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Tag: Hans Burkhard Schlömer
Why are people so unhappy with LEGO Star Wars 75309 Republic Gunship?
Few LEGO sets have proved as polarising as LEGO Star Wars 75309 Republic Gunship – but why is this brand new Ultimate Collector Series model causing so much controversy in the online community? Across Facebook, Instagram, reddit, YouTube and LEGO fan sites, we’ve seen plenty of outcry about the newly-unveiled 75309 Republic Gunship, which only…
LEGO Star Wars designers: ‘If you want more prequels sets, buy 75309 Republic Gunship’
The LEGO Star Wars design team says more sets based on the prequel trilogy will follow – if enough fans buy 75309 Republic Gunship. More than 30,000 people voted for 75309 Republic Gunship in last year’s three-way Ideas poll, representing an overwhelming 58% of all votes cast. That’s a pretty significant margin – but unless…
VIDEO: First look at LEGO Star Wars 75309 Republic Gunship
See the LEGO Star Wars design team lift the lid on 75309 Republic Gunship, its first prequel trilogy Ultimate Collector Series set in over a decade. We’ve been waiting on the full reveal of the 3,292-piece set ever since the LEGO Group announced it had taken pole position in February 2020’s Ideas poll to find…
WATCH: LEGO Star Wars team explains why 75309 Republic Gunship was a ‘nightmare’ to design
Take a deep dive into the design of the newly-announced LEGO Star Wars 75309 Republic Gunship with the LEGO Group’s Jens Kronvold Frederiksen and Hans Burkhard Schlömer. Brick Fanatics had the chance to sit down with both members of the LEGO Star Wars design team ahead of today’s reveal to chat all things Gunship, including how…
How LEGO decided which minifigures to include in 75309 Republic Gunship
The LEGO Star Wars designers have revealed how they decided which minifigures to include in 75309 Republic Gunship. Unveiled earlier today as the latest Ultimate Collector Series set – and the first chosen specifically by fans – 75309 Republic Gunship bundles in two very familiar Star Wars characters from Episode II: Attack of the Clones…
LEGO Star Wars 75309 Republic Gunship was a ‘nightmare’ to design
The LEGO Star Wars team says the newly-unveiled Ultimate Collector Series set 75309 Republic Gunship was a ‘nightmare’ to design. Almost 17 months after topping a LEGO Ideas poll to find the next Ultimate Collector Series Star Wars set, the Republic Gunship has finally been revealed by the LEGO Group – but the journey from…
LEGO Star Wars 75309 Republic Gunship officially revealed
The LEGO Group has finally pulled back the curtain on the hugely-anticipated 75309 Republic Gunship, its first Ultimate Collector Series Star Wars set voted for by fans. The prequel trilogy ship faced off competition from the TIE Bomber and Nebulon-B Frigate in a 2020 Ideas poll to find a future UCS set, eventually taking the…
LEGO Star Wars 75309 Republic Gunship review – shouldering the expectations of 30,000 fans
The long-awaited 75309 Republic Gunship is finally here – but does the first LEGO Star Wars UCS set based on a prequel trilogy vehicle since 2010 deliver everything we’ve been asking for? More than 30,000 fans are responsible for ensuring 75309 Republic Gunship would land on shelves in 2021, having voted in droves for the iconic…
Why LEGO Star Wars 75309 Republic Gunship uses the same cannons as its predecessors
LEGO Star Wars 75309 Republic Gunship uses exactly the same pieces for its laser cannons as smaller, minifigure-scale versions of the vehicle – but the design team says there’s a very good reason for it. At first glance, the ball joint turrets situated at the front of 75309 Republic Gunship suggest that either this set…
