New to Brick Club? Here is where to start.
The library has over 90 kits. If you have just signed up, or you are thinking about it, the choice can be daunting. This is a guide to picking your first kit and getting the most out of the first rotation.
Pick by interest, not piece count
Car fan: McLaren P1, Ford GT, or Dom’s Dodge Charger. F1 fan: Ferrari SF-24 or McLaren 42141. Into engineering: the Liebherr Crane or the Volvo excavator. The most important thing is that you are genuinely interested in the subject. A build you care about is always more enjoyable than the one with the biggest number on the box.
For your first kit, stay under 2,000 pieces
The flagship sets are excellent, but if you have not built a large Technic set before, 3,500 pieces on your first rotation is a lot to commit to. A 1,000-1,500 piece kit gives you the full Technic experience and a good sense of whether you want to go larger next time.
Add two kits to your queue before the first one ships
When your first kit goes back, the next one ships within a few days. Having your second choice queued up means no gap in the rotation. You can reorder or change your queue any time from your account.
Return when you are ready, not on a deadline
There is no fixed rental period. Keep the kit for as long as you are enjoying the build. When done, request your return label from your account and Yodel collects from your door. The next kit ships once the current one is checked back in.
Email if you have any questions
Every query goes to the same place. Not a contact form, not a chatbot. Email garreth@brickclub.uk and you will get a reply from a real person who can help.
Browse the full library and pick your first kit at brickclub.uk. Subscriptions start from £42.50 for 3 months.
Solid builds, every rotation
Up to six kits a year. Postage both ways covered. Brick separator and instructions included. Good for building at your own pace.
The full library, faster rotations
Up to twelve kits a year with priority allocation on flagship additions. First access when sets like the Koenigsegg and Bugatti land. Same postage-included deal.
The library is open. Pick your subscription.
Technic Fan gets you up to six kits a year from £17 a month, postage both ways included. Master Builder steps it up with more frequent rotations and priority access to new arrivals. Both plans come with a pre-paid return label, brick separator, and original building instructions.
What I would choose for the first box
I would start with a kit that fits the time and table space you actually have. A 3,000-piece flagship is a poor introduction if it has to be packed away after every session. Tell me whether you want a gearbox, a driven model, a crane function or a shorter car build, and I can narrow the library down without treating the biggest set as the automatic answer.
When the box arrives, keep the current bags and loose parts together, test each function while the mechanism is still open and stop at the end of a complete module. The return works the same way in reverse: use the checklist, split the model at the intended points and keep pins or small panels with the section they came from. That rhythm is what makes a rented Technic kit feel like a proper build rather than a box you are rushing to finish.