Being in my 20s in the 1990s and focussing on the start my career, and a path to specialisation, explains why I perhaps missed all of those great 90s Space, Castle themes while I was living through my LEGO® Loving Dark Ages. However, every so often, I needed a break, and the X-Files came along at just the right time. Chris Carter’s series focussing on the believer in the supernatural, and his sceptical partner came along at just the right time.
The LEGO IDEAS X-Files set was developed by Brisbane based Fan designer Brett Waller as a response to the LEGO Ideas ’90s Nostalgia challenge in early 2025. Brett has had several LEGO IDEAS submissions become sets in the past, including 21108 Ghostbusters ECTO-1(2014) and 21328 Seinfeld (2021)
21369 LEGO IDEAS The X-Files has 1478 pieces, and eight minifigures. It has a recommended Retail Price of $AUD329.99 / £179.99 / €199.99 / $USD199.99 and goes on sale in August. For a limited time, there will be a Gift with Purchase (August 1-10 OR While Stocks Last) The X-Files: Scully’s Lab. Over the coarse of more than 20 years( with a few protracted breaks in transmission), tales of mystery and conspiracy filled our screens, complete with just enough mist to make torchmight feel incredibly dramatic. With a complex, ever-evolving lore that meant just missing one episode would doom you you lose track forever, until the episodes came out on VHS… Or DVD… or reruns…or Streaming services….
More information after the Break. The set looks like it is chock full of Easter Eggs, and there is no doubt that the “The Truth is our there” Poster in the basement office will be a sought after piece.
The LEGO Group, in collaboration with Disney Entertainment, today unveils the LEGO® Ideas The X-Files (21369) set, a 1,478-piece model that invites adult fans to celebrate the iconic ‘90s sci-fi drama.
To mark the reveal, Emmy Award-winning actor, Gillian Anderson, stars in a cinematic mini-film tribute to the beloved series. With a nod to FBI Special Agent Dana Scully, Anderson is drawn into an investigation that gradually leads her to uncover the LEGO set itself, piece by piece – bringing the world of The X-Files into brick-built form for the fans.
The LEGO Ideas The X-Files set recreates iconic moments from the series, centred on a detailed build of Fox Mulder’s office, paired with a forest clearing scene and a hovering UFO. The set includes 8 Minifigures: Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, Walter Skinner, Mr. X, Alex Krycek, Carl Busch – (you knew him as the Cigarette Smoking Man), The Flukeman and a grey alien, allowing fans to recreate key investigations and encounters.
The build is rich in authentic detail, including the “The Truth is Out There” tile, an “I Want to Believe” poster, an X-Files dossier, a nod to his sunflower seed habit, and pencils in the ceiling of Mulder’s office.
The set also offers versatile display options. The forest diorama can be showcased on its own, while Mulder’s office can be opened or partially disassembled to reveal interior details. The UFO is mounted on a transparent stand, creating the illusion that is hovering above the forest, but it can also be removed from alternative display arrangements, as a striking dual-display presentation.
Anderson comments: “I didn’t expect to be stepping back into Scully’s heels to investigate a LEGO set… it has been so much fun revisiting that world all these years later. This set is a wonderful celebration of the X-Files, and the fans who have kept its mystery alive. The level of detail is brilliant – there are so many little nods that fans will absolutely recognise – and as a LEGO fan myself, I love that people can now quite literally build their own X-Files moments at home.”
The LEGO Ideas The X-Files set was submitted as part of the LEGO Ideas ’90s Nostalgia Challenge by Brisbane-based 3D Artist and Fan Designer Brent Waller (LEGO Ideas name: wetwired). LEGO Ideas invites fans to submit product ideas, which are then voted on by the community before being considered for production as official LEGO sets.
Brent Waller comments: “I was obsessed with The X-Files from the moment I first saw it in the ’90s. I originally built Mulder’s office back in 2014 while rewatching the series, and it grew from there as a personal project. I wanted to combine nostalgia, detail and storytelling to capture the atmosphere of the show – from Mulder’s office to the forest and UFO encounter. I’m thrilled to see it become an official LEGO set and hope it resonates with both long-time fans and new audiences.”
The LEGO Ideas The X-Files (21369) set will be available for LEGO Insiders* Early Access from 1st August 2026, and available for all from 4th August 2026, priced at £179.99 / €199.99 / $199.99. Discover more and purchase at LEGO.com/X-Files or visit your nearest LEGO Store. *LEGO Insiders membership required, T&Cs apply.
Additionally, shoppers who purchase the set (21369) between 1st – 10th August 2026, will receive the LEGO Ideas The X-Files: Scully’s Lab (40896) as a Gift with Purchase, available while stocks last, T&Cs apply.
Were you a fan of the X-Files? What was your favorite episode? Let me know in the comments below Personally, I was a sucker for anything featuring the Lone Gunmen – I was gutted to hear their spinoff series was cancelled barely before it gor to Australian screens.
The 21369 LEGO IDEAS The X-Files has 1478 pieces, and eight minifigures. It has a recommended Retail Price of $AUD329.99 / £179.99 / €199.99 / $USD199.99 and goes on sale in August (August 1 for LEGO Insiders, August 4 for others). For a limited time, there will be a Gift with Purchase (August 1-10 OR While Stocks Last) The X-Files: Scully’s Lab.
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