Review: GwP 40912 Sea Serpent from LEGO® Ideas

LEGO® Insiders Days 2026 are now underway in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and this year's gift with purchase (GwP) is set 40912 Sea Serpent, a reinterpretation of 6057 Sea Serpent, a LEGO® Castle set from 1992. This model is based on the winning entry to the LEGO® Ideas contest A Twist of Nostalgia. Anchors aweigh!

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

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.

 

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!

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.

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: 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...

Revealed: 21376 Orange Cat from LEGO® Ideas available for pre-order

Say meow to LEGO® Ideas 21376 Orange Cat. Yes, the Tuxedo Cat will have a friend on 1 March! 

Biggest LEGO® Ideas set reveal to date

Watch as the LEGO Ideas Design Team reveal which 6 fan models are going to go into production to become real LEGO® sets! 

Or if you just want to know the sets without watching a video, continue reading this article. 

Review: 40773 The Goonies: The Walshes' Attic GwP

Set 40773 The Goonies: The Walshes' Attic will be available as a Gift with Purchase (GwP) from 1 to 7 November 2025 with purchases of LEGO® Ideas set 21363 The Goonies, while stocks last. I have already reviewed set 21363 The Goonies but the GwP is an interesting little addition to the main set. Let's head to the attic!

Review: 21363 The Goonies from LEGO® Ideas

Set 21363 The Goonies originated from a challenge on the LEGO® Ideas platform to recreate some iconic 1980s memories in LEGO form.

With 12 minifigures included, there's a perfect number for a whole team (well, at least a women's lacrosse team).  The characters and the fun, swashbuckling escapade storyline made The Goonies a cult classic, so let's see what the set has to offer.

Review: 21362 Mineral Collection from LEGO® Ideas

Available from tomorrow, Wednesday 1 October 2025, set 21362 Mineral Collection is the 70th LEGO® Ideas set to hit the shelves! The idea was submitted by Dario Del Frate (user ddf72). His proposal was quite a bit larger than the official model, but I think the designer has done a good job in retaining the spirit of the original submission while bringing the smaller version to fruition. Let's take a closer look at the interesting elements and see how the rocks are put together.

Review: 21361 Gremlins – Gizmo from LEGO® Ideas

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?

Build review: 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory from LEGO® Ideas

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.

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. 

Parts & minifigures review: 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory from LEGO® Ideas

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.

Review: 21359 Italian Riviera from LEGO® Ideas

The 67th set in the LEGO® Ideas line, 21359 Italian Riviera is a refined version of the project originally proposed by Alex Sahli. On the surface the set may look similar to the original submission, but numerous modifications have been made in order to bring the set to market. Join us today as we take a closer look at these changes and the elements in the set, with extra insight from the design team!

Review: 21358 Minifigure Vending Machine from LEGO® Ideas

A little under four years ago, Rob Vangansewinkel submitted his Minifigure Prize Machine to LEGO® Ideas. The wonderful concept took a little while to reach the 10K votes required to be considered, but was announced as a future product in June 2023.

In late May 2024 fans were unexpectedly asked to vote on a colour for a new Classic Space astronaut and a Castle faction, to be included in the Vending Machine. So it has felt like quite the wait since the hype started – not only to discover what minifigures would actually be included but also how closely this product would resemble the submitted project. From the publicity images alone, here is a set that looks like it has been worth the wait – so let's delve deeper.

Review: 21357 Disney Pixar Luxo Jr. from LEGO® Ideas

1986 was a historic year.  The world was rocked by some tragedies; the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch and the Chernobyl disaster remains the worst nuclear accident in the history of nuclear power generation. On a lighter note, the disposable camera was invented by Fujifilm, and the animated short film Luxo Jr. was produced and released by Pixar Animation Studios.

The next LEGO® Ideas set to be released is 21357 Disney Pixar Luxo Jr., a LEGO version of the baby lamp and ball featured in the short film, which remains a icon of the company today.

Review: 21356 River Steamboat from LEGO® Ideas

Cast off! The steam engines are under fire! 

If you bought a ticket at the booth you may board the Amelia, LEGO® Ideas latest and biggest set. But now you’ll hopefully enjoy your ride on the “Ghost ship of the Mississippi” – we’ll get to that naming later. 

Review: 5009157 Amelia Ticket Booth GwP from LEGO® Ideas

The biggest LEGO® Ideas set to date, 21356 River Steamboat, is now available to LEGO® Insiders and will be available to all from midnight Thursday 10 April 2025. In addition, until 13 April or while stocks last, those who buy it from LEGO Stores or LEGO.com will receive the Gift with Purchase (GwP) 5009157 Amelia Ticket Booth. Let's see what this 152-piece model has to offer!