Professional LEGO reviewer. Questionable sense of direction. Sometimes Pokemon fan. LEGO is the universal language of play that binds us all. Guy from https://jaysbrickblog.com
762 followers 64 following 366 posts
view profile on Bluesky
LEGO Ideas sets a record of 146 submissions making it into the Second 2025 review round. This massive milestone eclipses the previous biggest review intake, the First 2023 Review Period which had 71 projects make the cut. jaysbrickblog.com/news/a-recor...
LEGO has officially unveiled its Seasonal Christmas collection, coming 1 October 2025! jaysbrickblog.com/news/legos-s...
To celebrate the start of the start of the Hogwarts Academic year, LEGO is celebrating all things Harry Potter with the Back to Hogwarts offers! There are some big discounts on sets, double points, as well as the launch of the 2025 Hogsmeade Village set! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-ha...
September is almost here, and we have a huge number of sets launching across a variety of pop culture movie themes! Here's a guide to all the new LEGO September 2025 releases! Are you planning on picking anything up? jaysbrickblog.com/news/buying-...
Check out my full review of the 2025 LEGO Black Pearl, including side by side comparisons with the original!
Here's an exclusive look at two limited edition GWPs from LEGO Certified Stores Australia & New Zealand! These are designed by Ryan "Brickman" McNaught and are available exclusively from the Melbourne Central and Pitt Street LEGO Stores! jaysbrickblog.com/news/melbour...
Score 2x LEGO Insider Points on a whole bunch of new releases, plus some retiring soon heavy hitters until 31 August 2025! For those in Australia and the EU, I also have new promo codes for bonus GWPs! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-au...
Don't look up how they made the chocolate river in the 1971 film... And yes... "mud"
You've won the golden ticket to build 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, a gorgeous LEGO homage to Gene Wilder's 1971 classic! Coming 15 September 2025! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-21...
Continuing our August 2025 Star Wars reviews, Vaderfan checks out the smaller Jango Fett's Starship! Jango Fett's Slave 1 packs a lot of features and great aesthetics as a small alternative to the UCS version, but the high price tag makes this hard to recommend jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
LEGO and TT Games announced LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, an open world game coming in 2026 to PC and all major consoles! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-ba...
Here's a detailed look at the LEGO Nike Air Max DN sneakers, the very first wearable sneaker from LEGO and Nike's partnership. Unfortunately, these are only for youth sizes, going up to a maximum size of 7Y (EU40), so adults are out of luck. What do you think? jaysbrickblog.com/news/review-...
New on the blog, here's a review of Brick Like This!, a new party board game from Asmodee and Dotted Games! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
New on the blog, here's a quick review of 40805 Arcade Machine! A delightfully compact ode to retro gaming arcades that also packs plenty of fun Classic Space references! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Here's our review of the LEGO UCS AT-ST. It's been a long wait for Star Wars fans wanting an updated UCS AT-ST and LEGO have delivered, in August of all months! Kinda pricey at full price but you should be able to pick it up on sale as its not an exclusive jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
I've got a special bonus for my readers in the EU*, an exclusive promo code to redeem the 40712 Micro Rocket Launchpad GWP! And yes, it stacks with the ongoing Up-Scaled Baby Astronaut! *Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Spain jaysbrickblog.com/news/eu-excl...
For our final review of the August Speed Champions wave, here's a look at 77240 Bugatti Centodieci! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Here's your first look at the massive LEGO Hogsmeade Village set coming in September 2025!
The LEGO Up-Scaled Baby Astronaut GWP is back for another limited-time run! Great news if you missed out the first time! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-40...
Here are 2 new LEGO Nike sets coming in September 2025! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-ni...
New on the blog, LEGO Star Wars correspondent Vaderfan checks out 75435 Battle of Felucia Separatist MTT! One of the most satisfying play functions, and an MTT draped in Separatist colours make for a great model that's held back by its unreasonably expensive price jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
The Italian Riviera and Italian Market Van GWP is now available worldwide! Check out the Italian Market Van GWP in more detail, and how it looks alongside the Italian Riviera! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-21...
6-pack Spider-verse minifigures now available from Amazon or LEGO's online store for fans in the USA! jaysbrickblog.com/news/pre-ord...
New on the blog, @ornitier.online reviews the massive LEGO Fortnite Mecha Team Leader model! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
LEGO WALL-E and EVE revealed, coming 1 September 2025! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-43...
Here's your first look at the upcoming LEGO Spider-Man across the Spider-verse collectible minifigures series coming September 2025! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-sp...
Here's my detailed review of the LEGO Medieval Horse Knight Castle! Lots of nostalgic Castle goodness, amazing minifigures, a fresh Castle design, but with a disappointingly expensive price tag. jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
August 2025 is almost here and there are a TON of awesome new LEGO releases no matter what you collect! From Soundwave, to new Star Wars, including the new UCS AT-ST, we also have the highly anticipated launch of One Piece as well! jaysbrickblog.com/news/buying-...
New on the blog, @ornitier.online reviews the new Team Sonic Command Truck set! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
New on the blog, automotive correspondent Vaderfan reviews 77238 Lamborghini Revuelto & Lamborghini Huracan STO, zooming into your collection on 1 August! He has high praise for this LEGO Lamborghini double pack, with plenty to delight Speed Champions fans! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Game Boy pre-orders have sold out in the US, but they're still available on Amazon! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-72...
Here's your first look at the LEGO Game Boy set, coming October 2025! Where's Tetris!?
New on the blog, @ornitier.online takes a look at 10372 Hibiscus, the star of the upcoming August 2025 Botanical launches! A great addition to your collection of LEGO potted plants but like so many other sets this year, also includes a noticeable price bump. jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Every LEGO Bonsai so far including the new 10373 Mini Bonsai Trees! @ornitier.online takes a look at this trio of Mini Bonsai Trees which include a Ginkgo, Wisteria and Japanese Black Pine! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Back to our August 2025 LEGO Star Wars reviews, Vaderfan takes a look at the Guy Fieri-inspired Force Burner Snowspeeder! Love the awesome new canopy piece, and can't wait till we get a proper Snowspeeder with it! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Reminder, today is the final day for LEGO's Insider Days 2025 offers, including the African Savanna Diorama GWP! Here's a quick look at the 3rd in a series of 4 natural wonders of the world dioramas! Next one will be available in the 4th quarter! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Hope you're having a great start to the week! ICYMI, here's some of LEGO's biggest announcements and reveals from the last few weeks! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-ne...
New on the blog, check out my detailed review of the LEGO Transformers: Soundwave, and how it stacks up against the original G1 and Masterpiece versions! The sound brick, and seamless transformation sequence that's faithful to the original are standouts for me! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
LEGO have officially unveiled 10358 Soundwave coming 1 August 2025! He looks absolutely stunning in all its G1-inspired glory, plus it comes with a sound brick! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-10...
Is the US$160/AU$250 Republic Juggernaut set the most controversial set of 2025? Star Wars correspondent Vaderfan reviews the 2025 Clone Turbo Tank and puts it through its paces and sees whether this 813-piece model is worth the hefty pricetag! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Prime Day 2025 has started in Australia and there are plenty of amazing LEGO deals and discounts! For those in the US, check back at 00.01am Pacific Time where I'll be able to reveal the LEGO sets featured in the sale! jaysbrickblog.com/news/best-am...
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Batman Forever, LEGO and DC have given us our very first set featuring Val Kilmer's Batman! The iconic Batman Forever Batmobile impresses with LEGO doing an amazing job capturing its aggressive design! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Reminder: Today (7 July) is the final day for the Friendly Snails GWP! Also, Amazon Prime Day 2025 and LEGO Insiders Day 2025 kicks off tomorrow on the 8th, so stay tuned for a roundup of all the best LEGO Sales and Deals! jaysbrickblog.com/news/final-d...
LEGO's latest GWP (gift with podium) are trophies for the British Grand Prix! jaysbrickblog.com/news/the-202... #f1 #britishgp
For our next August 2025 Speed Champions review, automotive correspondent takes a look at the lime green Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat! This set has NO stickers, believe it or not! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Here's a look at the LEGO Wicket the Ewok set coming August 2025! Who's going to make this fight the UCS AT-ST?? jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-75...
Here's your first look at 75691 Glinda & Elphaba Bookends, a new LEGO Wicked set coming on 1 September 2025 and yes, your eyes do not deceive you - it comes with minifigures! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-75...
We begin our series of August 2025 Speed Champions reviews with the Porsche 911 GT3 RS! This is the first Porsche in the 8-wide format and the real model, especially the headlights look so much better in person than the official renders! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
The next Wonders of the Natural World diorama has been revealed! Here's a look at 40784 African Savanna Diorama, the 3rd in a planned series of 4 nature-inspired dioramas! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-40...
Here's a look at a mini LEGO Arcade Machine coming in August! This will be a LEGO Online/LEGO Store exclusive! jaysbrickblog.com/news/mini-le...
Wrapping up the August reveals today, here's a look at two new LEGO Mario Kart sets coming next month! jaysbrickblog.com/news/two-mor...
Say hello to the LEGO Creator Majestic Rhino coming 1 August 2025! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-cr...
LEGO have unveiled two new Botanical sets coming in August 2025, a Hibiscus pot plant and a collection of 3 Mini Bonsai Trees! jaysbrickblog.com/news/new-leg...
A new LEGO set from Star Wars Rebuild the Galaxy Season 2 has been revealed! That cockpit canopy is just PERFECT for Blacktron 1! jaysbrickblog.com/news/75414-t...
Roger, roger! The LEGO Battle Droid with STAP set goes on sale today and it's a great large-scale display model! Star Wars correspondent Vaderfan checks it out in his latest review! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Modern SW fans will pay anything if it has a fancy clone or prequel Jedi in it
Here's a look at 4 new LEGO Star Wars sets coming in August 2025, including a brand new 75417 UCS AT-ST Walker! Very exciting to also get a Separatist MTT, and a Republic Juggernaut, as well as a smaller playset Jango Fett's Slave 1! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-st...
Here's a look at 21063 Neuschwanstein Castle, a new Architecture set coming in August that celebrates the historic 19th century Bavarian palace! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-ar...
July is almost here with a small-ish selection of new LEGO sets! Look forward to LEGO Nike Dunks, Toothless from HTTYD, the Shelby Cobra, as well as Friendly Snails and Flying Moon Car to become available from 1 July onwards! jaysbrickblog.com/news/buying-...
Here are the LEGO Nike Dunk lows coming in September 2025! Catch is that these are only in Kids/Youth sizes!
Here's a look at LEGO 40788 Friendly Snails, an upcoming gift with purchase (GWP) featuring two brick-built gastropods! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-40...
Yeah, it's a really complete model, and I think LEGO learned a lot from what to do, and what not to do from their time with Adidas
It's official! The X-Files AND Wallace & Gromit have won the 90s Throwback challenge and will become official LEGO sets! The bricks are out there! 🛸 jaysbrickblog.com/news/officia...
LEGO and Nike's collaboration officially kicks off in July with the release of 43008 Nike Dunk! It's more than a brick-built sneaker, and there's a lot going for it, all wrapped up in a very attractively priced model. jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Here's this week's weekly LEGO News and Reviews recap! Reminder: Today (23 June) is your FINAL day for 2x Insider Points! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-ne...
New on the blog, automotive correspondent reviews the upcoming LEGO Icons Shelby Cobra 427 S/C! LEGO car design makes a huge leap forward with the luscious curves of the Shelby Cobra, but falls slightly short of looking exactly like the real car. jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Honoured to be able to reveal the 2025 LEGO Inside Tour model! Here's your very first look at 4000042 LEGO Inside Tour Anniversary Collection, celebrating 20 years of the Inside Tour! jaysbrickblog.com/news/the-202...
Here's a quick review of LEGO's latest literary set, 40766 Tribute to Jane Austen's Books! Unfortunately, it's a GWP which is a shame as this is a brilliant celebration of the legendary English novelist, with great building techniques and a surprise printed tile! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/lego...
Yay! It's great here
LEGO's 2x Points promotion and Tribute to Jane Austen GWP is now live worldwide! Planning on picking anything up? jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-do...
Here's my review of LEGO Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon! LEGO Toothless looks great, is easy to display and most of all just exudes plenty of personality and charm, just like everyone's favourite Night Fury dragon! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
It's official - we're getting a LEGO Godzilla AND a TinTin set thanks to LEGO Ideas! How exciting!! jaysbrickblog.com/news/godzill...
Here's the updated list of LEGO sets retiring at the end of 2025, in case there's anything here that's on your wishlist! With 2x Insider Points kicking off on 19 June, it's a great time to pick these sets up before they're gone for good! jaysbrickblog.com/news/list-of...
Heads up, LEGO 2x Points have been confirmed for 19-23 June 2025! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-in...
Here are the finalists from Bricklink Designer Program Series 8! Crowdfunding for these only opens in June next year, so plenty of time left! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-br...
Here's your first look at the LEGO Icons Shelby Cobra, roaring into the Icons car garage in July! What do you think of this one? jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-10...
New on the blog, Vaderfan reviews the new Technic Astron Martin Valkyrie! Really love the striking colour scheme! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
It's GO TIME! Bricklink Designer Program Series 5 pre-orders open NOW! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-br...
Ahead of pre-orders opening for Bricklink Designer Program Series 5, here's my review of Thieves of Tortuga! If you're a fan of LEGO Pirates, you're definitely going to want to get this incredibly satisfying set! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Happy Monday! We have a big week ahead with Bricklink Designer Program Series 5 pre-orders opening soon! Here are some of the top LEGO headlines, reviews and more from the last 2 weeks in case you missed any of them! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-ne...
Production numbers for Bricklink Designer Program Series 5 are increasing, which means it'll be easier and less stressful to get your hands on the sets when pre-orders open in a few days! jaysbrickblog.com/news/brickli...
New on the blog, Star Wars correspondent Vaderfan checks out the Rebel U-Wing Starfighter from Andor Season 2! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Two new LEGO games announced, LEGO Party! and LEGO Voyagers coming to all consoles and PC! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-pa...
Here's your first look at LEGO One Piece sets coming 1 August 2025! jaysbrickblog.com/news/seven-n...
Here's a quick look at The Simpsons Living Room GWP, that you can only get with purchases of Krusty Burger! It's a pretty nice complementary set to the Krusty Burger, plus it comes with 2 exclusive printed tiles! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
For our next June 2025 Fortnite review, @ornitier.online takes a look at 77076 Durr Burger Restaurant! Fortnite fans will love more in-game structures like this fictional fast food restaurant, but the US$64.99 / AU$89.99 does sting somewhat. jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
New on the blog, Vaderfan reviews the LEGO Technic Toyota Supra MK4 from the Fast & Furious! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Here's your first look at LEGO Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon! Super adorable, and at a great price too! Coming July 2025, with pre-orders open now! What do you think of Toothless? jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-10...
If you're in Australia, Amazon has plenty of amazing LEGO discounts and clearance deals as part of their mid-year sales! Lowest ever prices on Barad-Dur, Nightmare Before Christmas and the Dark Falcon! jaysbrickblog.com/news/massive...
How did the LEGO Balrog stir from its slumber? "LEGO delved too greedily and too deep. Here's my review of 10367 Balrog Book Nook. jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Happy 1 June launch day! For my readers in the UK/EU, I have an exclusive promo code to redeem a bonus 40680 Flower Store GWP! jaysbrickblog.com/news/uk-eu-e...
If you're heading into your local LEGO Store this weekend to check out all the new June 2025 releases, keep an eye out for these new LEGO Build-a-Minifigure (BAM) characters! You'll definitely want to pick up the new Light Blue Classic Space torso! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
LEGO and Nike have officially unveiled 43008 Nike Dunk, along with a slew of kids sneakers, and events to launch their partnership! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-ni...
June is almost here, and it's one of the biggest launch windows of the year! Here's the LEGO June 2025 release guide to help you navigate all the new and exciting launches coming soon! jaysbrickblog.com/news/buying-...
The most adorable LEGO set ever has arrived! Here's a review of 10349 Happy Plants! Cute, small, won't break the bank. This makes the perfect gift to introduce them to the magic of LEGO Botanicals! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
Here's a look at the next LEGO Ideas GWP, a remake of 6057 Sea Serpent! This fan-design won the vote in the A Twist of Nostalgia challenge, and will be a future LEGO Ideas GWP! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-id...
LEGO have officially unveiled the 2nd Lord of the Rings set for 2025, a Balrog Book Nook coming 1 June 2025! What do you think of this format for LEGO Lord of the Rings? jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-10...
Here's your first look at the LEGO x Nike Air Max Dn, the first sneaker silhouette to kick off LEGO and Nike's partnership! What do you think? jaysbrickblog.com/news/first-l...
LEGO Fortnite's second wave of sets launches in June 2025, and we have LEGO Gaming Correspondent @ornitier.online taking a look at 77077 Klombo! A fantastic translation of the in-game model,this will be one of the most popular Fortnite sets since the Battle Bus! jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/revi...
If the Red Space Baby wasn't cute enough for you, LEGO's next GWP that is available worldwide is 40763 Children's Day Teddy Bear! jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-40...