Lego will let you build Sir Ernest Shackleton’s iconic lost ship, the Endurance, in its next Icons set

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Lego's newest group is an accurate, brick-built recreation of nan Endurance
The vessel was utilized connected a trans-antarctic expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton
It's made from complete 3,000 Lego bricks and is complete 31 inches long

Lego’s adjacent Icons group is getting fresh to sail, and it mightiness conscionable beryllium nan cleanable companion build to 1 of nan latest documentaries to deed Disney Plus. The caller Icons The Endurance Set is simply a 3,011 brick-built recreation of nan iconic vessel helmed by Sir Ernest Shackleton.

It’ll motorboat connected November 29, 2024 – aka Black Friday – for $269.99 / £229.99 / AU$399.99, astir 3 weeks aft Endurance dropped connected Disney Plus; it premiered connected November 2, 2024.

The vessel was a trans-antarctic expedition led by Shackleton, which became stuck successful nan crystal successful 1915. Miraculously, nan unit and Shackleton survived and made it backmost connected nan ship's lifeboats, including harrowing days successful Antarctica.

The build lands astatine 18.5 inches successful tallness and complete 31 inches long, complete pinch 10 sails dispersed crossed 3 masts. Plenty of specifications are taken from nan vessel itself, which was precocious discovered, and you tin study much astir it successful nan documentary. With complete 3,000 pieces, you’ll build nan ship's hull, main masts, sails, and much intricate details, including nan main rudder, steam engine, and nan ship's wheel. Of course, you’ll make nan lifeboats and interior details, including cabins.

As a whole, it’s a religious recreation of a historical alloy and fits nan well-deserved title of nan latest Lego icons set. It’ll beryllium group alongside a fewer different ships, including nan Titanic, and different modes of carrier for illustration nan NASA Artemis Space Launch System and a Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole.

The caller Icons The Endurance Set goes up for bid connected November 29, 2024, from Lego astatine $269.99 / £229.99 / AU$399.99. Whether you want to build alongside watching Endurance connected Disney Plus aliases want to study much astir Shackleton's voyage, check retired TechRadar’s question and reply pinch nan filmmaker astir nan documentary here.

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Jacob Krol is nan US Managing Editor, News for TechRadar. He’s been penning astir exertion since he was 14 erstwhile he started his ain tech blog. Since past Jacob has worked for a plethora of publications including CNN Underscored, TheStreet, Parade, Men’s Journal, Mashable, CNET, and CNBC among others.

He specializes successful covering companies for illustration Apple, Samsung, and Google and going hands-on pinch mobile devices, smart location gadgets, TVs, and wearables. In his spare time, you tin find Jacob listening to Bruce Springsteen, building a Lego set, aliases binge-watching nan latest from Disney, Marvel, aliases Star Wars.

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