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Captain America: Brave New World is the fourth instalment of the American superhero character Sam Wilson and was a rare Marvel film that LEGO were actually producing sets for in 2024. The film has already been pushed back multiple times but it now looks confirmed to be releasing on the 14th of February 2025 - over six months after its original release date of July 2024. The subsequent delay has also seen the delay of two LEGO sets based on the fourth Captain America film of 76292 Captain America vs. Red Hulk Battle and 76296 New Captain America Construction Figure. But today LEGO have officially revealed both of the LEGO Marvel branded models a month before they hit shelves on the 1st of December 2024. 76292 Captain America vs. Red Hulk Battle The first of these two Captain America 4 sets is the only Minifigure scale model of 76292 Captain America vs. Red Hulk Battle. The 8+ model has an extremely harsh price-per-piece ratio with a total of 223 pieces for $54.99 / €54.99 / £49.99. Luckily, LEGO have included four Minifigures of Captain America (Sam Wilson) with wings, Falcon (Joaquin Torres) also with wings, a brand new bigfig of Red Hulk and Sabra (Ruth Bat Seraph). With the Minifigures taking up a large portion of the price, and 76292 only including 223 pieces, the main build of 76292 Captain America vs. Red Hulk Battle isn't huge. A fighter jet is the main build which has an opening cockpit, hidden storage compartments and two stud shooters. In fact, Red Hulk can even hold the whole fighter jet, showcasing both its lack of size and Red Hulk's strength. Set Name - Captain America vs. Red Hulk Battle Set Number - 76292 Age Range - 8+ Piece Count - 223 Price - $54.99 / €54.99 / £49.99 Release Date - 1st December 2024 76296 New Captain America Construction Figure Our second set is the third LEGO Marvel Construction Figure of 2024 of 76296 New Captain America Construction Figure. The brick-built construction Figure of Sam Wilson, Captain America, is the main and only build of 76296 and follows the same style applied to other superheroes and supervillains. Captain America himself has already appeared as a LEGO Construction Figure back in 2023 with 76258 Captain America Construction Figure. Compared to 2023's model, 2024's 76296 Sam Wilson Captain America Construction Figure will retail for a slightly different price of  $34.99 / €34.99  / £29.99 and with a slightly higher piece count of 359. The main difference between the two models is that 76296 is based on the Sam Wilson version with wings along with the iconic Captain America shield and a buildable Redwing which can be attached to the figures back. Set Name - New Captain America Construction Figure Set Number - 76296 Age Range - 8+ Piece Count - 359 Price - $34.99 / €34.99  / £29.99 Release Date - 1st December 2024 Both 76292 Captain America vs. Red Hulk Battle and 76296 New Captain America Construction Figure launch on the 1st of December 2024 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing 76292 and 76296 in just a months time? What other Captain America-inspired LEGO sets would you like to see? Are you looking forward to the release of the fourth Captain America film in 2025? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

Clear all the decorative cobwebs and stop your pumpkin carving as Halloween is now over and attention turns to the run-up to the most festive time of the year, Christmas. November is the month to start planning Christmas presents and start ordering your turkey for the big day and there's no better place to do one of those things than at LEGO stores and online at LEGO shop@home. With Christmas slowly approaching November is another huge month for LEGO Gift With Purchases especially with Black Friday Weekend starting on Friday the 29th of November 2024. To celebrate this occasion we'll not only be seeing the release of 10335 The Endurance Ship but a corresponding GWP of 40729 James Caird Boat. 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion and 21353 The Botanical Garden are the other two costly sets releasing this month. Along with Black Friday Weekend, we also have LEGO Insiders Weekend so expect a flurry of GWPs, promotions and other welcomed gifts around these weekends along with all the other promotional items we know about for November 2024: 40698 Books Are My Passion Our first GWP on this list is one that appeared in October's article of 40698 Books Are My Passion. Since that article at the start of last month, the only LEGO Ideas branded GWP of the year of 40698 has been officially revealed along with confirmation of its threshold and availability. The 18+ model will be available from the 28th of October until the 11th of November 2024 with any purchases over $130. The build itself is a diorama-like build with a bookshelf that includes plenty of colourful books, all created using a variety of pieces and building techniques. A black ladder leans against the bookshelf allowing the single generic Minifigure included in 40698 to access all the books and the trunks and printed globe sat on top of the furniture. A smart wooden desk, a plant and a comfy armchair are also included in the small peaceful display scene. Set Name - Books Are My Passion Set Number - 40698 Age Range - 18+ Piece Count - 285 Price - GWP over $130 Release Date - 28th October - 11th November 2024 5009015 Cerebro As we briefly mentioned earlier, both 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion and 21353 The Botanical Garden are available today are both are lucky enough to release alongside an exclusive GWP. The former of these, the long-awaited X-Mansion, will see 5009015 Cerebro available with purchases of the LEGO Marvel 18+ model from the 1st to the 7th of November 2024. The 10+ model recreates Cerebro, Professor Xavier’s iconic mutant-detecting device, along with a Minifigure of Professor Xavier in his wheelchair. Set Name - Cerebro Set Number - 5009015 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 153 Price - GWP of 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion Release Date - 1st - 7th November 2024 5009005 Entrance Gate And now we have 21353 The Botanical Garden's exclusive Gift With Purchase of 5009005 Entrance Gate. This will only be available with purchases of 21353 during the exact same timeframe as the previous promotional item: from the 1st to the 7th of November 2024. The 10+ model is the perfect expansion to the beautiful Botanical Garden introducing a small welcome section complete with even more botanical life and flowers and another Minifigure. Set Name - Entrance Gate Set Number - 5009005 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 152 Price - GWP of 21353 The Botanical Garden Release Date - 1st - 7th November 2024 40729 James Caird Boat And the exclusive GWPs for November continue with the previously mentioned 40729 James Caird Boat which will be available with purchases of this year's exclusive LEGO Black Friday set of 10335 The Endurance Ship. The 232 pieced promotional item is still awating official images but we can confirm that two Minifigures will be included in 10335 of Shackleton and a Sailor. Set Name - James Caird Boat Set Number - 40729 Age Range - 18+ Piece Count - 232 Price - GWP of 10335 The Endurance Ship Release Date - 29th November 2024 LEGO Insiders & Black Friday: 40699 Retro GWP + 40700 Christmas Train Last but not least we have two more exclusive GWPs for this month that have only a very vague rumoured release of November 2024. We've already covered 40700 Christmas Train on the Bricks Up website but new rumours suggest that this LEGO Creator model, and 40699 which is rumoured to be based on some form of retro item, will be available during both LEGO Insiders Weekend and the hectic Black Friday weekend. Breakdown of the November 2024 Promotional/GWP Sets Set Price Conditions Promotional Dates 40698 Books Are My Passion $130+ on any LEGO sets October 28th to November 11th 5009015 Cerebro Purchase 76294 November 1st to 7th 5009005 Entrance Gate Purchase 212353 November 1st to 7th 40729 James Caird Boat Purchase 10335 November 29th to TBC So that concludes what we know so far about the promotional and gift-with-purchase sets for November 2024 but what do you think? How many of these GWPs will you be trying to pick up? Which one are you most excited for? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

As 2024 comes to an end for the LEGO company, the focus is now on 2025 as two brand new Chinese New Year sets will be coming in New Year to celebrate the occasion. 2025 is the year of the Snake so we are unsurprisingly getting a GWP for this special celebration of a brick-built Snake just like 2024s was a brick-built Dragon. The promotional item in particular is 40707 Year Of The Snake which has been previously covered here at Bricks Up. But today our focus is on the other two sets for the new year of 80116 Trotting Lantern and 80117 Good Fortune. Compared to last year's selection both sets are somewhat smaller yet are still over that 1,00 piece count with 80116 being the larger of the two with 1,295 pieces and 80117 containing 1,021 pieces. Both will likely retail for over $100 but we currently don't have a confirmed rumoured retail price. 80116 Trotting Lantern The larger of the two sets 80116 Trotting Lantern likely features a large, ornate lantern as the centrepiece, adorned with symbols of the Year of the Snake and other Chinese New Year elements. We expect plenty of vibrant colours, festival Minifigures, and possibly a mechanism that makes the lantern sway or “trot,” evoking the energy of a New Year parade. Set Name - Trotting Lantern Set Number - 80116 Age Range - 9+ Piece Count - 1,295 Price - $TBC / €TBC / £TBC Release Date - 26th December 2024/10th January 2025 80117 Good Fortune Centred around symbols of prosperity, 80117 Good Fortune may include a decorative shrine or gate with lucky red and gold accents. The set might feature traditional offerings like oranges and gold ingots, along with minifigures holding red envelopes and small Year of the Snake elements for added festivity. Plenty of new prints, festive Minifigures and more are likely to be included in both 2025 models. Set Name - Good Fortune Set Number - 80117 Age Range - 9+ Piece Count - 1,021 Price - $TBC / €TBC / £TBC Release Date - 26th December 2024/10th January 2025 Both sets will be available from 26th December 2024 in China and parts of Europe but will become more widely for places like North America from 10th January 2025. But what do you think? Will you be purchasing both 80116 Trotting Lantern and 80117 Good Fortune in the new year? What's been your favourite Lunar New Year models in recent years? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

Already we're getting a LEGO BrickHeadz set of Tom & Jerry, Dumbo, Eeyore and now Mei The Red Panda from a much more recent film of Disney Pixars 2022 movie Turning Red. The coming-of-age film follows 13-year-old Mei, who turns into a giant red panda whenever she encounters any difficult emotions. The brick-built LEGO version of 40798 Mei The Red Panda looks to recreate Mei’s anthropomorphic animal state of a red panda for the usual price of $9.99 / €9.99 / £9.99. Mei's anthropomorphic state of a Red Panda will make for a very interesting brick-built character mainly coloured red and white. She has cat-shaped ears, human-like teeth, and a red tail striped with white to create an overall very cartoon-like look which I'm sure LEGO will capture very well. No accessories are likely to be included with Mei but she will be placed on the usual brick-built black base stand for LEGO BrickHeadz characters. 40798 Mei The Red Panda Set Name - Mei The Red Panda Set Number - 40798 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - TBC Price - $9.99 / €9.99 / £9.99 Release Date - 1st January 2025 40798 Mei The Red Panda releases on the 1st of January 2025 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing 40798 in a couple of months time? Do you hope LEGO release more sets based on Turning Red? What other LEGO BrickHeadz characters would you like to see in 2025 and beyond? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

One of the greatest LEGO Ideas sets of all time has to be 2021s 21326 Winnie the Pooh which brought the magic of 100 Acre Wood to brick-built LEGO form for the first time. Four years later we'll finally be seeing the release of another LEGO Winnie the Pooh-based set of a brand new LEGO BrickHeadz model based on the Disney franchise. In particular, this is 40797 Eyore retailing for the usual price of $9.99 / €9.99 / £9.99. Currently, Eeyore is the only character from 100 Acre Wood to be appearing in LEGO BrickHeadz form in 2025 but we can expect the other characters to almost definitely appear at a later date. In the meantime, 40797 will capture Eeyore in this brick-built form portraying the old grey donkey with his depressed emotions and expressions. Finer details will include his long ears, dark patch of fur and hair, and his iconic detachable tail complete with a pink bow. 40797 Eeyore Set Name - Eeyore Set Number - 40797 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - TBC Price - $9.99 / €9.99 / £9.99 Release Date - 1st January 2025 40797 Eeyore releases on the 1st of January 2025 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing 40797 in a couple of months time? Do you own 2021s 21326 Winnie the Pooh? What other LEGO Disney BrickHeadz are you hoping for in 2025 and beyond? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

The LEGO BrickHeadz theme has always introduced weird and wacky franchises, characters and films into brick-built LEGO form and that will continue into 2025. We've already covered the rumoured Tom & Jerry LEGO BrickHeadz of 40793 but also on the 1st of January 2025, we'll see the launch of 40792 Dumbo for the usual single BrickHeadz pac price of $9.99 / €9.99 / £9.99. The elephant with the enormous ears has been a staple character in Disney's history, yet it has only appeared in LEGO once. This was last year during Disney's 100th anniversary celebrations which saw the release of many highly detailed LEGO Disney models. One of these models was 43230 Walt Disney Tribute Camera which included the exclusive moulded version of Dumbo in LEGO form. In 2025 however, 40792 Dumbo will recreate Dumbo in a much larger, brick-built LEGO BrickHeadz form. Obviously, the distinctive feature of the mainly grey elephant will be those huge ears hanging from the cute brick-built face complete with a long trunk. Other details will hopefully include the small yellow hat and a red circus collar carrying a magic feather. 40792 Dumbo Set Name - Dumbo Set Number - 40792 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - TBC Price - $9.99 / €9.99 / £9.99 Release Date - 1st January 2025 40792 Dumbo releases on the 1st of January 2025 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing 40792 in a couple of months time? Do you have the only LEGO form of Dumbo? What other LEGO Disney BrickHeadz are you hoping for in 2025 and beyond? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

As early as the 1st of September 2024 we saw LEGO start to release this year's festive sets including six brand new brick-built advent calendars. But as we head closer to December LEGO will continue pushing the festive fun including the release of a brand new Gift With Purchase to kick off the last month of the year. In particular, on the 1st of December 2024, we'll see the release of the promotional item 40700 Christmas Train for a currently unknown threshold. The LEGO Creator branded Christmas model includes 294 pieces suggesting a threshold around the $120-150 point for a most likely two week period depending on other Christmas promotions which will also release throughout the busy month of December. The set itself represents a small brick-built Christmas train similar to a previous seasonal GWP of 40318 Christmas Train. The 2015 model included 233 pieces so 40700 will be a slightly bigger train and this can be seen quite well. However, just like 40318, 40700 Christmas Train will not be compatible with the usual LEGO train tracks and will instead be in more of a microscale form. The main colours of the set are green and black. The two carriages of the train include the festive green colouring whilst the actual locomotive is black. However, expect plenty of smaller festive, Christmas details just like 40318 Christmas Train included a Christmas tree, plenty of snow, candy canes, Christmas gifts and much more. 40700 Christmas Train GWP Set Name - Christmas Train GWP Set Number - 40700 Age Range - 8+ Piece Count - 294 Price - TBC GWP Release Date - 1st December 2024 40700 Christmas Train GWP releases on the 1st of December 2024 but what do you think? Will you be looking to pick up this festive promotional item? What do you hope the threshold is for this LEGO Creator branded set? What LEGO sets will you be looking to purchase this Christmas? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.

With a total of nine sets reportedly releasing throughout the whole of 2025, the LEGO Jurassic World theme continues to go from strength to strength. 2024 saw the theme only release five sets but with a brand new film of Jurassic World Rebirth in July we expect plenty of brand new locations, brick-built dinosaurs and detailed Minifigures. However, only the summer sets for the Jurassic World theme will be based on the fourth instalment of the Jurassic World franchise. Instead, on the 1st of January 2025, we'll see two brand new Jurassic World models of 76967 and 76969. Both currently have no rumoured set name but with a reasonable price per piece count for both of the Winter 2025 sets who knows what they may be. Current rumours suggest that the larger of the two models, 76969 which retails for $44.99 with a total of 469 pieces, could be a brand new brick-built Dinosaur Fossil set. This years winter wave saw our first fossil build of 76964 Dinosaur Fossils: T. rex Skull which went down extremely well amongst fans young and old. Even though 76969 is more expensive by $5, LEGO may continue to expand its range of brick-built objects and dinosaurs for the LEGO Jurassic World theme rather than the previously more expensive moulded dinosaur pieces. This could be especially true as 76967 also has a very reasonable price per piece count retailing for only 317 pieces for $24.99. 76967 TBC Jurassic World Set Name - TBC Jurassic World Set Number - 76967 Age Range - 7+ Piece Count - 317 Price - $24.99 / €TBC / £TBC Release Date - 1st January 2025 76969 TBC Jurassic World Set Name - TBC Jurassic World Set Number - 76969 Age Range - 9+ Piece Count - 469 Price - $44.99 / €TBC  / £TBC Release Date - 1st January 2025 Both of the LEGO Jurassic World sets release on the 1st of January 2025 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing either of these sets in a few months time? What could these 2025 models be? Are you looking forward to Jurassic World Rebirth in July? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

Last month LEGO announced a multi-year partnership with Formula 1 with next year being the year of brick-built F1 racing. We'll be seeing Formula 1-themed sets across a range of themes from LEGO Icons and Technic to Duplo and City. And now unsurprisingly we have confirmation that the LEGO Speed Champions theme will also be joining in with the F1 action when it has its first wave launch on the 1st of March 2025. This year we've already seen a surge in F1-themed sets with the LEGO Speed Champions theme in particular releasing 76919 2023 McLaren Formula 1 Race Car and 76925 Aston Martin Safety Car & AMR23. Both of those teams will be returning in LEGO form as all 10 of the Formula 1 teams will see their 2024 cars translated into separate LEGO Speed Champions sets. Each of the 10 teams will be in the usual eight-stud-wide form retailing for $26.99 / €26.99 / £20.99. The sets, which range between the set numbers 77242 and 77251, include around 250-260 pieces suggesting very similar builds apart from a few obvious differences such as the front wing and sidepod. As usual, each 10+ model will include a singular Minifigure, sadly not based on any of the official F1 drivers. 77242 Ferrari F1 Set Name - Ferrari F1 Set Number - 77242 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 275 Price - $26.99 / €26.99 / £20.99 Release Date - 1st March 2025 77243 Red Bull F1 Set Name - Red Bull F1 Set Number - 77243 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 251 Price - $26.99 / €26.99 / £20.99 Release Date - 1st March 2025 77244 Mercedes F1 Set Name - Mercedes F1 Set Number - 77244 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 267 Price - $26.99 / €26.99 / £20.99 Release Date - 1st March 2025 77245 Aston Martin Set Name - Aston Martin Set Number - 77245 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 269 Price - $26.99 / €26.99 / £20.99 Release Date - 1st March 2025 77246 Cash App RB F1 Set Name - Cash App RB F1 Set Number - 77246 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 248 Price - $26.99 / €26.99 / £20.99 Release Date - 1st March 2025 77247 Kick Sauber F1 Set Name - Kick Sauber F1 Set Number - 77247 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 259 Price - $26.99 / €26.99 / £20.99 Release Date - 1st March 2025 77248 Alpine F1 Set Name - Alpine F1 Set Number - 77248 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 258 Price - $26.99 / €26.99 / £20.99 Release Date - 1st March 2025 77249 Williams F1 Set Name - Williams F1 Set Number - 77249 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 263 Price - $26.99 / €26.99 / £20.99 Release Date - 1st March 2025 77250 Haas F1 Team Set Name - Haas F1 Team Set Number - 77250 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 242 Price - $26.99 / €26.99 / £20.99 Release Date - 1st March 2025 77251 McLaren F1 Team Set Name - McLaren F1 Team Set Number - 77251 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 269 Price - $26.99 / €26.99 / £20.99 Release Date - 1st March 2025 All 10 of these LEGO Speed Champions Formula 1 sets release on the 1st of March 2025 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing any of the 10 sets in a few months time? Which team are you looking forward to getting brick built form the most? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

As October begins to draw to a close our attention turns to November and one of the biggest days of the year for any retailer: Black Friday. As usual, LEGO will be celebrating Black Friday as the start of the Christmas Shopping season with many discounts, double Insiders points and brand new LEGO sets and promotional items. This year's LEGO Black Friday model is the LEGO Icons branded set of 10335 The Endurance Ship. Along with the $260 historical Endurance ship, we'll be getting an 18+ Gift With Purchase of 40729 James Caird Boat. The Icons branded promotional set includes a total of 232 pieces and will be available with purchases of 10335 from the start of Black Friday weekend, the 29th of November 2024. Whilst 10335 recreates Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary 1914 Antarctic expedition, 40729 depicts the boat that Shackleton and five crew members used to complete a journey of 800 miles from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands through the Southern Ocean to South Georgia. A much smaller boat than the original vessel for the mission of the Endurance but one which survived many dangers, including a near capsizing, at sea. The brick-built version of the James Caird looks to be Minifigure scale as reports claim that two Sailor Minifigures will be included. These will likely be generic LEGO Sailors rather than being based on one of the crew members. Either way, they'll be included along with the wooden vessel itself which was a very simple, open boat with limited supplies but a strong reinforced structure that will hopefully be translated into brick-built form. 40729 James Caird Boat Set Name - James Caird Boat Set Number - 40729 Age Range - 18+ Piece Count - 232 Price - GWP of 10335 The Endurance Ship Release Date - 29th November 2024 40729 James Caird Boat releases alongside 10335 The Endurance Ship on the 29th of November 2024 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing both sets on Black Friday weekend? What other iconic ships and vehicles would you like to see from the LEGO Icons theme? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

After yesterday's official reveal of 21353 The Botanical Garden, the LEGO Ideas theme will end 2024 with a total of nine brand new sets on shelves along with a brand new promotional item for the theme. In particular, this is 40698 Books Are My Passion which has been officially revealed today and will be available with the release of the beautiful Botanical Garden from the 28th of October 2024. The 18+ model will include 285 pieces and will be available with any purchases over $130. 40698 Books Are My Passion is the winning project of the Singles' Day competition back in 2023. The original idea by Fr_An is based on the brick builders' love for reading which has shone through perfectly in the final, official brick-built model by LEGO themselves. The basis of the set is a large bookshelf placed on a small black diorama display stand which altogether measures over 12 cm (5 inches) high, 9 cm (3.5 inches) wide and 9 cm (3.5 inches) deep. The bookshelf includes plenty of colourful books, all created using a variety of pieces and building techniques. A black ladder leans against the bookshelf allowing the single generic Minifigure included in the 18+ set to access all the books and the trunks and printed globe sat on top of the furniture. A smart wooden desk, a plant and a comfy armchair are also included in the small peaceful display scene. 40698 Books Are My Passion GWP Set Name - Books Are My Passion Set Number - 40698 Age Range - 18+ Piece Count - 285 Price - GWP over $130 Release Date - 28th October 2024 40698 Books Are My Passion GWP is available from the 28th of October 2024 but what do you think? Will you be picking up 40698 in less than a week's time? Will you also be purchasing 40698 Books Are My Passion alongside this promotional item? What's been your favourite LEGO Ideas set of 2024? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

After a leak just last week, LEGO has officially presented another D2C for 2024 as we slowly approach the release of the last few sets of an extremely exciting and successful year for the Danish toy makers. In particular, we have official pictures of the ninth and final LEGO Ideas model of 2024: 21353 The Botanical Garden. The November 2024 set will retail for $329.99 / €329.99 / £289.99 with a total of 3,792 pieces included. It's been less than a year since the Botanical Garden and Twilight: Cullen House were confirmed to be coming as official LEGO sets but the LEGO designers have been extremely busy preparing the brick-built Botanical Garden for a 4th of November 2024 release. Once it releases it'll become the largest LEGO Ideas set of 2024 in terms of piece count, beating Aprils 21348 - Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon's Tale. As the name suggests, 21353 is a beautiful recreation of a 19th century Botanical Garden structure in LEGO form, similar to the recent LEGO Friends Botanical Garden set of 41757 Botanical Garden but in a much bigger scale. In fact, 18+ indoor garden stretches across a total of two regular 32×32-stud LEGO baseplates measuring over 22 cm (8.5 inches) high, 51 cm (20 inches) wide and 25 cm (10 inches) deep. The brick-built Botanical Garden building is a fully glazed greenhouse with a neoclassical entrance facade that welcomes visitors inside. There you can find various botanical species in LEGO form including a banana tree, a palm and a Beaucarnea recurvata  in the central area, succulents plants in the left apse, various flowers in the right apse,  Anthurium ,  Strelitzia , Bamboo plants,  Stromanthe thalia ,  Caladium bicolor ,  Begonia Maculata ,  Codiaeum variegatum  e and many more along the garden's perimeter.    Even with this wide range of Minifigure scale botanical plants, the interior is very large with fully accessible open space expanding across these two baseplates. The large roof and the two small roofs on the left and right of the brick-built Botanical Garden can be removed individually to better explore the interior. In addition to this, individual walls can also be removed to provide better access to the different plant-filled rooms. Compared to the original submission by Goannas89, LEGO's official design seems to be slightly shorter, no longer stretching across two floors, but much wider. However, this still allows for a skylight roof and large open glass windows on the first floor which can all be easily removed, as already mentioned, for full playability. There is also a small balcony with spiral stairs for the Minifigures to look at the tallest plants in the garden. The original submission by Goannas89 also included over 3,000 pieces, eight Minifigures, plenty of accessories and a dog. LEGO has not only increased the piece count but also increased the number of Minifigures. A total of 12 Minifigures are included in 21353 The Botanical Garden: four members of staff (the manager, two gardeners and a barista), various visitors both young and old along with a dog, a squirrel, a bunny, a beetle and 4 moulded birds. 21353 The Botanical Garden Set Name - The Botanical Garden Set Number - 21353 Age Range - 18+ Piece Count - 3,792 Price - $329.99 / €329.99 / £289.99 Release Date - 4th November 2024 21353 Botanical Garden releases on the 4th of November 2024 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing 21353 in just over a weeks time? Are you looking forward to adding an 18+ Botanical Garden to your LEGO City? Do you already own the LEGO Friends Botanical Garden? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

We've already covered the two LEGO Marvel Captain America: Brave New World sets releasing in just over a months time but a third and final set based on the 2025s film will also be releasing on the 1st of December 2024. In particular, this is a brand new Marvel-based LEGO BrickHeadz model of 40668 Captain America & Red Hulk. The 10+ model includes a total of 202 pieces for the usual Double BrickHeadz pack price tag of $19.99 / €19.99 / £17.99. Our two brick-built characters, Captain America and Red Hulk, are both based on their appearance in the fourth instalment of Captain America. Sam Wilson in his suit comes with wings, his shield and his red combat goggles. Meanwhile, Red Hulk uses a heavy amount of red pieces to create the character who also includes some black hair and more muscular and built up LEGO BrickHaedz arms. 40668 Captain America & Red Hulk Set Name - Captain America & Red Hulk Set Number - 40668 Age Range - 10+ Piece Count - 202 Price - $19.99 / €19.99 / £17.99 Release Date - 1st December 2024 40668 Captain America & Red Hulk releases on the 1st of December 2024 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing 40668 in just over a months time? What other LEGO Marvel BrickHeadz would you like to see in 2025 and beyond? Are you looking forward to the fourth instalment of Captain America next year? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.

The start of a brand new year will mean the release of many, many LEGO sets including three more from the most classic of LEGO themes - LEGO Classic. It may not be as action packed as LEGO Marvel or LEGO Star Wars or as detailed as LEGO Icons for example but the LEGO Classic theme encourages plenty of creativity for younger brick builders and makes it easy and cheap to get important pieces for our own creations. A total of three LEGO Classic sets will be launching on the 1st of January 2025 with the cheapest of these being 11039 Creative Snack Building Fun. The 4+ model will retail for $9.99 with a total of 150 pieces included which will most likely be larger, and less intricate due to the targeted age range. The name suggests a collection of brick-built food snacks that are likely to be very simple yet colourful. The two other sets are slightly larger: 11041 Creative Dinosaurs includes 450 pieces for $34.99 and 11042 Creative Fun Box includes 680 pieces for $39.99. 11041 is fairly self explanatry as we can expect a collection of different brick built dinosaurs from a Tyrannosaurus Rex and a Triceratops to a Velociraptor and a Stegosaurus. Meanwhile, 11042 could be an all manner of different brick-built fun but that's the joy of the LEGO Classic line of sets... 11039 Creative Snack Building Fun Set Name - Creative Snack Building Fun Set Number - 11039 Age Range - 4+ Piece Count - 150 Price - $9.99 / €TBC / £TBC Release Date - 1st January 2025 11041 Creative Dinosaurs Set Name - Creative Dinosaurs Set Number - 11041 Age Range - 5+ Piece Count - 450 Price - $34.99 / €TBC / £TBC Release Date - 1st January 2025 11042 Creative Fun Box Set Name - Creative Fun Box Set Number - 11042 Age Range - 5+ Piece Count - 680 Price - $39.99 / €TBC / £TBC Release Date - 1st January 2025 All three of these LEGO Classic sets launch on the 1st of January 2025 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing any of the three models in a few months time? What's your favourite and least favourite set of the wave? What brick-built dinosaurs do you hope are included in 11041? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

After the release of 31213 Mona Lisa early this month, in 2025 Leonardo da Vinci will be getting another one of his creations in brick-built LEGO form. In particular, it'll be a brand new LEGO Icons set of 10363 Da Vinci's Flying Machine. The 18+ model will retail for $59.99 / €59.99 / £54.99 with a total of 493 pieces once it releases on the 1st of January 2025 alongside plenty more LEGO Icons sets. Da Vinci was not only a painter, but also a draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. The Italian was a man of many talents and around 1485 he took on the challenge of creating his own Flying Machine. Being inspired by the fight of birds, Da Vinci created many designs for his best machine yet but never resulted in a fully functional model, mainly because it relied on human muscle power to move the wings and generate enough lift. Hundreds of years later and 10363 Da Vinci's Flying Machine will replicate Da Vinci's design for a flying machine in brick-built LEGO form. The 18+ model includes an expertly built-mechanism that enables the wings to move. The wings will most likely be white and could be either a specialised fabric piece or brick-built. Either way, they'll be attached to the thin wooden structure of the flying machine. All of this will then be placed on an 18+ black stand to easily display the Flying Machine. A single Minifigure can also be placed in front of the black stand of an exclusive version of Da Vinci himself. He'll likely also include a simple accessory but we'd love a printed Minifigure version of Mona Lisa. An information plaque may also be included, similar to some of the most iconic vehicles and vessels seen throughout the LEGO Icons theme. 10363 Da Vinci's Flying Machine Set Name - Da Vinci's Flying Machine Set Number - 10363 Age Range - 18+ Piece Count - 493 Price - $59.99 / €59.99 / £54.99 Release Date - 1st January 2025 10363 Da Vinci's Flying Machine releases on the 1st of January 2025 but what do you think? Will you be purchasing 10363 in a few months time? What is your favourite part of the set: the flying mechanism or the LEGO Minifigure of Da Vinci? What other historic figures and inventions would you like to see in brick-built LEGO form? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.