Pick a Brick: Create a Minifigure going live across Europe, US and Canada

On Monday 27 April 2026, LEGO® Pick a Brick will be making their Create a Minifigure online service available throughout European and North American LEGO.com sites, and it will be almost identical to the existing UK beta version. 

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Unfortunately there are no plans to expand further in 2026 to include Australia and New Zealand, but there may be in future.

The service has been available as a beta in the UK for just over a year now, and is optimised for mobile use. Try it out there if you can't wait until Monday to have a play! Of course, only UK-based customers can actually purchase from that version. 

There will be one important difference when it launches on Monday though: rather than charging a service fee, instead there will be a minimum order of 5 minifigures in order to checkout. The maximum is 40 minifigures in one order. Currently there are no exclusive parts or flesh-toned pieces; effectively the service is an interface to build minifigures using existing Pick a Brick stock.

If you want to know more or have other questions about the service, first check out our article announcing the UK beta version going live a year ago. 

Advance notice about new elements on Pick a Brick in May 2026

A very exciting update is coming to the Pick a Brick loose pieces service in May – over 900 new elements from January 2026 sets will be added for purchase! However, it is coming later than usual. 

Because of the size of this drop, the team need more time to ensure stock is in place. Here are the key dates:

1. Tuesday 5 May: We will share the list of new pieces so you can plan your purchases in advance
2. Monday 11 May: LEGO Pick a Brick will commence adding the elements for purchase. This begins in the morning UK time and might take most of the day

Too excited? Can't wait? You can peruse our list of every new LEGO piece released in January 2026, but be aware that about 500 of them will not be added, certainly not any "IP-locked" pieces made for specific intellectual properties like Star Wars etc.

All LEGO® sets releasing on 1 May 2026

Click the set number to go directly to that set on LEGO.com. 

• 71052 LEGO® Minifigures Series 29 Read our review
• 11506 LEGO® Botanicals Rocking Plants Read our review
• 43011 Lionel Messi - Soccer Highlights Pre-order available now
• 43012 Cristiano Ronaldo - Soccer Highlights
• 43013 Kylian Mbappe - Soccer Highlights Pre-order available now
• 43014 F1 Scuderia Ferrari HP Charles Leclerc Helmet
• 43015 Lionel Messi - Soccer Legend Pre-order available now
• 43016 Cristiano Ronaldo - Soccer Legend Pre-order available now
• 43022 F1 Scuderia Ferrari HP Lewis Hamilton Helmet
• 43027 Vini Jr. - Soccer Highlights Pre-order available now
• 43032 FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Emblem Pre-order available now
• 43033 2026 U.S. Soccer National Team Jersey Pre-order available now
• 43301 LEGO® Toy Story Slinky Dog Bookends Pre-order available now
• 43306 LEGO® Toy Story Lotso
• 43307 LEGO® Toy Story Alien With Pizza Planet Rocket Ride Pre-order available now

READ MORE: LEGO® Razor Crest landing on Sunday 26 April! Read our review

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