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.
The Ultimate Collector Series in 2026, release by release. The Executor Super Star Destroyer (75457) opened to LEGO Insiders on October 1 and to everyone on October 4, and The Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter (75442) on May 1. How the year compares with 2025's Death Star, and which UCS sets leave LEGO's range on December 31, 2026.
A LEGO plant needs no water, light or soil, and a real one grows. Here is which houseplants LEGO makes a version of, what each kind needs from you, why pet owners sometimes choose the brick version, and who is better off with the real thing.
Do expensive LEGO sets give you more for your money? Across the 830 sets our catalog lists as currently sold, the median price per piece is almost the same in every price tier. Here is what a bigger set really buys, how retired sets in each tier have held their value, and how to choose.
LEGO Technic and LEGO Icons, the line once called Creator Expert, both sell big sets to adults, but they answer different questions. Technic is about how a machine works; Icons is about how a thing looks. Here is how to choose, with the current sets from each.
The UCS lineup changed hands over the past two years. The X-Wing, AT-AT and Razor Crest retired at LEGO, a new shelf-sized generation arrived, the Executor Super Star Destroyer launched in October 2026, and the Millennium Falcon is in its last year. This guide sorts every UCS set still sold new by shelf space, budget and build appetite, marks the retired ones as the secondhand purchases they now are, and reads prices and status live from our catalog.
Architecture is LEGO's small line of real landmarks and city skylines; Icons is its broad adult line of vehicles, ships, film sets and more. In 2026 Architecture has fewer sets, lower prices and a smaller footprint; Icons has the giant centrepieces. Here is how they compare.
LEGO 2026 releases month by month: how many sets each wave brought, the headline launches from Pokémon and SMART Play to Minas Tirith and the UCS Executor, and the November sets still to come.
The two LEGO Hogwarts display castles compared on size, figures, interiors, age mark and how long each will be on sale, with a clear answer for 2026. 76419 is the one with a deadline; LEGO moved 71043's expected exit to the end of 2027.
The 75257 Millennium Falcon retired at the end of 2024, so the old UCS-or-standard question has a new answer. In 2026 the choice is the UCS Millennium Falcon (75192), expected to leave LEGO on December 31, the 18+ Starship Collection Falcon (75375) for a shelf, or the SMART Play compatible Falcon (75426) for children.
LEGO Father's Day gifts sorted by budget and interest: small Speed Champions cars, F1 and classic car models, a road bike with a working chain drive, space and film sets, and a few large projects. Every pick is on sale and expected to stay on sale past Father's Day 2027.
LEGO Mother's Day gifts sorted by budget: flowers and plants that never need water, LEGO Art for the wall, animals and cozy scenes for someone who does not want flowers, and small sets children can build and give themselves. Every pick is on sale and expected to stay on sale past Mother's Day 2027.
A LEGO anniversary gift works best when it stands for something you share: the city where you got engaged, the film you watch every year, the dog or cat you live with, or a long build you do together. Every set below is on sale and expected to stay on sale until at least July 2027.
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