The First Official LEGO Tintin Set Is Finally Here
LEGO Ideas set 21367, the Tintin Moon Rocket, makes history as the first-ever officially licensed LEGO Tintin product. Launching on April 1, 2026, at $159.99 USD (£139.99 in the UK, EUR 159.99 in Europe), the 1,283-piece set recreates the iconic red and white checkered rocket from Herge's 1954 albums Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon.
The set was born from a fan submission by Portuguese designer Alexis Dos Santos, who submitted the original concept to LEGO Ideas in August 2022 under the name Tintin: Space Rocket. After reaching 10,000 supporter votes, the project passed through LEGO's review process and was officially approved in June 2025, with the final product expanding on the original submission while streamlining the rocket design for manufacturing.
Tintin has been one of the most beloved comics properties in the world since its debut in 1929, with Herge's clean-line illustration style and globe-trotting adventure stories forming a cornerstone of European comic culture. Having a LEGO set celebrate this legacy is a moment that Tintin fans have been waiting for since LEGO's Ideas programme first opened to fan submissions.
Set 21367, 1,283 pieces, $159.99 USD, launching April 1 2026
Building the Moon Rocket: 49 cm of Brick-Built History
The completed Moon Rocket stands 49 cm tall and is 23 cm wide at its base, capturing the proportions of Herge's original design with the kind of accuracy that justifies the set's 1,283-piece count. The red and white checkered exterior pattern requires careful brick placement across the curved surface of the rocket, creating one of the more technically interesting construction challenges in the current Ideas lineup.
Three shock absorbers are incorporated into the landing support fairings at the base of the rocket, faithfully recreating the structural elements visible in Herge's original illustrations. A complex Technic internal structure is used to build the landing legs at sideways angles, demonstrating the engineering sophistication behind what appears on the exterior to be a clean, classic rocket shape.
The set comes with six numbered bags and a separate minifigure display stand assembled from Bag 1 that holds all five space-suited characters plus Snowy. This means there is a displayable scene ready after the very first bag, giving builders a sense of the characters and their scale before the rocket itself is complete.
Six Minifigures: Tintin, Snowy, Haddock, and More
The minifigure selection for set 21367 is impressive. Tintin receives a new hairpiece element featuring his iconic quiff hairstyle, the distinctive tufted look that defines his visual identity on the page. The new element was designed specifically for this set and is exclusive to it, which makes the minifigure collection particularly appealing from a parts perspective.
Snowy, Tintin's faithful white dog companion, is represented through another brand-new LEGO element. Creating Snowy at minifigure scale is a challenge that LEGO has clearly invested tooling resources to solve properly. The result is a recognisable and accurately proportioned Snowy figure that will be among the most sought-after elements from this set by LEGO collectors.
Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, and the Thomson and Thompson detective duo all appear in orange spacesuits, reflecting their appearance in the Explorers on the Moon album. Thomson and Thompson are differentiated by unique mustache styles, a detail straight from Herge's original illustrations where the nearly identical duo is distinguished by subtle facial hair differences. All figures include helmets and oxygen tank accessories.
The Hidden Interior and Display Options
One of the set's most delightful features is the hidden interior crew compartment accessible by removing a panel at the top of the rocket. An Earth-view graphic inside the compartment creates a porthole effect, and a minifigure can be placed inside to recreate the iconic image of Tintin gazing down at the planet from space.
The reveal moment when builders first open the panel and discover the interior is the kind of building experience that LEGO Ideas sets do particularly well. It is a feature that adds value beyond the exterior model and rewards those who engage with the set after the initial build rather than simply placing it on a shelf.
The separate minifigure display stand can be arranged independently of the rocket for creative display setups. Whether you position all five suited figures in a mission control lineup, disperse them across different shelves in a Tintin-themed display, or keep them clustered around the base of the rocket, there are multiple presentation options that the set's individual components enable.
Should You Buy LEGO Ideas 21367 Tintin Moon Rocket?
For Tintin fans, this is an automatic purchase. The first-ever official LEGO Tintin product is a landmark, the rocket design is among the most recognisable in comics history, and the six minifigures with two brand-new LEGO elements make this a genuinely exceptional set from a collector's perspective.
For general LEGO Ideas collectors, the set sits at a fair price point given the piece count, the licensed complexity of the Tintin property, and the quality of the build engineering. The historical significance of being the first Tintin LEGO set adds a commemorative dimension that is likely to hold value in secondary markets as the set ages.
LEGO Ideas 21367 Tintin Moon Rocket launches April 1, 2026, at $159.99 USD. Available at LEGO.com and LEGO Stores. AU pricing lands at AU$279.99 and Canadian buyers see CAD$209.99. If you have any connection to Herge's Adventures of Tintin, this is one of the most meaningful LEGO sets released in the Ideas programme's history.
