LEGO BrickLink Series 8 pre-orders are open now

Crowdfunding and pre-orders for the five LEGO BrickLink Series 8 sets are now open for over a week, giving you a chance to secure these limited-edition models.

From Castle to Pirates to trains, set some money aside as pre-orders for the BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 models are available now. This will be your best and possibly only chance to grab these five builds, so act while you can.

LEGO BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 sets

The five sets in the eighth series of the BrickLink Designer Program include the track-compatible Brick Railroad Locomotive, the oceanic Coconut Cape, the uniquely medieval Dustmark Keep, the colossal University of Science and the smaller Hot Air Balloon.

They range in price from £69.99 / $79.99 / €79.99 to £329.99 / $359.99 / €359.99, and you can pre-order up to two of each model only. Click the links below to pre-order these five sets right now.

What is the BrickLink Designer Program?

The BrickLink Designer Program is a crowdsourced and crowdfunded initiative that allows fans to design their own sets, which are then produced and sold by the LEGO Group. Following a submission intake period, the community votes for their favourite designs, and five are then selected for crowdfunding. These are available to pre-order in limited quantities (see below for specifics) and for a limited time only during the crowdfunding window. As long as a set reaches more than 3,000 copies sold, as they all have so far, they will be produced.

When does Series 8 crowdfunding begin and end?

Crowdfunding for Series 8 of the BrickLink Designer Program begins at 8am PT / 4pm BST on June 9. The pre-order window will close on June 18 at 12pm PT / 8pm BST. That gives you just over one week to crowdfund these models. All five will likely be available for the full seven-day window in Series 8, following changes to production allocation based on demand.

BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 reviews

Early reviews of all five Series 8 sets are out now, with plenty of praise to go around. We’ve rounded up reviews from across the web for your perusal below.

University of Science review

Dusmtark Keep review

Coconut Cape review

Hot Air Balloon review

Brick Railroad Locomotive review

Do BrickLink Designer Program sets qualify for gifts-with-purchase?

Despite changes to pre-orders and gifts-with-purchase on LEGO.com, BrickLink Designer Program sets do not qualify for gifts-with-purchase. You’ll still earn regular LEGO Insiders points, equivalent to 5% cashback to spend on future orders. These will be added to your account when your order ships.

When will my Series 8 pre-orders arrive?

BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 sets are expected to start shipping in November / December 2027. You won’t be charged until sets are ready to ship out.

Will Series 8 sets ever be available again?

Previous BrickLink Designer Program series have seen a limited sale of copies that were not able to be delivered to their crowdfunders. This includes orders that had to be cancelled for one reason or another. A similar sale may go live for Series 8's sets at some point, but these traditionally last a few minutes, at most. Your best chance at crowdfunding these five sets is to do so over the next week, and the price will not be reduced at any point anyway.

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