Lego is releasing a new display set for adults based on Pixar’s beloved 2008 animated movie WALL-E. The 811-piece model features buildable WALL-E, EVE, and M-O figures as well as Hal, the last plant on Earth, and a Garbage Cube. You can preorder the new WALL-E Lego set for $70 at Amazon and the Lego Store ahead of its September 1 launch.
The surprise return of WALL-E is extremely welcome news for fans who collect Disney Lego sets. Back in 2015, WALL-E the robot made its brick-set debut in the Lego Ideas line. The 677-piece set retailed for $60 and was officially retired about a year later. Since then, the value of Lego Ideas WALL-E (21303) has skyrocketed. Today, a brand-new set is valued at just shy of $300. Even preowned sets that are already assembled can pull in $200, according to Brick Economy, a great resource that tracks online marketplace sales. And it’s not just one sale every couple of months; there are dozens of completed sales this month.
So, if you’ve ever considered paying hundreds of dollars for Lego WALL-E, now you can get WALL-E, EVE, M-O, and more for $70 instead. And if you’ve been waiting for the right moment to sell Lego Ideas WALL-E, that moment may have passed. The WALL-E robot in the old set is a bit larger than the new one, but the new model looks more realistic, which isn’t surprising since Lego continues to refine its engineering and design processes as time goes on.