{
  "id": 15176191,
  "title": "ASML's employee-only High-NA EUV Lego kit gets an open 810-piece fan replica",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/asmls-employee-only-high-na-euv-lego-kit-gets-an-open-810-piece-fan",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-17T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/employee-exclusive-asml-lego-set-now-available-on-rebrickable-custom-creation-modifies-original-version-to-add-more-details-now-requires-810-parts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ASML introduced a Lego kit version of its TWINSCAN EXE:5000, the world's first High-NA EUV machine, in December 2024. Due to the exclusive nature of the product, only employees could purchase it, which resulted in high demand among collectors. On eBay, the kit is currently being sold between $500 and $700, significantly more expensive than the $230 price listed on ASML's official website.\n\nAn individual named NightHawk11991 shared a recreation of the kit on Rebrickable, adding tasteful modifications to better reflect the real machine. The ASML high-NA EUV Lego Set is extremely rare, with only employees from the company store able to obtain it. Despite being a smaller project than others on Rebrickable, the MOC requires 810 bricks and can be completed in about a week. NightHawk11991 even mentioned that they used photos of the real equipment to design their custom My Own Creation (MOC), including interior details such as vacuum pumps, a laser emitter, reflectors, and a sliding silicon wafer tray. The free PDF instructions are available on Rebrickable, and if a missing part needs to be purchased, it may require some searching for the rarer elements. NightHawk11991 has also been known to acquire rare items, like a 2007 ASML Special Edition Monopoly board, through trading or receiving items from company commissions. Other semiconductor companies, such as TSMC and SK hynix, have also offered such merchandise, which resellers have sold for as much as $16,700.",
  "summary": "A Lego enthusiast recreated the rare ASML Lego kit, added their own customizations, and shared the plans for free on Rebrickable.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}