Sagrada, Pinball, and the LEGO That Actually Drove - Brick Bits #4
The last month was oddly specific: a record-breaking Sagrada Familia, a working pinball machine, a Koenigsegg with a bonus steering wheel, Pokémon with Smart Bricks, a limited COBI release, and the rumored Sea Serpent for Insiders Days.
So, a normal June in bricks. You look away for a moment and suddenly LEGO® is making a basilica out of more than twelve thousand pieces and trying to convince us that a space baby is a valid purchase argument. Unfortunately, it kind of is.
Sagrada Familia, or Architecture as furniture
LEGO® has revealed 21065 Sagrada Familia. The model has 12,060 pieces, more than the previous record-breaking giants, and measures over 24 in. (62 cm) high, 18.5 in. (47 cm) wide and 15 in. (39 cm) deep. It is the largest official LEGO® set by piece count. Pre-orders opened on June 4, 2026, and the general launch is planned for November 1, 2026.
Sagrada Familia in brick form: towers everywhere, detail everywhere, and dust already planning a route.
The 21065 Sagrada Familia box looks suitably premium.
The price is suitably monumental too. LEGO® lists it at £649.99 / €749.99 / $799.99. That works out to roughly €0.06 / $0.07 per piece, so mathematically it does not look terrible. Psychologically it still looks like a very expensive church on a shelf.
What I like most here is not the piece count itself, but the build idea. The set is meant to be assembled in a sequence that echoes the basilica’s actual construction history: from the apse and crypt, through the facades, all the way up to the towers and main entrance. A proper treat for architecture fans.
The Koenigsegg that actually drove
LEGO® Technic Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear was promoted with a full-size driving model built from 327,906 elements. The construction weighs around 1,800 kg, took more than 9,400 hours of work, and was shown in motion at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where it reached 111 km/h.
The full-size brick-built Koenigsegg on the Goodwood route beside the real car, a very expensive spot-the-difference puzzle.
The normal set, 42232 Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear Megacar, has 4,104 pieces. LEGO® says it launches for Insiders on July 1, 2026, with general sales from July 4, 2026. LEGO® lists it at £399.99 / €449.99 / $449.99.
The 42232 box and built model: the small Koenigsegg looks like it wants a run up the Goodwood hillclimb route too.
Three Koenigseggs at once: the full-size LEGO model, set 42232, and the real Sadair’s Spear.
42232 with its panels opened beside the full-size model, just in case anyone wondered where all those pieces went.
There is also the 40894 Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear Steering Wheel bonus, a 228-piece gift with purchase of the car.
The 40894 box with the tiny steering wheel, a bonus part of a car for a model of a car.
It is also worth watching the official LEGO Technic Goodwood video, because only in motion can you see that this is not just the usual static show model with wheels stuck on.
A Space pinball machine, flippers, and a baby
11374 Arcade Pinball Machine is LEGO® making a working pinball machine from 2,274 pieces: a spring-powered launcher, flippers, bumpers, a ramp, and all that tiny mechanical joy. It is one of the most original sets this year.
LEGO Space, +10 to nostalgia.
The pinball machine on a shelf, looking as if it is inviting you for a quick game.
The theme is Space, so the set also includes two minifigures: a classic astronaut in light blue and a space baby. According to LEGO®, the Insiders launch is July 1, 2026, with wider sales from July 4, 2026. LEGO® lists it at £189.99 / €209.99 / $229.99, and FanKlocków writes about temporary or permanent exclusivity.
The 11374 box beside the built pinball machine, with the Space crew ready to press the flippers.
If you want to see whether it actually works like a small arcade machine, Tiago Catarino has a short showcase and review.
Pokémon with Smart Bricks
LEGO® and Pokémon are taking another step in the same direction. The Guardian described the new Pokémon Smart Play range with motion-sensitive Smart Bricks, light, sound, and play built around training and battles. The sets are due to go on sale in August 2026, with the range split between starters with a Smart Brick and compatible add-ons for people who already have one. The reported starting prices are £60 for a starter and £13 for an add-on.
Good Housekeeping added that the first wave has 12 sets, launches on August 1, 2026, and ranges from about 15 to 120 dollars. Only some of the sets are “all-in-one”, meaning they include a Smart Brick and charger in the box. The rest are compatible, but require that electronic brick from another set.
On paper, it sounds like something children can actually batter in battle, instead of just turning it around on a stand once every six months. The question is whether buying new Pokémon through LEGO.com will make sense after the experience with the “smart brick”.
Source: The Guardian.
COBI StuG with a desert and a monkey
COBI has shown the limited Sturmgeschütz III Ausf.D - Limited Edition, or COBI-2675. The pre-order price was 359.91 PLN, the regular price is 399.90 PLN, and shipping began on June 22, 2026.
The COBI-2675 box shows the StuG III Ausf.D, figures, and a desert scene with a palm tree, because even an assault gun apparently needs vacation scenery.
In the specs, COBI lists 1,117 pieces and 5 figures. There is desert camouflage, a small palm-tree diorama, an interior, an engine, and a set of figures.
What got me most, though, is that the description mentions a “playful monkey”. In an assault gun model. That is the level of extra that makes it impossible to pass this set without smiling :)
Sea Serpent rises from the depths
Last up, something still rumor-shaped, but very fitting for this blog. FanKlocków writes in its special and seasonal sets preview that 40912 Sea Serpent is expected as a gift during July Insiders Days, planned for July 7-12, 2026. The purchase threshold is expected to be around 700-750 PLN.
The leaked-looking 40912 Sea Serpent box art: a boat, a sea monster, and condensed Castle nostalgia.
The model won the LEGO Ideas A Twist of Nostalgia challenge and reimagines the classic 6057 Sea Serpent from Castle. The original fan project used 250 parts, while according to FanKlocków the final GWP is expected to have 241 pieces, 2 minifigures, a printed sail, and shields swapped for Zelda elements.
HallowedBrick02’s contest Sea Serpent, basically the classic 6057 after a bath in newer parts.
The context is the best part for me: the previous Brick Bits ended with a memory of the old 6057 Sea Serpent. Now the same idea is coming back as a potential gift with purchase. If the rumor is confirmed, that is a very neat full-circle moment. Just an expensive one, because LEGO® apparently decided nostalgia should have a purchase threshold too.
Source: FanKlocków.
Summary
The pinball machine surprised me the most, because it is actually something original. Beyond collecting dust on a shelf, it has a nice bit of functionality that lets even adults play with it. Sagrada Familia is the biggest “wow”, though more for scale than price. It looks phenomenal. Koenigsegg works as a technical showpiece, Pokémon are a useful test of whether Smart Bricks make sense outside Star Wars, and COBI is quietly doing its thing in the style of “here is a vehicle, a diorama, and a monkey”.
Sea Serpent stays as the nicest rumor. If it really appears in July, someone at LEGO® knew exactly which nostalgia button to press.
Until next time.