Tag: the empire strikes back

Day 22 – All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST)

All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST)

With only two days left to go in the 2017 LEGO Star Wars Advent calendar, I have a strong suspicion that this is the last micro-vehicle we are going to see. Thankfully LEGO is going out on a high note with this All Terrain Scout Transport, or AT-ST. I admit I had my concerns given …

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Day 18 – Y-wing Starfighter

Y-wing Starfighter

If you want to be official, day 18 of the LEGO Star Wars advent calendar is a  BTL-A4 Y-wing starfighter. Although you’d have to be a hardcore fan to know its model number. I’m guessing most casual fans don’t even realize there are other Y-wing variants. I admit that I never gave it much thought before …

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Day 17 – Imperial Officer

Imperial Officer Minifigure

Just as the prophecy predicted, Day 17 delivered the minifigure who would bring balance to the LEGO Star Wars Advent calendar, the generic imperial officer. The ying to today’s yang of course being Day 5’s resistance officer. At least the resistance officer got points for sharing a hair style with me. This imperial officer is …

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Day 12 – The Millennium Falcon

Millennium Falcon

This isn’t just any Corellian YT-1300f light freighter, this the fastest ship in the galaxy. The ship that did the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. Owned by Lando Calrissian, but gambled away. Piloted by smuggler turned rebel general turned smuggler, the late Han Solo. Now under the stewardship of Rey. This is day 12 of the …

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Day 4 – Blaster Cannon

Blaster Cannon Instruction

Finally a build not from Rebels. Well, it’s not from Rebels per se because Day 4’s blaster cannon is generic enough that it could have been from any Star Wars movie or animated series. I remember seeing the the Snowtroopers lugging and setting up one of these when they assaulted the rebel base on Hoth, …

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LEGO Star Wars Set # 75137 – Carbon-Freezing Chamber

Platform mechanism

Day 24 – Santa Claus C-3PO Minifigure

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Day 22 – Reindeer R2-D2 Minifigure

Door

Day 21 – Hoth Command Post

Door

Day 20 – Imperial Probe Droid

Door