Having gone from the ultra-cool Imperial reconnaissance specialists (despite wearing white armor in the verdant Forest Moon) that was debuted in Return of the Jedi in 1983 to the biggest scumbags in the galaxy after […]
Forty years ago and long before LEGO fans got treated to a detailed version of the reconnaissance drone that raised the alarm about the presence of Rebels on the frozen planet of Hoth, those around […]
Meant to be the missing link between Miniland-scale and the minifigure, CubeDudes evolved into their own branch of the LEGO tree of life when Angus MacLane, way back in April 2009, got up from watching […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Not since Kenner released its Cantina Adventure Set has there been such a gathering of aliens, denizens, smugglers, brigands and outlandish creatures. Sold exclusively through the Sears Wish Book in the USA over the Christmas […]
Whether you call it Chalmun’s Spaceport Cantina, Wuher’s Cantina, or simply the Mos Eisley Cantina, there’s no getting around the fact that this much loved Star Wars location has finally – and properly – been […]
Mos Eisley, the primary spaceport and commercial hub of the planet that’s furthest from the bright center of the universe, has been an integral location in the Star Wars galaxy – appearing in no less […]
There is a long-running joke in the LEGO Star Wars community that new members to join Jens and the rest of the Star Wars team have to perform a right of passage by designing the […]
Even though the existence of 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina was accidentally outed on an official LEGO news outlet, the scale and depth of this set came as quite a shock when the official announcement came […]
Unlike those killjoy LEGO reviewers who published their door-by-door account of each what’s behind each door in this year’s LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar back in August, we at The Holo-Brick Archives have held off […]
It’s quite poignant that the last spaceship seen in The Empire Strikes Back is also the final LEGO Star Wars set of 2020 – the year that marked the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes […]
It’s taken a long time to get where we’re at today – 42 years in fact – and today is the day that we can answer the question we’ve all been asking ourselves: was the […]
For the last 88 years LEGO, which was founded in a carpenter’s workshop, has concentrated on making toys for children – first it was piggy banks, pull toys, cars and trucks, and houses before moving […]
With all the attention that The Child has got since his first appearance in The Mandalorian’s premiere episode, you’d be pardoned from thinking that ABY – the nominated Star Wars calendar era timeline origin – […]
It’s often said that so-and-so is an iconic Star Wars vehicle, making it – after “most impressive” – one of the most over-used descriptive words applied to a galaxy far, far away. That said, when […]
The debut of the Night Buzzard in The Rise of Skywalker, on the desert planet of Pasaana where the Knights of Ren accompanied the head of their cult enclave in pursuit of the last Jedi […]
Looking like a cross between a CR-90 corvette and a U-wing fighter, this addition to the Star Wars theme is a brave choice given that most fans aren’t likely to know what this ship is, […]
Much like the Empire has multiple Death Stars, so too does LEGO – who have made a staggering sixteen sets based on the great, gray ball of destruction, with 75291 Death Star Final Duel being […]
While not exactly one of the most iconic Star Wars vehicles, Grievous’s starfighter – named Soulless One by the cyborg general and because of his frequent retreats also referred to as Spineless One – is […]
The unlikeliest of father figures looks after a ward that is the elder of the pair as they hunt – and are hunted – their way across the galaxy in order to… …the pessimistic fanboy […]
Having the unique honor of being the first and (so far) only LEGO Star Wars set to be created by a fan-organised campaign – led by the equally unique and overly vociferous Ryan McCullough (aka […]
Making its battlefront debut at the Battle of Naboo, the Baktoid Armor Workshop’s hover tank was the backbone of the Trade Federation’s assault forces during the Invasion of Naboo, where it was used to provide […]
In 2007, when Star Wars began the move from the big to the little screen, LEGO understandably adjusted their LEGO Star Wars line-up to include new sets from the upcoming Clone Wars animated series. Initially […]
If you’re a Star Wars fan who has been lurking on the LEGO periphery you might not know about Chris McVeigh’s brick-built signature sketch card series, but most LEGO fans will have come across them […]
It’s said that “every generation has a legend” and it’s equally true that every Star Wars generation has a highly marketable creation thrust upon it. Those from the age of the Original Trilogy were entertained […]
Ever since the release of 10227 B-Wing Starfighter in 2012 the combined voice of the LEGO and Star Wars fan community has been calling for the addition of the Rebel Alliance’s most famous interceptor to […]
Though the LEGO Star Wars line had received a star-studded launch when it debuted in 1999, their first foray into the most mammoth example of Imperial engineering is still to this day one of the […]
When our favourite theme celebrated its twentieth birthday last year LEGO was made to realise that their fans and collectors had aged two decades as well, and the reasons (some might say excuses) that drove […]
While the practice of giving away a LEGO set – also known as a gift with purchase (GWP) – has been around for decades, only recently has LEGO chosen to take a step away from […]
From as far back as 2009 LEGO has produced simplified sets – with chunky elements and easy-to-follow instructions – to help children transition from DUPLO to the System-scale, but it wasn’t until 2019 that Star […]
If you’re of a certain generation there’s an almost immediate association of STEAM with ornate Victorian technology, flying goggles and cosplay. For the strata of population that has arrived more recently and aren’t yet old […]
From start to finish the road to The Rise of Skywalker has been a long journey, with a lengthy and tempered promotional, marketing and merchandising campaign that took a full three quarters of a year […]
Every year since 2008 LEGO has given their corporate, factory and full-time brand store staff an exclusive and unique set to thank them for their efforts through the year, and this year’s is quite exceptional. […]
With the announcement that Obi-Wan Kenobi is coming to our TV screens in a year or so, the venerable Jedi Knight has had a lot of focus on him and LEGO was quick to capitalise […]
Since the beginning, The LEGO Group’s foundation of “play well” has meant that they have developed their products with imagination and creativity in mind. Some sets – like the programmable 75253 Droid Commander set from […]
Back before John Favreau gave us his re-imagining of the Ultimate Fighting Champion and made all things Mando’ade cool again, we had Dave Filoni’s retconning of the Mandalorian history and culture as initially told by […]
The year that celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the launch of LEGO Star Wars is casting its retrospective eyes back across the last two decades in a search for ways to commemorate the success […]
It’s been over 15 years since LEGO released their first UCS Imperial Star Destroyer – and seventh in the Ultimate Collector Series run – so, according to Creative Director of the Star Wars team Jens […]
Released during Force Friday (September 1st through 3rd, 2017) as part of The Last Jedi selection of LEGO Star Wars sets, 75190 First Order Star Destroyer formed the vanguard of the movie’s LEGO merchandise assault. […]
As the summer break comes to an end and with the prospect of giving up those halcyon days of playing hoop and stick in the street or skimming rocks across the duck pond, the prospect […]
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