LEGO® Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter brings iconic aircraft to your desk

The highly anticipated 3rd movie in the Dune trilogy by Denis Villeneuve is not coming out yet until late next year but there isn’t a lack of related property to tide you over. The recently released video game Dune Awakening has been making waves and of course you can go back and watch the other movies as well as the recently concluded TV series. But if you’re more into collecting IP-related toys, then this is something you might want to own (if you haven’t gotten it yet, that is.)

The LEGO® Icons Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter is an epic building set, a detailed replica of the House Atreides aircraft as seen in the first movie Dune: Part One. Here you can see it in its magnificent brick form and this meticulously crafted 1,369-piece set is designed for adult builders as it’s one of their more complicated builds. The premium-quality replica includes fold-out, flappable wings, deployable landing gear, and an opening cockpit.

Designer: LEGO

When fully extended, the ornithopter spans about 79 cm (31 inches) wide, 57 cm long, and 23 cm tall. This makes it one of LEGO’s grandest Icons builds. It has a dial-controlled feature that is able to retract landing gear and close the rear ramp. It also has an opening cockpit that can fit two seated figures. This build experience combines system bricks with Technic components, 583 pieces in particular. There are also 75 hybrid parts included as well as new titanium metallic/pearl dark gray minifig body prints (still‑suits), a unique 6×4 wedge angled Trans‑Black windscreen, and eight 40‑module propeller blades designed for realistic flapping.

There are also 8 of the more iconic characters from the novels and movies as minifigs. This includes Paul Atreides, Lady Jessica, Gurney Halleck, Chani, Leto Atreides, Liet Kynes, Duncan Idaho and Baron Harkonnen (sporting his long robe). Once you finish the build, you can display it in either flight or landing modes, whichever scene you’re aiming to recreate. The LEGO Builder app of course has a digital version of the instructions.

Some of those who have built this say that it’s one of the most challenging non-Technic LEGO Icons set but the technically demanding build is of course worth it in the end. It’s a mechanical masterpiece that captures the spirit and scale of Dune. It sets a new benchmark for LEGO’s integration of Technic functionality into Icons-scale builds. Its impressive roster of characters, intricate design, and satisfying interactive features make it a must-have for right‑brained builders with a love for science fiction.