Long long ago in a showspace far far away, LEGOs presence at the 2012 London Toy Fair in the UK was immense. And LEGO needed every spare inch of space as well as they previewed new toy sets and mini-figures for their existing toy lines, as well as some newcomers to the game which not only add more to my growing list of must haves, but should be quite popular around the world as well. Let’s take a look …
LEGO previewed planetary sets to add to their existing galaxy. This included sets for Yavin 4 (which included a nice X-Wing fighter and pilot minifigs), Bespin (which included a dual cloud car challenging your arrival and Lobot, Lando’s faithful right hand man), and the Forest Moon of Endor, complete with ATST “Chicken Walker) and Storm Troopers. Look for these out in August.
Other Star Wars sets will include a scaled down set for Republic Battle Cruiser Malevolence, Striker-class Starfighter with droid minfig, another JEDI Starfighter (flown by Saesee Tiin), a Sith Interceptor with Sith Trooper minifigs, and a Gungan Sub with Queen Amidala (although she was never on board that ship in Episode 1).
But the real stunner is bound to be #9516 Jabba’s Palace, complete with throne room, Sarlac pit, and a host of great minifigures including Jabba, Bib Fortuna, Gamorean Guard, Salacious Crumb, and Princess Leia in her bounty hunter disguise. Lastly, this year’s Advent Calendar will reflect the Prequels with Santa Darth Maul and an R2 Snowman. That’s bound to be fun.
There are other LEGO sets which are featured including the new Marvel Super Hero’s line and a great one called Monster Hunters. We hope to see more details on them later in the week. Stay tuned.
Hat Tip and photo credit- FBTB