Allen Tormentalous

We’re down to the last weekend for the LEGO Star Wars 2014 Advent Calendar (75056) which means we should be getting some cool stuff now.

A new LEGO Technic set has been revealed that will be coming this August with the Ducati Desmo450 MX Factory (42238). The set features the Ducati dirt bike that includes wheel suspension and a cylinder engine that connects to the chain on the rear axle.

LEGO has revealed a new LEGO Creator 3-in-1 set coming this August with the Red Panda (31394). The 297 piece set features the red panda as the main build and since it is a 3-in-1 set, it can also be changed into a clown fish or an owl. The set will be available starting on August 1 for $29.99.

A week ago, I ran my second SDCC 2015 contest by giving readers a chance to win the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America (Sam Wilson) minifigure. The entry period is now over with over 8,000 total entries and the winner has been randomly chosen. Their name is:

LEGO Insiders Day 2026 is now here and there are a slew of promotions going on at the LEGO Shop that runs until July 12. The main promotion is for the LEGO Ideas Sea Serpent (40912) with general purchases of $180 or more, while supplies last.

BrickLink has recently announced there will be some new changes coming to the BrickLink Designer Program. The first thing is the refreshed look of the program with the new logo as well as new box designs for future sets. There will be different accent colors for the various waves.

Today is the last day for LEGO Insiders Day 2026 and there are still some promotions available here in the US. The LEGO Ideas Sea Serpent (40912) is surprisingly still available with purchases of $180 or more. Other countries have long sold out of the set.

With this morning’s announcement of the LEGO Ideas La Catrina (21372), there been quite some change in the list of projects that are still under development. In the past few weeks, we had the release of the Sea Serpent (40912) gift with purchase set as well as the reveal of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (21370) but there’s still a lot more to look forward to.

LEGO has announced the winners of the LEGO Ideas Third 2025 Review Stage which consisted of 75 projects that were in the running. In this round, we have three winners and a lot more that went into the Parking Lot for further review.

The LEGO The Hobbit Barrel Escape (79004) is the second Special The Hobbit Trilogy Preview Set with the other being the Escape From Mirkwood Spiders (79001) set. This means that this particular scene will take place in the second movie, The Desolation of Smaug. This set contains 334 pieces and retails for $39.99. That comes out to $0.14/piece. The box contains two numbered bags and one instruction booklet. This set is a LEGO store, Shop@Home, and a Toys R Us exclusive.