Upon being reunited with Ahsoka Tano, the soldiers of the 501st show their allegiance to their former commander by altering their clone armour in homage to her Togruta markings. To continue to support the work of Brick Fanatics, please buy your LEGO sets from and Amazon using our affiliate links.Led by Captain Rex, the 501st Legion is a tight-knit squadron of clone troopers known for strength of character and unwavering loyalty. Read more from Brick Fanatics at Fan Media Days 2020 Now we have a much more diverse portfolio of products with some specifically targeted at adults – every door is open basically.
Jens: One thing we are aware of is that we were a bit cautious about leaning into a Star Wars computer game that was age marked 18+… it was a little bit weird if we made make toys for six year olds. Michael: There is nothing that’s off limits as such, weĬan do whatever we think will be interesting for the fans and also reflects Wars having a very successful new season. No-one knows what it is going to happen in the future, we have also seen The Clone We focused on The Mandalorian which totally makes sense, but The Star Wars universe now is so huge, there is so much and so To focus a little bit also so that models are connected. Sideshow Collectibles brings Star Wars fans the Arc Clone Trooper Fives Phase.
But it’s not like we are leaning on 10 different things, we are trying Star Wars Black Series 6 501st Legion ARC Trooper Clone Trooper Kama Blue Black. Then there is a certain part of the assortment that has to lean in on newĬontent. Having some classic LEGO Star Wars in the assortment, that will always be there, So it’s always very difficult, but typically we are always It’s a bit of aĬhallenge because sometimes it is hard to predict – like with The Mandalorian, nobodyĬould foresee how successful that would be. We are discussing what would make most sense. To lean into in with our products it is something we do in close co-operation Jens: When we decide what content from Lucas- Disney Just a few months after The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian. This set covers Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which launched Gave us the opportunity to bring in more figures with this set. Talking about it and realised it would be nice to have both vehicles. A you know this is a bigger set and that was because we were I know that a lot of people are calling this the 501 stīattle pack. J: It wasn’t that hard because that’s just what youĪssociate with them. How did you choose the vehicles in the set? So these are specifically based on the recent The Clone Usually what we are getting are renders, and they are pretty accurate, it is That’s where the Rocket Trooper was introduced of course with the jet pack. Jens: This is based on reference from The Clone Wars,
Some of the early Clone Troopers inspired by Revenge of the Sith didn’t end up matching the movie. We are clear that there isĪ huge interest and people like to be involved so it’s great.Įxclusive: LEGO Star Wars UCS Republic Gunship ‘deep in development’ More than 40,000 people responded, that’s theīiggest reply as far as I know to any poll at LEGO. We were super excited about it and it was a littleīit of a surprising result, but we are really happy about it and it was We areįollowing fan forums and want to make people happy, we want to bring out whatĪnother thing that is super interesting was the poll we hadĪbout the next UCS product. Jens: I also think we are listening directly. Think it is all around a wonderful story, the fact their story has becomeĬannon in the Star Wars universe, so that’s a really good thing to get behind. It really motivated us to lean into this idea because we They are extremely passionate and dedicated towards Star Wars and the charities How it started – we meet these people when we are out at different events and There is a unique story around the 501 st, This is opening the door for if you shout loud enough you can get whatever you We have also been asked a couple of times today about whether To do this and the timing was right, we thought, ‘yeah, let’s go for it’. Would hear about it every once in a while. Michael: And I think the idea has been in the air, we Is here now is totally because of fan request. Jens: To be quite honest, the reason this Or was it purely a reaction to fan demand? Was 75280 501st Legion Clone Troopers in development already
How they cover the many different Star Wars projects. Stockwell discuss how 75280 501st Legion Clone Troopers became a reality and Wars Design Director Jens Kronvold Frederiksen and Designer Manager Michael Lee In this Brick Fanatics exclusive interview, LEGO Star It turned out that the LEGO Star Wars design team was listening, with the set scheduled for release on August 1. Social media users took every opportunity to let the LEGO Group know how much they wanted a 501 st Clone Trooper Battle Pack. We’ve built it,” the LEGO Group declared earlier this year, when a fan campaign for the release of 75280 501st Legion Clone Troopers succeeded.