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Seven LEGO ICONS sets are due to retire by the end of 2022, but a couple of surprise candidates will stay on shelves until 2025.
The LEGO Group has finally landed on replacement branding for its semi-retired Creator Expert label, and while both themes still have category pages on LEGO.com, it’s fairly clear which sets are intended to fall under the ICONS banner. Essentially, it’s everything that might once have fallen under the Creator Expert or LEGO for Adults theme, from modular buildings and vehicles to new one-off sets like 10302 Optimus Prime.
In and among that regrouping of sets are a handful slated to exit production by the end of this year, though plenty will hang around into 2023 and beyond. That includes every currently-available modular building, as none of the range available right now is expected to retire in 2022 – bucking an annual trend for the Modular Buildings Collection.
It means the longstanding 10th-anniversary modular 10255 Assembly Square will stay in production for at least another year, alongside 2020’s 10270 Bookshop. Sets that should be higher on your priority list include two vehicles, two stadiums, 10282 Adidas Originals Superstar and 2020’s Winter Village set, 10275 Elf Club House – all of which only have a few months left on shelves.
By contrast, 10298 Vespa 125 and 10299 Real Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium are currently scheduled to be available through 2025, suggesting they’re proving more popular than 10279 Volkswagen T2 Camper Van (only released in 2020) and both Barcelona and Manchester United’s brick-built stadiums. Also here for the duration are both new 90th-anniversary sets, 10497 Galaxy Explorer and 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle.
Dive in below for a complete breakdown of every LEGO ICONS set by its current retirement date (according to Brick Fanatics’ sources). These dates are subject to change, so keep an eye on the site for regular updates.
December 31, 2022 10271 Fiat 500 10272 Old Trafford – Manchester United 10275 Elf Club House 10279 Volkswagen T2 Camper Van 10282 Adidas Originals Superstar 10284 Camp Nou – FC Barcelona 10291 Queer Eye – The Fab 5 Loft
December 31, 2023 10255 Assembly Square 10265 Ford Mustang 10266 NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander 10270 Bookshop 10273 Haunted House 10274 Ghostbusters ECTO-1 10276 Colosseum 40516 Everyone is Awesome 76989 Horizon Forbidden West: Tallneck
December 31, 2024 10278 Police Station 10280 Flower Bouquet 10281 Bonsai Tree 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery 10289 Bird of Paradise 10290 Pickup Truck 10292 The Friends Apartments 10293 Santa’s Visit 10294 Titanic 10295 Porsche 911
December 31, 2025 10297 Boutique Hotel 10298 Vespa 125 10299 Real Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium 10300 Back to the Future Time Machine 10302 Optimus Prime 10303 Loop Coaster 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle 10309 Succulents 10311 Orchid 10497 Galaxy Explorer
Click here for a complete list of LEGO sets retiring in 2022.
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