First look at LEGO 40491 Year of the Tiger

November 26, 2021 | 7

Thanks to a LEGO Safety Certificate, we have our first, but very grainy look at the upcoming Chinese Zodiac animal for 2022 – 40491 Year of the Tiger!

This photo was found on a Safety Certificate, uncovered by Promobricks, giving us a look at this upcoming gift with purchase that should be released close to Chinese New Year, which begins on 1 February 2022.

Update: The LEGO Year of the Tiger GWP will be available from LEGO.com from 10 – 27 January, and will be free with purchases of US$85 / AU$169 / £85. There’s no Canadian price yet, but hopefully the page updates soon.

Check out the offer details in the dedicated Lunar New Year pages below. You’ll have to scroll down slightly:

• LEGO Lunar New Year Offers [US]
• LEGO Lunar New Year Offers [AU]
• LEGO Lunar New Year Offers [GB]
• LEGO Lunar New Year Offers [CA]

This will be the 8th LEGO Chinese Zodiac set, following on from 2021’s Year of the Ox. This has been one of LEGO’s longest running GWP themes, which began all the way with 2015’s Year of the Sheep.

The LEGO Year of the Tiger set will go really well with the 2022 Chinese New Year sets, which will be released on 1 January 2022.

I can’t wait to get my hands on the Year of the Tiger set to add to my LEGO Chinese Zodiac collection – which brings us closer to the completed set of 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals!