Review: Scuderia Ferrari HP helmets 43022 Lewis Hamilton & 43014 Charles Leclerc from LEGO® Editions Formula 1®

LEGO® Editions is the new theme aimed at teenage builders, and two upcoming sets in this theme depict the helmets of Sir Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.  Formula 1® has been getting the LEGO touch over the past year across a range of themes including collectable mini cars, LEGO® Speed Champions, LEGO® Technic... and now, helmets.

43022 Scuderia Ferrari HP Lewis Hamilton Helmet and 43014 Scuderia Ferrari HP Charles Leclerc Helmet also include minifigures of their respective owners, but we are most excited about the new moulds we spotted back when the F1 helmets were first revealed.

Reveal: 11377 Minas Tirith™ & 40893 Grond GwP from LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings

Coming 1 June 2026 to celebrate 25 years of The Lord of the Rings, LEGO® Icons have officially revealed 11377 Minas Tirith™as well as its Gift with Purchase (GwP): 40893 Grond. 

Let's take a closer look at the sets and their exclusive minifigure parts!

LEGO® Pick a Brick: May 2026 new elements

On 11 May 2026, some 950 new pieces from the hundreds of January 2026 sets were added to the LEGO® Pick a Brick (PaB) service which is available in Europe, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

See our visual, categorised list of new PaB parts for May 2026

Review: SMART Play™ sets 75421, 75423, 75424 & 75426 from LEGO® Star Wars™

Today I continue our exploration of the new LEGO® SMART Play™ System. In my previous blog post I took a look at all the new molds found in the first 8 LEGO® Star Wars™ sets with ‘enhanced play’, and today I'll be testing if the SMART Brick adds any value to the play experience by building 4 of them: 75421 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter™, 75423 Luke’s Red Five X-wing™, 75424 AT-ST™ Attack on Endor and 75426 Millennium Falcon™.

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

I've created a list showing the 385 new LEGO® elements within the May 2026 sets, with links to which sets they come in, in case you wish to purchase. UPDATE 7 May: now including set 77984 Jurassic Park Jeep® Wrangler.

Meanwhile, stay tuned for more than 900 new Pick a Brick elements dropping on 11 May! We will publish the list on 5 May so you have time to prepare.

Review: 75460 New Republic X-Wing Starfighter™ from LEGO® Star Wars™

LEGO® Star Wars™ 75460 New Republic X-Wing Starfighter™, available since 1 April 2026, was a precursor to the wave of sets recently released in support of the upcoming film The Mandalorian and Grogu which hits theatres later this month.

Luke Skywalker is off doing something else, but this is essentially his ship – from brief appearances in the trailers, the New Republic X-wings are apparently unchanged except for blue livery and new pilots. We're here to investigate if the LEGO version has done little more than also just swap some colours about. Is this new X-Wing x-citing, or does LEGO have some x-plaining to do?

Star Wars™ Day 2026 LEGO® set and gifts with purchase

Star Wars™ Day is famously celebrated on May the Fourth but the new sets, gifts with purchase (GwP) and offers are already available to LEGO® Insiders! 

We list out the new moulds and recolours you will find in this year's exclusive LEGO® Star Wars™ set 75442 The Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter™, and also cover off the 3 GwPs on offer – one of which is exclusive to the N-1, and another that is exclusive to sets aimed at children.

In addition to what we discuss in this article, there are also LEGO Insiders Rewards available and Star Wars Day offers including some with double loyalty points; some have quadruple!

New molds in LEGO® Star Wars™ SMART Play™ sets

In March this year, The LEGO Group launched a new play concept: LEGO® SMART Play™. This system consists of the SMART Brick, and tags hidden inside SMART Tiles and SMART Minifigures. Is that a whole lotta smart, or will the results really smart?

In this, our first article examining the system, the focus is on all the new molds the products introduce. Aside from the specific Smart Play molds, the sets also bring some general useful elements!

Reveal: 76339 The Fantastic Four H.E.R.B.I.E. from LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes

Hooray, cute LEGO® robot! H.E.R.B.I.E. was introduced to The Fantastic Four comics in 1978, but has enjoyed refreshed popularity in the 2025 Marvel movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps. So much so that in August 2026, LEGO® Super Heroes will release set 76339 H.E.R.B.I.E. Let's take a look at the model and some of the new pieces we've spotted in the images.

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

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

Review: 43304 Blaze's Horse Ranch from LEGO® Disney

Hey howdy hey! With Toy Story 5 due for release in June 2026, it will not come as a surprise that the relationship between the Toy Story franchise and The LEGO Group endures. Set 43304 Blaze's Horse Ranch from LEGO® Disney is aimed at younger fans aged 4+, who will perhaps be encountering Woody and his friends for the first time in the upcoming movie.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we'll cover the recolours and new prints as well as a closer look at both the new characters and returning favourites in their LEGO forms.

Revealed: LEGO® 72423 Shrek, Donkey & Puss in Boots and 40923 Shrek, Donkey & Gingy

LEGO® Shrek sets are coming in June! There's one big set for adults featuring brick-built models of Shrek and Donkey with a minifigure of Puss in Boots, and there's also a LEGO® BrickHeadz™ set containing Shrek, Donkey & Gingy for ages 10 and up.

Review: 75447 The Razor Crest™ from LEGO® Star Wars™

The Mandalorian and Grogu is the feature-length continuation of the saga of bounty hunter Din Djarin and his force-sensitive adopted son/apprentice Din Grogu (a.k.a. Baby Yoda). Ahead of this new Star Wars™ film blasting into movie theatres on 22 May 2026, The LEGO Group have sent me set 75447 The Razor Crest™ for review, which can pre-ordered now in advance of its 26 April release.

Review: 71052 Series 29 from LEGO® Minifigures

I'm excited to collaborate today with a new guest, Four Bricks Tall (@fourbrickstall on Instagram) – a wonderful photographer of minifigures (and even humans). She is also the community manager of Stud Shooters, a toy photography community on Reddit, and has regularly had her photographs published by The LEGO Group.

LEGO® Minifigures Series 29 has been dubbed a "classic" series and brings back a non-IP, non-all-costume lineup of 12 characters to collect. But within that classic moniker, we do get throwbacks to at least three beloved themes: LEGO® BIONICLE®, LEGO® NINJAGO® and LEGO® Monster Fighters! It's also worth noting the anniversaries behind two of those nods: 2026 marks 25 years of LEGO Bionicle and 15 years of LEGO Ninjago, which gives this series an extra layer of significance for longtime fans.

Review: 77984 Jurassic Park Jeep® Wrangler from LEGO® Jurassic World

"Objects in this knoll are newer than they appear."

Today we take a look at the parts, printed elements and build of 77984 Jurassic Park Jeep® Wrangler, as featured in the original Jurassic Park movie from 1993.

Review: LEGO® GwP 40907 Restaurants of the World – Mexico

The gift with purchase (GwP) currently running until 19 April 2026 (or while stocks last), LEGO® 40907 Restaurants of the World: Mexico, continues the collectible theme started by the Japanese sushi bar set 40906 just six weeks ago. Is it worthy of the US$180/ £160/ 180€/ AU$260/ NZ$285 threshold, and how does the taco compare to the sushi? Let's tuck in! 

Review: 43025 Nike Air Max 95 x LEGO® Set from LEGO® Editions

The recent partnership between Nike and The LEGO Group has already resulted in several sets, and today we’re walking on air with the latest addition. Where the other sets were based on already existing Nike shoes, this time we get a shoe specifically designed for the partnership, in both LEGO and real-life form. 

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

I've created a list showing the 145 new LEGO® elements within the April 2026 sets, with links to which sets they come in, in case you wish to purchase.

Meanwhile, some new Pick a Brick elements have dropped on PaB on April 1.

Review: 11506 Rocking Plants from LEGO® Botanicals

Happy days are here again – and this time, we're rockin'! LEGO® Botanicals' huge 2025 hit for young and old builders alike, 10349 Happy Plants, expands the family in 2026 with the succulent 11506 Rocking Plants. Obviously the cuteness factor remains sky high, but is this new set grounded in a healthy offering of new elements? The answer is a resounding yes. Let's rock!

Creating classic Tintin® minifigures from LEGO® Ideas 21367 Tintin Moon Rocket

Our earlier review of 21367 Tintin® Moon Rockets took a detailed look at the newest LEGO® Ideas set, but there seemed to be a lot of discussion around the minifigures all wearing spacesuits.  The set designers explained that this was a requirement from the Tintin IP holders, as they wanted the minifigures to be wearing their appropriate outfits from Explorers on the Moon.

I thought it would be interesting to try and use official LEGO minifigure elements to change the Tintin characters into their more classic clothing. Let's just say that altering Snowy in his spacesuit proved tricky!

LEGO® Pick a Brick: April 2026 new elements

On 1 April 2026, new pieces were added to the LEGO® Pick a Brick (PaB) service. Keep reading to see them all.

Brick Round, Quarter 1 x 1 (LEGO® part 7532)

While we do not have a copy of LEGO® Pokémon 72153 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise to review, I was intrigued by one of the new elements that is exclusively found in this set (at least at the time of writing).

A few clicks later and I bought a handful of the new mould Brick Round, Quarter 1 x 1 on the secondary market, to take a closer look.

Review: 43305 Piglet's Birthday Fun from LEGO® Disney™

It looks like Winnie the Pooh's porcine pal is having a birthday, in LEGO® Disney™ set 43305 Piglet's Birthday Fun. Let's explore how he is celebrating.

Revealed: 11378 Douglas™ DC-3™ PAN AM® Airliner from LEGO® Icons

Up, up and away! LEGO® Icons have just revealed a new plane, coming in April 2026: Douglas™ DC-3™ PAN AM® Airliner. While it may not have quite the size of the LEGO Icons Concorde (and frankly, who had the shelf space for that?) the DC-3 certainly holds a comparable place in aviation history. You might say it was as common in its day as the Concorde was rare! But what LEGO rarities and novelties lie within this new set?

Review: 21367 Tintin® Moon Rocket from LEGO® Ideas

It is time to make our Destination Moon with 21367 Tintin® Moon Rocket,  the next set to launch from LEGO® Ideas.

With new moulds, recolours and stellar minifigures, plus insights from the design team from a roundtable interview, there's lots for us to be excited about here at New Elementary. Are you ready to launch into this review of the LEGO Tintin Moon Rocket?

Revealed: 21367 Tintin® Moon Rocket by the LEGO® Ideas design team

Destination Moon! Lovers of the exquisite The Adventures of Tintin comic series by Hergé will be thrilled on 1 April (no joke) by LEGO® Ideas next set, 21367 Tintin® Moon Rocket. Based on the concept by fan designer Tkel86, the final version developed by LEGO Ideas in consultation with IP holders Tintinimaginatio SA ditches the rocket launch tower in favour of LEGO versions of the main characters.

Review: GwP 40916 Floral Picture Frame from LEGO® Botanicals

There is a LEGO® Botanicals Gift with Purchase (GwP) available now until end 16 March 2026, available with any purchases of 150 €/ US$150/ £135/ AU$245 while stocks last. Note also, LEGO® Insiders get triple points on selected sets including 10366 Tropical Aquarium, 21354 Twilight The Cullen House, 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 77078 Mecha Team Leader and 21356 River Steamboat!

Let's take a view on 40916 Floral Picture Frame to see if this LEGO Botanicals GwP is something you'd like to plant in your home.

77259 Audi Revolut F1® Team R26 Race Car and 77258 F1 ACADEMY™ LEGO® Race Car from LEGO® Speed Champions

LEGO® Speed Champions returns to the grid this month and next. In this article we'll discuss the new mould included in both sets before taking a closer look at each vehicle, their parts and techniques.

Revealed: 43022 Scuderia Ferrari HP Lewis Hamilton Helmet and 43014 Scuderia Ferrari HP Charles Leclerc Helmet from LEGO® Editions Formula 1®

The popularity of the LEGO® helmets will extend to Formula 1® in May 2026 when LEGO® Editions, the new theme aimed at teenage builders, will release sets featuring the helmets of Sir Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc – and in minifigure form, too! Sets 43022 Scuderia Ferrari HP Lewis Hamilton Helmet and 43014 Scuderia Ferrari HP Charles Leclerc Helmet are available to pre-order now, and what we are truly excited about, however, are the (at least) six new moulds we've spotted.

Review: 11389 Project Hail Mary from LEGO® Icons

I boarded a special new kind of spaceship on a suicide mission. I went to Tau Ceti and suffered some intense, coma-induced amnesia. I found an alien life form and called him Rocky. Rocky introduced me to a new material called Xenonite. Then I located the source of Astrophage and how to...

I didn't really, I just got a bit absorbed in reading Andy Weir's wonderful 2021 book Project Hail Mary in preparation for the upcoming movie of the same name starring Ryan Gosling, and now I have been lucky enough to review the LEGO® Icons set 11389 Project Hail Mary. Spoilers may follow.

LEGO® Pick a Brick: new elements in March 2026

On Tuesday 3 March 2026, LEGO® Pick a Brick uploaded new pieces to the service. 

It was a smallish month, because these are pieces from November 2025 sets, but there were some exciting recoloured parts included: the many in 10366 Tropical Aquarium (including its new fin mould), nice light bluish grey ones in 10356 Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D (but no IP locked pieces of course), and a couple of arches from 21363 The Goonies as well as some minifigure hair.

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

I've created a list showing the 631 new LEGO® elements within the late February and the March 2026 sets, with links to which sets they come in, in case you wish to purchase. It's a corker of a month!

Remember also that new Pick a Brick elements from November 2025 sets are expected to be added tomorrow morning UK time, Tuesday 3 March.

Review: 30734 Mini F1 ACADEMY™ Car gift with purchase

A Gift with Purchase (GwP) with more than meets the eye, today we take a look at the LEGO® Speed Champions 30734 Mini F1 ACADEMY™ Car and its surprising number of recolours. 

Review: 40921 Scaled-Up Blue Astronaut Minifigure from LEGO® Seasons & Occasions

Released just a few hours ago, the latest upscaled LEGO® minifigure is what so many of us have been waiting for: Classic Space! Set 40921 Scaled-Up Blue Astronaut Minifigure brings mid-1980s nostalgia to your desk, as well as some new elements that are out of this world.

Review: GwP 40906 Restaurants of the World – Japan

One of three gifts with purchase (GwP) currently available on LEGO.com, set 40906 Restaurants of the World: Japan is a bite-sized morsel of LEGO® goodness for LEGO® Insiders members. It is, presumably, the first in a series of four, but unlike previous "... of the World" collections, it comes with a minifigure: a sushi chef. Better still, that minifigure comes with an exclusive torso! Let's take a stool and see what's on offer.

Review: 40507 I ♥ Billund from LEGO® House

Since its opening in 2017, LEGO® House has seen the annual release of exclusive sets in their shop, typically focused on the history of the LEGO Group. This tradition continues in 2026 with the launch of set 40507 I ♥ Billund, a tribute to the town where the company has been based since its inception in 1932. This set does a couple of things differently, so join us as we break down the many locations and Easter eggs the set contains! 

Review: 76330 Batman™ Logo from LEGO® DC Batman™

Set 76330 Batman™ Logo is one of four LEGO® DC Batman™sets currently available for pre-order and releasing on 1 March 2026.

While the other three sets are cars, the Batman logo is the one that really caught my eye when the sets were first revealed. With a gold Batman adorned with print celebrating the 20th anniversary of LEGO Batman, I wanted to take a closer look at the Dark Knight's famous emblem.

Review: 71861 The Old Town from LEGO® NINJAGO®

Thirteen years after the original planned end date, LEGO® NINJAGO® continues to go strong, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year with a selection of sets based on the theme's history. The flagship set of this anniversary wave is 71861 The Old Town, which debuted in January 2026 as part of the "Legacy" subtheme.

Review: 11376 Ford® Model T® from LEGO® Icons

The recently announced 11376 Ford® Model T® from LEGO® Icons depicts Henry Ford’s mass-produced automobile that revolutionised transportation.

With a clutch of new moulds, a fleet of recolours and a single new printed element, there's lots for us to explore in the Model T set, so let's open the bonnet and take a peek inside.

Revealed: 40507 I ♥ Billund from LEGO® House

LEGO® House have just revealed their Special Edition set #7, and it's a mini version of the home of the LEGO brick! Set 40507 I ♥ Billund (yes, it's 2026 and LEGO sets have emojis in their names) will be available from 1 March, but only in Billund. It's your very own tour of where LEGO products and experiences are made, enjoyed and celebrated!

Read on for details of the set from its designers Stuart Harris and Maria Anna Jędryszek (pictured), as well as info about where and when I ♥ Billund will be available along with exclusive merch and designer signings.

Review: LEGO® Education At Home sets 45200, 45201, 45202 and 45203

LEGO® Education has been around for decades, but is often overlooked, primarily because these sets are not intended for the home, but for the classroom – often only available for purchase through specialist dealers who only accept teachers as their clientele. In a surprise move, The LEGO Group has released four sets specifically for children aged 7 to 9 in the wider market, grouped under LEGO Education At Home. Let's see what these sets can teach us.

Revealed: 21368 Peanuts – Snoopy's Doghouse from LEGO® Ideas available to pre-order

"IIIIIIIIIIIIIII!" Yes, Woodstock joins Snoopy in an upcoming LEGO® Ideas set, 21368 Peanuts: Snoopy's Doghouse. This is based upon the submission by bossofdos64, which was a much smaller concept that did not include the kennel. Good grief!

Review & Mod: 31166 Beautiful Horse from LEGO® Creator 3-in-1

LEGO® Creator 3-in-1 animal sets are praised among adult hobbyists. They have decent value for money and focus on the actual built models – with the extra design challenge of three alternative models from one selection of pieces. Today I'm looking at a sleeper hit from August 2025, 31166 Beautiful Horse, and making my own modification to improve it. It was designed by Aaron Newman, whose 76344 Iron Man Mark 3 Collectors' Edition I took a good look at recently, proving that he can shape humans too. But now, giddy up!

Review: 21366 Floating Sea Otters from LEGO® Ideas

The next LEGO® Ideas set takes us back to nature: 21366 Floating Sea Otters is available to pre-order now and releases from 1 March 2026.

With a mother otter floating on her back, and the option to cradle her baby or prioritise a snack over being maternal. Yes that is a otter pup and not a chunky otter with a large belly. Let's see if this set otters something for New Elementary readers...

Review: 75452 BB-8™ Astromech Droid from LEGO® Star Wars™

It has been ten years since Star Wars™ Episode VII: The Force Awakens was released and we were introduced to BB-8™. In my opinion, the little rolling droid was one of the stand-out features of that first film of the Disney era. Love or hate the sequel trilogy, I think it's difficult to deny that BB-8 is one of its successes.

BB-8 joins the (unofficial) sub-theme of LEGO® Star Wars droids: sets 75379 R2-D2, 75398 C-3PO, 75434 K-2SO, 75416 Chopper, 75381 Droideka and 75428 Battle Droid with STAP have all been released within the last two years.

LEGO has made BB-8 at this sort of scale before; the now-retired 75187 BB-8™ from 2017 was built in a more traditional "stepped and studs showing" way. This new interpretation looks like it takes an interesting approach to the construction of some difficult forms.

Reveal: 31220 Claude Monet – Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies from LEGO® Art

The next LEGO® Art set has been revealed, and it's a stunner in terms of looks – and recoloured pieces! The LEGO Group have this time collaborated with New York City gallery The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) to create set 31220 Claude Monet – Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies. , available from 1 March 2026 for LEGO® Insiders.

Review: 910061 Antique Collection from BrickLink Designer Program

The BrickLink Designer Program requires that models use a fixed palette of elements, all already in production. Since New Elementary focusses on new elements, we haven’t really paid attention to the program. But with the 7th series announced, once again filled with sets designed by LEGO fans, one model in particular caught our eye! 

Review and designer insight: 42221 NASA Artemis Space Launch System Rocket from LEGO® Technic

NASA and The LEGO Group have partnered up many times before, and this time LEGO® Technic has been chosen to launch us into outer space with set 42221 NASA Artemis Space Launch System Rocket. The timing is perfect, as the real-life rocket is launching in early 2026 – but as at time of publishing, it is due to launch in March following a hydrogen leak during the February dress rehearsal.

Review: 42691 Garden Restaurant from LEGO® Friends

When the LEGO® Friends 2026 sets were first revealed, one in particular caught my eye. 42691 Garden Restaurant seemed to be a standout in terms of the building style as well as showcasing the new 430 Warm Pink colour.

Although we have already written two articles about the 2026 LEGO Friends sets – new moulds review and overview and recolours – we wanted to look in more detail at this beautiful set inspired by North African architecture.

LEGO® Speed Champions January 2026: sets 77252, 77253, 77254 & 77257 overview and recolours

Last time we discussed the four most exciting new moulds introduced in the LEGO® Speed Champions January 2026 wave, now its time to take a look the remaining new elements, recolours, prints and the builds themselves of sets 77252 APXGP Team Race Car from F1® The Movie, 77253 Bugatti Vision GT Hyper Sports Car, 77254 Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale Sports Car and 77257 McLaren W1.