Furthermore, until Friday 31 October, LEGO Insiders aged 18+ living in Australia (unfortunately, excluding residents of Queensland) have the chance to win one of 5 copies of LEGO® ONE PIECE set 75639 The Going Merry Pirate Ship, signed by a cast member! Read on for all the detail.
Justin Cook (aka Grantmasters) has previously wowed us with his Parts Fest contributions and his MOCs with parts from LEGO® Trolls World Tour sets – but it is 5 years since we last featured his work! His Flickr and Instagram feeds have also been notably quiet on the LEGO front recently, so we sent him some new parts to inspire him.
View the new pieces on Pick a Brick in Europe, Australia and New Zealand
The PaB stores in USA and Canada will not be included due to the current ongoing suspension. No definite date has been provided for the resumption of service in North America, however we do know that it is the team's top priority, and much progress has been made.
Last Chance PaB is upon us! We have the list of LEGO® pieces due to be removed from the Pick a Brick (PaB) service later this year. In 2024, this happened in early December, but it might be different this year. Besides that, the elements could go out of stock at any time before then, and would not be restocked.
We're providing this information so that you can plan your purchases, but maybe don't buy just yet? In the next day or two, new elements will be added to PaB in the European, Australian and New Zealand stores! We will publish the list as soon as we see those going live. As for North America, the issues related to the supply of Standard elements are being resolved first – but we have no firm date from the team yet.
More information as it comes, but for now, check out the list of disappearing LEGO parts!
In Season 2 of the popular Netflix series Wednesday, her parents Morticia and Gomez Addams move into Rotwood Cottage which is situated within the grounds of her school, Nevermore Academy.
The Gothic-style cottage in the series was redecorated by Morticia in her unique style, so let's see if the designers have managed to capture some of the fun details, in LEGO® Wednesday set 76786 Morticia's Cottage.
I've created a list showing all 191 new LEGO® elements within the October 2025 sets with links to which sets they come in, in case you wish to purchase.
For those of you who prefer it, here is our list of all the October 2025 sets, showing their new elements.
For those of you wondering about new elements being added to Pick a Brick, the team seem hopeful of resolving the issue of delivery to the USA and Canada in October, but cannot yet give a date. After that, they will upload new elements to the service in all countries where it is available.
Another train is pulling into the station, this time it is LEGO® Icons 10361 Holiday Express Train.
We have already discussed the main controversial element within this set – the latest 3D printed offering from LEGO – but there's more to this train than one element. Let's see what else it has to offer.
Today we head to the rainbow road with a look at the strange new moulds, rare recolours and stand-out build techniques in 72037 Mario Kart™– Mario & Standard Kart.
It’s only 89 days till Christmas! Time to start decorating, and as in previous years, The LEGO Group is releasing sets in various sizes to help you get into the holiday spirit. This year, we get tree ornaments, a gingerbread house, an up-scaled Saint Nick, and even LEGO® Star Wars™ joins in the festivities. But will Santa's sack also contain new elements for us?
Today we have a mini-parts festival all in one article! Three team members have turned their eyes to a mould introduced back in January 2025: Brick Curved 2 x 2 with Curved Front, 2 Studs (7037). Tom Loftus treats us with a quick look at the geometry and connection points, and Kevin J. Walter and Eero Okkonen experiment with some creations of their own.
Furthermore, North America get a second chance at the Sméagol™ & Déagol™ GwP with purchases of LEGO® Icons set 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire™. Read on for details!
LEGO® Ideas set 21361 Gremlins: Gizmo originates from a contest on that platform, and I'm happy seeing a LEGO Ideas set that's not in minifigure scale. But is this little Mogwai a companion worth all the strict rules, and the threat of Gremlins infestation?
Update: 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship and 76300 Arkham Asylum™ have now been added to this list showing 395 new LEGO® elements within the September 2025 sets released to date, with links to which sets they come in, in case you wish to purchase.
For those of you who prefer it, here is our list of the September 2025 sets showing their new elements.
It's a great week for LEGO® Gifts with Purchase because on top of the 40769 SEGA® Genesis™ Controller GwP, those purchasing 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship will receive the 5009609 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Compass GwP!
Join us as we delve for the treasures within this limited edition set... or might it be a cursed gift?
The LEGO Group have announced the inclusion of a 3D-printed blue train element in the October 2025 LEGO® Icons set 10361 Holiday Express Train, and sent us a copy.
While this is not the first LEGO 3D element by any means, it will be the first time one has appeared in a regular retail set with wide availability. This seems like a good opportunity to take a look at the LEGO 3D-printed parts we have encountered so far, and where they might take us.
Available now until end Thursday 18 September 2025 while stocks last [UPDATE 15 Sep: now unavailable in Europe], the current LEGO® Gift with Purchase (GwP) of over US$130/ £115/ 130€/ AU$210 is 40769 SEGA® Genesis™ Controller, known as the Mega Drive Controller outside of the US. Its flipside features a charming brick-built screen from a LEGO® Sonic The Hedgehog™ game.
I'm no gamer, but the New E crew have pitched in to educate me – so read on for our review!
Three more LEGO® Wednesday sets were announced earlier this year, so let's take a look at one of these October releases: 76785 Thing's Apartment.
The sets are all tie-ins related to the Wednesday Netflix TV series, a spin-off of The Addams Family focusing on the teenage daughter's adventures at school. 76785 Thing's Apartment is based on a scene where Wednesday's roommate Enid Sinclair makes Thing its own home.
The Nike x LEGO® lineup has been all about sneakers so far, but 43010 Nike Slam Dunk switches things up with a high-flying twist: instead of building the Dunk you wear, you’re building the dunk you score.
Does the set lives up to its name or did The LEGO Group drop the ball on this one? Let's lace up and find out...
On 1 October 2025, LEGO® Star Wars™ will release a slice of life... or rather, a delightful Slice of Death. Set 75419 Death Star™ offers customers a display-and-play model depicting a cross-section of the globoid weapon of planetary destruction, showing famous scenes from the movies within its walls.
After reviewing 42211 Lunar Outpost Moon Rover Space Vehicle and 42115 Volvo EC500 Hybrid Excavator, we have come to the final 3 sets from the August 2025 LEGO® Technic wave.
42212 Ferrari FXX K, 42213 Ford Bronco® SUV and 42214 Lamborghini Revuelto Super Sports Car are all vehicles, but each is a bit different. Fasten your seatbelts for a drive in all three!
The Black Pearl has been described on screen as ‘nigh uncatchable,’ ‘the finest ship to sail the seas,’ and even, in Captain Jack Sparrow’s words, ‘freedom.’ That’s a lot for a LEGO® set to live up to but the latest set from LEGO® Icons – 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship – makes a bold attempt to recreate this legendary ship in brick form.
Read on, mateys, as we explore the bounty of new parts included in the set and learn more about the design process from Senior Designer Mike Psiaki. Full speed ahead!
A couple of months ago I took a closer look at the Nike Dunk x LEGO® set, a bold collaboration that turned an iconic sneaker into a brick-built collectible. On 1 September 2025, The LEGO Group and Nike are back on the court with 43021 Nike Dunk Trickshot—a smaller set that again pays homage to the iconic Dunk shoe, this time with a playful twist, and a hidden mini-game to boot!
Not every set features new moulds. Fortunately, here at New Elementary, we also like recoloured pieces.
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Despite being released in January 2025, Brick Round Corner 2 x 2 x 1 (5924) has been surprisingly absent in sets – but why? Today we try to answer just that, as we analyse the latest member of the macaroni family.
The latest set to be announced from LEGO® Ideas, 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, is based on the 1971 movie of the same name and will be released on 15 September 2025.
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You can sample all the tasty new elements and minifigures in set 21360 in our first article along with background on the original submission, while this article dives like Augustus Gloop straight into the delicious building process.
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The latest set to be announced from LEGO® Ideas is 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The set is based on the 1971 movie of the same name, via the original LEGO Ideas submission from 2PPL.
We will examine the LEGO Wonka build process and play features in the next article, but first there are some fun new minifigures, recolours and printed elements to drool over. So let's go where nobody ever goes in... and nobody ever comes out.
Rrowr! Double points are back for LEGO® Insiders members. There are some great sets on offer, so read on for the links to what is available in your country or simply click the image above.
North America also get a second chance at 3 LEGO® Gifts with Purchase (GwP), including The Simpsons Living Room!
UK customers get a choice of 1 out of 3 available polybags when they spend £35 on anything (except pre-orders). Read on for details!
Last year, LEGO® Technic released three playsets under a multi-theme-spanning Space banner. Another set was added to the lineup in August 2025; and where the previous sets explored Mars, we now stay (relatively) closer to home – with 42211 Lunar Outpost Moon Rover Space Vehicle.
LEGO® Botanicals have been pollen no punches with their sets recently. Following some of this year's most popular and spectacular sets – including 10349 Happy Plants and 10345 Flower Arrangement – August 2025 saw the release of 10372 Hibiscus, which adds a tropical splash to the line-up.
Let's take a closer look at the new elements and building techniques in this stunning 660-piece set.
LEGO® ONE PIECE is real! The longest-running and best-selling manga series in history has spawned a multimedia franchise including an anime, video games, toys, and a critically acclaimed Netflix series in 2023. The franchise now has another accolade under its belt: a dedicated LEGO theme!
After dissecting the contents of the June 2025 wave of LEGO® Technic sets, it’s time to check out what is built with them. We’ll start with 42209 Volvo L120 Electric Wheel Loader. Also, sorry in advance for the rant.
LEGO® Creator has been around for 25 years. I think that for most of this time, it has been a bit of a sleeper theme. There have been good sets every now and then, and some absolute classics during my childhood – 4508 Titan XP of 2004, for example. However, the coherence of design has bloomed during the last three or so years. Concurrently, the colour schemes of the sets have become bolder, resulting in more sweet recolours for us parts aficionados and MOC builders.
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31170 Pink Flamingo is one of those sets. Therefore, I'm taking a look at not one but two copies of this set, running through its parts of interest and presenting two character MOCs inspired by its pieces.
We’re digging into the August 2025 LEGO® Technic sets, starting with the massive 42215 Volvo EC500 Hybrid Excavator. Although this digger looks big, with 2359 parts it sits at number 18 on the list of biggest-ever LEGO Technic sets. Yet, according to Brickset, the RRP of US$429.99/ £349.99/ 399,99€/ AU$599.99 ranks it number 7 out of the most expensive LEGO Technic sets ever. Is that price warranted?
More than 50 new or returning LEGO® pieces have been added to the Pick a Brick service, all from April 2025 sets.
Jump to list of new parts in April sets added to Pick a Brick
I've created a list showing all 670 new LEGO® elements within the August 2025 sets (688 after adding 21359 Italian Riviera, read our review here), with links to which sets they come in, in case you wish to purchase.
For those of you who prefer it, here is our list of the August 2025 sets showing their new elements.
And to those of you wondering about new elements on Pick a Brick: those are estimated to be added on Monday 4 August.
LEGO® Botanicals are going back to their roots with 10373 Mini Bonsai Trees, available from midnight tonight. The subtheme first sprouted within the LEGO® Icons line four years ago with the fan-favourite 10281 Bonsai Tree, and it’s been blooming ever since. Now a thriving line of its own with multiple highly anticipated releases each year, it continues to produce some of The LEGO Group's most interesting and popular models.
August is very near, bringing us five additions to the LEGO® Technic 2025 lineup. The new arrivals are a nice mix: we are treated to two standard cars in 42212 Ferrari FXX K and 42213 Ford Bronco SUV; a remote-controlled vehicle 42214 Lamborghini Revuelto Super Sports Car; a trip to the moon with 42211 Lunar Outpost Moon Rover Space Vehicle; and we move mountains with the massive 42215 Volvo EC500 Hybrid Excavator.
In an unexpected bonus addition to his Escaping the Grid series of LEGO® technique articles, brick scholar Arno Knobbe (@legoarno on Instagram) returns to tie up some loose ends. The great potential of Pythagorean triangles was demonstrated in Arno’s last article, but outside the plane, things turn out to work slightly differently. This time, no new math will be introduced (thank goodness!), so no need to pull out your scientific calculator. But an abacus might come in handy.
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July is over but the LEGO® Star Wars™ Gift with Purchase (GwP) 40765 Kamino Training Facility continues until 2 August, available with purchases of the incredible 75409 Jango Fett’s Starship.
Thanks to an insightful comment from Darmetricus on one of our previous articles, today we're venturing to planet Xalax for a look at the otherworldly elements produced for this short-lived but well-loved subtheme of LEGO® Racers in 2001.
Superman hit the movie theatres last week. As a child he was my favourite superhero so I'm pleased that we have a less gritty cinematic version of the comics' legend incoming. Disappointingly, there will be no LEGO® Superman sets, so instead, I have taken a look at one of my other childhood favourite crime-fighting superheroes: Batman™!
Set 21063 Neuschwanstein Castle is the latest to be announced by the LEGO® Architecture theme, and is available from 1 August 2025. With 3455 pieces, this is the second-largest set in the LEGO Architecture theme so far – 21061 Notre-Dame de Paris still sits at the top of the size chart, with 4383 pieces.
Neuschwanstein Castle is a popular tourist destination in southern Germany, but does it work in LEGO form? Read on.
