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Tag: Michael Lee Stockwell
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,…
LEGO Star Wars designers explain why creating playsets is difficult
The LEGO Star Wars designers have explained why coming up with playsets based on new shows and movies is trickier than creating vehicles. This summer’s wave is centred almost entirely on Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: The Bad Batch, three shows that are currently exclusive to Disney+. But…
LEGO’s 20th anniversary Slave I inspired a detail in 75312 Boba Fett’s Starship
The LEGO Star Wars design team has revealed how the 20th anniversary edition of Slave I inspired a very specific detail in 75312 Boba Fett’s Starship. While the newest LEGO version of Slave I (as is its in-universe name – just don’t mention it around Disney) scales things back significantly from its predecessor, it still…
LEGO Star Wars’ smaller and cheaper sets were inspired by the response to a 2018 model
The LEGO Star Wars design team says this year’s smaller and cheaper sets were inspired by the response to a 2018 model. So far, 2021 has brought us much more accessible versions of classic LEGO Star Wars ships in 75300 Imperial TIE Fighter, 75301 Luke Skywalker’s X-wing Fighter and 75302 Imperial Shuttle. That line-up will…
LEGO Star Wars May the Fourth promo minifigures could return in 2022 and beyond
The LEGO Star Wars design team says promotional minifigures for May the Fourth could return in future, replacing the recent wave of vignette builds. Until 2017, the LEGO Group’s annual incentive to shop on Star Wars day – or May the Fourth – came in the form of a polybagged minifigure, such as 2012’s TC-14…
LEGO says updating Star Wars minifigures would ‘split the fanbase’
The LEGO Star Wars designers say they’ve resisted updating classic minifigures like R2-D2 because doing so would ‘split the fanbase’. While several iconic characters based around specific elements – like Chewbacca and Darth Vader – have been given deserving and authentic upgrades over the years, a select few remain essentially the same as they appeared…
‘Strong possibility’ summer LEGO Star Wars set would have included Luke Skywalker
The LEGO Star Wars design team says there’s a ‘strong possibility’ one of this summer’s sets would have included Luke Skywalker – had they known about his Mandalorian cameo in advance. Creative Lead Jens Kronvold Frederiksen and Design Manager Michael Lee Stockwell previously revealed to Brick Fanatics that they had no idea the venerable Jedi Master would…
Here’s why Luke Skywalker isn’t in this summer’s LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian sets
The LEGO Star Wars designers have revealed why they omitted Luke Skywalker from this summer’s flagship The Mandalorian set, 75315 Imperial Light Cruiser. Officially revealed at LEGO CON over the weekend, 75315 Imperial Light Cruiser focuses on the finale to The Mandalorian’s second season, Chapter 16: The Rescue. And in doing so, it hits most…
LEGO Star Wars designers say battle packs ‘will be back’
Good news, battle pack collectors: the LEGO Star Wars designers say the minifigure-heavy models haven’t been shelved permanently. This year was the first time a January wave of LEGO Star Wars sets has left out battle packs since the concept was introduced in 2007’s 7654 Droids Battle Pack and 7655 Clone Troopers Battle Pack, suggesting…
