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It’s all change for LEGO Monkie Kid, Technic and VIDIYO in our latest update of every single set retiring by the end of 2021.
While plenty of Technic and VIDIYO sets have been pushed back to at least 2022 since our last update in August, one recently-released Monkie Kid model will no longer make it into the new year – at least according to Brick Fanatics’ sources.
Scroll down to find out more about those individual themes, and check out the full list of LEGO sets due to leave shelves by the end of this year. As the changes even across the past month demonstrate, these dates aren’t necessarily set in stone, but they’re still useful for planning your purchases over the next few months.
That said, if any of these retiring sets survive on shelves into November, it’s likely that we’ll see at least some of them on offer over the course of LEGO VIP Weekend, Black Friday and Cyber Monday – but there’s no guarantee that they won’t sell out before those shopping events, so don’t bank on it if there’s something you’re desperate to grab before it retires.
LEGO Star Wars will be waving goodbye to quite a few sets this year, with one of the stand-outs being 75275 A-wing Starfighter, an Ultimate Collector Series model that will be leaving the LEGO Group’s catalogue early compared to other UCS sets.
Elsewhere in the list, the two LEGO Star Wars Brick Sketches will be retiring this year following the usual 18 months on shelves that most sets last for. Anyone wanting to pick up either 40431 BB-8 or 40391 First Order Stormtrooper will want to do so soon before time runs out.
75249 Resistance Y-Wing Starfighter 75251 Darth Vader’s Castle 75254 AT-ST Raider 75256 Kylo Ren’s Shuttle 75267 Mandalorian Battle Pack 75270 Obi-Wan’s Hut 75271 Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder 75273 Poe Dameron’s X-wing Fighter 75274 TIE Fighter Pilot Helmet 75275 A-wing Starfighter 75276 Stormtrooper Helmet 75281 Anakin’s Jedi Interceptor 75284 Knights of Ren Transport Ship 75286 General Grievous’s Starfighter 75291 Death Star Final Duel 75293 Resistance I-TS Transport 40431 BB-8 40391 First Order Stormtrooper 31200 Star Wars The Sith
In terms of retiring LEGO Ideas sets, the re-released 92177 Ship in a Bottle will be leaving digital and physical shelves by the end of the year, and unless the LEGO Group plans to launch this model for the third time this is likely the last chance to add it to your collection.
Otherwise, the popular 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay is retiring by the end of the year as the second ship-themed set on the list. Those hoping to get the updated minfigures for Captain Redbeard and his crew might want to act fast before the Black Seas Barracuda has a chance to set sail.
92177 Ship in a Bottle 21320 Dinosaur Fossils 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay
Quite a few sets in LEGO Marvel are retiring by the end of the year, including the annual collection of mech-based models, which sometimes include a rare minifigure or two.
Outside of the minifigure-scale models, a selection of the more unique Marvel offerings will retire soon too. This includes LEGO Art 31199 Marvel Studios Iron Man and even 76165 Iron Man Helmet. Collectors of the LEGO Group’s multi-theme spanning Helmet Collection might be especially interested in the latter build.
76168 Captain America Mech Armor 76169 Thor Mech Armor 76170 Iron Man vs. Thanos 76171 Miles Morales Mech Armor 76172 Spider-Man and Sandman Showdown 76173 Spider-Man and Ghost Rider vs. Carnage 76174 Spider-Man’s Monster Truck vs. Mysterio 76140 Iron Man Mech 76146 Spider-Man Mech 76151 Venomosaurus Ambush 76152 Avengers Wrath of Loki 76153 Avengers Helicarrier 76162 Black Widow’s Helicopter Chase 76163 Venom Crawler 76164 Iron Man Hulkbuster versus A.I.M. Agent 76165 Iron Man Helmet 76166 Avengers Tower Battle 76167 Iron Man Armory 31199 Marvel Studios Iron Man 76125 Iron Man Hall of Armor
Time is running out to order quite a few LEGO Harry Potter sets as even one of the theme’s relatively recent minifigure accessory packs, 40419 Hogwarts Students Accessory Set, is disapparating away for good.
Where will 40419 Hogwarts Students Accessory Set apparate to? Only the other retired models in the theme will know for sure as one of the LEGO Group’s last 2018 builds is due to retire by the end of the year. You’ll find a full list of sets leaving shelves by December 31, 2021 below:
40419 Hogwarts Students Accessory Set 75947 Hagrid’s Hut: Buckbeak’s Rescue 75953 Hogwarts Whomping Willow 75966 Hogwarts Room of Requirement 75967 Forbidden Forest: Umbridge’s Encounter 76384 Hogwarts Moment: Herbology Class 76385 Hogwarts Moment: Charms Class
It’s time to get technical as a decent amount of LEGO Technic sets are currently due to retire by the end of the year, notably including plenty of the smaller complex creations that Technic has become known for. The likes of 42102 Mini CLAAS XERION and 42103 Dragster are up for retirement, so don’t miss out if you’ve been itching for a cheap but challenging build.
On the other hand, 42107 Ducati Panigale V4 R and 42116 Skid Steer Loader – both originally scheduled to retire this year – will now apparently survive into 2022, so you’ve got a little more time pick those two up.
42083 Bugatti Chiron 42090 Getaway Truck 42095 Remote Control Stunt Racer 42099 4X4 X-treme Off-Roader 42100 Liebherr R 9800 Excavator 42102 Mini CLAAS XERION 42103 Dragster 42105 Catamaran 42106 Stunt Show Truck & Bike 42107 Ducati Panigale V4 R 42108 Mobile Crane 42109 App-Controlled Top Gear Rally Car 42112 Concrete Mixer Truck 42116 Skid Steer Loader
LEGO retirement has been made a little bit sweeter with another excuse to buy 10267 Gingerbread House, the LEGO Group’s 2019 entry in the ongoing Winter Village Collection.
Already own the set? Your bank account might not be safe yet as six other large sets are retiring by the end of the year, including the gadget-filled 10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 and thrilling 10261 Roller Coaster.
10258 London Bus 10261 Roller Coaster 10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 10264 Corner Garage 10267 Gingerbread House 10269 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 10277 Crocodile Locomotive
Architects, budding or otherwise, will be interested to hear that five of the LEGO Group’s building-based collection of microscale sets will no longer be available after December.
These include two of the Skylines subtheme in 21043 San Francisco and 21052 Dubai as well as the huge 21046 Empire State Building – not a bad gift if you’re itching to visit the New York flagship LEGO store but are unable to at this time.
21043 San Francisco 21045 Trafalgar Square 21046 Empire State Building 21052 Dubai 21055 Burj Khalifa
As NINJAGO prepares to continue the ever-expanding narrative for another year, it’s time to wave goodbye to an older wave of sets with much of the Master of the Mountain range currently scheduled to retire by the end of the year. This board-game-inspired subtheme includes some unique models, such as the skeletal 71721 Skull Sorcerer’s Dragon.
Minifigure collectors may also want to keep an eye out for 40374 Golden Zane MF Acc. Set as the exclusive Golden Zane won’t be available for much longer.
40374 Golden Zane MF Acc. Set 71701 Kai’s Fire Dragon 71703 Storm Fighter Battle 71704 Kai Fighter 71705 Destiny’s Bounty 71709 Jay and Lloyd’s Velocity Racers 71719 Zane’s Mino Creature 71720 Fire Stone Mech 71721 Skull Sorcerer’s Dragon 71722 Skull Sorcerer’s Dungeons 71730 Epic Battle Set – Kai vs. Skulkin 71731 Epic Battle Set – Zane vs. Nindroid 71732 Epic Battle Set – Jay vs. Serpentine 71733 Epic Battle Set – Cole vs. Ghost Warrior
Holy retirement, Batman! Nine LEGO DC sets celebrating the heroes from the comics and beyond – including the iconic Caped Crusader – are leaving shelves soon.
This includes the two Batman Brick Sketches, 40386 Batman and 40428 The Joker, as well as the colossal 76139 1989 Batmobile. Anyone hoping to collect the entire range of big LEGO Batmobiles, such as the upcoming 76240 Batmobile Tumbler, need to act fast as the stock has been intermittent for the 1989 variant.
10919 Batcave 40386 Batman 40428 The Joker 40453 Batman vs. The Penguin & Harley Quinn 76139 1989 Batmobile 76157 Wonder Woman vs Cheetah 76158 Batboat The Penguin Pursuit! 76159 Joker’s Trike Chase 76160 Mobile Bat Base
LEGO Super Mario is losing a few members of the Mushroom Kingdom by the end of December as many exclusive brick-built characters, and their corresponding sets, are up for retirement.
From Bowser himself in 71369 Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set to Toad and Toadette in 71368 Toad’s Treasure Hunt Expansion Set, time is running short for these 17 LEGO sets.
71362 Guarded Fortress Expansion Set 71363 Desert Pokey Expansion Set 71365 Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set 71367 Mario’s House & Yoshi Expansion Set 71368 Toad’s Treasure Hunt Expansion Set 71369 Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set 71370 Fire Mario Power-Up Pack 71372 Cat Mario Power-Up Pack 71376 Thwomp Drop Expansion Set 71377 King Boo and the Haunted Yard Expansion Set 71380 Master Your Adventure Maker Set 71381 Chain Chomp Jungle Encounter 71382 Piranha Plant Puzzling Challenge 71383 Wiggler’s Poison Swamp 71384 Penguin Mario Power-Up Pack 71385 Tanooki Mario Power-Up Pack 71394 Character Packs – Series 3
Although LEGO Creator is rumoured to be reviving a retro LEGO theme in early 2022, let’s not forget about the creative creations that the designers have brought to the theme in the past, such as these eight that will be leaving shelves soon.
Among the range of retiring Creator models is the especially unique 31104 Monster Burger Truck, and don’t forget that every set in the theme features options for three different builds.
31093 Riverside Houseboat 31097 Townhouse Pet Shop & Café 31099 Propeller Plane 31101 Monster Truck 31102 Fire Dragon 31104 Monster Burger Truck 31105 Townhouse Toy Store 31107 Space Rover Explorer
Speed Champions will be watching a relatively small total of five sets leaving the vehicular theme by the end of 2021, including but not limited to the long-named 76898 Formula E Panasonic Jaguar Racing GEN2 car & Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY and 76899 Lamborghini Urus ST-X & Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO.
The theme is home to some exclusive partnerships with car manufacturers and collectors of Speed Champions might not want to miss the retirement of the only LEGO Nissan model so far, 76896 Nissan GT-R NISMO.
76895 Ferrari F8 Tributo 76896 Nissan GT-R NISMO 76897 1985 Audi Sport quattro S1 76898 Formula E Panasonic Jaguar Racing GEN2 car & Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY 76899 Lamborghini Urus ST-X & Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO
The house of mouse has become a popular subject for the LEGO Group, with a wide variety of characters and franchises all falling under the Disney banner. Whether you’re fond of Cars, newer releases such as Raya and the Last Dragon or modern classics like Frozen, there’s a retiring set to suit every taste.
Even theme park fans have something to tempt them with 71044 Disney Train and Station, based on the original Disneyland icon, leaving shelves by December 31.
10873 Minnie’s Birthday Party 10922 Ariel’s Undersea Castle 10924 Lightning McQueen’s Race Day 41167 Arendelle Castle Village 43172 Elsa’s Magical Ice Palace 43175 Anna and Elsa’s Storybook Adventures 43176 Ariel’s Storybook Adventures 43177 Belle’s Storybook Adventures 43181 Raya and the Heart Palace 43184 Raya and Sisu Dragon 43185 Boun’s Boat 43186 Bruni the Salamander Buildable Character 43188 Aurora’s Forest Cottage 43191 Ariel’s Celebration Boat 71044 Disney Train and Station
Life isn’t finding a way for five Jurassic World sets as their days in the LEGO Group’s catalogue of available sets appear to be numbered. LEGO Jurassic World is home to a range of specialised pieces for the various prehistoric species of the fictional park, and such bricks can be valuable on the aftermarket.
Among the retiring models is 75941 Indominus Rex vs. Ankylosaurus, which features both the rare Indominous Rex and the exclusive, and first of their kind, Ankylosaurus. Add to that a full gyrosphere station and it’s not a bad start to a minifigure-scale Jurassic World.
75939 Dr. Wu’s Lab: Baby Dinosaurs Breakout 75940 Gallimimus and Pteranodon Breakout 75941 Indominus Rex vs. Ankylosaurus 75942 Velociraptor: Biplane Rescue Mission 75936 Jurassic Park: T. rex Rampage
Part of the legend of the Monkie Kid is about to end as many of the theme’s first wave of models are due to retire by the end of the year, and one newer build has even crept into the category over the last month.
Joining the nine known retiring Monkie Kid sets is 80018 Monkie Kid’s Cloud Bike, a relatively recent Monkie Kid addition featuring exclusive minifigures, two motorcycles and a rare cloud piece.
40472 Monkie Kid’s RC Race 80006 White Dragon Horse Bike 80007 Iron Bull Tank 80009 Pigsy’s Food Truck 80010 Demon Bull King 80011 Red Son’s Inferno Truck 80014 Sandy’s Speedboat 80015 Monkie Kid’s Cloud Roadster 80016 The Flaming Foundry 80018 Monkie Kid’s Cloud Bike
Still up for retirement is the only Stranger Things model to have been released under the Netflix partnership. There are few LEGO sets as creative as this one, which sees the model mirrored and displayed upside down – a fitting method considering the name of the otherworldly dimension of the same name.
Even the evergreen LEGO CITY theme needs to make room on shelves for even more products coming soon, such as the new Stuntz subtheme. Sit tight and get ready for a hefty list of retiring sets, including some unique offerings such as 60258 Tuning Workshop.
60139 Mobile Command Center 60214 Burger Bar Fire Rescue 60215 Fire Station 60216 Downtown Fire Brigade 60220 Garbage Truck 60221 Diving Yacht 60226 Mars Research Shuttle 60228 Deep Space Rocket and Launch Control 60229 Rocket Assembly & Transport 60239 Police Patrol Car 60241 Police Dog Unit 60242 Police Highway Arrest 60244 Police Helicopter Transport 60245 Police Monster Truck Heist 60246 Police Station 60247 Forest Fire 60248 Fire Helicopter Response 60249 Street Sweeper 60250 Mail Plane 60251 Monster Truck 60252 Construction Bulldozer 60254 Race Boat Transporter 60256 Racing Cars 60258 Tuning Workshop 60260 Air Race 60261 Central Airport 60263 Ocean Mini-Submarine 60264 Ocean Exploration Submarine 60266 Ocean Exploration Ship 60267 Safari Off-Roader 60270 Police Brick Box 60271 Main Square 60272 Elite Police Boat Transport 60273 Elite Police Driller Chase 60274 Elite Police Lighthouse Capture 60279 Fire Hazard Truck 60285 Sports Car 60286 Beach Rescue ATV 60288 Race Buggy Transporter 60289 Airshow Jet Transporter 60290 Skate Park
LEGO VIDIYO may be cancelled, but it seems that the LEGO Group isn’t planning on retiring the majority of the musical models just yet as now only 43101 Bandmates is scheduled to become unavailable by the end of the year. The entirety of the theme’s BeatBox sets will seemingly continue in production for another year.
Four of the older LEGO Art sets are currently up for retirement in 2021, with the entire first wave of the display-centric models leaving digital and physical storefronts. This includes licensed artworks such as 31200 Star Wars The Sith and iconic builds in 31197 Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe.
31197 Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe 31198 The Beatles 31199 Marvel Studios Iron Man 31200 Star Wars The Sith
Heartlake City may be one of the most diverse locations ever dreamt up, with everything from a shopping mall to a tropical jungle of varying climates all packed into one place and theme.
LEGO Friends will be waving goodbye to a lot of its older builds by the end of the year with a staggering number up for retirement. You can find a full list below.
41390 Andrea’s Car & Stage 41391 Heartlake City Hair Salon 41392 Nature Glamping 41393 Baking Competition 41394 Heartlake City Hospital 41395 Friendship Bus 41396 Puppy Playground 41398 Stephanie’s House 41421 Baby Elephant Jungle Rescue 41422 Panda Jungle Tree House 41423 Tiger Hot Air Balloon Jungle Rescue 41424 Jungle Rescue Base 41425 Olivia’s Flower Garden 41426 Heartlake City Park Café 41427 Emma’s Fashion Shop 41428 Beach House 41429 Heartlake City Airplane 41430 Summer Fun Water Park 41431 Heartlake City Brick Box 41432 Alpaca Mountain Jungle Rescue 41433 Party Boat 41440 Heartlake City Bakery 41442 Vet Clinic Rescue Buggy 41445 Vet Clinic Ambulance 41446 Heartlake City Vet Clinic 41447 Heartlake City Park 41662 Olivia’s Flamingo Cube 41663 Emma’s Dalmatian Cube 41664 Mia’s Pug Cube 41665 Stephanie’s Cat Cube 41666 Andrea’s Bunny Cube 41667 Olivia’s Gaming Cube 41668 Emma’s Fashion Cube 41669 Mia’s Soccer Cube 41670 Stephanie’s Ballet Cube 41671 Andrea’s Swimming Cube 41692 Vet Clinic Rescue Helicopter
LEGO BrickHeadz may not be releasing quite as many sets as it used to, but the theme continues to prove a clever method for the LEGO designers to flex their creative muscles in some affordable and iconic sets.
Sixteen sets are leaving shelves by the end of the year, including the brand new 40492 La Catrina as the first set specifically themed to the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday. Even the limited NINJAGO anniversary model – 40490 NINJAGO 10 – is retiring almost as soon as it debuted.
40379 Valentine’s Bear 40380 Easter Sheep 40381 Monkey King 40383 Wedding Bride 40384 Wedding Groom 40421 Belle Bottom, Kevin & Bob 40422 Frankenstein 40425 Nutcracker 40436 Lucky Cat 40440 German Shepherd 40479 Dalmatian 40481 Cockatiel 40482 Hamster 40490 NINJAGO 10 40492 La Catrina 40496 Voldemort, Nagini & Bellatrix
There’s not much time left to DOT your world – at least not with these retiring LEGO DOTS models as the crafty kits will be making way for whatever comes next for the theme.
Retiring by December 31 are many of the theme’s previous offerings, including almost all of the smaller bag tag sets and one series of the individual bags of printed and coloured tiles, each featuring a uniquely themed collection of designs.
41906 Pineapple Pencil Holder 41907 Desk Organizer 41909 Mermaid Vibes Bracelets 41910 Ice Cream Besties Bracelets 41913 Bracelet Mega Pack 41914 Creative Picture Frames 41915 Jewelry Box 41918 Adventure Bracelets 41921 Extra DOTS – Series 3 41922 Cool Cactus Bracelet 41923 Monster Bracelet 41924 Secret Holder 41925 Secret Boxes 41927 Bag Tag Dog 41928 Bag Tag Narwhal 41929 Bag Tag Leopard 41930 Bag Tag Panda 41931 Extra DOTS – Series 4 41932 Extra DOTS – Series 5 41933 Music Bracelet 41934 Starlight Bracelets 41939 Bag Tag Dragon 41940 Bag Tag Unicorn
LEGO Minecraft is about to watch eight of its previous sets log out of the theme for the last time, including the first model to be based on the Minecraft Dungeons spin-off title.
21163 The Redstone Battle features an assortment of unique blocky weaponry and characters based on the game, but is about to be replaced entirely by 21176 The Jungle Abomination. Act fast if you’ve had your eye on the two Redstone Golems.
21151 The End Battle 21152 The Pirate Ship Adventure 21154 The Blaze Bridge 21155 The Creeper Mine 21158 The Panda Nursery 21159 The Pillager Outpost 21162 The Taiga Adventure 21163 The Redstone Battle
Unchanging this month is LEGO Minions, which is still seeing only one set retire before the corresponding Minions: The Rise of Gru movie even has a chance to release in cinemas or streaming.
While 75549 Unstoppable Bike Chase is possibly the first theatrical LEGO set to retire before the accompanying film premieres, the rest of the LEGO Minions sets will continue until the end of 2022, by which time Minions: The Rise of Gru will have finally debuted in cinemas.
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Reading this article to my 6 yr old who is an Avid lego fan with far to many lego sets. Bowsers big boss castle, the quin jet, Avengers tower and some of the marvel mech bots that are retiring.. says in response to the retiring sets.. “why don’t they just put them in storage, and when the new lego sets run out, bring the old ones back” Hes not wrong. Lol.
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