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LEGO to release buildable minifigure vending machine set

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May 21, 2025

The LEGO Group will soon launch a LEGO Ideas Minifigure Vending Machine set, a 1,343-piece retro-inspired model designed for adult fans.

The collectible set allows builders to construct a functional vending machine that dispenses one of 16 colorful capsules, each containing the bricks to build a surprise minifigure, according to a company press release

The mystery minifigures will feature nostalgic themes such as Castle, Paradisa and Fabuland, alongside Classic Space explorers.

One of the figures is also based on the LEGO Ideas Fan Designer Rob Vangansewinkel, from Belgium, who originally submitted the product idea.

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The vending machine operates by inserting an included LEGO coin and turning a handle.

"As a kid, I had a real vending machine at home and loved it — so the idea of creating a working LEGO brick version that dispenses minifigures just clicked," Vangansewinkel said in the release. He added that he spent about two months testing and refining the dispensing mechanism with actual LEGO bricks.

The LEGO Ideas Minifigure Vending Machine set will be available for LEGO Insiders early access from June 1, 2025, and will have a general release on June 6, via LEGO.com and LEGO Stores. It will be priced at $179.99.