Its a bit unusual, but the LEGO Ideas platform has announced a new contest that will let LEGO fans choose (or vote to be exact) for the next LEGO Star Wars UCS set. As of to date, LEGO has 26 unique LEGO Star Wars UCS sets – not including re-releases – under its belt, and launching this LEGO Ideas Fan Vote is their way of paying it forward to the LEGO Star Wars faithful. Especially that the subtheme is marking its 20th anniversary at this turn of the decade.
The 2005 LEGO Ideas Nebulon-B Escort Frigate product idea by LDiEgo represents an earlier attempt to give this starship the official LEGO treatment.
First appearing in The Empire Strikes Back and later in Return of the Jedi, there have been a few large-scale LEGO MOCs that took the challenge of recreating this Rebel-reformed Imperial starship. LEGO is yet to release its official version of the Nebulon B Escort Frigate, so voting for a brick-built replica of this massive ship brings us closer to the possibility of seeing one.
TIE Bomber
The LEGO Star Wars TIE Bomber (4479) was the very first LEGO model of this Imperial heavyweight released in 2003.
I think the TIE Bomber is one of the most underrepresented starships in the LEGO Star Wars franchise. After its first appearance as an official LEGO set back in 2003 in the form of the TIE Bomber (4479), it never had a rehashed version of any kind in almost 17 years. Seeing a larger, LEGO version of this TIE big brother is certainly a welcomed gesture.
Republic Gunship
The LEGO Star Wars Republic Gunship (75021) is the largest LEGO set of its kind as of to date.
This relic from the Star Wars prequel has already enjoyed two brick renditions from LEGO since the Republic Gunship (7163) was first released 18 years ago, followed by set 75021 in 2013. Though I wish that this third slot was given to another candidate, I guess there is still a large following for this artifact from the Attack of the Clones.
The deadline to cast your votes is on January 30, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. CEST (4 a.m. EST). Be sure to head over at the Voting Page to have your vote counted. And while waiting for the votes to come in, be sure to check out the latest LEGO Star Wars sets now out at LEGO Shop@Home.
Do you have other Star Wars vehicles and ships that you wish to have the LEGO Star Wars UCS treatment? Let us know in the comments below.
Disney+ has wrapped up the first season of its hit Star Wars series The Mandalorian, and now is the perfect time to show some LEGO love to the gunslingin’ galactic outcast that we all learned to admire. The show’s second season is still far off, and while we linger on some of the cliffhangers from the previous season, let’s take a look at what could probably be LEGO’s ultimate tribute to the most honorable warrior tribe of the Star Wars galaxy. And if you’re still pondering on whether or not to get the LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian Battle Pack (75267), then read on and take a look at what this latest LEGO Star Wars Battle Pack has to offer.
Since the early release of the Mandalorian Battle Pack (75267) at LEGO Shop@Home’s UK portal a couple of days ago, the highly sought after minifigure pack is now on backorder status. I guess that says more than enough to the popularity of this set which is slated to be offered in the US come January 1st. The set comes in 102 pieces and is expected to retail in the US for 15 bucks.
When I first saw this pop up in the LEGO online store, my first reaction was just “wow”. I may not be a hardcore Star Wars fan myself, but seeing the level of love that LEGO designers poured out to this set immediately pulled some heartstrings. The set evoked the same admiration that I felt when I first saw the LEGO Movie 2 Benny’s Space Squad (70841), that it leaves little room for debate on whether or not I’m going to get it.
The Mandalorian Battle Pack (75267) features four minifigure characters from the battle-torn warrior tribe and is the second set that is specifically tied-in to the Disney+ series following the LEGO Star Wars AT-ST Raider (75254). In fact, it is the first Battle Pack in the Star Wars theme to receive such a varied treatment. Needless to say, its a huge improvement from what LEGO offered back in 2011 with the LEGO Star Wars The Clone Wars Mandalorian Battle Pack (7914), which featured minifigure characters of the same design. I will even dare say that apart from the Bounty Hunter Speeder Bike Battle Pack (75167), there is no other collection that features such a wide spectrum of characters in a single LEGO Star Wars Battle Pack. Moreover, the unique designs of each of the minifigure on the current iteration not only highlights the thoughtful creative process that went through them but also a careful retelling of the hardships that this battle-weary tribe has to endure.
If there is another thing that endears me to this set is the story that it conveys that superbly coincides with the events that transpired in the current Disney+ series. The designers are sensitive enough to include additional details in the Mandalorian Battle Pack (75267) that ensure the minifigures will be faithful in showing the tribe’s pursuit of establishing their once-proud clan. From the tribe’s battle-scarred armor brought about by their countless skirmishes with the remnants of the fallen empire to their attempts of establishing a name of their own through their customized armors, the varied colors of each minifigure also give a certain distinct personality for these minifigure characters. And if you will look closely, you’ll also notice that none of their individual designs are repeated. From their colors, helmet designs, and even their armors’ knicks and scratches, all of them are unique in their selves. This is what I really love about LEGO – the level of detail and the effort that they will go through in conveying the story behind these characters is really outstanding.
If there is one thing that I would like to see improved in this set is the fact the designers opted for stud-shooting blasters instead of the unique weapons that we saw them wield on Episode 3 of the series. I would love to see, for example, several heavy infantry minifigure accessories and that jetpack that the lead character eagerly wanted to have. Though the speeder bike is an above-average build for this type of set, the defense fort may need a bit of improvement. But considering the piece restrictions that the designers need to work with, then I guess its not such a big deal in the long run.
The Heavy Infantry Mandalorian from Episode 3 of Disney+’s The Mandalorian.Our Mandalorian hero badly needs that jet pack.
In conclusion, the LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian Battle Pack (75267) is a piece of LEGO Star Wars memorabilia that you certainly want to take hold of. Its current backorder status over at UK LEGO Shop@Home proves how much it is in demand. And with its upcoming North America release on January 1st, you need to be quick in making your purchases. However, you might be interested to know that our official storefront – The Brick Show Shop – is also featuring these LEGO Star Wars warrior minifigs, and much more. You may check them out by clicking on the following images below which will lead you directly to our store.
So what do you think about this set? Is this on the top of your “must-have” list for January 1? Let me know in the comments below.
If you had the opportunity of grabbing almost all of the LEGO books that were released this year, then you may want to add this next one to your must-have list of collectible LEGO books. And those who are looking forward to DK’s annual LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia will also be glad to know that it will also include once more an exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigure. For 2020, LEGO is paying homage once more to one of the most controversial and influential Sith Lord of the Star Wars saga. A never-before-seen, exclusive LEGO Star Wars Darth Maul minifigure will come as a freebie for those who will opt to purchase the said DK offering when it arrives at bookstores on April 7, 2020 as listed via Amazon. Read on for the details of this new LEGO DK book.
Meet more than 200 minifigures from the LEGO® Star Wars™ galaxy!
DK’s LEGO® Star Wars™ Character Encyclopedia: New Edition is updated to include all the latest and new LEGO Star Wars minifigures! Meet amazing minifigures from all the Star Wars movies-including new minifigures from Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker. Discover incredible LEGO Star Wars facts, such as which minifigures are rare and which minifigures have exclusive printings, parts, and accessories. This new updated edition contains more than 200 best-loved minifigures, including Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, Chewbacca, Rey, Kylo Ren, and BB-8. The book also comes with an exclusive LEGO Star Wars Darth Maul minifigure!
From the looks of this minifig, it seems to be our first minifigure iteration of the infamous Sith as we see him in the spin-off film, Solo: A Star Wars Story. For most audiences and Star Wars fans, Darth Maul’s cliff hanger appearance at the end of the film shows how much the Dark Lord is still instrumental to the events leading to the classic Star Wars trilogy. Having this new LEGO Star Wars Darth Maul minifigure as an exclusive freebie for this book, in my opinion, is an excellent choice.
If you wish to be guaranteed a copy of this newest edition of DK’s LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, then be sure to visit the above links and place your pre-order. Thanks to Brick Fanatics for the heads up.
After the reveal of the latest and upcoming LEGO Star Wars set for 2020, now comes another line of Battle Packs that might prove to be the best of its kind released by LEGO. German online retailer JB Spielwaren has just listed the LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian Battle Pack (75267) on its site, giving us a close look at the highlights of this set.
If you recall back in 2011, LEGO has released a similarly themed Mandalorian Battle Pack (7914) as part of its Clone Wars ensemble. The minifigures released back then were uniformly designed and colored consistent with the timeline of events of that particular Star Wars story arc. This current minifigure version of the battle-ridden tribe shows their current state after the Empire’s downfall around 9 years after the Battle of Yavin, all told in the events of Disney+’s hit series The Mandalorian.
This is evident with the way LEGO opted to design the Mandalorian Battle Pack (75267) – their armors are highly customized and battle-worn reflecting the years of struggle that the Mandalorian tribe has endured at the hands of the Empire. If you are currently hooked at The Mandalorian series such as myself, then you’ll probably understand how things turned out to be for the galaxy’s highly respected and feared warriors.
The varied color combination and details as seen in these minifigs are by far the best that I’ve seen among LEGO’s line of LEGO Star Wars Battle Packs, plus they all come with capes!
The LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian Battle Pack (75267) comes in at 102 pieces and is expected to retail for $14.99 USD when they arrive in stores after Christmas on December 26.
So what do you think about this latest LEGO Star Wars Battle Pack? Are you impressed with how this set turned out? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
They just keep on coming. After their initial confirmation last week by an online retailer, we now have official images of the next wave of LEGO Star Wars 2020 sets to watch out for in the first half of the said year. Courtesy of Promobricks, this collection of new LEGO Star Wars set images represent some of the new vehicles and characters in the upcoming conclusion of the Star Wars saga, The Rise of Skywalker, together with never before seen sets from the prequels and classic Star Wars movies.
I opted to include the expected retail price in Euros so as to have an estimate of how much these new LEGO Star Wars 2020 sets will be. I’m personally looking forward to that TIE Dagger/Sith TIE Fighter as I mentioned in my previous post, and seeing it now in its entirety does not disappoint. And if you’re trying to complete the minifigure roster of the ominous Knights of Ren, then it’s clear that you have to purchase this set, plus that new orange X-Wing Fighter. I’m also digging that Bantha and the way the designers are trying to incorporate more ‘organic’ builds in the Star Wars theme, similar to what they did with the LEGO Star Wars Escape Pod vs Dewback Microfighters (75228).
These sets are slated to be officially released in January 2020, with some of them might be appearing earlier through other third-party retailers. I’m curious to see how the new LEGO Star Wars busts will turn out, but since they are scheduled for a May 2020 release as Promobricks pointed out, then we might wait a bit more before catching a glimpse of these. Missing also from this list is another battle pack inspired by Disney+’s new hit series The Mandalorian. The LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian Battle Pack (75267) comes in at 102 pieces and is expected to retail for around 20 Euros.
Without further ado, check out these crisp, official images and tell me what you think about them in the comments below.
After giving us a peek at things to come during this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Swiss online toy retailer Meinspielzeug has listed what seems to be our first batch of upcoming LEGO Star Wars 2020 sets. Images are still missing of course since its understandable that they may still be under an embargo. However, since we’re just essentially a couple of months away before their January 2020 release, some retailers are now gradually updating their databases.
If you also recall back in August, there was a rumor going around that LEGO might be releasing another set similar to that of the LEGO Star Wars busts that were initially offered as exclusives. As it seems, builds that follow the genre of such sets like the LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Bust (75227) which was released as a Target 2019 Star Wars Celebration exclusive, and the LEGO Star Wars Sith Trooper Bust (77901) exclusively offered to SDCC 2019 attendees, will now be offered mainstream. Meinspielzeug has now confirmed this, together with a handful of other upcoming LEGO Star Wars sets that you might want to keep tabs with and save on for your post-Christmas LEGO purchases.
Here are some of the listings for these LEGO Star Wars 2020 sets as confirmed on Meinspielzeug’s website. As of now, only the set’s piece count and retail price (in Swiss Francs) are posted, but I guess this will suffice in giving us an early impression of how these sets will measure up.
What I also find interesting is the fact that both the Stormtrooper and Boba Fett Busts seem to have almost twice the number of pieces as compared to its predecessors, giving the impression that they are considerably larger.
Other interesting sets that I’m looking forward to is the Mandalorian Battle Pack and that TIE Dagger. Both are new sets under the LEGO Star Wars theme considering that the former is a direct tie-in under the Disney+ Mandalorian series (which is about to launch in a few hours), while the latter is a new Star Wars vehicle that we will see in the big screen when Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker debuts next month.
So what do you think of this list of new LEGO Star Wars 2020 sets? Which of them are you looking forward to? Comment down below to share your thoughts.
For those of you who missed out on this year’s first wave of LEGO Star Wars polybags, then this might be the best time to get all three of them. Amazon currently lists three LEGO Star Wars Creativity Sets that include three of these LEGO Star Wars polybags plus some nice LEGO stationaries that are worth keeping.
These Creativity Sets include the LEGO Star Wars Naboo Starfighter (30383), Podracer (30461) and TIE Fighter (30381) polybags. Each of these sets is bundled together with a premium, 198-page notebook with a 4×4 plate, and a black gel pen accentuated with 2, 1×4 plates that can be connected on to the notebook or stylized with any minifigure or LEGO piece of your fancy.
Each of these LEGO Star Wars Creativity Sets retails for $24.99 USD and is currently available via Amazon. It’s a great holiday gift for anyone, plus the fact that it comes with these early 2019 LEGO Star Wars polybags is a plus if you’re the completionist type for these microscaled sets. If you recall, the Naboo Starfighter (30383) is a sort of shoutout to one of the earliest LEGO Star Wars sets released in the late 90s. The Podracer (30461) is one of the 20th-anniversary LEGO Star Wars sets that were released to commemorate the release of the early LEGO Star Wars sets. The TIE Fighter (30381) on the other hand, was released in connection with 2018’s May the 4th celebrations.
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Triple Force Friday now comes to a close, and if you were one of those who took part in this Saturday’s LEGO Star Wars Luke Skywalker Timeline Make and Take building event, then its a nice piece of memorabilia to have around to cap off your LEGO Force Friday experience.
However, even if you were not around to participate in this event, then you’ll be glad to know that Brickset managed to share the building instructions to recreate this Make and Take freebie. Check out the following images below.
Coming in at 87 pieces, there seems to be no exclusive LEGO piece needed to build this set. It’s kind of a basic build actually, and I understand why not all LEGO Star Wars fans are into this kind of thing. But the thought behind this particular build is what makes it more interesting. It’s nice of the designer behind this make-and-take build to feature in using as few as 80+ LEGO pieces the entire Luke Skywalker Timeline as we see him in the events of Episode IV to VIII. Though made up of basic bricks, each rendition of the iconic Star Wars Jedi is easily recognizable. I like how old man Luke was nicely rendered with all the gray beard, hair and sand yellow bricks to represent his current garb as seen in The Last Jedi. Here’s a closer look at the parts list if you wish to see the parts that were used to build this LEGO Star Wars Luke Skywalker Timeline.
If you want to recreate this unique, Triple Force Friday make-and-take build, then I suggest that you go through your collection of LEGO bricks and see if you have the necessary pieces to do so. Thanks again to Brickset for sharing these instructions.
It’s finally on! For legions of LEGO Star Wars fans, the wait seems to be forever but LEGO has finally opened its doors (both in-store and online) to kick-off Triple Force Friday. Featuring the latest LEGO Star Wars sets, plus great discounts on previously released sets, every LEGO Star Wars fans will surely find something that will fancy their interest. You’ll also get Double VIP points for ALL LEGO Star Wars purchases that you will make from October 4 to 6 and a free commemorative LEGO Star Wars Battle of Endor (40362) set will be added to your cart for every qualifying single-receipt LEGO Star Wars purchases worth $75 and more.
Check out these latest LEGO Star Wars sets now available at LEGO Shop@Home while they’re still up for Triple Force Friday. Just click on the following links below. Happy shopping!
News along the brick pipes a few weeks ago made mention of another pair of LEGO BrickHeadz Star Wars set that ties up with the epic conclusion of the Skywalker saga. In fact, the LEGO BrickHeadz Star Wars Kylo Ren & Sith Trooper (75232) dual pack were even spotted on some store shelves early in September – almost a month before its scheduled debut for Triple Force Friday.
For those who were not fortunate enough to catch this set in September, then you might be pleased to know that LEGO Shop@Home has already listed the Kylo Ren and Sith Trooper (75232) dual pack and is available for purchase for $19.99 USD. The set comes in at 240 pieces and features a meaner version of Kylo with his roughly restored helmet together with an equally menacing, blood-red version of the infamous Sith Trooper. This is the second BrickHeadz version of the wayward Ben Solo, with the first being a part of another dual pack released two years ago in the LEGO BrickHeadz Star Wars Rey & Kylo Ren (41489).
Read on for the full product description of the LEGO BrickHeadz Star Wars Kylo Ren & Sith Trooper (75232), together with some official images. As if you haven’t purchased this set yet and is seriously considering to add them to your BrickHeadz collection, then do us a favor by making your purchases through the following affiliate link.
Build and display legendary Star Wars™ villains Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and a Sith Trooper. This LEGO® BrickHeadz™ 75232 set features brick-built versions of the characters from the blockbuster Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker movie, plus fun details like Kylo’s signature Lightsaber and helmet, and the Sith Trooper’s weapon and unique red armor. Fans can also mount these LEGO Star Wars building toy construction characters on the included baseplates to show their devotion to the mighty First Order.
Supreme Leader Kylo Ren & Sith Trooper LEGO® BrickHeadz™ Star Wars™ building toys feature lots of authentic details from the blockbuster Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker movie, including Kylo’s signature Lightsaber, cape and helmet, and the Sith Trooper’s weapon and unique red armor.
LEGO® BrickHeadz™ construction characters come with their own buildable collector’s baseplate.
Each LEGO® Star Wars™ figure stands over 2” (7cm) tall.
