The planned wide launch for the latest LEGO Classic Space gift-with-purchase has failed to take off, as 40712 Micro Rocket Launchpad is now completely absent from LEGO.com.
Available from February 16 to 18 exclusively for LEGO Insiders with orders above £180 / $200 / €200, 40712 Micro Rocket Launchpad was widely reported to be available to everyone at LEGO.com and in LEGO Stores from February 19 to 25. But head to the official online store right now, and you’ll find that the only current offer is 30673 My First Duck free with DUPLO spends above £35 / $40 / €40.
So, what gives? There are two clear possibilities: one, the LEGO Group never intended to make 40712 Micro Rocket Launchpad available beyond February 18, and we’re looking at a classic case of the left hand not talking to the right (so that inaccurate information ended up circulating online). But an equally likely scenario is that the set has simply sold out way earlier than anticipated.
Despite the relatively high buy-in, 40712 Micro Rocket Launchpad is a love letter to multiple LEGO Classic Space sets, and includes two brand new space baby (or perhaps micro astronaut) minifigures. It’s also a pretty substantial gift-with-purchase at 325 pieces, explaining away – to an extent – that steep threshold. And those factors may have made it more appealing than the LEGO Group initially expected.
For it to sell out completely within three days is still pretty impressive though (unless the LEGO Group only made 100 of them), so we wouldn’t be surprised to see it return at some point down the line – even if it isn’t today as promised. Fingers crossed its next appearance overlaps with the debut of all the new LEGO sets available from March 1.
Update: 40712 Micro Rocket Launchpad is still available in Asia-Pacific territories such as Australia, where it's currently free with orders above $320 AUD until February 25 (or while stocks last), suggesting it has indeed simply sold out in other regions (including the UK, US and Europe).
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