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LEGO is well aware that their adult fans are passionate about the hobby, and they would like to better understand the habits and likes of the AFOL (Adult fan of LEGO) community. Thus, they are running a couple of surveys to find out how adults engage with the LEGO Group, the LEGO fan community, and whether the current LEGO product lines and online offerings support their interests and needs. LEGO has done similar surveys in the past but they would like to get fresh information to stay up-to-date and to better serve their adult fans. Both surveys are anonymous and open to everyone, everywhere. It takes about 15 minutes to answer all the questions. Below are the details.

THE AFOL PASSION SURVEY

This survey from the LEGO Group is designed to measure your passions and interests as an Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) and how well official and unofficial touch points fuel your passion. You can help LEGO understand what you love the most and how the company can better serve the needs of the community.

I just filled out the survey myself, and I found the questions thoughtful and practical. You can answer most of the questions by making selections with checkmarks and buttons, but there are also a couple of places where you can put in more detailed responses.

Questions cover your general hobbies and interests, your LEGO passion, the types of LEGO sets you like, whether you build alone or with others, your interaction with other LEGO fans in person and online, your interaction with the LEGO Group and LEGO fan sites and forums, and more. If you would like to fill out the survey to help LEGO better understand their adult fans, you can find it here:

LEGO PAGE FOR ADULT LEGO HOBBYISTS SURVEY

This survey from the LEGO Group aims to help them understand the value of having a landing page that points to different experiences known to be of interest to adult LEGO hobbyists. The survey will ask you to evaluate a sample landing page on their website specifically meant for adult LEGO fans. It’s an interesting survey that I’m sure will spark some discussions.

LEGO also makes the following GDPR disclaimer on both surveys: In compliance with the LEGO Group’s GDPR policy, both surveys will not be collecting any of your personal information, and your answers will be completely anonymous. Your answers will only ever be reported together with other results in an aggregated form, and your responses will never be able to be tracked back to you as an individual. LEGO will share anonymous results internally.

What do you think? Did you take the surveys? How did you like them? Did you notice any interesting or unexpected questions? And what do you think of the new AFOL landing page? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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LEGO Star Wars Republic Gunship Coming Soon!

Today, the LEGO Group announced that the new #75309 LEGO Star Wars Republic Gunship construction set joins the LEGO Ultimate Collector’s (UCS) line-up. Fans have shared their passion, ideas, and creative takes on the beloved saga with the LEGO Group for more than 20 years, so the LEGO Group invited fans to vote on the top three requested sets via the LEGO Ideas website, and the Republic Gunship rose supreme with over 30,000 votes, accounting for 58% of all votes cast.

Inspired by Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and featured in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the new set is 3,292-pieces of amazing detail crafted for experienced builders and new fans alike. The set also includes LEGO Star Wars minifigures of legendary Jedi Master Mace Windu and a Clone Trooper Commander.

The challenge of creating the Star Wars Republic Gunship in LEGO brick form was given to designer, Hans Schlömer who used his wealth of previous experience including designing the iconic UCS Millennium Falcon and UCS A-wing. The LEGO Group has developed around 150 LEGO Star Wars sets inspired by the prequel trilogy films (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith), with this set being the third UCS prequel-themed build – the others being Darth Maul, and Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighter.

The highly anticipated construction set makes for an impressive display piece thanks to its immense 74cm wingspan that also allows for a feast of notable design features as seen in the film. (The overall size of the set is: 13 inches/33cm 29 inches/74cm wide, and 27 inches/68cm long.) The large free-swinging doors on both sides are some of the largest moving parts ever created in a LEGO Star Wars build and the set is completely open beyond the nose portion. Given the size of the LEGO Star Wars ship, a supportive LEGO Technic frame has been incorporated, perfectly hidden by the exterior panels and allowing Clone Troopers to load for their next mission via lift-arms on the passenger compartment doors.

Discussing the new set, Jens Kronvold Frederiksen, Creative Lead of LEGO Star Wars at the LEGO Group said: “Our fans are always coming up with concepts and ideas for the LEGO Star Wars range – so it was great to give them the opportunity to let their voices be heard and choose the next UCS set. There is always an enormous responsibility to deliver a quality design, and the set that Hans has crafted is a triumph, particularly the size. We knew our fans would want to display this model but we didn’t want to compromise on the scale versus the ability to exhibit it. I can’t wait to see how the fans incorporate the set into their Star Wars collections.”

The new #75309 LEGO Star Wars Republic Gunship set will be available starting on August 1, 2021 via official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop and will retail for the recommended price of $349.99 / £329 / €349.99 / 579.99 AUD / 479.99 CAD. For more information and to purchase the set, visit the LEGO Star Wars section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think about this massive set? And how do you like the design and features of the LEGO Star Wars UCS Republic Gunship? Does it meet your expectations? Are you planning to get it? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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