Guest writer Russ Dawson looks back at the full 20-year history of the sets that LEGO has transformed this unique Star Wars vehicle into. The Imperial Shuttle, or to give it the correct name Lambda-class […]
It was an awesome day in May 2003 when LEGO released their first Imperial Walker (4483 AT-AT) and again when they capitalized on the set’s immediate popularity when followed it up with the Mini-Scale version […]
With the success of the Space (now called Classic Space) theme came a profusion of simplified parts – usually bulkier than the standard bricks and plates many of us remember from the old days – […]
Get ready to reminisce like it’s 1999 because the 77th issue of Blocks Magazine is looking back at the inaugural year of the greatest LEGO theme ever. A long time ago in a toy shop […]
While collecting scratch ‘n’ sniff, puffy and the must-have Garbage Pail Kids stickers was big in the USA and Canada during the 1980s, kids in Europe got their decal fix from going down to their […]
While travel – whether it be domestic, international, or even intergalactic – might not have been on many Star Wars fans’ agendas over the last year, one gnomelike Jedi Master has visited 25 different worlds […]
With a new season comes a new selection of LEGO sets – and in this wave Star Wars is represented by two new and a revised set. Available from midnight in each of the primary […]
Come check out what’s new in February 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, […]
Made available through Meijer, the Mid West-based big box chain, in the USA and at LEGO branded stores in Europe and Australia during the first few months of 2021, this first polybag of the year […]
With the focus of so many LEGO fan blogs and channels on what is coming next, we often forget that there is a long and rich history underpinning the LEGO Star Wars license. Since its […]
For those readers in the Northern Hemisphere – especially those who have been suffering the current cold snaps – the turning of the season from Winter to Spring won’t come soon enough because the promised […]
The eagle-eyed newshounds at Brick Fanatics have spotted the first confirmed character pass for the eagerly-awaited LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which is due out this Spring. While the Playstation and Nintendo versions of […]
Known as the Oscars of the toy industry, each year experts take time out of their busy schedules while attending the International Toy Fair in New York to review top toys, games, and properties of […]
LEGO celebrated the holiday season with so many fun-filled opportunities last year that you may have forgotten about some of them already. Good thing The Holo-Brick Archives loves to document LEGO Star Wars news, and […]
The brand-new new issue of LEGO Star Wars comes with an epic Mandalorian minifigure! Help these ultimate bounty hunters find and rescue Mando and Baby Yoda, then enjoy some hilarious Mandalorian hide and seek in […]
We’ve covered the upcoming DK publication – Yoda’s Galaxy Atlas – on a couple of occasions. Most recently we shared some of the page content from the book. As the April 13th release date draws […]
Claims of a prototype Darth Vader date back to the early 2000s when the first red Vader helmets appeared. At the time, hundreds became available on BrickLink for a couple of dollars each. This massive […]
If, for the past three months, you missed out on the upsetting delay to the release of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga then you’re probably a bit confused by the increase in press attention […]
The latest issue of Blocks Magazine, the ultimate monthly celebration of all things LEGO, is out now and has plenty of articles, builds and features. Hogging the cover is the momentous 10276 Colosseum – the […]
Have clues as to LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s release date already been teased? Ever since the only known release date – October 20th, 2020 – being accidentally revealed (and quickly redacted) by the […]
With the latest LEGO Star Wars video game still in release limbo, developer Tt Games’ own Dawn McDiarmid, the lead hub designer (a trendy way of saying that she manages the programmers who are developing […]
In the normal scheme of things, when a LEGO community member puts their skills and imagination to good use the general outcome is an inspiring build, a cool printed t-shirt or a custom minifigure. It’s […]
With the cat out of the bag we all knew it wouldn’t be long before the official LEGO page updated their Star Wars theme portal with the next three sets, due out in March. 75297 […]
“The Empire is no longer and the Beskar has been returned” and thanks to Etsy seller MillionPrintDesigns you can get rid of any complications that dog the bounty hunting profession with these custom printed beskar […]
Come check out what’s new in January 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 six month mark since the direct-to-consumer 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina was released as a LEGO.com/branded store exclusive has arrived, allowing this Master Builder Series set to be sold outside of the official LEGO footprint. […]
Ever since the first reference to the Mandalorians in Marvel’s Star Wars #68 comic in November 1982, the popularity of this race of supercommando warriors has only ever waxed, and never waned. Over the years […]
If you’ve been following our Mini Steps minifigure evolution series or have read our The Legend Of Threepio’s Gold feature article you’ll know that in 2007, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, LEGO […]
The guessing game always begins when a new LEGO Star Wars wave is released, and this year’s speculation on what 2021 will bring is no different. Except for the fact that this time one popular […]
It’s always a race to get the first images of new LEGO Star Wars sets, and Promobricks.de is first across the line with a gallery of images of the 4+ Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75297), Microfighter […]
At The Holo-Brick Archives growing the Database is one of our top priorities! The majority of the time this is by adding new items to existing categories, but sometimes a new category needs to be […]
With last month’s addition of The Mandalorian LED key chain light to many collector’s want lists, it was only time before Santoki included The Child in their LEGO Star Wars LED key chain lights line-up. […]
The lightsaber is one of the most iconic weapons of all time. In 1999 when LEGO released the first sets, they knew they had to capture the look correctly. Of the fourteen regular production sets […]
Since the earliest of days, Luke’s X-Wing Starfighter has filled an important roll in the LEGO Star Wars theme. First released as part of the original wave in March 1999, this distinctive starfighter maintained its […]
The awesome new issue of LEGO Star Wars magazine – released on Wednesday 13 January – comes with an amazing 42-piece TIE Interceptor toy! Why is a stormtrooper turning on Darth Vader in the mega […]
We originally covered the upcoming addition to DK’s long line of publications back in July. Now, more example pages are available on DK’s website to highlight the content we can expect. As the title suggests, […]
Although LEGO does not count droids or brick-built characters as minifigures, Bricklink, Brickset, and many collectors do. With our previous R2-D2 Mini Steps we covered a droid character, and now it is time to cover […]
Improved layout for all devices but especially the iPad with larger text and images for a more user-friendly experience! Swiping between entries has also been corrected to ensure the proper order for photos. Kevin DownardFounder […]
The ubiquitous TIE (or Twin Ion Engine) Fighter – aka ‘The Eyeball’ – has been the mainstay of the Imperial Navy since it first rolled off the Sienar Fleet Systems’ production lines at the start […]
Introduced in 2014, the Microfighter subtheme is the spawn of four convention exclusives released in 2012 and 2013. Intended as a small set with enough play features to entertain young fans, they ostensibly replaced the […]
Blocks magazine has kicked off 2021 with a packed Issue 75, including a celebration of LEGO NINJAGO, an exclusive look at LEGO Braille Bricks, a review of the new Ghostbusters ECTO-1 and a look at […]
As the Earth spins on its axis and eradicates a year we never want to think about again, LEGO rings in 2021 with four new Star Wars sets. Available from midnight in each of the […]
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