Beginner
≈ 8 h 30 minSuggested range5 h 30 min – 12 h 30 min
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Ideas · SET 21369
The X-Files
Mulder’s office and a woodland alien scene bring together two sides of The X-Files. Suspend the UFO and display the settings together or separately.
- Pieces
- 1,478
- Release year
- 2026
- Theme
- Ideas
- Set number
- 21369
- LEGO recommended age
- 18+
- LEGO retail price · Italy
- 199.99 €
Available at LEGO Italy when checked on 28 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.
Retail price reported by the LEGO source for the stated market. Check the store for current price and availability; this does not establish the launch price. LEGO ↗ · Reference checked on 28 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English catalogue ↗ · Checked on 24 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
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Intermediate
≈ 5 h 45 minSuggested range3 h 30 min – 8 h 30 minExperienced
≈ 4 hSuggested range2 h 30 min – 6 hBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Two settings, tiny furnishings and a UFO support require attention to small sub-assemblies. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
- LEGO Italy · The X-Files ↗
This source documents the model’s features and components, not a timed build. No sufficiently verifiable individual building-time report has been identified for this set.
- LEGO building instructions · The X-Files ↗
Set-specific instructions checked against the set number, piece count and year. The duration is an editorial assessment based on piece count, construction type, mechanisms and detail.
Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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Inside the set
From an Ideas challenge
The original project won the LEGO Ideas challenge celebrating 1990s nostalgia.
LEGO sourceAn accessible office
Remove the desk section to reveal the interior more clearly.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
Award-winning make-up
The X-Files won the 1999 Emmy for series make-up, recognising craftsmanship behind creatures and transformations.
Television AcademyAward-winning effects
The series also won a visual-effects Emmy in 2000. Its alien imagery drew on numerous technical disciplines.
Television AcademyWritten by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 23 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
BEYOND THE BRICKS
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The X-Files
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Saxophone tone and space between phrases suggest an unhurried landscape. This is an atmospheric reading for natural forms and views, without assigning an undocumented geographical setting.
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