Pinball machines have always intrigued me – the challenge of keeping the ball in play, trying to workout the powerups and bonuses. When I was younger this was generally limited to the one of day a year that we had takeaway fish and chips while on a beach holiday. At 20 cents per play, they were worth almost a week’s pocket money at the time. Smaller versions were built to appeal to the home play market – often including the flashing lights and bumpers of the full size arcade versions – all painted up with some retro colour scheme or pattern. And it is these vintage toys of the 70s-to90s that the LEGO Group is trying to capture with this latest icons set – 11374 Arcade Pinball Machine.
The set has 2272 pieces, a classic spaceman and space baby in pale blue. It will go on sale on July 1 2026, priced at $AUD349.99/ £189.99/ €209.99 / $229.99.
By adopting a ‘Space’ theme, and bringing in a new pale blue Spaceman and Space Baby, this is sure to be a hit with Space fans, yearning for the nostalgia of old style toys: this is certainly not a substitute for a full size Pinball Machine, but rather a toy version, as was frequently seen around in the 70s and 80s, and can still be found today, fully featured for a lower cost of investment (to be fair, the torso, legs and tanks have existed previously, but this one unites them all! ).
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