The weather has been quite blah lately, even here in the sunshine state, so I spent the Christmas break working on my LEGO city display and other building projects. My city is quite small compared to the giant metropolises many LEGO fans have, spreading out on two long shelves, so I need to be selective about what I get. I started putting together my LEGO wish-list for next year, and I’m also curious what others are looking forward to the most.
The LEGO Modular Building Collection has been a hit or miss for me in the past few years. I really liked the #10278 LEGO Modular Police Station from 2021, and the #10312 LEGO Modular Jazz Club from 2023. On the other hand, I found the #10297 LEGO Modular Boutique Hotel from 2022 too out of line in color and design, and the #10326 LEGO Modular Natural History Museum too short, too wide, and too gloomy. I did build these sets, but ultimately I decided not to use them in my city except for some design elements, furniture pieces, and decorations. In a couple of days, LEGO is releasing the #102350 LEGO Modular Tudor Corner, and I’m already totally in love with every part of this building. Even if I can’t get anything else, I will be adding this to my city! If you haven’t done so already, you can check it out at the LEGO Icons section of the Online LEGO Shop.
As I mentioned a few days ago, from the LEGO Botanical Collection, I’m adding the remaining two sets from The Four Gentlemen series. I built several of the sets from the LEGO Botanical line, but these are the only four I plan to keep on display. They are elegant, showy, and compact, and the four look great together! They are $30 each and are available at the LEGO Botanical section of the Online LEGO Shop.
Another botanical-type set on my wish-list is the #10359 LEGO Icons Fountain Garden, the second set in the LEGO Icons Gardens of the World series. It comes with some pretty botanical pieces and decorative elements that I would like to incorporate into my city. It’s $100 though, so I may have to wait until the pieces are available at Bricks & Pieces and BrickLink. But if you want to check it out, you can find it at the LEGO Icons section of the Online LEGO Shop.
I’m also looking forward to building the #10355 LEGO Blacktron Renegade, a remake of a LEGO Classic Space set. I’m mostly Team Blue/Gray when it comes to LEGO Classic Space and never owned any of the original Blacktron sets, but I like the asymmetrical look and modularity of this one. And I also see the potential for customization. This set will be available on January 1st at the LEGO Icons section of the Online LEGO Shop.
As usual, I will be getting the two LEGO Technic Pull-Back Racers as they are fun to play with when my nephews and nieces are over. This is the fourth year the Pull-Back Racers feature Monster Jam vehicles (two each year in 2021, 2022, 2023, and now 2025 – they deviated in 2024 with the #42165 LEGO Technic Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 Pull-Back Racer and the #42166 LEGO Technic NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team Pull Back Racer). The upcoming #42199 LEGO Technic Monster Jam DIGatron Pull-Back Racer and the #42200 Technic Monster Jam ThunderROARus Pull-Back Racer are much of the same as the previous ones, but they are sturdy, dependable, and fun to build, so I don’t mind getting them. They will be available at the LEGO Technic section of the Online LEGO Shop.
I would also really like to get the #60446 LEGO City Modular Galactic Spaceship. I guess this is the final set to the LEGO City Space wave that was released in 2024. I love this series of space sets, and it looks like this latest addition won’t disappoint either. And the price is not too bad at $80. It will be available starting in a couple of days at the LEGO City section of the Online LEGO Shop.
And I’m hoping to be able to pick up the new characters from LEGO Collectible Minifigure Series 27. All the minifigs are fun and they come with useful accessories. I will probably try to get these locally instead of ordering them online, but you can also get them at the LEGO Minifigures section of the Online LEGO Shop.
I’m considering the new LEGO Chinese New Year sets, as they are always so pretty and come with so many unique pieces. This time, we will be getting the #80116 LEGO Chinese New Year Trotting Lantern, and the #80117 LEGO Chinese New Year Good Fortune set. The lantern features a working shadow theater and I like the decorated vase and fan in the other set. However, they are pretty expensive, so I would like to see some reviews on these before making a commitment. You can check them out at the seasonal items section of the Online LEGO Shop.
One final collection I will keep an eye on next year is LEGO Friends. The smaller sets are often great additions to LEGO City setups, and with some modification, the largest one can work well in LEGO cities and even with LEGO Modular Buildings. And you can often find them on sale both locally and online. If you want to browse through the upcoming collection, visit the LEGO Friends section of the Online LEGO Shop.
So for me, the new Modular Building is first, then a couple of LEGO Space sets, and a few smaller sets that fit my interest or would make good additions to my city. How about you? What’s on your LEGO wish-list for next year? Feel free to share your favorites in the comment section below!
And you might also like to check out the following related posts:
- LEGO Modular Building Tudor Corner Coming!
- LEGO Botanical Collection: The Four Gentlemen
- LEGO Gardens of the World Series – 2nd Set Coming!
- LEGO Blacktron Renegade Spaceship Remake Coming!
- 2024 LEGO Technic Pull-Back Racers Review
- 2024 LEGO City Space Sets Overview
- One More LEGO City Space Set Review: Science Lab
- LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 27 Coming!
- 2025 LEGO Chinese New Year Sets
Okay, for me it’s going to be Tudor corner and speed champions. But I think some of those sets won’t be available until March.
The Chinese New Year lantern has a shadow theater? How does that work?
There are rumors of a massive Star Trek Enterprise set coming later this year and I’m definitely interested. Mega used to have the license, but it looks like Lego acquired it? So I have to be careful what I spend in January. But I will probably pick up a couple of smaller Star Wars sets.
I need to be careful about my purchases, due to limits for both space and funds. I have some old VIP vouchers that’ll expire soon, so I guess I’ll still make a few purchases.
Hence, I’m eyeing 10355 Blacktron Renegade, 76311 Spider-Verse: Miles Morales vs. The Spot and 71487 Z-Blob’s Robot and Vehicle Adventures. Otherwise, I’ll probably buy a few of the new CMF:s presorted, and I might buy a few Marvel minifigs and loose new parts separately.
Nice. It was still possible to stack your redeemed VIP discount vouchers for one buy. If the vouchers would be discounted next year’s Insider Weekend, as well, I’ll try to snag some more, if possible… (Redeeming discounted Insider rewards was still fairly complicated, as you would need to make one general purchase for each redeemed item.)
I’m really looking forward to the new modular. I think it’s the best since the Parisian. It’s a truly beautiful set. I love that it has a haberdashery and an old bar and a clock maker! I’m already rearranging my setup to free up room for it. However, I’m worried that the first batch will sell out in a snap!
If you had a choice between 60446: modular galactic spaceship or the 60472: scrap yard with cars. Which one would you pick? Feedback would be appreciated. 😁
The scrap yard looks really fun! And it is a set that’s on my secondary wanted list. Haha. 🙂
I picked the spaceship because I already have some of the other sets from the series it is compatible with. And I don’t have room to add the scrap yard to my city display. But I do like it.
So I think it really depends on what works best with your current collection. I know you like to mix things up, so you could go either way. But yeah, they are both great sets!
I really like the concept of a junk yard. In fact, I’m surprised they didn’t do it before. But the spaceship looks solid too. I know a lot of kids who got into the city space theme because of these sets. You can’t go wrong either way.
Seriously, all of them!
I haven’t started building a wishlist yet. I tend to look over the new sets a little bit later, like in the spring. By that time, we usually know enough about other new sets, so I can budget better. I did notice though that they have been retiring sets much faster than in the past. Some sets don’t even stay around for a full year! So I have to make sure I don’t miss out.
I have a lot of space themes. From Galaxy Squad , UFO theme to the two recent themes past couple years. So, in a way I have enough space themes. ( yeah right, you can never have enough space sets). There’s only one scrap yard set. I think the modular Galactic spaceship has a lot more play ability features. . Maybe I’ll make a spaceship scrap yard. 🤔( and other space junk). Only it will have big robots to crush or dismantle spaceship parts. 🤖.
Haha! I would totally buy a space junk yard with vehicle crushing robots! 😀
You can make a fairly decent spaceship out of extraterrestrial trashure…