I finally get my hands on the new 2012 LEGO Star Wars sets. The first to be reviewed is the Elite Clone Trooper & Commando Droid Battle Pack. This set was released in January/February 2012. It contains 98 pieces and retails for $12.99 which comes out to a fairly high $0.13/piece. This along with the Endor Rebel Trooper & Imperial Trooper Battle Pack (9489) are the first sets to feature two minifigures from different factions instead of four minifigs from the same faction like in previous battle packs.
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I love LEGO. Who doesn’t love LEGO? You take little bricks and create wonders with your imagination. Growing up with the basic bricks and building crazy and colorful structures and vehicles made me happy. Now I’m all grown up and I’m proud to be an AFOL (Adult Fans of LEGO).
For the past couple of months, my love for the bricks came back again after almost two decades of dormancy. The sets that interested me on my return were the Harry Potter and especially the Star Wars sets. As a Star Wars fan, I love how the whole universe is recreated by these tiny bricks, ranging from all the vehicles and ships to the minifigs themselves. There’s also a sense of satisfaction when each set is completed and you can say to yourself “Wow!”
There are thousands if not millions of AFOL’s in the world but there’s one in particular, besides my girlfriend, that I can thank for rekindling my passion for LEGO, Chris Pirillo. I’ve been following Chris and the Lockergnome community for many years now for technology news but I also enjoy his LEGO videos as well. He has even mentioned that his LEGO videos bring in more traffic than his tech videos. Chris recently did an interview for a LEGO radio documentary on a TLDR episode discussing his experience with LEGO.
Here is also one of his many LEGO articles he’s written: http://chris.pirillo.com/i-like-lego/. Although it’s an older article, it’s a good one. Much like how the bricks themselves are timeless.
Architecture
BIONICLE
- Hero Pack (5002941)
Books
- Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark
- Beautiful LEGO: Wild
- Blocks Magazine Issue #10
- Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
- Brick City: Global Icons to Make from LEGO
- Brick Flicks: 60 Iconic Movie Scenes and Posters to Make From LEGO
- BrickJournal September 2013 Issue 25 – The Castle Issue
- Brick Vehicles: Amazing Air, Land, and Sea Machines to Build from LEGO!
- Brick Wonders: Ancient, Modern, and Natural Wonders Made from LEGO
- Bricks Culture Issue #2
- Great LEGO Sets: A Visual History
- LEGO Architecture: A Visual Guide
- LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman Visual Dictionary
- LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History
- LEGO Minifigures: Character Encyclopedia
- LEGO Space: Building the Future
- LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- LEGO Star Wars: Small Scenes From a Big Galaxy
- LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded
- Medieval LEGO
- Steampunk LEGO
- The Art of LEGO Design
- The Art of the Brick: A Life in LEGO
- The LEGO Architect
- The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide
- The LEGO Neighborhood Book: Build Your Own Town!
- The LEGO Play Book: Ideas to Bring Your Bricks to Life
- The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets: Identification and Price Guide
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- Cement Mixer (60018)
- Flatbed Truck (60017)
- Helicopter Arrest (60009)
- Ride-On Lawn Mower (30024)
- Space Shuttle (3367)
- Space Starter Set (60077)
- Tanker Truck (60016)
- Utility Shuttle (60078)
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… ContinueChristmas 2011 came and went and boy did I end up with a lot of LEGO sets. I didn’t expect to end up with so much but there were a lot of sales going on and I had to snatch them up. My girlfriend also gave me a couple of sets as well including some great minifigs. As you can see, I did splurge this year. My greatest haul this year was probably the Imperial Shuttle that I got on sale from Amazon. Let me show off the sets individually, the front and the back of the boxes.
What can I say about the LEGO Star Wars 2011 Advent Calendar! It is a great set for the price and for the very first Star Wars Advent Calendar, you certainly get what you paid for. You get 9 minifigs, 11 different vehicles, as well as 4 objects. I really like the minifigs especially Santa Yoda and R2-Q5, which only came in the LEGO Death Star set. Most of the vehicle builds are pretty good replicas of their bigger brothers. You also get plenty of extra pieces for other builds.
For my dislikes, there were some builds that just weren’t good such as the Tie Fighter. The Mouse Droid was also a “meh” build considering you can make it using extra pieces you may have.
Overall, I’d say buy this set even though Christmas is over. You might find it on sale in the upcoming weeks as stores try to get rid of their inventory. Whether you’re a collector or someone who likes LEGO in general, this set is a must buy. The value on this set will no doubt go up as time goes by and the Santa Yoda minifig will certainly hold it’s value on it’s own. As for next years advent calendar, there are pictures circulating around the web with Darth Maul as the main focus of the set. We’ll see if that stays true or not the coming months.
LEGO Star Wars 2011 Advent Calendar
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