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BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 Pre-Orders Now Live

June 9, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Pre-orders for the BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 sets have officially gone live and you can now purchase them on the LEGO Shop. Pre-orders will run until June 18 and each set requires 3,000 pre-orders for it to be produced. There is technically no maximum sets that will be produced as BrickLink has switched to a real-time production system where they can dynamically adjust the quantities if they think a set is more popular.

Brick Railroad Locomotive – 1,348 pieces/$119.99

Coconut Cape – 2,384 pieces/$209.99

Dustmark Keep – 3,960 pieces/$349.99

University of Science – 3,991 pieces/$359.99

Hot Air Balloon – 883 pieces/$79.99

Last Days to Vote for LEGO Ideas Pokemon Trading Card Game Building Contest

June 8, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you haven’t voted yet, there are only a few days left to get your votes in for the LEGO Ideas Pokemon Trading Card Game building contest. Voting ends in just a few days on June 11 and there are 5 finalists to choose from. There were originally 756 total submissions and LEGO whittled it down to the ones below. The winning build will be announced on February 4, 2027.

Gyarados: Sunset Splash – CreativeDynamicBuilder

The Mythical Arceus – livetobuild

A Mew Soaring High – IsleOh

Rowlet Razor Leaf – DMWM

⚡ Joltik Charges Up! ⚡ – Chrixeleon

LEGO Disney Classic Animation Scenes (40774) GWP Returns

June 7, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has brought back the LEGO Disney Classic Animation Scenes (40774) gift with purchase promotion on the LEGO Shop with purchases of $130. This promo will run until June 18, while supplies last.

LEGO is also offering LEGO Insiders Member Offers which gives you slight discounts on various sets.

• LEGO Animal Crossing Stargazing with Celeste (77053) – $7.99
• LEGO Disney Ariel’s Castle (40708) – $39.99
• LEGO Disney Kakamora Barge (43258) – $79.99
• LEGO Disney Cinderella’s Dress (43266) – $31.99
• LEGO DREAMZzz Zoey’s Time Owl (71494) – $29.99
• LEGO DUPLO Hopsy’s Castle Game (10450) – $31.49
• LEGO DUPLO Bluey’s Family House with Memory Game (10459) – $48.99
• LEGO Fortnite Durrr Burger Restaurant (77076) – $51.99
• LEGO Friends Travel Boat Adventure (42664) – $59.99
• LEGO Ideas Magic of Disney (21352) – $69.99
• LEGO Marvel The Hulk Truck vs. Thanos (76312) – $27.99
• LEGO Star Wars The Force Burner Snowspeeder (75414) – $54.99

In other countries, the LEGO Icons Vintage Parade Car (40913) gift with purchase set is also back for another run on the LEGO Shop. Running until June 18, you can get it with purchases of €200 or more, while supplies last. The set was first available at the very beginning of 2026 and LEGO still has enough inventory to bring it back for another run but not for the US.

Also running in other countries is the LEGO Insiders Member Offer where LEGO has discounted various sets to help you reach the €200 threshold … Continue

LEGO Ideas Snoopy’s Doghouse (21368) Review

June 7, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A new LEGO Ideas set has released for June which is one of Peanuts’ most famous characters, Snoopy’s Doghouse (21368). It has 964 pieces and retails for $89.99.

Last Day for LEGO The Lord of the Rings Grond (40893) GWP

June 6, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There is one more day to get your orders in for the LEGO The Lord of the Rings Grond (40893) gift with purchase set. It is only available with purchases of Minas Tirith (11377) and surprisingly it lasted through the whole promotional period. If it doesn’t sell out and LEGO still has a lot of inventory left over, we may see it again in the distant future.

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LEGO Ideas June 6 Update

June 6, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

It’s been a few weeks since our last LEGO Ideas update and there’s been quite the activity for the Second 2026 Review Stage. As of right now, we’re up to 23 projects that have qualified a month into the period and at this pace, we’ll probably see around 100 by the time it is over.

Deltarune – The Field of Hopes&Dreams + Scarlet Forest – Freon255

The Grinch’s House – ChevalierCitronVital

JUMANJI (1995) – The Parrish Mansion With Board Game Inside – Dreamnbricks

My Neighbor Totoro Theatrical Poster – jazlecraz

Forestmen Outpost – Post Scriptum

Renault 5 Turbo 3E – Devon-Bricks

Jellyfish Mech – Mitsuru Nikaido

Little House on the Prairie – zsobricks

Functional Vintage Telescope – Bricked1980

Stilt House – Norton74

Victorian Mansion – Victorian Bricks

BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 Preview Videos

June 5, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Pre-orders for the BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 sets begin next week and if you’re on the fence about a set, BrickLink has released some videos showcasing each one up close. Pre-orders for the sets will start on June 9 at 8am PT/11am ET.