Fortnite’s second wave of physical Lego sets will include codes for in-game character skins.
The next batch of four Lego sets will drop in from the Battle Bus on 1st June – and there’s a range of options to choose from.
Each contains exclusive Lego Fortnite minifigures, as well codes to unlock at least one in-game skin per set – something the Lego Fortnite range did not include with its first four sets released last year.
Joining the range is Peely & Sparkplug’s Camp, the cheapest option at £18 for a 250-piece set. This looks to be based on the Lego Fortnite Odyssey game mode, as it features replicas of its workbench item and wolf enemy. Minifigures included are, unsurprisingly, Peely and Sparkplug. You’ll also get a code for the Sparkplug in-game skin.
Next up in size is the Durrr Burger Restaurant, priced at £54.99 for a 546-piece set. This includes a corner of the burger restaurant seen on various older Fortnite maps, plus minifigures for Beach Bomber, Beef Boss and Grimey. You’ll also get a code for the Beef Boss in-game skin.
Splash out a little more and you can buy the Klombo set, priced £89.99, which features Fortnite’s lovable purple dinosaur as he appears in Lego Fortnite, plus minifigures for Oro and Adventure Peely. The in-game skin here is for Adventure Peely, which Lego Fortnite fans may have already from an earlier Lego Pass.
Lastly, this wave’s centrepiece set is the enormous £209.99 Mecha Team Leader model. This is one of those big Lego sets designed to sit on a shelf and look impressive, rather than actually be played with – though at 45cm tall and weighing in at 2503 pieces, you’re going to need a big shelf.
Mecha Team Leader has been the star of a few Fortnite live events, most notably the game’s monster vs mech battle that was remixed last year in a fight sequence featuring Eminem (standard Fortnite). Included in the box are two codes each for both the Mecha Team Leader and Mecha Team Shadow skins. But is it worth £210? Hmm. You do get a Mecha Team Leader minifigure too…
Lego and Fortnite’s collaboration began several years ago, with the launch of its in-game Lego Fortnite mode that has since grown into several modes and a platform for hundreds of smaller community-made minigames. Nearly all Fortnite skins now also have a digital equivalent (though not Eminem, in this case).
Lego Fortnite’s first four Lego sets include a giant Supply Llama, a Durrr Burger, a large model of Peely Bone, and a recreation of the Battle Bus with around a dozen minifigures – that one really is very nice.