Is this Lego's biggest set ever? 9,090-piece Titanic replica unveiled

(Pocket-lint) - Lego is releasing a astir 10,000-piece set of possibly the astir celebrated rider vessel of each time: The RMS Titanic.

At much than 53 inches long, Lego has described the replica arsenic 1 of its "largest" sets ever. The 1:200 standard exemplary breaks isolated into 3 sections to uncover the interior of the doomed liner. You tin spot the first-class expansive staircase, which ascends six decks, arsenic good arsenic the eating saloon, smoking lounge, and the boiler room. Lego besides recreated the ship's bridge, promenade deck, and pool.

There are adjacent cargo cranes, lifeboats, anchors that tin beryllium raised and lowered, and a mode to set the hostility of the lines that tally betwixt the masts.

Lego said its Titanic acceptable has 9,090 pieces successful total. So, is it, technically, Lego's largest acceptable ever released? No. That'd beryllium the Lego Art World Map, which includes 11,695 pieces to make a elephantine satellite map. The Lego Titanic does bushed retired the Lego Colosseum, however, which came successful astatine 9,036 pieces.

If immoderate of this interests you, Lego volition unfastened preorders connected 1 November 2021 and motorboat the acceptable 1 week aboriginal connected 8 November 2021. It volition outgo $630/£535.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 8 October 2021.