Lego Tintin Moon Rocket Set 21367 Reveals Additions Absent From Fan Design
Confirmed: the lego tintin moon rocket will be sold as LEGO set 21367, a 1, 283-piece model that the public can pre-order ahead of its April 1, 2026 (ET) release. The set reproduces the red-and-white checkered rocket from Explorers of the Moon, while the record also shows new minifigures and new elements that were not present in the fan submission the design is based on.
21367 and the build: confirmed details on pieces, structure, and imagery
Confirmed: the set is listed as a 1, 283-piece model that recreates the rocket’s red-and-white checker pattern and a curvy silhouette. Documented: coverage notes a complex internal structure using Technic elements for the rocket’s core and sideways-constructed legs described as stable. Confirmed: the nose contains a small interior with printed graphics of the moment Tintin and his crew first see Earth, directly referencing Explorers of the Moon, which was first published in 1954.
Lego Tintin Moon Rocket: differences from tkel86’s Ideas submission
Confirmed: the official set is based on an Ideas submission titled TINTIN – SPACE ROCKET by tkel86 that was approved in June 2025. Documented: both the fan submission and the retail set share the rocket’s general look, but the retail release includes elements not present in that initial submission. Confirmed: the six minifigures — Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, and the twins Thomson and Thompson — were not part of the original submission and were added into the official set.
Tintin characters and new parts: what is documented and what remains open
Confirmed: the retail package includes six minifigures wearing the orange space suits from the comics, and it introduces Snowy as a new element and Tintin’s hairstyle as a new wig. Documented: coverage describes the minifigures as tying the set together and highlights the new parts as definite additions to the final retail offering. The context does not confirm who designed the added minifigure sculpts or who approved the creation of the new Snowy element and Tintin wig for retail production.
Documented pattern: the public record here shows an Ideas approval in June 2025 followed by a retail release scheduled for April 1, 2026 (ET), a timeline the coverage characterizes as a rapid turnaround for an Ideas project. Confirmed: pre-orders are open now and the set is positioned for retail sale on official channels, with one mention of a $159. 99 price point tied to pre-order availability for the retail set.
Open question: the context does not confirm the specific differences between the fan submission files and the final retail engineering or parts list beyond the presence of the six minifigures and the new elements. What remains unclear is the scope of design changes in the internal Technic structure, the exact nature of any graphic or sticker changes, and which contributors, if any, beyond tkel86, are formally credited for the retail revisions.
Confirmed: commentary included with the reveal describes the finished model as having careful brickwork that matches the comic design and praises the curvy silhouette and checkered pattern. Documented: observers singled out the minifigures and new elements as notable retail additions that differ from the original Ideas submission.
What would resolve the central question is a side-by-side release of the approved June 2025 submission files and the retail set’s official parts and design notes. If LEGO or the project documentation publishes a comparison that confirms which parts and figures were added after approval, it would establish precisely how the Ideas submission was modified for the 21367 retail product.
