LEGO: News, reviews, rumors, and deals

We now have LEGO’s complete and official 2024 holiday gift guide. We’ve collected 40 pages of ideas for gifts for the builders in your life here (as well as a hint of what might be on sale this Black Friday), with prices on the many building sets from across popular themes that include Winter Village additions, advent calendars, Fortnite kits, Star Wars displays, Technic builds, and much much more. This year’s LEGO Holiday sale has already kicked off, with things continuing through December and right up to Christmas. We’ve collected all the details on LEGO’s 2024 holiday sale, including dates, all 40 pages of the gift guide scan, which is waiting down below for you.

Last week, LEGO unveiled its upcoming 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion which will be released next month, and today we’re getting another big reveal that will certainly get builders even more excited for November to roll around. Just this morning, the LEGO Group introduced its new 21353 The Botanical Garden set as the next addition to its Ideas theme, spanning two baseplates and mixing some truly aesthetically stunning designs with over 35 plant species – plus, there will even be a nice complimentary 5009005 Entrance Gate GWP for a short period when it’s first released too. Head below to get an idea of what to expect and check out the collected photos while you’re at it.

Another month is almost here, which means a new wave of LEGO building sets is poised to hit the market as the clock ticks us over into October. We’ve got a bigger lineup of kits hitting the shelves this time around, with a good mix of holiday additions, video game collaborations, popular figures, and more. Today, we’re dropping our monthly rundown so you can brush up and browse before going on a spree to spend to your heart’s content – and there are several here already open for pre-orders too! Head below for a look at all the new LEGO sets releasing in October 2024.

Last week we got plenty of big LEGO news, like the newest Disney kit, the massive UCS Star Wars Jabba’s Sail Barge build that will likely be a coveted display item, the big partnership between LEGO and Formula 1 – plus, just yesterday we spotted the first of the 2024 Advent Calendar discounts hit Amazon. Today, we’re getting another reveal straight from the LEGO Group, and this one is ready for inclusion in your LEGO Christmas village. Poised to hit markets this October, The LEGO Icons 10339 Santa’s Post Office set comes months ahead of Christmas to bring a little more holiday cheer into the world. You can check out what to expect and get some looks at the in-depth pictures below.

We’ve had an exciting week of LEGO reveals, whether its the three new Wednesday Addams sets, the larger Ideas 21352 Magic of Disney kit, and this morning’s massive UCS LEGO Star Wars 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge build alongside the smaller 40755 Imperial Dropship vs. Rebel Scout Speeder set. Today though, LEGO is kicking off its selection of Batman Day promotions centered around the Caped Crusader as he celebrates his 85th anniversary this year – congrats on the milestone Bruce! Head below to check out all the rewards and the gift with purchase that will be running through to next week.

Hot on the heels of our earlier coverage of the three new LEGO Wednesday Addams sets, the LEGO Group is dropping yet another big reveal – this time for the Disney fans among you. Set to hit the markets this October, we’re getting our first looks here at the upcoming LEGO 21352 Ideas Magic of Disney build – to balance out the Halloween creeps with a bit more colorful fantasy. What’s best about the sudden news is that this latest addition to the Disney theme is also coming to us already open for pre-order purchases! Head below to learn a bit more about what you can expect and get an in-depth look.

LEGO has now official put the new Over the Moon with Pharrell Williams set up for pre-order. Just after we featured a rundown of the seven new LEGO sets releasing in September, LEGO has put the new spaceship-themed kit up for pre-order on its official storefront at $109.99 shipped. The 966-piece building kit features a pair off minifigs alongside the main build and was designed “in collaboration with visionary creator Pharrell Williams” to represent his “unbridled creative optimism and his undeniable creative influence.” Check it out down below. 

Last week brought us some big news and exciting reveals, like LEGO’s partnership with Nike, as well as the new Animal Crossing and Mario Kart sets that will be hitting shelves at the start of 2025. Today, we’re getting some more of the latest plans from the LEGO Group, as it has officially unveiled two upcoming Christmas Botanical builds – the 10340 Wreath and the 10370 Poinsettia – that will be dropping in the coming months well ahead of the winter holiday season. Head below for more info and collected images of what to expect.

Hot on the heels of the latest LEGO Animal Crossing reveals from Gamescom, and also coinciding with last week’s Super Mario 71395 64 Question Mark Block set appearing on Amazon after being retired from its parent site in July, the LEGO Group is now giving us our first glimpses at six upcoming LEGO Mario Kart building sets that will be racing to market come January 2025. These new builds bring the high-octane excitement of Nintendo’s popular game off your screens, right into your hands for even more motor-revving fun. Head below for more.

Just yesterday we got the official reveal of the highly anticipated LEGO Nightmare Before Christmas set that will be dropping next month, and let’s not forget the two newly revealed winners of the third 2023 Ideas Review round that will be getting builds in the future too. Well, the LEGO Ideas team are back with more big news as they’ve just announced the results of the If We Could Turn Back Time challenge – and we’re getting two nostalgia-packed sets sometime in the future from iconic films The Goonies and Gremlins. Head below for more.

It’s been one hell of a month so far for LEGO fans – and we’re not even halfway through August yet! We kicked off the month with the massive wave of 90 new building sets that are now available for purchase, plus we’ve also gotten the announcement of the two winners of the third 2023 Ideas Review round and the official trailer for the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy Disney+ special. Last week we got a sneak peek at the four upcoming LEGO Wicked sets – which the LEGO Group has officially unveiled today for pre-order! These colorful sets will be dropping in October just in time for the premiere of the movie starring Cynthia Erivo and Arianna Grande. Head below for more details and photos.

It’s been a busy and exciting start to August for LEGO fans, with the LEGO Group dropping 90 new building sets at the start of the month, following on its own heels by then introducing the 2024 seasonal Halloween and Christmas sets that will be dropping in September. Today we’re getting another big piece of news in the form of the two revealed Ideas sets that have been crowned winners of the third 2023 Review round and will be getting their official brick treatments in the foreseeable future. One of them jumps straight from beloved literature/film series Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, while the other is a slice of life diorama straight out of the Italian Riviera.

It’s been a big day for LEGO fans, whether it’s the excitement for the latest LEGO Star Wars 75388 Jedi Bob’s Starfighter build or the next LEGO Super Mario World addition in the form of the 71438 Mario and Yoshi set (which is also now available for pre-order!), we’re getting plenty of our favorite non-fiction characters in our favorite brick-built format. Joining the illustrious lineup of upcoming kits is the long-awaited and now officially revealed LEGO Dungeons & Dragons 71047 minifigures that are slated for a September release, as well as an additional package option to collect them in. Head below to learn more.

Update: Go, go, go! The new Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi set is now up for pre-order directly from LEGO!! 

August is on the horizon and with it will be coming a wave of anticipated LEGO building sets, which we’ve been seeing leaks and official reveals for left and right for the last few months. After so many LEGO Star Wars news, we’re getting an unexpected change-up with a first look at new leaked images of the upcoming 71438 Super Mario World Mario & Yoshi set, courtesy of a Singaporean LEGO certified store, that is slated for an October release.

I’m sure all of you, like us here at Electronicsforward, are getting more and more excited as the days get closer to August and its massive release of upcoming LEGO building sets, which we have been extensively covering for months now. The majority of these new builds set to launch are Star Wars additions, like the 75389 The Dark Falcon and 75393 TIE Fighter and X-Wing Mash-up sets or the LEGO 75398 C-3PO figure. Well, today, everyone’s favorite brick-building company has also officially started shipping out the The Force of Creativity coffee-table book ahead of next month’s launch extravaganza, and we’re here to bring you a quick rundown on what to expect.

Running alongside its ongoing Insiders’ Days sale and following last week’s official reveal of the LEGO 41839 Message Board set, everyone’s favorite brick-building company has officially revealed its counterpart under the same family theme: LEGO 41838 Family Travel Moments build. We got a first look nearly two weeks ago when images leaked from Germany, but now this new set is coming in available for pre-order ahead of its newly designated August release with all the photos and information you could need.

Excitement is abuzz as always within the LEGO fandom, with plenty of reasons to look forward to the coming months – especially next month’s LEGO Star Wars releases! We’ve seen one new Technic kit so far in the August lineup, the 42174 Emirates Team New Zealand AC75 Yacht, and today, everybody’s brick-building company has revealed another that will join alongside it: the LEGO Technics 42172 McLaren P1 set. We’ve got plenty of info and pictures to share with you down below, with pre-orders not yet open.