Thanks to our man on the ground, Dan Rubin, we have the juicy details about a ton of new sets revealed by LEGO at the 2016 Toy Fair being held in New York today. In addition to the complete details about 75098 Assault on Hoth posted earlier today, we’ll be bringing you information on new sets in various LEGO themes over the course of the weekend. But let’s get started with the theme you all really wanna see: STAR WARS! As well as the new battle packs and microfighters that we reviewed in detail last month, there are new sets spanning the original trilogy, prequel trilogy and Rebels animated series. We also got a close-up look at a couple of sets from the brand new Disney XD animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, which follows the exploits of a bunch of scavengers called the Freemakers, and is set in an era between Empire and Jedi. 75145 Eclipse Fighter (363 pieces at $29.99) 75147 StarScavenger (558 pieces at $49.99) The final minifigs were not ready for some of the sets, and were substituted for creepy white stand-ins.
But that didn’t spoil our enjoyment of sets like the 75151 Clone Turbo Tank, which uses a bunch of Technic mechanisms to create lots of moving parts, such as articulated wheels: You can watch a demo of the Clone Turbo Tank in action in a video we shot this morning here: The 75150 A-Wing also has some interesting play features: You can see 75157 Captain Rex’s AT-TE Walker from Star Wars Rebels in action in this demo video: The Force Awakens was well represented, with the much anticipated “luggabeast” from 75148 Encounter on Jakku on display, as well as Poe Dameron’s sporty 75149 Resistance X-wing Fighter. This year’s Star Wars Advent Calendar also made an appearance (missing figs notwithstanding) including a cute little Trooper snow man. I guess those Hoth rebel soldiers got bored waiting around for the Empire to find them! Check out our Flickr album for more photos. The availability, pricing and parts counts for the new Star Wars sets are as follows:
Our community, 213 want it First Order Star Destroyer Our community, 947 want it Our community, 894 want it Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle Our community, 843 want it Our community, 851 want it Our community, 2027 want it Microfighters Super Pack 3 in 1 Our community, 58 want it Our community, 44 want it Our community, 2779 want it Our community, 651 want it Our community, 1026 want it Our community, 653 want it Our community, 641 want it Our community, 921 want itContinuing our coverage of LEGO at New York Toy Fair 2017, we’re happy to bring you newly unveiled sets for Star Wars. We anticipate these sets being available in June or September. First up, 75178 Jekku Quadjumper will be available June 1st for $49.99, with Rey, Finn, another one of Unkar’s thugs, plus a First Order stormtrooper. The Quadjumper has a knob on the top, which I’m hoping makes it explode (we’ll see). The rear of the vehicle showcases the huge engines and rear hatch.
75180 Rathtar Escape is an 836-piece playset of the Eravana highlighting the scene in The Force Awakens when our heroes escape the rathtars and Guavian Death Gang. The set includes Han Solo, Chewbacca, Bala-Tik, and two Guavian Death Gang security soldiers. The set will retail for $79.99. The 2017 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar (75184) appears to be themed around the most recent movies, with minifigures and mini-models from The Force Awakens, Rogue One and Rebels. Twi’lek Jedi Aayla Secura finally gets a non-animated version of her minifig, in a redesigned 75182 Republic Fighter Tank, which will retail for $24.99 with 305 Pieces. Anakin Skywalker’s transformation into Darth Vader also gets an upgrade in 75183 Darth Vader Transformation, with 3 minifigs and 282 pieces. The set will retail for $24.99. 75168 Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter includes Yoda and R2-D2, with 262 pieces. It’ll retail for $24.99. Buildable figures finally get a vehicle, with 75532 Scout Trooper and Speeder Bike.
The scout trooper appears to be a standard “constraction” figure, while the speeder bike is built largely of Technic. The set includes 452 pieces, and will retail for $54.99. The 75166 First Order Transport Speeder Battle Pack includes what I can only assume is TR-8R (with a new shield accessory), another First Order stormtrooper, a flame trooper, and driver. LEGO also shared an early prototype of the as-yet-unnamed 75167 [Bounty Hunter Battle Pack] with Dengar, Bossk, IG-88, and possibly 4-LOM (presumably an early design to be replaced later). For the curious who haven’t seen this before, here’s how LEGO showcases pre-production prototypes: LEGO’s original Freemaker Adventures animated TV series continues to generate new sets, with 75816 The Arrowhead, due out in June at $89.99. 75185 Tracker 1 will retail for $69.99 with 557 pieces. Over 30 new building sets join the best-selling LEGO Star Wars collection. Sets are inspired by the Star Wars saga films, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens, plus Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the STAR WARS: THE FREEMAKER ADVENTURES and Star Wars Rebels™ television series.