My LEGO August 2025 shopping list: Gaming, ’Bots and Mini Modulars

An extremely tight budget and a very specific shopping criteria will be the key factors driving my LEGO set purchases in August 2025.

With so many LEGO sets having been released on August 1, many may have a tricky time balancing what they want to add to their collections with exactly how much they might have to spend. That’s certainly the dilemma I’m finding myself in at the moment, with too many models having launched this month and not enough funds to pick up everything that I ideally want.

That being the case, I’ve had to take a good long look at my budget for August 2025, then marry it up to the bare essential LEGO builds that I’ve had my eye on for some time. That has meant making some tough choices (on both counts), but I feel it’s resulted in me achieving a lean and targeted approach to my model shopping this month.

My first must-have choice is 40805 Arcade Machine, a 468-piece LEGO exclusive set that definitely strikes a chord with my early career as a video game magazine writer. For such a small model, the build looks to be packed with plenty of retro nods to LEGO and gaming history, so I’m confident that it’ll push all of my buttons.

In addition, 40805 Arcade Machine seems to be a very affordable August 2025 purchase, with the set priced at just £34.99 / $39.99 / €39.99, which definitely fits within the parameters of my budget. Sure, some will bemoan the number of potential stickers included with the model, but I feel that the overall look of the model is definitely worth it.

Next up is 10358 Soundwave, the first-ever brick-built Decepticon and my second favourite G1 Transformers character (after Megatron, of course). I’ve not been that bothered about the previous two sets in the LEGO Icons series, 10302 Optimus Prime and 10338 Bumblebee, but the sheer amount of features, functionality and attention-to-details packed into this model have blown me away.

From an opening chest compartment for storing a pair of included cassette tape companions to the set’s outstanding sound brick, 10358 Soundwave stands head-and-shoulders above every other August 2025 release for me. At £159.99 / $189.99 / €179.99, it may be pushing the limits of my available funds, yet this is the one LEGO model I absolutely have to pick up this month without fail.

Rounding out my top picks for August 2025 is 76317 Peter Parker’s Apartment, the second in what looks to be a new LEGO Marvel subtheme of mini modulars. At £44.99 / $54.99 / €49.99, it’s yet another model that makes me feel like I’m paying even more Disney tax, but I’m genuinely excited about the possibilities for the format and where it could lead in the future.

As well as 76317 Peter Parker’s Apartment, I’m also aiming to pick up the previously-released 76311 Miles Morales vs. The Spot and experiment with combining the two builds together using the open studs and Technic pins connections, although I’m less bothered about buying 76324 Spider-Man vs. Oscorp to try the same approach.

So, my complete shopping basket for the month comes to a total of just over £240, which should also qualify me for a free 40760 Adventure Peely & Cuddle Team Leader GWP (assuming stocks last). It’s not a LEGO set that was on my ever-growing shopping list, but I’ll pass it on to my kids, who just happen to be massive Fortnite fans, while I crack on with assembling the latest additions to my LEGO collection.

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