Lego’s Dune set includes a cast of incredible minifigs

LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter, obtainable now, is a loving recreation of the dragonfly-esque automobiles utilized in Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction sequence as dropped at life in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Half One and upcoming Dune: Half Two. When its 1,369 items are introduced collectively right into a two-and-a-half foot-long construct, it options plane blades that flap, retract, and rotate by 180 levels of movement, in addition to movable touchdown gear.

The set additionally comes with minifigs, naturally, immortalizing Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides, Rebecca Ferguson’s Girl Jessica, Josh Brolin’s Gurney Halleck, Zendaya’s Chani, Oscar Isaac’s Leto Atreides, Sharon Duncon-Brewster’s Liet Kynes, and Jason Momoa’s Duncan Idaho.

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“The distinctive and inventive design of this product completely aligns with each the Dune and LEGO spirit,” Amber Sheppo, vp of Shopper Merchandise and Partnerships for Legendary Leisure, stated in a information launch — which is humorous as a result of each character in Dune is mainly on arduous medication the entire time, and most of them are additionally canonically going to the toilet of their pants.

However wait, what’s that lurking within the background?

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It’s the perfect minifigure I’ve ever seen, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, a standard measurement minifig within the longest gown recognized to man. Unimaginable, no notes.

The LEGO Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter is offered to buy for $164.99.