LEGO Star Wars is one of the most popular LEGO themes of all time. Far beyond X-wings and TIE fighters, there’s a whole expanded universe of inspiration, and an army of LEGO fans ready to build whatever comes out of George Lucas’s head next.
According to Jacob (Maedhros1980), this ship is a Scouting and Surveillance ship for the Rebel Alliance in the Star Wars Universe, and that certainly explains the family resemblance to the ill-fated Tantive IV. But I’m not ashamed to admit that the reason I was drawn to it was its Ice-Planet-esque color-scheme.
May the 4th be with you, today is Star Wars Day where nerds across the planet strap on their lightsabers and celebrate the brainchild of George Lucas. In that spirit TBB is proud to present a model by LEGO Design Lead Craig Callum and posted by designer Mark Stafford (lego_nabii), that shows what happens when Continue reading →
It’s that time of year again. In celebration of LEGO Star Wars, the LEGO Shop online is putting most Star Wars sets on sale for 10-20% off. In addition, they’re running a few other promotions for the weekend: Free shipping on orders over $50 / £25. Free Hoth Han Solo minifig on Star Wars orders Continue reading →
In case Star Wars — or barnyard animals — is more your thing than Evangelion, here’s a chicken chaser. Max Pointner takes his inspiration rather literally from the Imperial AT-ST’s nickname, with hilarious results. The minifig capes on the chicken’s head are a nice touch.
I spotted this a week ago, and failed to get a post published until now. I still think this creation by Nick V (brickthing) is worth sharing, though. I’ve been seeing a lot of Disney/Star Wars mashups, since the announcement that Disney was acquiring Lucasfilm, but this is the first I’ve seen in LEGO. Darth Continue reading →
Behold, the Kraken awakes! Iain Heath (Ochre Jelly) debuted his “KR-KN Destroyer Destroyer” at SEALUG’s LEGO display at Emerald City Comicon last month, and I’ve been waiting impatiently for him to get it online. The official LEGO Star Wars 10221 Super Star Destroyer set is, frankly, a bit dull, so Iain has jazzed it up Continue reading →
It is irrelevant who shot first. If it were Han, than Greedo should have had better reflexes. If it were Greedo, than he should have had better aim. So clearly Han was just better at scum and villainy. Oh yeah, Logan (CaptainInfinity) built a rockin’ DL-44 Blaster that Han would be proud of…and that Greedo Continue reading →
Amazon.com has discounted 9516 Jabba’s Palace, down $32 from $120 (27% off). With free shipping and no sales tax in most states, it’s a pretty sweet deal. (Via FBTB.) And if you’re still looking to complete the current Tatooine collection, 75005 Rancor Pit is also 13% off.
So, where to begin, Erik aka Ninja_Nin has created eight AMAZING, expertly designed, large vignettes based on an Australian Metro safety video utilizing the Star Wars as the theme and boy are they GREAT!!! Check out his photo set and see the many Dumb Ways to Die!!!
This month’s LEGO Shop promotions include free shipping on all orders over $75/£50 today through March 15, and you get a free Republic Frigate mini-set with any LEGO Star Wars order over that amount through the end of the month. 10232 Palace Cinema is also officially out (previously available only to VIP Program members). Here’s Continue reading →
Scott Peterson’s (aka scott34567) skills are now complete with these incredibly detailed, screen accurate Star Wars Lightsabers. Each Lightsaber is 1:1. Continue to his photo set and see his wide selection of lightsabers, some brick built and some CAD, but all expertly designed.
The next set in the Ultimate Collectors Series of LEGO Star Wars sets brings back the X-wing – 10240 Red Five X-wing Starfighter. Due out this May, the set will include 1,558 pieces and retail for $200 here in the States. I’ve upload all the official photos to Flickr, and here’s the designer video as Continue reading →
We’ll get to the annual Toy Fair trade show in New York at some point, but in the meantime, FBTB continues to provide great coverage of all the upcoming LEGO sets we can expect in 2013. Show highlights include new LEGO Lord of the Rings sets, the usual Star Wars assortment, and the first official Continue reading →
The Palpatine’s Shrink-O-Matic contest over at FBTB comes to a close at midnight PST tonight. One of my favourite entries that I have stumbled across is this Naboo Starfighter by Bartosz Sasiński (bartosza6m (War-C)). The construction of the cockpit is absolutely brilliant, and the sleek shaping is spot on. Plus the display stand really adds Continue reading →
As we return to our regular programming, Mike Crowley is being laid to rest in his hometown of Melrose, Massachusetts today. I have so many more favorites I want to share that I’ll be interspersing a few more among the new LEGO models we’ll begin posting again. One of Mike’s most ambitious LEGO projects was Continue reading →
