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 being added to Pick a Brick in July
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.
As a result of transitioning from a subtheme of LEGO® Icons to its own theme earlier this year, LEGO® Botanicals has seen the introduction of several sets geared towards younger builders. The latest of these sets is 10349 Happy Plants, released at the start of June 2025.
The January 2025 wave of LEGO® Super Mario™ sets introduced 4 new moulds. Mamma Mia! As we are already way over halfway through the year we thought it was about time to take a look at them. So, without further ado: Let's-a-go!
We spotted a new mould that, at time of writing, can only found in two LEGO® Classic sets from January 2025: 11042 Creative Happy Box and 11040 Magical Transparent Box.
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It's a 2x2 tile with a vertical ring, and seems to be a way to hang models in the two classic sets. We are sure it offers more creative possibilities than that, so let's set the New Elementary Hive Mind to work and take a closer look.
I've created a list showing all 86 new LEGO® elements within the July 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 the July 2025 sets showing their new elements.
394 new pieces from LEGO® sets are being added to the Pick a Brick service, which are from March sets. They are available in the US and Canada, but the warehouse servicing the rest of the world encountered some stock issues and not all have yet been added (as of 4 August). The remainder should be added eventually.
Jump to the list of all March 2025 new parts added to Pick a Brick in July
The LEGO® Friends June 2025 wave (August in North America) brings us two sets with a common theme: elaborate outfits. Set 42661 Costume Party with Unicorn & Fairy has the friends partying in fairytale costumes, while in 42674 Comic Book and Game Store they cosplay as their favorite comic book characters.
For July GwP and promos click here
The new LEGO® Jurassic World Rebirth sets bring with them a whole group of new dinosaurs. I have already covered some of the bigger beasts in my reviews, and today I'm investigating a set with a cuter critter in it.
Earlier this year Nike and The LEGO Group announced a partnership promising sets, experiences, and more. The first step in the collaboration is the release of the Nike Dunk x LEGO® Set, a 1180 piece set celebrating one of Nike's most popular shoes, the Dunks.
With a number of new elements including recolours, new moulds, and a new minifigure, let's see if this is a step in the right direction for Nike.
After venturing out into The Minecraft Movie and Minecraft Legends, the LEGO® Minecraft™ theme returns to the core game with a myriad of biomes to explore. The June 2025 wave of sets includes a new ladder mould, big translucent plates, and menacing enemies, but that's not the only reason New Elementary is excited about this wave – New E alum Aron Gerencsér designed much of this LEGO Minecraft wave!
REMINDER: 2x points now available
Today we travel to the isle of Berk with a look at the long-awaited first LEGO® How to Train Your Dragon set: 10375 Toothless. I say long-awaited because the first film in the franchise was released in 2010, based upon the book from 2003.
For our first set review of the June 2025 wave of LEGO® Friends sets, we’re taking a trip to the seaside. We’ll hop on a cruise with 42664 Travel Boat Adventure, which will bring us to the idyllic scene depicted in 42673 Family Vacation Beach Resort. Grab your swimming suit and your coconut cocktail for a relaxing look at the exotic new elements found in these sets.
As well as the 3 new LEGO® 4+ BLUEY™ sets, LEGO® DUPLO® have released 2 new sets for toddlers (and parents) to enjoy!
Just like the LEGO sets, there are lots of new elements to play with. Join us as we take a look at sets 10458 Ice Cream Trip with Bluey and 10459 Bluey's Family House and Memory Game. This is gonna be fun!
Set 10352 The Simpsons™ Krusty Burger has been available to LEGO® Insiders since Sunday along with its accompanying Gift with Purchase (GwP), 5009325 The Simpsons™ Living Room. On Wednesday 4 June 2025 they both become available to all, so having already reviewed the Krusty Burger LEGO set we thought we would take a close look at the "couch gag" living room GwP today. Cue theme tune!
A sense of normality returns to LEGO® Pick a Brick! New pieces from LEGO sets released in February 2025 have been added to the service following the traditional 4-month gap.
I've created a list showing all 1083 new LEGO® elements added in June 2025, 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 108 June 2025 sets showing their new elements.
Also today, 3 June, new pieces have been added to the LEGO Pick a Brick service from sets released in February 2025.
As with all art, the LEGO® Art theme is constantly evolving. Last year, 31211 Macaw Parrots was the first set with the label ‘The Fauna Collection’ featuring two flat, stylized parrots not directly based on an artist's work. The second set in the collection is now rearing its roaring head: 31217 Tiger.
Four years after the LEGO® Botanical Collection debuted with the launch of 10281 Bonsai Tree, The LEGO Group returns to the tree nursery from midnight tonight (Saturday 1 June 2025) with the release of 10348 Japanese Red Maple Bonsai Tree.
Hooray! The long-awaited LEGO® BLUEY™ sets are almost here. The new theme launches with 3 LEGO® System 4+ sets which my family and I have reviewed here today: 11201 Playground Fun with Bluey, 11202 Bluey's Beach and Family Car Trip, and 11203 Bluey's Family House; and 2 LEGO® DUPLO® sets, which we will review soon.
With heaps of new elements, including new minifigures, tons of prints, and even a few new moulds (for real life!), there's a lot to discuss. Let's do this!
Despite appearing on our best parts of 2024 list, we've yet to actually analyse this ghoulish element in all its ethereal glory, but now that it is available on LEGO Pick a Brick in 2 colours, its time has come.
LEGO® Lord of the Rings was very popular back in 2012 and 2013. Less than 20 sets were released, and their aftermarket prices are formidable. The theme returned two years ago under the LEGO® Icons line with more adult-oriented and expensive playsets, flanked by some LEGO® Brickheadz. Compared to 10316 Rivendell (see our review by Ben Davies), 10333 Barad-dûr (review by Jonas Kramm) and 10354 The Shire (review by Thomas Jenkins), the June 2025 set 10367 Balrog Book Nook feels like a modestly sized, affordable model. Except that modestly sized and affordable in 2025 means 1201 pieces for US$129.99/ £109.99/ 119.99€!
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See the June 2025 GwP here
Here is a historical record of the Gifts with Purchase (GwP) and promotions available on LEGO.com during May 2025. Most are no longer available, however a couple continue until end 2 June.
Summer is coming to the Northern Hemisphere, and Heartlake City continues to grow with another wave of sets. With 13 products, the range coming on 1 June 2025 is a fair bit smaller than January's, which featured 20, but that won't diminish the quality of the models, or of course the new elements they bring – and there's even a new color.
As with the previous waves, I’ve opened up all the boxes we received for review – 11 of the 13 sets – and dug through them to bring you an overview of all the new elements these bring us, before building the featured models in later articles.
The second wave of LEGO® Technic for 2025 is hitting shelves next month.
It’s comprised of 3 sets: 42208 Aston Martin Valkyrie, 42209 Volvo
L120 Electric Wheel Loader, and 42210 2 Fast 2 Furious Nissan Skyline
GT-R (R34) Car. I think it’s not much of a spoiler when I say that each
one is attractive to MOCers in its own way.
For now, we’ll take a look at the new elements in all 3 sets, and at a later date, the actual models.
Set 42170 Kawasaki Ninja H2R Motorcycle was the 2024 addition to the 1:8-scale LEGO® Technic motorcycle range, depicting the Kawasaki Ninja H2R, also from 2024. It is noteworthy for being the first set to feature new engine cylinder elements that have quickly spread to all kinds of sets, big and small.
