Travel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with new LEGO GWP Tribute to Jules Verne set

Following on the heels of yesterday’s two new LEGO Speed Champion build reveals, everyone’s favorite brick-building company has given us a first glimpse at the next addition to the line of tribute sets for historical figures, the LEGO Tribute to Jules Verne’s Books (40690). Ready to whisk you away into daring adventurous fun, this build pays homage to three of Verne’s most famous stories. More details below.

We don’t have much in way of details in terms of availability yet, but we have been given some key information that at least lets us know what to expect from a design point-of-view. As I stated earlier, this new build is a tribute to three of Jules Verne’s most imaginative and beloved works of fiction from the 19th century that revolve around adventures outside our normal comfort zones: Around the World in Eighty Days, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Five Weeks in a Balloon.

Stacking up to 351 pieces, the finished model will encapsulate these famous stories with the primary means of travel from each; Captain Nemo’s submarine poking from out the water, a train crossing a bridge above it (no doubt carrying Phileas Fogg), and Dr. Samuel Fergusson’s titular balloon hovering even higher – all of it encapsulated within a stylish book-themed frame and coming with an exclusive Jules Verne minifigure to round out the package.

This kit appears to be an upcoming gift with purchase set – it’ll get thrown in orders of a certain amount once it becomes available (likely for LEGO Insiders only). Aside from those details, we don’t have much else to go by like dates for when it will become available or if it’ll ever be offered for a standalone purchase.

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