A LEGO The X-Files Set Is Officially in the Works Thanks to a 90s Contest

Several months back, the LEGO Ideas people asked fans to submit designs for sets celebrating the 1990s. The winner of the “Build Your Nostalgia” challenge has just been announced: it’s a big, ambitious set based on the beloved sci-fi show The X-Files. The set will now go into development with the LEGO Ideas team and will likely see some tweaking on its way to becoming an official set, slated for release sometime in the future.

An Official X-Files LEGO Set Is Coming

The X-Files: The Truth Is Out There set was made by a creator called WetWired. It’s a dual-vignette sort of set that features a forest UFO scene on top, with Mulder's basement office underneath. The set in its current form is comprised of about 2,020 pieces and includes the seven minifigures.

Minifigures in The X-Files LEGO Set

• Fox Mulder
• Dana Scully
• “Grey” Alien
• The Jersey Devil
• Assistant Director Walter Skinner
• Syndicate Leader
• Eugene Tooms

The set is based on the sci-fi TV show The X-Files, which involves the paranormal investigations of two FBI agents: Agent Fox Mulder (a believer in the existence of paranormal phenomena played by David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (a skeptic played by Gillian Anderson).

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The show debuted in 1993 and ran for a total of 11 seasons. The first nine seasons were on Fox, ending in 2002. The show returned for two additional seasons in 2016 and 2018. On top of all that, two movies were also released: The X-Files in 1998 and The X-Files: I Want to Believe in 2008.

In addition to the “Build Your Nostalgia” challenge, LEGO Ideas also had a second ‘90s challenge for a smaller-scale set. The winner of that one, “The Next Chapter,” is a set based on the stop-motion animation Wallace & Gromit, created by Pidelium.

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