<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Brickset</title><link>https://brickset.com</link><description>LEGO news from Brickset</description><copyright>Copyright (C) 1997-2026, Brickset ltd.</copyright><generator>Brickset RSS Generator</generator><item><title>BLDP series 8 pre-orders have begun</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132389</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132389</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132389_bldp8.jpg' alt="BLDP series 8 pre-orders have begun"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pre-orders for the five sets that comprise BrickLink Designer Program series 8 are now being accepted.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All models that receive at least 3,000 orders will be manufactured and, as before, production numbers are expected to be flexible, so even popular sets should be available for a reasonable length of time.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The pre-ordering phase lasts until June 18, with production and shipping beginning in November.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;View the five sets after the break, then &lt;a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-8/main.page"&gt;place your pre-order here&lt;/a&gt;. Note that Brickset does NOT receive an affiliate commission on BLDP sets.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132389/bldp-series-8-pre-orders-have-begun"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: 31386 Majestic Lion, part one</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132314</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132314</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132314_P1014765.jpg' alt="Review: 31386 Majestic Lion, part one"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/list-2195"&gt;Creator 3-in-1 animals&lt;/a&gt; are among the best sets released in recent years, offering great-looking models, unrivalled creativity, and excellent value for money.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This year there seems to be more of them than ever, including &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/31386-1"&gt;31386&lt;/a&gt; Wild Animals: Majestic Lion, one of three that have just been released.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Unusually, all three models are variations of the same species of animal, in this case lions, of course.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I suspect that the first thing you wondered when the set was revealed was whether its rear end is anatomically accurate, or whether certain features are missing...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132314/review-31386-majestic-lion-part-one"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random set of the day: Shell Service Station</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132376</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132376</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/6378-1.jpg' alt="Random set of the day: Shell Service Station"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random set is &lt;a href='/sets/6378-1'&gt;6378&lt;/a&gt; Shell Service Station, released during 1986. It's one of &lt;a href='/sets/theme-Town/year-1986'&gt;26 Town sets&lt;/a&gt; produced that year. It contains &lt;a href='/inventories/6378-1'&gt;291 pieces&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='/minifigs/in-6378-1'&gt;2 minifigs&lt;/a&gt;, and its retail price was US$25.5, which equates to about US$76 in today's money.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's owned by 3,575 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=6378-1&amp;jump=1&amp;cat=3&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=6378-1#T=S'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $600.00,  or &lt;a href='/buy/ebay/?query=6378-1'&gt;eBay&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132376/random-set-of-the-day-shell-service-station"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random figure of the day: coltm10</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132375</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132375</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/coltm10.png' alt="Random figure of the day: coltm10"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random figure is &lt;a href='/minifigs/coltm10'&gt;coltm10&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Statler, The Muppets&lt;/em&gt;, a &lt;a href='/minifigs/category-Collectible-Minifigures'&gt;Collectible Minifigures&lt;/a&gt; figure that came in one set, &lt;a href='/sets/71033-10'&gt;710330&lt;/a&gt; Statler, released during 2022.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our members collectively own a total of 23,350 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=coltm10&amp;jump=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=coltm10'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $7.40.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132375/random-figure-of-the-day-coltm10"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:01:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: 42686 Fun Indoor Playground</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/131827</link><author>MeganL</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/131827</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/131827_IMG_8144.JPG' alt="Review: 42686 Fun Indoor Playground"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Heartlake City has had a plethora of playgrounds (most notably the contest winner, &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/41325-1/Heartlake-City-Playground"&gt;41325&lt;/a&gt;), including several for all the animals in town. There&amp;#39;s been one gap - none of them have been indoors! Fortunately, the Friends team has fixed that oversight with &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/42686-1/Fun-Indoor-Playground"&gt;42686&lt;/a&gt; Fun Indoor Playground.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/131827/review-42686-fun-indoor-playground"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Has Star Wars Smart Play flopped?</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132355</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132355</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132355_swsp.jpg' alt="Has Star Wars Smart Play flopped?"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think we can guess the answer to that already, but empirical evidence now backs our theory up.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Amazon.co.uk has slowly been dropping the prices of the sets pretty much from day one, and now some of them are almost 50% off, just three months after their launch.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, the price of &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/75422-1"&gt;75422&lt;/a&gt; Yoda&amp;#39;s Hut and Jedi Training has been slashed from &amp;pound;59.99 to &amp;pound;30.83, and &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/75420-1"&gt;75420&lt;/a&gt; Luke&amp;#39;s Landspeeder from &amp;pound;34.99 to &amp;pound;20.40. These are sets that are not &amp;#39;smart&amp;#39; at all until you&amp;#39;ve spent at least another &amp;pound;60 on a set that contains a smart brick and charger.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most of the others have been reduced by 25% or so. Even at those prices, they do not look like good value to me.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What&amp;#39;s also telling are the figures Amazon quotes for the number of copies that have been sold in the last month. &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/75422-1"&gt;75422&lt;/a&gt; Yoda&amp;#39;s Hut and Jedi Training has sold just 200+, &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/75420-1"&gt;75420&lt;/a&gt; Luke&amp;#39;s Landspeeder, 300+. Those numbers compare very unfavourably with, say, Creator, City or Ninjago sets, which can run into the thousands.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Still, if you&amp;#39;re tempted to see what all the fuss is about, now&amp;#39;s a good time to find out. Take a look at &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/buy/vendor-Amazon/theme-Star-Wars/subtheme-smart-play"&gt;Buy listing&lt;/a&gt; which shows the current discounts at your local Amazon for all Star Wars Smart Play sets. The reductions are not as high in Germany and France, but are still significant, and unfortunately they&amp;#39;ve not been discounted at all in the USA, at least on Amazon. There have been some discounts at Walmart though.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132355/has-star-wars-smart-play-flopped"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quick look: 11511 Water Lilies</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132345</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132345</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132345_P1014769.jpg' alt="Quick look: 11511 Water Lilies"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/11511-1"&gt;11511&lt;/a&gt; Water Lilies is one of three Botanical sets released this month and, like &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/11505-1"&gt;11505&lt;/a&gt; Woodland Mushrooms, it introduces a new branch of nature to the theme, in this case an aquatic one.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s an attractive set, but it comes at a high price...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132345/quick-look-11511-water-lilies"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random set of the day: Backhoe</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132351</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132351</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/6686-1.jpg' alt="Random set of the day: Backhoe"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random set is &lt;a href='/sets/6686-1'&gt;6686&lt;/a&gt; Backhoe, released during 1984. It's one of &lt;a href='/sets/theme-Town/year-1984'&gt;17 Town sets&lt;/a&gt; produced that year. It contains &lt;a href='/inventories/6686-1'&gt;88 pieces&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='/minifigs/in-6686-1'&gt;1 minifig&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's owned by 2,455 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=6686-1&amp;jump=1&amp;cat=3&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=6686-1#T=S'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $282.00,  or &lt;a href='/buy/ebay/?query=6686-1'&gt;eBay&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132351/random-set-of-the-day-backhoe"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random figure of the day: cty0397</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132350</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132350</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/cty0397.png' alt="Random figure of the day: cty0397"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random figure is &lt;a href='/minifigs/cty0397'&gt;cty0397&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Construction Worker - Orange Zipper, Safety Stripes, Orange Arms, Orange Legs, Dark Bluish Gray Hips, Red Construction Helmet, Smirk and Stubble Beard&lt;/em&gt;, a &lt;a href='/minifigs/category-Town'&gt;Town&lt;/a&gt; figure that came in one set, &lt;a href='/sets/60026-1'&gt;60026&lt;/a&gt; Town Square, released during 2013.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our members collectively own a total of 6,555 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=cty0397&amp;jump=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=cty0397'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $2.90.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132350/random-figure-of-the-day-cty0397"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Recent reviews</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132347</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132347</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;These are the reviews that we've published recently:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table class='reviewlist'&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='col1'&gt;&lt;img src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/76356-1.jpg' /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href='https://brickset.com/article/132300'&gt;76356 Venom Bust&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;76356 Venom Bust is by far my favourite of this series, looking suitably ferocious!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='col1'&gt;&lt;img src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/72153-1.jpg' /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href='https://brickset.com/article/132069'&gt;72153 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;Faithful recreations of iconic evolutions can be yours in exchange for your first born child&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='col1'&gt;&lt;img src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/60480-1.jpg' /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href='https://brickset.com/article/132264'&gt;60480 Backhoe Loader&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;It has taken many years, but we finally have a worthy minifigure-scale backhoe!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='col1'&gt;&lt;img src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/11514-1.jpg' /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href='https://brickset.com/article/132247'&gt;11514 Cosmos Flowers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;Another pretty pocket-money posy&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='col1'&gt;&lt;img src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/42703-1.jpg' /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href='https://brickset.com/article/132210'&gt;42703 Mermaid Roller Coaster Ride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;The best Friends roller coaster yet&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='col1'&gt;&lt;img src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/31387-1.jpg' /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href='https://brickset.com/article/132160'&gt;31387 Iconic Pirate Ship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;A really attractive small pirate ship that is great value for money.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://brickset.com/news/category-Set-review'&gt;View more reviews in the news archive »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: 76356 Venom Bust</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132300</link><author>CapnRex101</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132300</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132300_Venom 1.jpg' alt="Review: 76356 Venom Bust"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Though not bad models, &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Marvel-Super-Heroes/subtheme-Bust-Collection/year-2025"&gt;the two Marvel Busts&lt;/a&gt; released last year hardly raised my expectations for future sets. &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/76356-1/Venom-Bust"&gt;76356&lt;/a&gt; Venom Bust seems rather impressive though, faithfully capturing Venom&amp;#39;s menacing visage and physique as this character appears in the recent Venom movies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In addition, the set comes with a unique Venom minifigure inspired by the film trilogy, which is a surprise, arriving nearly two years after the series concluded! This minifigure, with decorated arms, seems worth the wait, nonetheless.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132300/review-76356-venom-bust"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>This week's top news articles</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132335</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132335</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://brickset.com/assets/images/logo/logo.png' alt="This week's top news articles"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;These are the most read articles that we&amp;#39;ve posted during the last fortnight:&lt;/p&gt;

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			&lt;th&gt;Article&lt;/th&gt;
			&lt;th&gt;Date&lt;/th&gt;
			&lt;th&gt;Views&lt;/th&gt;
			&lt;th&gt;Likes&lt;/th&gt;
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			&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132254/lego-architecture-sagrada-família-revealed!"&gt;LEGO Architecture Sagrada Fam&amp;iacute;lia revealed!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;04 Jun&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;15883&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;141&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;148&lt;/td&gt;
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			&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132126/lego-star-wars-75453-offworld-sandcrawler-and-mudhorn-revealed!"&gt;LEGO Star Wars 75453 Offworld Sandcrawler and Mudhorn revealed!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;29 May&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;12172&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;117&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;73&lt;/td&gt;
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			&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132228/lego-pokemon-smart-play-sets-revealed!"&gt;LEGO Pok&amp;eacute;mon SMART Play sets revealed!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;02 Jun&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;11828&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;75&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;174&lt;/td&gt;
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			&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132125/lego-star-wars-imperial-remnant-at-at-with-int-4-official-images!"&gt;LEGO Star Wars Imperial Remnant AT-AT with INT-4 official images!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;29 May&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;10705&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;113&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;71&lt;/td&gt;
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			&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/131780/review-40893-the-lord-of-the-rings-grond"&gt;Review: 40893 The Lord of the Rings: Grond&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;30 May&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;8926&lt;/td&gt;
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			&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132173/review-11380-road-bike"&gt;Review: 11380 Road Bike&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;31 May&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;8653&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;125&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;77&lt;/td&gt;
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			&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132160/review-31387-iconic-pirate-ship"&gt;Review: 31387 Iconic Pirate Ship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;03 Jun&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;7943&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;165&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;58&lt;/td&gt;
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			&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132200/review-11505-woodland-mushrooms"&gt;Review: 11505 Woodland Mushrooms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;01 Jun&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;7376&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;164&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;58&lt;/td&gt;
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			&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132094/what-set-or-theme-brought-you-to-lego"&gt;What set or theme brought you to LEGO?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;27 May&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;7095&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;147&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;430&lt;/td&gt;
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			&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132127/lego-marvel-76356-venom-bust-announced-including-a-new-venom-minifigure"&gt;LEGO Marvel 76356 Venom Bust announced&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;31 May&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;5313&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;76&lt;/td&gt;
			&lt;td&gt;34&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The total number of news article views this week is 165,260, which is 48,397 more than last week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random set of the day: Snowspeeder</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132331</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132331</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/7130-1.jpg' alt="Random set of the day: Snowspeeder"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random set is &lt;a href='/sets/7130-1'&gt;7130&lt;/a&gt; Snowspeeder, released during 1999. It's one of &lt;a href='/sets/theme-Star-Wars/year-1999'&gt;13 Star Wars sets&lt;/a&gt; produced that year. It contains &lt;a href='/inventories/7130-1'&gt;215 pieces&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='/minifigs/in-7130-1'&gt;3 minifigs&lt;/a&gt;, and its retail price was US$20, which equates to about US$38 in today's money.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's owned by 11,494 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=7130-1&amp;jump=1&amp;cat=3&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=7130-1#T=S'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $130.90,  or &lt;a href='/buy/ebay/?query=7130-1'&gt;eBay&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132331/random-set-of-the-day-snowspeeder"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random figure of the day: sw0395</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132330</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132330</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/sw0395.png' alt="Random figure of the day: sw0395"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random figure is &lt;a href='/minifigs/sw0395'&gt;sw0395&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Luke Skywalker (Dark Bluish Gray Jedi Robe)&lt;/em&gt;, a &lt;a href='/minifigs/category-Star-Wars'&gt;Star Wars&lt;/a&gt; figure that came in one set, &lt;a href='/sets/9496-1'&gt;9496&lt;/a&gt; Desert Skiff, released during 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our members collectively own a total of 22,878 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=sw0395&amp;jump=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=sw0395'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $6.90.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132330/random-figure-of-the-day-sw0395"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 01:01:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What's hot this week</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132327</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132327</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://brickset.com/assets/images/logo/logo.png' alt="What's hot this week"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;These are the sets that have been viewed the most this week:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table class='neattable'&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class='textcenter'&gt;TW&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th class='textcenter'&gt;LW&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;Set&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;Views&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&amp;uarr;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href='/sets/11377-1/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Minas-Tirith'&gt;11377&lt;/a&gt; The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;4777&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href='/sets/11505-1/Woodland-Mushrooms'&gt;11505&lt;/a&gt; Woodland Mushrooms&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;3498&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href='/sets/40893-1/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Grond'&gt;40893&lt;/a&gt; The Lord of the Rings: Grond&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;3022&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href='/sets/21065-1/Sagrada-Família'&gt;21065&lt;/a&gt; Sagrada Família&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2979&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href='/sets/76473-1/Hogwarts-Castle-East-Wing'&gt;76473&lt;/a&gt; Hogwarts Castle: East Wing&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2833&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;19&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&amp;uarr;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href='/sets/43302-1/Main-Street-U-S-A'&gt;43302&lt;/a&gt; Main Street, U.S.A.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2792&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;22&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&amp;uarr;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href='/sets/76354-1/S-H-I-E-L-D-Helicarrier'&gt;76354&lt;/a&gt; S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2661&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href='/sets/11380-1/Road-Bike'&gt;11380&lt;/a&gt; Road Bike&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2404&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;4&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&amp;darr;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href='/sets/75192-1/Millennium-Falcon'&gt;75192&lt;/a&gt; Millennium Falcon&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1897&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='textcenter'&gt;&amp;darr;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href='/sets/75454-1/Imperial-Remnant-AT-AT-with-INT-4'&gt;75454&lt;/a&gt; Imperial Remnant AT-AT with INT-4&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1859&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;The total number of set detail pages viewed this week is 1,767,508, which is 274,664 more than last week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: 72153 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132069</link><author>SetToBuild</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132069</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132069_72153-001.jpg' alt="Review: 72153 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let&amp;rsquo;s start by addressing the &lt;a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Phanpy_(Pok%C3%A9mon)"&gt;Phanpy&lt;/a&gt; in the room: a set this size (and price) in the first wave of the new Pok&amp;eacute;mon sets is downright ridiculous. The launch ads alluded to millennials struggling with adulting, jobs and taxes and then suggests &amp;ldquo;never mind, we&amp;rsquo;re here to pull at your nostalgia heartstrings with a massive set with a &lt;a href="https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Wailord_(Pok%C3%A9mon)"&gt;Wailord&lt;/a&gt; of a price tag&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But who&amp;#39;s to blame for LEGO continually pushing boundaries on how big a set they can sell next? Is it the fans? Are we the problem?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132069/review-72153-venusaur-charizard-and-blastoise"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vintage set of the week: Steam Shovel with Carrier</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132309</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132309</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/730-1.jpg' alt="Vintage set of the week: Steam Shovel with Carrier"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week's vintage set is &lt;a href='/sets/730-1'&gt;730&lt;/a&gt; Steam Shovel with Carrier, released during 1973. It's one of &lt;a href='/sets/theme-LEGOLAND/year-1973'&gt;28 LEGOLAND sets&lt;/a&gt; produced that year. It contains &lt;a href='/inventories/730-1/rebrickable'&gt;101 pieces&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's owned by 299 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=730-1&amp;jump=1&amp;cat=3&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=730-1#T=S'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href='/buy/ebay/?query=730-1'&gt;eBay&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132309/vintage-set-of-the-week-steam-shovel-with-carrier"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random figure of the day: lor004</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132308</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132308</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/minifigs/large/lor004.jpg' alt="Random figure of the day: lor004"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random figure is &lt;a href='/minifigs/lor004'&gt;lor004&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Samwise Gamgee (Sam) - Dark Tan Shirt, Dark Bluish Gray Cape&lt;/em&gt;, a &lt;a href='/minifigs/category-The-Hobbit-and-The-Lord-of-the-Rings'&gt;The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings&lt;/a&gt; figure that came in one set, &lt;a href='/sets/9470-1'&gt;9470&lt;/a&gt; Shelob Attacks, released during 2012.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our members collectively own a total of 14,756 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=lor004&amp;jump=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=lor004'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $28.40.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132308/random-figure-of-the-day-lor004"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: 60480 Backhoe Loader</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132264</link><author>CapnRex101</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132264</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132264_Backhoe 1.jpg' alt="Review: 60480 Backhoe Loader"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Backhoe loaders are necessary for all kinds of construction projects, although these vehicles hardly ever appear in LEGO City and whenever they have been produced before, they usually lack detail, re-using parts developed for other construction vehicles.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/60480-1/Backhoe-Loader"&gt;60480&lt;/a&gt; Backhoe Loader does exactly the opposite, as realistic tyres and new bucket elements have been produced for the backhoe. As a result, the model looks extremely authentic, as we have come to expect from LEGO City Construction vehicles since 2024.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132264/review-60480-backhoe-loader"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quick look: 11514 Cosmos Flowers</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132247</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132247</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132247_P1014750_4427.jpg' alt="Quick look: 11514 Cosmos Flowers"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 171-piece set &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/11514-1"&gt;11514&lt;/a&gt; Cosmos Flowers is one of three new additions to the hugely popular and successful Botanicals collection, offering a pretty posy at a pocket-money price, and a good excuse for me to make more 3D printed vases.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132247/quick-look-11514-cosmos-flowers"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random set of the day: Catwalk Phone Stand</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132286</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132286</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/40112-1.jpg' alt="Random set of the day: Catwalk Phone Stand"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random set is &lt;a href='/sets/40112-1'&gt;40112&lt;/a&gt; Catwalk Phone Stand, released during 2014. It's one of &lt;a href='/sets/theme-Friends/year-2014'&gt;46 Friends sets&lt;/a&gt; produced that year. It contains &lt;a href='/inventories/40112-1'&gt;144 pieces&lt;/a&gt;, and its retail price was US$14.99 / £10.99, which equates to about US$21 / £15 in today's money.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's owned by 626 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=40112-1&amp;jump=1&amp;cat=3&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=40112-1#T=S'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $4.60,  or &lt;a href='/buy/ebay/?query=40112-1'&gt;eBay&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132286/random-set-of-the-day-catwalk-phone-stand"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random figure of the day: frnd0567</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132285</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132285</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/frnd0567.png' alt="Random figure of the day: frnd0567"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random figure is &lt;a href='/minifigs/frnd0567'&gt;frnd0567&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Friends Liann - Coral Shirt, Dark Azure Trousers, Black Shoes&lt;/em&gt;, a &lt;a href='/minifigs/category-Friends'&gt;Friends&lt;/a&gt; figure that came in one set, &lt;a href='/sets/41732-1'&gt;41732&lt;/a&gt; Downtown Flower and Design Stores, released during 2023.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our members collectively own a total of 1,254 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=frnd0567&amp;jump=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=frnd0567'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $1.80.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132285/random-figure-of-the-day-frnd0567"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: 42703 Mermaid Roller Coaster Ride</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132210</link><author>MeganL</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132210</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132210_IMG_8273.JPG' alt="Review: 42703 Mermaid Roller Coaster Ride"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are several fun sets in the summer wave of Friends this year, but the one set that caught my eye over the others is &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/42703-1/Mermaid-Roller-Coaster-Ride"&gt;42703&lt;/a&gt; Mermaid Roller Coaster Ride.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s the fourth roller coaster in the Friends world (&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/41130-1/Amusement-Park-Roller-Coaster"&gt;41130&lt;/a&gt; Amusement Park Roller Coaster was the pioneer, followed by &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/41375-1/Heartlake-City-Amusement-Pier"&gt;41375&lt;/a&gt; Heartlake City Amusement Pier in 2019, and &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/41685-1/Magical-Funfair-Roller-Coaster"&gt;41685&lt;/a&gt; Magical Funfair Roller Coaster in 2021).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;While those sets were fun, the roller coasters themselves were pretty pedantic, with not much in the way of thrills on the ride itself.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;42703 looks to change that with some new (to Friends roller coasters) track pieces to make for a much more interesting ride. And it has mermaids!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132210/review-42703-mermaid-roller-coaster-ride"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LEGO Architecture Sagrada Família revealed!</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132254</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132254</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/21065-1.jpg' alt="LEGO Architecture Sagrada Família revealed!"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;A model of the beautiful &lt;em&gt;Bas&amp;iacute;lica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam&amp;iacute;lia &lt;/em&gt;in Barcelona has been revealed. It contains in excess of 12,000 pieces, making it the largest LEGO set ever, in terms of number of parts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It looks absolutely stunning, not only capturing the exquisite architectural details inside and out, but also the incredible lighting inside that&amp;#39;s produced when the sun shines through the colourful stained-glass windows.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Construction of the basilica began in 1882 and a year later Antoni Gaud&amp;iacute; took over the project. This year marks the centenary of his death, and although much work remains to finish sculptures and decorative elements, the building&amp;#39;s main structure was completed earlier this year when the final stone was placed on top of the central tower.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, we have to wait five months before we can do the same on the model but, in the meantime, you can read the press release and view more pictures after the break.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/21065-1"&gt;21065&lt;/a&gt; Sagrada Fam&amp;iacute;lia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
12,060 pieces, rated 18+&lt;br /&gt;
$799.99 / &amp;pound;649.99 / &amp;euro;749.99&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/click/?s=21065"&gt;Available to pre-order now&lt;/a&gt; and released on November 1st.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LEGO Architecture Sagrada &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fam&amp;iacute;lia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;set unveiled t&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;o honour Gaud&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;iacute;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;#39;s 100-year legacy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To commemorate the centennial year of Antoni Gaud&amp;iacute;&amp;rsquo;s passing, the LEGO Group today reveals the LEGO Architecture Sagrada Fam&amp;iacute;lia set &amp;ndash; a detailed new model inspired by one of the world&amp;rsquo;s most recognisable and ambitious buildings. Designed to reflect both the scale and spirit of Gaud&amp;iacute;&amp;rsquo;s vision, the set offers builders an immersive way to explore the architecture of one of the most complex and celebrated buildings ever conceived.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132254/lego-architecture-sagrada-família-revealed!"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BrickZoneHub case for Williams FW14B</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132243</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132243</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132243_P1014650.jpg' alt="BrickZoneHub case for Williams FW14B"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Acrylic cases for keeping your models dust-free appear to be popular, judging by the number of companies that make them nowadays.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Relative newcomer in that space, &lt;a href="https://tidd.ly/49F75zH"&gt;BrickZoneHub&lt;/a&gt;, has sent us one of its offerings to examine, designed to house &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/10353-1"&gt;10353&lt;/a&gt; Williams Racing FW14B &amp;amp; Nigel Mansell.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It has a few nice features that I&amp;#39;ve not encountered in its competitors, but they come at a price.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132243/brickzonehub-case-for-williams-fw14b"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random set of the day: Logging Truck</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132267</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132267</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/9397-1.jpg' alt="Random set of the day: Logging Truck"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random set is &lt;a href='/sets/9397-1'&gt;9397&lt;/a&gt; Logging Truck, released during 2012. It's one of &lt;a href='/sets/theme-Technic/year-2012'&gt;10 Technic sets&lt;/a&gt; produced that year. It contains &lt;a href='/inventories/9397-1'&gt;1308 pieces&lt;/a&gt;, and its retail price was US$139.99 / £99.99, which equates to about US$196 / £142 in today's money.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's owned by 4,084 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=9397-1&amp;jump=1&amp;cat=3&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=9397-1#T=S'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $224.60,  or &lt;a href='/buy/ebay/?query=9397-1'&gt;eBay&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132267/random-set-of-the-day-logging-truck"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random figure of the day: soc117</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132266</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132266</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/soc117.png' alt="Random figure of the day: soc117"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random figure is &lt;a href='/minifigs/soc117'&gt;soc117&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Plain Black Torso with Black Arms, Light Bluish Gray Legs, Blue Cap (Soccer Goalie)&lt;/em&gt;, a &lt;a href='/minifigs/category-Sports'&gt;Sports&lt;/a&gt; figure that came in one set, &lt;a href='/sets/3569-1'&gt;3569&lt;/a&gt; Grand Soccer Stadium, released during 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our members collectively own a total of 815 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=soc117&amp;jump=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=soc117'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $1.60.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132266/random-figure-of-the-day-soc117"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Two more Formula 1 Helmets revealed</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132258</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132258</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/43023-1.jpg' alt="Two more Formula 1 Helmets revealed"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two new F1 helmets have been added to LEGO.com today.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Like their Ferrari predecessors, the pair of McLaren drivers&amp;#39; helmets, &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/43017-1"&gt;43017&lt;/a&gt; Oscar Piastri and &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/43023-1"&gt;43023&lt;/a&gt; Lando Norris, look absolutely superb and, like on the first two, all decorations (except on the visor) are printed.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;They are available now at &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/click/?u=https://www.lego.com/en-gb/themes/editions"&gt;LEGO.com&lt;/a&gt;, priced at &amp;pound;79.99 / $89.99.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132258/two-more-formula-1-helmets-revealed"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NINJAGO Titan Mechs gallery and ranking</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132134</link><author>CapnRex101</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132134</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132134_Titan 1.jpg' alt="NINJAGO Titan Mechs gallery and ranking"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The collection of NINJAGO &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/tag-Titan-Mech"&gt;Titan Mechs&lt;/a&gt; started almost accidentally, arguably beginning as long ago as &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/70737-1/Titan-Mech-Battle"&gt;70737&lt;/a&gt; Titan Mech Battle in 2015, though the seminal &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/70676-1/Lloyd-s-Titan-Mech"&gt;70676&lt;/a&gt; Lloyd&amp;#39;s Titan Mech is typically recognised as the series&amp;#39; starting point.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/71738-1/Zane-s-Titan-Mech-Battle"&gt;71738&lt;/a&gt; Zane&amp;#39;s Titan Mech Battle from 2021 has a claim too, but regardless of when it started, the series has developed over several years and with the launch of &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/71870-1/The-Twin-Titan-Mechs"&gt;71870&lt;/a&gt; The Twin Titan Mechs this summer, the classic team of ninja is now complete!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I always enjoy posing these mechs together, so I took a few photos of the group and decided to rank them too, ahead of my full review of &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/71870-1/The-Twin-Titan-Mechs"&gt;71870&lt;/a&gt; The Twin Titan Mechs coming soon.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132134/ninjago-titan-mechs-gallery-and-ranking"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: 31387 Iconic Pirate Ship</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132160</link><author>FlagsNZ</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132160</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132160_31387-43.png' alt="Review: 31387 Iconic Pirate Ship"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The LEGO &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Pirates"&gt;Pirates theme&lt;/a&gt; is one of the more popular, historical LEGO themes with a large community of very loyal followers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In recent years, the pirate baton has passed to the &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/tag-Pirate-Ship/theme-Creator"&gt;Creator 3 and 1&lt;/a&gt; theme. This year&amp;#39;s offering, &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/31387-1/Iconic-Pirate-Ship"&gt;31387 Iconic Pirate Ship&lt;/a&gt;, is the latest offering in this category.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Read on as I review the latest LEGO ship to be released. See if this set deserves to be labelled as &lt;em&gt;Iconic&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132160/review-31387-iconic-pirate-ship"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random set of the day: Fire Blaster</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132240</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132240</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/8188-1.jpg' alt="Random set of the day: Fire Blaster"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random set is &lt;a href='/sets/8188-1'&gt;8188&lt;/a&gt; Fire Blaster, released during 2010. It's one of &lt;a href='/sets/theme-Power-Miners/year-2010'&gt;4 Power Miners sets&lt;/a&gt; produced that year. It contains &lt;a href='/inventories/8188-1'&gt;67 pieces&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='/minifigs/in-8188-1'&gt;2 minifigs&lt;/a&gt;, and its retail price was US$9.99 / £6.99, which equates to about US$15 / £11 in today's money.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's owned by 5,757 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=8188-1&amp;jump=1&amp;cat=3&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8188-1#T=S'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $70.90,  or &lt;a href='/buy/ebay/?query=8188-1'&gt;eBay&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132240/random-set-of-the-day-fire-blaster"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random figure of the day: gen135</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132239</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132239</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/gen135.png' alt="Random figure of the day: gen135"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random figure is &lt;a href='/minifigs/gen135'&gt;gen135&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Skeleton - Standard Skull, Bent Arms Vertical Grip, Black Bicorne Hat with Skull and Crossbones, White Plume&lt;/em&gt;, a &lt;a href='/minifigs/category-Friends'&gt;Friends&lt;/a&gt; figure that came in one set, &lt;a href='/sets/41375-1'&gt;41375&lt;/a&gt; Heartlake City Amusement Pier, released during 2019.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our members collectively own a total of 1,594 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=gen135&amp;jump=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=gen135'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $4.00.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132239/random-figure-of-the-day-gen135"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LEGO Pokémon SMART Play sets revealed!</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132228</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132228</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132228_72164-2.jpg' alt="LEGO Pokémon SMART Play sets revealed!"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Following the launch of LEGO SMART Play with Star Wars in March, a selection of new Pok&amp;eacute;mon SMART Play sets have been announced today!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Auditorily, the use of SMART Play makes sense with Pok&amp;eacute;mon since the tech is similar to that of the Game Boy. Pikachu saying its name to communicate, like it does on the title screen of Pok&amp;eacute;mon Yellow, is entirely possible!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Furthermore, most of the Pok&amp;eacute;mon in the early games don&amp;#39;t say their name as their cry like they do on the show. Instead, they sound more like electronic babble, so this might actually be the perfect application for the SMART Brick.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The press release follows:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Build, Train, Nurture &amp;amp; Battle: New LEGO Pok&amp;eacute;mon SMART Play sets allow children to feel like Pok&amp;eacute;mon Trainers!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Today, the LEGO Group and The Pok&amp;eacute;mon Company International unveiled the latest sets in the LEGO Pok&amp;eacute;mon range, bringing to kids around the world even more opportunities to play with their favourite Pok&amp;eacute;mon in LEGO brick form.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks to LEGO SMART Play technology, builders will feel like Pok&amp;eacute;mon Trainers, as their beloved LEGO Pok&amp;eacute;mon now have the power to play back. Going beyond building, the sets are all about training, nurturing and battling! The LEGO SMART Play System is powered by the LEGO SMART Brick &amp;ndash; packed with more than twenty patented world-firsts within its technology, making LEGO builds respond to how kids play through light, sound, motion and sensing, all without screens.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132228/lego-pokemon-smart-play-sets-revealed!"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random set of the day: Alien Space Ship</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132220</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132220</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/30070-1.jpg' alt="Random set of the day: Alien Space Ship"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random set is &lt;a href='/sets/30070-1'&gt;30070&lt;/a&gt; Alien Space Ship, released during 2010. It's one of &lt;a href='/sets/theme-Toy-Story/year-2010'&gt;15 Toy Story sets&lt;/a&gt; produced that year. It contains &lt;a href='/inventories/30070-1'&gt;29 pieces&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='/minifigs/in-30070-1'&gt;1 minifig&lt;/a&gt;, and its retail price was US$3.99 / £2.29, which equates to about US$6 / £4 in today's money.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's owned by 3,518 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=30070-1&amp;jump=1&amp;cat=3&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=30070-1#T=S'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $10.20,  or &lt;a href='/buy/ebay/?query=30070-1'&gt;eBay&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132220/random-set-of-the-day-alien-space-ship"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:01:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random figure of the day: cty0860</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132219</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132219</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/cty0860.png' alt="Random figure of the day: cty0860"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random figure is &lt;a href='/minifigs/cty0860'&gt;cty0860&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Coast Guard City - Tourist, Blue Tinted Glasses, Life Jacket, Green Legs&lt;/em&gt;, a &lt;a href='/minifigs/category-Town'&gt;Town&lt;/a&gt; figure that came in one set, &lt;a href='/sets/60167-1'&gt;60167&lt;/a&gt; Coast Guard Headquarters, released during 2017.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our members collectively own a total of 2,168 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=cty0860&amp;jump=1&amp;&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=cty0860'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $1.90.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132219/random-figure-of-the-day-cty0860"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Review: 11505 Woodland Mushrooms</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132200</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132200</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132200_P1014707.jpg' alt="Review: 11505 Woodland Mushrooms"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most interesting and innovative addition to the &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/subtheme-Botanical-Collection"&gt;Botanical collection&lt;/a&gt; this year is undoubtedly &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/11505-1"&gt;11505&lt;/a&gt; Woodland Mushrooms, an eye-catching and very colourful display of various varieties of toadstools and plants typically found on the ground of Northern European woodlands.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So, let&amp;#39;s go foraging for fungi...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132200/review-11505-woodland-mushrooms"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LEGO Technic Aston Martin AMR25 F1 Car revealed!</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132190</link><author>CapnRex101</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132190</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/news/thumbs/large/132190_Aston 1.jpg' alt="LEGO Technic Aston Martin AMR25 F1 Car revealed!"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The onslaught of Technic Formula 1 cars carries on with &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/42240-1/Aston-Martin-Aramco-AMR25-F1-Car"&gt;42240&lt;/a&gt; Aston Martin Aramco AMR25 F1 Car, arriving on July 1st.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Naturally, this set is similar to others from the series, with 1547 pieces and costing &amp;pound;199.99, $229.99 or &amp;euro;229.99. Once again, the rear wheels are too narrow, which is at least consistent with the prior cars, but I think results in a model with awkward proportions, considering its large scale.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Additional images are available after the break...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132190/lego-technic-aston-martin-amr25-f1-car-revealed!"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minas Tirith available now!</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132186</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132186</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/11377-1.jpg' alt="Minas Tirith available now!"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The highly-anticipated next model in the Lord of the Rings collection, &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/11377-1"&gt;11377&lt;/a&gt; Minas Tirith, is now available at LEGO.com.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The 8,200-piece set costs &amp;pound;579.99, $649.99, &amp;euro;649.99 and if you buy it before the 7th June, you&amp;#39;ll receive the essential companion set &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/40893-1"&gt;40893&lt;/a&gt; Grond as a gift with purchase, but only while stocks last.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Remember that when you &lt;a href="/click/11377"&gt;buy at LEGO.com&lt;/a&gt; via our links we&amp;#39;ll receive a small commission that helps keep us online and free for all to use.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/click/11377"&gt;Buy now &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Summer sets available now</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132187</link><author>Huw</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132187</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/72423-1.jpg' alt="Summer sets available now"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s not just &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/11377-1"&gt;11377&lt;/a&gt; The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith that&amp;#39;s been launched today: well over 100 other sets are also now available at LEGO.com.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are too many to list, but here are some of the highlights:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/72423-1"&gt;72423&lt;/a&gt; Shrek, Donkey &amp;amp; Puss in Boots&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/11380-1"&gt;11380&lt;/a&gt; Road Bike&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/76354-1"&gt;76354&lt;/a&gt; S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/43302-1"&gt;43302&lt;/a&gt; Main Street, U.S.A.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/sets/11505-1"&gt;11505&lt;/a&gt; Woodland Mushrooms, plus two other Botanicals&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Speed Champions, Star Wars, Technic and Creator&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The summer Friends, City and NINJAGO sets are also now available outside of the USA: those of you in the USA have to wait until August for their release.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As usual you can view everything that&amp;#39;s just been released on the &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/click/?u=https://www.lego.com/en-gb/categories/new-sets-and-products"&gt;new sets and products page at LEGO.com&lt;/a&gt;, and also on our &lt;a href="https://brickset.com/buy/vendor-lego/availability-In-Stock/order-dateadded"&gt;available now at LEGO.com list&lt;/a&gt;, which is a bit easier to use.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/click" rel="nofollow" title="Link to external website, opens in a new tab."&gt;Shop now &amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Random set of the day: Party Train</title><link>https://brickset.com/article/132195</link><author>Huwbot</author><guid>https://brickset.com/article/132195</guid><description>&lt;img style='float:left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; max-width: 240px; max-height: 240px;' src='https://images.brickset.com/sets/small/41111-1.jpg' alt="Random set of the day: Party Train"/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today's random set is &lt;a href='/sets/41111-1'&gt;41111&lt;/a&gt; Party Train, released during 2016. It's one of &lt;a href='/sets/theme-Friends/year-2016'&gt;47 Friends sets&lt;/a&gt; produced that year. It contains &lt;a href='/inventories/41111-1'&gt;109 pieces&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='/minifigs/in-41111-1'&gt;1 minifig&lt;/a&gt;, and its retail price was US$9.99 / £8.99, which equates to about US$14 / £12 in today's money.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's owned by 2,947 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at &lt;a href='https://www.brickowl.com/search/catalog?query=41111-1&amp;jump=1&amp;cat=3&amp;utm_source=brickset'&gt;Brick Owl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=41111-1#T=S'&gt;BrickLink&lt;/a&gt;, where new ones sell for around $7.80,  or &lt;a href='/buy/ebay/?query=41111-1'&gt;eBay&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brickset.com/article/132195/random-set-of-the-day-party-train"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 &lt;a href='https://brickset.com/'&gt;Brickset.com&lt;/a&gt;. Republication prohibited without prior permission.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:01:02 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>