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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Back in June 2019, the LEGO® Group released a new variant of their Boost robotics system. Unlike the original Creative Toolbox, the new kit was themed. Named the Star Wars Droid Commander, the kit features three buildable and programmable robots from the Star Wars franchise. With 1177 bricks, you can build R2-D2, a Gonk droid, and a mouse droid. Kids
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Today, I have some more September 2019 new set pics for you. A couple of days ago, I posted some images of the 2019 City and Harry Potter Advent calendars that are going be released on September 1. You can click here to read more about them. Yesterday, I went to Toys R Us again to see if I could
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This week’s LEGO set review was Yoda’s Hut (click here to read about it). My photography project for the week involved the Minifigures from that set, and a balcony planter full of last summer’s dead seasonals (I am pretty bad at getting rid of those in the fall, and even spring as you can see). If you follow me on
Read moreYoda’s Hut was not a planned purchase for me, Star Wars sets rarely are. But, this year, I have actually purchased two sets from this theme to help me out with some of my LEGO-fied projects. I previously bought and reviewed Duel on Naboo (click here to read the review) because I needed Darth Maul, Qui Gon Jinn, and padawan
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I don’t usually collect Star Wars LEGO. It’s not because I am not interested. On the contrary, I love Star Wars. I just decided it was a theme I would not focus on for budget reasons. However, I acquired a couple of Star Wars sets last month to use in my LEGO-fied A-to-Z Challenge theme. This has also given me
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