Editor of Brick by Brick, adult LEGO fan and collector
I'm Jonny Utah, the editor behind Brick by Brick. I'm an adult LEGO fan who built this site to answer the questions I kept running into as a collector: which set is worth the money, whether a retiring set is likely to hold its value, and what to buy for someone else.
Every guide and comparison here starts from the same sources: our catalog of official sets for piece counts, years and inventories; current market pricing; and community feedback from Reddit and YouTube. Where a page uses AI-assisted summaries it says so, and the numbers on it come from that data, not from the model. I don't build every set I write about, and the site never claims otherwise. When an article draws on hands-on experience with a set, it says so in the text.
I also build the tools on this site, from BlockTalk to the price-per-piece and display-space calculators, because I wanted them for my own collection. The full methodology is on the How We Review page.
Full methodology: How We Review.
Get ready for spooky season with our guide to the top LEGO Halloween sets for 2026, featuring festive wreaths, glowing pumpkins, and haunted mansions for display and family fun.
Looking for your next standout adult build? We compared the top LEGO Icons sets for 2026 across sizes, themes, and budgets to help you pick the right model.
Looking for the best LEGO DREAMZzz sets available in 2026? We compare top creature builds, mechs, and transforming vehicles across budgets.
Our guide to the best LEGO Disney sets for 2026 highlights standout models across all sizes, from detailed architectural builds to expressive character sculptures and practical display pieces.
The best LEGO space sets still on sale in 2026, for adults and for kids: the new Icons Hubble Space Telescope, the NASA Artemis Space Launch System before it retires, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, the Tintin Moon Rocket and the Milky Way wall art, then rockets, telescopes and science kits for younger builders. Plus the classic NASA sets that have retired.
The best LEGO City sets of 2026, ranked within budget bands: small cars and emergency vehicles for first builds, construction trucks and the Passenger Jet in the middle, the airport, coast guard and theme park play sets above that, and the Powered Up trains at the top. Plus what launched in 2026 and the City sets expected to retire on December 31, 2026.
What LEGO has actually confirmed for 2027 as of early October 2026, the thirteen sets that launch on January 1, the themes LEGO has promised without naming sets, the anniversaries of the year, and the big sets expected to leave at the end of 2026.
Which LEGO set to give at every age this Christmas, from DUPLO for toddlers to display models for adults. Three to five current sets per age band, chosen from the age mark on the box, with a line on what a child that age can usually build alone and how to read LEGO's age ratings.
LEGO Black Friday 2026 runs from Friday, November 27 to Cyber Monday, November 30, and LEGO Insiders Weekend comes first, on November 21 and 22. Here are the dates, what LEGO has and has not announced, the big sets leaving at the end of 2026, and the flagship sets where a holiday markdown would be worth the most.
LEGO made five advent calendars for 2026, and Harry Potter and Minecraft are not among them. This guide compares what is behind the doors of the Star Wars, Marvel, City, Friends and Disney Princess calendars, which one suits a five-year-old and which one suits an adult fan, and why October is the month to buy one.
Most LEGO alternative brands are built to fit LEGO bricks, but fit is not the same thing as identical. This guide goes brand by brand through MEGA, COBI, CaDA, Mould King, JMBricklayer, Reobrix, BlueBrixx, Lumibricks, Sluban and Nanoblock, and covers what actually differs when you mix them, from clutch and colours to figures and motors.
The best LEGO Star Wars sets you can buy new in 2026, sorted into budget bands from small mechs and battle packs to the Ultimate Collector Series, with the sets new this year, how the SMART Play sets fit together, and the 18 Star Wars sets our catalog expects to retire on December 31, 2026.
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