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Quarantine life is hard: you need a new project, but one that feels fun, achievable and satisfyingly nerdy
Enter the best Lego sets, which we've handily collected in one brick-tastic place.What's great about the best new Lego sets is the sheer
variety on offer, for all ages and ability levels
From pop culture tie-ins like The Upside Down from Strange Things to a new version of the International Space Station, we've rounded up
builds for every price bracket.There's even an app-controlled rally car for Top Gear fans with a sizable living room, or for the Manchester
United fan with Premier League withdrawal symptoms, the superb new Old Trafford replica.We've concentrated on Lego's newer sets, but there
are also some fine sets from last year too in the form of the Lego AT-AP Walker and Tree House, which is one of Lego's most eco-friendly
sets so far thanks to the use of a sustainable polyethylene pieces
2287 | Dimensions: 32cm x 44cm x 21cm | Age rating: 16+Today's best Lego Stranger Things: The Upside Down dealsLEGO Stranger Things TheLEGO
Stranger Things 75810Stranger Things has been a global phenomenon, and this set from Lego allows you to have a little bit of Hawkins and The
All your favorite characters are included here too, with a special demogorgon minifigure as well.This is one of the more creatives Lego sets
Maybe setting this up can keep your nostalgia buzz going until Stranger Things season 4 lands.Buy the Lego The Upside Down set(Image credit:
Lego)Lego Creator: James Bond Aston Martin DB5Pieces: 1295 | Dimensions: 10cm x 34cm x 12cm | Age rating: 16+Today's best Lego Creator:
DB5, although it only appeared in eight films (including No Time To Die)
your home.(Image credit: Lego)Lego International Space StationPieces: 864 | Dimensions: 20cm x 31cm x 49cm | Age rating: 16+If you've been
steadily building a NASA collection or just want to get a bit more galactic in your Lego aspirations, then this fine recreation of the
International Space Station could be for you.A good-value set, the ISS has eight adjustable solar panels and a mini NASA space shuttle with
two astronaut minifigures
It also comes with a display stand, so it can sit on your shelf as a fine background piece for your YouTube channel.(Image credit: Lego)Lego
1989 BatmobileYou wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts!Pieces: 3306 | Dimensions: 12cm x 60cm x 22cm | Age rating: 16+Well, crikey
Sometimes looking at a Lego set just does something to you inside, and this expensive set offers that experience
Based on Michael Keaton's Batmobile in the 1989 Tim Burton movie, clearly this is a more of a collector's piece than something you'd let
The stand enhances the collectors' appeal, and inside the cockpit, you'll find details accurate to the movie's depiction of Batman's iconic
You get three lovely minifigures, too: a very Nicholson-esque Joker, Bats and Vicki Vale.(Image credit: Lego)Lego Creator Old Trafford
Gunnar Solskjaer painstakingly rebuild the Manchester United football team? It's time to do some building yourself with this spectacular
1:600 replica model of the English Premier League team's stadium.As you'd hope a set this expensive, there's some serious attention to
detail in this Lego Creator set
The Stretford End has been faithfully reproduced, while you also get statues of Sir Alex Ferguson, Matt Busby and the United Trinity (former
players Best, Law and Charlton)
With the old players' tunnel included too, even non-Manchester United fans might be tempted to build it.(Image credit: Lego)Lego Technic
CatamaranA functional and floating lightweight sailing craftPieces: 404 | Dimensions: 32cm x 22cm x 44cm | Age rating: 8+The Lego Technic
Catamaran is a brilliant set that shows off exactly what the Technic line is intended to do: teach builders how complex machines work and
But best of all, the completed model even floats, allowing builders to see their catamaran set sail.(Image credit: Lego)Lego Stormtrooper
HelmetA brand new model for Empire loyalistsPieces: 647 | Dimensions: 18cm x 13cm x 13cm | Age rating: 18+Lego's Star Wars helmets are so
new that they're currently only available for pre-order, but they'll be shipping very soon
Alongside the Stormtrooper model, you'll also be able to buy Boba Fett and TIE Fighter Pilot helmets too.Part collectible, part display
piece, the Stormtrooper Helmet has the signature menacing black eyes and white armor
It's designed to be a challenging build for Star Wars fans who are 18 years old or over, but there's no doubt it's likely to be a hugely
satisfying dark side project.Pre-order the Lego Stormtrooper Helmet(Image credit: Lego)Lego Technic App-controlled Top Gear Rally CarTime to
of the Stig's rally car from the BBC's Top Gear show.The build itself looks fun and challenging, but what's particularly cool is the
attention to detail in the accompanying app
There are pedals, gear changes and gyroscope-based steering, along with sound effects
Once you've mastered the controls, there are also racing challenges and real-time feedback on your driving
the true icons of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and you can now own a variety of his suits and his lab in Lego form
The best part is you can design the lab yourself with the ability to stack the suit displays high or in a semi-circle.(Image credit:
Lego)Lego AT-AP WalkerPieces: 689 | Dimensions: 24cm x 29cm x 15cm | Age rating: 9+Lego's been making high-quality Star Wars merchandise for
over two decades now, and it was so popular it kicked off both the trend of making themed Lego videogames and producing tie-in products
based on popular franchises
There are dozens of sets you could pick up, but if you want something that's only moderately challenging and not eye-wateringly expensive,
You also get Chewbacca, too, and two battle droids for the wookiee to throw around
Lego)Lego Tree HouseWith some eco-friendly plasticPieces: 3,063 | Dimensions: 37cm x 27cm x 24cm | Age rating: 16+The Tree House set from
Lego ideas is the kind of set you can play with but also leave lying around your house on a shelf, looking good
