Star Wars MicroFighters and Two New Sets Revealed

More and more sets are appearing on tons of different websites. Including several previously unseen Star Wars sets. Also, what I thought would be another wave of Planet sets, has actually turned out to be Microfighters. Basically a tiny fighter with a minifig crammed on top. In my opinion, better than the Planet sets.

75046 Coruscant Police Gunship. Minifigures: Anakin, Ahsoka, Clone Troopers x2. This set comes from the last few episodes of Season 5 of the Clone Wars when everyone thinks Ahsoka bombed the Jedi Temple. If you remember, she ran away and Anakin and the Clones chased her in the Police Gunship. Just so you know where this ugly-looking ship came from.

2014 LEGO DK Books Announced

Dorling Kindersley has a whole new wave of LEGO books headed our way next year. While most are nothing more than story books, sticker books, and the odd Brickmaster, there are a few that stand out from the crowd. These being a new Star Wars Visual Dictionary, Friends Character Encyclopedia, and Legends of Chima: The Secret History.
The first Star Wars dictionary came out in 2009, so this should be a great collectors book. What with nearly 5 years of sets added.
The Friends Character Encyclopedia on the other hand, sounds like a flop. A) I don't think there are enough characters to make the theme worthy of an encyclopedia. And B) I don't really think that many people would be interested in owning one. Except for the exclusive figure. I have nothing against Friends, it just seems a little early for a character encyclopedia. Then again, there are at least 4 different versions of each girl.
As for the LoC book, I can only guess as to what it might be. Could be a dictionary of some sort.

You can see more in Penguin books' catalog.

2014 LEGO Star Wars Sets Revealed

With November flying by, more and more 2014 sets are popping up. This time, it's Star Wars that makes a showing. A whopping 19 sets have been announced, though we only have pictures of 11 of them.
Unfortunately, the quality of the sets seems to be going down. The minifigures only get better, but the sets definitely aren't worth the price asked for them.
Grab a bag of chips, and have fun skimming through these.

The first set, seen above, is 75034 Death Star Troopers. Probable price point: $12.99. My question is, why is LEGO lowering the value of the Imperial Guards? Who needs an army of them anyway?

Check out the rest below!

10236 Ewok Village Press Release

 The 10236 Ewok Village has been revealed! This set comes in at a whopping 1,990 pieces. But with a price point of $249.99, It won't be the easiest set to obtain. I guess the 17 minifigures drove the price up. But there are some nice minifigs!

Press release below.

10236 Ewok™ Village

Ages 12+. 1,990 pieces.

Recreate classic scenes at the Ewok™ Village!

US $249.99 CA $299.99 DE 249.99€ UK 199.99 £ DK 2,099.00 DKK

Travel to Endor™ and visit the treetop home of the Ewoks. Just like in Star Wars™: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, this recreation of the Ewoks’ forest dwelling is packed with cool functions, including the tree-trunk hideout, secret Lightsaber stash, spider web, net traps, slide, catapults and an elevating throne. Use the rammer function to take out the Scout Trooper’s speeder − just like in the movie! Realistic details include rope walkways, vine and leaf elements, kitchen, food storage area, bedroom and a planning room. The Ewok Village set is the perfect addition to your LEGO® Star Wars collection. Includes R2-D2™and 16 minifigures with weapons: Luke Skywalker™, Princess Leia™, Han Solo™, Chewbacca™, C-3PO™, 2 Rebel soldiers, 5 Ewoks™ (including Wicket™, Teebo™, Chief Chirpa™ and Logray™), 2 Scout Troopers and 2 Stormtroopers™

• Includes R2-D2™ and 16 minifigures: Luke Skywalker™, Princess Leia™, Han Solo™, Chewbacca™, C-3PO™, 2 Rebel soldiers, 5 Ewoks™, 2 Scout™ Troopers™ and 2 Stormtroopers™
• Features tree-trunk hideout and secret Lightsaber stash, spider web and net traps, slide, catapults, elevating throne, speeder rammer function, kitchen, food storage area, bedroom and a planning room. Speeder also included.
• Weapons include a Lightsaber, 3 blaster pistols, 2 blasters, 2 blaster rifles, 2 spears, bow and a crossbow and also includes 2 staffs
• Collect hard-to-find Endor Princess Leia, C-3PO, Luke, Han Solo and Wicket Ewok minifigures
• Measures over 1″ (35cm) high, 21″ (55cm) wide and 13″ (35cm) deep

More pictures and a video after the break.

Star Wars Episode I - Naboo Battle Scene by KW Vauban

KW Vauban has built a very large diorama of the Naboo battle scene from Star Wars Episode I. I know, I usually don't feature Star Wars MOCs on here, but you'll have to excuse me this time. I watched A New Hope last night.
The detailing on the front of the buildings is very realistic looking. And have you noticed that that is a custom Flash Speeder?
I must say though, that fountain is one of my favorite parts. Don't know why.

See it on Mocpages.

75025 Jedi Defender-class Cruiser Revealed

The newest LEGO Star Wars set has been revealed: 75025 Jedi Defender-class Cruiser. The set contains 627 pieces, 4 minifigures (Sith Warrior, Jedi Knight, Jedi Counselor, and Sith Trooper), and will most likely retail for $119.99.
Looks like a great set with awesome figures! LEGO has finally started giving the Old Republic the attention it deserves.
In other news, most Summer 2013 Star Wars sets are available from Kmart.

EDIT: The Summer sets are not available at Kmart. They were shipping out Gungan Subs instead.

May The 4th Be With You S@H Promotions

It's May 4th again. And with this day, come some of the biggest Shop@Home promotions all year. While most promotions are exclusive to Star Wars, there are some that aren't.
Some of the offers are below.

Free shipping on orders of $49 or more.
Free Han Solo Hoth minifigure (above) with any Star Wars purchase of $75 or more.
Free exclusive poster with any Star Wars purchase.

Happy Star Wars Day everybody!

See more promotions here!

Summer 2013 Star Wars Picures

Just a couple days after we saw the Summer 2013 LOTR set pictures, all the Star Wars sets have been revealed. We get high-res images of every set. Including many we haven't seen before.

Most sets are remakes of 3-5 year old sets, with the designs differing slightly from the originals. But we do get some brand new models, including several from Episode II and the Clone Wars. 

See more on Eurobricks.

Shop@Home's May The 4th Promotion

The exclusive May The 4th promotional figure was revealed a few days ago on Eurobricks. The figure is Han Solo in Hoth gear, and will be given free with orders costing over a certain amount of dollars. The figure will be available at Shop@Home and in LEGO brand retail stores.
Promotion begins on the 4th of May. So you've still got a bit of a wait. Just gives you more time to make your list.

LEGO Star Wars 75024 HH-87 Starhopper Image

The first image of the 2013 Star Wars 75024 HH-87 Starhopper has been revealed over on GrooveBricks.
This set comes from the Friends and Enemies episode from season 4 of Star Wars The Clone Wars, and contains three minifigures. Cad Bane, Obi Wan Kenobi (In bounty hunter disguise), and a Nikto Guard.
That's all that is known for now. If anything else comes up, I'll be sure to post it.

Star Wars Desert Skiff on Sale For 39% Off

Amazon currently has 9496 Desert Skiff on sale for 39% off. Regularly $24.99, you can now pick it up for the cheap price of $16.15. Now that is a good deal.
The set includes a brand new Boba Fett, and a new Lando Calrissian minifigure. As well as Kithaba and Luke.
This thing is really a lot bigger than it would have you believe. And for this cheap, you just gotta get it.
Buy it now!

Amazon also has 9515 The Malevolence on sale $92.00 (regularly $119.99). So if you've yet to get that one, now might be a good time to consider getting it.

Star Wars Yoda Chronicles Exclusive Minfigure

Amazon now has the LEGO Star Wars Yoda Chronicles book available for pre-order. The book comes with an exclusive Special Forces Commander minifigure. Pre-order price is $10.90.

Relive Yoda's adventures in the LEGO® Star Wars® galaxy with this all new format from DK.
The first in a brand-new series, LEGO Star Wars: Yoda Chronicles features themed spreads based on the legendary Yoda's adventures, from his leadership of the Jedi council and his duels with Count Dooku and Darth Sidious, to his support of the Wookiees in the Clone Wars and his training of Luke on Dagobah. Specially commissioned photography shows minifigures and vehicles in action, with tons of storylines and facts that kids will love.

As you can tell, this minifigure is superb! The printing is some of the best I've seen on an exclusive figure. You can bet this guy will run for a pretty penny on Bricklink and Ebay.
Pre-order your Yoda Chronicles book now! The Yoda Chronicles.

New York Toy Fair Pictures (Star Wars, LOTR, Castle, More)

Hundreds of pictures from the New York Toy Fair have been released. Not to mention numerous videos from The BrickShow. Most of the sets have excellent prices. And the minifigs just keep improving.

Check out all the new sets for 2013 by clicking the links below!
Castle
City
Creator
Friends
LEGO Games
Galaxy Squad
Lord of the Rings
Mindstorms and Technic
Legends of Chima
Hero Factory
Star Wars
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

I'm very excited for Star Wars and LOTR. Lord of the Rings has some beautiful sets with very cheap prices, and while this Star Wars wave is mostly a remake of older sets, the prices have improved, as well as the minifigs.
Jango Fett, Christmas Jango Fett. Yes!

2013 Star Wars Sets Revealed

Flickr user Motayan has published some pictures from the summer 2013 Star Wars wave. I do wonder how he came by them. But he seems to come by a lot of future LEGO sets.
The two sets revealed are 75019 AT-TE, and 75018 Jek-14 Stealth Starfighter. Even though they're new sets, they are barely even that. Why? The AT-TE is nearly exactly the same as the one from 2008. And the Jek-14 is the evil(?) equivalent of the Republic-class Strike Starfighter.
But there is still plenty of stuff to be excited for. Such as the brand new Jedi in the AT-TE (I believe this set will be from Episode II). And the great blue Stormtrooper figure. He'll be an expensive one for sure. Check him out below!

LEGO DK Books for 2013

Details of the 9 newest  2013 LEGO DK books have been released by Dorling Kindersley. A few Brickmaster books, some sticker books, and my favorite: dictionary/encyclopedia books.

Brickmaster: Legends of Chima: The Quest for Chi (Available in May)
Brickmaster: Star Wars: Battle For The Stolen Crystals (September)
Friends Ultimate Sticker Collection (March)
LEGO Hero Factory Ultimate Sticker Collection (August)
LEGO Legends of Chima Ultimate Sticker Collection (May)
LEGO Minifigure: Year by Year (October)
LEGO Minifigure Character Encyclopedia (May)
The LEGO Play Book (September)

The Year by Year Minifigure book should be awesome! Especially if it contains every minifigure ever made. This will be a big collectors item. And if the Character Encyclopedia has every minifig too, that'd be great!
Of course, the LEGO Play Book should be a lot like the LEGO Ideas book from a while ago. But with  models like the Ideas book, It'll be a treat to look through.
Can't wait for these to be available!

2013 Star Wars Polybags

 Four new Star Wars polybags have been discovered. All of them are miniature versions of existing Star Wars sets. With two of them from this year's wave. As always, these should be available at Toys R Us within the next few months.

30240 Z-95 Headhunter
30241 Gauntlet
30242 Republic Frigate
30243 Umbarran MHC

These look great! I can't wait for these to be available. I probably won't get them because of the $5 price-tag these usually bring, but I love seeing reviews of mini sets.

2013 Star Wars Now at Shop@Home

Just two days after Christmas, LEGO releases the 2013 Star Wars line. What in the world? It's this kind of scheme that makes me never want to buy from LEGO again.
But you can buy them if you want. They're actually the most reasonably priced Star Wars sets in 4 years. So maybe things are looking up!

Go buy them now! BUY!

New Summer 2013 Set Rumors (LOTR, Star Wars, Castle)

A hoard of Summer 2013 set rumors have appeared all over the internet. The most exciting rumors (to me) is the announcement of more LOTR, certain Star Wars sets, and the return of Castle!
There's also some Galaxy Squad, Legends of Chima, and City. So let's dive into the rumors of 2013 LEGO!

2013 Sets Spotted at TRU

It's that time of year again. The time when all the 2013 sets start appearing on different websites and in different toys stores. Don't you just love when TRU has all the new sets and the only ones you can buy are the ones that cost less than $20? Me neither.
Toys R Us now has the 2013 Star Wars, Super Heroes, Ninjago, and other sets available at certain stores. I've yet to be at a TRU this month, the prices scare me away from the door. And I can always go across the street to Target and save $30 on a Battle of Helm's Deep.
If you want to get your Christmas shopping done before the rush, get to a TRU now!

Thanks to FBTB for posting the news first.

LEGO Star Wars Advent Calender 50% Off

For those of you that haven't yet bought the Star Wars Advent Calender (I know I haven't), and don't want to spend $50 on it, there's a solution. LEGO currently has it for the small price of $24.99.
Though buying it now won't do much good as far as a calender goes, you can still pick up some great figs and micro models.

Buy the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calender now!