LEGO's Icons Arcade Pinball Machine (11374) went up for LEGO Insiders early access on July 1, 2026, with a general release on July 4. It's a genuinely playable pinball table built from 2,274 pieces, priced at $319.99 CAD, with a spring-powered launcher, dual flippers, spinning bumpers, and an up-and-over ramp bridge. It's an ambitious build on its own, but the detail collectors are talking about most is smaller than a single brick.
The set includes two Classic Space minifigures, an astronaut and a baby astronaut, both in a brand-new Bright Light Blue colorway that's never appeared on these characters before. For a theme with as much collector history as Classic Space, a genuine first-time colorway is a real event, not just another recolor.
This guide covers what's in the set and how to think about displaying the two new figures.
Beyond its size, the set's headline feature is that it actually plays. A spring-powered launcher sends the included ball (plus a spare) through dual flippers, spinning bumpers, and a ramp bridge, all built from LEGO Technic mechanisms hidden inside a retro arcade cabinet shell. It's part of the adults-focused Icons lineup, alongside July's other new sets like the Technic Koenigsegg Sadair's Spear and Technic Aston Martin Aramco AMR25.
The astronaut minifigure marks the first time a complete Classic Space astronaut has been produced in Bright Light Blue, and the baby astronaut, smaller than a standard minifigure, introduces the color to that character for the first time as well. Both are mounted on the machine's backbox and are actually part of the gameplay: each time the ball hits the asteroid target, the astronaut figure edges closer to the baby along a lever mechanism, and enough hits reunite them.
That gameplay integration is exactly why these two figures get handled differently than a minifigure that ships loose in a polybag. They're built into a mechanism, they move during play, and separating them from the set to display on their own takes more care than pulling a figure out of a standard box.
Some Classic Space collectors build the full pinball machine and keep the astronaut and baby mounted in the mechanism as intended. Others, especially those chasing every Classic Space color variant for a minifigure collection, prefer to pull the pair out and display them alongside the rest of their lineup once the model itself has been played with and photographed.
Either way, once a figure is out of its packaging, it's exposed to dust and handling the same as any other displayed minifigure.
The standard-sized astronaut figure benefits from the same individual protection any prized minifigure gets once it's off the shelf model.
Best protection option: an EVORETRO LEGO minifigure display case in the standard single-figure size keeps the Bright Light Blue astronaut visible and dust-free without needing to build a full case around the pinball machine itself.
Because the baby astronaut is smaller than a regular minifigure, it's easy to lose track of or damage if it's stored loose alongside bigger pieces.
Best protection option: the compact size of the same EVORETRO display case line gives the smaller Space Baby figure its own properly fitted enclosure instead of rattling around in a case sized for a full minifigure.
If you've picked up the Arcade Pinball Machine and want to display its new Classic Space figures, this EVORETRO product line covers both:
LEGO Insiders got early access starting July 1, 2026, with general release on July 4.
It's priced at $319.99 CAD and built from 2,274 pieces.
The astronaut and baby astronaut are both produced in Bright Light Blue for the first time, a genuine first for the Classic Space theme.
Yes. They're mounted on the backbox, and hitting the asteroid target moves the astronaut figure closer to the baby along a lever mechanism.
The Arcade Pinball Machine stands out even in a strong month of LEGO Icons and Technic releases, mostly because its two Classic Space minifigures are genuine firsts built directly into a working mechanism rather than shipped as a simple accessory. Whether you keep them mounted in the finished model or pull them out to join a wider Classic Space collection, both figures are worth a proper display setup once they're off the shelf.
Give the standard astronaut its own case, and don't let the smaller Space Baby figure get lost in a parts bin.
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