Tintin gets the LEGO treatment

Tintin is getting the LEGO treatment courtesy of a successful project on LEGO Ideas.

The LEGO Ideas Tintin Moon Rocket is inspired by the classic Tintin comic books Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon.

The 1,283-piece set recreates the red-and-white chequered Moon Rocket and comes with Tintin, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, and Thomson and Thompson, all dressed in space suits with helmets and oxygen tank accessories – plus a Snowy figure.

The Tintin Moon Rocket was submitted by Portugal-based fan designer Alexis Dos Santos via the LEGO Ideas programme. It achieved the 10,000 vote status and following the selection process by the LEGO Ideas Review Board, before being approved to be made into an official LEGO set.

“Creating the Tintin Moon Rocket has been an incredible journey,” said Alexis Dos Santos.

“I wanted to capture the spirit of Tintin’s iconic rocket in a way that celebrates both its engineering elegance and its place in pop culture. Recreating its curvature and connecting the three floors pushed my creativity, and seeing it finally come together with all the minifigures in their space suits has been incredibly rewarding. I hope the build sparks the same sense of imagination and adventure that inspired me from the very beginning.”

The LEGO Ideas Tintin Moon Rocket is available from 1st April 2026.

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