Toy Fair 2015 may have come and gone, but what we saw there was just the tip of the iceberg of what LEGO is going to be offering up this year. While they displayed many sets at Toy Fair, they seem to be announcing new playsets almost weekly, featuring partnerships that continue to catapult LEGO into pop-culture superstardom more than ever before. As we sit with bated breath for the next surprise LEGO may spring on us, let’s reflect on the some of the highlights from our LEGO 2015 booth tour this year. This beauty is 1,685 pieces of pure Star Wars heaven. Featured in many Star Wars battle scenes (and many more to come with the latest installment on the horizon), this is the classic version of the Imperial Starfighter which also includes a TIE Fighter Pilot minifig, display stand and fact plaque. The TIE Fighter will retail for $229.99 and will be available in May.Get ready for an invasion of "Star Wars" sets from Lego. The brickmaker's new "Star Wars" collection is "one of the largest and most diverse since its launch in 1999," the company says.
Lego unveiled 32 new sets of "Star Wars" vehicles and characters at New York City's Toy Fair, based on the original "Star Wars" movies and various animated TV shows and video games. The company has yet to reveal any sets from the upcoming film " Star Wars: The Force Awakens," though it says those are on the way. Lego is also releasing the Ultimate Collector Series TIE fighter in May. Pictured above, the large-scale Lego rendition of the Imperial starfighter has an opening top hatch as well as an exclusive TIE fighter pilot minifigure equipped with a blaster pistol. It comes with a display stand and an informative plaque too. Once you put together all 1,685 pieces, the impressive vessel measures 18.5 inches by 12 inches by 12.2 inches (47 centimeters by 30.6 centimeters by 31 centimeters). The TIE fighter retails for $200 in the US. (UK and Australian prices weren't available for any of the following sets at time of publication, so we've converted them for you. In this case, $200 is about £170 or AU$260, but expect final prices to differ.)
There's also a highly detailed Lego Slave I ship. The set numbers 1,996 pieces and includes the minifigs of Boba Fett, a Bespin guard, a Stormtrooper and Han Solo. The set retails for $200 (again, about £170 or AU$260). Fans of the "Star Wars" original trilogy will appreciate the $25 (£16 or AU$32) T-16 Skyhopper from "A New Hope." "The Empire Strikes Back" fans get a $10 (£6.50 or AU$13) Snowspeeder Microfighter and an AT-AT Microfighter for the same price. Two "Return of the Jedi" sets will be available later in the year. "Star Wars" Prequels fans are treated to various sets, including an AAT vehicle ($25, which is £16 or AU$32) from "The Phantom Menace," which includes Jar Jar Binks, Battle Droid and Pilot Battle Droid minifigures. Another set comes out later in the year. From "Attack of the Clones," fans can build the Republic Gunship Microfighter ($10, which is £6.50 or AU$13) and the Homing Spider Droid Microfighter (also $10). There's also a set of the Hailfire Droid ($20, which is £13 or AU$26) and the Battle Droid Troop Carrier ($40, which is around £25 or AU$50), which comes with a Gungan warrior minifig, two pilot battle droids and 12 battle droids.
There are new Lego sets coming for "Revenge of the Sith" fans too, including an ARC-170 Starfighter Microfighter and a Vulture Droid Microfighter (both $10). The Disney XD animated TV series "Star Wars Rebels" has six sets (five available now and one launching in June), which include an Imperial Troop Transport ($13, which is around £8.50 or AU$17) and features four of the troopers in minifigure form plus an armored transport pod. Also coming out are Ezra's Speeder Bike ($20, which is £13 or AU$26) and the experimental TIE Advanced Prototype ($40, roughly £25 or AU$50). There's a twin-legged AT-DP ($50, around £35 or AU$65) that comes with Agent Kallus, a Stormtrooper and two AT-DP pilots. A Wookiee Gunship ($70, which is £45 or AU$90) includes a movable front and top cannons, as well as folding wings and two Wookiee minifigs. Fans of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" animated series will be excited to find out about the elite Senate Commando Troopers set ($13, about £8.50 or AU$17), featuring a "never-before-seen buildable rapid shooter, plus Senate Commando Captain minifigure and three Senate Commandos," according to Lego.
The Geonosis Troopers set (also $13) features a walker, two Geonosis Clone Troopers and two Geonosis Airborne Clone Troopers. Re-enact the epic lightsaber battle between Asajj Ventress and Anakin with Anakin's Custom Jedi Starfighter ($40, roughly £25 or AU$50), which features a detachable escape pod, droid eject function, retractable front landing gear, lightsaber storage, four spring-loaded shooters and an astromech droid. Lastly, fans of the video game "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" can pick up the Shadow Guards ($13, or roughly £8.50 or AU$17) . -- Cast & Crew New & Used MarketplaceBig news came this morning from Lego about a new wave of figures for Lego Dimensions Year 2! For the first time Dimensions will release a mini wave of figures following Wave 7’s release in November. The new wave will be hitting the store shelves the same day as Lego Batman will hit theaters: Feb 10th 2017! The wave being dubbed by Dimensions as “7.5” will bring a new Story Pack and two new Fun Packs!
(Plus one previous retail exclusive!) Check out all four new packs below! Reminder that two of the packs are retail exclusives! Make sure you read all the info below! Coinciding with the release of the upcoming film on which it’s based, The LEGO Batman Movie Story Pack, will provide a deep, story-driven gameplay experience with iconic DC characters in six puzzle-packed levels and new LEGO Gateway bricks that allow players to build the Bat-Computer atop the LEGO Toy Pad. The pack comes with buildable Batgirl and Robin minifigures and the 3-in-1 buildable Batwing which can be rebuilt into The Black Thunder and Bat-Tank. Gamers can play the complete movie and band together with Batgirl and Robin to fight off the Joker and his team of villains. Batgirl’s batarang, glide and stealth abilities can reach areas with high security access and Robin’s agility and dive skills provide sneak access. Players can also transform Robin into the Nightwing, utilize his vine cut, and deflect moves for more crime-fighting adventures.
Batgirl and Robin provide access to the new The LEGO Batman Movie Adventure World with its own unique Battle Arena with competitive split-screen local gameplay for up to four players. Batman fans can broaden their LEGO Dimensions gameplay with Excalibur Batman from The LEGO Batman Movie. The Fun Pack comes with a buildable Batman minifigure and a 3-in-1 buildable Bionic Steed which can be rebuilt into the Bat-Raptor and Ultrabat for additional in-game abilities. Players can use Batman’s Master Builder and Sword Switching abilities to solve puzzles and take down enemies. Batman also provides access to The LEGO Batman Movie Adventure World and Battle Arena. The Excalibur Batman Fun Pack will release in North America first at Target. Expect this Batman to serve as a puzzle solving alternative to Finn with his sword switch ability! Michael Knight and K.I.T.T. from the classic 80s TV series, Knight Rider, are also coming to LEGO Dimensions. Players can add the iconic duo with the Knight Rider Fun Pack featuring a buildable Michael Knight minifigure, and a rebuildable 3-in-1 K.I.T.T., that can be rebuilt into the K.I.T.T. Jet and Goliath Armored Semi for upgraded in-game powers.