Lego’s July Releases Are Swooping In

Aftera blockbuster June, Lego’s having more of a quiet month in July, perhaps in an attempt to get us outside in the sweltering heat rather than indoors with a fan blasting in our faces as we build lots of Lego. But that doesn’t mean there isn’tanythingto tempt your wallet with this month.

As Lego gears up for its typically huge month ofreleases for August, July is looking a bit quiet. But notable highlights include a massive Battle Droid and STAP forStar Warsfans to get stuck into and acute new Toothlessto celebrate theHow to Train Your Dragonremake. Keep reading to see all the must-have sets releasing this month!

Although inspired by the recent release of the live-action remake, this Toothless set is anything but hyper-realistic. The cute, chibi design comes with an opening mouth and even a little fish Toothless can be posed grabbing. ($70,available at Lego)

See How to Train Your Dragon Toothless at LEGO

The latest roadster to enter the Icons line is this slick ’60s sports car. Featuring an opening hood and doors, the Cobra 427 S/C comes decked out in Shelby’s classic blue-and-white racing livery, and includes a small trophy as a nod to the Cobra’s esteemed racing history. ($160,available at Legonow for Insiders, July 4 general release)

The latest Marvel buildable mask gives Miles’ black-and-red Spidey suit a moment in the spotlight, a color refresh of the brick-builder’s past buildable Peter Parker mask. ($70,available at Lego)

Nike and Lego’s collaboration might have started away from the world of toys with its sneaker mashup, but now it’s coming back to the bricks with this display piece depicting the iconic Dunk sneaker, its logo, and its legacy on the court with a rotating basketball. Also included is the much smaller and also much more horrifying B’Ball Head minifigure, who has standard minifig proportions save for his massive, spherical basketball head. So round. So terrifying. ($100,available at Lego)

Lego’s buildableStar Warsdroid line gets a very intriguing sideways step with the Battle Droid’s addition to the ranks. Not only does the build include a fully poseable, brick-built Battle Droid, it also includes a STAP speeder bike to display the droid on when it’s not running around on behalf of the Trade Federation. Even the minifigure-scaled Battle Droid has its own little STAP to sit on as part of the build’s display base! ($140,available at Lego)

See Star Wars Battle Droid With STAP at LEGO

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