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 first modular is an easy purchase; the second is the one that turns a building into a street. This guide explains the one rule that matters (corner or mid-block), walks through the three modulars still sold new, and is honest about the retired ones, which now cost secondhand prices for the same street real estate.
The Ultimate Collector Series and the Master Builder Series are both large, adult-oriented LEGO Star Wars lines, but they are built for different kinds of collector. One gives you a starship as a sculpture; the other gives you a location full of minifigures. This guide explains the difference and who should buy which.
LEGO's 1:8 scale Technic Formula 1 line now has five cars on sale, from the 2024 Mercedes W14 to the 2026 McLaren MCL39 and Aston Martin AMR25. They share a scale, so the choice comes down to team, functions and which one leaves LEGO's range first.
Since 2023 LEGO has released a line of shelf-sized Star Wars ships alongside the Ultimate Collector Series flagships, and three ships now exist at both sizes, the Millennium Falcon, the Venator and the Executor. This guide explains what midi-scale is, what it trades away, and who should collect which.
A checked list of the 21 LEGO blogs, news sites, databases, communities, YouTube channels and podcasts worth following in 2026, grouped by purpose, with a concrete example of what each one published this year.
The best LEGO Technic sets of 2026, sorted by price band and by builder: the Koenigsegg Sadair's Spear flagship, the Porsche 911 GT3 R REXY for teens, the Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport, the pneumatic Unimog, the CONTROL+ Batmobile Tumbler and a first Technic set at the bottom of the range.
The best LEGO Harry Potter sets for 2026, sorted by budget and audience: the 25th anniversary Sorcerer's Stone Collectors' Edition, the $449.99 Ministry of Magic, the East Wing that completes the modular castle, and 21 picks from $14.99 to $469.99 for kids, adult builders and collectors.
Which retired LEGO sets are still worth buying in 2026: 18 picks, what our market data says about how retired sets are priced, the sets that left shelves in July, the December 2026 Retiring Soon list, and how to buy a retired set sealed or used without getting burned.
The best LEGO sets to give for Christmas 2026, sorted by budget: Pokémon's first holiday season, the family-sized 2026 Millennium Falcon, the 2026 modular building and picks from stocking stuffers to centrepieces, with the Insiders Weekend and Black Friday dates.
LEGO SMART Play launched on March 1, 2026 with eight Star Wars sets, three of them All-In-One sets with the SMART Brick, and expanded to Pokémon on August 1, 2026. Which sets include a SMART Brick, what the brick does, and where to start.
LEGO's two big Transformers figures both convert between robot and disguise, but in 2026 only one is still expected on sale. Here is how Optimus Prime and Soundwave compare, what happened to Optimus and Bumblebee, and where the smaller BrickHeadz pairs fit.
The 2026 LEGO modular building is Shopping Street (11371), two shops on one baseplate split by an angled alleyway. Here is how it compares with 2025's Tudor Corner (10350), how long each is expected to stay on sale, and which one to buy first.
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