LEGO Marvel Avengers: Doomsday Epic Battle 76348 built model in a lifestyle scene
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Doomsday has landed, Ninjago is spinning up, and Pick a Brick is taking a breath.

The week's machinery is running at full speed. Doomsday's four sets reached LEGO.com with the Tower already on back order, Ninjago's 2027 spinners got their official reveal, and North American Pick a Brick Standard orders end after November 1. Three different gears, one busy autumn.

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Doomsday Epic Battle 76348 product shot

Avengers: Doomsday sets are out, and the New Avengers Tower is already on back order.

Doomsday arrives as a four-set wave rather than a single flagship. Epic Battle (76348, $99.99) carries the Doom-powered Sentinel, the New Avengers Tower (76352, $109.99) is already on back order, and the Quinjet (76347, $59.99) and 40880 BrickHeadz four-pack ($39.99) fill out the range. Astro Bot (40899) stays available as a gift with purchase at £135, $150 or €150.

Minty Take

Four sets in one drop says Marvel is selling the whole ensemble, not one centerpiece. The more telling signal is the Tower: at $109.99 it is the most expensive of the four, and it is the one already on back order. That is an early vote for the big footprint.

Neutral colored small LEGO parts and elements

Pick a Brick Standard parts end in North America November 1, returning Q1 2027.

A holiday-season warehouse move becomes a buying deadline for US and Canadian builders. Standard stock currently ships from Denmark, and LEGO is migrating it to the American warehouse. DUPLO goes dark for longer, while 10,000-plus Bestseller parts are already available locally.

Minty Take

Dropping the Bestseller and Standard split is overdue. The cost is a buying window, and it lands hardest on builders who buy in bulk for MOCs. Stock up this month and plan around a Q1 2027 return, which LEGO frames as an expectation.

LEGO Ninjago 71873 Cole vs. Evil Cole Spinner built model in a lifestyle scene

Ninjago brings battling spinners back, with two sets due January 1.

Spinners return as Ninjago's 2027 hook: 71873 Cole vs. Evil Cole Spinner and 71875 Lloyd vs. Ras Spinner Battle, both officially revealed and launching January 1. Blocks Magazine frames them as minifigures spinning into action, while Brick Fanatics points to the flippable armour as LEGO getting more value from a new part.

Minty Take

Leaning on a format Ninjago already owns is the right call, since the format needs no explanation. The flippable armour matters more than it looks: a part that does double duty across figures is how a theme keeps a wave affordable. Expect spinners to become Ninjago's entry-level lane.

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Trend Watch

Gift-with-purchase is spreading beyond LEGO.com

The Darth Vader lightsaber used to require an $800 Executor order from LEGO.com, per Brickset. This week the Disney Store offers it on a $130 spend, and Astro Bot's GWP is releasing through PlayStation Direct alongside LEGO.com's offer. When partner channels carry GWPs, the reward for a big spend becomes a reach tool. Watch whether the next Star Wars or Marvel gift lands at a third-party store too.

LEGO's UCS tier may gain a third 2027 entry, if the rumor holds

The 75457 Executor sits at $799.99 in the US, the price anchor for the UCS tier. MandRproductions reports a third 2027 UCS set as a rumor, and its title points to Anakin's Jedi Interceptor. Brick Fanatics argues the Interceptor is an easy call for a UCS. A third 2027 UCS would turn the tier from a one-off flagship into a program.

Fan-designed LEGO is now a three-stage pipeline running at once

BrickLink Series 9 opens preorders October 6 with five fan sets. The 2028 Wave 1 has 421 entries competing for five finalist spots, announced November 12. LEGO Ideas has 25 projects past 10,000 supporters, with 100 as the target. Modular buildings reached Series 9 and now appear eligible for 2028, per Brick Fanatics. Three stages, three different clocks, one fan pipeline.

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