Tag Archives: Star Wars

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.

10197 Fire Brigade & 10198 Tantive IV out now, Green Grocer on sale [News]

The much-anticipated 10197 Fire Brigade and 10198 Tantive IV are now both available from the LEGO Store online, with free shipping through October 12, 2009 on orders over $75. 10185 Green Grocer is also on sale for $120.

10197 Fire Brigade includes 4 minifigs and 2231 pieces, and costs $150.

10198 Tantive IV comes with 5 minifigs, 1408 pieces, and also costs $150.

Finally, LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary will be available soon, with an exclusive Ceremonial Luke minifig, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com.

I’m off to order the Fire Brigade, an absolute must-have for any LEGO modular street fan!

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Vespas and Harleys of the future

The deadline for the LEGO Speeder Bikes contest just passed, and there are more than a hundred entries for the judges to peruse. A couple of my favorites from late in the contest are from mr. eugene. Eugene says that these are his first LEGO creations after emerging from a decade long LEGO hiatus. Welcome to the fold, Eugene!

Here’s his Vespa VRS 390:

Taking inspiration from the opposite end of the two-wheeled spectrum, here’s his Harley FXST-6000x Softail:

LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2

Though it does at times feel a bit like an extended ad for the current LEGO Star Wars sets, “The Quest for R2-D2” is a fun 5-minute video featuring some slick animation and funny moments reminiscent of the LEGO Star Wars video games.

Via Bricks3D.com.

Heavy Assault Vehicle/wheeled A6 Juggernaut

Sven Junga built the Clone Turbo Tank like I’ve never seen before. Measuring 120 studs, the model is the ground equivalent of a SHIP. The wheel construction stands out the most to simultaneously amaze and baffle. I wish I was this good when I was 15.

“This won’t hurt a bit...”

This droid repair ship by Ernesto Carrillo is packed with detail, but the lighting is what really stands out. While the overhead light bars have been photo-shopped, that welding “spark” is an actual light. Nicely done, Ernesto, nicely done!

Pointed out to me by Joe.

Favorites from the Speeder Bike Contest (well, so far)

Dali Zheng has been hosting a Speeder Bike Contest with some really excellent entries so far. If you’d like to enter yourself, you have until the end of August.

Thomas Oechsner contributes a Neo-Classic Space speeder bike with appropriate greeblage.

What LEGO contest would be complete without a nostalgic Octan entry? This one’s by Mristoph Chonnaie.

Karf would be proud of the Bananabike by NIRDIAN.

Oh, I give up. There are too many cool little speeder bikes to pick just a few. Go look through the entries yourself.

RZ-1 A-Wing interceptor by Jarek

Jarek (Jerrec) has updated his red A-Wing to match Ralph McQuarrie’s original blue color scheme.

With all its curves, angled tail fins, and that strange gap in the nose, the A-Wing is an especially challenging starfighter to build with LEGO. Jarek does an amazing job at minifig scale to capture the shape and details.

When it comes to alts, less is more.

I’m sure every builder has came across the thought that “I can build anything if I just have a lot of LEGO bricks.” I remember thinking like that and being jealous of all the builders with seemingly unlimited bricks. This summer, I was temporarily parted with my collection, but I still wanted to do some building, so I made some alts. Alternative models are those built with the limited parts from one or a few LEGO sets, and their message is simple: less is more.

It’s a trap! LEGO Star Wars 7754 Home One & 7753 Pirate Tank out now [News]

The newest LEGO Star Wars sets, including 7754 Home One Mon Calamari Cruiser and 7753 Pirate Tank are now available from the LEGO Shop online.

The Home One playset includes minifig all-stars Admiral Ackbar, Mon Mothma, a new Lando, and Crix Madine, along with a green A-wing. A bit pricy at $110, but hey, Admiral Ackbar!

Having never watched the Clone Wars animated series, I don’t know much about the tank, but the minifigs are some of the coolest aliens I’ve seen outside Space Police III.

Speaking of the new Space Police, two more sets are out — ones I hadn’t seen from Toy Fair coverage or leaked catalog scans.

One more way to kill Jar Jar

Luke Chapman‘s vignette is hilarious, but it wouldn’t have been featured without the bubbling acid effects, which I’ve only seen in one other place. I wonder what R2’s thinking.