Review: 11377 The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith™ from LEGO® Icons

READ MORE: Ben's Grond GwP review

While The LEGO Group has intermittently produced sets based on The Lord of the Rings since 2012, it is only since the theme was revived under the LEGO® Icons banner in 2023 that we have received sets distinctly aimed at adults.

The largest of these is the upcoming June 2026 set 11377 The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith, depicting the tiered capital city of the kingdom of Gondor. With an enormous piece count (and price to match), will this set live up to the source material? Let's take a look!
 

Review: 40893 The Lord of the Rings™ – Grond GwP from LEGO® Icons

READ MORE: Ben's Minas Tirith review

Upon its 1 June 2026 release, set 11377 Minas Tirith will face a dual siege: hoards of eager LEGO® fans, and the dark forces of Mordor, in the form of the 40893 Grond Gift with Purchase (GwP). 

While falling somewhat short of Tolkien's described scale of a hundred feet, I was nevertheless excited to take a look at the set, and see whether it would manage to batter its way into my heart.

Review: 77985 Dinosaur Fossils: Triceratops from LEGO® Jurassic World™

Goodness Cretaceous me! It's another LEGO® Jurassic World™ dinosaur fossil, but it's not actually Jurassic – Maastrictianly speaking, it's Late Cretaceous – but let's not make bones about it. 

The LEGO Group has done just that though! Their second full-skeletal interpretation of a dinosaur represents the ever-popular Triceratops, specifically, Triceratops Horridus, and I'm excited to examine the exhibit. I must acknowledge, however, that my expectations are high.

Review: 80121 Ancient Moon-Gazing Inn from LEGO® Chinese Festivals

At first sight, 80121 Ancient Moon-Gazing Inn has several similarities with the prior LEGO® Chinese Traditional Festival sets: Chinese architecture with roof-ridge ornamentation, a focus on food culture, and cheerful minifigures having good times together. However, in contrast to the prior sets, the Inn ditches modern-day minifigures, focusing on a historical scene instead. Packed with 1,530 pieces including nine minifigures, there's a lot to see – unless you're looking for new, exciting pieces.

Review: 80120 Prosperity Carp Leaping from LEGO® Chinese Festivals

According to the folklore printed in the instruction booklet, LEGO® Chinese Festivals set 80120 Prosperity Carp Leaping symbolises "achieving one's aspirations through perseverance and determination", and displaying a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate ornament at home can bring good luck in one's career or studies. I think this is a bit contradictory – do you need to work hard if you have the ornament? Personally, I'd put more faith in the hard work part. Nonetheless, it looks like a great model – especially as we haven't seen too many sets with brick-built fish.

Review: 72050 Mario Kart™ – Luigi & Mach 8 from LEGO® Super Mario™

We are drifting back onto the track with the second larger-scale vehicle and driver from the Mario Kart™ sub-theme of LEGO® Super Mario™. 72037 Mario & Standard Kart was released last year and in April 2026, Luigi joined the race.

Today I return to the rainbow road with a look at the new moulds, recolours, prints and techniques found in 72050 Luigi & Mach 8.

Reveal: LEGO® 43302 Disney Main Street, U.S.A.

June 2026 is the 70th anniversary of the first Disney Main Street, U.S.A. and to celebrate, LEGO® set 43302 will be released. The model recreates buildings from the iconic theme park attraction, and is populated by 16 minifigures! It can be a family or friend building experience using the “Build Together” feature on the LEGO Builder app.

Review: 43300 Winnie The Pooh from LEGO® Disney™

Today we take a look at the honey-loving children's favourite, Winnie The Pooh from LEGO® Disney™ set 43300. The happy bear comes with a large pot dripping with the nectar and buzzing with bees. Let's dive in and examine all the tasty new parts which are included.

Review: Scuderia Ferrari HP helmets 43022 Lewis Hamilton & 43014 Charles Leclerc from LEGO® Editions Formula 1®

LEGO® Editions is the new theme aimed at teenage builders, and two upcoming sets in this theme depict the helmets of Sir Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.  Formula 1® has been getting the LEGO touch over the past year across a range of themes including collectable mini cars, LEGO® Speed Champions, LEGO® Technic... and now, helmets.

43022 Scuderia Ferrari HP Lewis Hamilton Helmet and 43014 Scuderia Ferrari HP Charles Leclerc Helmet also include minifigures of their respective owners, but we are most excited about the new moulds we spotted back when the F1 helmets were first revealed.

Reveal: 11377 Minas Tirith™ & 40893 Grond GwP from LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings

Coming 1 June 2026 to celebrate 25 years of The Lord of the Rings, LEGO® Icons have officially revealed 11377 Minas Tirith™as well as its Gift with Purchase (GwP): 40893 Grond. 

Let's take a closer look at the sets and their exclusive minifigure parts!