LEGO Star Wars reveals 75309 Republic Gunship as next Ultimate Collector Series set [News]

Late January 2020 in an unprecedented approach, LEGO opened the decision for the next Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) to be voted by fans. A month later the winning entry accounted for 58% of the votes, and now 17 months after that, the fan choice of the Republic Gunship from Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones now joins the exclusive club of LEGO Star Wars flagship sets. The LEGO 75309 Republic Gunship comes with 3,292 pieces and will retail for US $349.99 | CAN $479.99 | UK £329.99 on August 1st 2021.

The set comes with two minifigures, Mace Windu and Clone Trooper Commander. The set also incorporates a few playable functions such as the spherical gun turrets that swing out.

The artwork on the back of the box displays scenes from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones in the scene where the Gunship swoops in to provide reinforcements and rescue to the Jedi and Republic soldiers on Geonosis.

A display stand is included in the finished build to provide support to the huge model when not in play. The Republic Gunship stands 33 cm (13 in.) in height, has a length of 68 cm (27 in.) and a width of 74 cm (29 in.)

The set is designed by Hans Schlömer, who was also responsible for the LEGO 75192 Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon and the LEGO 75275 Star Wars UCS A-wing.

Here’s the official press release from LEGO, and scroll down further for more images in the gallery below.


LEGO STAR WARS REPUBLIC GUNSHIP

CHOSEN BY YOU, IT IS!
LEGO® STAR WARS™ REPUBLIC GUNSHIP CONSTRUCTION SET REVEALED AS FAN FAVOURITE

15th July 2021: Today, the LEGO Group announced the new LEGO® Star Wars™ Republic Gunship construction set joins the LEGO Ultimate Collector’s (UCS) line-up. Fans have shared their passion, ideas and creative takes on the beloved saga with the LEGO Group for more than 20 years. So, the LEGO Group invited fans to vote on the top three requested sets via the LEGO Ideas website, and the Republic Gunship rose supreme with over 30,000 votes, accounting for 58% of all votes cast.

Inspired by Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and featured in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the new set is 3,292-pieces of amazing detail crafted for experienced builders and new fans alike. The set also includes LEGO Star Wars minifigures of legendary Jedi Master Mace Windu and a Clone Trooper Commander.

The challenge of creating the Star Wars Republic Gunship in LEGO® brick form was given to designer, Hans Schlömer who used his wealth of previous experience including designing the iconic UCS Millennium Falcon and UCS A-wing. The LEGO Group has developed around 150 LEGO Star Wars sets inspired by the prequel trilogy films (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith), with this set being the third UCS prequel-themed build – the others being Darth Maul, and Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighter.

The highly anticipated construction set makes for an impressive display piece thanks to its immense 74cm wingspan that also allows for a feast of notable design features as seen in the film. The large free-swinging doors on both sides are some of the largest moving parts ever created in a LEGO Star Wars build and the set is completely open beyond the nose portion. Given the size of the LEGO Star Wars ship, a supportive LEGO Technic frame has been incorporated, perfectly hidden by the exterior panels and allowing Clone Troopers to load for their next mission via lift arms on the passenger compartment doors.

Discussing the new set, Jens Kronvold Frederiksen, Creative Lead of LEGO Star Wars at the LEGO Group said: “Our fans are always coming up with concepts and ideas for the LEGO Star Wars range – so it was great to give them the opportunity to let their voices be heard and choose the next UCS set. There is always an enormous responsibility to deliver a quality design, and the set that Hans has crafted is a triumph, particularly the size. We knew our fans would want to display this model but we didn’t want to compromise on the scale versus the ability to exhibit it. I can’t wait to see how the fans incorporate the set into their Star Wars collections.”

The LEGO Star Wars Republic Gunship set will be available starting on August 1, 2021 via LEGO Stores and LEGO.com and will retail for the recommended price of $349.99 / £329 / €349.99

LEGO® STAR WARS REPUBLIC GUNSHIP (75309)

• Age – 18+
• Model measures:
o Height: 13 in./33cm
o Width: 29 in./74cm
o Length: 27 in./68cm
• 3,292 pieces
• Voted for by LEGO® fans to become a UCS building set… so here it is!
• The first-ever Ultimate Collector Series buildable model of a Republic Gunship.
• Packed with authentic features, including swing-out spherical gun turrets.
• Includes a display stand with two LEGO® Star Wars™ minifigures Mace Windu, and Clone Trooper Commander.
• An impressive display piece you’ll be proud to display.
• Price: RRP $349.99 / £329 / €349.99 / 579.99 AUD / 479.99 CAD


4 comments on “LEGO Star Wars reveals 75309 Republic Gunship as next Ultimate Collector Series set [News]

  1. Meilleur McCheese

    I’m probably the Unpopular Opinion but I’m just not diggin’ it. The thing I love about UCS is taking a smaller craft and scaling it up to pack in some serious detail you normally couldn’t: That’s why the X-Wing, Snowspeeder and A-Wing were so great. Judging by the previous minifig-scale gunships, this doesn’t appear to bring anything new to the table in either detail or building technique. So I’m unfortunately going to pass on this.

    And, where the hell is Jedi Bob?!?!?

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