These were free for every $25 dollars in LEGO Star Wars purchases at the Big Shop at LEGOLAND California this weekend during Star Wars Days. So, say you buy a UCS Y-Wing, you can get the whole gang for free. The printed pamphlet said one free for $50 and one per transaction but they the price point was lower and were pretty generous at the register.
I find them pretty cute and charming.
The last few days have been an improvement on the month, but what will the final week bring us?
Update: Added another Star Wars book.
I decided to take some time and figure out which minifigs that can be obtained as pack-ins with books and DVDs that I haven’t gotten yet. I stopped buying those things around the time the updated and expanded edition of the LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia came out. Maybe earlier. Hard to tell but there’s a bunch I haven’t purchased yet and since there are others that are probably in the same boat as me, I figured I’d put out a list of the recent stuff. The stuff adds up but you could save some bucks by opting for the DVD release instead of the multi-format/Blu-ray on some of those movies.
I’ve enjoyed looking at scott34567‘s builds since they first caught my eye with his Cyclops visor back in 2012 and then the virtual models of lightsabers replicas started to roll in soon after. I’m a fan of 1:1 scale weapons and props and even more so of brick built lightsabers. He quickly added them as a project on CUUSOO and has respectively evolved/streamlined the project as time went on and guidelines changed. After two years of climbing towards the summit, the project has reached the peak in the form of a pair of lightsabers belonging to Darth Vader and (SPOILERS!) his son, Luke Skywalker. The set is proposed with a custom stand to display and figures of the characters, which would stop about 12% of people who would ask “what are those?” when they spot them on your desk. Hey, don’t knock it. That’s 12% less righteous indignation and eye-rolling on your part, wasted on these people that only come out of their caves to work and presumably forage for food.
This project, to me, is a lot like the LEGO Birds project that is currently in review. It fits very firmly as a display piece and less a toy. Unlike birds, it would have the pre-existing LEGO Star Wars fan base and appeal to those outside the AFOL community that buy the pop culture sets. Also, it’s still a toy. I always enjoy swinging around brick built sabers and make sure I build mine sturdy enough to do so.
The pre-existing Star Wars license is still an obstacle that no set has overcome thus far and it means that in this first upcoming review under the LEGO Ideas banner, it will be two sets based on comics and two on Star Wars. As it stands, the size and content of this set, would make it the front runner in this uphill battle and I wish Scott much luck and congratulations!
Another Monday, another metric tonne of neat stuff to post. It’s hard to resist the urge to spam everyone into oblivion, but some things are just to good to resist. This replica of Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber by the always busy (where do you people find all this time to build??) Bruce Lowell comes complete with a full blade comprised of 300+ 3×3 dishes. Well played Bruce! When I was building 1:1 scale lightsabers a couple years ago, I tested out the 2×4 half cylanders topped with a 4×4 dome and it worked pretty well. Well enough that I purchased enough in trans-blue (the pic I have of the expperiment was a fugly rainbow) and played around with the idea of running a rope light through it, but the purist in me won out again. This dish technique gives the edge a fuzzy look that really adds something in pictures. Bet it wasn’t cheap though.
On the heels of their twitter leak, LEGO unveiled next year’s Rancor Set at the booth today at Comic Con. In case it wasn’t obvious, the current Jabba’s Palace sets fits on top of this one allowing Luke, Oola, and a Gamorrean Guard to drop down to their doom. No pricing info but it is believed to be $59.99 and will be officially available in January, which means around December.
Here’s LEGO’s official press release detailing their presence at SDCC this year. tl;dr? Yeah, me neither.
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Ever wonder where LEGO gets all the little trees they put in their Advent Calendars? I like to imagine it looks something like this. Another great image from powerpig and even though he skipped his annual documenting of the Advent Calendar, he’s more than gotten himself into the spirit of the season. Happy Holiday’s Chris!
Yes, a Jedi. There’s nothing more tasty after you’ve just downed a Gammorean Pig Guard. With their juicy, crunchy center and low calories, not to mention the tingle from all those Midichlorians. Careful though, unlike Twi’lek dancers, they usually put up a fight. Another excellent creation from Kevin Ryhal.
When I was a kid (“when”, yeah right) I wanted a landspeeder. I remember watching Star Wars as a 9 year old and just thinking “I want that!” I mean it defied gravity, made cool noise and went really fast. Sure it was beat all to hell, but it was still awesome. Now I want this, an excellent rendition from Flickr user and builder extraordinaire Bruceywan (Bruce Lowell).