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Luke’s X-34 Landspeeder: How Many Is Too Many?
Lauded by fans as the most overproduced LEGO Star Wars set in the history of everything, we take a look at how repetative the humble landspeeder set really is. […]
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LSW: TSS Play Through – The Phantom Menace
We’ve put down our stud separator and picked up a video game controller, because we’re starting our nine-part play through of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga from where it all began – The Phantom Menace! […]
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Five Times Blue Milk Has Appeared In The LEGO Star Wars Universe
Following yesterday’s release of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and the exclusive 30625 Luke Skywalker with Blue Milk minifigure, we’ve identified five times that blue milk has made appearances in the LEGO Star Wars […]
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Are AFOLs Really Welcome Anymore?
It’s only been a couple of years since the launch of the Adult Collector range and with the Star Wars theme being at the forefront of the push to draw in grown-ups who are discovering […]
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Is The Microfighter Subtheme Being Put To Pasture?
Unique to the LEGO Star Wars licensed range of sets, the initial wave in the Microfighter subtheme was released in 2014 after a selection of chibi-style exclusives were made available during the summer convention cycle […]
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Why Does The Ultimate Collectors Series Cater To Original Trilogy Fans?
Added to the Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) subtheme in the third quarter of 2021, the release of 75309 Republic Gunship was significant because it was the first time that the prequel trilogy had been visited […]
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Remembering The Han Solo Affair
Brickfilms have long existed within the LEGO community, with the first recorded film – Journey to the Moon – dating as far back as 1973. Still, the release of the LEGO Studios Steven Spielberg MovieMaker […]
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75313 AT-AT: The Last Word
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 […]
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LEGO Brings More Diversity To The LEGO Star Wars Theme
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 […]
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Does LEGO Use Exclusives To Test New Product Lines?
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 […]
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All You Need To Know To Build 75313 AT-AT
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 […]
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Black Friday: The Stomp That Was Heard Around The World
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 […]
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Midnight Madness And Goodies Galore!
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 […]
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Special Report: Black Friday’s Midnight M-AT-AT-dness!
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 […]
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How To Build Your Snowtrooper Army And Fill Up An AT-AT
The long-awaited Ultimate Collector Series AT-AT is here, and as many collectors all over the world begin purchasing and building the model it’s time to start planning what to do with it. Some may build […]
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Why Does The Price Of 75313 AT-AT Vary So Much?
The increasing price of LEGO sets has created a certain amount of controversy within the community, and while those LEGO fans in the United Kingdom have cause to celebrate the recent price drop, it doesn’t […]
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Little & Large: Charting The Rise And Rise Of The AT-AT – Part Two
Whether the inspiration of the All Terrain Armoured Transport (AT-AT) was really the container cranes at the Port of Oakland or not, there’s no denying that the four-legged transport was the chosen means of deploying […]
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Little & Large: Charting The Rise And Rise Of The AT-AT – Part One
If you’re reading this you’ll already know how significant the appearance of the All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) was in The Empire Strikes Back, and how popular the Imperial walker has been with Star Wars […]
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The First LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
For the past couple of years new content has been created to celebrate the holiday season, but many probably don’t know that a LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special goes back further than 2020. In fact […]
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Small Screen Delights: The Very First LEGO Star Wars Brickfilm
What began in 1973 with Journey to the Moon, a six-minute-long stop-motion movie that depicted the Apollo 17 mission, opened the flood gates of creativity and launched a new way for LEGO fans to demonstrate […]
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A Collector’s Guide To LEGO Star Wars Key Chains
LEGO key chains date back as far as the minifigure itself. They’re a cheap, timeless accessory that allows kids and adults alike to keep a piece of ABS with them all day long. When the […]
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Looking Back At LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy – The Most Highly Regarded Game To Date
Following the runaway success of LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game with its six million sales, it was inevitable that a sequel game would follow – and, naturally, it would cover the movies of the […]
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Small Screen Delights: LEGO Star Wars Short Films
Stop-motion LEGO films – otherwise known as brickfilms – have existed within the LEGO community since 1973, with Journey to the Moon being the first known example, but it wasn’t until the very end of […]
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Outside Dexter’s Diner: The Video Game Minikits
When the first LEGO Star Wars video game was released in 2005, one of the game’s most popular play features was the opportunity to assemble a collection of specially crafted mini-scale spaceships, podracers and speeders, […]
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The History Of LEGO Star Wars Comic Books
Throughout their long history – from their first appearance in LEGO Mania (United States) and Bricks N Pieces (United Kingdom) in 1999 to the latest issue of the LEGO Star Wars Magazine, the cartoon artistry […]
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What Does It Take To Be A Guinness World Record Holder?
When it comes to setting records in a galaxy far, far away there’s no beating Steve Sansweet at Rancho Obi-Wan, who has held the record for the largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia (including a […]
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Celebrating The Republic Gunship: Nose Artistry
Popularized by the Memphis Belle and Enola Gay, the practice of decorating the front panels of the Republic gunship grew out of a developing need for clones to express some non-conformity and their growing sense […]
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Celebrating The Republic Gunship – All The Big Ones
Regardless if it’s a Cold War or a Clone War, it’s the grunts that take a beating on the ground so getting them in and out of harm’s way – whether by kicking up dust […]
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Celebrating The Republic Gunship – All The Hand-Held Versions
Quickly becoming one of the most screen-seen vehicles in the Star Wars universe, the Republic Gunship has made appearances in two movies, eight episodes of the original Clone Wars cartoon, 73 episodes of The Clone […]
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Behind The Scenes Of LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
From the big screen to the little brick, DK looks back at ten years of LEGO Star Wars in their new LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary. How do you review a book you helped […]
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What Went Wrong With LEGO CON?
For fans of the Star Wars theme, LEGO CON was a disappointment. The expected reveals and updates didn’t materialize and many felt that the presentation and content was too young for the theme’s largely adult […]
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Looking Back At LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game – Over Six Million Sold!
For the last 15 years, LEGO fans and video gamers have been able to control their favorite LEGO Star Wars minifigures with their thumbs, and living alongside pixellated minifigures has become taken for granted because, […]
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UCS: Undefined Collector Series
Perhaps the most contentious Star Wars subtheme – due to its loose definition and flexible application of criteria – the Ultimate Collector Series has been causing consternation amongst LEGO Star Wars fans for decades, and […]
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When LEGO Thanked The Maker
Star Wars is more than just a movie. It’s more than a film franchise, a merchandising cash cow or a pop-cultural icon too. It’s all of these and more, and it’s largely because George Lucas […]
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The Quest For R2-D2: The Malevolence
After a year-long marketing campaign that started with a printed comic series, moved on to an eight-part web-comic, was followed by a mini-movie that aired on Cartoon Network and culminated in a web-based video game […]
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Remembering Revenge Of The Fifth
With all the hype that May The 4th Be With You – aka Star Wars Day – gets it’s fair to say that most LEGO fans know what to expect when it comes to celebrating […]
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The Quest For R2-D2: Part Three – Game Guide
The multimedia marketing campaign to promote the new LEGO Clone Wars sets that started early in 2009 culminated in a free online video game that was an instant hit with LEGO Star Wars fans and […]
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The Circle Is Complete: The History Of May The 4th Be With You
It all began once upon a long time ago, in a land far, far away (unless you are reading this in the United Kingdom) land when – according to the Danish Broadcasting Network who record […]
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The Quest For R2-D2: Part Two – The Game
The long-forgotten The Quest For R2-D2 was a 12-month multimedia stealth onslaught devised by LEGO to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Star Wars theme that culminated in one of the most endearing LEGO Star […]
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The Quest For R2-D2: Part One – The Campaign
When the curtains opened on the sixth-but-third movie of the Star Wars saga in 2005, we were treated to the culmination of what would become the Skywalker Saga, and went away expecting that to be […]
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Forgotten History: CudeDude Exclusives – Star Wars Celebration
Seemingly appearing out of nowhere at the height of the 2010 convention season when LEGO released a set of CubeDude – Clone Wars Edition exclusives at San Diego Comic-Con, attendees were taken by surprise by […]
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Forgotten History: CubeDude Exclusives – San Diego Comic-Con
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 […]
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Retro Recap: Taking A Look Back At All The Imperial Shuttle Sets
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 […]
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The Jedi’s Wielded Weapon: A Lightsaber Deep Dive
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 […]
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The Times They Are A-Changin’ Part Three: Minifigures
Now that both internal set designs and external packaging layouts have been discussed, it’s time to take a look at a few minifigure changes that have occurred during various production runs. As we started to […]
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The Times They Are A-Changin’ Part Two: Packaging
In the last installment we covered a variety of sets that have changed in their overall build design during production. However, it isn’t just the items within the box that can be changed but so […]
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The Beginner’s Guide To LEGO Star Wars Collecting 107: Managing
By this point you will have figured out what your LEGO Star Wars angle is, what approach to collecting you’ll be adopting and where you’ll be doing your shopping – but how are you going […]
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The Beginner’s Guide To LEGO Star Wars Collecting 106: Focus
Just like when Qui-Gon Jinn told a young, blonde Anakin Skywalker that “Your focus determines your reality,” what you decide to buy will determine the extent (and cost) of your collection. There are lots of […]
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The Times They Are A-Changin’ Part One: Set Design
LEGO’s process of creating a set begins months before a product is launched and has multiple stages where the concept and design are tested and tweaked. As anyone who has launched a product can tell […]
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The Beginner’s Guide To LEGO Star Wars Collecting 105: Toy Runs
The toy run, a staple collecting activity in the 1990s and early 2000s, might be long gone thanks to the closure of so many chains of toy stores and the rise of the Internet, but […]