With a fortnight to go until the latest Star Wars activity on LEGO Ideas closes, time is drawing short if you want to get yours entered into the competition! If you missed the original announcement, […]
We’ve just added three new exciting and original designs to our on-site store – complete with a new supplier and user experience – and because they are exclusive to The Holo-Brick Archives you won’t find […]
Design master Henrik Andersen wasn’t wrong when he declared that the new AT-AT “is the one everyone has been waiting for” and judging by the amount of coverage that the Ultimate Collector Series AT-AT received […]
Some sets take a handful of minutes to build, others need a week of knee-crushing dedication but the yearly LEGO Star Wars Advent calendar is always twenty-four days in the making – if you do […]
In an Advent calendar collection that is themed on The Mandalorian, the odds were pretty high that it would include a minifigure of the titular character decked out with a holiday-styled scarf to keep him […]
For many years, the Galactic Empire was portrayed as pro-human/anti-alien autocracy, and though it is fictional this stance by creator George Lucas – and the writers who followed him – has resonated through pop culture […]
It’s time to get to grips with the LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series AT-AT and the new Boutique Hotel set in Blocks magazine Issue 87, which also includes an extended interview with the LEGO […]
When he’s tired of being carried around like a baby kangaroo, The Child can sit back in comfort in his own hoverpram, specially adorned for the holiday season. With only 14 pieces, this mini build […]
Changes to the LEGO catalog come after a great deal of research and deliberation; with the increasing cost of product development, materials and transportation, the Danish construction toy company doesn’t want to release a lame […]
We all know that each wave of sets is going to be landing on shelves, but there is a particular degree of excitement when someone finds the sets ahead of the scheduled release. If the […]
We all knew LEGO would include a festively decorated Star Wars character, and – true to form – they made us wait 22 days for The Child in a freshly minted festive outfit! With three […]
As any kid knows, the best way to build a LEGO set is to dump out all the bags on the floor, and then pour the pieces into a giant pile, right? That might be […]
All the other players in The Mandalorian have received their own so why not one for the principal? This mini build is pure simplicity, and with only 13 parts it’s one of the best uses […]
While most Ultimate Collector Series sets only come with a couple of minifigures, there are exceptions to the rule. However, the last time that we saw the rule broken was 2017 with the release of […]
This bounty hunter-turned-babysitter made a strong impact with Star Wars fans – as well an unwitting squad of stormtroopers – in the three episodes (not counting the statuesque cameo in the second season’s fourth episode) […]
Whether you say “aye-tee aye-tee” or simply pronounce it as “AT-AT”, the Imperial walker (which is the only way it has ever been enunciated in a Star Wars movie) ranks high up on the list […]
Not to be confused by any other starships owned by Boba Fett, this is the one and only Slave I, and the 19th novelty in this year’s Advent countdown. This sleek and agile spacecraft is […]
Feared throughout the galaxy – especially princesses and small green aliens of undefined species – this ball-shaped, hovering IT-O Interrogator was adept at coercing its subjects into revealing all kinds of secrets – like the […]
High above the streets and house Moff Gideon orbits in his personal command ship, an Imperial Light Cruiser, which is the novelty behind door number 17. With a total of 27 pieces (not including spares), […]
The latest issue of LEGO Star Wars Magazine from Immediate Media is out now and comes with a 51 piece Republic Gunship mini-model! Along with the mini-model, this new issue comes with loads of brainteaser […]
With all the wintery projectiles being launched in this year’s Advent calendar, it’s fitting that there is a Snowball Courier to make sure that there are enough to go around. A simple cart with a […]
Nimble, speedy, and versatile, the Speeder Bike behind door number 15 is today’s Advent calendar novelty. Coming in at 16 pieces, this trimmed-down mini build isn’t quite as detailed as those recently included with the […]
Tucked behind the door for day 14 is the most basic of all the novelties in the year’s Advent calendar – an Imperial Remnant Weapon’s Rack. Unlike previous LEGO Star Wars Advent calendars, where minifigures […]
It’s the season to go big – and Hallmark has done just that with their latest Keepsake LEGO Star Wars minifigure ornaments of Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper, new for 2021! You’d think that something […]
Clinging to the last vestiges of power, Imperial Remnant troops – like the Scout Trooper – are still to be feared, particularly when they’re in charge of juvenile green aliens with pointy ears. Making their […]
Despite being defeated by the New Republic at the Battle of Jakku, those systems still holding out for the Galactic Empire – known as the Imperial Remnant – make use of surplus war materiel like […]
Making its first appearance in The Mandalorian during the second season’s second episode (The Passenger) when a security patrol attempts to interdict the Razor Crest, the New Republic X-wing Fighter is the day 8 novelty […]
Handed down from father to son – from a certain point of view – the lightsaber that was crafted by Anakin Skywalker and saw action during the Clone Wars, briefly took part in the insurrection […]
With enough time trends tend to emerge among products, and LEGO Star Wars is no exception. Recent information surrounding the summer wave has popped up which may shed some light on what to expect in […]
Originally appearing in the first episode (The Marshall) of the second season of The Mandalorian, this projectile weapon was deployed by the Tusken Raiders on Tatooine in the confrontation with the krayt dragon. Complete with […]
On first appearances this might be confused for a miniscale Mos Pelgo but it is in fact a cunningly wrought Tusken Raider’s weapon rack that melds into the landscape of Tatooine. With only 11 parts, […]
There’s always a certain sense of anticipation at this time of year, and we’re not talking about what we’ll find under the tree on Christmas morning. We’re talking about next year’s sets, and while LEGO […]
Causing all kinds of trouble on Tatooine before aligning with The Mandalorian and the people of Mos Pelgo to take down the feared krayt dragon, this Tusken Raider is behind day 8 of this year’s […]
Typically at the tan end of the spectrum, very few landspeeders have been given such a commercially appealing paint job before. Showing up at the start of the fourth episode (The Seige) of the second […]
Though arriving late in the canon of Star Wars, this mini build of the Imperial Troop Transport makes an early Advent appearance. Making its debut Star Wars appearance in Kenner’s Christmas line-up in 1979, it […]
Old Ben Kenobi might have once thought that “only Imperial stormtroopers are so precise.” but the poor aim of the Empire’s grunts has been a long-running joke amongst Star Wars fans. Now, on day 5 […]
Popular among Imperial troops for its knock-them-down-and-don’t-let-them-get-back-up approach to suppressing fire, this E-web heavy blaster comes armed with a different kind of projectile. First appearing in the debut episode of The Mandalorian, it makes a […]
It was only a matter of time before the Internet found another way to get itself excited, and this time it’s the new 75313 AT-AT that’s getting people worked up for the wrong reasons. Just […]
The foot soldiers of the Imperial Remnant are still present on a number of worlds in the Star Wars galaxy – but they don’t all look this clean and shiny! First appearing in the Winter […]
The past couple of weeks have been eventful for LEGO Star Wars fans, but the end is not yet in sight. Following on the heels of a number of Winter wave product shares are two […]
With the looming presence of the Winter wave, which should start appearing on toy store shelves in a few weeks if you live in North America, or on January 1st, 2022 if you’re elsewhere in […]
It was in Australia where the new 75313 AT-AT made landfall when LEGO certified retailer lego.brickstore.com, confused by AEDT daylight savings, started the advance at 11 pm instead of midnight. The official LEGO shop@home website […]
Appearing in the opening scene of the fifth episode (The Gunslinger) of the original series of The Mandalorian, Riot Mar’s Starfighter doesn’t last very long in a dogfight with the Razor Crest. This customized Bounty […]
Outed by the LEGO Building Instructions app (available on Android and iOS) are the first images of 75321 The Razor Crest Microfighter, and later added to the Australian, United Kingdom and European pages on LEGO.com, […]
The first The Phantom Menace toys hit shelves in May 1999, and from that moment on the prospect of being the first to own the latest collectible from a galaxy far, far away has caused […]
Come check out what’s new in November 2021 at The Holo-Brick Archives! THBA has the goal of becoming the one-stop-shop for all things LEGO Star Wars. In order to continue improving and expanding the site, […]
The fun of going on a toy run at midnight is nothing new for Star Wars fans, who have been enjoying Midnight Madness since the first toys from The Phantom Menace hit branches of the […]
With this being the first day of Advent, the traditional start to the countdown to Christmas, we launch our LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar reveals – beginning with a miniature version of the Razor Crest. […]
Despite it selling out globally on the official LEGO shop@home website, and going into backorder status, fans in Australia and New Zealand can still add this latest Ultimate Collector Series set to their collection through […]
Just like every year, we start our LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar review with a reminder that Advent, meaning “arriving” in Latin, began in the 5th century CE as a Roman practice of penitence and […]
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