Galaxy Explorer, another remake of a classic LEGO space set. LEGO space fans are excited that the they are getting remakes of their childhood favorites!
What do you think? How do you like the new Blacktron Renegade? What other LEGO Classic Space sets would you like to see LEGO re-release? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!
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A dream come true! Instant buy! 🤗🚀
As a kid, I was a solid Lego Space collector from just before Futuron through… I think Exploriens or thereabouts. So I have just one thing to say about this:
SPACESHIP SPACESHIP SPACESHIP!
Pretty sure the Alienator was the progenitor for my love of mecha.
Guess I’ll have to buy two of these!
Same here! I’m definitely getting two! And I already have the freebie they had earlier. Im so glad I got It!
I watched Jang’s preview of this set last night. He is somewhat critical of the set, but I like it. The only thing I wish is that it has the yellow hoses. As a kid,I thought those were really cool on the original.
I’m drooling over the set. However there are others out there that I’m really looking forward to pick up and this might be the very last thing I want to get. Because I have a lot of space stuff a lot of Space Explorers a lot of aliens spaceships and so on. I know There Is Never Enough spaceships or space themes.🤖👽👾👨🚀👩🚀🔭. I was thinking of making the dreams characters into a space theme. It seems like Lego has decided to make it a gamer theme. So, I’m not that far off on this concept.🤔
A bit disappointed that it lacks the yellow printed tiles of the original, and it might be a tad too yellow, overall.
Still, Blacktron is one of my favorite Space factions, so, sooner or later, I’ll probably buy it, anyway…
This is on my want list. It’s a LEGO classic.
Back when Lego had a series called “Legends.” Maybe it’s time to revive that “theme” and issue sets regularly under that rubric. There could be votes — or even pre-paying — as is done for the Bricklink sets.