The Force Is With May’s Lego Releases

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A caller period is upon us, and arsenic with immoderate May erstwhile it comes to Lego, the taxable of the period is Star Wars, arsenic the brick-builder gets acceptable to driblet a swath of caller sets to observe May 4 this weekend. But portion Star Wars is decidedly successful the spotlight this month, there’s a fewer much notable releases coming too.

Lego’s already fixed america a bully tease of what to expect from the postulation far, acold distant up of Star Wars day, with releases from crossed the saga, anchored successful the latest Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series entrant successful the signifier of Jango Fett’s starship. But similar we said, those wars successful the stars aren’t the lone things shining brightly for Lego successful May: its latest Nintendo collaboration celebrates Mario Kart successful benignant this month, Avengers: Endgame comes backmost for circular 2 successful the Marvel line, and there’s adjacent fewer much artsy extras to boot. Here’s the rundown connected the must-have sets of the month!

We’ve already covered what to expect from Lego’s Star Wars time celebrations this weekend, erstwhile 9 marque caller sets driblet conscionable successful clip for Lego’s yearly solemnisation and themed Gift-With-Purchase campaigns. This year, immoderate acquisition of the UCS Jango Fett’s Starship volition nab you a themed keychain, but beyond that, there’s 2 other bonuses tied to acquisition amounts: spending $160 oregon much connected immoderate Lego Star Wars sets (new oregon otherwise) straight from Lego volition nett you the exclusive Kamino Training Facility polybag, featuring 3 Clone cadets and a tiny acceptable of Kamino-themed builds, portion purchases of $40 oregon much volition get you a new minibuild polybag of the Millennium Falcon. Here’s a reminder of the new Star Wars releases coming, starting contiguous and this weekend:

Lego Star Wars Brickheadz Luke Skywalker and Revenge of the Sith Heroes & Villains

Lego’s chibi enactment of buildable characters gets a prequels and archetypal trilogy infusion, with a caller Luke inspired by his aviator suit quality in A New Hope, and a peculiar five-figure acceptable celebrating Revenge of the Sith‘s 20th anniversary.

Lego Star Wars Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle

The latest introduction successful the vessel mini-display bid whisks america to the opening moments of The Force Awakens, and Kylo Ren’s sleek shuttle. ($70, available here)

Lego Star Wars Chopper Astromech Droid

The Rebels and Ahsoka fable is the latest successful the Star Wars scaled droid line, and everyone’s astir beloved tinpot malcontent comes with a clump of cute features—and, of course, an even-teenier Chopper minifigure to beryllium connected the show base. ($100, disposable here)

Lego Star Wars Kylo Ren and Jango Fett Helmets

The buildable helmet show enactment continues with the taxable of the month, offering the masked visages of some Kylo Ren and Jango Fett—perfect to beryllium adjacent to their caller vessel sets!

Kylo Ren Helmet, $70
Jango Fett Helmet, $70

Lego Star Wars Rebel U-Wing Starfighter

Lego bids farewell to Andor with the archetypal U-Wing exemplary since the Rogue One line. Less pieces this clip around, but it does adhd a Lego Dedra Meero to your shelf, and that’s not nothing. ($70, available here)

Lego Star Wars Brick-Built Star Wars Logo

After doing thing akin for Marvel past month, Lego turns the iconic Star Wars rubric paper into a funky show piece. Unlike the Marvel logo set, there’s nary included minifigures here, but let’s beryllium real: the Star Wars logo is infinitely cooler regardless. ($60, available here)

Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Jango Fett’s Starship

The latest crowning glory successful the Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series line, Lego’s latest ace astatine the legendary Firespray owned by the Fett household takes inspiration from Jango, alternatively than Boba this time, and includes minifigures of some begetter and lad to beryllium successful its cockpit. ($300, disposable here)

Star Wars mightiness beryllium providing the bulk of the bricks this month, but there’s inactive a fewer notable highlights from different Lego lines. Here’s each the sets from galaxies person to location arriving this period arsenic well.

Lego Mario Kart Mario and Standard Kart

After evolving the Lego Mario enactment with a caller acceptable of kart-racing-themed sets, Lego turns backmost to its adults-focused Nintendo sets with a peculiar Mario Kart replica, implicit with a basal that lets you tilt Mario and his thrust arsenic if they’re drifting astir a corner. ($170, disposable here from 5/15)

Lego Botanicals Petite Sunny Bouquet

Spring is here, but Lego’s angiosperm bid is forever! This latest bouquet brings unneurotic buildable bluebells, pinkish gerberas, tulips, and more. ($30, disposable here)

Lego Marvel Superheroes Avengers: Endgame Final Battle

The latest Lego Marvel vignette returns to Endgame to instrumentality connected the iconic portals scene, delivering a veritable swath of minifigures (and adjacent a buildable giant-sized Ant-Man for bully measure!) acceptable to bash conflict against Thanos and his Chitauri forces. ($100, disposable here)

Lego Art Keith Haring – Dancing Figures

Lego’s Art bid gets funky with this riff connected the legendary enactment of Keith Haring: 5 multicolored models of his celebrated motif that you tin physique for show connected either partition mounts oregon for level surfaces. ($120, disposable here from 5/15)

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