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Grapevine

Rumor Season Continues With BHz Darth Vader/Obi-Wan Kenobi Dual Pack

8 March 2022 Jeremy Beckett

The latest rumor popping up on #legoleaks2022 is the news that the next BrickHeadz addition to the LEGO Star Wars theme will be 40547 Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader two-pack, with a predicted May release […]

Reviews

The New LEGO Star Wars Keepsakes Are An Ornamental Success

14 December 2021 Jeremy Beckett

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 […]

Customs

Make Your Own Mega Figs!

15 November 2021 Jeremy Beckett

When the first helmets were added to the Adult Collector subtheme in 2020 many cried out for matching mega figs, a concept scale that LEGO first introduced with staff Christmas gift in 2018. Fans of […]

Features

A Collector’s Guide To LEGO Star Wars Key Chains

4 November 2021 Kevin Downard

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 […]

Focus

75296 Darth Vader’s Meditation Chamber: Minifig Focus

15 August 2021 Kevin Downard

The 18+/Adult Collector subtheme has introduced several sets recently that have long been missed. By focusing on sets that are interesting to an older market, LEGO has recreated some of the most iconic scenes and […]

Reviews

Is 75296 Darth Vader Meditation Chamber The Ultimate More-Machine-Than-Man Cave?

15 August 2021 Jeremy Beckett

Whether you call it a she shed or a mantuary, everyone needs somewhere they can go for a little alone time – and Darth Vader is no different. With his body ravaged as a result […]

For Fun

It’s (Video) Game Time! Minifigure Recap IV – Darth Vader

24 May 2021 Kevin Downard

As the release date for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga inevitably grows closer, the hype surrounding the game and all of its content grows as well. To distract ourselves from the prolonged waiting, let’s […]

Reviews

Dark Father Who Art In The Force, Reviewed Be Thy Name: 75304 Darth Vader Helmet

19 May 2021 Jeremy Beckett

Fulfilling his role as the backbone character in two-thirds of the Journal of the Whills/Skywalker Saga and as the Sword of the Emperor, the Jedi turned to the Dark Side known as Darth Vader hunted […]

Collecting

Hallmark Reveals New LEGO Star Wars Keepsake Ornaments

13 May 2021 Jeremy Beckett

Now the festivities of May The 4th are truly behind us, we can look forward to the next season of fun. Proving ugly never goes out of style and kitsch sweaters will always be on-trend […]

Community

Public Service Announcement: Dark Vador Is Legit

30 April 2021 Jeremy Beckett

If you’ve spent more than a few minutes in any of the hundreds of LEGO Star Wars groups on Facebook in the last day and a half there are two things that won’t have escaped […]

Collecting

Spring Sets Go Wild

20 April 2021 Jeremy Beckett

Whenever a new wave is about to get released you can be sure that someone, somewhere will jump the gun and get the latest sets out ahead of the official street date. And who can […]

Collecting

New Helmets And Probe Droid Available To Pre-Order Everywhere!

27 March 2021 Jeremy Beckett

You can now add the latest LEGO Star Wars sets – 75304 Darth Vader helmet, 75305 Scout Trooper helmet and 75306 Imperial Probe Droid – to your collection at the official LEGO website as well […]

Grapevine

Lifting The Lid On Darth Vader’s Meditation Chamber

18 March 2021 Jeremy Beckett

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 […]

Focus

Mini-Steps Hits The Catwalk: Spring Fashion Reviewed

13 March 2021 Kevin Downard

The Spring Wave ushers in new looks for some classic favorites, and these minifigures are ready to take to the runway. Global events might have put a halt to the Milan, New York, and London […]

Reviews

Runabout, Recovery & Recon: 75302 Imperial Shuttle Reviewed

10 March 2021 Jeremy Beckett

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 […]

Spotlight

The Story Behind The New “Prototype” Darth Vaders

6 February 2021 Kevin Downard

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 […]

Features

The Jedi’s Wielded Weapon: A Lightsaber Deep Dive

19 January 2021 Kevin Downard

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 […]

Mini Steps

Mini Steps: Advent Calendar Exclusive Minifigures

24 December 2020 Kevin Downard

After opening twenty-four cardboard doors, the end of the 2020 Star Wars Advent Calendar is here. To put a cap on the Christmas countdown, the advent minifigures are getting the Mini Steps treatment! This addition […]

Countdown 2020

Day 24: Darth Vader (Ugly Sweater)

24 December 2020 Jeremy Beckett

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 […]

Collecting

Show Your Rebel-lious Side With A New Ugly Christmas Sweater

8 December 2020 Kevin Downard

A few days ago a Holiday Special lineup of ugly Christmas sweaters went live, and now you can add the newest addition to your wardrobe! Unlike the others which have all been based on products […]

Collecting

Holiday Special Ugly Christmas Sweaters Are Here!

3 December 2020 Kevin Downard

Ready to look like your favorite Holiday Special character? Well now you can! Over on Teespring, listings for the four designs from this year have been added and are available on a variety of shirt […]

Collecting

Full Look At The 2021 Winter Wave

29 November 2020 Kevin Downard

Earlier this week LEGO.com revealed  four of the Winter Wave sets and announced the official name of another within the set descriptions. Today, though, less grainy images of the remaining late December/early January sets have […]

Collecting

Holiday Special Plushes At Target Now!

4 November 2020 Jeremy Beckett

The thought of the Winter holidays conjures up a lot of cultural symbology – turkeys and pumpkins spilling out of a cornucopia, pine trees decorated with glass baubles, portly gentlemen delivering presents to well-behaved children, […]

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Reviews

Much Ado About Nothing: 75291 Death Star Final Duel In Review

21 October 2020 Jeremy Beckett

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 […]

Collecting

Disguise Your Passion

11 September 2020 Jeremy Beckett

This might not be the best year to launch a new range of adult LEGO Star Wars costumes, but Disguise, Inc is having a go at making sure that everything – especially Halloween – is […]

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Collecting

LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar (75279) Revealed

1 September 2020 Kevin Downard

For some, the countdown to Christmas starts on December 26th, but for LEGO Star Wars fans that countdown starts with the announcement of the next Advent Calendar. Since 2011, LEGO has been bringing fans the […]

Holiday Special Banner
Multimedia

Disney Announces LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special

14 August 2020 Kevin Downard

The original Star Wars Holiday Special, the repressed memory of many Star Wars fans which followed Luke, Leia, Chewbacca and Han Solo’s attempt to visit the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk in order to celebrate Life […]

Grapevine

LEGO Star Wars Mosaic All But Confirmed

17 May 2020 Jeremy Beckett

Since making its first appearance at the rumour mill last month, the expected 18+ Darth Maul mosaic has taken another step towards factuality with a listing on a Slovakian model shop’s website. Like the surprise […]

Reviews

LEGO BucketHeadz Reviewed

3 May 2020 Jeremy Beckett

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 […]

Books & Mags

LEGO Star Wars Magazine – Issue 55 Out Now

9 January 2020 Jeremy Beckett

The latest issue from Immediate Media is crammed full of fun features for the young Star Wars fans. There’s an action-packed comic that sees trouble in Takodana, cool brainteasers, slick posters, LEGO set news, and […]

Collecting

New Star Wars Bag Tag Collection

2 April 2019 Jeremy Beckett

Transform any bag into a LEGO® Star WarsTM bag with this brand new assortment of LEGO Star Wars minifig-inspired bag tags. Coloured and shaped like your three favourite Star Wars characters, these 100% silicone tag […]

Collecting

New Star Wars BrickHeadz Available

1 July 2018 Jeremy Beckett

Include the latest BrickHeadz additions in your Star Wars collection by clicking on the shop@home links below. 41619 Darth Vader Switch to the dark side with your own LEGO® BrickHeadzTM construction character featuring Darth Vader! […]

Collecting

And The Next BrickHeadz Are…

22 May 2018 Jeremy Beckett

Our last catch-up listed five new Star Wars BrickHeadz for 2018, and now two have been revealed through a pack-in mini poster that made its way on to Reddit. 41619 Darth Vader 104 pieces – […]

Collecting

5005376 Darth Vader Imagery

31 March 2018 Jeremy Beckett

Available through a single eBay seller in the United Kigdom is this promotional polybag 5005376 Darth Vader (née Darth Vader Pod née LEGO Star Wars Anniversary Pod Offer). We finally have an official name. The […]

Collecting

5005376 LEGO Star Wars Anniversary Pod Re-Offer

1 March 2018 Jeremy Beckett

The promotional set that got advertised, hyped and cancelled has risen from the ashes in a surprise move only days after speculation arose that it would never see the light of day. In a timely […]

Grapevine

Expected Star Wars BrickHeadz For 2018

5 February 2018 Jeremy Beckett

For a number of months a couple of LEGO sites – including Brickset.com – have been playing host to a partially complete list of Star Wars BrickHeadz that are believed to be due in 2018. […]

Multimedia

The Freemaker Adventures Season 2 DVD

27 January 2018 Jeremy Beckett

Coming on March 13th, for the first time ever, is the complete second season of The Freemaker Adventures. An $18 spend will get you all 12* episodes, five bonus clips and a limited edition Darth […]

Collecting

Dark Lord of the Brickheadz

25 November 2017 Jeremy Beckett

Rebelscum reader and LEGO Star Wars collector Marc M opened his Target exclusive 41489 Rey and Kylo Ren Collector’s Pack to find a surprise inside. As shown on this teaser poster a new BrickHeadz Darth […]

Grapevine

Post Force Friday II Wave

28 August 2017 Jeremy Beckett

  The most recent set of images to put the torch to the late 2017/2018 LEGO Star Wars assortments are too hot to handle but we’ve gone over them so you won’t get burned. Don’t […]

Multimedia

The Freemaker Adventures Shorts

31 May 2017 Jeremy Beckett

Rowan, Kordi and Zander Freemaker scour the galaxy for scraps in order to build their own vehicles. But when the trio’s youngest sibling Rowan discovers part of the ancient Kyber Saber, the three siblings become […]

Collecting

Awesome Star Wars Deals At Walmart

26 May 2017 Jeremy Beckett

And I mean awesome because Walmart have absolutely debased their prices! Here’s an assortment of purchases Rebelscum readers and forum members have reported: 75111 Darth Vader buildable figure for $7, 75120 K-S20/75525 Baze Malbus/75121 Death […]

Collecting

Toys “R” Us May The 4th Be With You Poster In Detail

9 May 2017 Jeremy Beckett

As part of the Star Wars Day promotion in Australia, LEGO and Toys “R” Us got together to promote the LEGO Star Wars line. Anyone spending $50 or more on the product at one of […]

Events

LEGOLAND Florida: LEGO Star Wars Days Press Release

13 April 2017 Jeremy Beckett

LEGO® Star Wars™ Days Takes Kids to a Galaxy Far, Far Away When Popular Event Returns to LEGOLAND® Florida Resort May 6-7 & 13-14 This May, the creativity of the LEGO® building system meets the […]

Books & Mags

Scholastic: LEGO Star Wars Chapter Books

25 September 2016 Jeremy Beckett

As children advance in reading skills they become more confident and can transition from very short books that are light on text and heavy on illustrations to full length books that will keep their attention […]

Events

October Brand Store Calendar

31 August 2016 Jeremy Beckett

We are still a day from the official announcement of the 75159 UCS Death Star from LEGO, and with the publication of October’s brand store events and offers calendar it’s fair to say that the […]

Collecting

75159 UCS Death Star Press Release

31 August 2016 Jeremy Beckett

Everything you already knew about the re-released and “updated” UCS Death Star, just with official LEGO spin: Win the battle for the Empire with the awesome Death Star! Re-enact amazing scenes from the Star Wars […]

Grapevine

75159 UCS Death Star In The Wild

27 August 2016 Jeremy Beckett

Images posted on Eurobricks.com show the new UCS Death Star being built by a staff member at the LEGO Brand Store in Arundel Mills, Maryland earlier today. Check out the thumbnail above and head over […]

Grapevine

75159 UCS Death Star Leaked Or Spoofed?

18 August 2016 Jeremy Beckett

Lots of chatter about supposed leaked images of the upcoming 75159 UCS Death Star over at Reddit about leaked front and back packaging pics. A number of details aren’t adding up (including some of the […]

Collecting

75159 Death Star Announcement Due Sept 1st

17 August 2016 Jeremy Beckett

Following all the juicy scuttle about the 75159 Death Star, LEGO Ambassador Dirk Frantzen has posted confirmation that the official announcement (with images) will come from LEGO on September 1st. Click on the thumbnail above […]

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Grapevine

Star Wars Rumour Mill

15 August 2016 Jeremy Beckett

We’ve had a run of news in the last few weeks – including leaked images from the Rogue One line-up. This week several European sites have reported supposed reveals on the 75159 Death Star, as […]

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