Review: 10373 Mini Bonsai Trees from LEGO® Botanicals

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.

This latest set offers a charming trio of miniature trees—ginkgo, black pine, and wisteria—each showcasing the design ingenuity and clever parts usage that made the theme so beloved. Let’s take a closer look and see just how much the LEGO Botanicals have grown. 

Parts review: August 2025 LEGO® Technic sets

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. 

This variety of models is bound to bring a variety of new elements as well. I’ve counted 49 elements worth a closer look, so let's get started.

Clip-based LEGO® Pythagorean triangles: Escaping the grid

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 2025 LEGO® Gifts with Purchase

For August GwP click here

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. 

Old Elementary: Xalax from LEGO® Racers

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. 

LEGO® Pick a Brick: Testing of colour grouping underway

As we reported back in February, the LEGO® Pick a Brick development team have been planning a new way to display pieces on the service so that it is much simpler to see all available colours of a part. This new user interface is now being tested in a limited number of countries, and the team are looking for your feedback to help decide whether or not to return to the previous format.

UPDATE 25 August 2025: they will proceed with implementation. Read their full reply at the end of this article. 

Review and MOCs: 76328 The Classic TV Series Batmobile™ from LEGO® Batman™

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™!

Back in October last year, 76328 Batman™: The Classic TV Series Batmobile™ was released and as soon as I saw the initial reveal pictures, I wanted to investigate the set and its new windscreens.

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: 10357 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C from LEGO® Icons

A balance between a big engine and a lightweight chassis is the recipe for a nimble race car. Racer-turned-engineer Carroll Shelby and his team took those ingredients, wrapped them in British style, and the Shelby Cobra roared to life. LEGO® Icons pay homage to one of the most legendary cars in American motorsport with set 10357 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C.

The roadster's body reveals new curvaceous LEGO moulds which make its accurate shape possible, but even further improvements to LEGO colour formulations ensure consistency too. Read on to see all the new pieces and improvements to dark blue elements, from bumper-to-bumper.

Review: 21063 Neuschwanstein Castle from LEGO® Architecture

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.