ORLANDO (August 10th, 2010) – To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, LEGO Systems, Inc. and Lucasfilm Ltd. are summoning the force of LEGO® and STAR WARS fans and families to participate in a three-day collaborative build of an eight-foot tall, 15-foot wide LEGO mystery mural to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The mural will be constructed by attendees of Star Wars Celebration V and a LEGO Master Builder at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center from August 13-15.
Fans who help the LEGO Master Builder to construct the mural will receive one of 10,000 limited edition white Boba Fett LEGO minifigures. Additionally, for every LEGO plate a fan builds and adds to the mural, LEGO Systems and Lucasfilm’s “The Empire Gives Back” program will donate 330 LEGO System and LEGO DUPLO® bricks to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to encourage imagination and creative play and support the patients of St. Jude. In total, more than 1.5 million LEGO bricks will be donated.
ORLANDO (August 13th, 2010) – To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, LEGO Systems, Inc. and Lucasfilm Ltd. are summoning the force of LEGO® and STAR WARS fans and families to participate in a three-day collaborative build of an eight-foot tall, 15-foot wide LEGO mystery mural to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The mural will be constructed by attendees of Star Wars Celebration V and a LEGO Master Builder at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center from August 13-15.
10214 – Tower Bridge
Ages 16+. 4,287 pieces.
Available in October, 2010
Build London’s famous Tower Bridge!
Stretching over the River Thames since 1894, the famous Tower Bridge of London, England is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world. Now you can add this timeless classic to your LEGO world buildings collection! Designed with advanced building techniques and rare colors and elements, the Tower Bridge is complete with its iconic paired towers and a drawbridge that really opens. Fun to build and display, it locks together solidly but can be taken apart in sections for easy transport. Includes 4 miniature vehicles; a black London taxi, a traditional red double-decker bus, a yellow truck and a green automobile. Completed model measures 40″ (102 cm) long, 17″ (45 cm) high and 10″ (26 cm) wide.
Includes 4 miniature vehicles: a black London taxi, a yellow truck, green automobile and even a traditional red double-decker bus!
Features the iconic paired towers and a drawbridge that really opens and closes!
Includes unique printed shield!
Features hundreds of 1×1 slopes in tan!
Many useful arches, angular bricks in tan!
Includes 4 blue base plates and over 80 windows!
Tower Bridge is ideal for building and display – it can be taken apart in sections for easy transport!
Add this amazing landmark to your LEGO world buildings collection!
Completed model measures an impressive 40″ (102 cm) long, 17″ (45 cm) high and 10″ (26 cm) wide
Blast off into The Clone Wars with Obi-Wan’s collector-series Jedi starfighter!
Now, you can build the ultimate LEGO version of Jedi general Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Delta-7 Aethersprite-class Jedi starfighter! Larger and more detailed than any previous Jedi starfighter model, this limited-edition collector vehicle is equipped with twin laser cannons, a full cockpit interior and a wing-mounted R4-P17 astromech droid dome that rotates. With a buildable display stand and plaque, it’s just the thing to pursue bounty hunter Jango Fett across the galaxy or battle swarms of Separatist fighters in space! Measures 9 in (23 cm) high on stand, 18″ (47 cm) long and 9″ (22 cm) wide when built.
Ultimate Collector’s Series Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighter!
Equipped with twin laser cannons!
Features fully detailed cockpit interior!
The dome of Obi-Wan’s wing mounted R4-P17 astromech droid rotates!
Includes display stand, plaque and label sheet!
Model can be detached from display stand!
Measures 9 in (23 cm) high on stand, 18″ (47 cm) long and 9″ (22 cm) wide when built!
More SDCC Exclusives!!! LEGO just announced the Comic-Con exclusive – LEGO Star Wars Cube Dudes! LEGO will be selling 450 per day and purchase is decided by raffle. Stop by the LEGO booth to learn more!
LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya got an awesome LEGO brick-themed thumb tattoo.
“Every single day, I snap together bricks. Each day I am pressing down on the bumps of each brick to make sure there is a tight fit. And if I press real hard, the bumps leave little marks on myfingers and thumb. What better way to pay tribute to my medium of choice, then permanently inking those marks on to my thumb?”
What is it about Admiral Ackbar’s famous line “It’s a trap!” that inspires so much creativity? I think I found my favorite from Flickr member LegoFenris.
“It has been done before. Numerous versions of one of the most quoted star wars lines. “It’s a trap”. But it’s a classic to celebrate a newly purchased Admiral Ackbar… So here’s mine!”
The World Cup game of USA vs England is even boring in LEGO form, but that doesn’t take away from the effort that was put into this impressive LEGO animation.
