LEGO confirms retiring dates for hundreds of sets – Star Wars, Ideas and more

The LEGO Group has added hundreds of new sets to the ‘retiring soon’ section of its online store, confirming the imminent departure of products from Star Wars, Ideas, Icons and more.

A total of 340 sets are currently listed under the ‘last chance’ tab at LEGO.com in the UK, which means time is short to grab them before they’re gone. Any of the models with that tag could feasibly sell out for good at any point between now and the end of the year – so while you could wait for Black Friday for deals and offers on retiring sets (and those will undoubtedly come), it’s probably best not to save everything for November.

Heavy hitters leaving shelves at the end of 2023 include 21325 Medieval Blacksmith, 10278 Police Station, 75309 Republic Gunship, 10276 Colosseum and 10497 Galaxy Explorer. You’ll also find all of these sets (and more!) listed in our complete guide to which LEGO sets are retiring when, from 2023 through to 2026 and beyond. For now, here’s a selection of sets you won’t want to miss from those now confirmed to retire this year.

LEGO theme	LEGO set	Price	Pieces	Release date
Icons	10265 Ford Mustang	£149.99 / $169.99 / €169.99	1,471	March 1, 2019
Icons	10266 NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander	£89.99 / $99.99 / €99.99	1,087	June 1, 2019
Icons	10497 Galaxy Explorer	£89.99 / $99.99 / €99.99	1,254	August 1, 2022
Ideas	21325 Medieval Blacksmith	£159.99 / $179.99 / €179.99	2,164	February 1, 2021
Art	31203 World Map	£214.99 / $249.99 / €249.99	11,695	June 1, 2021
Star Wars	75288 AT-AT	£149.99 / $169.99 / €169.99	1,267	August 1, 2020
Star Wars	75309 Republic Gunship	£344.99 / $399.99 / €399.99	3,292	August 1, 2021
Star Wars	75336 Inquisitor Transport Scythe	£89.99 / $99.99 / €99.99	924	August 1, 2022
Marvel	76193 The Guardians’ Ship	£139.99 / $159.99 / €159.99	1,901	June 1, 2021
Marvel	76209 Thor’s Hammer	£104.99 / $99.99 / €119.99	979	March 1, 2022
Speed Champions	76912 Fast & Furious 1970 Dodge Charger R/T	£19.99 / $19.99 / €24.99	345	August 1, 2022
Icons	76989 Horizon Forbidden West: Tallneck	£79.99 / $89.99 / €89.99	1,222	May 1, 2022

Head over to LEGO.com and navigate to ‘Last chance to buy’ (under the Shop tab) to check out the full roster of LEGO sets retiring in 2023. While some of them have been on shelves for several years – like 10255 Assembly Square and 10266 NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander – others are departing after only a few months in production, including 76255 The New Guardians’ Ship and 40646 Daffodils.

Only 96 sets are currently listed as ‘retiring soon’ at LEGO.com in the US, but those that are tagged are much the same as in the UK – and sets generally tend to retire globally at the same time, so the UK site is the one to check out no matter where you are in the world.

We’re bound to see deals on some of these sets in the run up to and during both LEGO Insiders Weekend (formerly LEGO VIP Weekend) and Black Friday, but predicting which ones will still be available by then would require a crystal ball. If any of them are on your must-buy list, now’s the time to strike. (Bonus: some are on sale right now!)

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