After the reveal of 10335 The Endurance, LEGO have now also revealed the corresponding Gift With Purchase for one of the biggest LEGO sets of the year.
As with every year, LEGO will be celebrating this year's Black Friday as the start of the Christmas Shopping season with many discounts, double Insiders points and brand new LEGO sets and promotional items. The already mentioned 10335 is this year's exclusive Black Friday model and 40729 Shackleton's Lifeboat GWP will also be available during one of the busiest weekends of the year.
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. Unfortunately, it will only last until the 2nd of December 2024 and you'll obviously have to spend $270 to get 40729 alongside 10335.
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 Shackleton's Lifeboat is Minifigure scale with both captain Sir Ernest Shackleton and photographer Frank Hurley being included as the exclusive figures in the promotional item. They can both fit on top of the brick-built lifeboat which is mainly white along with a tan deck and some black outlining.
The recreated wooden vessel can then sit on a brick-built sleigh to navigate across the treacherous Antarctic conditions. Other builds and accessories include a camera, a stove, and some oars.
40729 Shackleton's Lifeboat
Set Name - Shackleton's Lifeboat
Set Number - 40729
Age Range - 18+
Piece Count - 232
Price - GWP of 10335 The Endurance Ship
Release Date - 29th November - 2nd December 2024
40729 Shackleton's Lifeboat 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.
