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…
LEGO teases the upcoming UCS Republic Gunship set – more information revealed!
UPDATE: The UCS Republic Gunship has officially been revealed! Remember last year when the UCS Republic Gunship won the LEGO Ideas fan vote to be turned into an actual LEGO set? I just got out of a LEGO Media Roundtable where we were given an exclusive first look at upcoming LEGO Star Wars sets for May…
LEGO 75275 UCS A-Wing Starfighter speeds into the LEGO Star Wars universe
At last, one of the most awaited Original Trilogy starfighters receives the long over-due treatment in 2020! Fans of The Return of the Jedi will rejoice as LEGO has finally unveiled 75275 UCS A-Wing Starfighter. This 1,673-piece model celebrates the diminutive and sleek starfighter, just in time for Star Wars Day (2020). The UCS A-Wing…
The Republic Gunship wins the Star Wars UCS fan vote!
After a much-publicised fan vote, the LEGO Ideas team have revealed the much anticipated results – the Republic Gunship has been voted by fans to become one of the next Star Wars UCS sets. It defeated the Nebulon B Escort Frigate (which I was campaigning for), and the TIE Bomber, with over 50% of the…