LEGO has uploaded the product pages for the rest of the LEGO Star Wars May releases and we now have details of the pricing for the sets. We’ve already seen all of the sets but there is a new LEGO Star Wars The Force of Creativity coffee table book that they will be offering as well as a new 5-pack BrickHeadz set for The Phantom Menace. LEGO Star Wars The Force of Creativity (5008878) – $149.99 Celebrate the 25th anniversary of LEGO® Star Wars building sets with The Force of Creativity coffee-table book. The ultimate treat for yourself or a Star Wars gift for a fellow fan, this lavish 312-page illustrated book features interviews with more than 50 insiders at the LEGO Group and Lucasfilm. It tells the inside story of the ever-evolving LEGO Star Wars brand, from the creation of popular building sets to immersive real-world experiences, video games, animated...

LEGO has announced the details of the upcoming LEGO Star Wars May the 4th promotions. The promotions will be available at LEGO Stores and on the LEGO Shop from May 1-5 with LEGO Star Wars purchases, while supplies last. • Trade Federation Troop Carrier (40686) – Purchases of $160• Battle of Yavin Collectable Coin (5008818) – Purchases of $90• AAT (30680) – Purchases of $40 Get Ready for May the 4th:Here’s What’s Happening for LEGO® Star Wars • The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm continue to celebrate 25 years of the LEGO® Star Wars collaboration• New range of 25th anniversary LEGO Star Wars products revealed, including the LEGO Star Wars TIE Interceptor building set• LEGO Star Wars content coming to LEGO Fortnite from May 3rd• New LEGO Star Wars Coffee Table Book available for pre-order from May 1st• Fans are invited to join the LEGO Star Wars 25-Second Film Festival• A variety...

If it has a LEGO logo… it can NPU! Many an AFOL started with humble beginnings. LEGO Duplo is a theme intended for the littlest of LEGO fans, the future of the hobby. But if you dig out that old Duplo part bin, you may find yourself with a great deal of Nifty Parts Usage (NPU) potential! You know it, you love it. Duplo The Duplo parts catalog is pretty vast, ranging from animals to aliens, food to furniture, and anything in between! And, of course, it’s primarily within the same system as any LEGO piece, although you gotta get creative here and there. Standard bricks can sit atop most Duplo bricks, as they are twice the size of your standard brick of the same stud count. Neat, eh? View fullsize View fullsize And because Duplo pieces are within system, naturally a bunch of builders have gone crazy, using them for...

Since 2016, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of ‘big’ LEGO sets, and what used to be a relatively rare event is becoming run-of-the-mill. As well as identifying the best method to judge the size of a set, we’ll appraise recent trends and the wider landscape of big sets, and look back on two decades of LEGO’s ‘Big Beasts’. Image by Chris Clarke So What Is A ‘Big’ Set Anyway? There is no conclusive way to measure how ‘big’ a LEGO set is, which is essential if we want to assess the value for money (or lack thereof). Piece count has been the traditional measure, but the release of 31203 World Map and its 11,000 or so tiny round tiles, took away any remaining authority the already flawed ‘price per piece’ metric had. Image © The LEGO Group 31203 World Map Weight Is Better Than Piece Count Price...

As more and more Collectible Minifigure series (CMFs) are produced based on licensed themes, the question always arises: “Why can’t we have a Star Wars series?” There are certainly enough characters from a galaxy far, far away that haven’t been made into minifigs yet. With the Disney 100 CMF series soon to be released, let’s return to the year 2000 where a short-lived line of sets would provide not only collectible Star Wars figures but figures for a number of original LEGO themes as well. These odd display pieces with stands and information cards were released as “Collectible Mini-Figures” several years before the CMF series was conceived. So let’s dive into what exactly this strange line of sets was. History While fans might not always agree and new complaints arise with more and more specialty minifigures being released, LEGO has a long history of making consumer-friendly ways to acquire individual and...