{"id":38024,"date":"2023-03-30T10:44:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=38024"},"modified":"2023-03-30T10:44:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:44:06","slug":"lego-defender-90-launched-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/lego-defender-90-launched-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Lego Defender 90 Launched in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\nThe Lego Group and Land Rover have joined forces for a little special celebration to pay tribute to 75 years of Defender entries, with a build-your-own-adventure: the new Lego Icons Classic Land Rover Defender 90.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe new 2,336-piece <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?brand=Lego\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lego set<\/a> is complete with all the accessories for an off-road expedition, allowing builders to create an everyday road-ready model or customise it for adventures.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-pricecheck-visual-link-template\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?brand=Lego\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Find the best Lego deals online!\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 150px;\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lego-Treehouse-ideas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-150x999 size-150x999\" alt=\"Lego Treehouse ideas\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lego-Treehouse-ideas.jpg 800w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lego-Treehouse-ideas-300x169.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lego-Treehouse-ideas-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Find the best Lego deals online!<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Click to compare and shop Lego pieces, sets, and gifts on PriceCheck.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe 32cm-long Lego model includes a roof rack, raised air intake, front bumper with working winch, side rails and toolbox, plus traction plates for crossing mud and sand. It also has working steering and suspension, opening doors and bonnet and an interior with details based on the full-size Classic Defender.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38032\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lego-Land-Rover-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lego-Land-Rover-4.jpg 1280w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lego-Land-Rover-4-300x169.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lego-Land-Rover-4-768x431.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lego-Land-Rover-4-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPaul Barritt, Director of Land Rover Classic, said: \u201cDefender is synonymous with adventure and this new Lego set is a perfect way to capture the spirit of an incomparable, unstoppable automotive icon, whilst also sharing the playful side of the vehicle.\u201d\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nKurt Kristiansen, LEGO Design Master, said: \u201cBringing the Classic Defender to life in bricks was no easy challenge. Defender can take you anywhere, so during the design process we wanted to infuse the set with that sense of adventure. We can\u2019t wait to see fans\u2019 reactions.\u201d\r\n<blockquote><strong>Also read:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/lego-launches-friends-apartments-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lego Launches Friends Apartments Set<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Lego Icons Classic Land Rover Defender 90 set is available from 1 April with free-to-join Lego VIP access, and from 4 April in Lego stores and online at Lego&#8217;s online store. The set will be available through Land Rover retail channels from 1 July and is priced at <strong>R3,999<\/strong> in South Africa.\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lego Group and Land Rover have joined forces for a little special celebration to pay tribute to 75 years of Defender entries, with a build-your-own-adventure: the new Lego Icons Classic Land Rover Defender 90. The new 2,336-piece Lego set is complete with all the accessories for an off-road expedition, allowing builders to create an<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/lego-defender-90-launched-in-south-africa\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":38031,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4068],"tags":[378,6836,3523,10607,10608,10609,4999,10610,1458,771],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lego-Land-Rover-6.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38024"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38024"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38035,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38024\/revisions\/38035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}