03 June 2026

LEGO® Pick a Brick: mid-2026 element removal

Posted by Admin


An important update! Not only are new pieces being added to LEGO® Pick a Brick (PaB) today, Wednesday 3 June 2026 but also we have been informed that some 600-700 pieces will be removed from PaB from sale within a few weeks' time; we do not have an exact date. 

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So check out the Last Chance PaB list now to add any parts to your cart you've been wanting that are going, and then wait for the pieces in the New on PaB list to go live, which could be any time between now and eight hours from now (last month it happened about 11.15pm ET / 5.15am CET, but it is never regular).

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31 May 2026

Review: 21368 Peanuts – Snoopy's Doghouse from LEGO® Ideas

Posted by Tim Johnson

It was a dark and stormy night. A doorbell rang! Tim screamed. Could this be the long-lost sister of the boy in the tattered shawl who escaped the castle dungeon after his spaceship crashed? He threw the door open in earnest.


A saturated postman handed Tim a mysterious package from Denmark, and fled into the inky wetness. It was LEGO® Ideas set 21368 Peanuts: Snoopy's Doghouse, which could only mean one thing... Murder! And new elements.

 

Review: 71871 Battle at the Dragon's Blade from LEGO® NINJAGO®

Posted by tobymac

Last year, LEGO® NINJAGO® launched Ninjago Legends, a miniseries with a different art style to the original. The first instalment, Monstrosity, was accompanied by some great sets, and the upcoming instalment Duskfall will provide us with 3 sets. Today, I’ll be reviewing the smallest of the batch: 71871 Battle at the Dragon's Blade.


30 May 2026

Review: 11377 The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith™ from LEGO® Icons

Posted by Ben Davies

READ MORE: Ben's Grond GwP review

While The LEGO Group has intermittently produced sets based on The Lord of the Rings since 2012, it is only since the theme was revived under the LEGO® Icons banner in 2023 that we have received sets distinctly aimed at adults.

The largest of these is the upcoming June 2026 set 11377 The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith, depicting the tiered capital city of the kingdom of Gondor. With an enormous piece count (and price to match), will this set live up to the source material? Let's take a look!
 

Review: 40893 The Lord of the Rings™ – Grond GwP from LEGO® Icons

Posted by Ben Davies

Set 40893, the Lego Grond GwP The Lord of the Rings

READ MORE: Ben's Minas Tirith review

Upon its 1 June 2026 release, set 11377 Minas Tirith will face a dual siege: hoards of eager LEGO® fans, and the dark forces of Mordor, in the form of the 40893 Grond Gift with Purchase (GwP). 

While falling somewhat short of Tolkien's described scale of a hundred feet, I was nevertheless excited to take a look at the set, and see whether it would manage to batter its way into my heart.


26 May 2026

Review: 77985 Dinosaur Fossils: Triceratops from LEGO® Jurassic World™

Posted by Kev Levell

Goodness Cretaceous me! It's another LEGO® Jurassic World™ dinosaur fossil, but it's not actually Jurassic – Maastrictianly speaking, it's Late Cretaceous – but let's not make bones about it. 

Various pieces and minifigure from Lego Jurassic Park set 77985 Dinosaur Fossils Triceratops

The LEGO Group has done just that though! Their second full-skeletal interpretation of a dinosaur represents the ever-popular Triceratops, specifically, Triceratops Horridus, and I'm excited to examine the exhibit. I must acknowledge, however, that my expectations are high.

25 May 2026

Review: 80121 Ancient Moon-Gazing Inn from LEGO® Chinese Festivals

Posted by Eero

At first sight, 80121 Ancient Moon-Gazing Inn has several similarities with the prior LEGO® Chinese Traditional Festival sets: Chinese architecture with roof-ridge ornamentation, a focus on food culture, and cheerful minifigures having good times together. However, in contrast to the prior sets, the Inn ditches modern-day minifigures, focusing on a historical scene instead. Packed with 1,530 pieces including nine minifigures, there's a lot to see – unless you're looking for new, exciting pieces.

21 May 2026

Review: 80120 Prosperity Carp Leaping from LEGO® Chinese Festivals

Posted by Eero

Close up of the set 80120 Lego Prosperity Carp

According to the folklore printed in the instruction booklet, LEGO® Chinese Festivals set 80120 Prosperity Carp Leaping symbolises "achieving one's aspirations through perseverance and determination", and displaying a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate ornament at home can bring good luck in one's career or studies. I think this is a bit contradictory – do you need to work hard if you have the ornament? Personally, I'd put more faith in the hard work part. Nonetheless, it looks like a great model – especially as we haven't seen too many sets with brick-built fish.


20 May 2026

Review: 72050 Mario Kart™ – Luigi & Mach 8 from LEGO® Super Mario™

Posted by Tom Loftus
We are drifting back onto the track with the second larger-scale vehicle and driver from the Mario Kart™ sub-theme of LEGO® Super Mario™. 72037 Mario & Standard Kart was released last year and in April 2026, Luigi joined the race.

various images from a review of the lego construction of Luigi's Mach 8 cart in set 72050

Today I return to the rainbow road with a look at the new moulds, recolours, prints and techniques found in 72050 Luigi & Mach 8.