The Big Builds
24 LEGO sets that stop people in the doorway, from a 1,297-piece Iron Man to a 10,001-piece Eiffel Tower. Only the showpieces. No filler.
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LEGO guides
24 LEGO centrepieces you can still buy, from the 10,001-piece Eiffel Tower to the Death Star, Titanic and Minas Tirith. Hand-picked, not tested.
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Every official LEGO set ranked by assembled length. In 2026 a Star Wars ship took the record from Titanic, by one centimetre.
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30 Star Wars gifts sorted by budget, from a $10 KOTOR to a steel Death Star fire pit. Hand-picked, not tested.
Read the guide →Centrepiece of the Month
The one piece on this page worth clearing a shelf for.
Eiffel Tower (10307)
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
The biggest Star Wars ships and stations LEGO makes.
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Executor Super Star Destroyer (75457)
Millennium Falcon (75192)
Jango Fett’s Firespray-Class Starship (75409)
The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter (75442)
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Middle-earth
Four sets that together build half of Tolkien's map.
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Landmarks & Legends
A ship, a castle, a rocket and a jet, each one a weekend you will not forget.
Titanic (10294)
Hogwarts Castle (71043)
NASA Artemis Space Launch System (10341)
Concorde (10318)
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Wheels & Machines
Technic hypercars with working gearboxes, a giant excavator, and two cars from the movies and the road.
Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear Megacar (42232)
McLaren P1 (42172)
Volvo EC500 Hybrid Excavator (42215)
Back to the Future Time Machine (10300)
Porsche 911 (10295)
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Heroes & Icons
A flying aircraft carrier, a robot that transforms, and a T. rex skeleton for the shelf.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier (76354)
Optimus Prime (10302)
Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex (76968)
Iron Man Mark 3 Collectors’ Edition (76344)
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From the guides
29 Lord of the Rings and fantasy gifts sorted by budget, from a $20 game to the 8,278-piece Minas Tirith. Hand-picked, not tested.
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21 geeky gifts under $50 from across the site: the canon-great games, the books fans reread, metal dice, Displate wall art and a pro-grade controller. Hand-picked, not tested.
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How to build a Star Wars gaming room that looks like a fan built it, not a merch aisle: the screen, the chair, the lighting, the display pieces and the games. Hand-picked, not tested.
Read the guide →The Geek Drop
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