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What are the best Lego sets right now? Lego is fun for both kids and adults alike, and there’s something quite satisfying, almost mindful about spending time building something out of Lego – it’s the perfect way to spend an afternoon off, or if it’s raining outside, not to mention keeping the kids entertained in a way that’s fun for you too.

So if you’re looking to add to your Lego collection, we’ve collated a list of the best Lego sets available right now – some of which are limited edition, some are staple pieces for your Lego collection. Whatever you’re after, we’re sure you’re going to want to add at least one of these Lego sets to your personal collection.

We’ve included Lego sets for kids and adults, with everything from James Bond to Nasa. And if you don’t find something here, we've also got a dedicated guide to the best Lego Star Wars sets, as well as to the best Lego Technic sets.

If you’re on a budget, then check out our guide to the best Lego deals for this month to grab yourself a bargain. And, be sure to also take a look at the best board games if you want something else to do as a family or with friends. Finally, if you’re looking for things your kids will love aside from Lego, why not take a look at our guide to the best toys.

Best Lego sets 2022: our picks

1. Lego Friends Central Perk

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This has been a smash hit for Lego since it came out, and will probably be one of the most popular sets of all time, especially around Christmas. It's a full recreation of the famous coffee shop from Friends, complete with every little touch you could hope for: the menu, the wall hangings, the muffin display, the carpet… and, delightfully, Lego has designed it to look like a TV show set, including supporting pillars and studio lights. Most importantly, it comes with all six friends, in lookalike versions that range from the fun (Rachel's and Monica's season 1 hairdos) to the uncanny (everything about Ross). Plus, a Gunther figure is thrown in too – it wouldn't be Central Perk without him!

2. Lego James Bond Aston Martin DB5

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As if a Lego Aston Martin DB5 isn’t cool enough on its own, this set lets you build Bond’s tricked-out model, complete with gadgets. Yes, once built, you can rotate the licence plate, raise the bullet-proof screen, pop out front machine guns and tyre-bursting blades from the wheels and eject unwelcome passengers, naturally. There’s even a detailed six-cylinder engine to view under the bonnet. At 24cm long when built, this is big enough to be a showpiece without taking up tons of room.

3. Lego NASA Apollo Saturn V

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The LEGO Nasa Apollo Saturn V has had a bit of a chequered history: LEGO retired it, prices went into orbit and LEGO brought it back again with a new set number but an otherwise unchanged model. It's centred around an accurate metre-high scale model (approximately 1:110) of the Apollo Saturn V rocket and there's a removable S-IC first rocket stage, a removable S-II rocket stage, and the Apollo spacecraft and rescue rocket. The Apollo spacecraft features the lunar lander and the lunar orbiter.

It's clear that this LEGO set was made with love: there are little details such as the use of 1,969 pieces – the moon landing was of course in 1969 – and you can replicate the splash landing as well as the take-off. The whole set is utterly spectacular, and it includes three brand new astronaut mini figures as well as three stands to show off the rocket horizontally.

Lots of people were upset when the previous Saturn V was discontinued, so it's great to see it back – not least because it's still the same price as before. It's utterly spectacular and one of the very best LEGO sets ever made.


LEGO System along with TECHNIC, is The LEGO Company's main line of building elements, minifigures and sets, and features the iconic standard LEGO brick which evolved from LEGO's first series of Automatic Binding Bricks that first appeared in 1949. The new pieces were first marketed under the name LEGO Mursten in 1953 and from 1955 to 1970 in the System i Leg series of toys. Later it was simply known as LEGO System. Most System bricks can be used with TECHNIC bricks.

LEGO System is also the brand under which most standard minifigure-compatible sets are marketed since 1978. The pieces in this line are smaller than DUPLO blocks. The iconic logo of LEGO System wasn't featured on boxes and catalogues until 1992. Most newer minifigure-compatible sets no longer feature the logo, although they are still considered a part of System.

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The Automatic Binding Brick on the left, and the modern LEGO System brick (first known as Mursten) on the right.

The 1×1-stud System-brick measures about 8×8×10 mm. The sizes of almost all other LEGO construction toys are derived from this size and can be combined with it.

History

Early History

First distinct product lines

First minifigure-compatible themes (1978–1999)

With the introduction of minifigure-compatible sets in 1978, three major playthemes were introduced, Town, Castle and Space, inside each of which were later added several new subthemes, that mostly consisted of new distinct factions of minifigures and were all related to the respective main theme's core subjects.

With Boats and Trains, two minor themes where introduced that complemented Town but were not counted as parts or subthemes of it. Another unique theme was Model Team from 1986, whose sets focused on more-or-less accurate scale reproductions of real-world vehicles and were not designed to be minifigure-compatible.

Beginning with Pirates in 1989, LEGO added additional main themes to the LEGO System line that stood beside the three initial main themes. These four major theme made up the bulk of the LEGO System sets of that era and were also the most popular themes. Another minor System theme, Belville, was introduced in 1994, which contained larger figures and more specially-designed bricks. The next addition was Aquazone in 1995 followed by Western in 1996. Another small theme, Time Cruisers, was introduced in the same year.

The now six major minifigure themes (Town, Castle, Space, Pirates, Aquazone and Western) were subjected to bigger changes in 1999: Space, Pirates, Aquazone and Western were discontinued. Castle was rebranded to Knights' Kingdom. Town's core subjects were outsourced to Town Jr. and later City Center, while still being complemented by different subthemes which were in most cases only remotely related to city life. An exception was the smaller Adventurers theme from 1998 that was complemented with different subthemes until its eventual discontinuation in 2004.

The smaller Alpha Team was introduced in 2001 and lasted several years longer than most other themes.

Smaller themes and licensing (1999 onwards)

Small themes

Instead of slowly adding new factions and sets to existing main themes, most themes were now self-contained series of sets that, in most cases, had all of their sets released within the first year and only lasted for one or two more years. One of these new themes was Rock Raiders from 1999 and Life on Mars from 2001, a short-lived revival of the old Space theme.

Licensed System sets

The other side of the medal were themes that were based on popular media franchises like Star Wars and Harry Potter. Those themes would regularly see new releases over the timespan of several years. Another possibility of releasing sets based on licenses was the Studios theme.

    (2006–8, 2012 onwards under the Super Heroes theme) (2004–9) (2001–7, 2010–2) (2008–9) (2003) (Studios subtheme) (2009) (2010) (2008) (2002–4) (Studios subtheme) (2006 onwards) (1999 onwards) / Toy Story 3 (2010–11) (2002–03)

Nevertheless, there were still some original LEGO themes that ran for several years and were regularly updated with new sets, like Alpha Team, which ran from 2001 to 2005, and to a lesser extent Knights' Kingdom II, which saw new releases from 2004 to 2006.

Relaunch of classic themes (2005 onwards)

With the introduction of City in 2005, the constant rebranding of the Town theme in the years after 1999 came to a halt. It also marked the first true revival of one of the classic major themes, and the initial concept of complementing a consistent, long-running theme by regular releases of new sets saw a renaissance as well.

Other recent themes were Castle (2007) and the continuation of Pirates. Space saw a partial revival in the form of Mars Mission (2007–8) and the new Space Police from 2009.

 45560 Конструктор Education Mindstorms EV3 Расширенный набор 45560

Серия конструкторов Lego Mindstorms – особое достижение компании Лего. Это удивительные робототехнические наборы, созданные на основе всем известных кирпичиков и программируемых модулей. С их помощью ребенок может построить множество моделей роботов, наделить их интеллектом, способностью двигаться и выполнять различные миссии. Стараниями разработчиков, игра с конструктором превратилась в захватывающий процесс познания. Дети всесторонне развиваются, пробуют свои силы в творчестве и разных областях науки: компьютерном программировании, моделировании, физике, математике, кибернетике и т.п.

Купить Lego Mindstorms своему ребенку – значит, позаботится не только о его досуге, но и качественном образовании. В развитых странах наборы этой серии давно стали частью учебного процесса в колледжах и общеобразовательных школах, не говоря о всевозможных кружках, где дети целенаправленно постигают основы робототехники. Особую популярность приобрели соревнования роботов Лего Mindstorms, на которых учащиеся демонстрируют свои умения.

Что представляет собой робототехника Лего Mindstorms?

Роботы Лего Майндстормс поражают воображение каждого, кто видит их впервые. Помимо сборных деталей корпуса, в каждом наборе есть крошечные серводвигатели, сенсорные датчики, программный блок. Изготовленные на их основе модели ведут себя, как живые. Они способны реагировать на звуки и изменение освещенности, измерять расстояние до объектов и температуру. Наибольший восторг вызывает программируемость моделей и совместимость деталей из разных коробок – по сути, каждый ребенок может сконструировать своего личного робота.

Купить Лего Майндстормс рекомендуют детям с 10 лет, но это не принципиально. Конструкторы могут быть интересны взрослым, младшим школьникам. Условно серия разбита на две подкатегории:

  • Образовательная версия нацелена на обучение в школе. В наборы включается пособие для учителя и ученика, основной акцент делается на усвоении новых знаний;
  • Домашняя версия создана для любителей и новичков в робототехнике. В ней преобладает развлекательный момент.

Купить Лего Mindstorms можно вместе с ресурсным набором. Богатая подборка дополнительных деталей расширяет возможности базового конструктора, помогая перейти на следующий уровень моделирования.

В сердце любого набора Lego Mindstorms лежит программируемый блок он же «кирпич» (от англ. P-brick). С развитием конструктора, наибольшие изменения касаются именно микрокомпьютера. Так, на сегодня существуют 3 версии игрушки: RCX, NXT и самая современная EV3. Все они строятся по принципу обратной совместимости. Например, микрокомпьютер EV3 можно использовать с деталями из предыдущей версии.

Место робототехники Lego Mindstorms в образовательном процессе

Платформа Lego Mindstorms – безусловный лидер образовательного процесса, и для этого есть несколько причин:

  • Продвинутая технологическая составляющая. На базе конструктора можно создать не только игровых роботов, но и серьезные конструкции, вроде солнечных панелей, принтера Брайля и космических станций.
  • Преемственность различных поколений конструкторов. До Лего Майндстормс дети могут обучаться на наборах WeDo, а после – на Тетриксе.
  • Разнообразие и высокое качество деталей. Каждый элемент конструктора рассчитан на минимум 50 тыс. циклов сборки.
  • Мировое признание. Использование наборов Лего предписано регламентом робототехнических соревнований самого высокого уровня.

Если вас привлекают эти возможности, оставить заказ на Лего Mindstorms можно в нашем магазине.

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Rendered in Mecabricks

There are a few software for designing digital models using LEGO bricks. Even though their purpose is the same, like all similar software, their features and interfaces are different. Today, we will take a look at some of them and try to decide which is the best LEGO design software.

3D modeling always fascinated me, and I even had a chance to work with software like Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, and Autodesk Maya in and outside of school. For those of you who are not familiar with these, let me tell you they are among the modeling and animation industry’s finest and most complex software. They occupy quite a large amount of space on the harddisk, and won’t run smoothly unless your graphics card and RAM fulfill their minimum requirements.

Luckily, none of the programs we will look at today are quite as complex. As with all software, they have minimum requirements to run, but most computers, old and new, are capable of running them without any problems.

LDD – LEGO Digital Designer

Let’s start with the big fish, shall we? The one and only official LEGO design software, LEGO Digital Designer (LDD)!

LDD gives you three different options before you start: LEGO Digital Designer, LEGO Mindstorms and LEGO Digital Designer Extended. The first one only lets you use the physically available colors. The second one has limited parts, so I’m guessing it only uses the LEGO Mindstorms parts. And in the third, the sky is the limit. You can use any color with any part you like.

Being the official LEGO design software, LDD’s parts library is probably one of the most extensive ones. Even though the LEGO Group has announced they will not update the software anymore, some parts have been added to the library since. However, this extensive library is also one of LDD’s disadvantages, since it slows down the software. Once all the parts are loaded, its speed improves, but only until you open a new document. Then you have to go through the same process all over again.

lego design software ldd

LDD Interface with parts being loaded

The user interface is simple and easy to get used to. All of the commands available in the software are shown on-screen and in the pull-down menus – with one important exception: Pan view. Fortunately, there is a very informative help file which tells you how to do what if you ever get stuck.

The biggest disadvantage of the software is that the parts need to “click” as you build. For example, if you’re designing an interior space, and have a table with tile finishes, you can’t put anything on top of it, because there are no studs to click onto. While it may not seem that big, it creates certain limits.

All in all, LDD is a great software for beginners – and for those with patience.

LDraw

According to the LDraw website, the LEGO design software called LDraw is no longer featured. Apparently it was a DOS based program, and didn’t have a graphical user interface, which made it hard to use. However, it offers a vast library, over 7,400 LEGO parts, and can be integrated into other software.

The last parts update was in December 2018. It may feel 6 months is a long time, but considering LEGO does not release new parts (new moulds, that is) every other week, I think it’s pretty updated as it is. However, they mention on their site that modeling new parts is a hard process, and since they work with volunteers, it may take a while for a certain part to be released.

LeoCAD – LDCad – Bricksmith

Depending on your computer, you may choose to use the LDraw Parts Library with any of these programs. LDCad is Windows based, Bricksmith is Mac based, and LeoCAD can be used on both. LDCad and LeoCAD can also be used with Linux operating systems.

Considering they are 3D software, all of them run smoothly, even on an old computer like mine. Having used 3D software before, as well as a few virtual designers, I think this is really important. If you have a computer with the latest technology, you may not notice it, but if you have been using the same computer for the last few years, it makes a huge difference.

Even if you’re familiar with another LEGO design software, you need a little time to adjust to a new one. While some commands are similar and exist in all programs, such as zoom, pan and rotate the workspace, their shortcuts may differ from one to the other, as may the overall interface.

The User Interface and Overall Accessibility

The on-screen graphics look like the images from the instruction booklets. This makes all three programs run faster and more smoothly. As for the user interface, I found LeoCAD to be the best of all three. The interface of Bricksmith and LDCad takes a little time to adjust to.

lego design software leocad

LeoCAD Interface

These three have many things in common, starting with their part library. Each of them lets you choose the color you want to use with whichever part you’re using, regardless of the fact it exists in physical form or not. In my opinion, this is both good and bad. It’s good, because it unlimits your model even further. It’s bad, because if you want to turn your digital model into a physical one, you may realize some of the parts don’t exist in that particular color.

lego design software bricksmith

Bricksmith Interface

In Bricksmith, the parts library isn’t displayed as well as in LeoCAD and LDCad. You see the image of the part only after you click on its name, which makes it impossible to browse as quickly as the other software. LDCad, on the other hand, is probably the best of all three in this matter. The bricks are categorized, and once you click on a category, all the bricks under that category are displayed with images. Of course if you’re searching for a specific part, you can just write the name in the search bar and it will appear.


LDCad Interface with a sample model

All three programs let you view the steps one by one. LeoCAD also allows you to export each step as a separate image, as well as rendering the whole model.

If you want to create digital models, either small or big, all three provide a huge library and the chance to use most of the official LEGO colors – whether the physical form of that color exists in a specific part or not. If I had to pick one, though, I’d pick LeoCAD. The interface is easier to get used to, and so is browsing through the library.

Studio

Of all the LEGO design software I looked at today, Studio is the most extensive one in terms of features. The parts library would probably be head-to-head with LDD, though Studio is updated regularly.

Having a direct connection to Bricklink is a huge plus. It allows you upload to your Bricklink wanted list as well as showing you the price of a certain part within the program. The colors you can use in your builds are those that only exist in physical form, which, like I said before, can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.

lego design software studio

Studio Interface

If you’re familiar with the Bricklink categories, you won’t have any trouble finding what you’re looking for, since Studio has the same categories for parts. Additionally, there is a “Shapes” option for browsing, with a different categorization. And like all the other above mentioned software, it has a search option.

There are three interesting features that I’d like to mention, which separates Studio from the others.

Build Together: This lets you work on the same project with others by either hosting or joining an already existing host.

Model Info: This provides a list of parts used on your model, along with quantity, unit price, and total price. It also provides physical information, like the dimensions of the model in studs, centimeters and inches, as well as its weight.

Part Designer: This is a separate software designed to create new parts or modify existing parts. You can create non-existing bricks and design your own minifigures from scratch. Then you can export what you created directly into Studio and use it in your model.

Part Designer Interface with a non-existing part

Now for the previous LEGO design software, I talked about how fast they run. Studio is somewhere in the middle. It’s not as fast as the programs that use the LDraw library, but it doesn’t have a long waiting time for the parts to load like LDD, either. Considering the features it has, I think it’s acceptable.

Another thing that surprised me in Studio was the rendering. I have to admit, I was expecting a simple image when I clicked render. What I got was a photo-realistic image.

Mecabricks

If you follow our blog regularly, you know that I’ve already talked about Mecabricks in some of my previous articles, and used it to create some custom characters. I won’t deny that I favor it, but I’ll try to be as objective as possible when comparing it with the other software.

There are two main reasons why Mecabricks is my all time favorite. One, it’s mobile. While the other programs are great, you need a computer to install them, along with certain hardware requirements, no matter how small. Mecabricks, on the other hand, can run anywhere that has a web browser, even on your phone. Ok, it is a bit harder to use on a mobile phone, but I have used it on my tablet and it runs as smoothly as it would on a computer.

If this doesn’t move it up the list, I don’t know what would 🙂

Mecabricks Interface

The second reason is its rendering capabilities. As an amateur photographer with not enough space to build my own LEGO city, the idea of doing it virtually and the ability to render it so it looks like a real photograph is more than appealing to me. If you have a history in rendering, you’ll find that Mecabricks offers pretty much everything the big-name programs offer. If not, don’t worry, because there are various presets which let you render in different light conditions.

The parts library in Mecabricks is really big, and includes some of the newest moulds LEGO has released. You can find many printed parts for minifigures, too, and scatter them around your builds. As for the user interface, it’s easy to get used to after a few tries.

My rendering skills are a bit rusty, so I borrowed an image from the developer’s Flickr page

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