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New LEGO® Builder Virtual: new digital platform development accelerated to offset looming raw material crisis.

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Geopolitical instability in the Middle East is threatening the supply chain of the petrochemical precursors to Acetyle-Butyl-Styrene, the primary plastic used in the creation of LEGO® Bricks. With the potential shortage of physical bricks, the LEGO Group have fast-tracked the beta testing phase of their new digital building tool, LEGO Builder Virtual.

An unladen oil tanker in more certain times

“We were not anticipating this supply problem to become significant until 2035, which is why we had accelerated our approach to developing sustainable plastics in recent years. The current situation has caught us short, with crude oil deliveries already slowing around the world.” up and coming digital luminary April Løjer explained from the LEGO Group’s new Digital Hub in Copenhagen

The Copenhagen digital hub, prior to its opening in 2024
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New 2026 Botanicals Revealed.

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A digital illustration of three LEGO® botanical arrangements: a Peace Lily in a brown pot, a bouquet of white daisies and lavender, and a flowering cactus with pink flowers in a blue pot, set against a dark blue background with the text 'More 2026 Botanicals Revealed.'

After last week’s reveal of the 11501 Bunch of Tulips at the Chinese International Import Expo, another three Botanical sets in the 2026 lineup have been revealed.

These sets will be released on January 1, 2026, and cover the range of sets we are becoming accustomed to seeing in the Botanicals Range: a small cute bouquet, a potted succulent and a traditional indoor plant. Some sets are aimed at adults, while some aretargetted at younger builders. Read on for more.

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How to Train your Dragon to sit on a shelf: Toothless Revealed in LEGO form.

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A shelf display featuring a LEGO model of Toothless, the Night Fury dragon from How to Train Your Dragon, surrounded by books and decorative items.

I’m a little late to How to Train Your Dragon, only watching the original animated film 15 years after its cinematic release, or a couple of months before the release of the live action version. Of course, live action feels a bit of a redundant term when the titular Dragon is , of course, computer animated. I was directed to it while recently making my way through the Movie Soundtrack podcast ‘The Art of the Score’, specifically the episode where they discussed John Powell’s Soundtrack to the 2010 film. Great News: He is back for the remake!

That said, I enjoyed the film: it made for a pleasant diversion while I was indulging in some prolonged procrastination and task avoidance.

LEGO set box for the How to Train Your Dragon Toothless model, featuring the dragon with expressive eyes, pink tongue, and intricate details, including a saddle and wings, against a blue backdrop.
The packaging for the LEGO 'How to Train Your Dragon: Toothless' building set, showcasing the adorable model of the Night Fury dragon with intricate details and accessories.

Toothless, the Night Fury Dragon from the film has been a popular topic for LEGO MOCs over the intervening years, but finally, the LEGO Group are releasing a brick built version, at the start of July 2025. The set is available for preorder now (in some markets), has 784 Bricks and is priced at AUD109.99/ €69.99/ £59.99/ $69.99. This set appears to be a little more cute than the onscreen version suggests that it should.

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60473 The City Tower: Celebrating 20 years of LEGO City

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LEGO City Tower set (60473) featuring a vibrant multi-level building with a metro station, police and fire stations, a construction crane, a rooftop launchpad, and various vehicles and minifigures celebrating 20 years of LEGO City.

It was 2005 and the LEGO Group was in the process of turning away from near collapse and ruin. The Evergreen Town range had been out of development for a few years while licensed themes such as Star Wars and Harry Potter occupied the company’s mind (great ini the years a film was released, less so if it wasn’t). The closest thing to a ‘Real World’ town theme was LEGO World City. There were a smattering of fire craft, a train with station and engine shed, and an airplane done out in 13 different liveries. Nothing really felt complete, except for the police with their car, helicopter, truck and station (and some villains in a hovercraft as a separate set to boot). Had World City drifted a little too far from its roots? Were kids failing to relate to it? As the company underwent a ‘back to basics’ as part of its financial recovery, so too did World city get Revamped.

LEGO City: The City Tower set featuring a multi-level building with a train station, police and fire stations, a spaceship launchpad, and various minifigures, designed for children aged 8 and up.
An overhead view of the LEGO City: The City Tower set showcasing a multi-level structure, featuring a police station, fire station, and a metro station, along with various vehicles like a spaceship, police car, and construction crane. Seven minifigures are included, highlighting action-packed play possibilities.
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LEGO & The Pokémon Company International are teaming up in 2026: Gotta Catch ’em All!

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Exciting news for Pokémon trainers everywhere: Today, the LEGO Group and The Pokémon Company International announced a new multi-year partnership that will bring LEGO® Pokémon™ to fans for the first time from 2026.

Pokémon first debuted as a videogame in 1996 before being developed further as an animated series and trading card game. This partnership seems set to launch in time for the 30th anniversary year. While the world might not quite return to the lofty heights of the Pokémania of the early 2000s, the property now has a transgeneration fanbase – something to be enjoyed by adults and children alike, with many of the same nostalgic feels that come along when your childhood favourites obtain new lease of life in your adult years.

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Brickvention 2025 is on this weekend, and Tickets are still available.

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Do you love LEGO?

Are you in Melbourne?

Are you tired of working out what to do with the kids in Melbourne this weekend?

Brickvention 2025 is on at the Royal Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne on 18-19 January 2025. You can still get tickets for the public expo here. Some sessions have sold out, and others are filling rapidly.

I will be showing off my latest build, based on the Adventurers theme from 1998 (A sneak peek below), and I’ll have some Rambling Brick Tiles and a passport stamp.

Jay and I will also be recording some content for the Extra Pieces Podcast – so, keep an eye out. (While you are here, we have a new episode out, discussing some of our favorite sets of the new year!)

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71047 Dungeons and Dragons® Minifigures Revealed. Preorders Now Available.

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After the release of the LEGO Ideas Red Dragon’s Tale earlier in their year, the LEGO Group are continuing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic role playing game Dungeons and Dragons with a collectible minifigure series, set to be released in September (Most of the World) and October (Australia). Figures are now available for re-order from LEGO.com (maximum of 12 per customer)

Let’s take a closer look.

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The LEGO Group Reveals Much Anticipated LEGO Fortnite Sets. Arriving October 2024

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The multiplayer online game Fortnite has been gathering players on and off since 2017, with the LEGO Group entering the fray earlier this year with the introduction of a Digital Brick-based sandbox platform, as well as the ability to have playable characters within the game appearing as LEGO Minifigures of characters from various franchises.

Today, the pendulum swings the other way, with four LEGO sets based on the game revealed. Fortnite is probably a little outside my normal wheelhouse, and I have a lot to learn about it, if I want to catch up!

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42172: LEGO TECHNIC McLaren P1 1:8 Supercar officially revealed.

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It’s the middle of an even year, and at this time, for the last eight years, we have seen the reveal of a new 1:8 scale supercar in the LEGO Technic Range. These sets have been associated with a challenging build experience and magnificent packaging. Previously, we have seen releases involving collaboration between the Technic Team and the engineers at

  • Porsche
  • Bugatti
  • Lamborghini
  • Ferrari

This year, the tradition continues with the results of a collaboration between the LEGO Groups and McLaren Automotive to create a 1:8 scale LEGO Technic 42172 Mclaren P1.

Decked out in bright yellowish orange/flame orange, this 3893 piece model measures 59cm long, 25 cm wide and 14 cm high. It will be available on August 1 2024, from LEGO .com and LEGO stores. It will be priced at €449.99 / £389.99 / $449.99 / 589.99 CAD / 699.99 AUD.

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You’re gonna need a bigger bookshelf! 21350 LEGO® Ideas JAWS officially revealed.

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 The northern summer of 1975 was unlike any that had come before. There was a terrifying phenomenon never before seen: the cinema release that was so popular that people would queue up around the block to see it—the literal Block Buster. Forty-nine years ago last month, Jaws was released upon a population of unsuspecting holiday beachgoers!

The 1497-piece LEGO® set based on the 1975 summer blockbuster JAWS was designed by LEGO fan Johnny Campbell, and features characters Martin Brody, Matt Hooper and Sam Quint as minifigures, aboard the Orca boat – plus the shark, which can be displayed in its entirety OR with just the front half of the body, preparing to make a tasty snack of the fishing boat, ORCA.

The LEGO® Idea JAWS set will be available for LEGO Insiders from 3rd August 2024 and for all from 6th August 2024. It will be priced at €149.99 / 129.99 GBP/ $149.99/249.99 AUD/1399 CNY/199.99 CAD/3999 MXN.

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