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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.

Return of the Return of the Jedi movie poster- in LEGO

They don’t make movie posters the way they used to. Star Wars and cinema fans of a certain age may have fond memories for Drew Struzan’s hand-painted works of art depicting our favorite characters in breathtaking action sequences. LEGO Jedi Master Builders Les Foutch team up to bring the nostalgic feels to life with their rendition of the original Return of the Jedi poster. The side-by-side composition highlights their talent for the brick. Leia, Wicket the Ewok, Lando, Han, and Luke are all brick-built and nicely replicated within the composition. Darth Vader, flanked by TIE Fighters and X-Wings looms large and blended into the dark background; behind him resides the Death Star under construction. My favorite detail is the large four or five piece Jabba figure familiar to those of us who may own the Jabba’s Palace set. It gives us a feel for how large the poster actually is.

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Pirate the galaxy in style with the Typhoon and Tarantula starships

Official Star Wars media runs the gamut from abysmal to sublime, but the best Star Wars stories will always be the ones that exist in our heads. Perhaps no other fictional universe has spawned as many fan works where foundational canon serves as a launchpad for creativity. In the LEGO community, RPGs like Star Wars: Factions are collaborative playgrounds for stories told with visual accompaniment in the form of original builds. Sentinel_Brix is one of the more prolific members of that community, leaning heavily into the “opera” side of space opera with a complex serial story with a sprawling cast. One of the builder’s latest arcs features pirates and includes original designs for a galleon and starfighter.

Per the builder’s lore, the DY-76 “Typhoon” is a starfighter from the Clone Wars era built by Koensayr Manufacturing. If the vessel’s cockpit looks familiar, it’s because it comes from the same company the made the Y-Wing. I especially like the biplane wing design and the color details in sand red and light blue.

Read on to learn more about Sentinel_Brix’s Star Wars pirate faction

Check out this superb sculpture of Star Wars’ modern-day superstar

Ahsoka seems to be in everything these days. She first appeared in the Clone Wars, and has since popped up in Rebels, the Mandalorian, the Book of Boba Fett, her eponymous live-action series… And now, thanks to Daniel Jackson, she’s in our LEGO feeds! It’s certainly a welcome appearance, as this bust is wonderfully sculpted. There’s great use of texture (the studs of her cloak contrasting with the smooth texture of her skin), and some choice part use (the dark blue cones are the perfect part for the tip of the montrals). But the star of the show is surely the patterns on the Togruta’s face. It’s deceptively simple, being achieved mostly thanks to layers of wedge plates. But man, it looks so good!

“No... Your father, I am”

Now, my memory is not what it used to be. Heck, only last week I found a LEGO set I forgot that I stashed in the bathroom (don’t ask). And although I recall Yoda, Dagobah, and “I am your father” from The Empire Strikes Back, I’m not sure Grogu was there… But ABrickDreamer (whom you may recognize from our This Week in Bricks features) has recreated this scene from the movie, and there Grogu is, so I must be misremembering. How did no-one pick up on that at the time? He’s even called Baby Yoda! Come to think of it, wasn’t there a Mandalorian in that movie, too…?

Boba Fett, electric horse man

The first time the world saw Boba Fett, he wasn’t in a starship but sitting in the saddle of an alien creature. With a dad named Jango and a TV series infused with Western tropes, of course the bounty hunter is at home on the range. Builder Red Impala captures Fett at his Old West best in this LEGO tribute to “Hunter’s Heart” from the Star Wars: Age of Rebellion comic. Fett’s droid horse almost looks like a creature from the world of Horizon: Forbidden West with its’s head limited to a single glowing eye. I like the use of battle droid arms and blasters in the mount’s legs, which give it an extra Star Wars touch.

This model is one of a trio of “Desert Hunters” from from Red Impala. Dino-riding Khalid is also quite impressive!

Jump in the cockpit of this fun LEGO model of the Z-95 headhunter

Most Star Wars fans know about the iconic X-Wing fighter made famous by Luke Skywalker’s trench run during the attack on the Death Star, but did you know about the sleek predecessor, the Z-95 Headhunter? swbuilds, who specializes in amazing LEGO Star Wars vehicles that are quite detailed, has turned their impressive skills to build this lesser-known starfighter in LEGO. The techniques used to craft the wings and fuselage with almost seamless connections is, to quote Darth Vader, “Impressive, most impressive.”

Wes Talbott’s Phthalo Phantom is a menace in Teal

It’s a well-known fact that two of the best things in the universe are Star Wars ships and LEGO teal. What do you get when you blend the two? Teal Squadron, the long-running collaboration between some of the top builders in the community that imagines a brighter look for the Rebellion. Last week, Teal Squadron saw its biggest display ever at the Bricktastic convention. Joining the lineup was a new fighter from LEGO set designer Wes Talbott: the Phthalo Phantom. There’s no letter in the alphabet to match these striking and unconventional wings (4xV-wing, maybe?). Wes based the design off the StarViper from the X-Wing tabletop game.

To match the collaborative display’s aquatic setting, Wes poses the ship over an aquamarine patch of sea with lovely spray kicked up in its wake. The rear view also offers a better look at those impressive engines, which cleverly employ LEGO shovels to focus the thrusters.

We’ve previously featured Theo Bonner and Tim Goddard‘s contributions to this year’s Teal Squadron collaboration. Beyond the Brick captured the amazing display in motion.

Star Wars by way of IKEA makes for cozy living

Season 2 of Andor is fast approaching and I couldn’t be more excited. For the thrills of a rebellion blazing into action, yes, but also for more scenes of Syril Karn’s home life with mom. TBB alum Mansur Soeleman is also a fan of Syril’s dining nook and used it as an inspiration for a cozy apartment vignette for his Star Wars Factions character Jani Pryce. Mansur describes the aesthetic as “Space IKEA,” and I’m here for it.

Mansur built the three room apartment for the Star Wars Faction role-playing game, where participants were challenged to create a scene of civilian life. (I just love the idea of getting XP from building beds instead of blasters!) Mansur went above and beyond, presenting both Jani’s ~~Scandinavian~~ New Republic modern abode as well as a towering slice of the exterior, complete with a motorized elevator. With its clean lines and minimal greebling, Mansur’s apartment perfectly cpatures the look of an Inner Rim world sheltered from scum and villainy.

Cozy up for a closer look at Mansur’s Star Wars apartment

The latest in a long line of tri-wing fighters launches for the rebellion

While the concept of the tri-wing fighter is nothing new to Star Wars, many people may not know about any other than the droid fighters of the Separatists from the prequel trilogy. In Star Wars Rebels and in Legends novels, the Empire also developed a tri-wing tie fighter spearheaded by Grand Admiral Thrawn. Here, Joshua Harrison imagines what a tri-wing would look like in LEGO from the same company that developed the X-wing and the snow speeder. While the triangular-shaped front end looks more like the Y-wing inspired it, the long wing arms and the gun clusters clearly have the iconic X-wing in their DNA. The only question I have is, how the heck does it land?

White and teal, mixed not stirred

The latest LEGO spaceship by Theo Bonner is exactly the kind of build that instantly feels familiar. I paused to figure out why—and the answer was right there in the build’s description. Not only is it a Star Wars fighter (specifically from the Teal Squadron), but it’s also inspired by WWII airplanes! And then it hit me: the shape, the proportions (just look at that massive “nose” in front of the cockpit), the engines—it all makes sense.

But it’s the front that steals the show. The intricate, multi-layered design around the engines instantly sells the concept. At this point, the only way to improve it would be some weathering—maybe a few oil stains and a touch of paint chipping for that battle-worn look.

Tiny living in a big galaxy

Most Star Wars LEGO builders focus on battles, starfighters, and Jedi adventures, but not Tim Goddard of late. These days the builder has been exploring civilian life in the Mid-Rim worlds, especially the day-to-day of apprentice sub-technician (junior grade) Jostoc, seen here with the tiny shuttle he converted for mobile living. After nearly two decades of building and sharing Star Wars vehicles, Tim has developed a personal style that is unmistakeably part of that universe while also distinctly “Rogue Bantha.” The shuttle looks so cozy in white with dark green accents, with a touch of weathering to show that it’s well lived-in. This compact, modular design reminds me of the Mini-Rigs that Kenner released after Return of the Jedi when they ran out of official vehicles and needed some more affordable toy options. (I had a few and loved them!)

Tim’s technician has picked up a pair of droid companions on the job, one of which you might recognize as a companion to the droids Jostoc wrangled at work in a build that we featured last year. The speeder design is brilliant, using just a dozen parts, including a pair of perfectly employed boomerangs. Inside we get a glimpse of Jostoc’s kitchenette and/or workbench. I’m sure the roving technician has a system for what goes where to so as not to confuse the two!

UPDATE: Tim previewed the shuttle as two independent modules, but now you can see Jostoc’s full cozy home.

See pics of the two modules together!

You’re going to want to slow down to appreciate these LEGO speeders

No, these aren’t the latest Star Wars UCS models from LEGO. This trio of speeders comes courtesy of Mirko Soppelsa, designer of amazingly detailed replicas of characters and ships from a galaxy far, far away. Mirko created two versions of the 74-Z speeder bike – in brown, as seen in Return of the Jedi, as well as the white version seen in The Mandalorian. The builder also expands his offering of brick-build characters with two pilot options – the classic Scout Trooper or rewired assassin droid IG-11 and pint-sized ward Grogu.

Constructed from between 4280 to 4494 parts depending on the configuration, and stretching 73cm (or 2 feet 5 inches) these amazing speeders deserve a closer look.

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