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LEGO Racing F1 Academy Announces New Livery at 2026 Dutch Grand Prix

August 20, 2026 /

Formula 1 is back this weekend at Zandvoort for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix and LEGO has announced that LEGO Racing F1 Academy will be revealing a new livery, helmet, and race suit based on the LEGO Botanicals Tulip Bouquet set. LEGO Racing F1 Academy driver Esmee Kosterman will be competing this weekend in front of her home crowd with a new look for her car and helmet.

If you’re at Zandvoort, Tulip Bouquet designer Ashwin Visser and Esmee will appear at select times at the LEGO Tulips activation to take photos and get signed posters.

The LEGO Group and F1 ACADEMY™ take their partnership into high gear at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix

LEGO® Racing F1 ACADEMY Driver Esmee Kosterman takes to her home race in bold Dutch style, debuting a distinctive livery, helmet and race suit inspired by LEGO Botanicals Tulips

ZANDVOORT, 20 AUGUST 2026: The LEGO Group and F1 ACADEMY™ are taking their partnership to the next level at round 4 of the F1 ACADEMY season at Circuit Zandvoort. Dutch driver Esmee Kosterman, the first-ever driver to represent LEGO® Racing, will line up on the grid at the Dutch Grand Prix with a new Dutch LEGO Racing livery, helmet and race suit inspired by the LEGO Botanicals Tulip Bouquet set. Competing in front of her home crowd, Esmee will help bring the partnership to life on and off the track.

Proud of her home country

For Esmee’s new livery, helmet and race suit, the LEGO design team, led by Dutch designer Ashwin Visser,

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Bricks & Minifigs Reach Settlement with Mansell Family

August 20, 2026 /

Bricks & Minifigs has officially settled their dispute with the Mansell family over the LEGO Star Wars collection that went missing. If you remember, this started a whole saga with Reckless Ben helping Bryan Mansell and that opened up a whole nother can of worms for BAM and American Fork Police Department.

In a joint statement released last night, the Mansells confirmed they have been compensated for the losses associated with the cosignment and have released legal claims against Bricks & Minifigs, Baker Salem, Josh Johnson, Brandon Best, or any current Bricks & Minifigs franchisee. In return the McNeffs, Baker Salem, Josh Johnson and Brandon Best likewise will dismiss their lawsuit against Bryan Mansell.

Bryan Mansell has also transferred his consignment rights to BAM and BAM could pursue the claims aginst the former store owners. The press release doesn’t say how much was compensated but the collection was worth over $200,000.

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LEGO One Piece Human-Human Fruit Make & Take – August 23

August 17, 2026 /

If you have some free time this coming Sunday, LEGO Brand stores will be holding a Make & Take event for the LEGO One Piece Human-Human Fruit. The event will be on August 23 from 12pm-2pm on a first come, first served basis. The Human-Human Fruit aka Hito Hito no Mi is Tony Tony Chopper’s fruit when he transforms into a human reindeer.

*This event is hosted on Saturday August 22nd, 2026 from 12-2pm at The LEGO Store at Garden State in Paramus, NJ and at The LEGO Store at University Place in Orem, UT

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LEGO Insiders 18+ Sports Car Make & Take Event – July 26

July 17, 2026 /

If you have some free time next weekend, LEGO Brand Stores will be holding a Make & Take event for a Sports Car exclusively for LEGO Insiders. This event will be held on Sunday, July 26 from 12pm-2pm* and is intended for adults 18+. This is one of the very rare times that a Make & Take is catered to adult builders even though it’s a fairly simple build. Perhaps they may have other things in store along with the build.

*This event is hosted on Saturday July 25th, 2026 from 12-2pm at The LEGO Store at Garden State in Paramus, NJ and at The LEGO Store at University Place in Orem, UT
*This event is hosted on Sunday July 26th, 2026 from 4-6pm at The LEGO Store at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA

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LEGO Duck Make & Take Event Tonight June 11

June 11, 2026 /

This is very short notice as LEGO put this up late but there will be a Make & Take event today for a LEGO Duck. This is a miniature recreation of the iconic LEGO Wooden Duck toy from the 1930s. The event will be held tonight June 11, from 5pm-7pm and it is on a first come, first served basis so get there early if you can if you want this little freebie.

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LEGO Insiders App Now Available for More Countries

May 18, 2026 /

LEGO has announced that the LEGO Insiders app is now available for other countries including Denmark, Poland, Canada, France, and Spain. If you’re new to the app, you can pretty much do almost everything you can do on the LEGO Shop. This includes checking your Insiders account, redeeming rewards, and even shopping as well. The devs will be taking feedback on how to improve it so send them anything else you want to see on it, especially for the new countries.

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LEGO/BrickLink Clarifies Recent Terms and Conditions Update

May 8, 2026 /

Last month, LEGO and BrickLink updated their terms and conditions impacting resellers and they received some backlash from it. They have recently sent out another email clarifying their stance.

You can still have a personal LEGO Insiders account and a BrickLink account at the same time and use the points as usual. The red flag is repeated patterns of larger scale purchases for commercial resale.

Dear BrickLink® members,

We understand the recent update to the Terms and Conditions may have raised questions and we’d like to clarify a few key points.

BrickLink store owners with LEGO® Insiders memberships

Having a BrickLink store doesn’t automatically affect your LEGO® Insiders membership. You can use the same LEGO Account for both your BrickLink and your personal LEGO Insiders membership to earn and redeem points as usual. Your existing points aren’t at risk simply because you operate a BrickLink store.  

Multiple accounts issue

While we know there is some concern around multiple accounts, we are working with our internal teams to adjust the Terms and Conditions to support the distinct needs of users on BrickLink, specifically our sellers.  At this time, there is no action needed. If anything is needed, we will provide adequate notice.

What actions to avoid

LEGO® Insiders is a personal loyalty program and we want the benefits to be enjoyed by fans rather than used for commercial purposes. Redeeming points occasionally for personal use is great, but repeated patterns of larger scale use in support of commercial resale activities is something we’re trying to discourage. Any

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