If collecting LEGO has taught me anything, it’s that not every set deserves the same level of enthusiasm. Some sets arrive, and before you’ve even checked your bank balance, you’re already calculating which internal organs can be sold legally to make room in the budget.
Others are undeniably cool, but they’re the kind of cool that can wait for a sale, a double Insiders points weekend, or a moment of temporary financial delusion. And then there are the sets that leave you staring at the product page, wondering if somebody at LEGO lost a bet.
Welcome to the first edition of Build It, Brick It, Bin It, where I sort this month’s biggest LEGO releases into three highly scientific categories:
Build It. Brick It. Bin It.
As always, these are entirely my opinions. If your favourite set lands in Bin It, please remember that LEGO is about creativity, imagination, and not throwing bricks at journalists. Thank you.
BUILD IT
The Sets I’d Buy Immediately. Take my money.
LEGO Botanicals Woodland Mushrooms
Pieces: 806
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There are LEGO flowers. There are LEGO plants. And now there are LEGO mushrooms, which means LEGO has somehow managed to target yet another niche interest I didn’t realise I had.
The Woodland Mushrooms set is exactly the kind of weird, whimsical display piece I adore. Instead of recreating a famous movie scene or iconic vehicle, it captures a tiny slice of an enchanted forest complete with vibrant fungi, autumn crocuses and lush greenery.
What makes this set stand out is its personality. The mix of colours and mushroom varieties gives it a natural, almost storybook quality that makes it feel alive.
Why It’s Build It
Because it doesn’t look like LEGO. And I mean that as the highest compliment possible. This is the kind of display piece that would fit equally well in a collector’s room, an office, a lounge or on a bookshelf surrounded by fantasy novels.
It’s charming, unique and just strange enough to spark conversation. Plus, I like frogs, mushrooms and tiny woodland things, and LEGO clearly knows exactly how to manipulate me.
LEGO Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils: Triceratops
Pieces: 1154
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LEGO’s fossil line might be one of the best things the company has produced for adult collectors.
The Triceratops joins the growing prehistoric collection with an impressively detailed skeletal recreation complete with articulated joints, a display base, a museum-style information plaque and a few Jurassic Park-inspired touches.
Unlike many dinosaur sets that focus on action and playability, this one leans heavily into presentation. The fossil design gives it a sophisticated look that feels more museum exhibit than toy, while still retaining enough articulation to let collectors experiment with different poses.
Why It’s Build It:
Because it manages to be educational, cool and incredibly displayable all at the same time. I already own the giant T-Rex fossil, and every single person who visits my house comments on it.
The Triceratops feels like the perfect companion piece. Also, let’s be honest: dinosaur skeletons are objectively awesome.
LEGO Architecture Sagrada Família
Pieces: 12060
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At over twelve thousand pieces, the Sagrada Família isn’t a LEGO set. It’s the ultimate LEGO set.
This enormous recreation of Antoni Gaudí’s famous basilica is now the largest LEGO Architecture set ever released, capturing the intricate details, towering spires and breathtaking design of one of the world’s most recognisable landmarks.
The build follows the actual construction sequence of the real cathedral, creating a project that feels as much like an engineering challenge as it does a LEGO set.
Why It’s Build It:
Because this is exactly the kind of absurd, ambitious project LEGO excels at. Will it take forever to build? Absolutely.
Will it require an unreasonable amount of display space? Without question.
Will I spend weeks obsessively watching progress videos and convincing myself I need it? Already happening.
Brick It
Fantastic Sets That Can Wait For A Sale. Or a double VIP points weekend.
LEGO Ideas Tintin Moon Rocket
Pieces: 1283
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As somebody who grew up with Tintin comics, this set immediately triggers a powerful wave of nostalgia. The iconic red-and-white rocket has been beautifully recreated here, complete with a hidden control room and a collection of beloved characters including Tintin, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and the perpetually confused Thomson and Thompson.
The finished model is striking, instantly recognisable and surprisingly elegant as a display piece.
Why It’s Brick It:
Because while I absolutely love Tintin, I’m not sure I love Tintin enough to pay full price.
The rocket itself looks incredible, but it’s also quite niche. If you’re a Tintin fan, this probably lands squarely in Build It territory.
For everyone else, this feels like the perfect “grab it during a sale” set.
LEGO Star Wars Up-Scaled Darth Vader Minifigure
Pieces: 1028
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This set takes the classic LEGO Darth Vader minifigure and scales it up into a giant display model while keeping the familiar proportions intact.
It’s posable, surprisingly accurate and manages to retain the playful charm of the original minifigure despite being significantly larger.
Why It’s Brick It:
I actually think this is fun. The problem is that it’s also very expensive for what is essentially a giant LEGO minifigure.
It feels like a novelty display piece rather than a must-have collector’s item. I’d happily grab one during a discount weekend, but I don’t feel the overwhelming need to sprint toward checkout immediately.
LEGO Ideas Peanuts: Snoopy’s Doghouse
Pieces: 964
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Snoopy’s Doghouse is pure comfort food in LEGO form. The set recreates Snoopy’s iconic home while including multiple display options, a charming Woodstock figure and several classic comic-inspired scenes.
Everything about it radiates warmth and nostalgia.
Why It’s Brick It:
I genuinely love this set. The problem is that I love a lot of sets.
When shelf space and budgets become real-world concerns, Snoopy ends up in the “eventually” category rather than the “must buy immediately” category.
It’s adorable. It’s nostalgic. It just isn’t beating giant dinosaurs and mushroom forests for my attention.
Bin It
These sets have personally offended me and my ancestors.
LEGO Star Wars Yoda Bust
Pieces: 399
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I don’t enjoy saying this. Actually, that’s a lie. I enjoy saying this immensely.
The Yoda Bust is one of the strangest LEGO Star Wars display pieces I’ve ever seen.
From certain angles, it looks reasonably accurate. From other angles, it looks like Yoda has seen things no Jedi should ever witness.
The proportions feel off, the face lands squarely in the uncanny valley, and the overall presentation never quite comes together.
Why It’s Bin It:
Because Yoda deserves better. This is a character with one of the most recognisable silhouettes in science fiction, and somehow, this bust manages to make him look vaguely uncomfortable to look at.
LEGO Icons Shrek, Donkey & Puss in Boots
Pieces: 1403
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I love Shrek. I love Donkey. I love Puss in Boots. What I do not love is whatever cursed swamp magic created these brick-built versions.
The set recreates the trio as large display figures, complete with a themed base and plenty of references for fans.
Why It’s Bin It:
Because every time I look at it, I become slightly more uncomfortable. The faces live somewhere between cartoon and realistic, and my brain refuses to accept either.
This feels like one of those sets that would stare at me from across the room at night. And I don’t need that kind of energy in my house.
LEGO Harry Potter Dobby the Free Elf
Pieces: 379
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I am convinced that this Dobby exists purely to haunt people.
The set offers a highly posable recreation of everyone’s favourite house elf, complete with accessories and the ability to rebuild him into Kreacher.
Technically speaking, it’s a solid set. Emotionally speaking, I wish it wasn’t.
Why It’s Bin It:
Because Dobby is terrifying. I know he’s supposed to be adorable. I know people love him.
I respect those opinions. But they’re wrong.
This thing looks like it could climb off the shelf at 3 am and stand silently in the doorway of my bedroom. Yeah. Absolutely not.
One of my favourite things about LEGO right now is how weird the catalogue has become.
On one side, you’ve got massive architectural landmarks and museum-quality dinosaur skeletons. On the other hand, you’ve got giant brick-built Dobbys and Shreks staring directly into your soul.
But at the end of the day, that’s part of the magic.
Not every set needs to appeal to everyone, and honestly, it’d be pretty boring if they did. But if I were spending my own money this month? The Woodland Mushrooms, Triceratops and Sagrada Família are the clear winners.
They’re ambitious, unique and the kind of sets that become permanent fixtures in a collection rather than temporary shelf decorations.
Now it’s your turn.
Which June LEGO sets would land in your Build It, Brick It, and Bin It categories? And more importantly, how cursed is Yoda? Look at it. Watch it. Because it’s for sure watching you back…
