MOC analysis: Nick Trotta's Chain Reaction RVR-05

Arno Knobbe returns today with another mathematical analysis; this time of an actual LEGO® model and the popular 2025 element that it uses: the "ring pop".

©2025 Nick Trotta. reproduced with permission

2026… The turn of the calendar marks fresh ambitions, new elements, more LEGO® geometry articles, but also the annual release of Nick Trotta’s latest spaceship! If, against the odds, you’re not familiar with Nick’s work, over the years his ships have taken the art of ABS spaceship-building to the brink of rocket science – and with each new build, however few and far between, he continues to push that envelope.

Revealed: 11384 Golden Retriever Puppy from LEGO® Icons available to pre-order

Dog lovers (and Tan lovers), here's one for you! LEGO® Icons set 11384 Golden Retriever Puppy is coming on 1 February 2026 and stands 30cm (11.5 inches) high, ruffly speaking. This poseable pooch can be positioned in many cute stances and even has a spare tongue, when panting is required!

Pre-order on LEGO.com 

Pre-order: 77093 Ocarina of Time™ – The Final Battle from LEGO® The Legend of Zelda™

The second LEGO® The Legend of Zelda™ set has just been officially revealed, and is available for pre-order now in advance of its release on 1 March 2026!

As the name suggests, it depicts the epic final battle that takes place in the 1998 game Ocarina of Time™, when Link and Zelda – having confronted the evil Ganondorf and destroyed his castle – are surprised when Ganandorf leaps from the rubble and transforms into his true form, the ultimate villain Ganon (who appears in brick-built form in this set).

LEGO® Friends January 2026 sets: overview and all recolours

The January 2026 wave of LEGO® Friends sets are now available, and there's a lot of sets to look through. Our first article has a detailed look at the new moulds in January LEGO Friends sets.  Now it is time to see what lovely recolours and new prints are included.

Pre-order 3 LEGO® Pokémon sets, plus Gift with Purchase & Insider Reward revealed

Everyone has been waiting for this reveal, and it hasn't disappointed. The LEGO Group and The Pokémon Company International have just revealed the first fruits of their new partnership, in the form of three LEGO® Pokémon with the 18+ age mark, which are all available to pre-order now. They feature the popular characters Pikachu, Evee, Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise. 

Also revealed are an accompanying free gift with purchases of the largest set, plus a set that LEGO® Insiders in some countries can redeem for 2,500 points. 

Everything is released on 27 February 2026 globally – but it seems in Asia, the only country receiving these products is South Korea. (And Australia and New Zealand, if you count them as Asia.)

LEGO® Pick a Brick: new elements for January 2026, including Minifigure Vending Machine

LEGO® Pick a Brick have just started adding new parts to the service from September 2025 sets as well as the much-desired Minifigure Vending Machine figures!

As they have only just begun to add them, everything on our list is not yet available.It will take another hour or two.

VIEW THE LIST: January PaB

LEGO® Star Wars™ SMART Play™ and LEGO SMART Brick available to pre-order

EDIT: This product will initially only be made available in the US, UK (not Republic of Ireland), France, Germany, Poland and Australia. 

With 3 LEGO® Star Wars™ sets that will use LEGO SMART Play™ technology now available to pre-order, and some more general information to hand about this new technology, we have updated this article on 9 January 2026.

On 5 January at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, USA the LEGO Group revealed their new innovation which will premiere in three March LEGO® Star Wars™ sets.

Our team member Zach Hill was inside the presentation hall, and recognised fan media (like ourselves) have since had a separate presentation which added a little more insight. Read on for details!

New moulds review: LEGO® Friends January 2026 sets

The January 2026 wave of LEGO® Friends sets were revealed in early December 2025, and there's a lot of sets to look through.  We have already taken a look at some recolours in our article covering the New colours for 2026: 431 Blue Violet and 430 Warm Pink.

Now I will focus on all the new moulds included in the new sets including the animals and accessories, and a second post will look at all the recolours and new prints. A few of the new moulds are also found in other themes released on 1 January.

What are the new LEGO® parts in January 2026 sets?

I've created a list showing the more than 1,400 new LEGO® elements within the January 2026 sets, with links to which sets they come in, in case you wish to purchase. Among them are new animals, new cheese slopes, new tiles and yet more curved slopes!

For those of you who prefer it, here is our list of all the January 2026 sets, showing their new elements.

LEGO® City January 2026: overview and all recolours

Happy new year; happy new elements!

Earlier this month Tim provided us with a tantalizing preview of all the new elements coming in the January 2026 LEGO® City sets along with insight from Design Manager, Christopher Leslie Stamp. We now have the entire wave of 17 core sets for a hands-on review (excluding the somewhat incongruous Rides subtheme). We'll examine the new moulds more closely in a future article, but in the meantime, there are plenty of recoloured parts to explore.