Welcome to another instalment of Monday Musings – a fortnightly series devoted to random musings on the LEGO hobby, community, my collection and beyond. (sorry, I missed last fortnight as I got a little caught up with work) In case you missed it, Monday Musings can be long-form, or short bursts of whatever strikes my…
Review: LEGO 75309 UCS Republic Gunship
LEGO Ideas and Star Wars ran an interesting experiment in early 2020 – let the fans decide what the next LEGO Star Wars UCS set would be, pitting the various Star Wars sub-fandoms against each other. LEGO have now revealed the winning set for 2021 – 75309 UCS Republic Gunship which ran away with the…
First look at LEGO 75309 UCS Republic Gunship, which bears an unfortunate printing error
After months of teasing, and drip-feeding LEGO Star Wars fans with information, and the no-show at LEGO CON, I can now officially reveal 75309 UCS Republic Gunship in all its glory! The 3,292–piece Ultimate Collectors Series (UCS) set edged out two other models in the LEGO Ideas UCS Fan Vote reinging supreme with over 30,000…
LEGO teases the UCS Republic Gunship ahead of official reveal on 15 July!
UPDATE: The day is finally here! The UCS Republic Gunship has officially been revealed! One of THE most anticipated LEGO sets this year is undoubtedly the LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collectors Series Republic Gunship, and LEGO have delivered a sneak peek at the set! The set will be officially revealed tomorrow, 15 July 2021 at…
Monday Musings #2: Is LEGO a good investment?
Welcome to a new fortnightly series – Monday Musings – devoted to random musings on the LEGO hobby, community, my collection and beyond. This is a new content series I’m trialling for the second half of 2021, and will be published every two weeks on Mondays. Some of these musings will be long-form, or short…
Review: LEGO 75308 UCS R2-D2 (2021)
To celebrate Star Wars Day 2021, LEGO has a special surprise for Star Wars fans – a substantial upgrade (not re-release!) to a fan-favourite UCS set – 75308 R2-D2! The 2021 UCS R2-D2 will be released on 1 May 2021, and will cost US$199.99 / AU$329.99 / £179.99 and will be available from LEGO.com and…
