Lego Star Wars sets have proved extremely popular each major sales period. The Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon Ultimate Collector Series, in particular.

It makes sense, these sets often run in the £100s, so any discount tends to be massive and welcomed. There's one other set from a rival sci-fi franchise that I've had my eye on though. It was only released at the end of last year, so deals have been hard to come by... until now.

The Lego Icons Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D is an exceptional recreation of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's starship from Star Trek: The Next Generation and has arrived below £310 for the first time. It comes with a presentation stand, two shuttlepods and nine minifigures of the crew and cast comprising:

• Jean-Luc Picard
• William Riker
• Worf
• Data
• Beverly Crusher
• Geordi La Forge
• Deanna Troi
• Guinan
• Wesley Crusher

Rated as an 18+ build due to its complexity, it looks stunning when fully built and, I hope, represents the first collaboration with Lego and Star Trek. Mega Bloks previously had the licence, so I've now got my fingers crossed for an original U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 set.

Until then, this is a true collector's piece which I'd happily put up against the Millennium Falcon and Death Star USC sets. And at this Prime Day price, I may well be doing exactly that.

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Don't forget though, to get the discount you will need to be a member of Amazon Prime. However, it is free to sign up to if you haven't before, and you get 30 days without a single penny taken for a subscription. You can cancel at any time, too.

It's certainly worth it during Prime Day, as there are a whole stack of additional Lego deals to check out.

I don't care who you are, LEGO Star Wars is cool, and every single model brings a little bit of joy to the world. As a child of the 70s, I grew up with Star Wars toys and with LEGO, so as an adult, seeing the two brought together was magical.

It's the classics that I love, though: ships and scenes from the original trilogy. Though occasionally I will stray beyond their borders into Mandalorian territory and Andor realms.

This year's Amazon Prime Day sale doesn't have masses of LEGO on sale, at least not yet, but there are some big discounts on those it does have. While I could happily fill my basket with them in private, I thought it might be useful to share my take on the best to buy.

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The best LEGO Star Wars deals right now

Lego is one of those brands that has managed to go from strength to strength in recent years, not least because of the way it's widened out its focus. Where partnerships and tie-in sets used to be really quite rare, they're now pumped out at quite a rate, but without every seeming to compromise on quality.

It's also a brand that resists the urge to constantly mark its kits down and offer deals all year round, which means that when Prime Day rolls around like this week, you'll want to pay attention and check out the sets you've been pining after. If they're reduced, then there's a very good chance this is the best time to buy them.

I've gone through an absolute mountain of discounts on Amazon for you, checking out hundreds of Lego deals to pick out the very best ones. Below you'll find a curated set of 15 deals that I think represent the best value, on the most rewarding, beautiful or intricate kits Lego has to offer.

If there's one deal that dominates each major sales event more than any other, it's the perennial discounts on the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon Ultimate Collector Series – and this latest Prime Day is no exception.

It makes complete sense. After all, the enormous Lego set usually costs £734.99 – so getting almost £200 off is a massive deal – both figuratively and literally.

You can get it now for just £546.19 on Amazon UK – a mammoth 26% off and its lowest price I've seen yet. And if that's still too rich for your blood, another Millennium Falcon set is available with a big discount too.

So check out the below. There should be something for every Lego and Star Wars fan.

Another Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon option is available too. The adult collectible 75375 set is similar to the Lego Star Wars helmets range, so is smaller and designed to be displayed after the build.

Like the Ultimate Collector Series, it is available with a nice discount, now priced at £53.99 on Amazon – almost a third off its usual £74.99 ticket.

Why buy the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon Collector Series set?

The Collector Series Millennium Falcon is a mammoth build that will take a fair while to complete. It comprises 7,541 pieces and comes with two complete crews, with the likes of Han Solo and Chewbacca joined by Finn and Rey from the more recent movies.

Once constructed, the Millennium Falcon has removable hull pieces so you can see inside at the intricate detail, and its replica scale means the crew can even fit inside the cockpit.

It really is a rather special Lego set that you'll covet for years (I know I would).

There's rarely a better time than Prime Day to pick up some Lego – especially given how unavoidably expensive the brand's kits can be during the rest of the year. If you, like me, have a fairly long wishlist of sets that you'd love to one day get your hands on, then you probably know to check out what Amazon's offering on each when the big sales event rolls around.

Right now, it's not even started, but there are a heap of early Prime Day deals knocking about, and some of them have brought extremely welcome discounts to the table. I've been saying for a couple of years, since it first came out, that I've never built a better set than The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell, and it's the first up, with a really nice £65 discount through Amazon UK.

That's not the only huge Lego set from its The Lord of the Rings range to get a discount right now, though. Also included in the deal list is the set I most badly want to pair with my Rivendell – the tower of Barad-dûr.

Either of these sets would constitute one heck of an early Prime Day treat for yourself or someone else, and while there's no point pretending that the deals make them actively cheap, they're cheaper than usual, which is what matters more in this case. If you're a fan of the franchise or of Lego in general, be sure to think about whether now's the best time to buy one!

The Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear is the latest model in Lego’s Ultimate Car Concept range, and inducts the Swedish megacar into an even more exclusive collection of just six cars. The Lego Technic model provides not just a visually accurate interpretation of the car, but it mimics some of the Spear’s most notable features.

Koenigsegg is a Swedish success story, rising from the boyhood dream of Christian von Koenigsegg to one of the most sought-after luxury supercar producers in the world. From its pristine factory in southern Sweden, it produces just 70 cars a year and has a waiting list of over seven years for new models.

The Sadair’s Spear joined the line-up in 2025, named after the horse his father, Jesko, rode in his last race in 1976. Costing roughly £4 million each, only 30 cars exist, and every one was sold before they were even made. They are now changing hands between collectors for even more.

This is the kind of car that kids (and adults) put pictures of on their wall. It’s a road-legal track-inspired megacar, with a 5.0-litre V8, 1603hp, a huge spoiler and Koenigsegg’s signature fighter jet-style windscreen. Megacar is a term reserved for those supercars with a power-to-weight ratio of greater than 1:1, and the Sadiar’s Spear produces 1,157 horsepower per tonne.

It also boasts the impressive Lightning Speed Transmission (LST) for instant shifts through its nine gears, a unique triplex suspension system and the signature Koenigsegg Ghost mode, which raises the huge rear wing, the bonnet, and opens both dihedral doors.

A technical challenge

Creating a Lego Technic version of the Sadair’s Spear was a challenge that took its designers over a year and a half – longer than any previous Ultimate Car Concept. The 4,104-piece model is 59cm long, 28cm wide and weighs nearly 3kg.

The really clever part is that the Lego Sadair’s Spear features working versions of the suspension and the sequential 9-speed gearbox; the paddles on the steering wheel click forward and back, switching the gears through the series of cogs visible at the back of the car at a slightly larger-than-life scale.

“It doesn’t matter how many times I try to explain the light speed transmission,” says CEO Christian von Koenigsegg, “but here we don’t need to. Here you can build it and see for yourself how it works.”

The model also replicates the Ghost mode. Lift the rear section of the car and the bonnet and doors automatically follow, thanks to some mind-boggling engineering. This movement has become synonymous with Koenigsegg, and is a nod to the Swedish Air Force’s Ghost Squadron, from which the ghost logo comes.

Hands-on

The clever part about Lego models, including the Technic range, is that they all rely on standardised pieces. Of the 4,104 in this set, only 19 pieces had been specially made for the Koenigsegg, including the wishbone suspension, the cogs to allow the nine-gear movement and the roof panels.

Two things really struck me about the Lego Technic Sadair’s Spear. The first was how close the design looks to the real car. The attention to detail, down to the way the doors open and the seven-spoke turbine blade Aircore carbon-fibre alloys, is really impressive. The second is just how big this model is. Built at a 1:8 scale, the size and weight are significant, and you will need plenty of shelf space to display it properly once you’ve finished – and you’ll want to show this off.

The way the sequential gearbox has been designed for this model is really stunning. Not only can you change through the gears using the paddles, but the different gears then offer different levels of torque to the wheels, due to the pistons moving at different speeds in the car’s engine. The way the Triplex wishbone suspension operates is also highly accurate, providing real shock absorbers in the model.

Like most who saw the Sadiar’s Spear, though, I had to try out the Ghost mode. In the real car, this is activated from the key, but on the model you manually raise the rear section. As it raises, the doors open, folding upwards and the wing mirrors fold in, as they do on the real car. The bonnet also raises at the same time, all connected by a series of pieces under the gearbox. You can also open the doors individually by pressing a small button further back in the car’s body.

There is one difference though from the real car – aside from the price – and that’s the colour. The Sadiar’s Spear is finished in a dark brown metallic paint; for the model though, Lego has chosen black. During prototyping, versions of the brown were tried, but it was decided the colour didn’t look as appealing in Technic Lego, and adding the metallic effect was not feasible. The use of orange for the interior and details gives the model a sporty feel that matches the original car.

Building it

Kasper René Hansen, Lego’s lead designer on the project, told me that the original building meetings, where he briefed the team on how to build the Sadair’s Spear, took a full week. Once the instruction manual was finished, that build time reduced to three solid days.

For us non-professional builders, I expect you will need significantly longer. Not that you’d want to rush this process – it is, after all, what makes Lego so fun. This is the biggest of the Ultimate Car Concepts to date, beating the McLaren P1 by around 200 pieces; it’s also only the second model to have a removable roof, matching the real car and allowing you to get a better view inside.

Full-size cars

Not content with making one of the most impressive scale models of the Sadiar’s Spear, Lego also set its large format specialists to work and created a life-sized Lego version. Following projects like the Lego F1 cars last year, this 1:1 version looks just like the real car, and it drives – fast.

The full-sized model is made from 327,906 pieces and took more than 9,400 hours to develop and construct. Fitted with dual motors and a large electric battery, it’s considerably faster than previous full-scale Lego models. The team’s aim was to allow the car to reach 100km/h (62mph).

Testing the full-size model at Goodwood on a reverse route of the hill climb, the Lego Sadiar’s Spear reached 111km/h (69mph) with Koenigsegg Test Driver, Markus Lundh, behind the wheel. The model is expected to debut at Aurora, the Scandinavian Concours and be back at Goodwood for the Festival of Speed later this month.

The Lego Technic Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear is available to buy on the Lego store from 4 July 2026 (with early access for Lego Insiders from 1 July) priced £399.99 / €449.99 / $449.99. Those who buy the model before 6 July will also receive a LEGO Technic Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear Steering Wheel model set as a special gift.

Launched at CES in January, the Lego Smart Play range uses tech-packed bricks to enable interactivity – including sounds and lights – between enabled sets, and now it's expanded in a whole new area.

Previously limited to the Lego Star Wars lineup, we now have 12 new sets featuring everyone's favourite pocket monsters. The Lego Pokémon Smart Play collection are available to pre-order now and will be available in stores from 1 August.

Lego also introduced its first Pokémon sets this January, but they're more for collectors than to play with. They're also on the pricier side, with the showpiece Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise build costing an eye-watering £579.99.

This Smart Play range is more accessible. Not only are they child-friendly, but sets start at £17.99 in the UK, rising up to £79.99 for bigger builds.

"Fans can build, train and interact with their Lego Pokémon creatures through hands-on, imaginative play that encourages creativity, confidence and storytelling," said Lego's chief marketing and product officer, Julia Goldin.

“Lego Smart Play is an expansion of our existing Lego System-in-Play and we are excited to integrate it into our latest Lego Pokémon sets. It’s all about inviting children to explore, experiment and bring their own ideas to their adventures!”

Different sets come with different interactivity options. The Smart Play: Training House with Pikachu set, for example, includes one Smart Brick, four Smart Tags, and a Smart Charger.

When moving the Smart Brick, built inside Pikachu's chest, closer to one of the tags, you'll trigger a sound and response.

Multiple sets can then be matched to play on a wider scale.

All of the Lego Pokémon Smart Play sets can be found on Lego.com now, with a limit of three purchases per account.

Select Lego Stores can also be visited to see a demo of the new sets in action.

Lego and retro gaming has gone hand in hand a lot in recent years. It has collaborated with Nintendo and Atari for collectable sets based on classic consoles, while a partnership with Sega has also resulted in some excellent builds starring Sonic the Hedgehog.

Now the toy brand and the latter gaming giant have combined again, but this time with arguably the best gaming set we've seen to date – not necessarily in complexity, but certainly for price.

While the Lego versions of the Nintendo Entertainment System and Atari 2600 (VCS) were in excess of £200 / $200 at launch, the newly announced Lego Sega Genesis (AKA Mega Drive in the UK, Europe and Japan) will be just £34.99 / $39.99.

Admittedly, the build is a lot less complicated, comprising 479 pieces – less than a quarter of the Atari – but still an accurate, attractive set for retro gaming fans and collectors.

It comes with additional pieces to swap the style from Genesis to Mega Drive, depending on your preferred option, detachable controllers, and even a hidden zone showing a picture of Sonic under the cartridge unit.

A slottable cartridge (of Sonic the Hedgehog 2) is also included and the final construction measures 400m x 160mm x 120mm. The controllers measure 200mm x 80mm x 240mm apiece.

The full set will be available from 1 June 2026. Lego hasn't yet opened its store for pre-orders, but we'll keep checking on the build up to release day.

In the meantime, there's a big deal on the Lego Game Boy on Amazon.co.uk right now – you can get 24% off the life-sized version of the DMG handheld. That makes it just £41.99 in the UK – pricier than the Genesis / Mega Drive, but arguably even more desirable.

Over the years we've written about the best Lego sets, including Star Wars specials, with some of the priciest models attracting the greatest public interest.

Now that we're into 'that special weekend' – it's May The 4th, but of course – more eyes are on Star Wars history, memorabelia, movies and, let's not forget, Lego Star Wars sets.

There's something extra special about commemorating your favourite characters and scenes in physical form – whether as a personal hobby, with your kids and family, or a wider group – and these Lego sets deliver that just perfectly.

Big, complex sets for big, outlandish sums isn't the go-to for many of us, though. So whether it's a little treat, a birthday present or gift, or a bigger purchase that you've saved up for, here are three stand-out Lego Star Wars sets – whatever your budget.

T3's Top 3

Other Lego Star Wars sets to consider?

As said up top, some of the most successful Lego Star Wars price-cut deals we've highlighted over the years have been the ones that Lego fans and Star Wars fans go doolally to snap up.

Whether that's the Imperial Star Destroyer (as pictured) or the legendary Millennium Falcon Collector's Edition sets, there are some big purchases that may also see May 4th discounts.

Lego's partnership with Star Wars runs deep, though, so whether you're more The Mandalorian aligned of late, are a fan of the 1970s originals, or both, there are sets to suit everyone and everyone.

Some of the older, larger models are now discontinued and run into second-hand market mega-fortunes, mind, so if you want a Death Star then you're out of luck as it stands.

But with The Mandalorian and Grogu movie imminently in cinemas, expect an even bigger push from Star Wars and Lego alike – and it's the N-1 Starfighter that really kicks things off, as highlighted above.

As a fan of both Formula One and Lego, seeing the two brands come together in the last few years has filled me with joy.

Who could forget the full-size Lego cars racing ahead of last year’s Miami GP? Even the brake marker boards at the Austrian GP, resembling blocks of Lego, was a delight to see. And of course there are the new Lego F1 kits. You can buy a full grid of 1:24 scale cars, plus even the Apex GP team car from F1: The Movie, and most recently the Lego-branded Formula Academy racer.

Then there are the Lego Technic kits. Renowned for their size, price and complexity, the Technic family has included the off F1 car for years now, but for the last couple of seasons their quality, realism and attention to detail has reached a new level. And so too has Lego’s ability to back a winner, since this year’s star car is the McLaren MCL39 – winner in 2025 of both the Constructors’ Championship and, with driver Lando Norris, the Drivers’ Championship.

The kit follows in the Pirelli tyre tracks of last year’s Ferrari and Red Bull. Priced at £199.99 here in the UK ($229.99 in the US) and available since 1 March, the MCL39 kit is 1:8 scale and comprises 1,675 pieces, plus a comprehensive set of stickers to faithfully recreate the double-championship-winning livery.

I’d previously built Lego’s smaller F1 cars, with both the 1:24 scale 2023 Ferrari and approximately 1:18 scale 1988 McLaren MP4/4, so was excited to finally try out the bigger format. In fact, I would almost certainly have bought the MCL39 car myself, until Lego kindly suggested sending one for this review.

As with any Lego kit of this size, there’s a lot to take in. But the instructions are as clear as ever, and the 10 bags of pieces are clearly labelled. I mostly assembled this kit on the lounge floor, but if you put the smaller components of each bag into a couple of bowls as you go, I can see this coming together on a relatively small table just fine.

Comprising 546 steps across 362 pages, the instructions might seem intimidating for builders used to the smaller F1 kits. But none of the steps are particularly complex, and while I had to rewind a couple of times I’ll blame that on being distracted by the television. Some steps require a closer look to understand precisely where each part goes – and make sure to double-check orientation when components are flipped around between stages – but for anyone familiar with a Technic kit this will all feel familiar.

I particularly enjoyed how the suspension and power unit came together. The former includes a set of springs to give the car independent push-rod and pull-rod suspension, just like the real thing, and the way it sits when complete is especially satisfying. So too is the engine, with its six cylinders moving up and down as the rear wheels rotate.

There’s a gearbox too, of sorts. A lever beneath the left-off engine cover clicks through low gear, neutral and high gear with a push, changing the speed of the engine relative to how quickly the rear wheels turn (or how quickly you push it across the carpet…). It’s a nice detail, but strangely this lever is also attached to the DRS flap of the rear wing.

This isn’t at all how the rear car works, but I appreciate what Lego has done here. Push the lever to the higher gear, and the DRS opens as it would in a high-speed section of the race track. It neatly combines two mechanisms into one, but might annoy an F1 engineering purist.

Elsewhere, the front wheels can be turned by either the steering wheel in the cockpit, or via a gear that protrudes discretely from behind the roll hoop.

The livery is very good, with each sticker easy to apply. I really like how accurate this car looks. It’s still obviously a Lego kit and not an ultra-realistic model from Amalgam or Pocher, but to my eyes it looks much more realistic than some of the supercar Technic kits do.

Gaps beneath the side pods let it down slightly, the rear end could perhaps be a little tidier – and, yes, Lego still hasn’t fixed the ongoing F1 Technic issue of the front and rear tyres being the same width. The smaller, simpler and much cheaper F1 Speed Champions kit gets this detail correct, so why can’t a Technic car costing almost 10x the price?

That gripe aside, the MCL39 is a fabulous kit that’s still a lot of fun to build and display, either on its own, alongside a couple of smaller F1 models, or as part of a complete hybrid-era collection with the Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari too.

With all the talk of the next-generation of gaming, with Xbox Project Helix and the PS6 in development, the future of the games console is looking rosy. It could be a couple of years at least before we see either in stores, though.

But don't worry, it seems as if one games console will arrive this year after all – and we're not talking about Valve's Steam Machine. It looks like Lego is about to add to its classic console collection in the form of the original PlayStation.

Lego has previously released sets for the Atari 2600 (VCS), Nintendo Entertainment System, and most recently, the Game Boy. Each are loving recreations of games machines from yesteryear, which have proved very popular.

Now a Lego Instagrammer has leaked information (via VGC) on a prospective new set, which could arrive by the end of this year. Lego Minecraft Goat has a good track record for set leaks, and they claim that the Lego PlayStation set will include 1,911 pieces and be priced at $159.99 / €159.99.

That also makes it likely to cost between £149.99 and £159.99 in the UK.

It will be an adult build (for over 18s) and could also include the classic original DualShock controller. We'd also put money on a Lego version of the original PS1 memory card.

Certainly, Lego is going all-in on gaming right now, with a new Luigi & Mach 8 set being added to its Mario Kart range. There are the Pokémon sets too, plus a tease that new Super Mario minifigures are coming in 2027.

Hopefully, if the PlayStation set proves successful, we might also see some other favourites added to the lineup. I'd love a Sega Mega Drive / Genesis and/or SNES, for example.

And how about a Lego Xbox 360? You could even have extra bricks to add the red rings of death to the power button.

Or perhaps not.

One of the most popular deals during every major sales period is on the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon Ultimate Collector Series. Considering it's usually priced over £730, there's good reason to wait for big discounts.

However, there's one set that's even bigger and more sought after, and it's much more rare to see a deal for it. That set is the 9,023 piece Lego Star Wars Death Star UCS and its RRP is a mind-bending £899.99, so any money off would be a godsend.

And that's exactly what we've got during the Amazon Spring Deal Days event. The flagship set in Lego's Star Wars range has a mighty £135 saving right now – bringing the price down to Millennium Falcon levels.

In fact, that's the first time we've seen it discounted since its launch last year. And we suspect it won't be available at this price for long.

What is the Lego Star Wars Death Star UCS set?

Lego has released different iterations of the Death Star over the years, with a couple of the larger sets being incredible builds, but nothing of the scale of its latest.

The Death Star UCS is made up of 9,023 pieces, includes 36 minifigures, and even has an Imperial Shuttle in the hanger bay. You can also add a separate TIE Fighter, with space for it to hang in the final build.

Once constructed, the Death Star measures an incredible 70cm high and 79cm wide. Cleverly though, as it is a cross-section build, it's just 27cm deep, so is great for putting on display.

You'll likely have to put aside a week to build it though, with some reporting that it took them up to 26 hours to complete.

There are some other great Lego deals to be found during the Spring Deal Days event – some won't even need to be signed off by your bank manager.

It's Pokémon Day, and this is a particularly big one – this year, Pokémon turns 30, which is the sort of anniversary that most brands and franchises dream of getting to. It's brought with a whole heap of new announcements, but you might have missed that in amongst the noise, today is also the on-sale date for the huge Lego Pokémon sets announced a couple of months ago.

They're some of the most extravagant Lego kits I've ever seen (and I'm someone who's lucky to have built ones like the Starship Enterprise, and The Lord of the Rings Rivendell in recent years. In particular, my mind's been completely captured by the largest set of the run: Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise.

It's a staggering collectible, one that gives you really detailed and perfectly-modelled examples of the final evolutions of each starter Pokémon from the very first generation of games – the ones I remember so vividly from my childhood.

I'm from the generation that completely wrecked save files by abusing the MissingNo. glitch on Pokémon Blue (in my case), so these monsters are some of the longest-standing mascots in my life. To see them recreated like this is something else, albeit there's no world where I can afford to buy the kit myself.

I'm particularly taken with the way the set divides – you can have it as a complete display, with each of the three monsters on a section defined by their main elemental power, but they're also free-standing models, from the looks of things.

That stonking price tag (£579.99 here in the UK) is hard to get past, and no mistake, but I'm extremely confident that by the time you read this story, they'll have already completely sold out – still, no harm in trying eh?

Of course, there are luckily some other sets to pick from, including charming versions of both Eevee and Pikachu, arguably more recognisable thanks to their starring roles in various eras of the cartoon show.

All in all, though, these sets really do look like some of the most luxurious and high-end merchandise I've ever seen created for a franchise like this. It's fairly telling that fans from the early Pokémon days are happy to hoover this stuff up – the franchise has gone from strength to strength.

Given the crazy demand for the trading card game's rarest cards at this point, don't be surprised if some people aim to buy up these sets just to sit on them for a decade or two, hoping to sell them for way more down the line. That's a bit of a bummer, to my mind, but at this price it's all a bit of a silly season anyway.

Several times a year, we receive a press release or hear about a product that makes us double check the calendar – just to make sure it's not 1 April. This is one of them.

Crocs and Lego have announced a partnership that will result in years of collaborative products, and it'll be interesting to see what they come up with in the future. The launch release, however, is something quite different.

Available on the Crocs and Lego websites from 16 February will be the Lego Brick Clog – an outlandish mish-mash of the two brands that surely only the bravest Millennial would leave the home wearing.

They'll have to be fairly loose with cash too, as the Brick Clogs cost £199.99 / €199.99 / $149.99 a pair,

That said, I have little doubt that the Crocs x Lego footwear will sell out immediately. They come with an exclusive minifigure, for starters – also wearing similar Brick Clogs. That opens up sales to the collector's market for sure.

What will more likely be in the realms of affordability are future Lego Jibbitz for classic Crocs Clogs. Lego claims that the add-on accessories will be part of an additional product rollout throughout this year.

There will also be extra releases for kids and adults, it claims. That could result in new Lego sets, perhaps, or other forms of Crocs footwear that aren't as much an acquired taste.

I'd personally prefer it – I do love a Croc and am a sucker for Lego, but there's no way on God's green earth that I'd wear what looks like shoe boxes on my feet (I'm size 11 - 12, so am already close to that as things stand).

But chuck me a minifigure Jibbitz – in the shape of Boba Fett perhaps – and then you're talking.

Lego Smart Play is extremely clever. On the face of it, the prospect of a Lego model being able to make sound effects as you play could sound pretty run-of-the-mill, but it’s how it makes those sounds and what it could mean for the future that really excites me.

The project has been in development for the last eight years and has involved the work of Cambridge Consultants, the deep tech powerhouse that is an expert in miniaturisation. There are no pre-recorded sounds in the smart bricks; instead, they use a synthesiser to create live sounds based on information from the sensors and the digital ID from the smart tile or minifigure.

The digital ID provides the smart brick with a series of rules, giving it a series of notes to play based on the readings from the onboard sensors. For instance, the accelerometer detects fast movement – play a flying sound, the light sensor detects a red colour – play the sound of the laser canons, the brick is upside down – make a crashing sound.

Where the technology really blows my mind, though, is through the Bluetooth connectivity between multiple smart bricks. This allows the bricks to share positioning information and relay data from their sensors to other bricks. In practice, this allows two models to interact, to play, fight or work together.

I spoke to Lego’s Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Julia Goldin and Tom Donaldson, Senior Vice President and Head of Creative Play Lab, about what this means for the Lego ecosystem, as well as Mike Ilacqua, Global Head of Product for Lego Star Wars and Chris Gollaher, Senior Manager for Product Development at Lucasfilm, about bringing Lego Star Wars to life.

A new chapter

For Lego, Smart Play is an enhancement to its existing product, rather than a new chapter, and is often compared to the Minifigures that were first introduced in 1978. “It gives new possibilities to the LEGO system in play, says Julia Goldin, Lego’s Chief Product and Marketing Officer. “I think that it's a very important step because we're not deviating from our core, we're building into the core.”

While some of the sounds and actions of the smart brick may be obvious, others will take a little more exploring to discover. Certain sounds may only happen through an unusual interaction – like the purring sound you get through gentle stroking of a Dewback in the Lego Star Wars Mos Eisley set. There’s no instruction manual for this, it’s there as a surprise.

“I think it has tremendous possibilities,” says Goldin. “There are nurturing behaviours, there are animal behaviours, there's interactions between people, there are cops and robbers, there's racing. The possibilities are endless.”

Lego insists that with this new technology, we’re not going to see yearly updates for newer, better bricks. “We're not coming in with a two-year hardware refresh cycle,” says Tom Donaldson, Senior Vice President and Head of Creative Play Lab at Lego. “We're investing in something that we believe will last for an extended period of time, with software upgrades rather than hardware upgrades.” Updates can be achieved over Bluetooth using the companion phone app, which is the only time a screen comes into use for Smart Play.

Screen-free play

During the CES keynote, Lego was keen to point out that using Smart Play is a screen-free experience for the play portion at least. “It’s not a message that we're anti-screen,” says Donaldson. “Screens tend to draw focus, so we did feel that it was important that we didn't have a screen to properly explore the other opportunities.”

Of course, the addition of tech means batteries, but Lego has an elegant solution to charging the bricks. A wireless tray is included in each set which is powered by USB. Up to two bricks can simply be placed on this tray and can be fully charged in under two hours. In use, the bricks will last for about an hour, depending on how heavily they are being used. “We found in some of our in-home tests that exceeds the amount of time that kids play for,” says Donaldson. Lego purposely wont fully charge the battery either, to help extend the life of the product.

In a galaxy far, far away

Though the Smart Play technology will no doubt be brought to a full range of products, the first sets are from the Lego Star Wars universe. This was no accident, and perhaps where this technology made the most sense. “We developed the play experience alongside the technology because we didn't want to have a situation where we developed the technology and then we tried to cram it into play,” says Goldin. “We opened it up to our designers to think about different potential areas where this technology can fit and the idea of epic Star Wars battles came up quite quickly.”

When kids play with Star Wars Lego, they naturally add their own sound effects to the play, so having the addition of the Smart Play sounds made sense. “It lends itself to epic storytelling and epic battles,” says Goldin. “We also wanted a partner who's very happy to work with us on something not tried before. Disney are also super focused on innovation, and they really embraced it.”

Recreating the iconic Star Wars sound effects meant that Lego had to get them sounding just right, which added pressure to the process. Ultimately, though, it helped to make the Smart Bricks even better. “You need something to hold the quality bar high to make sure you create a great product, so it was never a problem, says Donaldson. “It was a challenge, but it was a good challenge.”

A rebel alliance

Working directly with Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Company, Lego was able to tap into the epic storytelling and iconic characters and vehicles of the Star Wars Galaxy. According to Mike Ilacqua, Global Head of Product for Lego Star Wars, it wasn’t the sound effects that were the hard part. “We know when you listen to the lightsaber sounds when they're battling, it sounds like lightsabers. When you listen to the X-Wing, it sounds like an X-Wing,” says Ilacqua. “The part that needed a little bit more thought was, are the characters are going to talk, what are they going to do? The important thing was making it language agnostic, but also getting the personalities to still come through. I think that's been achieved.”

Having the Smart Play on board allows kids to create their own story, as you can mix up the characters and go very much off-script from the regular Star Wars timeline. “That's what the kids get the most fun from,” says Ilacqua. “It's putting a character in the X-Wing that you would never normally expect, and have it behave like that character would. Maybe that character, even in the minifig for,m will be more frightened than a Darth Vader would have been, so you get those interactions. I think kids doing those things, taking it off story, having fun, and having it react in a way that might not be expected, I think that's part of what makes this so magical.”

All three of the initial Smart Play sets are based on the original trilogy of Star Wars films. These include Luke’s Red Five X-Wing, Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter, a Throne Room duel and A-Wing set. Three more sets, including a Millennium Falcon, Mos Eisley Cantina and Landspeeder, were also teased. “We pretty quickly settled on starting with the original trilogy,” says Chris Gollaher, Senior Manager for Product Development at Lucasfilm. “One thing with Star Wars is it's a cross-generational, and we know that these are some of the sets, the characters that just have the widest appeal, and so it was a great place to start.”

While this new Smart Play system is definitely aimed at kids playing with Lego Star Wars toys, there’s no reason why we couldn’t see it come to those Lego Star Wars kits aimed at adults sometime in the future. “We definitely have designed this product line, you know, first and foremost with kids in mind,” says Gollaher. “We'll continue on the standard range of our LEGO Star Wars portfolio to build some amazing sets that are very much catered to adults in the Ultimate Collector Series and so forth. But I think one thing that we've learned over the 25-plus years of working together is that once you put a creative, something creative in our fans' hands, they will find really creative ways to use it.”

I can’t wait to see these Smart Play kits again when they go on sale in March, as well as what comes next. While none of the Lego team would be drawn on what products could come next, I’d be surprised if we don’t see the Smart Bricks in its Lego Speed Champions F1 cars and some of its other franchised themes, such as Batman, Harry Potter and Pokémon.

You might have thought Stranger Things was over – despite the behind-the-scenes documentary, and the rampant fan theories about a non-existent final episode that's still to come. It looks like we may get another era of tie-ins and merch, though, if Netflix has its way, and there's no better team-up for a brand than with Lego right now.

While there has been one Lego Stranger Things pack before, a few years ago in a very limited run that's now extraordinarily expensive, The Creel House marks the first time we've got a kit since then, and it's much bigger – with a really fun twist that makes it a super rewarding one to build.

The kit lets you build the house that played such a key role in the show's fourth season, as the kids slowly explored its horrendous rooms and found out some of the backstory that eventually led to the creation of none other than Vecna himself – and this kit lets you see all of that fun as you make it.

In its standard configuration it shows the house, along with minifigures for much of the main cast of Season 5 for you to arrange – plus a couple of external vehicles to fill out the scene. The real trick, though, is that the whole thing is built to transform.

If you carefully grab the two trees on the outside of the set and pull them apart, the set cleverly slides open, revealing a new side to the house, rendering it crooked and tumbled, with Vecna's evil presence revealed and his lair's nasty details showcased. These are best viewed from the back, where you can suddenly see Vecna himself along with a range of other neat props.

It's a really cool bit of kit design, and it ensures that as you build the house you'll be kept guessing as to how its different sections fit together. In truth, the transforming design also means that some sections of the house's exterior are not quite as snug and tight-fitting as they'd otherwise be, but that's a bargain I'm very happy to strike.

Plus, I haven't built too many Lego sets where after the main structure is complete I get to do two more mini-sets, effectively, which is what the radio van and Steve's car effectively let you do. Each has its own tiny instructions booklet, and comes in its own bag internally, making it really easy to save them for later if you like.

All in all, this is another super impressive licensed tie-in for Lego (just like the Star Trek set I built last month), and if Netflix has its wits about it we'll see many more sets in the next couple of years. Since there are already One Piece sets, too, and plenty of Lego series streaming on the platform, it looks like a partnership that should bear yet more fruit in the time to come.

Lego has unveiled its long-awaited Pokémon collaboration sets, including one that weighs in at a mighty £579.99 / $650.

The Lego Pokémon Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise set does contain three large scale favourites, which can be displayed separately or combined into a single vista, but it's not far from the sale prices of the Lego Millennium Falcon Ultimate Collector Series. That comes as somewhat a shock.

As does the Lego Pokémon Pikachu and Poké Ball, which is also available for pre-order now. That will set you back £179.99 / $199.99 – a darn sight more than the Mega Bloks Pikachu building set available from the previous licence holder.

Thankfully, there is one set that's more affordable, although it too is in the adult range of 18+ builds. The Lego Pokémon Eevee set is priced at £54.99 / $59.99.

"Bringing the world of Pokémon to life in Lego bricks is both an exciting opportunity and a great responsibility," said Lego's chief product and marketing officer, Julia Goldin (via VGC).

"We've worked to combine our worlds in a way that truly celebrates the creativity, adventure, and wonder that Pokémon represents.

"This partnership opens up a whole new range of possibilities for Trainers and builders alike, and we can’t wait for fans to experience these new Lego Pokémon sets."

Lego Pokémon: my take so far

Lego first announced it had secured a partnership with The Pokémon Company last March, with a tweet revealing the first sets would arrived in 2026.

It posted a teaser on X showing Lego bricks forming Pikachu's tail. In the meantime, we've had other Nintendo properties arrive – including the well received Lego Game Boy, which continues to be a favourite of mine.

But the main reason I'm a fan of that particular set is its price. Although Eevee is available at a more affordable price point, the fact that the flag-bearing Pikachu will set you back close to $200 is a strange opening gambit.

The series will undoubtedly continue into younger builds, I'm sure, with far cheaper sets. It's just expecting a lot of the fans Lego is hoping to attract with the new range.

When Lego announced that it was finally offering a truly enthusiast-level set for Star Trek fans at the start of 2026, I knew I had to get my hands on it, if at all possible. Thankfully, Lego itself was happy to help, so I spent half a dozen very happy hours over the Christmas period building the best set I've made since Rivendell.

The Enterprise isn't on the same scale as that kit in terms of the number of blocks in total, coming in at just over 3600 pieces in total, but what's really impressive is how architectural and large the set ends up being despite that somewhat modest count.

You build it in two distinct chunks, starting with the Y-shaped rear of the ship, with its two engine blocks sitting on a frame. Then, once that's ready and you have the large black stand also constructed, you get to turn to that iconic saucer.

Throughout, there are some real treats in terms of the inventiveness of the pieces being used. My favourite probably comes just below the saucer, in the first image above this paragraph – the engine vent at the front of the Y is made of two speedboat windscreens in a more vivid blue than usual.

The attention to detail, meanwhile, is typically impressive, too. Some of the authentic touches aren't even necessarily things you'll be able to point out to onlookers once it's built. For instance, at one point, you'll install a gold sticker representing the ship's dedication plaque, which can barely be seen once it's finished. As most big Lego fans will know, that sort of little easter egg is a huge part of the joy of a big build.

Speaking of stickers, you'll apply plenty as the build goes on, mostly in the form of logos and designations for the ship, but another big part of the set is the cast minifigures that you'll assemble as it unfolds. These comprise all of the main characters from The Next Generation, including the iconic Jean-Luc Picard and his closest allies. Each also has a little trinket to symbolise their interests, from a trombone (the first ever in Lego, apparently) to a pet cat.

As always with this sort of kit, a big part of the challenge actually comes after you finish it. After all, I've now got a seriously sizeable spaceship to manage in terms of display space, and I can confirm that my London flat is not exactly long on free surfaces.

The reality is that I'll probably do what I've done before, including for the huge Rivendell set that remains my favourite ever Lego kit. I take the time (and it does take time) to disassemble the set in reverse order.

This lets you divide the thing back up into numbered bags (sandwich bags in my case) that you can label yourself. The long and short of it is that this means you can build it again at a later date without the huge hurdle of every piece being in one massive pile. Frankly, if you ever wanted to sell a kit on it would also doubtless help.

So, if you're a Star Trek fan who's ever enjoyed building Lego, I'd get this one on your wishlist. Since going on sale at the very start of January, it's instantly sold out and gone on back order, but you can still get it on a realistic timeframe, so don't hang about. You can order it from Lego right here.

Lego Smart Play is the biggest update to the ecosystem in 47 years. Using a so-called Smart Brick, regular Lego constructions gain responsive audio effects, bringing them to life in your hands.

The Smart Brick is the same size as a regular 4x2 Lego piece and is universal, meaning you could put the same brick in any number of Lego sets and have a different result. Inside it is a speaker, accelerometers, light and sound sensors, an onboard synthesiser and a custom mixed-signal ASIC chip to run it all.

Depending on the Smart Tag or Smart Minifigure placed near it, the Smart Brick will deliver sounds to match those characteristics. These aren’t pre-recorded clips either, these are generated live to match the movement or behaviour of the Lego set it's in.

While only a small piece, the Smart Brick has been designed to amplify the sound from its onboard speaker through internal air spacing. This gives a clear and loud sound while interacting with the set.

Play smarter

The Lego Smart Tag is a 2x2 studless tile that, when placed on the model, delivers the information to the Smart Brick via a digital ID, telling it how to behave. The new Smart Minifigures look identical to regular Lego minifigures, but can also deliver information to the Smart Brick when placed on or near the model.

These Smart Bricks can also work together and are aware of each other’s positions through a Bluetooth-based protocol called BrickNet. This helps to trigger new sounds and effects when two models interact, and could make way for multiple Smart Bricks to be used in larger models in the future.

The bricks are be charged with a device that comes in the box and can charge more than one brick at a time, while a Smart Assist app allows you to update the devices and control their use. For general use, though, the Smart Play setup doesn’t require any network connection or external devices. Despite being advanced technology, it’s a completely screen-free experience.

The first models featuring Lego Smart Play will launch on 1 March 2026 and will be from the Lego Star Wars universe. So far, three sets have revealed, each featuring a Smart Brick, charger, Smart Tag and at least one Smart Minifigure.

Lego Star Wars Smart Play sets

One of the most iconic Star Wars ships, Luke’s Red Five X-Wing features heavily in the original trilogy and is recreated here in a 584-piece set. This Smart Play kit comes with two Smart Minifigures of Luke Skywalker (in his pilot suit) and Princess Leia – as well as regular rebel crew and Stormtrooper minifigures. There are five Smart Tags in the box too, including tags for the X-Wing, the Imperial Turret, the transporter, the command centre and R2-D2.

The Imperial turret, transporter and command centre models are also included in this set and, by adding the Smart Tags to them, can generate a range of extra sounds. Expect laser canons, engine sounds, refueling and repair noises.

The Smart Play version of Darth Vader’s Tie Fighter is a 473-piece set that also includes a Rebel Outpost and Imperial Fueling Station. The set includes one Smart Tag for the Tie Fighter and a Smart minifigure of Darth Vader, as well as a regular minifigure of a Rebel Fleet Trooper.

The third model is a large 962-piece Smart Play Throne Room Duel and A-Wing set. This is the location for the original battle between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader at the end of Return of the Jedi and features Smart minifigures of Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine and Luke Skywalker. The set also includes an A-Wing fighter and cannon turret, with its own Smart Tag. There are also Smart Tags for the A-Wing, throne and two for the Lightsaber duels.

All models are available to pre-order from 9 January 2026 and on sale from 1 March 2026.

Lego Star Wars Smart Play: Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter €69,99 / $69,99 / £59,99 / A$99.99, Lego Star Wars Smart Play: Luke’s Red Five X-wing building set €89,99 / $99,99 / £79,99/ A$149.99, Lego Star Wars Smart Play: Throne Room Duel & A-wing Set 159,99 EUR / 159,99 USD / 139,99 GBP/ 249.99 AUD

Christmas is a time for catching up with loved ones, eating as much food as you can get away with and watching a concerning amount of crap TV. But it’s also the perfect time to sit down and build some Lego.

As you’d expect from the toy-making giant, 2025 has seen countless new sets of all shapes and sizes enter the fray, and a lot of them are absolutely brilliant. But I’ve somehow managed to narrow things down to a list of three. Whether you’re gifting or you’re the hopeful giftee, here’s a trio of Lego sets that any self-respecting Santa Claus should be loading into his sack this year.

Nike Dunk x Lego

Do you like basketball, trainers and Lego? Then boy do I have the build for you.

Lego’s new collaboration with Nike has spawned a number of desirable sets, but this one is the most instantly iconic. You get to build the legendary Nike Dunk in its original high-top style, with hidden compartments for storing extra laces.

That sits next to a Dunk plaque, and topping it off is a brick-built basketball you can rotate. But there’s more.

This Nike-tastic Lego set also comes with a B’Ball head minifigure that can be stored inside the heel of the shoe. Stare at the whole thing for long enough and you might start to believe you’re Michael Jordan.

Lego Game Boy

Lego has released a lot of decidedly awesome Nintendo-themed kits in the last few years, but what if I told you that one of the most affordable sets to date is also arguably the best yet?

If you’re a gamer of a certain vintage then you probably have very vivid memories of cracking open your Game Boy for the first time and sitting cross-legged underneath the brightest light source you could find in your house to play Tetris until the battery conked out.

Nintendo’s seminal handheld has been recreated in painstaking detail in this 421-piece build. It’s a nearly 1:1 scale replica and comes with a buildable stand, multiple lenticular screens to insert, and cartridges for Super Mario Land and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.

It’s so authentic that you may well forget it isn’t actually operational. Sigh.

Lego Star Wars Death Star Ultimate Collector Series

Let me make something very clear: only the most optimistic of Christmas-enjoyers are going to be putting the £899.99 Death Star Ultimate Collector Series on their Christmas list. But don’t ask, don’t get, eh?

One of the largest Lego Star Wars sets ever conceived, this suitably intimidating build weighs in at a whopping 9,023 pieces, and comes with no less than 38 minifigures. 38.

It’s rammed with famous scenes and Easter eggs for Star Wars fans of all ages, from Luke and Darth Vader’s climactic lightsaber clash in the Emperor’s Throne Room, to a Stormtrooper taking a quick dip in the hot tub (one for all the Lego Star Wars video game fans there).

The whole thing is so meticulous that anyone lucky enough to receive this kit will likely be building right through to New Year’s Eve. It’s just a shame that you’ll have to do your bit for the galaxy by kicking it to pieces once you’ve laid the final brick.

The long-awaited return of Stranger Things has provided Netflix with a massive boost in the last week or so, according to its own stats, and the new season's first part has become its most-streamed English-language arrival ever. That means demand for merch and other extras is sky-high, something that Netflix historically hasn't always leant into.

Now, though, it finally has a partnership to get mega-fans genuinely excited, in the form of its first set with Lego. The Danish brick-builder has made a new kit up for pre-order on 4 January 2026, featuring possibly the most iconic location from Season 4 of the show: the Creel house.

After a quick teaser on YouTube shorts, embedded below, you'll soon be able to pre-order the kit through Lego directly, and doing so between 1 and 7 January will get you a little freebie in the form of a WSQK radio station set, also from the show.

The house was the site of the troubled childhood of Henry Creel, son of Victor Creel – with Henry being the young boy who'd eventually be transformed into the series' big baddie, Vecna. It's basically a prototypical haunted house, full of scary corners and one extremely menacing grandfather clock.

The kids repeatedly had to explore this hellhole of a house to help lift a curse on their friend Max, as you might remember, and it's one of only a few locations to really recur multiple times in the series, which has otherwise jumped around a fair amount. Crucially, you get a whole heap of minifigures in the kit, along with Steve’s car, the WSQK radio van and Will’s bicycle.

The house will apparently hide plenty of secrets, including a removable floor to reveal Vecna's lair, and you get a minifigure of Vecna himself to add to the fun. It looks like it'll offer up quite a varied build, thanks to those different elements, and totals 2,593 pieces, which is nothing to sniff at.

At £249.99, this isn't a cheap display set, but it's also not too bad compared to some other Lego sets with branded partnerships, on a per-brick basis. It'll be available to start pre-ordering from New Year's Day, which just so happens to be the day after the series finale airs – almost like this was all planned out.

Lego's Millennium Falcon is a Star Wars classic set. It's also a deals classic, as the massive ship seems to appear every Black Friday or Prime Day with a price cut that's out of this world.

Not that it's in any way cheap, mind, as this is an absolutely huge build – with 7541 pieces total. Now that'll sure take some time.

Check out Amazon's Imperial Star Destroyer deal

Now that deal has sold out for yet another Black Friday sales period, however, let me refocus your Lego Star Wars attention to the Imperial Star Destroyer – as that's just landed on Amazon's Top 100 gifts list.

• Check out our round-up of all the best Amazon deals right here

It's also discounted nicely, with 15% off, so it undercuts the official Lego site's asking price. That makes it more than three-quarters cheaper than the mega Millennium Falcon set – a much more tenable asking price for most people.

It's hard to discuss one of Lego's Star Wars sets without first giving the headline figure of how many bricks are included. In this case it's 1,555 pieces – so it'll take you a fair few hours to actually build this one.

Anyone who's built a truly gigantic Lego set will know that most of the pleasure does indeed reside in the process of getting it put together. The brand is so good at designing intricate aspects, including the interior part of this particular set.

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The Imperial Star Destroyer is a replica of the starship that appeared in the opening of Star Wars: A New Hope, and comes complete with its own set of Minifigs.

That will make it all the more satisfying to arrange for display, just as much as its perfect and highly detailed hull exterior.

If, however, you've still got your heart set on the Millennium Falcon instead, then there is the smaller and more affordable variant of that available:

I'm not going to pretend that this smaller and more inexpensive set will take you nearly as long to build, but for those of us without an aircraft hangar in which to house all our Lego, it could be the more sensible option. If you're looking for Christmas gifts, it's also a very sensible purchase.

Whenever Black Friday weekend rolls around, a bunch of us know to immediately see what Lego deals are circulating. The brick-building hobbyist's dream can be really expensive, after all, and buying during sale events is clearly where the smart money lies. This year's best deal, on the Ultimate Collector Series Millennium Falcon, is sadly out of stock in most stores now, but that doesn't mean you're sunk.

• Check out our round-up of all the best Argos Black Friday deals right here

I've taken a look at what's out there for you, and found two other Lego Star Wars deals that I think give it a run for its money – each on grown-up, proper sets with good brick-counts, part of the same Ultimate Collector Series. Grab either of these, and you'll guarantee yourself some super-relaxing building sessions.

Any fan of the prequel movies will recognise this hulking ship from the opening battle of Revenge of the Sith. It's the Clone Army's default starship for transporting armies, and basically evolves into the Star Destroyer. It's a really fun bit of visual design, and reportedly a super-fun set to build.

The Venator kit offers up a grand total of 5374 pieces, which is a gargantuan number that will ensure you have hours and hours of building fun to look forward to if you take the plunge on it.

Perhaps you're on the lookout for something equally detailed, but a little smaller, then I've got another great deal that could work perfectly for you.

This is one of the most iconic and memorable ships in the whole Star Wars canon, albeit it's been renamed for sensitivity reasons in the last few years. Regardless, few ships have as interesting and frankly cool a design as this one, for my money, in all of Star Wars.

The kit has 2970 pieces, which you'll see makes it low-key great value on a price-per-brick basis, and like all the other Ultimate Collector Series kits, it comes with a stand and display blurb, so that people can learn a little more about what they're looking at while they do so.

If the Millennium Falcon deal comes back in stock, I'll be the first to shout about it, but while it's not available I think these two deals are great alternative options – each one's a superb Cyber Monday offer in its own right.

As you'd expect, Black Friday might be sucking up a lot of airtime, but that doesn't mean that everything exciting happening today is on sale. Lego just proved this perfectly, launching two new things at the same time.

Firstly, its Black Friday offers are live; they last for three days and are worth a look if you've had your eyes on any mid-tier sets for a while. Don't hold your breath for anything crazy, though, as the discounts aren't that intense for the most part.

More excitingly, today marks the first time you can order the new Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D set, which brings one of sci-fi's most iconic spaceships to Lego at long last, in what looks like a pretty stunning kit, for €379.99 / £349.99 / $399.99.

The set boasts over 3,600 pieces, which makes it really dense despite a slender design, and based on every other high-end Lego set I've constructed, it's likely to hide plenty of easter eggs and references inside as you build up the layers.

The command saucer (that's the circular bit at the front) is detachable, and there's actually a shuttle bay that opens and hides two mini-shuttles, so you should be able to arrange the ship in a few different ways once it's built. It comes with minifigures for Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Riker, Lieutenant Worf, Lieutenant Commander Data, Dr Beverly Crusher, Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge, Counsellor Deanna Troi, Bartender Guinan, and Wesley Crusher. Each will have a little accessory that nods to their role in the show, too.

Finally, if you order the set before the end of this weekend, you'll get a free gift thrown in: a Star Trek: Type-15 Shuttlepod, which seems like the perfect companion for obvious reasons.

Star Wars has dominated Lego for a long time now, with kits like the Death Star and Millennium Falcon becoming perennial favourites, so it's high time that other sci-fi franchises got some love like this, frankly. Whether this is the first of a few Star Trek kits or just a joyous one-off is anyone's guess right now, though.

That said, I'd be remiss if I didn't point you towards one of the steepest Black Friday discounts of the weekend, which is indeed on the Falcon – in its most expensive, Ultimate Collector Series form.

Lego just set its own Black Friday sale live, going old-school by delaying until the day itself. It only runs for three days, too, so you don't have long to browse. Sadly, after perusing its offering, I'm not really impressed, since very few big sets are on sale at all.

So, rather than digging through its scraps, I'd heartily recommend going with this deal at Amazon instead, which gets you the single best set I've ever built: a huge, detailed and loving recreation of Rivendell, the house of Elrond. It's a stunning kit, with over 6,000 pieces, and normally costs a whopping £429.99.

Each Black Friday, though, it seems to get the same deal – one that knocks a handy £64 off its price to make it a bit more palatable. That very deal is live right now for you to take advantage of.

I built the set over one holiday season, and it took my partner and me around 20 hours or more, as we ended up working out. That's a huge amount of time to be able to just zone out and build (with the Howard Shore soundtracks on in the background, of course), and I can't speak highly enough of how therapeutic it can be.

The set was proudly displayed on top of a shelf for a very long time after that, although when we moved flat we had to carefully disassemble it. That means I've got another build to look forward to at some point, and I honestly can't wait. Frankly, this deal has prompted me to remember that I need to get it down from the attic of our new flat, so that we can have another fun, chilled-out December.

If you're a fan of Tolkien's books or the superb movies, I can't recommend this highly enough – it's by far the best set I've ever built, and is riddled with loving details. Black Friday is clearly the best time to buy it, too, since a deal seems to roll around every year. The same goes for the Ultimate Collector Series Millennium Falcon, too, if you're interested in checking that one out.

We only have a few more days of November left and you know what that means – it's almost time to get out the advent calendar.

There's no better way to count down the days until Christmas (or a seasonal holiday of your choice) than by opening little numbered doors, behind which are goodies. Whether it be chocolate, a toy, or even just a quaint picture of the nativity, it serves to get us in the mood for sharing and caring with family and friends.

For me, it means finding and making a small but clever Lego build, as each year I prefer to mark the days with the official Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar, and this year's has just got its best discount yet – with the latest version getting £9 off for Black Friday.

That's across a few retailers too, although it is rapidly being listed as "out of stock" at many of them.

Certainly, the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar is very popular each year. You get 24 mini builds, including special edition minifigures of characters – often in Christmas jumpers. And each year's version has a different collection of Lego items to discover.

If you do sadly miss out, there are other Lego Advent Calendars to look out for too.

While not available in a Black Friday deal at present, the equally popular Lego Harry Potter Advent Calendar 2025 is listed as in stock on Lego's own webstore.

There are a whole host of other amazing Lego deals available right now, including some you can find in our extensive round-up of the best Black Friday 2025 deals.

We're updating that curated list regularly too, so check back often.

Oh, and there's the perennial favourite – the Millennium Falcon UCS – to keep your eye on too. That's currently at the lowest price I've seen.

How could Lego go one better than the full-size Lego F1 cars driven around the Miami Grand Prix? Well, for the Vegas Grand Prix, it looked to the king, Elvis Presley, for that element of style and created a 1950s pink Cadillac in the style of Presley's.

This full-size Lego replica was built using over 418,000 Lego bricks, and like the F1 cars, it is fully drivable. This time, rather than take part in the drivers' parade, the Cadillac was used to transport the race winners to the podium, with a special driver behind the wheel.

Actor Terry Crews, known for his roles in White Chicks, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Everybody Hates Chris, took on the chauffeur responsibility, with Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and George Russell in the backseat.

Earlier in the week, Lego also announced it was joining the F1 Academy series with its own Lego Racing car and driver Esmee Kosterman. This will see the Lego-branded racer compete throughout the 2026 season of the all-female series.

The choice of the Cadillac might have had more meaning, too. As the Cadillac F1 team will be joining the F1 line-up from 2026, with Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez behind the wheels.

Lego's partnership with F1 continues in 2026, and I can't wait to see what it does next.

Lego has a new F1 car, but this one is fast. For the 2026 season, Lego Racing has joined the F1 Academy with a car kitted out in Lego livery and its own racing driver.

The F1 Academy is an all-female single seater race series created in 2023 that competes in 14 races around the world. The academy cars feature a 4 cylinder turbo 1.4 litre Autotecnica engine, six speed gear box and a top speed of 240km/h (149mph).

Lego Racing's first driver is Esmee Kosterman, a Dutch racer who has been one of the FIA's rising stars and has previously raced in the British F4 as well as the BMW M2 Cup, the Dutch Supercar challenge and the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup.

To mark the occasion, there's a special Lego Racing F1 Academy Lego set that features not only the F1 car in the Lego Racing livery, but also a minifigure of Esmee to drive it. This is available to pre-order now from the Lego store but won't ship until 1 March 2026.

Back in May 2025, Lego wowed the Miami Grand Prix with 10 full-size Lego cars that were driven around the track by the F1 stars as part of the Drivers' Parade and at Silverstone in July, McLaren's Lando Norris raised a trophy made of Lego to celebrate his win.

This weekend at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Lego has created a full-size 1950s pink Cadillac – presumably to celebrate Cadillac Racing joining the grid from next year. The 418,556-brick build is inspired by Elvis Presley's car and weighs 2 tons. It even has a functioning trunk and spare tyre.

Come rain or shine, whatever the weather, when Black Friday rolls around, you can be sure of one thing – Lego's biggest Millennium Falcon set will get a discount. The bigger question is just when that lower price will go live, because the cut has happened for basically all of the big sales events in recent years.

• Check out our round-up of all the best Argos Black Friday deals right here

That said, the exact discount does fluctuate, and I've checked the one that just appeared in the UK against those we got for this autumn's Prime Big Deal Days, and the new version is superior by a few percentage points. At this price, that matters, making this the best time to buy the huge Lego set in ages.

You can never discuss one of Lego's Ultimate Collector Series sets without first giving the headline figure of how many bricks are included, and in the Millennium Falcon's case, it's over 7,500, which is pretty staggering. That means that Lego estimates it'll take you anywhere from 15-25 hours to actually build it.

That might sound crazy, but anyone who's built a truly gigantic Lego set will know that most of the pleasure does indeed reside in the process of getting it put together. This is where you get to see how carefully designed the whole thing is, and get a sense of some of the easter eggs hidden in its layers.

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The Falcon in this case is also minifigure-scale, meaning its cockpit can actually accommodate the figurines included in the box, as can its various internal rooms. That makes it all the more satisfying to arrange for display, just as much as its perfect and highly detailed hull exterior.

If you've had this one on your list for a while, now's your opportunity to get it ordered for far less than you would have paid a couple of weeks ago. That said, be sure to check the final measurements before you place your order – you're going to need a good chunk of space to display this thing once it's done!

Of course, if you like a deal but still don't have £500 lying around, there are thankfully some alternatives, including the excellent little discount below.

I'm not going to pretend that this smaller and more inexpensive set will take you nearly as long to build, but for those of us without an aircraft hangar in which to house all our Lego, it could be the more sensible option. If you're looking for Christmas gifts, it's also far more reasonable.

There's no doubt about it, the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon Ultimate Collector Series is an incredible set, which is also hugely popular around deal periods. That's mostly because it usually sees a £200 price drop or more.

However, even at its sale price, it's still a considerably purchase and not everyone can afford it. Thankfully though, this Prime Big Deal Days event is full of other brilliant Lego builds – one's that I either already own or will spend my own money on before the sales end.

Here then are three amazing Lego deals I've found on Amazon that I highly recommend, especially if you don't have unlimited budgets.

These are far from the only Lego deals available in the Prime Big Deal Days sale. I've also ordered the Lego Icons Williams FW14B F1 car (with Nigel Mansell minifigure) myself – which is down by 26%. It almost made my top three.

And if you like the look of the Barad-dûr set above, the Rivendell set has more than £80 off the usual price too.

Basically, if you're a Lego collector or just love the occasional build, there are plenty of offers for you right now.

Just make sure you hurry though, Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event ends at midnight tonight and there's no guarantee these deals will still be available after. You'll have to wait until Black Friday in November if you do miss out, and who knows whether any of these sets will be on offer then.

As a Lego fan and collector, one of the things I instantly hunt down each big sales period is the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar – especially if the event is in the latter months.

That's the case again this year, with Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days currently live until the end of play 8 October. And sure as eggs is eggs (nog), the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar 2025 has a great discount.

But I haven't stopped there this time, there are several other great building brick calendars on offer – with up to 20% off. So here are my three favourites that are available at bargain prices right now.

Other great Lego deals

These are just a trio of the great building brick deals available for Prime Big Deal Days. There are plenty of other offers across Amazon, including the perennial favourite – the Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Millennium Falcon.

That has a mighty 20% off right now, making it almost £200 cheaper.

There deals across different Lego categories too, including Mario, Minecraft and Formula One. While Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter sets also get big deals.

You can check out a mighty selection of them on a dedicated Prime Big Deals section of the website. And we'll also be covering several with recommendations right here on T3 too.

Just remember that you will need to be a member of Amazon Prime to get the best prices, but there's a 30-day free trial period if you don't already subscribe. It's certainly worth it if you've spotted something in the sales you have your eye on.

After all, you can always cancel once the event is over and it won't cost you a penny more.

Lego has happily embraced classic tech design in recent years, not least with the Nintendo Game Boy set that's due for release on 1 October. But for all their nostalgic charm, few could hold a candle to one created by an amateur builder that's currently listed on the Lego Ideas site.

Celebrating Jony Ive's ground-breaking, late 90s reimagining of the Mac, the Lego iMac G3 is a work of art. It was created by amateur builder terauma and not only features the trademark translucent rear shell, but even includes accurate representations of the circuit boards inside.

The build has been made using 700 parts (a drop in the ocean in comparison with the 9,023 required for the new Lego Death Star Ultimate Collector Series) and every one has been chosen wonderfully to not only created the iMac itself, but the unique circular mouse and clunky keyboard.

Its creator used Lego design software Stud.io to create the build and make the several renders you can see on this page. However, all Lego Ideas submissions must be able to be build independently too. So if this ever was to become a full set, it would be a fun project.

Unfortunately though, that's not a given. And as a Lego fan and collector myself (as well as a former own of an iMac) that'd be a shame.

It definitely looks like this Ideas build will garner enough support to be considered as a real product, with 9,927 votes of a necessary 10,000 (at the time of writing), but getting approval from Apple could prove the biggest stumbling block (pun entirely intended).

We've seen other Apple builds on the Lego Ideas site before, which received enough followers for consideration, but they've languished in rights limbo. It looks like the superb Apple Store by TrumanBricks (via 9to5Mac) has already fallen at that specific hurdle.

Still, you've got to give it to these clearly talented Lego designers for their efforts. Even if it's unlikely we'll ever get to own one of their Apple sets ourselves.

There are few hobbies or areas of fandom that have not been Lego-ified at this point, and if you’re a fan of video games, you should visit a Lego store at your own risk.

There are countless brick-built tributes to some of the most beloved consoles and game series of all time, appealing to everyone from those who were there at the advent of the industry in the 1980s, to the modern-day gamer. And they all look pretty brilliant on display.

Here are three of our favourite video game Lego sets you can buy right now.

Lego Icons Pac-Man Arcade

Pac-Man is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, so there’s never been a better time to pick up one of the most impressively designed Lego sets I’ve personally ever built.

This dizzyingly intricate 2,651-piece build is based on a real Pac-Man arcade cabinet that you would have played on had you been hanging around such places in the ‘80s.

As well as the cabinet itself, you construct a Lego display and the iconic maze in which the game takes place. And although while the end result isn’t playable, the set is mechanical, so turning a side-mounted crank lets you at least simulate the chase sequence .

Lego was also generous enough to include the bricks required to build a miniature version of the arcade cabinet, complete with a minifigure, that lives inside the big one.

If you love retro gaming, this one is a must.

Lego Mario Kart – Mario & Standard Kart

It’s been a big year for Mario Kart, with the series returning with Mario Kart World on the Switch 2. So if you’ve got Spiny Shells on the brain, you should really take a look at this Lego set, which also launched earlier in 2025.

It’s a 1,972-piece replica of Nintendo’s moustachioed mascot and his go-kart, with a display stand in the box that ensures it looks great on a shelf.

The fully built plumber features a poseable head and arms, so you can have him with both hands on the wheel, or with his fist held triumphantly in the air.

If there’s a disappointment, it’s that you don’t get any Mario Kart items in the box, but there’s always the short-term option of a real-life banana peel to complete the look.

Lego The Legend of Zelda – Great Deku Tree 2-in-1

We are somewhat annoyingly still limited to just the one Lego The Legend of Zelda set, but it’s a good’un if you have the space (and money) available.

Coming in at a satisfyingly round number of 2,500 pieces, the Great Deku Tree is actually two sets in one. If your favourite Zelda game will always be Ocarina of Time, you can assemble the N64 classic’s version of the wise old guardian of the forest, with the appropriate minifigs for Link and Princess Zelda.

However, if your Zelda journey started with the Switch’s Breath of the Wild, you can build the Deku Tree from the 2017 game instead.

The differences between the two are fairly subtle, but the BotW variant has pink leaves, and you can outfit your Link in his blue tunic for that one. Make sure you keep the instructions handy, as Lego suggests building both, and why not?

Lego has finally unveiled its most eagerly anticipated Star Wars set of recent years – and it's as impressive as hoped.

The Lego Star Wars Death Star Ultimate Collector Series comes with a crazy number of pieces – 9,023 – which is a daunting build. However, it looks to be well worth the hours it'll take, as there's so much to it.

Presented as a cross-section of the first Death Star (with a spot of the second thrown in for good measure), the finished build includes a hanger deck, Emperor Palpatine's throne room, the trash compactor, and even the meeting room where Darth Vader puts a Sith force choke on Admiral Motti.

In fact, you also get a huge amount of minifigures to reenact just about any scene you fancy – 38 in total, including numerous Imperial characters, Palpatine, and a trio of Lukes (in original, Return of the Jedi and Stormtrooper garb).

And you even get an Imperial shuttle to sit in the bay.

There's only a couple of issues with the set. First, where to put it once built – it's a mighty 52.3cm high and 38.3cm deep. And second, it's not exactly what you'd call a pocket money present.

Coming for Lego Insiders on 1 October (for everyone else on 4 October), the Lego Star Wars Death Star Ultimate Collector Series set carries an RRP of £899.99 / $999.99 / €999.99. It's not quite a grand, but wow!

Maybe in a year or so it'll become the new Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon Ultimate Collector Series, which can be found heavily discounted for major sales periods, such as Prime Day and Black Friday. Let's hope so, as this deserves to be part of any Lego fan's collection.

Lego is a hobby that millions of fully-grown adults count on for unwinding after a long week, but most of them discovered the brick for the first time during childhood.

With screens more accessible than they ever have been, Lego can be a great distraction for young minds too, engaging both the logical and creative sides of the brain. Even better, enthusiastic kids give you the perfect excuse to join in yourself.

Here are three of the best Lego sets that you can therefore build with your young ones.

Lego Isabelle’s House Visit

We’re still waiting for Nintendo to announce the inevitable next Animal Crossing game, but in the meantime, the enduringly popular social simulation series has also been given the Lego treatment.

The town-building from the game has been authentically replicated in brick form, and the freedom to customise each build is great for creative kids.

All the Animal Crossing sets are great, but you can’t go wrong with Isabelle’s House Visit, which comes with minifigures of the titular Shih Tzu and Fauna, with Tom Nook thankfully nowhere to be seen.

There are loads of nice little details here, but my favourite might be the little cookie and doughnut pieces on the dining table that look a bit too edible.

Lego City Burger Truck

I really like this Lego City Burger Truck set, which Lego says is suitable for children aged 5+.

At 194 pieces, it’s a build you can probably get the kids to attentively sit through in one or two sittings, and as a reward they get to play with a decidedly awesome-looking fast food van with a detachable burger bar.

A hatch adorned with a flame-grilled-burger sign flips up to reveal the interior of the food preparation area, and you get both customer and chef minifigures in the box.

The only issue I have is that you get a brickified ketchup bottle included, but seemingly no mustard, which is very nearly a dealbreaker.

Lego Young Simba the Lion King

Technically, this brickbuilt Simba structure is targeted at Lego’s substantial 18+ audience, but while I definitely wouldn’t recommend letting an eight-year-old have at it unaccompanied, it’s a great build for an adult to take on with a child who has already shown an interest.

Released to mark the 30th anniversary of arguably Disney’s most beloved animated classic, the 1,445-piece Young Simba set features a moveable head that allows the adventurous king-in-waiting to do different poses, and naturally looks superb on display.

Just remember to listen to the original soundtrack while you build it together.

Everyone recognises the Millennium Falcon, and it’s no surprise that Lego has honoured Han Solo’s beloved freighter numerous times over the years. It’s often the flagship product in Lego’s always extensive Star Wars range.

But not everyone has room, or the money, for a table-hogging Millennium Falcon in their house – even when the Ultimate Collector Edition is reduced for Black Friday – so I’m here to point you towards some other Lego Star Wars builds that are just as worth having. Read on for three of the best.

Lego Star Wars AT-ST Walker

The Millennium Falcon might feature in many of Star Wars’ most memorable space sequences, but when it comes to land battles, is there anything more iconic than the sight of an AT-ST lumbering into view? I think not.

This 1,513-piece brick-built replica of the walker favoured by the Empire features a rotating head, a cockpit, and those unmistakable chin-mounted laser cannons, which can be adjusted to your liking.

You also get a plaque with the vehicle’s full name (Imperial All Terrain Scout Transport) and a driver minifigure in the box, with the latter presumably instructed to keep a close eye out for any mischievous Ewoks in your living room.

Lego Brick-Built Star Wars Logo

The Lego Millennium Falcon is incredible, but it’s also eye-wateringly pricey. If you want to show visitors to your home your affection for George Lucas’ enduring space opera without breaking the bank, why not get as on-the-nose as possible by building this 3D replica of the Star Wars logo?

Those big yellow letters are about as recognisable as any in the history of pop culture, and they pop even more against the set’s buildable black background with subtle greebling.

There isn’t much here in the way of secrets, but you can remove the top of the letter ‘T’ for a nostalgic nod to the film that started it all. This one naturally makes for a fantastic display piece, especially if you can surround it with the small army of Lego Star Wars minifigures you’ve no doubt collected over the years.

Lego Star Wars The Razor Crest

I’m certainly not going to sit here trying to convince you that Din Djarin’s trusty old rusty bucket, the Razor Crest, means more to Star Wars than the Millennium Falcon. Some debates just aren’t worth airing.

However, answer me this: did the Falcon ever have Baby Yoda (less catchily known as Grogu) in its cockpit? I think not, and that has to count for something.

This mega 6,187-piece recreation of The Mandalorian’s signature ride is about as authentic as it gets, and at 72cm long it's the largest Lego Razor Crest to date.

It obviously looks awesome from the outside, but you can also peer within to admire details like the blasters cabinet and carbon freezing chamber, while the rear hatch opens up for storing your minifigures. You’ll need that too, as you get five in the box, including Mando himself and, of course, a suitably adorable Grogu.

After numerous collaborations with Nintendo over the last few years, Lego set the internet ablaze in January with the tease of a Game Boy set.

It didn't reveal much about it at the time, but the very idea was enough to get collectors and retro gaming fans salivating at the prospect. And as I am both of those things, I could barely contain my excitement.

Now the Lego Game Boy has been fully revealed and I'm just as eager to get my hands on it – the final build looks incredible for a number of reasons. Even better news is that it won't even cost a fortune.

Available to pre-order from Lego in the UK and US now, the set is priced just £54.99 / $59.99. That's a long way removed from the £299 Lego Nintendo Entertainment System that's now been retired (although still available in some places online).

Rated for builders 18 and over, the Lego Game Boy is made up of 421 pieces and makes a "near" 1:1 scale replica of Nintendo's 80s handheld. It has a clear display behind which you can add one of three lenticular screens, which give the impression that the game is animating as you move it around in your hand.

They include the iconic Nintendo start-up screen, plus two of the most renowned games – Super Mario Land and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. You also get buildable versions of their original cartridges.

They can even be slotted into the back of the finished handheld.

Every detail on the Game Boy itself seems to have been perfectly replicated. That includes the button layout, of course, but also the volume dial on the side and other ports and switches.

In truth, I've already pre-ordered one myself, for fear that it could become as popular on the build up to the holidays as the original was back in the late 80s/early 90s (depending on your location).

It seems like Lego has done it again.

Most Lego fans fall in love with the hobby as a child, but that doesn’t mean it’s for children only. Far from it, in fact.

Some of the best sets the company puts out these days are targeted specifically at its enormous adult audience, often playing on nostalgia or appealing to passionate fandoms.

Sure, the kids have fun with their Lego, but they don’t have the patience for these often incredibly meticulous builds that look amazing as display pieces.

From cinephiles to sport fanatics, there’s an adult Lego set for everyone, but I’ve picked out three of my recent favourites here.

Lego Ideas Jaws

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s early career-defining masterpiece, Jaws, and you can pay tribute to the film that invented the summer blockbuster in 1975 with this 1,503-piece Lego set. It recreates the scene where the shark takes his first of many nibbles out of the Orca.

The finished shark can be displayed in two ways: either breaching the water to face down Chief Brody, marine biologist Hooper and Quint the hunter, with all three characters included as minifigures; or on its own on a stand.

Brody’s iconic “You’re gonna need a bigger boat!” line is printed on a tile that sits on the base, so the only thing you need to add is your very best dun-dun dun-duns.

• See the Lego Ideas Jaws set here

Lego Ideas Disney Pixar Luxo Jnr.

Pixar films are definitely for the whole family, but there are now millions of adults who grew up with the likes of Toy Story, The Incredibles and Monsters, Inc. That's probably why Lego is aiming its Pixar Luxo Jr. build primarily at its 18+ audience.

The playful desk lamp has been the mascot of the beloved animation studio for decades, and this very manageable 613-piece set lets you recreate it in all its bouncing glory.

As well as the lamp itself, you also get to build the Pixar Ball it’s so often seen playing with, complete with hidden references to some of Pixar’s most famous films.

Lego’s Luxo Jr. is just as poseable as the on-screen version, and it’s just a shame it doesn’t function as an actual lamp, or you’d never need another one again.

• See the Lego Ideas Disney Pixar Luxo Jnr. set here

Lego Technic Ferrari SF-24 F1 Car

We’re right in the thick of the current F1 season, and if you’re looking for something to do when you’re not glued to the TV watching the real thing, Lego’s painstakingly detailed replica of Ferrari’s SF-24 will keep you busy for a while.

Made up of 1,361 pieces, this 1:8 scale model obviously looks the part with its authentic Scuderia Ferrari livery, but a lot of what makes it so impressive is inside – you can take off the engine cover to reveal the fully buildable 1600 cc V6 engine, complete with a spinning MGU-H unit.

The car also has a two-speed gearbox, suspension and working steering. If you were only Borrower size, you could probably even take it for a ride.

• See the Lego Technic Ferrari SF-24 F1 Car here

There are always plenty of Lego deals during each big sales period, whether that's Black Friday or Amazon's own Prime Day, and the latest event is no exception.

Star Wars fans often get some spectacular Lego deals, for example, including the Lego Millennium Falcon that usually gets £100s slashed off the price. However, this Prime Day I'm far more interested in the Lego x Formula One range, which includes some amazing builds and currently has equally fantastic discounts.

The Lego Speed Champions F1 lineup has been reduced by up to 35%, with cars from most of the 2025 manufacturers available for less. And there are some bigger, more iconic sets available with healthy savings too.

Here are my favourites, which I also have my own beady eye on.

There are plenty of other Lego deals available for Prime Day, which you can see on Amazon right now.

• See all the Lego Prime Day deals

It's worth remembering that you will need to be an Amazon Prime member to get most of the deals during Prime Day – which runs until midnight Friday 11 July.

However, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial right now and decide whether you want to keep subscribing in a month's time, before the first payment leaves your account.

And if you are after the Lego Ultimate Collector Series Millennium Falcon, there are some good deals on it available across multiple retailers right now.

It really is quite magnificent.

Lego is always fun. Lego is always expensive. A Prime Day discount may not change that, but it can help take some of the sting out of shopping for a brick fix.

There’s good news for the nerds out there. While we found a lot of the more grown-up sets, of monuments and flowers, didn’t really represent proper deals, plenty of the geek culture ones do. Similarly, Prime Day’s Lego selection is very short on another classic builder’s subgenre, the car. Our F1 dreams are over.

That said, if you like your Star Wars or Lord of the Rings, there’s a hot Lego deal or two for you out there.

We all know the feeling – you've been eyeing up a certain product or device for years, just waiting for the cards to fall the right way. The combination of money in your wallet at the right time, and a sales event that knocks just the right amount off your object of desire can be powerful.

Well, I'm having to exert a huge amount of willpower to avoid plunging into my first Amazon Prime Day purchase right now, because the one Lego set I want above all others is on deal, and I basically need to have it. The Lego Lord of the Rings set of Barad-dûr has had a tidy little deal applied to it, saving 15%.

A couple of years ago I realised a dream, and got my hands on the Rivendell set that so proudly launched Lego's re-entry into The Lord of the Rings, and it took me absolutely hours, with every one of those being a serious pleasure. Since then, I've carefully taken the set down since I'm likely to move house soon, and even more carefully bagged it back up.

Reading between the lines, that house move means I absolutely cannot buy the Barad-dûr set right now – it's a big box and a huge set when completed. One day, though, I know I'll build it, and if I had the guaranteed storage space right now, even this modest Prime Day deal would probably be enough to tip me over and commit to the purchase.

If you're a fan of either brand, check it out – and check Amazon for all the other Prime Day deals you could possibly want, too.

What could beat winning the British Grand Prix? Forget the prestige, money and champagne, the real prize is this year's trophy. This stunning gold-adorned trophy is made from 2,717 Lego bricks to celebrate the 75th anniversary of F1 at Silverstone.

Last year, Lego announced its partnership with Formula 1 ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and earlier this season, it constructed 10 fully drivable full-size F1 cars for the Miami Grand Prix’s drivers parade. With this build, though, Lego took the prize – or rather, the winners took the Lego prize.

There are four Lego trophies in total, all inspired by the original Royal Automobile Club (RAC) trophy. The Drivers and Constructors models stand at almost 60cm tall and weigh over 2kg, while the 2nd and 3rd place trophies are a little shorter at around 43cm.

Driver-proof design

Samuel Thomas Johnson, the creative at Lego who designed the trophy, told me that the design faced a serious challenge to stop it from falling apart. “It would be the worst if it broke in half or snapped when the drivers held it over their heads,” said Johnson. So while the design is made completely of existing Lego pieces, some extra reinforcements were needed.

“In the centre, I used Lego Technic, so you can lock the pieces together in different directions, to create a kind of spine all the way through [the trophy],” Johnson explained. “Then our model shop in Billund helped me glue it together to be double safe. It’s a very solid item.”

The Lego team even analysed how each of the drivers celebrates, to see what stresses the trophy might have to withstand. “You have Lando, who slams the champagne down and hopefully doesn't smash it. And Lewis Hamilton, he throws the trophy up in the air, like a baby, and catches it,” Johnson explains.

It's all in the detail

If you look closely, there are some fun details on the trophies that make them uniquely Lego. “We wanted [the trophies] to still have Lego DNA, as well as the F1 and Silverstone stories wrapped into them,” said Johnson. “One of our collectable F1 cars is mounted on the front of the trophy, and on the top is a golden Lego brick.”

The design process started around Easter and has taken over two months to complete. Johnston normally works in Lego’s toy design area in Denmark, rather than the large model shop in the Czech Republic (where the F1 cars were built), so the design process was much more manual. “I still designed it digitally, because it’s a lot of Lego bricks,” said Johnson.

With 2,717 bricks in large trophies and 2,298 bricks in the smaller trophies, it would take around eight hours to put each of these together at home. However, there’s no plan to make this design available to buy… yet.

The next stage?

The question I had to ask, though, is where does Lego go next with its Lego F1 partnership? “I think this is probably not the last time you'll see something [F1] from the Lego Group,” said Johnston. “We’ve had those awesome cars, we have this awesome trophy. Maybe we'll just build a whole track. We could have our own Grand Prix in Billund, and they could come and drive on the plastic track.”

I’d love to see Lego sets of the Grand Prix tracks that you could build and display at home. The Monoco one would be epic for sure, and even Silverstone. For now, though, it’s only the British Grand Prix winners who get to have this Lego trophy in their cabinet.

Gamers have been spoiled with some great Lego sets over the last few years. We've had the Pac-Man Mini Arcade, Nintendo Entertainment System, the Atari VCS, and let's not forget the recent Super Mario Kart build for adults.

However, it's far from done with gaming and there's one set coming at the start of August that could be one of its best yet. Not least because it's amongst the most affordable.

The Lego Arcade Machine (40805) is a 468 piece build that forms a retro-style arcade cabinet for display. You can even put coins into the slots on the front, which then "swoosh" out underneath.

However, it also houses a surprise around the rear. Open the machine up and inside you can find a gamer's room, complete with video gaming paraphernalia, a sofa, an 80s computer, and a mini arcade cabinet for the included minifigure to play on.

It's not the most complicated stuff, but would look great in a retro gaming collection or on a desk. And unlikely some of the other sets I've mentioned above, this one comes in under £100 – well under, in fact.

Available from 1 August, the Lego Arcade Machine will actually cost just £34.99 in the UK, $39.99 in the US.

Admittedly, there aren't that many pieces, so it won't be a particularly complicated build – it's rated for 12 and up – but it stands 16cm (6-inches), so is still a decent size.

Where's the Lego Game Boy?

If you'd rather wait for something with a retro gaming theme but more substantial, the previously-announced Lego x Game Boy project is coming this October. We're also hoping to catch a glimpse in the next couple of months.

And don't forget that the Mario Kart – Mario & Standard Kart set is available now.

It comprises 1972 pieces and is designed for Lego builders aged 18 and over.

Rockstar released an all-new trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI just over a month ago and it blew us away. Everything in it mitigated any disappointment we felt over the game's delay to 2026.

It's even fair to say that it's one of the best game trailers in modern times. It'd certainly be hard to beat.

Or at least, that's what we thought. We've just seen a trailer that's arguably better.

It's actually the same trailer – of sorts – but this time recreated using Lego.

Made over a month by 16-year-old CGI animator LegoMe_TheOG, the Lego GTA 6 trailer remake is a faithful rendition of Rockstar's latest.

It's also available to watch in 4K (2160p) and therefore looks stunning when viewed on one of the best TVs. The animation is simply superb, and it makes us really want a Lego GTA game.

Funny enough, it's not the first Lego GTA 6 to have hit the net. The first appeared just a week after Rockstar's own Trailer 2. However, that one was made using AI and just looks wrong.

LegoMe_TheOG is clearly talented and manages to put together the visuals in cinema-quality. You should also check out his recreation of the Minecraft Movie trailer.

When will GTA 6 be available?

As for GTA 6 itself, it'll be released on 26 May 2026 and will undoubtedly be one of the biggest selling games of all time.

It has been confirmed for both PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, although there's no mention of a PC version being available at launch as yet.

If you can't wait until then, we've put together a few recommendations of games you can play in the meantime, which are/will be available across multiple platforms.

Watching Hamilton, Norris, and Verstappen take their cars off the grid at the Miami Grand Prix is a thrilling experience. The cars they are driving are in close formation as they head for turn one, but this race is a little different. Firstly, both drivers for each manufacturer are in the same car, with one driving and the other sitting behind them. Secondly, their cars are made entirely of Lego.

Lego’s multi-year partnership with Formula One was first announced at the Las Vegas race back in October 2024, but for the Miami Grand Prix, it built full-size versions of each of the 10 manufacturers’ cars in the race. The cars look like scaled-up versions of the Lego Speed Champions models you can now buy, and were on sale at the next stand at the race.

What it didn’t reveal until the parade, though, was that unlike previous full-size models, these can all be driven. Underneath the Lego frame is a proper automotive base, with a steel frame, 8Kw electric motor, Perrelli P Zero F1 slick tyres and hydraulic brakes. Inside the driver’s cab is a functioning Lego race steering wheel and pedals, all adjustable to suit the driver.

Against the clock

The Lego engineers were given just eight months to develop and build all 10 cars, to create something that not only looked authentic, but could take a full lap of the 5.3 km circuit in under 20 mins – the time given for the drivers’ parade.

Lego designer, Jonatan Jurion said one of the biggest challenges was the time limit. “We usually do one at a time. We were also wondering how to do the detailing, the functions and seating. We started by creating a mock-up of the cockpit and then building everything around it, so that would, define the scale and the proportions if we need it.”

Proprietary software is used by Lego to develop the main build of the car out of its trademark bricks. Then, it’s specialist designers worked on the forms and even how to display the sponsor logos in Lego form.

Building up speed

Each car is constructed from around 400,000 Lego bricks and took 2,000 man-hours to build. It uses standard bricks, so in theory, anyone with enough Lego in their collection could build this, just not make it drive. All of those bricks mean it’s actually pretty heavy compared to the regular Formula One cars, at roughly 1.5 tons.

The engineers had to find a way to get the Lego structure to work successfully with the Formula One wheels. “It was extremely challenging because we needed to make a connection between the Lego car and original rims. Also we had an extremely short steering rate, because there is not enough space for standard steering gear,” said Lego engineer, Martin Smida.

Lego on pole

The cars are being used for the driver’s parade but that didn’t mean that the pro race drivers were going to take the race any less seriously. These Lego cars might only have a top speed of around 20kmh, but the drivers eked out every last bit of power as they headed into the corners. There was a little contact at one point, as Lego bricks scattered from the nose of the Alpine, but the cars continued unphased.

So, who were the best Lego drivers? While Lewis and Leclerc in the Ferrari did take the lead for a while, it was Gasly and Doohan in the Alpine that finished first. A very different result from the one that came later that afternoon in the considerably faster and louder F1 cars.

If you collect Lego or just like to build the bigger sets, each major sales period is a godsend. That's because there are always amazing deals on the best Lego sets – and Amazon's Spring Deal Days event is no exception.

There are plenty of great Lego deals available on Amazon right now, including on some of the monster builds that normally cost an arm and a leg. Many usually look out for big discounts on the likes of the Lego Millennium Falcon and The Mighty Bowser, but this time around I have my eye on something else.

I've always liked the look of the Lego Icons The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr set, which comprises 5,471 pieces and results in Sauron's dark fortress from the LOTR movies. It makes for a huge model when built and with a superb £60 off, I think it's time to take the plunge.

You can get the huge set for just £339.99 until the end of the spring sale on 31 March 2025.

Alternatively, if that set's a bit dark for you, the Lego Icons The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell also has a healthy discount in the sale. Also available with 15% off, you can get it for just £365.49.

There are plenty of other Lego deals available throughout Amazon Spring Deal Days, including several other adult builds.

The Lego Minecraft The Crafting Table is a great one if you don't want to spend too much, as it's just £56.98 at the moment – down from £79.99.

And if you're in the market for some of the best tech devices and gadgets, all at bargain prices, we're picking out our favourite discounts throughout the week. You can see them all here.

Lego has been particularly busy when it comes to gaming tie-ins – it's opened pre-orders on the Mario Kart set for adults, is due to officially unveil its Lego Nintendo GameBoy soon, and has increased the amount of additional Mario builds for younger fans. However, its latest tease may prove to be its most exciting yet.

The toy manufacturer and The Pokémon Company have each taken to X to announce that it is set to be the new brick-building home for Pokémon.

We don't yet know what sets to expect, but the teaser clip posted on its social feed suggests a Lego Pikachu is a shoo-in. It's very unlikely to stop there too, with a mighty universe of Pokémon to choose from.

There are Pokéballs and other ephemera that could make for interesting builds too.

The only issue is that we'll have to wait a while because the Lego Pokémon sets aren't due to arrive until next year.

That's likely down to the fact that, until now, Pokémon has been exclusive to Mattel and its Mega range. Indeed, you can still get a whole stack of related builds from the brand, including a really neat Mega Pikachu (available on Amazon for around £70).

We suspect that the deal with Mattel will expire around, hmmm, 2026?

Considering how good some of the Mega sets are, Lego will certainly have to pull out all the stops for its launch products, and we can't wait to see them.

In the meantime, we'll make do with the forthcoming Mario Kart and one of our particular favourites, the Lego Super Mario: The Mighty Bowser. We'll especially keep our eyes peeled to see if it's available with a big discount during Amazon's Spring Deal Days event that starts next week – there are usually some great Lego bargains around then.

And if you want to catch up on the animated adventures of Pikachu and the rest of the Pokémon, there are all manner of episodes currently available to stream on Netflix.

Although Lego has released many a Mario set over the last few years, few have piqued my interest as much as the one that's just been launched.

Not since the Mighty Bowser set have I been so excited by the collaboration, but the Lego Mario Kart: Mario & Standard Kart set looks to be an ideal monument for any self-respecting gamer and Lego collector.

Made up of 1,972 pieces and priced at £149.99 / $169.99 / €169.99, the set is available to pre-order from Lego.com now. It's an 18+ build, so designed for adults and their bookshelves, and it stands at 19 x 32 x 22cm when constructed.

It features Mario riding his standard kart, which you can choose in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch (and the former Wii U version), although it doesn't look like the wheels can swivel to turn it into the hover version.

You can however alter Mario's pose, as the final build features a moveable head and arms.

The pre-order phase ends in a couple of months, with the set being made more widely available from 15 May. Hopefully, it'll be the start of a new collection of Mario Kart adult builds – we certainly wouldn't mind seeing Toad's kart made into a full set too.

You can of course pick up other Lego Mario Kart sets too, at much lower prices to boot. The Super Mario series includes several karts and scenery items from the game, including the standard kart along with a Toad character and a few additional items for under £20.

They're rated for a much-younger age group too, so you could build them with your kids, while also trying to tell them just how much better the original Super Mario Kart on SNES was (and arguably still is).

If you're a big fan of retro gaming – and you should be! – then there's a stellar deal on this Lego Icons set that I'm sure will have certainly caught your eye over the last 18 months: the Pac-Man Mini Arcade, set number 10323.

Normally priced at a giant £230, it's one of the Lego sets I've dreamed of building since what feels like forever – okay, so it's only been available since June 2023 – to add to my growing collection. And now it's available with a chunky 30% off as part of Argos' Big Red Sale, taking its price down to a new record low.

While a sale around Valentine's Day isn't a common occurrence, it seems Argos has decided to jump into deals mode ahead of any forthcoming Amazon sales or other competition. I've scoured through the Big Red Sale, but can't say there's a lot of worthy products in the mix – it's only this Lego one that's jumped out to me.

I must also re-iterate that for this Lego Icons discount to kick in, you must enter the code RED30 at checkout. You just need to put it into the 'Promo codes, Gift cards & Flexecash' section. There's free delivery over £100, too, so that's a freebie – if it's available in stock anyway (for me it's collect-only at nearby Sainsbury's stores).

Credit to Argos, though, as you won't find a deal anywhere nearly this good on the Pac-Man Mini Arcade set. It's still full price at Lego.com, for example, and Amazon doesn't even have it in stock (only third-party lighting kits and cases).

Too rich for your current budget? It is for mine, too, seeing as I broke my glasses on Monday just gone – and that fix is set to cost me more than this Lego set. It's worth looking through Argos' Lego offers, though, as there are other Big Red deals, plus some clearance offers too. You might find the perfect self-indulgent treat to be your Valentine's this year.

Lego and Nintendo have been collaborating for a while now, with a whole range of sets based on Mario. In addition, the two combined for a Lego version of the iconic Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 2020.

The toy manufacturer dabbled in the retro gaming field a further time since, producing the Atari 2600 a couple of years ago. And now it looks like it's going to have another stab at a classic console.

Nintendo has posted on its official X account that a new tie-in set is coming later this year, and this time it's quite possibly the most exciting yet. We're finally getting an official Lego Game Boy.

There are few clues on what it'll look like, which is no real surprise considering that it won't be released until October, but we do have at least some idea thanks to, well, Lego Ideas.

Lego Ideas is a community-centric part of the manufacturer's website whereby amateur builders can show off and propose their own creations. Others then get to vote on them, and the ones that get the most support have the possibility of becoming a real set one day – licensing permitting.

We've had some real success stories from Lego Ideas, including the Home Alone house and the Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters. And, if you look on their now, there's a Lego Game Boy concept made by builder ChaMi.

We expect the finished version to have a bit more finesse, especially when it comes to the game cartridge, but it's a great indication of what's possible. We just also hope that Nintendo does something cool with the screen, considering the animated game of Mario that appears on the Lego NES.

Sadly, it looks like we'll have to wait a while to find out for sure, as the launch date is a long way away, but I for one am allowing myself to get at least a little excited.