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LEGO Star Wars Set Images From ToyArk

February 10, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The long-awaited images of the second wave of the 2013 LEGO Star Wars sets have been taken by ToyArk at the New York Toy Fair. Here we can see the return of Jango Fett in a couple of sets including the Advent Calendar for this year.

Corporate Alliance Tank Droid (75015) – $19.99

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New York Toy Fair 2013 LEGO Set Images From YourCreativeFriends

February 10, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The 2013 New York Toy Fair has kicked off and YourCreativeFriends has sent us some videos and images from various LEGO themes such as Castle, City, Legends of Chima, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and The Lone Ranger. YCF notes that the Marvel and DC Universe sets were strictly off-limits to any photography. Attendees to the LEGO VIP Collector’s Event received a couple of gifts including a Yoda minifigure standing on the sidewalk wearing a white “NY I Love” sweater. The other gift was a carded Darth Vader minifigure wearing a medal from the The Empire Strikes Out animated show. Check out all of YourCreativeFriends’ videos to see which set(s) you might be wanting to pick up later this year.

2013 New York Toy Fair Exclusive

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LEGO Star Wars The Yoda Chronicles The Rancor Pit Part 2

February 8, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles continues with part two of the second episode, The Rancor Pit. If you remember in part one Leia has fallen into the pit and is barely holding on. She is swinging back and forth while the Rancor tries to eat her. The Rancor finally grabs a hold of her and Luke sees that she’s in trouble. He builds a flight of stairs and sticks a bone in the beast and swings away with Leia. Then he tries to close the gate but the buttons don’t work and he force closes the gate on top of the Rancor. Luke and Leia run free temporarily but is captured. In the ending scene, they are whisked away on the Sail Barge and the Desert Skiff. I’m not sure if the story continues next week or if it was like the Umbara storyline where it just ends abruptly. Stay tuned next week to see what LEGO has in store for The Yoda Chronicles.

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LEGO Star Wars The Yoda Chronicles The Rancor Pit Episode 1

February 1, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Apparently, The Yoda Chronicles isn’t a continuing storyline but a series of short stories split into a few episodes. The Umbara story seemingly has finished up last week, and this week we start the Rancor Pit story.

In the beginning, you can see Luke’s X-wing in front of Jabba’s Palace. Inside, Luke is trying to rescue Han Solo, who is still in carbonite, from Jabba the Hutt. Jabba springs the trap and Luke as well as the Gamorrean guard fall into the Rancor pit. They hear a loud roar coming from the direction of the gate and see Malakili coming out with a drumstick. He lures the Rancor to Luke and the Gamorrean. Luke force builds a trap door to hide from the Rancor. The beast grabs the Gamorrean and is about it eat him. C-3P0 panics and accidentally knocks slave Princess Leia into the pit too but she is still hanging on the chain. The Rancor roars at her and the story will continue next week.

One thing I noticed is the design of the Slave Leia minifigure. As you can see below, she has an updated bikini that is colored green. Her skirt also seem to have a bit more detail as well. The hair piece also is different from the Leia in the 2006 version of Jabba’s Sail Barge (6210). You can see the previous version of Leia here. Could the Leia we saw in the video be the redesigned version in the new Jabba’s Sail Barge (75020)?

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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Summer Set Images

January 28, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Our Flickr friend, motayan, has posted images of a couple of the LEGO Star Wars summer sets. Here, you can see the Jek-14’s Stealth Starfighter (75018) and the AT-TE (75019). Although the images are kind of small, you can see a few of the minifigures included in the sets. For the Jek-14 Starfighter you get Jek-14, Separatist Bounty Hunter, Special Forces Clone Trooper, and R4-G0. In the AT-TE, you get Mace Windu, Coleman Trebor, Clone Trooper Gunner, and 2 Battle Droids. Looking at the images, what do you think of these new sets?

75018 LEGO Star Wars Jek-14's Stealth Starfighter

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LEGO Accused of Being Racist and Responds

January 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

This news has made the rounds on the internet that The LEGO Group has been accused of being racist by the Turkish Cultural Community of Austria. They claim that the Jabba’s Palace set from the Star Wars line is similar to the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul and demands an apology because it offends the Muslim community. This all started because a Turkish man was offended after the set was purchased for his son by another family member. The Turkish Cultural Community also claim the scene to be “racial prejudice and vulgar insinuations against Asians and Orientals as people with deceitful and criminal personalities” and the minfigures “resemble ‘terrorists, criminals and murderers.'”

Honestly, this is about as funny as a screen door on a submarine. I’m from Asian descent and have absolutely no issues with the set at all. I actually like how the set looks overall and gave it high praise in my review. Obviously, the accusers haven’t seen any of the Star Wars movies to see what’s going on or what the set mirrored after.

LEGO has responded with a statement that the set is solely based on Jabba’s Palace from Episode VI and no reference to any real buildings, including the Hagia Sophia. See LEGO’s official response below:

All LEGO Star Wars products are based on the movies of the Star Wars saga created by Lucasfilm. Jabba’s Palace appears in Star Wars Episode VI and appears in a famous scene on the planet Tatooine. The building is the palace of Jabba – a

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LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out DVD

January 22, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The box art and exclusive minifigure for the LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out DVD is now available for everyone to see. As we’ve speculated before, the minifigure included with the DVD is Darth Vader wearing a medal much like the Luke Skywalker and Han Solo minifigures from the DK LEGO Star Wars Encyclopedias. The 22-minute animated film will be released on March 26, 2013 and can be pre-ordered at Walmart. It will be available in the UK on March 18 and France on April 3.

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out - Exclusive Darth Vader

LEGO® STAR WARS®: The Empire Strikes Out™ Animated Special Arrives on DVD

Packed with Humor, Action and Fun – and an Exclusive Darth Vader LEGO Minifigure!

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (January 22, 2013) – After a record breaking debut on Cartoon Network, The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm announced today that LEGO® Star Wars™: The Empire Strikes Out will release on DVD this coming March 26, 2013. The 22-minute original standalone special will bring the same tongue-and-cheek humor fans know and love in a brand new epic adventure featuring everyone’s favorite LEGO Star Wars characters. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, the DVD will include an exclusive collectible Darth Vader LEGO minifigure and is available now for preorder at www.foxconnect.com/awesome.

Filled with charm, action and irreverent humor this original story features characters, locations and vehicles across the entire LEGO Star Wars universe including Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, C-3P0, R2-D2, Darth Maul, and more. When the premiere of LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out aired

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