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Buying Guides

Best Vintage LEGO Sets for Collectors

For LEGO enthusiasts, vintage sets represent a tangible connection to the history of the brick. This guide explores s... Nov 16, 2025 11 min

Educational

LEGO Color History: Evolution of the Palette Since 1949

How the LEGO color palette grew from a handful of bright colors on the first 1949 bricks to dozens today, why the gre... Updated Oct 07, 2026 5 min

News

LEGO SMART Play System 2026: Sets and How It Works

LEGO SMART Play launched on March 1, 2026 with eight Star Wars sets, three of them All-In-One sets with the SMART Bri... Updated Oct 06, 2026 5 min

Investment & Collecting

How to Tell a LEGO Set Is About to Retire

LEGO does not publish a retirement calendar, but a set leaving the shelves gives itself away weeks or months in advan... Sep 28, 2026 5 min

Interesting Facts

LEGO Hidden Gems: Unusual Sets Beyond the Big Flagships

LEGO's hidden gems are the sets that sit outside the big licensed flagships: a mineral collection, an articulated Pix... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Essential Guides

Collaborative LEGO Building: Group Projects and Events

Groups build LEGO together in two ways: everyone builds a module to a shared standard so the pieces connect, or a gro... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Educational

LEGO Theme Evolution: From Classic to Modern Lines

How LEGO themes evolved from DUPLO and the 1978 minifigure themes Town, Castle and Space, through Star Wars and Harry... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Guides & Tips

Free LEGO Tools: Missing Piece Checker, Mosaic Maker, More

Brick by Brick runs fourteen free LEGO tools, from a missing piece checker and a sorting planner to a photo mosaic ma... Updated Oct 06, 2026 6 min

Comparisons

Pybricks vs LEGO Firmware: Code, Features and FLL Rules

Pybricks or the official LEGO firmware for SPIKE Prime and Robot Inventor? Side-by-side Python code, the features onl... Updated Oct 07, 2026 14 min

Buying Guides

Best LEGO Icons Sets for 2026

Looking for your next standout adult build? We compared the top LEGO Icons sets for 2026 across sizes, themes, and bu... Updated Oct 23, 2026 8 min

Guides & Tips

Best LEGO Blogs and News Sites to Follow in 2026

A checked list of the 21 LEGO blogs, news sites, databases, communities, YouTube channels and podcasts worth followin... Updated Oct 07, 2026 11 min

Comparisons

Mould King vs LEGO Technic: Which to Buy in 2026

Mould King sells Technic-style cars and machines with motors, a battery box and a remote or app in the box, for less ... Oct 06, 2026 6 min

News

LEGO 2027 Releases: Calendar and Confirmed Sets

What LEGO has actually confirmed for 2027 as of early October 2026, the thirteen sets that launch on January 1, the t... Updated Oct 25, 2026 8 min

Programming

LEGO Robot PID Control: SPIKE and MINDSTORMS with Pybricks

How to get smooth, precise motor control on SPIKE Prime, MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor and Technic hubs in 2026 with Pybr... Updated Oct 07, 2026 6 min

Gift Guides

Best LEGO Father's Day Gifts: Our Picks by Budget

LEGO Father's Day gifts sorted by budget and interest: small Speed Champions cars, F1 and classic car models, a road ... Updated Oct 07, 2026 4 min

Comparisons

LEGO Pokémon vs MEGA Pokémon: Which to Buy in 2026

For years MEGA was the official way to build Pokémon. In 2026 LEGO took over the licence, and Mattel wound down MEGA ... Updated Oct 25, 2026 7 min

Gift Guides

LEGO Gift Ideas for Every Occasion: Our Current Picks

LEGO gift ideas sorted by occasion, from a child's birthday and Christmas to Halloween, Valentine's Day, Mother's and... Updated Oct 06, 2026 6 min

Comparisons

Which LEGO Modular Building Should You Buy Second?

The first modular is an easy purchase; the second is the one that turns a building into a street. This guide explains... Updated Sep 29, 2026 5 min

Comparisons

COBI vs LEGO: Military and Historical Sets Compared

COBI and LEGO barely compete. COBI builds the tanks, warships and military aircraft LEGO has chosen never to make, wh... Oct 06, 2026 7 min

Buying Guides

Best LEGO Disney Sets for 2026

Our guide to the best LEGO Disney sets for 2026 highlights standout models across all sizes, from detailed architectu... Updated Oct 23, 2026 8 min

Gift Guides

Best LEGO Halloween Sets for 2026

Get ready for spooky season with our guide to the top LEGO Halloween sets for 2026, featuring festive wreaths, glowin... Updated Oct 23, 2026 7 min

Buying Guides

Best LEGO DREAMZzz Sets for 2026

Looking for the best LEGO DREAMZzz sets available in 2026? We compare top creature builds, mechs, and transforming ve... Updated Oct 23, 2026 8 min

Buying Guides

Best LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Sets for 2026

Looking for your next versatile build? We review the top LEGO Creator 3-in-1 sets for 2026, comparing piece counts, b... Updated Oct 23, 2026 7 min

Buying Guides

LEGO Botanicals by Room: Which Set Belongs Where

LEGO Botanicals are bought as decor, so the useful question is not which set is best but which set suits the spot you... Updated Oct 25, 2026 7 min

Comparisons

LEGO Star Wars UCS vs Master Builder Series: Which to Buy

The Ultimate Collector Series and the Master Builder Series are both large, adult-oriented LEGO Star Wars lines, but ... Updated Oct 07, 2026 5 min