LEGO X-Files Set With Mulder's Office and UFO Launches August 4 for £179.99

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The truth is finally out there, because a Lego X-Files set is on the way.

Recreating Mulder's basement office below a forest clearing and hovering UFO, this massive Lego X-Files set is elaborate; it's effectively two scenes stitched together in 1,400 pieces that you can separate or display together. While Mulder and Scully minifigures are obviously a given here, they're not alone – you're also getting six others including a classic gray alien and The Flukeman.

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The X-Files

UK: £179.99 at Lego

Due to launch on August 4 (or August 1 if you have a free Lego Insiders membership), this 18+ display kit is made up of 1,478 pieces. It has eight minifigures in total; Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, Walter Skinner, Mr. X, Alex Krycek, Carl Busch, The Flukeman, and a gray alien. The whole set weighs in at over 12in (30cm) high thanks to the hovering UFO at the top.

Like so many of the best Lego sets , this is the kind of model engineered to make fans let out an appreciative whistle – and maybe a choice expletive – at how many nostalgic references have been crammed into this kit. Teeny pencils lodged in Mulder's office ceiling or the iconic "I want to believe" poster are just the start of it.

This model hasn't just emerged out of nowhere like its mysterious UFO, though. It's inspired by a fan's design that was voted into being by both the community and Lego itself.

(Image credit: Lego) Lego X-Files has one last trick up its sleeve too. If you're quick enough, you can get your hands on a Scully's Lab mini-build as a gift-with-purchase. This is only available while stocks last between August 1-10.

It's certainly shaping up to be a busy few months for the toy maker. Between the leaked Lego Donkey Kong Arcade set and an apparent Lego Star Trek bridge dropping across August and September respectively, we've got a stacked release schedule on our hands. Are there any you've got your eye on? Let us know in the comments.

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