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Jay's Brick Blog Jay's Brick Blog is a LEGO blog featuring high quality editorial content, LEGO reviews and news with a distinct Aussie flavour.

Jay’s Brick Blog is a LEGO blog with a distinctive Aussie flavour that primarily focuses on high quality editorial content and perspectives from an average guy with an above average love of LEGO. This blog is all about celebrating the love of LEGO, sharing exciting news and being a hub for LEGO fans to connect with one another. I mostly enjoy writing independent and comprehensive LEGO set reviews, updates on LEGO news and sales and share my perspectives and thoughts on the latest LEGO news.

LEGO Ideas sets a record of 146 submissions making it into the Second 2025 review round.This massive milestone eclipses ...
02/09/2025

LEGO Ideas sets a record of 146 submissions making it into the Second 2025 review round.

This massive milestone eclipses the previous biggest review intake, the First 2023 Review Period which had 71 projects make the cut.

What do you think and which projects are you most looking forward to being approved?

LEGO Ideas has officially closed the Second 2025 Submission window and a record-breaking 146 submissions have been locked in for this review round. It’s quite a milestone to have 146 LEGO Ideas submissions, all of whom garnered the required 10,000 votes that put them in the running to become a fut...

Here's a look at the Bricklink Designer Program Series 6 sets!Pre-orders open soon on 6 October.Which of these are you p...
02/09/2025

Here's a look at the Bricklink Designer Program Series 6 sets!

Pre-orders open soon on 6 October.

Which of these are you planning to order?

Bricklink has officially unveiled prices and official set images of the upcoming LEGO Bricklink Designer Program 6 finalists! BDP Series 6 will include 5 sets, and at time of publishing, only US and Euro pricing are available. I will update this post when Australian and UK pricing goes online. Pre-o...

LEGO has officially unveiled its Seasonal Christmas collection, coming 1 October 2025!See them all on the blog: https://...
01/09/2025

LEGO has officially unveiled its Seasonal Christmas collection, coming 1 October 2025!

See them all on the blog: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/legos-seasonal-christmas-2025-gingerbread-at-at-upscaled-santa/

Lots of amazing Gingerbread-themed builds including an absolutely brilliant Gingerbread AT-AT that comes with a Gingerbread Darth Vader!

Also very excited for the Up-Scaled Santa Minifigure!

What do you think?

40812 Snowman Ornaments - US$12.99 / £11.99 / €12.99
40806 Gingerbread AT-AT - US$59.99 / £54.99 / €59,99
40809 Festive Gingerbread House - US$39.99 / £34.99 / €39.99
40820 Up-Scaled Santa Minifigure - US$54.99 / €54.99 / £46.99

To celebrate the start of the start of the Hogwarts Academic year, LEGO is celebrating all things Harry Potter with the ...
01/09/2025

To celebrate the start of the start of the Hogwarts Academic year, LEGO is celebrating all things Harry Potter with the Back to Hogwarts offers!

There are some big discounts on sets, double points, as well as the launch of the 2025 Hogsmeade Village set!

LEGO’s 2025 Back to Hogwarts offers have officially launched worldwide to celebrate the 1st of September, the start of the Hogwarts academic year. It’s a big day with a whole slew of new 1st of September LEGO releases, but we’re starting off the month with plenty of offers, sales and rewards f...

Take a look at two exciting LEGO events happening in Melbourne soon!
01/09/2025

Take a look at two exciting LEGO events happening in Melbourne soon!

Welcome to the 1st of September where there are tons of new LEGO releases dropping today and in the next 2 weeks! For those of us in Melbourne, there’s also couple of great LEGO events coming up in September. First up, is the Melbourne Brick Show, a new LEGO show from MUGs (Melbourne LEGO User [.....

Take a look at a new LEGO 40884 Drift & Raven Brickheadz coming October 2025. This will likely be a GWP like previous LE...
01/09/2025

Take a look at a new LEGO 40884 Drift & Raven Brickheadz coming October 2025.

This will likely be a GWP like previous LEGO Fortnite Brickheadz!

LEGO has unveiled the next Fortnite Brickheadz with 40884 Drift & Raven Brickheadz, an upcoming double pack featuring Drift and Raven from LEGO Fortnite. The set is due to be released on 1 October 2025, and LEGO were not 100% clear with whether this is going to be a GWP or a purchasable set, so […...

The new Across the Spider-verse Spider-Man 2099 minifigure is a massive upgrade over the 2019 version!Miguel O’Hara come...
31/08/2025

The new Across the Spider-verse Spider-Man 2099 minifigure is a massive upgrade over the 2019 version!

Miguel O’Hara comes with super detailed torso, arm and leg prints, as well as a snazzy new plastic cape and even a LYLA hologram!

Also love that his alternate head has him showing off his fangs!

Special thanks to LEGO for sending this review copy over!

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September is almost here, and we have a huge number of sets launching across a variety of pop culture movie themes!From ...
30/08/2025

September is almost here, and we have a huge number of sets launching across a variety of pop culture movie themes!

From Batman, to Wicked, to Pirates of the Caribbean, to Harry Potter and W***y Wonka, you're spoilt for choice when it comes to sets based on the biggest Hollywood hits!

Here's a guide to all the new LEGO September 2025 releases!

Are you planning on picking anything up?

Guide to all the new September 2025 LEGO releases including W***y Wonka, Hogsmeade, Black Pearl, Wall-E and EVE, Wicked and more

Here's your first official look at the LEGO Gremlins: Gizmo set, coming 1 October 2025!Don't build after midnight or get...
29/08/2025

Here's your first official look at the LEGO Gremlins: Gizmo set, coming 1 October 2025!

Don't build after midnight or get it wet!

https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-21361-gremlins-gizmo-october-2025/

21361 Gremlins: Gizmo
🧩 1,125 pieces
🗓 1 October 2025
💵 US$109.99 / AU$149.99 / £89.99 / €99.99 / CAD$129.99
🎨 TBD

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10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship comes with 8 minifigures, plus the figurehead which should really count as a 9t...
28/08/2025

10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship comes with 8 minifigures, plus the figurehead which should really count as a 9th minifigure. You get Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Gibbs, Cotton, Anamaria, Marty, Elizabeth Swann and Hector Barbossa, which is really the who’s who of the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

Here are some photos of the minifigures, and comparisons with their 2011 versions from 4184 The Black Pearl!

The minifigure lineup is an underrated part of the set. Having 8 exclusive characters, most of which sporting new minifigure designs feels quite generous, and Pirates of the Caribbean fans will be delighted with a new Elizabeth Swann minifigure, plus the debuts of Cotton, Marty and Anamaria.

The million dollar question of course is that Pintel and Ragetti, the bumbling pirate duo who provide much of the comic relief in the series are missing from the set.

Mike Psiaki, the set designer explained that they toiled over who to include, and that Pintel and Ragetti were strong contenders to be included, but ultimately the lineup was already too large, and they needed to stop at some point.

Mike also did say that “you never know. There’s always there’s always room for future LEGO sets. I’ll say that”, so fingers crossed this means that LEGO has more Pirates of the Caribbean-themed sets in the pipeline, depending on the success and reception of this set.

Hit the link in bio to read my full review!

Special thanks to LEGO for sending this review copy over.

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Here's my detailed review of the LEGO Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship!This sets the bar so incredibly hig...
28/08/2025

Here's my detailed review of the LEGO Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship!

This sets the bar so incredibly high for what a big, highly detailed LEGO Pirate Ship can and should look like, and makes me want so many more ships at this minifigure scale.

Can we all agree to just call this the Black Pearl?

In-depth review of LEGO W***y Wonka and the Chocolate Factory set featuring most of the main characters from Gene Wilder's 1971 classic

Side by side comparison of 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship vs the OG 4184 The Black Pearl!The new LEGO Icons Bl...
27/08/2025

Side by side comparison of 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship vs the OG 4184 The Black Pearl!

The new LEGO Icons Black Pearl is just massive, and completely dwarfs the original, so if you own the original, you will 100% be tempted to upgrade.

It's amazing to see how far LEGO design has come in 14 years, and while I do think the set is quite pricey, once you see it in person or have the opportunity to build it, you will be amazed at what LEGO has done, and I think the sheer display presence and size does justify the price.

Thoughts on how it compares with the original?

Check out my full review on the blog

https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/lego-10365-captain-jack-sparrows-pirate-ship-black-pearl-2025/

10365 Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship
🧩 2,862 pieces
👤 8 minifigures
🗓 12 September 2025 (Insiders Early Access)
💵 US$379.99 / AU$549.99 / £299.99 / €349.99 / CAD$449.99
🎨 Mike Psiaki

Special thanks to LEGO for sending this set over for review!

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