LEGO launches 1,478-piece X-Files set for Aug 4

The LEGO Group has officially unveiled a new set based on the classic 1990s television series "The X-Files," featuring detailed recreations of iconic scenes and characters from the paranormal investigation drama. The set, part of the fan-driven LEGO Ideas line, will be available for purchase starting August 4.

The 1,478-piece model is designed as a three-tiered display, featuring a detailed replica of FBI agent Fox Mulder's office on the bottom, a forest clearing investigation scene in the middle, and a hovering UFO on top. The scenes can be displayed together or separately. The office includes numerous references to the series, such as Mulder's "I Want to Believe" poster, an X-Files dossier, pencils stuck in the ceiling, and his signature sunflower seeds.

Eight minifigures are included: Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, Assistant Director Walter Skinner, the informant Mr. X, the antagonist Alex Krycek, the villain Carl Busch (also known as the Cigarette Smoking Man), the monstrous Flukeman, and a gray alien. The set is rated for builders aged 18 and up.

To promote the release, actress Gillian Anderson, who played Dana Scully, starred in a promotional short film where she investigates and...