Forty for the BMW M3, and Mando's Full Movie Wave Goes Live

LEGO Star Wars The Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter 75442 UCS lifestyle environmental photo

LEGO and BMW Design a Livery Together for the M3 E30's 40th

For the first time, LEGO and BMW's design teams co-created the livery on the M3 E30's 40th-anniversary Speed Champions set. The 358-piece 77263 lists at $29.99 with an August 1 release. Early reaction is mixed: the livery lands, but the side window shaping and roof are drawing questions.

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Brickset CapnRex101

LEGO Speed Champions BMW M3 (E30) official images!

Jay's Brick Blog Jay Ong

LEGO Speed Champions 77263 BMW M3 (E30) celebrates 40th anniversary of the M3 E30

Bricks Fanz Adam White

LEGO Speed Champions BMW M3 (E30) Revealed

The Brick Fan Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Speed Champions BMW M3 (E30) (77263) Revealed

StoneWars DE Jens Herwig

LEGO Speed Champions BMW M3 (77263) introduced: Set for the 40th anniversary will be released in August

Zusammengebaut DE Andres Lehmann

LEGO Speed Champions 77263 BMW M3 (E30) will be released in August!

JangBricks

This is Not the LEGO BMW E30 M3 you're looking for... but it's what you get #NotSponsored 77263

RacingBrick

LEGO Speed Champions BMW M3 (E30) Detailed Preview - Worth the Hype?

Minty Take

Co-designing a livery with a manufacturer is new territory for Speed Champions, and it shows in the result: something more specific and more interesting than a standard racing color scheme. If this becomes a template for anniversary sets, the tier of special releases in Speed Champions could get a lot more distinctive.

LEGO Star Wars The Razor Crest 75447 (2026) with The Mandalorian, Grogu, Zeb Orrelios and Imperial Remnant minifigures

Mando & Grogu Film Wave Goes Live, From Sets to Fortnite

LEGO is treating the Mandalorian & Grogu film as a full-platform moment: new sets including a Razor Crest and BrickHeadz, a Watch & Build theater tie-in, and live Fortnite quests unlocking Landspeeders and Mos Espa builds. A summer AT-AT at roughly $180 has also leaked, reportedly film-tied.

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Bricks Fanz Adam White

LEGO Watch & Build: The Mandalorian & Grogu

Bricks Fanz Adam White

New Star Wars Quests Arrive In LEGO Fortnite

Ashnflash

The Mandalorian & Grogu SPOILER Review - LEGO & Disney FAILED

MandRproductions

LEGO Star Wars 2026 AT-AT + Minifigs LEAKED!

Minty Take

A single film generating two waves of sets, LEGO Fortnite integration, and a Watch & Build theater program is a statement about where LEGO rates the Mando IP right now. The leaked $180 AT-AT says the current wave isn't the ceiling. If the film performs, expect the commitment to compound.

Also Happening

Donkey Kong's LEGO Future Teased With a Rolling Barrel

LEGO's official channels dropped a Donkey Kong teaser today: the DK logo and a rolling barrel, nothing more. Whether it's one set, a full line, or a large-scale figure isn't clear yet.

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Brickset CapnRex101

LEGO Donkey Kong teaser!

The Brick Fan Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Nintendo Donkey Kong Sets Teased

9to5Toys LEGO Justin Kahn

All-new Donkey Kong LEGO sets on the way after teaser hits official social accounts

StoneWars DE Philip Erpenbeck

LEGO Donkey Kong: Teaser video gives official hint about future LEGO Donkey Kong set

Everything Dropping June 1: Two Channels Break Down the Full Wave

Brick Fanatics and Stud City have both published roundup videos covering every LEGO set releasing in June 2026. With well over 100 new sets hitting shelves on June 1, both provide a useful guide to the full wave.

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Brick Fanatics

Every LEGO set releasing in June 2026

Stud City

Every LEGO Set Releasing June 2026

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Block Party

I Visited the FIRST LEGO Shop in the UK… and It’s Still Brilliant

Bricksie

WHY did we change the LEGO CITY?

JK Brickworks

LIVE • Continuing to Rebuild my Robot Dreams GBC Module

just2good

How Disney Censored LEGO Star Wars

Block Party

LEGO Fans Need to Be Careful Right Now…

New Reviews

Reviews: LEGO 80120 Prosperity Carp Leaping

Brickset and New Elementary both reviewed 80120 Prosperity Carp Leaping from the LEGO Chinese Festivals range. The set draws on the 'carp leaps over the Dragon Gate' folklore, symbolizing perseverance and achievement.

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Brickset FlagsNZ

Review: 80120 Prosperity Carp Leaping

New Elementary New Elementary

Review: 80120 Prosperity Carp Leaping from LEGO® Chinese Festivals

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight First Reviews Land

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is out, and first reviews are landing. Ashnflash played to 99% completion and calls the experience mostly strong but the story rushed.

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Blocks Magazine Ryan

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight — First impressions Blocks review

Ashnflash

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight SPOILER Review - Almost Perfect...

LEGO Ninjago Summer Wave Gets Early Reviews Ahead of August

Stud City received LEGO-gifted sets from the Ninjago Dragons Rising Season 4 summer wave ahead of release. Multiple early review videos are now live, including a full wave unboxing and two looks at 71869 Land Bounty.

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Stud City

EARLY Review LEGO Ninjago Land Bounty

Stud City

Land Bounty EARLY 2026 Review | LEGO Ninjago 71869

Stud City

Full Ninjago Summer Wave EARLY

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Techniques & Learning

10 Things I Learned by Building LEGO Skyscrapers BrickNerd

New in the Community

It pains us to share that the Leader of the Plaque has moved to Belville The Brothers Brick Remnants of the Maya in LEGO The Brothers Brick “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to build!” The Brothers Brick Quick Build #19: The Mandalorian and Grogu BrickNerd

Trend Watch

LEGO's Nintendo Relationship Is Becoming a Platform

Super Mario launched in 2020, scaled into a real theme, and sparked LEGO Zelda in 2024. Now Donkey Kong has his own teaser campaign and a probable SDCC reveal. Each Nintendo IP LEGO adds makes the prior ones more valuable. We're watching for Metroid, Kirby, or Pikmin to enter the orbit.

The LEGO Game Formula Is Getting a Serious Rebuild

LEGO games have run on roughly the same playbook since 2005. Legacy of the Dark Knight breaks it: overhauled combat, a real open world, a difficulty slider. First reviews call it ambitious but uneven. The formula hasn't invited serious critical scrutiny in a long time. This one does.

Speed Champions Is Developing a Premium Tier of Its Own

Speed Champions has always leveled up through prestige: more exotic marques, hotter models. The BMW M3 E30 co-design points to a different kind of upgrade: manufacturers helping shape the aesthetic, not just license it. That's harder to replicate casually. Whether other partners pick this up will tell us if today's reveal is an anniversary gesture or a new template.

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