First LEGO SDCC 2024 exclusive revealed, but don’t panic just yet
There’s at least one LEGO San Diego Comic-Con exclusive this year, but don’t panic just yet: it’s probably not going to fetch thousands on the aftermarket…
The LEGO Group has mostly done away with convention exclusives in recent years, and especially with one-off minifigures produced in limited quantities (like Black Suit Superman, Arsenal and so on). Those characters were hard enough to come by even if you attended SDCC, and are now worth four-figure – or even five-figure – sums, putting them beyond reach of almost everyone.
It’s good news for the rest of us that those exclusives are no more, but the LEGO Group still likes to deliver something unique for those making the trip to San Diego. Last year saw an exclusive Baby Riyu figure given away at the NINJAGO panel – a curio for fans of the series for sure, but not something most of us will rue missing out on.
While we’ll have to wait for this year’s NINJAGO Dragons Rising panel to see if the team has anything up their sleeve for 2024, visitors to the LEGO SDCC booth can at least get their hands on one exclusive: an embroidered patch. X (formerly Twitter) account SDCC_Swagyu has shared images of the LEGO mission crew patch, which is attainable by taking part in a LEGO rocket building experience.
To get your hands on the patch, simply head over to the LEGO booth, build a rocket using the provided bricks, and send your rocket into orbit by placing it in front of a special LCD view screen. You’ll then need to snap a photo of your creation and share it on social media with the #SDCC hashtag. Finally, add your rocket to the fleet and show your photo to a crew member to receive your mission patch.
The patch features a classic LEGO Space astronaut in a white space suit, along with LEGO Mission Crew and San Diego Comic-Con 2024 branding. There’s also the name of the LEGO booth this year: Space Station 8R1CK5. It’s a fun freebie, but not necessarily one that many people are going to be disappointed not to own – and especially not to the degree that it ends up being super expensive on the aftermarket.
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