Star Wars The Force Awakens LEGO sets announced

Star Wars The Force Awakens LEGO! LEGO unveil brand new range to tie-in with the release of the upcoming sequel.

LEGO have today unveiled a brand new range of toys that are now available for the upcoming Star Wars sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens! The toys feature some brand new spaceships and other vehicles that are to be featured in the film.

J.J. Abrams is bringing this highly aniticpated sequel to cinemas later this year. The first new product to come off the LEGO production line as a tie-in for the new movie, is the iconic Millennium Falcon, which makes a return to the Star Wars saga in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

This new version of the Millennium Falcon has a RRP of £129.99, so it’s quite pricey, but absolutely crammed with new and updated external features. It has an even more streamlined and detailed design, detachable cockpit with space for two minifigures, rotating top and bottom laser turrets with hatch and space for a minifigure, dual spring-loaded shooters, sensor dish, ramp and an entrance hatch. Open up the hull plates to reveal even more great new and updated details inside, including the main hold with seating area and holo-chess board, more detailed hyperdrive, secret compartment, extra boxes and cables, and storage for spring-loaded shooter ammo. Inside you’ll find Han Solo and Chewbacca in the cockpit, as well as other great characters from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The set includes six minifigures with assorted weapons: Rey, Finn, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Tasu Leech and a Kanjiklub Gang Member, plus a BB-8 Astromech Droid.

Take a look at this beauty.

Following on from that is Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle which comes complete with six minifigures (Kylo Ren, General Hux, First Order Officer, two First Order Crew and a First Order Stormtrooper Officer). The Command Shuttle has a ton of features, including opening front, rear and bottom storage bays; wing-mounted, spring-loaded shooters and detachable weapon racks. This one sells for about £99.99.

Take a look.

Next up is another new ship; the First Order Transporter, which retails at an RRP of £79.99. The heavily armoured First Order Transporter is packed with cool features, like dual spring-loaded shooters, top-mounted dual-stud shooter and hatch with space for a minifigure, pilot cabin with opening hatch and space for four minifigures in the hold, big engines at the rear, and hidden, transparent wheels for a cool ‘hover’ look. Mini-figures include Resistance Soldiers, First Order Flametroopers, First Order Stormtroopers and Captain Phasma.

Next up is Poe’s X-Wing Fighter (RRP £69.99). We all know the X-Wing fighter, but check out this upgrade for the new movie. Poe is played in The Force Awakens by Oscar Isaac, and his customised starfighter is packed with features, like the four spring-loaded shooters, two stud shooters, retractable landing gear, opening wings, opening cockpit with space for a minifigure and space behind for the BB-8 Astromech Droid. There’s even a loader with weapon rack, extra missiles and ammunition, and a seat for a minifigure. The set includes three minifigures with assorted weapons and accessories: Poe Dameron, Resistance Ground Crew and a Resistance X-Wing Pilot, plus a BB-8 Astromech Droid.

We also have the new First Order Special Forces TIE fighter (RRP £59.99). The unmistakable shape of this iconic starfighter signifies the military might of the First Order, and features a two-minifigure cockpit, spring-loaded shooters and a rotating antenna for homing in on enemy starships. Included are First Order TIE Fighter Pilots, First Order Officer and First Order Crew minifigures.

Also released is the First Order Snowspeeder (RRP £39.99). With a crew of three, this rapid response vehicle features a forward storage compartment, fixed stud shooter in the cockpit, two rapid-fire stud shooters built into the engines and transparent wheels hidden out of site for a true ‘hover’ look. The set comes complete with three minifigures with assorted weapons.

Lastly, we have Rey’s Speeder (RRP £19.99). This cool landspeeder has everything Rey (played by Daisy Ridley in the new film) needs for scouting the surface of a desert planet, including dual stud shooters, opening storage hatch and side-mounted bag, blaster, buzzsaw and electrobinoculars. There’s also a detachable sled with space for Rey’s minifigure to make a quick escape down the desert dunes from the minifigure version of Unkar’s Thug!

Check it out below.

The Star Wars The Force Awakens LEGO sets are available from today. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is in cinemas from December 18th, 2015.