02 October 2026

LEGO® Pick a Brick: USA & Canada closure of Standard pieces

Posted by Admin


The LEGO® Pick a Brick team have advised they will be updating their North American service in 2027 to be the same as the rest of the world, where there is no distinction between "Bestseller" and "Standard" bricks. To prepare for this change, Standard bricks will cease being available in North America starting Monday 2 November 2026 until some time in Q1 2027, to provide time to migrate Standard piece stocks (currently shipped from Denmark) to the American warehouse (pictured above, apologies for the low quality). This is similar to earlier years when the entire service used to shut down to deal with holiday demand.

In short: if you are in the US or Canada and want any Standard bricks in the next 3 to 6 months, purchase them this month, as Sunday 1 November is the final day. 

Furthermore, LEGO® DUPLO® bricks will also go at the same time and will be gone for a longer period.

Continue reading for the statement from the team in full.


01 October 2026

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

Posted by tobymac

I've created a list showing the 174 new elements within the October 2026 LEGO® sets, with links to which sets they come in, in case you wish to purchase.

Set 21373 Downton Abbey supplies us with many options for minifigures, we get our first minifigure-scale LEGO® Pokémon creatures thanks to 72154 Iconic Trainer Moments Poké Ball, while the nostalgic 72306 PlayStation introduces two new round tiles with diameters of 1.5 and and 4 modules. You can read my review of LEGO Downton Abbey here.

And that is not all! On 4 October, LEGO® Super Heroes will release four Marvel sets based on the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday movie. I'll update this blog article to include their new elements.


LEGO® Pick a Brick: October 2026 new elements

Posted by Admin


It's a big one! Over 800 pieces have been added to LEGO® Pick a Brick (PaB) today, Thursday 1 October 2026. The included elements are from sets released in June. 

READ MORE: See the list of all October 2026 PaB new pieces

New October 2026 LEGO® sets and Gifts with Purchase

Posted by Admin


Here comes October, bringing new LEGO® sets, gifts with purchase (GwP) and Pick a Brick! Read on for a quick look at what's available.


23 September 2026

Review: 21065 Sagrada Família from LEGO® Architecture

Posted by Eero
 
At New Elementary, we enjoy parts, and the November 2026 LEGO® Architecture set 21065 Sagrada Família has a lot of them. Furthermore, it is a eye-opening dose of an architectural past and future.

21 September 2026

Review and mod: 21371 Wallace & Gromit from LEGO® Ideas

Posted by Caz Mockett

LEGO® Ideas set 21371 Wallace & Gromit from is the 80th release to come from the fan-designed theme. As a long-time fan of Aardman's characters, and these two in particular, I was excited to get the opportunity to take a closer look at the set and its new contents.


18 September 2026

Review: 77263 BMW M3 (E30) from LEGO® Speed Champions

Posted by Tom Loftus

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of a motoring icon with... a rock Golem? Today I take a look at the August 2026 LEGO® Speed Champions set 77263 BMW M3 (E30). Read on for my review of the model and MOCs inspired by some of its parts.


15 September 2026

Bar 6L with Stop Rings, Double Bent (7078)

Posted by Kev Levell


LEGO® has a new(ish) stick that I've been wanting to have a poke about with: Bar 6L with Stop Rings, Double Bent or, as LEGO call it, Shaft 6 Module, w/ Flange (part 7078). Staggeringly, it's been available for a year already and I haven’t had a chance to properly shake this dog leg yet!

14 September 2026

LEGO® Pick a Brick: late 2026 element removal

Posted by Admin


LEGO® Pick a Brick (PaB) last had a clearout of their warehouses to make way for new stock in June 2026, and now another, much bigger clearout is happening! We have received a new list of over 1800 elements on PaB that, once sold out, will no longer be restocked (unless they appear in a future set). 

"Last Chance" Pick a Brick pieces from September 2026

 

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12 September 2026

Review: 21373 Downton Abbey from LEGO® Ideas

Posted by tobymac

“We’ve been expecting you.” Welcome to Downton Abbey, or Highclere Castle as the famous country house is known in the real world. After spending quite some time in intellectual property approvals, this LEGO Ideas project was finally approved, and in October 2026 we can buy this monumental landmark.

We received an early copy for review, and also spoke to the design team as part of a roundtable presentation.