2020 is the going down as the year that the LEGO® Group truly embraces the AFOL community. They already announced several sets aimed at the 18+ crowd. Incidentally, these included the Haunted House (10271), Crocodile Locomotive (10277), and Mickey & Minnie Buildable Characters (43179). With more adults looking for new ways to decrease stress, and mounting evidence that LEGO® bricks
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While many other parts of the world received loads of new LEGO® sets on June 1, 2020, North America has to wait. However, we now have one more theme to look forward to. The LEGO® Group just released set images and details for the summer 2020 Star Wars sets. Additionally, this announcement includes information about the 2020 Star Wars Advent
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Today is international Star Wars Day. Consequently, I have turned one of my favorite characters into a coloring page to celebrate. Ahsoka Tano features in the Clone Wars animated series, as well as Star Wars Rebels. Recently, The Mandalorian cast Rosario Dawson to appear as the character in season two. LEGO® fans will recognize Dawson as the voice of Batgirl
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More and more LEGO® sets are targeted towards adult collectors. This latest bit of news features one such set. The LEGO® Group announced the newest addition to the Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) today. Consequently, we can now report that the UCS A-Wing from Star Wars hits shelves in just a couple short weeks! The official press release describes the set
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Our favorite show aired the semi-finals this week in epic style. The remaining three teams competed to produce Star Wars (LEGO® Masters) themed builds with guest stars C-3PO, R2-D2, and BB8. In the first half of the challenge, each team designed their own droid with Power Functions. Subsequently, the winner of the challenge earned the first pick of Star Wars
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The LEGO® Group just officially announced a brand new wave of Star Wars sets geared for collectors. These three new sets feature classic Star Wars helmets. The selection includes Boba Fett, a Stormtrooper, and a TIE Fighter pilot. These are the first official images released by the LEGO® Group. However, many of you saw these pictures earlier through unofficial, leaked
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This article was updated a few hours after initial publication with pricing and release date information. The LEGO® Group made a big reveal today at New York Toy Fair 2020. Later this year, two new Star Wars sets are hitting store shelves. Both sets will feature Baby Yoda, one as a baby Minifigure, and the other in BrickHeadz format. The
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For Christmas 2019, the LEGO® Group gave its employees an awesome gift. Luckily, LEGO® Ambassadors also received the same present. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of LEGO® Star Wars, a classic ship received a holiday overhaul. For this week’s set review, I am happy to present the Christmas X-wing (4002019)! However, before I get too far into the review,
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Every year, employees of our favorite brand get a LEGO® Group Holiday gift. This year, the same gift was sent to ambassadors on the LEGO® Ambassador Network (LAN). As this is my first Christmas as a Recognized LEGO® Fan Media Ambassador, I fortunately get a copy. The package arrived by courier this weekend, and I am beside myself with joy.
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Star Wars fans rejoice! Today, the LEGO® Group has announced the Star Wars UCS Imperial Star Destroyer (75252). This will be a mammoth set. The press release indicates that it will be over 44 cm (17”) high, 110 cm (43”) long, and 66 cm (26”) wide when on its display stand. In terms of specifics, Canadian fans can expect: Brick
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