Back in 1999, at the International Toy Fair in New York, Danish toymaker LEGO and the infamous Lucasfilm announced a partnership that would grow to light up the early years of many of us with incredible toys, recreations of all the wonders we got to see in the Star Wars movies. So that's 25 years of Star Wars LEGO sets, more than enough of a reason for LEGO to kickstart a year-long celebration of the partnership.
As you're reading this the German city of Nuremberg is host to Spielwarenmesse, the first major international toy fair of the year. It is there where LEGO announced part of its plans for 2024, and they are all related to the connection it has to Star Wars.
First and foremost we got wind of a special 25th anniversary logo which will be included throughout 2024 on all related sets, old and new. Then, something interestingly titled the LEGO Star Wars 25-Second Film Festival was announced.
This will kick off on March 1 and calls on LEGO and Star Wars fans around the world to shoot on their phones and whatnot 25-second clips either recreating their favorite Star Wars moments or simply inventing new ones. It's unclear at this point if there is some sort of competition involved in this as well.
What got us all pumped up about this bit of news is that it includes some details on the upcoming LEGO products related to this universe. And boy, do we have a great share of starships coming our way!
The Starship Collection line, as LEGO calls it, includes, first and foremost, new recreations of the Millennium Falcon and the Invisible Hand. We also get two distinct sets centered around the Tantive IV. You can read the details on each of them below.
Millennium Falcon
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The Millennium Falcon has been recreated in LEGO form time and again, both through official sets and with original ideas. For this year, the toymaker is gifting us (well, not quite gifting, as the thing costs $84.99) a new version of Star Wars' most recognizable ships.
This one comes together after no less than 921 pieces have been assembled correctly, and it measures 5 inches (13 cm) high, 9.5 inches (24 cm) long, and 7.5 inches (19 cm) wide. That makes it a member of the mid-scale LEGO Star Wars Starship Collection.
The set comes with a buildable stand that is meant to show the Millennium Falcon in a dynamic position, as it were in flight. On top of the toy itself and the stand, LEGO throws into the same package a nameplate and a 25th anniversary brick.
The new Millennium Falcon will be in LEGO stores on March 1, but it can already be pre-ordered. As said, the price for it is $84.99, and the toy is meant for adults.
Invisible Hand
Photo: LEGO
The Invisible Hand, the main weapon of the Separatist fleet in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, is also part of the Starship Collection, and it will launch on March 1 with an asking price of $49.99.
For that money, LEGO throws in 557 small pieces of scrambled plastic bricks. When assembled, they form a ship that is 7 inches (17 cm) high, 11.5 inches (30 cm) long, and 3.5 inches (9 cm) wide.
The toy is highly detailed, as it shows stuff like the hangar where Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi landed, and it can even mimic the way the ship broke up as it entered the atmosphere of Coruscant.
Just like with the Millennium Falcon, a buildable stand with a nameplate and a LEGO Star Wars 25th anniversary brick are also being offered with the set. It too is suitable more for adults than for children.
Tantive IV
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Tantive IV is perhaps not as famous as the Millennium Falcon, but it too is iconic. After all, it was Princess Leia's personal starship before being destroyed at the Battle of Exegol. That's why LEGO decided to celebrate with not one but two sets.
The first is the ship itself, which comes together by correctly assembling 654 plastic pieces. When complete it stands 6 inches (15 cm) high, 12.5 inches (32 cm) long, and 4 inches (11 cm) wide on its own support and it too accompanied by a 25th anniversary brick.
The second LEGO toy dedicated to this ship is actually a diorama, and it shows the moment when Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers boarded the ship in Star Wars: A New Hope.
The set comprises the corridor where Vader's troops fought Captain Antilles' troopers, and seven minifigures: Darth Vader, 2 stormtroopers, 2 rebel fleet troopers, and Captain Antilles.
LEGO will be selling both these sets starting March 1, and it's asking $79.99 for the ship and $54.99 for the boarding scene.
R2-D2
Photo: LEGO
No proper Star Wars celebration would be complete without R2-D2, and LEGO knows this. That's why it included a new recreation of the lovable droid, and a very complex one at that.
No less than 1,050 bits of plastic need to come together to form an R2-D2 that is 9 inches (24 cm) high, 6 inches (16 cm) wide, and 4 inches (11 cm) deep. The finished toy features a 360-degree rotating head, an attachable third leg, an attachable periscope, and attachable tools.
The droid is suitable for children aged 10 and above, and it will launch on March 1 complete with a 25th anniversary minifigure of Darth Malak with a lightsaber, a display stand, and an R2-D2 information plaque.
LEGO is charging $99.99 for the new R2-D2.
The above is only the beginning of what we're promised will be a LEGO Star Wars-filled year, so stay close for more insane sets to be revealed.
Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies. Full profile
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