The will be available as a Gift With Purchase with your LEGO purchases between 7 and 12 July, 2026.
Take a peak on to see if any sets strike yer fancy or make that long overdue and buy up BIG!
Works great as a paperweight!
* Converts to approximately $205 USD, £154 GBP, $265 SGD, $291 CAD, $295 AUD & 1,340 DKK.
Where Else To Buy Sea Serpent
Perhaps you don’t want to fork out hundreds and wish yer could duck into yer local store and grab one off the shelf.
Tis a shame that’s unlikely to ever happen but yer can buy one .
There be Sea Serpents for the taking on eBay!
There be no official deadline on eBay but stock is still limited, so don’t miss out…
Also confirm with the eBay seller they actually have the set in their possession before you purchase.
Specifications
Here be everything yer need to know about this Gift With Purchase…
- Official Webpage:
www.lego.com/product/sea-serpent-40912 - Set number: 40912
- Pieces: 241
- Minifigures: 2 classic-style Black Knights
- Dimensions: 20.4 cm / 8.03″ long × 15.7 cm / 6.18″ high
Experience the joy of ship building!
- Sail: Printed cloth
- Age rating: 18+
- Purchase threshold: €180 or more
- Availability
During LEGO Insiders Days between 7–12 July 2026
5… 3… 2 minifigures included
If yer intending to claim Sea Serpent as a Gift With Purchase, be certain yer have registered a … or it won’t be available to you!
6057 Sea Serpent
Released in 1992, 6057 Sea Serpent is a small but iconic Black Knights boat, notable for its unusual faction mix, unique printed elements, and the fact it’s a ship released within the LEGO Castle theme.
Unlike its modern counterpart, the original set offers 5 minifigures; three Black Knight soldiers and two Black Falcons soldiers. T’was also the last time the Black Falcons appeared in a regular retail set.
Get 6057 Sea Serpent on eBay
If the modern remake ain’t to yer liking, get the classic !
6057 Sea Serpents available on eBay
Relevance to LEGO Pirate Fans
LEGO Pirate fans have long yearned for more smaller ships in the league of Steve’s Cutter, and just recently that yearning was somewhat fulfilled in the 2026 set, 31387 Iconic Pirate Ship.
Brick-built sails: not quite hitting the mark
While the Creator 3-in-1 set offers two small sloops as an alternate build, these pint-sized vessels lack the quintessential element that defined The Cutter; its fabric sails.
These cloth-cut inclusions elevate the small merchant ship from a mere accessory bundled with 6277 Imperial Trading Post, to design that could function as a set in its own right.
Fabric sails help fans feel like they’re buying a premium product
So that’s why the Sea Serpent be a mighty fine little vessel, ripe for plunderin! Along with with fabric sails, it offers a sturdy mini‑hull begging to be refit with cannons, barrels, and a proper Jolly Roger flag.
Any Pirate worth their salt could turn this Castle craft into a swift raider or sneaky merchant skiff faster than ye can say “hoist yer colours”.
Steve’s Cutter also released in 1992
LEGO Ideas “A Twist of Nostalgia” Contest
The Sea Serpent GWP is based on the winning entry by HallowedBrick02, who re-imagined the 1992 set for the Twist of Nostalgia LEGO Ideas contest.
Pirate Submissions in the “A Twist of Nostalgia!” LEGO Ideas Challenge
Contest Objective
Entrants were challenged to submit a design containing a maximum of 250 pieces, using modernised building techniques and a strict focus upon non‑licensed themes, particularly drawing inspiration from the classic themes of the 80s and 90s.
The official brief
After a period of fan voting to determine the winners, of which there were three. Next, official LEGO designers adapted the Grand Prize winner’s design into a set suitable for manufacturing.
HallowedBrick02’s winning design included three minifigures and the maximum 250 part limit, though The LEGO Group’s production version reduced the minifig count to two minifigures and 241 parts overall.
Vote for the LEGO Ideas Twist of Nostalgia Challenge Winners
Admittedly, Sea Serpent was Classic Pirates odds-on favourite to win the contest, using a sole image of the ship as a Featured Image to rally LEGO Pirate fans to participate in voting… well, to hopefully vote for Pirate designs.
What Do Yer Think?
Will you be getting the new Sea Serpent? And what shall yer do with it?
And do yer think The LEGO Group is BONKERS for not releasing a set like this to retail? How many fans would just LURRRVE to buy a few of these right off the shelf?
Buy 40912 Sea Serpent
The ALLLLLLLLL NEW Sea Serpent
Remember, Sea Serpent is available between 7 and 12 July, 2026.
And after you’ve acquired yer vessel, share yer thoughts of the Sea Serpent, both old and new versions, in the Classic Pirates Facebook Group.
