When Lego founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen pivoted his business to plastic bricks, we wonder if he had any idea of the global phenomenon Lego would become. Today, there are many themes, for kids and adult collectors alike. It’s hard to keep track. So we’re doing it for you, with the Stuff guide to the best upcoming Lego sets.
Note: this list covers officially announced Lego sets. There are no rumours, leaks, nor models the writer ham-fistedly pieced together from a pile of random bricks.
August 2025 Lego sets
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS Super Car ($26.99/£22.99 • 348 pieces): We’ve been waiting for this one. When Lego upgraded Speed Champions in 2020 from six studs wide to eight, we got way more detail. But no 911. Until now, that is. And yeah, it’s still bricky and blocky, but it captures enough of the real car’s character to feel authentic. It’s cheap enough for an impulse buy too, and small enough to keep on your desk – and zoom about when no-one’s looking.
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Iron Spider-Man Bust ($59.99/£54.99 • 379 pieces): Not everyone’s shelves are buckling under the weight of Marvel Lego justyet. So the brick boffins have dropped a Spidey bust to help fill whatever gap remains. This one comes with a custom minifig that can gaze up in wonder at its oversized counterpart, which has posable arms and a rotatable head. Bonus points also for the set dodging the grim ‘head on a spike’ aesthetic of the helmet series, and swerving the Iron Man MK4 bust’s weird ‘sad Iron Man’ mug.
Medieval Horse Knight Castle ($129.99/£109.99 • 1371 pieces): We’re always wary when Lego releases sets with chunky moulded plastic animals. After all, it’s Lego, not an action figure line. Which is why this set galloped into our hearts, channeling the spirit of classic set 375 with its glorious brick-built horses. Oh, and the 3-in-1 castle bit looks fun too. A noble steed indeed for your nostalgia.
Batman Forever Batmobile ($99.99/£89.99 • 909 pieces): If you’ve not yet had your fill of Lego Batmobiles, the company’s now worked its way to Batman Forever – no-one’s favourite Batman film. The car, though, looks the part – it’s like the Burtonmobile and a Giger alien had a shiny, pointy baby and someone recreated it in Lego. Just be mindful the price tag is more Bruce Wayne than Dick Grayson, so wait for a sale unless you’ve money burning a hole in your Batwallet.
July 2025 Lego sets
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Shelby Cobra 427 S/C ($159.99/£139.99 • 1241 pieces): Lego’s latest entry in its ever-growing garage of brick-built cars is this Shelby Cobra 427 S/C. Its 1200+ bricks combine to fashion a 30cm-long chunk of 1960s cool, complete with iconic curves, bold racing stripes, a detailed cockpit, a lovingly recreated V8 engine, working steering, opening doors, a toolbox to sling in the boot, and even a fire extinguisher to mount between the seats. Natch, that accessory isn’t functional. But then if you manage to set fire to your Lego car by zooming it along a table, you’ve got bigger problems. And possibly also superpowers.
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Nike Dunk ($99.99/£89.99 • 1180 pieces): Yes, Lego’s doing shoes again. Which, considering how painful it is to step on a Lego brick, almost feels like trolling. This time it’s Nike Dunk getting the brick treatment, in a set that features a single shoe (complete with swappable laces you can stash in a secret compartment), a brick-built basketball, and a deeply weird minifig cursed (or blessed?) with a basketball for a head. Just be mindful this one’s for display rather than play, unless you want to risk a trainer/sneaker drop of a rather smashier kind.
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Lego Ideas Disney Pixar Luxo Jr. ($69.99/£59.99 • 613 pieces): From the tilt of its ‘head’ to the clumpy base, this Lego lamp is the spitting image of its on-screen cousin – the star of Pixar’s most famous early short. Articulation lets you pose Luxo Jr. just so, including on top of his favourite bouncy ball. And because it’s made out of Lego this time, he won’t pop it.
Sherlock Holmes: Book Nook ($129.99/£109.99 • 1359 pieces): If there’s not already enough Lego on your shelves, this set’s aiming to infiltrate your books. Folded, it offers a forced-perspective glimpse of Baker Street, where you can pose Sherlock Holmes in hot pursuit of Irene Adler, while Dr Watson trips over Professor Moriarty’s ego. Or open the set up to potter around a detailed diorama, packed with Easter eggs galore.
The Simpsons: Krusty Burger ($209.99/£179.99 • 1635 pieces): Fortunately, this set doesn’t come with 700 Krusty burgers, because that would be a desperately dull build. Instead, you get a lovingly grubby fast-food joint you’d be ‘brave’ to frequent, complete with kitchen, dining area, and lack of toilet paper in the restroom. Compared to previous Simpsons sets, it’s spendy, but the build looks tasty. Unlike an actual Krusty burger.
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Williams Racing FW14B & Nigel Mansell ($79.99/£69.99 • 799 pieces): Our current favourite from approximately three billion F1 Lego sets speeding your way in 2025. This one features a little Lego Nigel Mansell with his little Lego moustache thinking there’s no way he’s going to get that 31cm long car around Silverstone when he can’t even see over the steering wheel.
Mario Kart – Mario & Standard Kart ($169.99/£149.99 • 1972 pieces): Let’s-a-go! In their ongoing quest to do everything other than sell you Mario minifigs, Lego and Nintendo have collaborated on this giant-sized take on the moustachioed hero and his fancy go-kart. A stand adds dynamism when the build is on display, and you can fiddle with steering and pose Mario’s head and arms. No telling if you’ll be able to zoom the set along a desk, and it’s a bit of a missed opportunity to not provide pieces that’d make Mario work in standalone fashion, so he could play the Lego NES during his downtime. Oh-ho, no!
Jango Fett’s Firespray-Class Starship ($299.99/£259.99 • 2970 pieces): It’s been ten years since Lego dropped the UCS Slave I. Now the company is taking us to an even longer time ago in a galaxy far, far away – to when Boba Fett was in short trousers and his dad’s ship had fewer battle scars. There’s the usual attention to detail inside and out, along with bits to pose and fiddle around with. Just go easy on the swooshing – slam these 2,970 pieces into a wall and you’ll instead be recreating an asteroid field scene on your floor.
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Tudor Corner ($229.99/£199.99 • 3266 pieces): Lego’s annual modular building is always a bit special. But this latest entry is like nothing Lego’s released before. Drawing from British architecture, it features a restaurant and haberdashery, with a clockmaker’s above. Alas, no little Lego pints (despite this being an 18+ set), but then you can always make them yourself.
Ducati Panigale V4 S Motorcycle ($199.99/£169.99 • 1603 pieces): Oh yes! If you’re someone who reckons four wheels is two too many, this Technic effort should appeal. Once complete, you can gawp at the shiny red bodywork, mess around with the 3-speed gearbox, and blaze this take on Ducati’s high-performance motorbike along your dining table, making VVRRRRMMMMMM noises when everyone else is out of earshot. Or not.
Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine ($49.99/£54.99 • 493 pieces): There have been various efforts to recreate da Vinci’s ahead-of-its-time ornithopter. This is the first in Lego bricks. The model can be perched on a stand, or you can use the trigger to flap its wings, while Lego Leonardo looks on approvingly. While also using his genius to figure out why this one’s oddly expensive outside of the USA.
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