

Creative Lead Jens Kronvold Frederiksen, "The reason for not doing it was that the minifigures are made out of many different types of plastic, because they need to have different abilities and characteristics," Design Director Michael Lee Stockwell explained, "Some have to be flexible, some need to use clutch power and whatnot," and continued, "So the hands are different material than the heads, for example." The designers revealed the Force Ghost minifigures as a result of changes to the company's transparent plastic.

Lego Star Wars Creative Lead Jens Kronvold Frederiksen explained, "We have changed our strategy a little bit over the years," and continued, "Where in the past, we often kept some of them – the most important especially – for the higher prices, we are now thinking young kids, maybe newcomers to Star Wars, want to get into it." The Lego Star Wars designers have revealed how they have "changed strategy" to get popular minifigures into cheaper and more accessible sets.
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The product line directly focuses on the Star Wars characters from the films and TV Series, with the exception of a few special characters. Lego Star Wars is based on the Star Wars saga and franchise.
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Originally it was only licensed from 1999 to 2008, but The Lego Group extended the license with Lucasfilm, first until 2011, then until 2016, then again until 2022, and then once more until 2032. Part of the theme are, next to, over 883 Lego construction toy sets 1328 Lego minifigures, an eponymous video game series, containing six games, multiple computer animated short films and TV series. Lego Star Wars is a Lego theme and multimedia franchise revolving around the Star Wars media franchise. For other uses, see Lego Star Wars (disambiguation).

For the video game, see Lego Star Wars: The Video Game. MO Photo courtesy of Lego, used with permission.This article is about the Lego theme. And it comes with Rey, Finn, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Tasu Leech, and a Kanjiklub gang member. Photo courtesy of Lego, used with permission.Īnd then, of course, there’s the final masterpiece. Kylo Ren, General Hux, a First Order Officer, 2 First Order crew, and a First Order Stormtrooper.
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This one has six minifigs plus accessories and weapons. Rated ages 9-14, it comes with 1005 pieces and retails for $119.99. Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle (75104) is a beast in all the best possible ways. Photo courtesy of Lego, used with permission. This one has 792 pieces, 2 Resistance Soldiers, 2 First Order Flametroopers, 2 First Order Stormtroopers, and Captain Phasma. The First Order Transporter (75103) is $89.99. 717-pieces, Poe Dameron, a Resistance X-Wing pilot, and a Resistance ground crew member. Photo courtesy of Lego, used with permission.Īn X-Wing! Poe’s X-Wing Fighter (75102) retails for $79.99 and is rated for ages 8-14. Plus all kinds of accessories in this 517-piece set. It comes with 2 First Order TIE fighter pilots, a First Order officer, and a First Order crew member. I got a little chill seeing the new TIE fighter.

First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter (75101) is one of my favorites here. Now we’re getting into the medium- and large-sized sets. The First Order Snowspeeder (75100) retails for $39.99 and comes with two First Order Stormtrooper minifigs and a First Order Stormtrooper Officer minifig. It’s retailing for $19.99, and it comes with Rey and Unkar’s Thug minifigs. Here’s Rey’s Speeder (75099), a 193 piece set graded ages 7-12. We’ve been waiting to see what Lego was going to roll out, and now the sets are here and they are EVERYTHING WE DREAMED OF. It’s Force Friday, and that means brand new Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandise is appearing all over the place.
