A decade (and change) ago, when the LEGO Star Wars juggernaut was just coming up to full speed, a unique building fad caught someone’s eye at the LEGO office in Enfield, Connecticut and inspired two […]
For a large number of Star Wars fans the first starship ever seen in the saga was the Rebel Blockade Runner which was carrying Princess Leia and the stolen plans of the Death Star on its ill-fated […]
Since it was first revealed in February 2020 when it was announced that the Republic Gunship was the winner of the poll the LEGO Ideas team ran to select the next Ultimate Collector Series, news […]
From a galaxy far, far away to right here, right now – LEGO brings Minifigure Madness: Star Wars edition, pitting thirty-two of our most loved LEGO Star Wars minifigure characters against each other in a […]
The gasp of surprise that went through those first audiences of The Empire Strikes Back when the first sight of Darth Vader’s flesh – and with it, a hint at the damage that had been […]
With the LEGO Ambassador Network (LAN), the official support program for recognized media and fan groups, recently changing their attitude towards rumors – so long as it isn’t leaked by an official source – there’s […]
The sixty-ninth issue of that most excellent publication, the LEGO Star Wars Magazine by Immediate Media is out now – and comes with a bodacious Emperor Palpatine minifigure! If you’ve sensed a disturbance in the […]
Including the digitally retconned Imperial shuttle that ferried Darth Vader to the Executor in the closing scenes of The Empire Strikes Back: Special Edition, there have been precisely seven appearances of the unforgettable Lambda-class shuttle […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Winter Sale has begun at steampowered.com, with deep discounts on thousands of games – including a bunch of LEGO Star Wars titles! LEGO Star Wars – The Complete Saga – $19.99 $4.99 (-75%) LEGO […]
The final day of Advent gives us Darth Krampus Vader in a traditional wooly jumper that boasts a Death Star motif. Battle-damage aside, only once before has Darth Vader steps out of his comfort zone […]
With the exciting climax of The Mandalorian’s second season tucked away – and the mind-numbing reveal made public – it’s time to look at what potential sets the most recent season might bring. Before that […]
Like the antithesis of Santa’s workshop at the North Pole, Day 23 brings us Darth Vader’s Castle. Situated on the tortured world of Mustafar, the fortress of solitude for the Emperor’s Fist was first visualized […]
Hidden behind the 22nd window in this year’s LEGO Star Wars Advent calendar is a stormtrooper minifigure. First appearing in the Winter Wave of 2019, this dual-molded minifigure was initially available in 75229 Death Star Escape […]
The festive run of Advent novelties continues with this Snowman Power Droid – it’s ready to power up all your Life Day lights! Of the nine power droids that LEGO has produced over the years, […]
Like the saying goes, the Devaronian is in the detail and 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina has a lot of hellishly clever element use and design features that lifts the entire build to a level that […]
Making its third appearance in LEGO form on the 20th day of Advent is the shield generator from the Rebel Alliance’s base on Hoth. Having been neglected for the first 20 years of the Star […]
Over the past two years, Disney+ has given us a total of ten and a half hours of The Mandalorian – which is nearly double the length of the sum of the running times of […]
Ready to sound the alarm when Rebel commanders don’t make it back to Echo Base before nightfall is the festive tauntaun from the 19th day of Advent If every tauntaun had a nose that glowed […]
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