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Nike Air Max 95 x LEGO Set

The most convincing LEGO sneaker yet, and it hides a little secret.

Brick Rated Score

4.2/5

Set 43025 · 2026

Pieces1,213

Minifigs1

Year2026

Set number43025

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The verdict

This is the closest LEGO has ever gotten to a real trainer, and the neon 'AIR' bubble built from clear opalescent pieces is the bit that sells it.

Twist the sneaker and a hidden drawer slides out, which is a genuinely lovely touch. At 99 dollars for one shoe it asks you to care about the subject, and if you do, you'll be grinning the whole way. If sneakers mean nothing to you, this won't convert you.

Best for: Sneakerheads and Air Max fans who want the 95 on a shelf

The full review

What it is

Some LEGO® sets you appreciate. This one you kind of want to reach out and lace up. The 43025 Nike Air Max 95 is a 1,213 piece display model of the shoe in its original neon colourway, and it's easily the most convincing trainer LEGO has ever put out. The proportions are right, the layered wave panels down the side are right, and the little air bubbles are rendered in clear domed pieces so they actually read as air. It landed on Air Max Day 2026, which tells you exactly how seriously LEGO and Nike took the collaboration.

The catch

The showstopper is the 'AIR' bubble lettering. It's built from a big cluster of curved and quarter circle pieces in an opalescent clear colour, and the effect is this soft shimmering glow that no sticker could fake. Then there's the party trick: twist the sneaker on its stand and a hidden drawer slides out of the sole for stashing small bits, the same idea LEGO used on the Nike Dunk High. You also get a customizable minifig in tech fleece gear with Nike Air Max 95 Neon actually printed on its tiny feet, plus two swappable heads so you can make it yours.

Who it's for

Now the money. It's 99 dollars for a single shoe, not a pair, and that's the thing people keep tripping over. If you think of it as a model of an icon rather than a value pile of bricks, the maths feels fine, and at roughly 8 cents a piece it's priced in line with current sets. The build itself is smooth and satisfying, though because the two halves mirror each other you do repeat yourself, and the manual makes you squint to tell gunmetal from dark grey. The swivel base also wobbles more than it should once you get it spinning. None of that is a dealbreaker if you love the subject. If you're chasing clever engineering or you shrug at sneakers, this won't be your set, and that's genuinely okay. But if the 95 means something to you, this one's a joy on a shelf and it'll pull comments from anyone who knows the shoe. For an Air Max fan, it's an easy yes.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build works front to back and side to side, with each half of the shoe mirroring the other, so you'll settle into a rhythm quickly. You start with the sole and the internal structure that holds the drawer mechanism, then layer up the famous wave panels one over the next, which is where you really feel how LEGO's sneaker design has matured. The air bubbles go in as clear domed elements, the 'AIR' logo gets assembled as its own little glowing sub build, and it all mounts onto a swivel stand at the end. It's engaging without ever being fiddly, aimed squarely at the 12 and up crowd.

For parts people, this is a better haul than a single shoe has any right to be. There are 41 new elements including 2 new molds, seven newly printed pieces, and a genuinely exciting spread of recolours. The opalescent clear pieces used for the bubble logo are the stars, but collectors have been just as loud about the first wedge plates in Pearl Titanium, a metallic shade that rarely shows up outside minifigures, plus fresh Blue Violet basics for 2026 and a new 4x4 rounded plate with Technic pin holes between the studs. Reviewers pegged the parts as decently priced against other current sets, so even if you're in it for the bricks rather than the sneaker, you're not overpaying.

Fun facts

01Designer Sergio Lozano modelled the Air Max 95 on the human body: the lacing sits where ribs would, the outsole reads like a spine, and the layered upper stands in for muscle fibres.
02The 95 was the first Air Max with visible Air cushioning in the forefoot, not just the heel, which was a real turning point for the line.
03That signature neon yellow was a nod to the high visibility colours Nike used on its racing track spikes and cross country kit.
04LEGO released the set on Air Max Day, March 28, 2026, timed to the shoe's own annual celebration, and even echoed the real 2026 reissue's slightly larger air bubble.