Welcome to Brickset!

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It looks like you're new around here, so we thought we'd let you know a bit about the site and what it has to offer.

Brickset is primarily a database of LEGO sets. We've been online since 2000 and are now a cornerstone of the online LEGO community: a resource used and trusted by LEGO fans around the world.

As well as virtually every LEGO set ever made, our database also contains information about minifigs, parts, colours, set inventories and much more. We also maintain comprehensive lists of discounts and new products at online LEGO retailers, making it easy to grab a bargain or bag the latest set.

Additionally, we publish news and comprehensive reviews of new products on our home page, making us a one-stop-shop for everything LEGO-related.

Over 300,000 people use the site to keep track of their LEGO collection, review and rate sets, post comments, maintain lists, and much more. So, sign up today to join us and start enjoying everything the site has to offer!

Random set of the day: Police Station

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Police Station

Police Station

©2006 LEGO Group

Today's random set is 7237 Police Station, released during 2006. It's one of 34 City sets produced that year. It contains 589 pieces and 7 minifigs.

It's owned by 1,606 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $211.00, or eBay.

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Random minifig of the day: twn409

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Today's random minifigure is twn409 Woman - Blue Jacket over Dark Red V-Neck Sweater, Medium Blue Legs, Dark Brown Hair, a Town figure that came in one set, 31116 Safari Wildlife Tree House, released during 2021.

Our members collectively own a total of 3,290 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $2.60.

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BrickLink Designer Program Series 2 available for pre-order

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Pre-orders for the BrickLink Designer Program Series 2 models, including Brick Cross station which we reviewed earlier today, are now being accepted.

Those that receive at least 3,000 pre-orders will be produced, with a maximum run of 30,000.

You have until the end of June to submit your order, although it's likely that some of them will sell out in a matter of hours, so don't hang about! The sets will then be produced and shipped in November, hopefully arriving in time for Christmas.

You can submit your pre-order here and view all five sets after the break.

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Lamborghini Countach revealed!

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This year's entry in the Icons/Creator Expert vehicle collection has just been unveiled. Here's the press release:

10337 Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole
Rated 18+, 1.506 pieces
€179.00 / $179.99 / £159.99
Available from 1st July at LEGO.com

The LEGO Group expands the LEGO Icons vehicle collection with the reveal of the legendary LEGO Icons Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole.

Delve into the realm of automotive excellence with the LEGO Icons Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole and its array of authentic features. This includes a detailed cockpit, working steering, bonnet and rear boot, plus a detailed V12 engine.

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Review: 910034 Brick Cross Train Station

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LEGO has produced plenty of railway stations, beginning in the 1960s with the introduction of LEGO trains. However, many are relatively basic and prioritise play over realistic features, which makes sense because children are normally the primary audience for these sets.

Fortunately, the BrickLink Designer Program provides alternatives, created for older fans. 910002 Studgate Train Station arrived last year and 910034 Brick Cross Train Station will be available to order later today, evidently inspired by British railway stations. The structure looks excellent and is fully compatible with Modular Buildings, so hopefully it rivals their quality.

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Jungle Explorer Base Camp to feature interactive brick

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Jungle Explorer Base Camp

Jungle Explorer Base Camp

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A new product has cropped up at LEGO.com that appears to be part of a beta test, in which families in the UK are invited to participate.

60691 Jungle Explorer Base Camp, which "includes an interactive brick, 8 tile tags, 3 interactive minifigures and a wireless charger" is set to "deliver a sensory-rich and responsive play experience for kids." Details beyond that are scant, but it sounds interesting.

Find out more at LEGO.com, and if you're eligible, sign up for the beta test.

Update: there's more information about the interactive brick here and the range includes two other sets that are designed to work with it: 60692 The Lost Crocodile Temple and 60693 Survivor Island Seaplane

Thanks to chrisaw for the news.

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BrickLink Designer Program Series 5 voting open

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While we await the commencement of pre-ordering of the five BrickLink Designer Program Series 2 models, voting for Series 5 is now open.

As always, there are some excellent designs among the 307 submissions, including plenty of medieval models, as might be expected given their enduring popularity.

One that caught my eye is Medieval Construction Site by Arselus, pictured above. Which potential sets received your votes? Let us know in the comments.

Tutorial: Enabling additional collection management features

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This is an update of an article first published in 2015 which I am reposting now in response to a growing number of requests added to our suggestion box that can be fulfilled by using these features, which suggests that they are not well known about.

As well as the standard 'own' and 'want' checkboxes in the set listings, you can enable up to eight others and label them as you see fit. You can use them to indicate, for example, sets you used to own, sets your kids own, sets you've just ordered, sets that the dog chewed the instructions for, and so on.

Additionally, you can add input fields to the 'own' and 'want' checkboxes to record the quantities of the set you own new and used, and also the number that you want, and how badly you want it.

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Designer insight: Niek van Slagmaat

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Zane's Titan Mech Battle

Zane's Titan Mech Battle

©2021 LEGO Group

Many LEGO set designers use our BrickLists feature to maintain a list of the sets they've worked on and often provide interesting insights about their involvement.

Once a week we publish an entry from one of their lists on the home page to increase awareness of this information and to encourage more designers to create them.

Niek van Slagmaat wrote this about their work on 71738 Zane's Titan Mech Battle:

I was very excited when I was briefed to make a new big version of Zane’s mech. I am really happy with how this thing turned out. As a big fan of the original set, this was so much fun.

From the beginning, I was briefed to make this a $60 version of Zane's mech and that was a really cool thought experiment. Because the show stuck very close to the design of the set, I was told to use this more as an exploration of the concept.

I did some sketches closer to the original design, followed by some sketches that were very far out there. With both extremes mapped out, I was then tasked to find a nice middle ground. This set the final direction and then I went into refining mode, focusing on the build and small details.

Check out this twitter thread for more pictures and insights:
https://twitter.com/Toothdominoes/status/1335952649355747328

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Recent reviews

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Here's a list of the reviews that we've published recently:

43245 The Magical Madrigal House

Much though I love the interior, the Madrigal house can still be significantly improved

76439 Ollivanders & Madam Malkin's Robes

These shops are small, especially given the price, but nicely detailed

76962 Baby Bumpy: Ankylosaurus

Bumpy looks adorable in LEGO form and includes a couple of neat functions

71818 Tournament Battle Arena

While the battle arena is appealing for play, its minifigures are the primary focus

71821 Cole's Titan Dragon Mech

NINJAGO features no shortage of mechs and this is arguably the best of all!

40693 The Lord of the Rings: Fell Beast

While its availability is frustrating, the Fell Beast and its rider are satisfying, overall

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This week's top news articles

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These are the most read articles that we've posted during the last fortnight:

Article Date Views Likes Comments
Review: 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr 19 May 29463 206 74
LEGO The Legend of Zelda set revealed! 28 May 28385 181 335
Review: 40693 The Lord of the Rings: Fell Beast 20 May 23917 160 73
LEGO Wicked sets coming soon! 20 May 14384 72 120
A Survey of Posthumous Minifigures 26 May 13234 222 53
Vote for minifigures to appear in the Minifigure Prize Machine 27 May 13146 171 156
Review: 71821 Cole's Titan Dragon Mech 22 May 12870 149 54
Stickers vs Prints in LEGO Sets: What's Up With That...? [Part 2] 19 May 9682 173 138
Review: 76439 Ollivanders & Madam Malkin's Robes 29 May 8857 99 34
First look at Wicked minidolls 29 May 6621 78 54

The total number of news article views this week is 191,526, which is 17,658 more than last week.

What's hot this week

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These are the sets that have been viewed the most this week:

TWLWSetViews
177092 Great Deku Tree 2-in-16377
27470 Space Shuttle Discovery-STS-315327
310283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery4370
4310333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr3792
58480 Space Shuttle3712
6610237 Tower of Orthanc2896
7940693 The Lord of the Rings: Fell Beast2744
8560440 LEGO Delivery Truck2711
9710316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell1996
1076924 Mercedes-AMG G 63 & Mercedes-AMG SL 631900

The total number of set detail pages viewed this week is 1,314,582, which is 124,268 more than last week.

40669 Iron Man MK5 revealed!

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Iron Man MK5

Iron Man MK5

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A new Marvel BrickHeadz set, 40669 Iron Man MK5, has been revealed on LEGO.com!

The figure depicts Tony Stark's Mark V Iron Man armor from Iron Man 2. It contains 101 pieces and will cost the usual £9.99, $9.99 or €9.99 when it is released on July 1st.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments, and view more images after the break...

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