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Star Wars LEGO - The most popular LEGO theme of all time?

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When it comes to Star Wars collectibles, one of the most coolest stuff to collect is without a doubt LEGO Star Wars. The first set which was based on the original trilogy was released in 1999 to coincide with The Phantom Menace and included a model X-Wing which you could build with the LEGO pieces.

Very soon after, the LEGO sets for the newer movies (Episodes I to III) started to emerge following each movie. Each set included models of the ships, LEGO men characters and various scenes from each movie which you could build.

Recently LEGO extended it's licence with Lucas film Ltd to continue releasing sets until 2011.

Not only are the sets themselves popular, but they also spawned a series of video game releases based on the Star Wars LEGO sets.

The most popular sets to own would no doubt include the spaceships and vehicles such as the Millennium Falcon and the X-Wing. Specific LEGO pieces were created to achieve the accurate look of each spacecraft.

Many of the sets have been redesigned over time, including the ever popular Millennium Falcon, to improve the accuracy of each model.

The mini figures have also been redesigned many times, with the most obvious being Obi-Wan Kenobi whose torso and face changed color, and the Storm troopers which have gone through three different helmet shapes, three different heads and two different torso colors.

There is no doubt that the vehicles were the most popular sets, and therefore LEGO went on to create the Ultimate Collector's Series which included more detail and were generally larger in size. They were more expensive that the original LEGO sets (due to more pieces and a higher skill level to build) but still proved popular with fans and collectors alike.

Future plans are to build an Expanded Universe series including scenes, vehicles and creatures from the officially licensed fictional background of the Star Wars universe.

Most of the Expanded Universe information comes from Star Wars related books, comics, video games and other media which can take place anywhere from 25,000 years before The Phantom Menace to 137 years after Return of the Jedi, so LEGO designers have a lot of background to choose from.

Whether you collect them for fun or as a serious hobby, the LEGO Star Wars sets have become popular with both adults and children and will probably go on to provide lots of enjoyment for many years to come.

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