May’s a quiet month for Lego, with one big exception: Star Wars Day means a fancy big new set to celebrate. But the galaxy far, far away is far from the only thing on Lego’s mind this month.
While the launch of the new UCS Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter is definitely the biggest for the month—alongside its accompanying bonus gifts—it’s pretty much all there is for Star Wars, with the rest of the Mandalorian and Grogu-themed sets having released in late April. Away from Star Wars, we’ve got a surprise Jurassic Park set that gives us an iconic vehicle rather than a dinosaur and Toy Story 5 preparation with a trio of new sets. Check out the best of what’s coming to stores this month below!
Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter
It’s a bit of a shame such a good replica of Din Djarin’s sleek ride from The Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian season three is just weeks away from being replaced with the Razor Crest again, but that doesn’t stop Lego’s latest UCS release from looking like a stunner. Clocking in at 1,809 pieces, the new set comes with minifigures of Din and Grogu and can be displayed in two directions on its included flight stand.
Of course, it’s also arriving with a series of special Gift With Purchases bonuses that can all be easily acquired with a purchase of the new set. Buying the N-1 Starfighter gets you a bonus metallic ornament depicting Din and Grogu in the cockpit, while spending $160 on any Star Wars set nets you a buildable Darksaber, and $40 on select sets gets you a mini Razor Crest inspired by the new movie. ($250, available May 1 for Lego Insiders and May 4 widely).
Lego Jurassic Park Jeep Wrangler
If you were expecting a dino out of the next Jurassic Park set, think again! Instead, one of the iconic Jeep Wranglers from the original film, clad out in its park livery, is getting the swanky treatment. Although it’s far from minifigure scale, the set does come with one pretty great minifigure: a rain-soaked Dennis Nedry, complete with Barbasol can. ($200, available May 7)
Lego Toy Story Sets
The fifth Toy Story is nearly here, but just one of Lego’s new sets is directly inspired by the latest movie. The others call upon some familiar faces: from Toy Story 3, there’s the nefarious Lotso, while you can harken back to the original with a very fun Pizza Planet Alien build and an even cuter set of bookends inspired by Slinky Dog.
Lego Collectible Minifigures Series 29
Lego’s latest wave of blind-box minifigures has a ton of fun figures, from a chocolatier to a boba tea girl and even a slimy junk monster. But most people are going to be eager for the closest thing to new Bionicle we’ve had in years with the Tahu cosplayer. Let’s hope he outperforms all the other minifigures and Lego realizes it’s time for a reboot again! ($5 each, available here)
Lego Botanicals Rocking Plants
Lego’s Botanicals range has been huge for the brick-maker, but one of its most popular sets in the line by far was the adorable Happy Plants plant pots, which now get a spiritual successor in the form of these adorable pastel pots that can rock around—although if you want them planted on the ground (see what we did there?), it looks like it’ll be easy to remove the rocking elements and have a new set of smiling pots to go with your old pair. ($23, available here)
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