Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures TV Series (2016– ) The series stars the Freemakers, a family of scavengers who build and sell starships from the scoured debris of space battles strewn throughout the galaxy. When their youngest discovers a ... See full summary » 5 more credits » See full cast & crew » 5 news articles » Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales After the battle on Endor, the Rebels are retold the story of Episode I and Episode II through the vantage point of C-3PO. A shadowy figure is also listening and steals a ship. See full summary » Centered around Yoda's stories that take place before ''Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace''. Yoda begins by training Padawans at the Jedi Temple Academy, but then he feels a disturbance in the Force and rushes off to fight the Dark Side. Lego Star Wars: Bombad Bounty A gungan janitor goes on an unexpected adventure.... Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 During a space battle with the sepretists R2-D2 ends up blasting out of Anakins ship and end's up getting lost with precious data.
Now the Jedi and the sith are hunting down the droid. Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick Lego Anakin and Obi-Wan stop an invasion on Kashyyyk using the Force to influence their victory against the droid army. Pete Bregman, and 3 more credits » A brave and clever ragtag starship crew stands up against the evil Empire as it tightens its grip on the galaxy and hunts down the last of the Jedi Knights. See full cast »When their youngest discovers a natural connection with the Force through an ancient artifact . The Kyber Saber, his world is turned upside down, and he and his family are thrown into an epic struggle against the Empire to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy. Throughout their adventures, the Freemakers explore new worlds, meet new and familiar characters, and learn the true value of what it means to be a family. View content advisory » Release Date: 20 June 2016 (USA) Also Known As: Lego Star Wars: Die Abenteuer der Freemaker
See full technical specs » In an interview published In Star Wars Insider 167, producers Bill Motz and Bob Roth revealed that the Freemaker siblings were designed by the Lucasfilm art department under guidance of Doug Chiang and were initially drawn as normal humans. Then the artwork was sent to the LEGO team to be interpreted as LEGO mini figures. Featured in The Star Wars Show: New Rogue One Characters Revealed, LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (2016) This FAQ is empty. Add the first question. Contribute to This PageLego Series 13: Blind Bag 71008 (2 Packs)£5.49Two Random figures! Each sealed pack has 1 of 16 mninifigures inside. About the Boston Public Library Affiliates of the Library Board of Trustees Borrowing & Circulation Information Computers & Technology Holiday Observances Hours & Directions How Do I...? Job Opportunities Policies & Procedures Popular Subjects and Call Numbers Strategic Planning Support the Library Understanding Call Numbers
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The most shocking finding was about sets that included the LEGO micro-motor and fiber-optic kits — in both cases it cost LEGO more to source these parts then the whole set was being sold for — everyone of these sets was a massive loss leader and no one actually knew. This was combined with a decision to ‘retire’ a large number of the LEGO Designers who had created the sets from the late 70′s through the 80′s and into the 90′s and replace them with 30 ‘innovators’ who were the top graduates from the best design colleges around Europe. Unfortunately, though great designers they knew little specifically about toy design and less about LEGO building. The number of parts climbed rapidly from 6000 to over 12,000 causing a nightmare of logistics and storage and a huge amount of infrastructure expansion for no gain in sales. Products like Znap, Primo, Scala and worst; Galidor all came out of this period. Let’s take a closer look at those new products that almost led to disaster.
Lego Technic Fiber Optic Multi Set (1996) The “fiber optics” in this this Technic kit are actually clear plastic tubes that connect to a battery-operated LED-light pack. These specialized parts cost more to produce than the entire set was being sold for. The Znap line was an obvious reaction to K’Nex, an American construction toy company that was founded in 1993. Like those of K’Nex, Znap pieces were more elaborate than traditional Lego bricks, and could allow for more architectural creations, like bridges. Ultimately, Znap proved to be an inferior competitor and failed to catch on. To make matters worse, Lego even used those highly unprofitable Technic motors in some of the sets. Lego’s Duplo line is intended for children 1-5 years old and has been around since 1975 (barring a couple brief absences). The Primo offshoot was intended for babies too young to even play with regular Duplo bricks. And unlike Duplo pieces, they were not compatible with regular Lego pieces.
Primo was succeeded by Lego Baby, which was phased out in 2005. The niche market was simply not profitable for the company. For some reason, Lego decided to revive an obscure line from ’79 targeted at young girls. The one thing that kept the Scala doll line remotely attached to the Lego brand was the use of some bricks in the play sets, and from ’97-’98, the brick studs were in flower-shapes incompatible with other Lego sets. Stafford considers the Galidor line to be Lego’s most heinous offense. Based on a kid’s show of the same name, the line was basically an action figure series with awkward features like interchangeable arms for characters. Each set in the line featured specialized pieces, which were expensive to produce and in practically no way resembled a Lego product. Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, a former McKinsey consultant, came in as CEO in 2004 and rescued the company. He tossed series that were wasting money, cut the number of Lego pieces by more than half, and began hiring talented designers who were also passionate fans of the brand (like Stafford), rather than just smart people with impressive degrees.