Me, my November Lego sets!

October was big month for a bunch of Lego lines, so it’s no surprise that November is historically the calm before the storm for bricklayer. With fans eagerly awaiting annual sales and special sets that arrive towards the end of the month, Lego usually releases new sets quite sparingly at the beginning. And while there are there are only two issues coming out this month, and they are far from small.

Yes, November is characterized by fairly large Lego releases, making up for the spartan numbers. We have a huge addition to the Marvel line that has been rumored for a long time. the long-awaited mansion xand the latest edition of Lego Ideas invites you to take a moment to smell the roses in a beautifully decorated botanical garden that wouldn’t look out of place in anyone’s modular Lego City collection.

Below you’ll find additional images and details, including some bonus packs you can get with your purchases this month!

Lego Marvel X-Men: X-Mansion

We’ve got a tiny return to Lego X-Men sets with X-Men ’97X-Jet earlier this year, but now Marvel’s mutants are truly back in action with this nearly 3,100-piece replica of Charles Xavier’s Westchester School for Gifted Children. Including a modular design that allows you to interchange different spaces, from classrooms to Cerebro and the Danger Room (and, of course, Logan’s bedroom to recreate the iconic Animated series meme), includes 12 minifigures – Professor X, Magneto, Storm, Wolverine, Cyclops, Gambit, Rogue, Bishop, Iceman, Wolverine, Bishop and Jean Gray – plus a buildable guard to help them conquer it. get out with

($330, in stock Here starting November 1st for Lego Insiders and November 4th in general)

Watch X-Men: X-Mansion at LEGO.

Lego Ideas Botanical Garden

The latest in the crowdsourced line of community-designed Lego sets is not the usual Ideas product of a flashy crossover with another major brand, but something completely original and unique: a massive 3,800-piece botanical garden. Filled with buildable plants and 12 gardener and visitor minifigures (12 in total), the set, created by Lego fan Valentina Bima, is a clever combination of ornate architecture and tiny, detailed depictions of classic botanical plants. This would be the perfect centerpiece for any city Lego display – a small piece of greenery away from the tall buildings and bustling cityscape.

($330, in stock Here starting November 1st for Lego Insiders and November 4th in general)

Check out the LEGO Botanical Garden

November LEGO Gift with Shopping Packs

While there are only two (and pricey) sets released this month—expect Lego to debut its traditional Black Friday bundle with its own bonus gift set soon—shoppers can get a few extra goodies when they purchase directly through Lego this month. . Through November 11th (or while supplies last), the Ideabooks Are My Passion bonus pack is another fan-made addition that can be earned by spending $130 on any available packs.

Check out Books are a Gift to My Passion at LEGO

The other two are special additions for Lego Insiders who purchase the big monthly sets: purchasing the X-Mansion will get you a bonus mini replica of Charles Xavier in the Cerebro room for tracking mutants, and buying the Botanical Garden will get you a small entrance gate that can be added to the front headset. Both will be available while supplies last or until November 7th.

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