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 the best officially announced upcoming Lego sets. There are no rumours, leaks, nor models the writer ham-fistedly pieced together from a pile of random bricks.
August 2026 best upcoming Lego sets
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Garp’s Marine Battleship ($179.99/£149.99 • 1705 pieces): If you or a resident youngling is big into Netflix’s One Piece, here’s a set sure to make SQUEEE noises blast from your abode like cannonballs. If not… well, it’s a big Lego ship. And big Lego ships are always pretty great. Garp’s stands out thanks to its distinct design, characterful minifigs, and total lack of anyone yelling “yo-ho-ho” or “arrrrr”. Although those massive black sails do look a bit pirate-y.
June 2026 best upcoming Lego sets
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Dinosaur Fossils: Triceratops ($109.99/£89.99 • 1154 pieces): Following last year’s suitably monstrous T. rex fossils set, this one’s a tad more manageable and wallet-friendly. Here, you’re assembling a horned herbivore’s fossilised skeleton, alongside an amusingly out-of-scale Dr. Gerry Harding, fascinated by a comparatively enormous pile of Lego dino poop. Just keep the main event well clear of any Lego T. rex builds, because a scrap between the two would result in you needing a palaeontologist to dig up hundreds of tiny pieces out of the carpet.
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier ($399.99/£329.99 • 3057 pieces): You’d be hard-pressed to call this 68cm/26.5in-long take on the S.H.I.E.L.D. flying fortress swooshable, but it does look majestic on its stand. Inside are all sorts of dinky rooms to gawp at, complete with tiny brick-built characters. Outside, you’ve the option to have an engine inconveniently be on fire. And if your swooshing goes awry, you’ll find yourself the proud owner of a Lego take on how most Helicarriers end up in Marvel movies. How’s that for accuracy?
Spider-Man Hero Figure ($99.99/£89.99 • 813 pieces): ♫ Spider-Man! Spider-Man! Does whatever a spider can! Especially when he’s really big! Like a giant minifig! ♫ Or something. OK, maybe not a minifig – although there is one in the set. This Spidey is more like an action figure. Plenty of articulation lets you pose him in positions you definitely shouldn’t try at home. (Unless you fancy putting your back out.) And at 36cm/14.5in tall, he’ll make any lurking minifig supervillains think twice about getting into mischief.
Peanuts: Snoopy’s Doghouse ($89.99/£69.99 • 964 pieces) It was a dark and stormy night… and Snoopy was on the roof of his doghouse again. In this Lego take, the brick-built beagle perches atop his red kennel, typewriter at the ready, Woodstock alongside. He can be rebuilt into various poses, depending on whether he wants to shake a fist at the Red Baron or partake in marshmallow toasting beneath a starlit sky. We’ll mutter a “good grief”, though, at the ongoing lack of Peanuts minifigs…
May 2026 best upcoming Lego sets
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Jurassic Park Jeep Wrangler ($199.99/£179.99 • 1924 pieces): Large Lego vehicles tend to be something special, and this Jeep Wrangler is no exception. You get a 1:10-scale take on the vehicles used to ferry a small number of folks around a park that had zero chance of passing health and safety certification. There are customisable parts and working steering – amusingly controlled by the spare tyre. You also get Dennis Nedry – the man responsible for everything going horribly wrongin the park – clutching a can of dinosaur embryos, and presumably relieved that the set doesn’t contain any Lego Dilophosaurus.
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Scuderia Ferrari HP Lewis Hamilton Helmet ($89.99/£79.99 • 884 pieces): Lewis Hamilton is having a better time of it this year in Formula 1. Handy, because otherwise you’d need a frowny face on the minifig to make it accurate. The main bit of this set, though, is a brick-built Hamilton helmet. Lego suggests you display it “alongside the other collectable Lego F1 helmets”, which hints at a grid full on the way.
The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter ($249.99/£229.99 • 1809 pieces): The latest UCS model is based on the ship piloted by The Mandalorian when his previous ride ends up akin to a pre-construction Lego set. It’s sleek, with a dart-like form built for swooshing, and pointy bits that suggest it’d lodge in a wall if you let go. You also get Mando and Grogu minifigs, wondering if Force shenanigans made the ship so huge.
Toy Story Slinky Dog Bookends ($149.99/£139.99 • 1311 pieces): Lego makes another play for bookshelf domination with a bookend set based on a sliced-in-half Slinky Dog. Each end connects to a brick-built book. Pair with a Lego book nook and plastic bricks could replace your entire library. Alternatively, make Slinky Dog whole again and bewilder him via minifig versions of himself and Woody bursting forth from the books when knobs are twiddled.
Rocking Plants ($22.99/£17.99 • 253 pieces): A quick way to spot a grump: show them Happy Plants. No smile = no hope. Doubly so with this wallet-friendly follow-up that’s even more adorable, due to the little plant pots rocking on their little plant pot bottoms. Neatly, the flowery bits can be mixed and matched. Or swap them out for sad brown stick pieces, to ironically point out you can’t even keep Lego flora alive.
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Mario Kart – Luigi & Mach 8 ($179.99/£159.99 • 2234 pieces): Finally, giant Lego Mario has someone to race against. This latest set features his brother in a beautifully shaped Mach 8, complete with working steering and a spinning exhaust flame that suggests Luigi might want to book his kart in for a check-up. When complete, the set measures 41cm (16in) long – almost a third longer than Mario’s. So it’s probably just as well there’s not a full grid of the things, because you’d need an actual racetrack to store them all.
Tintin Moon Rocket ($159.99/£139.99 • 1283 pieces): Space sets often get stick for being dull and grey. Or, sometimes, dull and white. Not this one. Inspired by the classic Tintin comics, it’s a gloriously bubbly bright-red rocket destined for the Moon. Or, you know, your shelf. The set began as a fan build, but Lego wisely ditched the launch platform in favour of minifigs. However, it looks like Snowy the dog missed out on a helmet with his spacesuit. Snowy, sit! Snowy, stay! No, Snowy, don’t go outside or you won’t be able to breathe! Good dog.
Ocarina of Time – The Final Battle ($129.99/£99.99 • 1003 pieces): If the Great Deku Tree felt monstrous in size and price, this more modest Zelda set should be easier to swallow. It recreates the climactic showdown from Ocarina of Time. You can sift through Lego rubble to find recovery hearts. Or press a button to make Ganondorf burst forth with all the flair of a dodgy magic trick. The brick-built Ganon is suitably imposing. His massive twin swords are ready to overwhelm Link and Princess Zelda, before rampaging through your Lego city. Well, until a traumatising meeting with dead-eyed Lego Mario brings things to a halt.
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Ford Model T ($129.99/£119.99 • 1060 pieces): “You want a classic car? Fine! Have the classic car!” someone at Lego probably said before offering up this replica of the 1910 original’s spindly elegance. Everything’s here from the crank handle to the fold-back fabric roof. And while it won’t outpace your Lego Lambo, it’s pure class as a display piece. Now give us a Speed Champions version, Lego.
Up-scaled blue astronaut ($59.99/£54.99 • 793 pieces): Sick of losing minifigs down the back of the sofa? Then try this posable astronaut figure, which is blown up to ridiculous proportions. You can even yoink off the top of the helmet, so the tiny robot can pilot the figure like a gigantic mech. Alas, there’s no Benny cracked visor option. Modders over at Rebrickable are surely on that.
Time Machine from Back to the Future ($27.99/£22.99 • 357 pieces): Proof indeed that not every licensed Lego car needs to cost a small fortune! This famous car, which Lego mysteriously refuses to call a DeLorean, includes all the warranty-voiding Doc Brown modifications required to hurl it through time. Minifig Doc and Marty come along for the ride, and you get parts to make the car’s flying form. Just don’t roll it along the desk at 88mph, or who knows when it’ll end up?
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Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D ($399.99/£349.99 • 3600 pieces): Trekkies might wail at the prospect of beaming up all their cash to Lego. But in return, they get a brick-built Enterprise that rivals anything Lego’s made for a certain other series with ‘Star’ in the title. Along with the ship, you get nine crew members. And the ship can be displayed on a stand, so you can fiddle with the shuttlebay to free its two tiny shuttlepods. Just resist the urge to separate the command saucer and re-enact a Borg attack. Otherwise the only thing you’ll be engaging is your ability to clean up a massive pile of grey pieces.
WALL-E and EVE ($69.99/£59.99 • 811 pieces): If you missed the superb WALL-E set back in 2015, this redo scales things down but dials up everything else. You get WALL-E’s gloriously blocky form, now with his trademark sliding arms. But now EVE (“if Jony Ive designed robots”) and perpetually miffed cleaning droid M-O too. For once, Lego’s even nailed the price. A relative bargain, then, and a set you’ll want to display proudly, not mash into a cube of garbage like WALL-E does in his day job.
Japanese Cherry Blossom Landscape ($139.99/£99.99 • 1892 pieces): Lego attempts to recreate real-world paintings land somewhere between tastefully abstract and blocky horror. But when designers are given total freedom, you get little marvels like this. The shadow box is packed full of ingenious techniques, from brick-built birds to water that looks like it’s escaped from a 1980s video game. The waterfall’s superb too, refusing to stay inside the frame. Yet it’s hinged so it works whether you hang this Lego art on a wall or place it on a table.
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Transformers Soundwave ($189.99/£159.99 • 1505 pieces): Lego Optimus was a triumph. Lego Bumblebee? Not so much. Fortunately, Soundwave superior. His blocky form translates perfectly to plastic bricks, making this the best Lego Transformer to date. Huge bonus points also to the designers for somehow getting two of Soundwave’s cassette tape minions working at this scale. Still not convinced? You will be on prodding ‘play’, whereupon Soundwave will emit some of his memorably dulcet tones. And, in rather more unlikely fashion, a sting from the original 1980s cartoon.
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.
Game Boy ($59.99/£54.99 • 421 pieces): Lego’s latest tribute to gaming hardware is eerily accurate – a brick-built Game Boy that’s almost the exact size of the real thing. The controls are spot-on too, and you even get swappable lenticular screens and a couple of chunky Game Paks. And, yes, someone has even made a working version, so you can play Tetris for real.
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