Another set revealed at LEGO Con 2022 today was the Galaxy Explorer. Like the Lion Knight's Castle, this set is also a tribute to classic LEGO sets, specifically in this case the original Galaxy Explorer set from 1979. In fact the LEGO chose to give it the set number 10497 to pay homage to the original which has set number 497.
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LEGO Con 2022 has been taking place today which has seen a whole host of new sets being officially revealed. One of those sets, and one that will delight a lot of AFOL's, is the Lion Knight's Castle (10305) set.
The Lion Knight's castle is a new interpretation on the classic LEGO castle theme and it pays homage to the sets that a lot of adult collectors would have grown up with.
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The next Ideas set has been officially revealed by LEGO today and it's the Jazz Quartet (21334). This set was originally a submission to the LEGO Ideas website by and was one of three projects selected to be made into official LEGO sets in early 2021.
The set will have 1,606 pieces and will retail for £89.99 / $99.99 / 99.99 with a release date of 1st July 2022.
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Earlier today two new summer LEGO Speed Champions sets were revealed, the Aston Martin DB5 (76911) and the Fast & Furious 1970 Dodge Charger R/T (76912). They were revealed by French retailer joueclub.fr who posted product listings on their website for the two new sets. LEGO fans will be no strangers to these vehicles as we have already seen them in LEGO sets (Creator Export Aston Martin DB5 & Technic Dom's Dodge Charger), albeit in a larger scale
The DB5 has 298 pieces, while the Dodge Charger has 345 pieces and both sets will continue the £17.99 / $19.99 price point for single vehicle Speed Champions sets. However those prices could increase by 25% if LEGO applies the same price increases it intends to apply to the 1970 Ferrari 512M, Lotus Evija and Lamborghini Countach in August.
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The start of the month often means there are new LEGO sets available to purchase in store and online, and with the last few weeks seeing a ton of announcements and new set reveals, we're really spoiled for choice this month.
If you missed any announcements - which lets face it would have been easy to do if you weren't paying close attention - we've listed every new set launching on 1st June 2022 below.
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LEGO has officially revealed the new Marvel Nano Gauntlet set (76223) which will be released on 1st August 2022. The set is very similar to the Infinity Gauntlet (76191) which was released in June 2021 and will be a nice accompaniment when displayed together.
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Yesterday LEGO officially revealed three new summer 2022 Star Wars sets that will be available to buy from 1st August 2022. The three sets are based on the upcoming Disney+ series that centers around Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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LEGO has officially revealed it's next Technic set, the Ferrari Daytona SP3. The Ferrari Daytona joins a whole host of sets launching on 1st June 2022 and will consist of 3778 peices for a retail price of £349.99 / $399.99 / 399.99€.
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Earlier today LEGO officially revealed the next Ideas set, Vincent van Gogh - The Starry Night. The set depicts van Gogh's famous painting, The Starry Night which currently resides in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
We already knew this set was in the works as it came from the a Lego Ideas submission by the user legotruman, but it's nice to get official images of the finished LEGO product. When comparing the original submission with the set, it's remarkable how little has been changed by the LEGO designers. Over the years we've seen LEGO make substantial changes to previous Ideas projects such as Pirates of Barracuda Bay and the Medieval Blacksmith.
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Yesterday LEGO officially revealed the widely rumoured Transformers Optimus Prime (10302) set. Although this set was rumoured to be in the pipeline many LEGO fans took a "I'll believe it when I see it" approach as LEGO and Hasbro (the owners of the Transformers) are essentially rival toy companies. However the two companies have united and this collaboration marks the first time they have worked together to produce a toy product.
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