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Tag: Jens Kronvold Frederiksen
The LEGO Star Wars Helmets were nearly smooth with no studs showing
A LEGO designer has revealed that an early build for the Star Wars Helmet Collection was made entirely of smooth pieces with no visible studs. LEGO Star Wars designer Jens Kronvold Frederiksen was recently featured in an interview with the official Star Wars website to discuss a wide range of topics including how the design…
Video games inspired the interior of LEGO Star Wars 75313 AT-AT
LEGO Star Wars 75313 AT-AT’s development required the use of video games and other sources to get every inch of the model just right. Despite the iconic nature of the AT-AT Walker after appearing in The Empire Strikes Back, the LEGO Star Wars designers behind the UCS recreation still had to explore for a source…
How does LEGO Star Wars cater to adults and kids?
A new interview with members of the LEGO Star Wars design team has revealed how the theme manages to cater to all ages in its sets. The team at the official Star Wars website recently spoke to Global Head of Product for LEGO Star Wars Mike Ilacqua, Creative Lead for LEGO Star Wars Jens Kronvold Frederiksen…
LEGO Star Wars designers explain how they decide which sets to produce
The LEGO Star Wars designers say the newly-released 75316 Mandalorian Starfighter is a great example of how they decide which sets to produce. While 75316 Mandalorian Starfighter is based on the vehicle’s appearance in Star Wars: The Clone Wars – as specified by its minifigure line-up, which includes Bo-Katan Kryze, Gar Saxon and a Mandalorian…
LEGO explains the difference between designing sets for adults and kids
The LEGO Star Wars design team explains the key difference in designing sets for adults, and why the 18+ tag opens up a world of possibilities. The LEGO Group introduced its 18+ label in 2020 with 10273 Haunted House, simultaneously switching to black boxes across its LEGO for Adults range, which encompasses themes including Creator…
LEGO Star Wars designers respond to requests for taller minifigures
The LEGO Star Wars designers have effectively ruled out the possibility of taller-than-standard minifigures making it into the theme. Minifigures are currently available in one of three different heights, using either standard legs, short legs or the mid-sized legs introduced by the LEGO Harry Potter theme in 2018. But all the way back in 2010,…
The LEGO Marvel Collectible Minifigures solve a Star Wars problem
The newly-revealed LEGO 71031 Marvel Studios Collectible Minifigures may help to solve one particular problem that’s still plaguing the LEGO Star Wars line-up. If you’ve already got your hands on 75309 Republic Gunship, you’ve probably bemoaned the lack of arm printing on the included Clone Trooper Commander minifigure. That’s not an issue unique to the…
LEGO Star Wars 75309 Republic Gunship – six things you didn’t know
From its ‘nightmare’ design process to the other prequel trilogy set that brought it to life, here’s six things you probably didn’t know about LEGO Star Wars 75309 Republic Gunship. Voted into reality by a whopping 30,000 Star Wars fans in last year’s LEGO Ideas poll, the latest Ultimate Collector Series set is the first…
LEGO Star Wars designers react to Republic Gunship winning LEGO Ideas poll
The LEGO Star Wars designers have revealed how they reacted to the Republic Gunship winning last year’s Ideas poll to find a future Ultimate Collector Series set. The prequel-trilogy ship triumphed over a potential UCS TIE Bomber and UCS Nebulon-B Frigate – both of which hail from The Empire Strikes Back – by an overwhelming margin. Some…
