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The Rule Of Two?
With three exclusives already revealed, it’s surprising there has been no news from LEGO about a first day exclusive San Diego Comic-Con Star Wars that inadvertently got revealed last week – and now there is […]
Year: 2019
Collecting
Toys “R” Us Canada 15% Mark Down!
The offer covers all LEGO Star Wars building sets that have a price ending in 5, 7 or 9, and orders over $49 qualify for free shipping! All you have to do is use either […]
Collecting
Double VIP Points
With the half-way point to Christmas just passed and Amazon prime day only inches away, the sale season is hotting up and LEGO have joined the fray with their latest Double VIP points offer -which […]
Collecting
Amazon Discounts 75189 First Order Heavy Assault Walker
Whether you call it a gorilla walker, an AT-M6 or – if you’re LEGO – a First Order Heavy Assault Walker you’ll be getting ready to call time on this giant The Last Jedi set […]
Grapevine
San Diego Comic Con Exclusive?
With the doors opening on signups for lottery tickets to win the chance to buy San Diego Comic-Con 2019 exclusive exhibitor merchandise, fans and collectors were surprised to discover that they could register for an […]
Reviews
The Star Wars Resistance Is Here
Originally airing in October, 2018 the on-going animated television series Star Wars Resistance looks at how the Resistance quietly grew its ranks of spies and pilots while the New Order brazenly expanded its borders and […]
Collecting
75253 Droid Commander Released Early
A LEGO Star Wars galaxy of droid building, coding and play! Introduce your Star Wars fan to a rich LEGO® brick galaxy of lovable droids, exciting missions and coding fun for kids with the LEGO […]
Reviews
75238 Action Battle Endor Assault Review
Curious – and a touch jealous if I’m honest – about all the fun that Oscar and George had when they play tested the two Action Battle sets for Hoth, I recruited Son of LEGOscum […]
Community
Fan Takes UCS Falcon To New Heights
First reported by Beyond The Brick, via their Twitter feed, is this stupendously super-sized modification of the UCS Millennium Falcon which creates the impression that the model is making the jump to lightspeed. Measuring an […]
Community
The Greatest Battle Winner Announced
The winning entries of the Greatest Battles Are Built By You competition that LEGO launched at the end of March have been announced, and they are amazing! Head over to the results page and set […]
Events
Make & Take X-Wing Trench Run Instructions
The world – or at least that part above the US/Canadian border – found out about the Father’s Day make & take session being held at branches of Toys “R” Us Canada pretty late […]
Reviews
75236 Duel On Starkiller Base Review
I have to admit that I found myself in a high state of anticipation at the thought of building this set because the graphics on the front of the box was so evocative and captured […]
Events
FR News: Life-Size X-Wing Graces Parisian Skies
After a successful appearance at the QWARTZ mall in Paris, this space fighter is now being exhibited alongside fighter craft of a more Earthly variety at the International Paris Air Show from June 17th to […]
Collecting
Monthly Shop@Home Sales
It must be the season for sales because LEGO.com has marked down a number of sets – some up to 30% off – for a limited time. There are too many to list here so […]
Reviews
Action Battles For Hoth!
Too many of us in the original generation of Star Wars fandom, LEGO is synonymous with our childhood and playing with these multi-coloured bricks come as naturally as bullseyeing womprats in a T-16. But times […]
Collecting
Big LEGO Sale At Toys “R” Us CA
To celebrate Father’s Day, Toys “R” Us Canada is having a huge sale on all its LEGO sets (unless, weirdly, the price ends in 94) and there is a stack of savings to be […]
Events
Build Your Own 50419 World’s Largest LEGO Star Wars Unboxing X-Wing Fighter
On May 4th, 2019 at the Westfield Chatswood in Sydney, Australia the World’s Largest LEGO Star Wars Unboxing took place when a 16:1 scale model of a X-Wing Fighter set, made of 83442 pieces, was […]
Grapevine
What’s Next?
When the catalogue for the second half of 2019 briefly – and accidentally – popped earlier in the week fansite scrambled to dissect it. Unsurprisingly there weren’t any reveals and the only unreleased LEGO Star […]
Community
The Greatest Battles Are Built By You – Part XIII
The next installment of Project 20, the engagement exercise that ran during Star Wars Celebration 2019 which encouraged kids to share their favourite LEGO Star Wars battles, is out now with Death Star Costume Party […]
Events
Toys “R” Us Canada Hosts Make & Take
All across Canada, stores of Toys “R” Us are hosting a Make & Take on Saturday (June 15th) at 11am for a unique X-Wing Fighter and Death Star trench segment. The event is only open […]
Grapevine
75245 Star Wars Advent Calendar Info
When the LEGO catalogue for the second half of 2019 accidentally went up yesterday, those that managed to catch them before LEGO pulled them down were surprised to find out that there weren’t any pictures […]
Gaming
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Press Release
The press release for the next LEGO Star Wars video game, due out in 2020, and some preliminary screenshots have been distributed – you can read it below and then carry on for a bit […]
Events
Star Wars Celebration 2019 Chicago: LEGO Animation Panel
With the 20th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars license being celebrated this year, it’s fair to say that the footprint LEGO had at Star Wars Celebration, held at the McCormick Center in Chicago this […]
Gaming
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Video Game
Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment, the parent company who owns Travellers Tales, has released the first trailer of the new game that was hinted at during Star Wars Celebration Chicago. Though the trailer doesn’t give much […]
Community
The Greatest Battles Are Built By You – Part XII
The latest addition to Project 20, the engagement exercise that ran during Star Wars Celebration 2019 which encouraged kids to share their favourite LEGO Star Wars battles, is out now with a story about a […]
Books & Mags
UK News: LEGO Star Wars Magazine – Issue 48 Out Now
This latest issue, with a price tag of £3.99, is out now! In addition to original comic strips, games, puzzles, posters and competitions is a brand new foil bagged AT-M6 (aka All Terrain MegaCaliber Six). […]
Community
The Greatest Battles Are Built By You – Part XI
Today’s instalment of Project 20, the engagement exercise that ran during Star Wars Celebration 2019 that encouraged kids to share their favourite LEGO Star Wars battles with the reward of getting their stories turned into […]
Community
Blocks: Issue 56 Out Now
Though a Marvel-heavy issue that is packed with reviews looking at the full range of sets based on the ultimate Marvel movie – Avengers: Endgame, there is content for Star Wars fans in the form […]
Reviews
40333 Battle of Hoth – 20th Anniversary Edition Reviewed
Far from being the first Hoth scene depicted in LEGO (not including a cool boardgame, there are actually six minifig sets that fit the bill) this Battle of Hoth micro-scene is a perfect example of […]
Events
May 4th In Germany
So started the invitation, received by around 150 or so German social media influencers and LEGO Ambassadors, to a special bash at a converted boiler house in Munich, which (no doubt uncoincidentally) goes by the […]
Events
The Promo Poster That Almost Wasn’t
According to artist Tom Whalen, who shared his art work (below) on Instagram yesterday, this limited edition print was used “as part of an exclusive Walmart promotion in April” but there’s no record of it […]
LSW Collector App
Version 1.3.1
Minor change to improve collection management with introduction of updated unique IDs. Kevin DownardFounder and owner of The Holo-Brick Archives, Kevin Downard maintains and curates the Database Catalog as a collecting resource for all fans and […]
Events
Star Wars Celebration 2019 Chicago: Official LEGO Videos
Hey guys! – hosted and presented by David Hall, from SolidBrixStudios and Minifigs4U, the official LEGO booth at Star Wars Celebration 2019 Chicago recorded a number of special video interviews. The iconic 75244 Tantive IV […]
Community
Star Wars 20th Anniversary Crowd-Sourced Display
At various (though seemingly not all) LEGO brand stores in Europe a large, double-sided poster was on display to give the retail place a touch of fan-appreciation ambience. The posters, which measured approximately 100 x […]
LSW Collector App
Version 1.3
The unique IDs have been updated to the four digit version. The entries for the new 2019 figures are in. Pictures for the new figures will be added soon! Kevin DownardFounder and owner of The […]
Events
Star Wars Celebration 2019 Chicago: Official LEGO Panel
Long time host of Star Wars Celebration, David Collins, compèred the hour-long and catchily titled “20 Years Of The LEGO Star Wars Story – A Retrospective And Forward Look” on the Galaxy Stage between 1:30 […]
Reviews
20th Anniversary Edition Sets
With twenty years of LEGO Star Wars under its belt, LEGO has raised their lightsabres to salute the fans who’ve been in it since day one, which has been declared as the 1st of April, […]
Features
20th Anniversary Collectible Minifigures
A collectible minifig series of Star Wars characters, despite fans making it clear that such a series would be an instant sell out, has never materialised. The call for a dedicated collectible minifig series of […]
Collecting
Double VIP Points On Select Star Wars Sets
Now is your chance to double up on your VIP points because both of the sets below are on special offer if you buy them before the end of the month! This offer is valid […]
Events
X-Wing Make & Take Build
At a very special event organised by LEGO Australia to mark the 20th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars license, kids had a chance to build the Rebel Alliance ship that destroyed the Death Star […]
Events
Tantive IV Make & Take Build
To mark the release of 75244 Tantive IV set on May 3rd (for VIPs) and 4th (for the commoners), LEGO held free build sessions at their brand stores in North America and Europe for kids […]
Events
Australia Celebrates May 4th In Style
Young and old Aussie Jedi got a chance to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity over the May The 4th Be With You weekend when LEGO Australia hosted what is sure to be the best LEGO Star […]
Books & Mags
UK News: LEGO Star Wars Magazine – Issue 47 Out Now
This latest issue, with a price tag of £3.99, is out now! In addition to original comic strips, games, puzzles, posters and competitions is a brand new foil bagged IG-88. The magazine is only licensed […]
Community
Judging The Greatest LEGO Star Wars Battles
Remember back at the end of March when LEGO asked fans to send in their favourite battle scenes from the epic saga built out of LEGO? The competition – with over 600 hundred entries – […]
Community
Brickstuff Lighting & Sound System
Until recently I was oblivious to the possibility of adding lights and sounds to LEGO sets, but having just come out of a mini Dark Age and having my interest in LEGO Star Wars rebooted […]
Books & Mags
DK: Exclusive Plantium Edition Visual Dictionary
Launched specially for the May The 4th Be With You weekend, this freshly bound and smartened up version of the LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary – New Edition (which came out less than a month […]
Collecting
Star Wars Gets Boosted!
The new 75253 BOOST Droid Commander – due out on September 1t – lets kids build, code and play with three iconic Star Wars droids – whether they’re a young Padawan or Jedi Master! Today, […]
Community
LEGO Star Wars Minifig Collector
With eight-hundred – counting the droid figures – or so minifigures it’s getting hard to display them, much less track them – but mega LEGO Star Wars fan Kevin Downard has come up with a […]
Collecting
Double VIP Points On Star Wars Sets
If you’re a member of the LEGO VIP awards programme, you’ll definitely want to take advantage of the offer that LEGO is running in-store and online. Over the May The 4th Be With You weekend […]
Events
Barnes & Noble May The 4th Be With You Event
Details are thin on the ground, with only the following statement to draw in the crowds: “Join us for a very special 4th of May event! On Saturday, May 4th at 2PM we’re inviting all […]