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Lego today announced their longlest Star Wars model yet – Darth Vader’s Super Star Destroyer.  This set consists of 3,152 and weighs 8 pounds when assembled. Removing a top section reveals a command deck where Darth Vader and Admiral Piett consult with the bounty hunters Dengar, Bossk and IG-88; all included minifigures.  The set will be available starting September 1, 2011 via the online LEGO
Shop and in LEGO Brand Retail Stores with a suggested price of $399.99.

Lego sent this info out today and I thought I’d pass it along, looks like it could be a fun weekend if you’re in the San Diego area.  Keep reading after the jump and see all the details related to Star Wars days at Legoland.

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Check out the below video to see the first Cars 2 trailer recreated in Lego product (and, of course, spotlighting their new Cars 2 sets)!  This is a frame by frame reconstruction, which used thousands of Lego bricks. The animation was even done at 24 frames / second, which is the normal frame rate for film.  This is an impressive effort; be sure to give it a watch.
 

My pals over at Entertainment Earth kicked off a new sale earlier this week.  For all in-stock Lego product, its buy one get one 40% off and they toss in a free mini-figure.  This is a great chance to get a discount on some of the pricier sets which rarely see price breaks.  Click on the banner to head to EE and check it out before Wednesday!

One of my favorite Lego product lines is the Architecture series, so I was disappointed when there were no new sets on display at Toy Fair.  However, at the show, I was reassured that the series would continue and new sets are on the way.  Just this week, the newest set hit shop.lego.com; Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth house.  This one room glass walled weekend house is instantly recognized as an iconic piece of modern architecture.  The set has a retail price of $59.99 and includes 546 pieces.  For the complete lego press release announcing the set, keep reading past the jump.

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If you’re looking to get your series 4 mini-figs online instead of stalking your local Toys R Us, online retailer Entertainment Earth now has figures in stock.  You can order a display box (60 figures for $175) or a set of 10 random mini-figs ($29.99).  Be sure to check it out!

While I realize the toy selection is limited at Barnes & Noble, there’s a 50% off coupon available here, which is valid on Legos and Playmobil items (and…you know…books and stuff).  If your store has some stock, this is a great opportunity to save some money on some lego.  The coupon is valid through April 3rd.

Just the other day I posted the date to expect Series 4 in your local Lego store and postulated that they’d soon be at Toys R Us.  Well, I’m thrilled to say that I was right, as today I found the orange packets at the local Toys R Us in Chandler, AZ.  Picked up four figures today (2 trips with 2 each due to their limits), will hopefully make some good progress before they sell out completely.

I’ll also note that it seems they have restocked with more of series 3, this is the first time I’ve seen any of the series make a second appearance at retail.  Perhaps this is a sign that these will not be so hard to find in the future?

Based on the handout put in your bag at the Lego store; the 4th series of Lego Minifigures should be available starting April 15th.  If a Lego store isn’t handy; then this is a sign that they’ll be showing up at a Toys R Us any time now.  Time to keep your eyes peeled! See the line-up for figures below.

A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY IS GETTING A LOT CLOSER!

MORE LEGO^® MODELS ARRIVE FOR STAR WARS™ MINILAND! AT LEGOLAND^Ò California!

Stormtroopers, a snowtrooper and a biker scout were all on deck today at LEGOLAND^Ò California helping unload more than one thousand LEGO^Ò models for the new STAR WARS™ Miniland opening March 31 at the family theme park in Carlsbad.

Master Model Builders unloaded crates containing several models including the Crystal Building, Clone Turbo Tank and the Naboo Hangar where the duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn and Sith apprentice Darth Maul will be seen. The models are part of 2,000 that are arriving to be installed in STAR WARS Miniland.

LEGOLAND California will be the first of three LEGOLAND Parks to launch a new STAR WARS Miniland area. The area includes seven scenes – six of the most famous scenes from the six live-action STAR WARS movies, as well as one from the animated series STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS™  all made out of 1.5 million LEGO bricks and built in 1:20 scale.

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Included in my Lego toy fair post was an image of an images of the figures included in the 4th series of Lego Mini-figures.  If the photo of a photo didn’t satisfy your curiosity, here’s the chance to see the figures up close and clearly thanks to the fine folks over at Lego.

Enjoy this gallery of the 4th series of collectible mini-figures.

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Early Sunday morning, before Toy Fair officially opened Lego welcomed collectors into their showroom for a tour of their showroom and breakfast. On display were most of the Lego lines, one notable absence being the Lego Architecture line, however, the Lego reps did say that Architecture was continuing this year.

On the mini-figure front, boxes and images for the 3 planned collectible mini-figure series this year were on display.  These are Series 3, 4, and 5 with series 3 already available at retail (or may have already left your area).  Some of the standout figures in series 4 and 5 are hockey player, kimono girl, and guy in a lizard suit.  I’m really addicted to these mini-figure collections, so I’m thrilled to see them continuing this year.

New for this year are the Alien Conquest line, an original Lego line.  These sets have some great action features built into them and I’m really pleased to see an original line vs. another licensed property.  Also new, which has already hit a store near you is the Ninjago series, which combines the construction aspect of Lego with the spinning-top combat game.  On the licensed front there were 2 new properties, Pirates of the Caribbean and Cars 2.  For each of these properties Lego had a huge display piece, a life-size Jack Sparrow for Pirates and a huge Lightning McQueen for Cars2.

On the Star Wars front, the most exciting piece of news is the announcement of a Star Wars Advent Calendar! I’ve enjoyed the past 2 Lego City calendars, so it’s impossible that I won’t love this one as well.  The other Star Wars item that really caught my eye was a new Millennium Falcon kit.  It’s a nice sized model, not prohibitively large, but not too small.  And finally there’s an Ewok Attack set with 2 mini-figure Ewoks – what’s not to love there?

Thanks to Lego for hosting this event for collectors and giving us the opportunity to photograph their showroom.  Check out the gallery below for images from the Lego showroom, including the Lego Star Wars line-up, Lego Heroes, Lego City, and everything else.

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On-line pop culture e-tailer Entertainment Earth has updated 2 new promotions.  You can get free shipping with a purchase of $99 or more by clicking here.  They have also kicked off a new sale for Valentine’s day; check out the deals here.

Finally, the 3rd series of Lego mini-figures are now in-stock and ready to order.  Click here for a whole box and here for a pack of 10.

An interesting report came across the twitter today (follow me!).  There’s a report of Toys R Us selling labeled Lego Mini-figs.  Instead of having to decode Lego’s ‘dot-system’ the figures were clearly labeled with a sticker on the corner of the package.  Check out the report here, I haven’t seen this at my Toys R Us; have you?

Based on the Lego calendar found in stores; this may be the week when Lego Mini-figs series 3 are hitting racks.  The calendar has January 6th through 9th highlighted with “Get the new Lego Minifigs at the Lego store”.  Guess I know where I’ll be stopping by this week.  Happy shopping!

No Lego store in your area?  Entertainment Earth has a 10 pack of Series 3 figures for pre-order here, or a full box here.