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Looking for the best LEGO sets available right now, but don’t know where to begin? We don’t blame you: with hundreds of different options on the table at any given moment, picking out the best of the best isn’t easy.
Whether you’re a first-time buyer looking to get your hobby off to the best start, seeking out the ideal gift for that special LEGO fan in your life, or are a dedicated fan looking for your next great build, our Top 20 LEGO sets list offers expert insight into the very best LEGO sets across a range of themes and budgets.
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Written by Chris Turner-Wharfe, Brick Fanatics Editor
Chris is Brick Fanatics' Editor, and has over a decade of experience in the world of LEGO journalism. Every set on this list has been built and reviewed by Chris or a member of the Brick Fanatics team to bring you a considered and authoritative guide to the very best LEGO products around.
1 – 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell
The one LEGO set to rule them all
Theme: LEGO Icons Price: £429.99 / $499.99 / €499.99 Pieces: 6,167
Available: Now Release: Mar 5, 2023 Retiring: Dec 31, 2027
| 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell pros | 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell cons |
|---|---|
| Unparalleled build experience | Good value, but still an expensive set |
| Comprehensive cast of characters | One or two minifigures were better in 2012 |
| Beautiful finished model |
Why you'll want it...
If any LEGO set can claim to be the master of all trades, it's 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell. The building experience is best in class, distilling and demonstrating the design team's deep understanding of LEGO geometry. The minifigure line-up leaves absolutely nobody behind, and even throws in a few curveballs on top of the Fellowship of the Ring. And the finished build is so breathtakingly beautiful that you'll be happy to scrap however many other sets it takes to make room on your shelves for it.
That's a lot for 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell to live up to, but trust us: no-one is walking away from this set unsatisfied. It demands a lot of your LEGO budget, but even if this ends up being the only LEGO set you buy for a year, you'll have no regrets. Between its four different types of trees, bewildering grasp of Pythagorean triples and incredible attention to detail, this is not just the LEGO Lord of the Rings set to rule them all, but the one LEGO set to rule them all.
> Read our in-depth review of 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell
2 – 75192 Millennium Falcon
Not a piece of junk
Theme: LEGO Star Wars Price: £734.99 / $849.99 / €849.99 Pieces: 7,541
Available: Now Release: Sep 14, 2017 Retiring: Dec 31, 2026
| 75192 Millennium Falcon pros | 75192 Millennium Falcon cons |
|---|---|
| A masterpiece of design and a joy to put together | Coffee table for displaying it sold separately |
| As ambitious as LEGO Star Wars gets | One to save up and work towards |
| The 'wow' factor is off the charts |
Why you'll want it...
A milestone for the LEGO Group and LEGO Star Wars in more ways than one, there’s a reason 75192 Millennium Falcon is still on shelves seven years after it first debuted. This is the pinnacle of Ultimate Collector Series design; the set that will never be topped (apart from perhaps by yet another Falcon 10 years from now) thanks in large part to how it came to be in the first place. This was that rare LEGO set designed without a budget in mind: the price was only decided afterwards.
It means it’s not only the biggest LEGO Star Wars set of all time but also the most expensive LEGO set of all time (tied with 75313 AT-AT), and it’s those twin accolades that have cemented 75192 Millennium Falcon as the holy grail of any LEGO Star Wars collection. From its incredibly detailed exterior to its splashes of interior and its minifigure selection that spans two different trilogies, this really is the ultimate LEGO Star Wars set.
> Read our in-depth review of 75192 Millennium Falcon
3 – 72037 Mario & Standard Kart
Worth dodging blue shells for
Theme: LEGO Super Mario Price: £149.99 / $169.99 / €169.99 Pieces: 1,972
Available: Now Release: May 1, 2025 Retiring: Dec 31, 2027
| 72037 Mario & Standard Kart pros | 72037 Mario & Standard Kart cons |
|---|---|
| Unrivalled build experience, especially for the price | Mario can’t stand independently of the kart |
| Genuinely good value even at full RRP | Dedicated nose and moustache pieces feel like a slight shortcut |
| Incredibly convincing finished result |
Why you’ll want it…
If any single LEGO theme can claim to be the king of buildable characters right now, it’s surely Super Mario. There’s something to be said for its smaller play-scale figures, but we’re really talking about its flagship Bowser and Mario sets – and specifically here its headline LEGO Mario Kart build in 72037 Mario & Standard Kart. This is the LEGO design team operating at a whole new level, coming up with ways to use bricks you’ve probably never even thought possible, culminating in a build experience like few others.
That it’s all in pursuit of an astonishingly accurate Mario and his kart is testament to just how much love and effort is poured into this theme, and the results here in particular are so convincing that you’ll wonder how they were ever possible. And then you’ll see the brand new pieces for his nose and moustache and say, ‘Oh, right, yeah.’ But you’ll inevitably forgive those shortcuts for how much this genuinely looks like Mario…
> Read our in-depth review of 72037 Mario & Standard Kart
4 – 76417 Gringotts Wizarding Bank Collectors' Edition
It's a kind of magic
Theme: LEGO Harry Potter Price: £369.99 / $429.99 / €429.99 Pieces: 4,803
Available: Now Release: Sep 1, 2023 Retiring: Jul 31, 2026
| 76417 Gringotts Wizarding Bank Collectors' Edition pros | 76417 Gringotts Wizarding Bank Collectors' Edition cons |
|---|---|
| Ambitious beyond expectations | GRINGOT TS stickers |
| The sort of thing you'd see on LEGO MASTERS | Magical menagerie isn't all that |
| Fits perfectly with 75978 Diagon Alley |
Why you'll want it...
Imagine for a second that LEGO Harry Potter has just landed on shelves for the first time, and the LEGO Group has revealed – in name only – the next five years of products. Nestled in that list is 'LEGO Gringotts', marked 18+, with 4,800 pieces. You think you can predict what that might look like. And you’re right: but you’re only half-right. That was the greatest magic trick the LEGO Group ever pulled.
With or without the context of 75978 Diagon Alley (another LEGO Harry Potter set that belongs in the vicinity of this list, if not on it), all assumptions were that Gringotts would be built to a modular template. What nobody expected was that the LEGO Group would find not only a way to incorporate the bank’s vaults, but that it would make for a build with such staggering visual presence that it would rise above (literally and metaphorically) almost the rest of its entire portfolio. 76417 Gringotts Wizarding Bank Collectors' Edition was the best kind of surprise in 2023, and it’s still just as impressive today.
> Read our in-depth review of 76417 Gringotts Wizarding Bank Collectors' Edition
5 – 10350 Tudor Corner
Cheerio, guv’nor
Theme: LEGO Icons Price: £199.99 / $229.99 / €229.99 Pieces: 3,266
Available: Now Release: Jan 1, 2025 Retiring: Dec 31, 2028
| 10350 Tudor Corner pros | 10350 Tudor Corner cons |
|---|---|
| Stunning exterior combines with a dense interior | Reduced footprint leaves a slightly bare pavement |
| Plenty of storytelling moments | Would have been interesting to see two floors of Tudor-style architecture |
| Engaging and novel building experience |
Why you'll want it...
2025’s addition to the LEGO Modular Buildings Collection proves this subtheme still has what it takes to surprise in all the right ways even 20 sets in. Drawing deeply on British architecture to combine an inn (or a pub – let’s call a spade a spade), haberdashery and clockmaker’s workshop, 10350 Tudor Corner is easily one of the most attractive modular buildings we’ve seen since the series began in 2007.
It helps too that the interior is fully furnished from top to bottom, cramming in just as much detail as possible without overcrowding the space. There are inventive access points – remove the stairs to reveal the toilet, for example – and even more innovative building techniques required to bring it all to life, not least for the Tudor-style architecture across the top floor. Throw in fun storytelling moments, a bold but beautiful colour scheme and an assortment of top-tier townspeople and you’ve got yourself a modular building to beat.
> Read our in-depth review of 10350 Tudor Corner
6 – 72046 Game Boy
Now you’re building with power
Theme: LEGO Super Mario Price: £54.99 / $59.99 / €59.99 Pieces: 421
Available: Now Release: Oct 1, 2025 Retiring: Dec 31, 2027
| 72046 Game Boy pros | 72046 Game Boy cons |
|---|---|
| Affordable entry point to 18+ Nintendo sets… | …but still pretty expensive for what it is |
| Fascinating and engaging build | Potentially daunting building process for newbies |
| Nearly one-for-one for the real deal |
Why you'll want it...
The LEGO Group has had skin in the buildable console game since 2020’s 71374 Nintendo Entertainment System, but 72046 Game Boy proves you don’t need to go big to get results. It’s a smaller and more affordable entry point to retro LEGO gaming, yet still rivals its bigger siblings from a build perspective, holding your attention from beginning to end across just 421 pieces.
Like the best LEGO sets (see, erm, the rest of this list), 72046 Game Boy combines a fascinating building experience – one that probably shouldn’t be your first-ever entry point with LEGO in general, just saying – with a finished model that achieves every single one of its ambitions. In this case that’s perfectly recreating the original Game Boy with an almost life-size design, incorporating every button you’d expect and even including swappable lenticular screens. The price is a little high, but chances are you won’t regret paying it.
> Read our in-depth review of 72046 Game Boy
7 – 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship
But you have heard of it
Theme: LEGO Icons Price: £299.99 / $379.99 / €349.99 Pieces: 2,862
Available: Now Release: Sep 12, 2025 Retiring: Dec 31, 2028
| 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship pros | 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship cons |
|---|---|
| Huge, imposing and accurate rendition of the Black Pearl | The colour scheme swallows up the detail just a little |
| Two fantastic (and revolutionary) functions | A couple more characters wouldn’t have gone amiss for the price |
| Excellent minifigure line-up |
Why you'll want it...
LEGO Icons has dredged another dormant franchise up from the depths with our first Pirates of the Caribbean set in over a decade, and it’s very much with the approach of ‘go big or go home’. This nearly-3,000-piece rendition of the Black Pearl – don’t ask us why it doesn’t say that name on the box – is among the biggest and best LEGO pirate ships ever released, and despite 40 years of predecessors to plunder it’s still managed to bring something new to the table.
Two things, in fact: first is the awesome function that allows all its cannons to be deployed simultaneously, and second is the ability to remove the base of the ship’s hull to display it as if it’s sailing in water. That latter innovation in particular is one of those ‘I can’t believe we didn’t think of this sooner’ moments, and it helps to elevate 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship above and beyond pretty much any other LEGO pirate ship. The detailed and nearly-comprehensive roster of characters from the first movie sweetens the deal, too.
> Read our in-depth review of 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship
8 – 21350 Jaws
Dun-dun. Dun-dun. Dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun dun-dun
Theme: LEGO Ideas Price: £129.99 / $149.99 / €149.99 Pieces: 1,497
Available: Now Release: Aug 1, 2024 Retiring: Jul 31, 2026
| 21350 Jaws pros | 21350 Jaws cons |
|---|---|
| Evokes everything you love and remember about Spielberg’s blockbuster | Looking for a simple build? Maybe turn elsewhere |
| Inspired build process that will keep you guessing | Diorama base approach isn’t universally beloved |
| Plenty of different ways to display |
Why you'll want it...
The best LEGO Ideas sets take their fan designer’s proposal and elevate it beyond what anyone might have expected from the original submission. So it is with 21350 Jaws, which builds on the fine work of Jonny Campbell to deliver perhaps the best set yet in the trilogy of Spielberg-inspired dioramas (see also 77015 Temple of the Golden Idol and 76956 T. rex Breakout).
Adding an ocean base to the boat and shark pulls everything together here in a way that can’t be overstated, making for a dynamic display that’s highly evocative of cinema’s original blockbuster. Building the boat is a real joy for how it comes together in the most unexpected of ways, while the ability to display the shark – which perfectly captures the animal as you remember it on screen – either in the water or on a separate stand is just the cherry on top.
> Read our in-depth review of 21350 Jaws
9 – 77256 Time Machine from Back to the Future
We’ve got to go back… to the LEGO Store
Theme: LEGO Speed Champions Price: £22.99 / $27.99 / €27.99 Pieces: 357
Available: Now Release: Jan 1, 2026 Retiring: Dec 31, 2027
| 77256 Time Machine from Back to the Future pros | 77256 Time Machine from Back to the Future cons |
|---|---|
| Nails the DeLorean design pretty much perfectly | If we’re being greedy, the option for a BttF III car would have been cool |
| Pieces included for both the first and second movies | It’s a shame the designers couldn’t find a way to pitch the bonnet |
| So many printed parts (and pieces in general) for the price | The gullwing doors are absent, but probably impossible at this scale |
Why you'll want it...
The LEGO Group has attempted Doc Brown’s DeLorean a couple of times before, but it’s never nailed it quite so well as this – at least at this scale and price point. Long requested under the Speed Champions banner, 77256 Time Machine from Back to the Future captures almost everything you’d want from such a set and more – from the influx of printed pieces and pitch-perfect minifigure duo to the option to swap between the DeLorean from either of the first two movies (so, driving or flying).
We say ‘almost’ because there are a few necessary compromises at this scale (no gullwing doors and the flat bonnet come to mind), but they’re very easy to overlook when everything else is so good. And that includes the price, which isn’t something you can always say about a LEGO set. Expect this one to be one of the best sellers of 2026, and with good reason…
> Read our in-depth review of 77256 Time Machine from Back to the Future
10 – 76269 Avengers Tower
Avengers... assemble
Theme: LEGO Marvel Price: £429.99 / $499.99 / €499.99 Pieces: 5,201
Available: Now Release: Nov 24, 2023 Retiring: Dec 31, 2026
| 76269 Avengers Tower pros | 76269 Avengers Tower cons |
|---|---|
| One-of-a-kind building experience on a completely different scale | Even with a clever, compartmentalised build process, parts of it are unavoidably a bit repetitive to put together |
| So many minifigures, including most you would need | Not every minifigure is a winner |
| Awesome on display, pretty great for play too |
Why you'll want it...
76269 Avengers Tower is, quite simply, a brick-built LEGO love letter to the MCU, set in one of the most prolific locations from the early phases. The sheer size of the tower itself leaves enough room to comfortably house the largest number of characters in one set of all time. Special mention should go to phasing Vision complete with a unique cape and a battle-damaged Iron Man Mark VI but the 29 minifigures, Ant-Man statuette, Hulk bigfig and buildable DUM-E can act out dozens of scenes from various movies.
The tower itself measures a massive 90cm high and manages to achieve the rare feat of looking impressive from afar as a display piece while still delivering enough detail up close to keep you engaged long after the build is done. Sets of this size sometimes fall into the trap of being a slog to build but 76269 Avengers Tower manages to draw you in from start to finish, earning it a solid place among this list of LEGO’s finest.
> Read our in-depth review of 76269 Avengers Tower
11 – 10349 Happy Plants
Build along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do
Theme: LEGO Botanicals Price: £17.99 / $19.99 / €19.99 Pieces: 217
Available: Now Release: Jun 1, 2025 Retiring: Dec 31, 2027
| 10349 Happy Plants pros | 10349 Happy Plants cons |
|---|---|
| Wallet-friendly, space-friendly, and generally just quite friendly in themselves | The pots steal the show, but the plants could have been a tiny bit more ambitious |
| The perfect LEGO gift for basically anyone | |
| Look how happy they are! |
Why you'll want it...
As far as mass-appeal LEGO sets go, 10349 Happy Plants is tough to top. It’s cute, charming, small enough to be displayed basically anywhere, and fits within basically any gift budget. If you’re looking for a way to bring someone into the LEGO fold – your mum, your nan, your colleague, your butcher (baker, candlestick maker…) – this should be your first port of call.
The LEGO Group seems keenly aware of that wide appeal, too, because this is the first LEGO Botanicals set not marketed to an 18+ audience. It’s unusual for another reason too: the focus is almost more on the pots than the plants, to the extent that you could say the greenery is almost a bit dull… but at the same time it’s a conscious choice not to distract or pull focus, giving the whole package a cleaner aesthetic. And you can’t argue with the results.
> Read our in-depth review of 10349 Happy Plants
12 – 10356 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
The final LEGO frontier
Theme: LEGO Icons Price: £349.99 / $399.99 / €379.99 Pieces: 3,600
Available: Now Release: Nov 28, 2025 Retiring: Dec 31, 2028
| 10356 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D pros | 10356 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D cons |
|---|---|
| The first LEGO Star Trek set knocks it out of the park | Price feels maybe a smidge too high (there’s a lot of negative space) |
| Interesting build experience and accurate proportions | Its gift-with-purchase was pretty much perfect… and is impossible to get now |
| Finely-tuned minifigure line-up |
Why you'll want it...
It feels like the LEGO Group has been diligently working its way through ‘licences we never thought we’d get’ for the past few years, from Transformers and The Legend of Zelda to Pokémon and – of course – Star Trek. The wide assumption in the community was that we’d never travel to the final frontier while Star Wars was still on shelves, but thanks to Icons’ all-seeing eye 10356 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D boldly went where no LEGO set had before in late 2025.
This is an all-encompassing tribute to Star Trek: The Next Generation, using a cool 3,600 pieces to render a beefy version of the Enterprise and a comprehensive minifigure line-up. The subject matter alone is obviously going to be a draw for Trekkies, but there’s something to be said for the build experience too: achieving its distinct shapes in a way that’s both sturdy and accurate has required some outside-of-the-box thinking, and it all adds up to a fine first LEGO Star Trek experience.
> Read our in-depth review of 10356 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
13 – 76344 Iron Man Mark 3 Collectors’ Edition
I am (the best) Iron Man
Theme: LEGO Marvel Price: £119.99 / $129.99 / €129.99 Pieces: 1,297
Available: Now Release: Jan 1, 2026 Retiring: Dec 31, 2027
| 76344 Iron Man Mark 3 Collectors’ Edition pros | 76344 Iron Man Mark 3 Collectors’ Edition cons |
|---|---|
| Maybe the best LEGO character build to date? | Erm… the chest doesn’t actually light up? |
| Certainly the best LEGO Iron Man build to date | We’re struggling here |
| Shaping, proportions and aesthetics are all spot on |
Why you'll want it...
What happens when you set one of the LEGO Group’s most prolific Creator 3-in-1 animal designers loose on LEGO Marvel? Well, you get probably the best buildable figure the company has ever released. Aaron Newman’s proficiency with organic shapes has worked wonders for Tony Stark’s suit, rendering Iron Man in all his glory like we’ve never seen him before.
And make no mistake: we have seen LEGO Iron Man figures before. Yet none of them quite match up to the detail, accuracy and overall impression of 76344 Iron Man Mark 3 Collectors’ Edition, not to mention the interesting and entertaining build process required to reach that level of perfection. We’ve waited a long time for Iron Man to truly be done justice in this format, and it’s safe to say now that it was worth the wait.
> Read our in-depth review of 76344 Iron Man Mark 3 Collectors’ Edition
14 – 31215 Vincent van Gogh – Sunflowers
Brighten up your LEGO wall
Theme: LEGO Art Price: £169.99 / $199.99 / €199.99 Pieces: 2,615
Available: Now Release: Mar 1, 2025 Retiring: Dec 31, 2027
| 31215 Vincent van Gogh – Sunflowers pros | 31215 Vincent van Gogh – Sunflowers cons |
|---|---|
| Explores the breadth and depth of the LEGO part palette | Fiddly to put together in places |
| Carefully balances finer details with broad strokes | Building the flowers is inevitably repetitive |
| Stunning finished model with expert colour usage |
Why you'll want it...
While some themes are comfortable colouring within the lines (and still doing a great job of it), others are constantly trying to push new boundaries and experiment with new styles, forms and so on. LEGO Art is one such theme, and while 31215 Vincent van Gogh – Sunflowers feels more like an evolution than a revolution, it’s such a strong leap forward from even the likes of 31208 Hokusai – The Great Wave and 31212 The Milky Way Galaxy (also both very good sets) that it easily earns its place in this list.
It's a who’s-who of LEGO parts and colours, with careful but confident mastery of the breadth and depth of the current palette – and while it’s inevitably a little fiddly and repetitive to assemble at times, the end result is absolutely worth the effort. One you’ll have on your wall forevermore.
> Read our in-depth review of 31215 Vincent van Gogh – Sunflowers
15 – 75397 Jabba's Sail Barge
The great Jabba hopes that you will build honourably
Theme: LEGO Star Wars Price: £429.99 / $499.99 / €499.99 Pieces: 3,942
Available: Now Release: Oct 1, 2024 Retiring: Dec 31, 2026
| 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge pros | 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge cons |
|---|---|
| An ultimate build worthy of the UCS label | Really too expensive at full price |
| Compelling collection of characters, including a few new and obscure minifigures | Some of the minifigures feel compromised |
| Imposing display piece with a detailed, playset-like interior |
Why you'll want it...
It’s pretty incredible to think that LEGO Star Wars is still finding fresh subject matter from the original trilogy to transform into Ultimate Collector Series sets 25 years in, but here we are. 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge arrived on shelves in October 2024, and while the Disney and Star Wars taxes are both out in full force here, it’s proof if you need it that this Return of the Jedi icon was worth the wait.
As you’d imagine, this is far and away the best version of the Khetanna we’ve ever seen in LEGO, making full use of its budget to deliver an imposing yet detailed take on Jabba’s big brown boat. But it’s also a keen contemporary of 75331 The Razor Crest, combining its authentic and instantly recognisable exterior with a comprehensive and fully-furnished interior – essentially mashing together the best bits of a UCS and MBS set into one. The minifigure selection isn’t quite up to the standard of (say) 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina, but it’s great to see Jabba return with a few obscure aliens at his side.
> Read our in-depth review of 75397 Jabba's Sail Barge
16 – 75639 The Going Merry Pirate Ship
Set sail for the Grand Line with a grand set
Theme: LEGO One Piece Price: £119.99 / $139.99 / €129.99 Pieces: 1,376
Available: Now Release: Aug 1, 2025 Retiring: Dec 31, 2026
| 75639 The Going Merry Pirate Ship pros | 75639 The Going Merry Pirate Ship cons |
|---|---|
| It’s just a really well-conceived and well-executed pirate ship | One or two more minifigures for conflict play wouldn’t have hurt |
| Strong use of interior space | …not everyone likes pirate ships? (We’re trying here) |
| Complete Straw Hat gang in a single set |
Why you'll want it...
The LEGO Group traditionally goes all-out with the first wave of a new licensed theme to pull in franchise fans who may not have previously been interested in the brick, and so it goes with LEGO One Piece, which debuted in August 2025 with a one-size-fits-all set for fans of both the live-action Netflix series and the anime on which it’s based. 75639 The Going Merry Pirate Ship pulls together all five members of the Straw Hat gang in one box, where they could easily (and cynically) have been spread through the whole wave.
There’s more to this one than just the minifigures, though. It’s the sort of set that cuts past its source material to deliver a genuinely good model regardless of your interest in the theme, and in this case it’s of a pirate ship – something we don’t see all too often in LEGO (2025 being the exception to the rule). And all that comes at a fair and relatively affordable price as LEGO sets go, so there’s very little to grumble about here.
> Read our in-depth review of 75639 The Going Merry Pirate Ship
17 – 10326 Natural History Museum
This set actually is a museum
Theme: LEGO Icons Price: £259.99 / $299.99 / €299.99 Pieces: 4,014
Available: Now Release: Dec 1, 2023 Retiring: Dec 31, 2026
| 10326 Natural History Museum pros | 10326 Natural History Museum cons |
|---|---|
| Ambitious and satisfying design | Olive green won’t be for everyone |
| Pours everything into a single, simple concept, with great results | Big building means a big price… |
| Everything you could want from a LEGO modular museum | …but it could, and maybe should, have been bigger (hint: buy two and combine them) |
Why you'll want it...
The LEGO modular buildings line serves up some serious wish fulfilment in 10326 Natural History Museum, bringing a storied institution to the bustling city street for the first time. And it’s really everything you could want from a LEGO museum: from the Brachiosaurus skeleton to the gift shop and everything in between, this is a singular, holistic vision of a museum.
To achieve that it breaks the mould for modular buildings with the first 48-stud-wide footprint since 2017’s 10255 Assembly Square, and the first-ever single building at that width. But a museum should be a focal point of a city, so it makes sense – and if anything, it could even have stood to be a little bigger. Challenge accepted?
> Read our in-depth review of 10326 Natural History Museum
18 – 75440 AT-AT
That armour’s too strong for blasters… but not your budget
Theme: LEGO Star Wars Price: £59.99 / $64.99 / €64.99 Pieces: 525
Available: Now Release: Jan 1, 2026 Retiring: Dec 31, 2027
| 75440 AT-AT pros | 75440 AT-AT cons |
|---|---|
| A LEGO Star Wars set at a more accessible price point | Still feels a little expensive for what it is, so maybe wait for a sale |
| Perfectly-rendered AT-AT at this scale | A custom base would have gone a long way |
| Snowspeeder is the cherry on top |
Why you'll want it...
The LEGO Star Wars Starship Collection is no longer just about things that fly through space: it’s also about things that stomp across the ground. 75440 AT-AT is yet another version of a vehicle we’ve seen many times over at this point, but from a design perspective is arguably bested only by its long-retired (and very expensive) Ultimate Collector Series counterpart.
The Imperial walker’s proportions are nearly spot on here, and while that’s made possible by its smaller stature – the weight of the body and head are not quite so pressing as in the giant UCS set – it’s arguably more impressive given the subsequently lower resolution. It’s not short on detail either, and for its price you’re unlikely to find a more shelf-worthy LEGO Star Wars set in 2026. Now if only it had a snow-covered display stand…
> Read our in-depth review of 75440 AT-AT
19 – 31161 Medieval Dragon
The real treasure was the dragon we built along the way
Theme: LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Price: £54.99 / $59.99 / €59.99 Pieces: 715
Available: Now Release: Jan 1, 2025 Retiring: Jul 31, 2027
| 31161 Medieval Dragon pros | 31161 Medieval Dragon cons |
|---|---|
| Three strong builds with clever use of colour | The phoenix is maybe not quite as strong as the others |
| Wonderful homage to classic LEGO dragons | Brick-built wings won’t necessarily withstand rough play |
| Value for money even at full price |
Why you'll want it...
LEGO fans are never wanting for dragons, but few tap so well into the classic LEGO aesthetic as 31161 Medieval Dragon. This homage to the red and green dragons of old just might be the best Creator 3-in-1 set around right now, and it pairs deliciously with (the unfortunately-just-retired) 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle in basically all three of its forms.
Those are a classic winged dragon, sea serpent and phoenix, and while the latter is probably the weakest of the bunch (it’s certainly the smallest), it gets points for making clever use of the pieces to deliver something completely different in colour, too. Chances are though it’s the dragon you’ll be choosing here, and from top to bottom it delivers everything you’d want from such a set – a fun build, strong articulation and genuine display presence. And like most Creator 3-in-1 sets, it does all that for a very reasonable price.
> Read our in-depth review of 31161 Medieval Dragon
20 – 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex
Your LEGO collection, uh, finds a way
Theme: LEGO Jurassic World Price: £219.99 / $249.99 / €249.99 Pieces: 3,145
Available: Now Release: Mar 12, 2025 Retiring: Dec 31, 2026
| 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex pros | 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex cons |
|---|---|
| Fascinating build experience that defies repetition | Is it too big? It’s a space hog for sure |
| Enormous and largely accurate finished model | The colour palette isn’t the most exciting thing to play around in |
| The sort of set you can display anywhere (you have space) |
Why you'll want it...
Some LEGO sets demand you save up for them and – more importantly – find room for them. 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex isn’t the most expensive LEGO set you’ll buy this year (probably), but it is one you might struggle to display more than many others. It very much earns its staggering 105cm length, though, because the sheer size of this skeleton is the entire point.
Built on the standalone T. rex skull the LEGO Jurassic World theme popped out in 2024, this mighty and majestic fossil is a LEGO set really unlike any other, from the build experience – which somehow defies repetition to remain engaging throughout – to the sheer presence of the final model. A LEGO T. rex shouldn’t be small, and if you want to turn a corner of your house into a mini museum, this is the way to do it.
> Read our in-depth review of 76968 Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex
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