If you haven’t heard about the LEGO Ideas Steamboat Willie set, I want to tell you about it real quick. Partly because there are 2 unique things about it: 1) there was a number error on the original release of the boxes and 2) there are creator signing dates… one which happens to be 2 days from now!
Just to catch you up if you’ve been living under a rock, here is a short description of the LEGO Ideas Steamboat Willie set:
Disney Mickey Mouse fans will love this LEGO® Ideas 21317 Steamboat Willie building toy marking the 90th anniversary of the most famous cartoon character ever.
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- The iconic Steamboat Willie boat features a black-and-white color scheme, hidden wheels, moving steam pipes, rotating paddle wheels, adjustable crane and assorted elements including the ‘S.S. Willie’ boat name sign, ‘1928’ year sign and a ‘potato bin’.
- The boat’s bridge has space for a minifigure, a brick-built bell and assorted elements including the ship’s wheel and life buoy.
- The 2 steam pipes move up and down and the 2 paddle wheels rotate when the boat is pushed along.
It’s a cute set. Here are a few photos:
You can purchase LEGO Ideas Steamboat Willie on Shop@Home or in your local LEGO store starting today, April 1st.
Now to tell you about the two things:
1 – The Numbering Error
LEGO Ideas boxes come with sequential number on the front of the box. This is to let you know what number LEGO Idea the box is. Turns out, the early boxes of this set show it as set #24. This is actually the LEGO Flintstones set. The Brick Show noted LEGO quickly released a statement saying:
Due to our excitement to get the Steamboat Willie set into the hands of LEGO fans around the world as quick as possible, an error was made on the packaging relating to the sequential set number. It was mistakenly printed as #24 and it should have been #25.
This will be corrected in future sets.
If you get an early box and it says #24, you should keep that puppy. I suspect it will be worth some money soon enough!
2 – The Signings
Are you interested in having the set creator sign your box? If so, stop by the LEGO® Store Disney Springs® from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on April 3rd!
The Brick Show also shows another signing for the LEGO Store in Paris on April 6th.
It’s spring break around these parts. You know that means we are down in Florida, which calls for a visit to the Disney Springs LEGO store! Sadly, we will be traveling to our next destination on the 3rd. However, we will be heading to the store this morning to see if we can get one of the earlier release sets with the #24 marking.