LEGO STAR WARS: ALL-STARS DEBUTS OCTOBER 29

Via Starwars.com:

THE NEW SERIES OF ANIMATED SHORTS AND FULL-LENGTH EPISODES WILL FEATURE ICONS FROM ACROSS THE SAGA!

Fans of bricks and blasters, get ready: LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars, a new animated adventure series that spans all Star Wars eras, will debut Monday, October 29, on Disney XD YouTube and DisneyNOW. Comprised of eight shorts and four half-hour episodes, the series features LEGO versions of the latest heroes and villains of the Star Wars galaxy alongside iconic characters including Kylo Ren, R2-D2, Young Han, Chewie, Young Lando, BB-8, and General Leia. You can check out a special sneak peek and the official key art below!

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UPDATE – LEGO Snowspeeder Retiring Soon!

UPDATE 9/12 9:20pm EST – It has now moved to Backorders Accepted, will ship by Sep 24 2018. Next it will be retired.  Don’t wait if you still want this UCS for Retail, if you look at UCS’s in the past, they go way up in price once retired.

The Shop at LEGO.com had an interesting update over the weekend, YN reader Janet reports in (first reported at Rebelscum.com) that the UCS T-47 Snowspeeder is now showing as retiring soon, click below to check it out, you can still order one now if you missed it! 

New Set – 75222 LEGO Betrayal at Cloud City™

75222 LEGO Betrayal at Cloud City™   Ages 14+. 2,812 pieces
US $349.99
UK £299.99
 
Visit Bespin’s amazing metropolis in the sky — Cloud City! Relive a world of unforgettable moments from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back  or add your own fun twists to the story with this LEGO® Star Wars 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City set. The amazingly detailed set is divided into 4 sections, each depicting scenes from the classic movie. There’s a landing platform complete with Boba Fett’s Slave I ship, a detailed promenade, a dining room with seating for 5 minifigures, a garbage processing room with incinerator, and a sensor balcony for epic Luke vs. Vader Lightsaber duels. There’s also a carbon freeze chamber with a function to ‘freeze’ Han in carbonite, an interrogation chamber and prison cell, a secondary landing platform for the Twin Pod Cloud Car, and so much more. Add an astonishing 18 LEGO minifigures plus 2 droids to the mix, and you have a set that Star Wars and LEGO fans of any age would be proud to add to their collection.
 
Includes 18 minifigu res: Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker in Bespin outfits, Chewbacca, C-3PO, Lando Calrissian, Lobot, 2 Cloud City Guards, 2 Cloud Car Pilots, Leia and Han in Hoth outfits, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, 2 Stormtroopers and an Ugnaught, plus R2-D2 and an IG-88 droid.
 
 
Section 1 features a landing platform with a sliding entrance door and Boba Fett’s Slave I ship with an opening minifigure cockpit, movable wings and space underneath to store the Han in carbonite element.
 
Section 2 features a dining room with a table, seats for 5 minifigures and a decorative Cloud City micro build; lounge with a transparent sculpture and 2 chairs; garbage processing room with an incinerator, conveyor belt and a deactivated IG-class droid; and a promenade with tree sculpture, mural relief and opening doorways leading to other parts of the model.
 
Section 3 features a sensor balcony with railing and swing -out function, plus a maintenance cabin with opening round window for epic Lightsaber duels, plus a carbon freeze chamber with lever activated ‘freeze’ function.
 
Section 4 features a dark- red corridor leading to the interrogation chamber with a turning interrogation chair, plus a prison cell, hangar with a secret trapdoor and tool & weapon rack, and space for the Twin Pod Cloud Car with opening minifigure cockpits and 2 stud shooters.
 
The set will be available October 1.
 

LEGO Exclusives and Reveals at SDCC

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON (July 18, 2018) – LEGO Systems, Inc. is once again showcasing the hottest upcoming toys and convention-only exclusives at this year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC), the world’s largest comic and entertainment convention. The company is highlighting the much-anticipated big-screen animated adventure The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part, and will charm attendees with large-scale LEGO Master Builder creations inspired by iconic characters, new LEGO products releasing in 2019, one-of-a-kind minifigure giveaways, exclusive retail offerings and hands-on building activities at booth #2829 in Hall D at the San Diego Convention Center, July 19-22.

LEGO Star Wars™
Fans of LEGO Star Wars™ a will have the chance to step inside a LEGO brick-built version of the iconic Millennium Falcon™ cockpit, containing 201,985 LEGO bricks and weighing over 1,300 pounds. The incredible model was no easy feat for the 12 LEGO Master Builders who spent 790 hours designing and building the Star Wars™ vehicle interior.

Additionally, a limited-edition LEGO Star Wars™ Millennium Falcon™ Cockpit building set inspired by Solo: A Star Wars Story will be available for purchase exclusively for select attendees who won the opportunity to purchase it prior to the show. 

New LEGO Star Wars sets Inspired by Solo: A Star Wars Story hit shelves August 1st!

75215 – Cloud-Rider Swoop Bikes™
355 pieces | Ages 8+
Price: $29.99
Available August 1, 2018

Help Tobias Beckett protect the precious coaxium from Enfys Nest and Weazel on their super-fast LEGO® Star Wars 75215 Cloud-Rider Swoop Bikes! Each speeder has big engines for maximum speed and is armed with powerful stud shooters. Will Tobias escape before the greedy gangsters steal the coaxium? That’s for you to decide with this exciting LEGO Star Wars set!

* Includes 3 minifigures: Tobias Beckett, Enfys Nest and Weazel.
* Features 2 sleek swoop bike speeders with open minifigure cockpits and stud shooters. One also has a sidecar and space to store the included box of coaxium.
* Weapons include Beckett’s 2 blaster pistols, Enfys Nest’s weapon and Weazel’s blaster.
* Recreate amazing adventure scenes from Solo: A Star Wars Story.
* Combine with the 75217 Imperial Conveyex Transport and 75219 Imperial AT-Hauler for the ultimate high-speed train heist!
* Swoop bike with sidecar measures over 1” (5cm) high, 8” (21cm) long and 3” (9cm) wide.
* Swoop bike without sidecar measures over 3” (9cm) high, 7” (19cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide.

75217 – Imperial Conveyex Transport™
622 pieces | Ages 8+
Price: $89.99
Available August 1, 2018

Jump aboard the speeding LEGO® Star Wars 75217 Imperial Conveyex Transport with Han and Chewie for a daring raid! Dodge the gun on top and clamber onto the cargo wagon. Pop the sides to reveal the precious coaxium, but watch out for the Range Troopers with their magnetic boots—they could appear from anywhere! This LEGO Star Wars tracked locomotive is stopping for no one!

* Includes 5 LEGO® minifigures: Han Solo, Chewbacca, an Imperial Gunner and 2 Range Troopers.
* Imperial Conveyex Transport features an engine section with opening front revealing a wraparound tank track, opening driver’s compartment and a weapon store.
* Detachable, wheeled cargo wagon features opening sides and top hatch, a movable rotating gun turret with 2 stud shooters, a hitch at the back and studs on the side for the Range Troopers to walk on. Inside, there’s an access ladder leading to the top hatch and space for the 4 included coaxium containers.
* Tilt the train from side to side, just like in the movie.
* Make believe the Range Troopers have real magnetic boots and climb them up the sides of the train!
* Weapons include Han’s blaster pistol, Chewbacca’s sawed-off blaster rifle and the Range Troopers’ blaster rifles.
* Also includes 4 coaxium box elements in containers.
* Combines with the 75215 Cloud-Rider Swoop Bikes and 75219 Imperial AT-Hauler for the ultimate high-speed train heist.
* Hitch up multiple sets for an even longer train!
* Imperial Conveyex Transport with cargo wagon measures over 4” (12cm) high, 16” (43cm) long and 3” (9cm) wide.

75219 – Imperial AT-Hauler™
829 pieces | Ages 9+
Price: $99.99
Available August 1, 2018

Transport heavy cargo with the LEGO® Star Wars 75219 Imperial AT-Hauler! Sit Qi’ra in the cockpit and Beckett crew members Val and Rio Durant on the platform underneath, fire up the engines and lift off. Rotate the lifter arms and fly into position above the cargo. Then latch on and lift it into the air for another on-time delivery. If Dryden’s guards try and hijack the precious cargo, fire the stud shooters to send them running!

* Includes 5 LEGO® minifigures: Qi’ra, Val, Rio Durant and 2 of Dryden’s guards.
* Features rotating pylons with movable lifting hooks, an opening minifigure cockpit, side-mounted stud shooters and a platform underneath for carrying minifigures.
* Includes a buildable, opening cargo container with lifting beam.
* Load the container, hook it up and lift it away!
* Rotate the lifter arms for landing and flying modes.
* Weapons include 2 blasters, 3 blaster pistols and 4 rack-mounted blaster rifles inside the container.
* Combines with the 75215 Cloud-Rider Swoop Bikes and 75217 Imperial Conveyex Transport for the ultimate high-speed train heist!
* Recreate exciting scenes from Solo: A Star Wars Story!
* Imperial AT-Hauler measures over 4” (12cm) high, 12” (32cm) long and 4” (21cm) wide.