Guests can enjoy seven of the most famous scenes from the six live-action Star Wars movies, as well as a scene from the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars™ all made out of 1.5 million LEGO® bricks built in 1:20 scale. Guests will be further immersed into the Star Wars experience as they pose with life-size LEGO models of Darth Maul, R2-D2 and Darth Vader. Following a chronological path through the Star Wars™ timeline, LEGOLAND® guests retrace the major events of the beloved Saga. Some of the 2,000 LEGO models will be more than 6-feet-tall. Interactive buttons will allow children to activate animations throughout the scenes. $179.99 €179.99 £149.99 $249.99Additional prices: $229.99 1499 kr $359.99 10225 R2-D2 is a UCS Star Wars set released in May 2012.[2] It has a retractable third leg that can be dropped with a rear switch and rotating dome head. The front panels open to reveal a buzz saw and computer linkage tool. This model also includes a fact plaque to display along with an R2-D2 minifigure.
More outer detail on this set includes black photoreceptors, a red sensor, and an accurate blue, gray, and white colour scheme. The hologram recorder/transmitter and charger are also visible. This set is over 12 inches (31 cm) high and 7 inches (18 cm) wide. It contains 2127 pieces, making it the 19th largest LEGO set in history. This is the third full minifigure to be made into an Ultimate Collector's Series set. The first was the 2002 Yoda. There was also a 2008 General Grievous. A bust of the sith apprentice Darth Maul was also made in 2001. R2-D2 has also been made as a 2002 TECHNIC set and a 1999 mindstorms set. This will be the seventh LEGO R2-D2 as a minifigure or a set to be made in LEGO.Do not modify it. Presenting the ultimate collector series R2-D2 – the best-loved droid in the Star Wars galaxy! Presenting the iconic R2-D2 as you've never seen him before. Everyone's favorite droid from the Star Wars galaxy is now part of the ultimate collector series and features fantastic detailing, such as rectractable third leg, front panels that open to reveal a universal computer interface arm and a circular saw, rotating head and 2 fold-out front spacecraft linkage control arms.
With the included fact plaque and mini R2-D2 figure, this diminutive model is the perfect addition to your Star Wars collection! Measures over 12” (31cm) high and 7” (18cm) wide. Ultimate Collector Series R2-D2™! Features retractable third leg! Front panels open to reveal a universal computer interface arm and circular saw! Features realistic rotating head! R2-D2 features 2 fold-out front spacecraft linkage control arms! Includes fact plaque and R2-D2 minifigure! Measures over 12” (31 cm) high and 7” (18 cm) wide!The newest addition to the grand list of Coolest Things Ever is being unveiled in New York today: the Lego X-Wing, the largest Lego model ever built. The model of the classic Star Wars fighter being unveiled in Times Square has a wingspan of 44 feet and comes complete with R2-D2 and a full range of sound effects. It’s a super-duper-sized version of Star Wars Lego starfighter set #9493 and was made with 5,335,200 Lego bricks. That, according to Lego, makes it the largest model ever built, eclipsing the Lego robot at the Mall of America by some 2 million bricks.
This replica of the Rebel Alliance dogfighter is 42 times the size of the Lego version we’ve all built and a bit bigger than a real X-Wing. (Yes, yes, we know they’re not real. Just go with it.) The X-Wing Luke Skywalker and his fellow rebels flew was about 41 feet long, 2 feet shorter than this Lego masterpiece. The X-Wing was built at the Lego Model Shop at the company’s facility in Kladno, Czech Republic. It took 32 “master builders” (Note: This is a real job, and we’re preparing our resumés.) 17,336 man-hours to construct the X-Wing. Plans for the model were created using Lego’s proprietary 3-D design software, and the construction team had to work with a team of structural engineers to ensure that the model was safe, master builder Erik Varszegi told Wired. “This has been a wild and exciting project for us, and it’s taken an international team of designers, engineers, structural consultants, model builders, and logistics personal over a year to bring this model from a conception to reality,” Varszegi said in an email.
“In one respect, designing it was the ‘easy’ part, as we were creating a scaled version of an actual toy construction set.” Once completed, the model — which weighs 45,980 pounds — was broken down into 34 pieces to be shipped to New York by boat (the voyage took two boats two months to complete). Lest the West Coast feel left out, the starfighter is coming to Legoland California after its tenure in Times Square and will remain there until the end of the year. Twenty-three tons is a whole lot of anything, especially Lego bricks, but much of the model’s weight lies in the model’s steel skeleton, which it needed in order to withstand the vibrations from the subway that runs beneath Duffy Square in Manhattan and any seismic activity it could face in Southern California. While a slightly larger-than-lifesize Lego X-Wing would be awesome even if were made for no particular reason at all, the model was built to celebrate the forthcoming premiere of the latest Lego Star Wars series The Yoda Chronicles — a three-part animated miniseries launching on Cartoon Network next Wednesday.
That’s the official reason this was built, but we wouldn’t be surprised if Lego made this thing just for the thrill. “My fellow Master Builders and I are always looking for a challenge — and for projects that push our skills to the next level,” Varszegi said. The team chose the X-Wing because it “is one of the most iconic vehicles in the Star Wars universe and the sheer size and scope of the building and engineering challenges was one we couldn’t resist.” We’re awaiting the day these Lego master builders create a Death Star for this X-Wing to annihilate.How to build your own Lego ‘Star Wars’ BB-8 See all Editor's Picks The Daily Dot Bazaar The Force Awakens has inspired a number of official Lego sets for Star Wars fans, but so far none of them let you build the lovable new droid BB-8. BB-8 is included as a minifigure in some sets, but that's not the same as being able to build your own droid! Luckily fans and Lego builders like Daniel Stoeffler are taking matters into their own hands, offering ways for you to build BB-8 while encouraging Lego to create a buildable version as an official set.
In a YouTube video, Stoeffler shows how it's possible to build a mid-size Lego BB-8 using 257 pieces. If you can track down the pieces featured, you can follow the steps in the video to build your own. He also has building instructions on his website.It would be easier if all of the pieces just came in a set, and that's what Stoeffler is aiming for. His BB-8 is actually part of a project he proposed through the Lego Ideas website, where fans can suggest ideas. Any that receive at least 10,000 supporters are considered by Lego for production. Stoeffler's set would also give you the chance to build a mid-size C-3PO and R2-D2."All three droids feature all details that can be included at the mid-size scale. The mid-size corresponds to an intermediate scale between the ultimate collector series and the minifigure one. The scale allows to get detailed models not too large, not requiring too much parts and not too expensive to produce," Stoeffler writes in the project description.For the size of the models, each droid would have some great details like R2-D2's head rotating and C-3PO's body being fully articulated.
Instructions for building R2-D2 and C-3PO are also available on Stoeffler's website. If you would prefer the droids not to be bundled together in a set, Stoeffler does have projects that separate BB-8 from the others too. Stoeffler is not alone in wanting a set featuring the new droid. Search the Lego Ideas site and you'll find at least seven other projects for a buildable BB-8. Many feature the droid alone, though there is another project that includes the droid trinity of BB-8, C-3PO, and R2-D2. Other projects, such as one created by Lego Ideas user Henrik Lorentzen and another by user chuckskoda, also include videos to help you build your own as we wait for one of these to be made official. It might take some time before any of the fan-proposed sets reach the 10,000 mark though with Stoeffler's set at just 582 supporters and others in a similar range as of this writing.Until then, at least these fans are offering some ways for you to bring BB-8 to life in Lego on your own as they try to get the company to consider their sets.