As October begins to draw to a close our attention turns to November and one of the biggest days of the year for any retailer: Black Friday. As usual, LEGO will be celebrating Black Friday as the start of the Christmas Shopping season with many discounts, double Insiders points and brand new LEGO sets and promotional items.
This year's LEGO Black Friday model is the LEGO Icons branded set of 10335 The Endurance Ship. Along with the $260 historical Endurance ship, we'll be getting an 18+ Gift With Purchase of 40729 James Caird Boat. The Icons branded promotional set includes a total of 232 pieces and will be available with purchases of 10335 from the start of Black Friday weekend, the 29th of November 2024.
Whilst 10335 recreates Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary 1914 Antarctic expedition, 40729 depicts the boat that Shackleton and five crew members used to complete a journey of 800 miles from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands through the Southern Ocean to South Georgia. A much smaller boat than the original vessel for the mission of the Endurance but one which survived many dangers, including a near capsizing, at sea.
The brick-built version of the James Caird looks to be Minifigure scale as reports claim that two Sailor Minifigures will be included. These will likely be generic LEGO Sailors rather than being based on one of the crew members. Either way, they'll be included along with the wooden vessel itself which was a very simple, open boat with limited supplies but a strong reinforced structure that will hopefully be translated into brick-built form.
40729 James Caird Boat
Set Name - James Caird Boat
Set Number - 40729
Age Range - 18+
Piece Count - 232
Price - GWP of 10335 The Endurance Ship
Release Date - 29th November 2024
40729 James Caird Boat releases alongside 10335 The Endurance Ship on the 29th of November 2024 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing both sets on Black Friday weekend? What other iconic ships and vehicles would you like to see from the LEGO Icons theme? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.