Lego’s May Releases Are Swooshing In
Lego's May releases are headlined by the Ultimate Collector Series Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter, launching alongside exclusive gifts for Star Wars fans. Outside of Star Wars, new sets include a Jurassic Park Jeep Wrangler, several Toy Story-themed builds, and a fresh wave of Collectible Minifigures. The month also sees the return of the Botanicals line with the rocking pastel plant pots.
- ▪The Lego Star Wars UCS Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter includes 1,809 pieces and comes with minifigures of Din Djarin and Grogu.
- ▪A new Lego Jurassic Park set features the iconic Jeep Wrangler with a Dennis Nedry minifigure, not a dinosaur.
- ▪Three new Lego Toy Story sets include Lotso, a Pizza Planet Alien, and Slinky Dog bookends, with only one tied to Toy Story 5.
- ▪Lego Collectible Minifigures Series 29 includes a Tahu cosplayer, sparking fan hopes for a Bionicle reboot.
- ▪The Lego Botanicals Rocking Plants set offers pastel plant pots with rocking bases, a follow-up to the popular Happy Plants set.
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May’s a quiet month for Lego, with one big exception: Star Wars Day means a fancy big new set to celebrate. But the galaxy far, far away is far from the only thing on Lego’s mind this month. While the launch of the new UCS Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter is definitely the biggest for the month—alongside its accompanying bonus gifts—it’s pretty much all there is for Star Wars, with the rest of the Mandalorian and Grogu-themed sets having released in late April. Away from Star Wars, we’ve got a surprise Jurassic Park set that gives us an iconic vehicle rather than a dinosaur and Toy Story 5 preparation with a trio of new sets.
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