After the recent reveal of this year's LEGO Winter Village model 10339 Winter Village: Santa's Post Office, only two more LEGO Icons sets remain in 2024 - 2025s Modular Building releasing a month earlier and this year's Black Friday model. Black Friday always marks the start of Christmas shopping with plenty of sales, exclusive offers and discounts, and, just like the last few years, the launch of a brand new LEGO set.
Last year we witnessed the release of the hugely popular LEGO Marvel 76279 Avengers Tower and in 2024 we'll be getting 10335 The Endurance Ship. The LEGO Icons 18+ model will be in the top 10 largest LEGO sets this year with 3,011 pieces included for a retail price of $259.99 / €259.99 / £219.99. 10335 hits shelves on Black Friday, the 29th of November 2024, alongside an exclusive Gift With Purchase of 40729 James Carid Boat.
The historical Endurance ship is most famously associated with Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary 1914 Antarctic expedition, which is considered one of the greatest survival stories in exploration history. During the expedition to cross Antarctica, the ship became trapped in the ice of the Weddell Sea forcing Shackleton and his crew to abandon ship. Despite this, Shackleton's leadership ensured all 28 men survived and made it, on foot, to safety.
Now LEGO are paying homage to this historical ship with 10335 which is likely to be a beautiful, highly detailed and educational build. LEGO has previously paid tribute to historical ships such as 10294 LEGO Titanic. This brick-built 18+ model was obviously much, much larger with a total of 9090 pieces included whilst 10335 only includes 3,011.
The LEGO Titanic was obviously built in microscale form yet didn't miss out on the ship's iconic features throughout the 135 cm long set. The Endurance Ship will also likely be in a microscale form even though the price-to-piece ratio would be very harsh for a microscale-based set. But this price could also be explained due to a lot of larger, more specialised pieces included in the model such as new fabric elements and other pieces to create the ships three masts accurately.
The brick-built recreation of the Endurance Ship will likely focus on the intricate rigging, sails, and hull design typical of early 20th-century wooden ships. The lifeboats, elements of snow and icebergs are unlikely to be included as the over 3,00 pieces included in 10335 will be focusing on the actual vessel itself. A couple of display stands, just like the Titanic had, may also be included to display the Endurance Ship along with a small information plaque.
10335 The Endurance Ship
Set Name - The Endurance Ship
Set Number - 10335
Age Range - 18+
Piece Count - 3,011
Price - $259.99 / €259.99 / £219.99
Release Date - 29th November 2024
10335 The Endurance Ship releases on the 29th of November 2024 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing 10335 this Black Friday? What other historical ships and vehicles would you like to see in brick-built form? What has been your favourite LEGO Icons set of 2024? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.