It was the late 1970’s, and Saturday afternoons on commercial TV in Melbourne brought us a selection of science fiction series from the 1960s: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Land of the Giants, The Time Tunnel and Star Trek. They all offered action, excitement and real wild things, but only one of them took us off Earth, and into the wider Galaxy: Star Trek. Gene Roddenberry’s original series has spawned many spin-offs, sequel series and movies – in multiple timelines.

Last year, the LEGO Group finally got access to licensed Star Trek material, and we saw the debut of the NCC-1701-D – the Federation Flagship from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

This year, as the franchise celebrates its 60th anniversary, we take a leap back to the Bridge of the Enterprise, with the crew from that original series.

LEGO® Icons 11385 Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701™ Bridge has eight minifigures, and four tribbles,. With 1701 Pieces (yes, you read that right), this set will be available from September 1, and is available to preorder from LEGO.com today. It’s recommended retail price is $AUD299.99 /£159.99 / €179.99 / $USD199.99. This release coincides nicely with the 60th Anniversary of the the release of the first episode in September, 1966.