10 Awesome LEGO® sets that will throw you back to your childhood

10 awesome LEGO® sets that will throw you back to your childhood

There’s absolutely nothing like taking a trip down memory lane. Venturing back to a time when the worries were few, the possibilities were endless, and every day seemed to be summer vacation.

If you’re feeling nostalgic, we’ve got a host of sets that will immediately transport you back to some of your favorite childhood TV shows and movies. So, throw on the first album you ever bought and settle in for a day of nostalgia with these awesome LEGO® sets.

LEGO® Icons THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RIVENDELL™

The world of J.R.R.Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is packed with stunning locations, but Rivendell stands out above all.

The LEGO Icons THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RIVENDELL set has over 6,000 pieces and an impressive 15 minifigures, including legendary characters like Frodo™, Sam™, Bilbo Baggins™, Aragorn™, Legolas and Gandalf the Grey™.

So, if you’re looking for a new quest, why not set your sights on Rivendell?

LEGO® Indiana Jones™ Temple of the Golden Idol

Whenever and wherever you grew up, it’s likely that you once dreamed about traveling to some far-flung place in search of lost treasure.

The Temple of the Golden Idol set recreates one of the most famous movie scenes of all time, Indy’s death-defying escape, with the golden idol in his bag, impossible leaps and the world’s best-known boulder. So, fire up the soundtrack and go on an adventure of your own.

LEGO® Ideas Disney Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage

If there’s one film that reminds us of Halloween as a child, it’s Disney’s Hocus Pocus. The classic movie from 1993 follows three witches who come back to life on All Hallows’ Eve to wreak havoc in Salem.

Now, you can bring the hilarious witches back to life in your living room with the LEGO Ideas Disney Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage. The film is full of nostalgia, and you’ll find many of the iconic moments in this LEGO set including the candle, the spell book, a large cauldron plus six new minifigures. “It’s all just a bunch of Hocus Pocus.”

LEGO® Harry Potter™ Hogwarts Express™ – Collector’s Edition

No need to go to Platform 9¾™ to board the Hogwarts Express™. With an engine, three compartments and twenty minifigures including Harry Potter™, Ron Weasley™, Hermione Granger™, Remus Lupin, the Trolley Witch, a Dementor™, Luna Lovegood™ and more, this set lets you relive the magic without leaving your home.

With this set, you can recreate different magical scenes that take place on the Hogwarts Express. Find out which ones here...

LEGO® Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime. The mighty leader of the Autobots. And now an impressive 2-in-1 LEGO build. As you know, there’s... More Than Meets The Eye with Transformers. This Optimus Prime model converts from a self-standing robot mode over 13.5 in. (35 cm) tall, to the classic semi-truck alt mode, without rebuilding. He’s ready for his next epic battle, equipped with an ion blaster, Energon axe and jetpack. Autobots roll out!

LEGO® Jurassic Park T. rex Breakout

Everyone remembers the first time they were welcomed to Jurassic Park. With the T. rex Breakout set, you can play out the moment when the Tyrannosaurus rex first appeared to terrify Dr. Alan Grant, Dr. Ian Malcolm, Tim Murphy and Lex Murphy. Complete with two Ford Explorers, the broken electrified fence and a few Easter eggs fans will love, this set is as good as being in the park itself – without the rampaging dinosaurs.

LEGO® Back to the Future Time Machine

Where you’re going, you won’t need roads. The LEGO Back to the Future Time Machine set recreates the iconic car that Marty McFly and Doc Brown used to travel through time in the famous movie trilogy. With a flux capacitor, a set of white wall tires and even the fold-down hover conversion, this set will take you back to when life was simple, and movies were movies.

LEGO® The Friends Apartments

Open the doors to epic 90’s nostalgia with the LEGO The Friends Apartments set. With Monica and Rachel’s spacious loft-style apartment and Joey and Chandler’s scruffy bachelor pad, complete with the most-comfortable-looking reclining chairs in TV history, this set is packed with Easter eggs that any Friends fan will love. Could we BE any more excited?

LEGO® Ideas │ Disney Winnie the Pooh

There are as many reasons to love this sweet-as-honey set as there are to love Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and his lovable friends. You might love the iconic ‘hunny’ pot and beehives with buzzing bees. Or the way Hundred Acre Wood in this LEGO Ideas set opens up to reveal all the adorable details inside.

Maybe it’s seeing the old gang get back together: Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit and the world’s most philosophical, deep and famous bear, Pooh. What a team. Whatever it is that you love about the classic Winnie the Pooh universe, constructing this lovely set is a relaxing build that will bring you back to simpler times when things were just… wholesome.

LEGO® Ghostbusters™ ECTO-1

A must-build for all you original 80s kids out there, as well as those into the sequels. This absolutely phantasmic classic Cadillac ambulance will drive you straight back to your youth.

Detailed and accurate with a Remote Trap Vehicle, the ghost sniffer antennae, a rotating gunner seat and more, this big build will take you headfirst into that other-worldly blend of horror and comedy that makes the Ghostbusters™ franchise so freakin’ awesome.

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