Good news for LEGO Star Wars fans as it looks like the license with Lucas Arts won’t be going away anytime soon. According to a recent LEGO Press Release, it has been extended again and will be for at least 10 more years. You can view the full press release here. Thanks to Paul and forum member unclephn for the news.
FBTB has done a great job covering this year’s New York Toy Fair 2012 again. Be sure to check their FBTB Flickr Photostream as they have more and better quality LEGO pictures and info from the LEGO Toy Fair. So far, they have uploaded LEGO Superheroes, LEGO Lord of the Rings and LEGO Star Wars. Most of the sets will be available in June while Star Wars sets will be available in August.
For the Summer LEGO Wave, it looks like LEGO Star Wars will be hit hard on prices including 9499 Gungan Sub for $69.99 USD / $89.99 CAD and 9516 Jabba’s Palace for $119.99 USD / $149.99 CAD. In comparison to these sets, 9525 Pre Vizla’s Mandalorian Fighter ($39.99 USD) and 9515 Malevolence ($119.99 USD) looks like a way better deal (still expensive, but tolerable) with more pieces but of course, lesser sought after minifigures. I guess you have to pay a hefy sum between new LEGO Star Wars minifigures and LEGO pieces!
LEGO Star Wars Prices
LEGO Queen Amidala & LEGO Jabba Minifigures
Of course, there’s also some pretty heavy prices on some of the other LEGO themes too. Think 6858 Catwoman Catcycle City Chase is an expensive set with not much in it? Well, it just gets worst when you now only get a motorcycle and 1 minifigure in 6865 Captain America’s Avenging Cycle for $12.99 USD / $15.99 CAD. Our suggestion is to start saving your money now as we’re about to head into one of the most expensive LEGO Summer ever!
FBTB is reporting that there’s a couple of cool LEGO Exclusive Gifts once again for attendees to the New York Toy Fair this year. First up, there’s the exclusive LEGO Darth Maul in a polybag similar to the other packaged minifigures like LEGO White Boba Fett. Nice little LEGO Star Wars gifts for stocking stuffers or birthday parties!
Up next, there’s also two LEGO Avengers Marvel Superheroes exclusive minifigures including Captain America and Ironman. As reported by FBTB, these ones will most likely be truly exclusives to the 2012 New York Toy Fair Collector’s Preview Event as the LEGO Darth Maul minifigures will probably be available later to the public.
The New York Toy Fair 2012 has begun and pictures are already surfacing! There’s pictures of LEGO Avengers from Marvel Superheroes at Marvel.com, LEGO Star Wars 2012 Summer wave from The Brick Show and Sir Steve’s Guide, LEGO Lord of the Rings at Comic Book Movie, LEGO Monster Fighters at Toy News International. If you would like to see all of them together, Action Figure Insider has most of the pictures. Check them all out! (via Brickset)
LEGO Hulks Helicarrier Breakout Marvel (6868)
Eurobricks has posted a couple LEGO Star Wars 2012 pictures from the German Nuremberg Toy Fair. There’s also a video showcasing the highly anticipated LEGO Star Wars Jabba’s Palace 2012 set (also 9416 Desert Skiff). I’m also looking forward to the new Queen Amidala minifigure in the Gungan Sub set!
LEGO 9499 Gungan Sub (4 minifigures)
LEGO 9516 Jabba’s Palace (10 minifigures)
Here’s the video for LEGO Jabba’s Palace. After the demonstration, you can also see the LEGO Desert Skiff (9496) set!
Forum member legodeal informs us that the 2012 LEGO Star Wars 5000642 Exclusive Poster is now available for pre-order by itself in the North American LEGO Shop at Home site. Price is $9.99 for USA and $10.49 for Canada. The catalog picture was a bit small, but thanks to the site, we can now get a closer look at this new LEGO Star Wars Poster!
*If you want the poster, don’t buy it by itself. Instead, pre-order one of the January 2012 LEGO Star Wars sets as you’ll get it for free. Cheapest sets they have are the Planet ones for $9.99 USD / $12.99 CAD.
LEGO Star Wars Poster 2012 (Front)
LEGO Star Wars Poster 2012 (Back)
17 new LEGO 2012 Promotional Polybags from 6 different themes have been revealed at LEGO.com instructions download page. Again, no need to worry about availability as I’m sure they will all be available sometime at Target, Wal-Mart and Toys R Us in USA or through various newspaper promotions in the United Kingdom. (via Brickset)
LEGO City Polybags 2012
LEGO Creator Polybags 2012
LEGO Friends Polybags 2012
LEGO Games Polybags 2012
LEGO Star Wars Polybags 2012
LEGO Superheroes Polybags 2012
A high resolution image for the upcoming 2012 LEGO Games: Star Wars 3866 Battle of Hoth is now here, courtesy of Flickr user THE BRICK TIME Team. Looks pretty cool with a mini AT-AT, AT-ST, Snowspeeder and a Tauntaun. The microfigures are definately a plus! Thanks to forum member Legobrandon for the news.
LEGO Games 3866 Battle of Hoth
Two new LEGO Star Wars Promotional Polybags will be coming out sometime in 2012. No need to worry about availability as I’m sure they will all be released sometime at Target in USA or through various newspaper promotions in the United Kingdom. (via Brickset)
LEGO 30056 Star Destroyer
LEGO Star Wars 30058 STAP
Forum member Legobrandon informs us that the same user has posted another youtube video showcasing 3 LEGO Star Wars 2012 Summer Planet sets. Thanks to the video, we now have all the set names and numbers for these upcoming LEGO Star Wars Planet sets.
LEGO Star Wars Summer 2012
A youtube video showcasing 8 LEGO Star Wars 2012 Summer sets has surfaced online. Thanks to the video, we now have all the set names and numbers for these upcoming LEGO Star Wars sets. (via Smashing Bricks)
It looks like we’ll be getting a 2012 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar and Darth Maul appears to be the “Christmas Exclusive” minifigure! So far, Jabba’s Palace is heading towards the right direction with Boushh and Salacious Crumb minifigues. Looks really good so far!
Forum member Kodiak10 informs us that Amazon.com and Barnes & Nobles are now carrying the long awaited LEGO Star Wars Boba Fett Minifigure Alarm Clock. Both retailer offers FREE Shipping on orders above $25 for United States but ships worldwide too.
Amazon has it for $23.99 (reg.$29.99) while Barnes & Nobles has it for $29.99 with BOGO 50% off until December 6. Amazon offers no tax, but don’t forget that Barnes & Nobles still has their free $10 e-gift card promotion with $100 gift card going on!
Forum member ezra shares a LEGO Review on the LEGO Star Wars: The Essential Book Collection. This book comes with the LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary, 2 LEGO Star Wars Sticker Books and a LEGO 30051 X-Wing polybag. If you are a forum member, don’t forget to submit your ratings!
*Available exclusively only at Wal-Mart (US). For 3 books and a polybag, $11.97 seems like a pretty good deal!
LEGO The Essential Book Collection
Write a Review and share it with us in the LEGO Reviews Forum!
The LEGOSantaYoda.com site is now live and you can now send LEGO Star Wars Holiday Greeting e-Cards to your friends and familes! For each virtual greeting shared, the LEGO Group will donate one new LEGO toy to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program, up to 1 million toys. Spreading Holiday Cheer has never been this easy!
There is also a gallery, poll and even a contest there including some amazing prizes! More details available at LEGOSantaYoda.com.
Thanks to forum member Legobrandon for the news. (via FBTB.net)
Hoth Bricks reports that Amazon.fr has revealed official pictures of the upcoming 2011 LEGO Star Wars Planet Sets. They’re not available for sale yet, but we can now finally get a nice look at what exactly this new line of LEGO Star Wars products are! Thanks to forum member anthonyj8 for the tip.
*Our estimate prices for these LEGO sets are $9.99 USD / $12.99 CAD / £9.99 GBP.
LEGO Naboo Starfighter & Naboo #9674
LEGO Sebulba’s Podracer & Tatooine #9675
LEGO Tie Interceptor & Death Star #9676
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