The five winning LEGO sets from Series 9 of the BrickLink Designer Program have been announced, including a freight depot, medieval inn, blacksmith, fishing village and pumpkin patch.
Fans can finally see the finalist sets from Series 9 of the BrickLink Designer Program, giving everyone a glimpse of what will be next available from the ever-popular series of fan-designed sets.
The BrickLink Designer Program has become a fan-favourite place for LEGO builders to see their designs turned into real sets. While the release of selected projects is more limited than LEGO Ideas, since BrickLink is owned by the LEGO Group, they are no less official. And every round, five new projects are selected to go up for sale.
Of the 436 submitted designs, the five finalists are:
- Woodbrick Freight Depot by Mind_the_Brick
- Sleepy Dragon Inn by MarinBD
- Pumpkin Patch by Sofiebuilds
- Wild West Blacksmith by Ilucky
- The Fisherman’s Village by rocknbricks31 and GNbricks1331
Now approved, these five models will go into a year-long refinement phase. This is similar to the redesigns done on winning LEGO Ideas projects, but typically less dramatic. Model Governance and Building Instructions teams ensure the fan design is up to a produceable standard while maintaining the overall look of the project, with the fans involved in any changes that need to be made. Preorders will then open in October 2026, with the sets scheduled to ship out in March 2027. So there’s quite a time to wait for Series 9, but that’s no reason not to look at the incredible builds now.
Woodbrick Freight Depot
Since the BrickLink Designer Program’s voter base is smaller than LEGO Ideas, it tends to favour popular niches among hardcore fans. And that means a lot of castle, pirates and trains. Mind_the_Bricks’s 2,199-piece Woodbrick Freight Depot takes this love of trains and puts a welcome spin on it, designing a train-themed set not around a locomotive or passenger station, but a freight depot. The build is a single story with the roofs build in a modular style to allow easy access to the interior, which houses plenty of workspace as well as an office to handle all that annoying paperwork. A crane just outside can hoist cargo from the included car, and a lorry is ready to whisk it away on the next leg of its journey.
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Sleepy Dragon Inn
Castles may not have direct representation in Series 9, but MarinBD’s Sleepy Dragon Inn uses its 2,981 pieces to create the perfect bit of medieval charm. Standing an impressive three stories tall, the inn offers a cosy place for weary travellers to rest at the end of a long day. Though the dining room that fills the first two floors is anything but quiet, with plenty of drink and music to be had. The top floor is where the beds are kept, all squeezed into a single room to maximize the innkeeper’s profits. Fans of 21325 Medieval Blacksmith are sure to find a lot to love here — the buildings share a similar scale and style.
Pumpkin Patch
Designers are granted a high parts budget when submitting their projects (around 4,000 is the limit), but a smaller model sneaks in to each series to remind fans that a great display can still be built with fewer bricks. Just 565 pieces go into SofieBuilds’ Pumpkin Patch, and that is all it needs. It’s a quaint display of a well-stocked pumpkin patch, complete with a small farmstand and eager customer.
Wild West Blacksmith
LEGO Western might have been a short-lived theme back in the 1990s, but it’s slowly creeping up to be one of the most popular among fans, having featured in a few BrickLink Designer Program series previously. Ilucky’s Wild West Blacksmith adds a fresh new build to the collection, doing so with 2,513 pieces. The building is just the right amount of rundown, with a rusting roof and cacti growing all around. Inside, the blacksmith has all the necessary tools of the trade, plus a welcoming little home right next door. Though the revolver kept on the bed is a good reminder that the Wild West was anything but relaxing.
The Fisherman’s Village
With 3,995 pieces, rocknbricks31’s The Fisherman’s Village is the largest model of the bunch by a strong margin. And it makes use of that piece count to create a whole seaside town, complete with raised walkways and lighthouse. The three village buildings are all in dollhouse style, so open walls on the back allow for easy access to the interiors. Out front, wooden walkways let minifigures easily get around town, while the lighthouse stands tall to guide the fishing boat back into harbour.
All five of these sets now enter a lengthy evaluation process to get them ready for sale, with preorders going live in October 2026. In the meantime, Series 7 will be available to purchase in February 2026 and Series 8 will follow in June. And if you’re up to any LEGO set shopping before then, consider doing so via our affiliate links to help support the work we do at Blocks, online and in print.
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