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LEGO Star Wars UCS A-wing Starfighter Coming!

Yesterday, LEGO announced the latest LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series sets, the #75275 LEGO Star Wars A-Wing Starfighter. Details below.

Star Wars fans can now join the Rebel Alliance in their fight against the dark side, as the iconic A-wing Starfighter from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi joins the LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series.

Film enthusiasts can re-live fond memories of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi by enjoying the construction set’s authentic details, including a new-for-May 2020 A-wing pilot minifigure and removable canopy, which allows builders access to the ship’s detailed cockpit for the first time ever.

This highly detailed 1,673-piece set model also includes pivoting laser cannons, which have been faithfully recreated in LEGO brick form to create the ultimate collector’s item for LEGO brick and Star Wars fans alike.

Launching just in time for May the 4th, the annual Star Wars fan holiday, the #75275 LEGO Ultimate Collector Star Wars A-wing Starfighter construction set measures 10.5” (27cm) high (including display-stand), 16.5” (42cm) long and 10” (26cm) wide and is sure to make a statement in any Star Wars display – whether it’s at home, in the office or in a galaxy far, far away….

In the video below, LEGO Designer Hans Schlömer will show you the set and its features in more detail.

The #75275 LEGO Star Wars A-wing Starfighter joins the upcoming #75277 LEGO Star Wars Boba Fett Helmet, #75276 LEGO Star Wars Stormtrooper Helmet, and #75274 LEGO Star Wars TIE Fighter Pilot Helmet and #75278 LEGO Star Wars D-O build-to-display models as the latest additions to the LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series range.

There is a huge variety of LEGO Star Wars building sets available to delight fans of all ages, whether they want to recreate famous movie scenes, create their own epic stories, or just build and display the awesome models. This set is perfect for those looking for a new building challenge – making it ideal for ages 18+ to enjoy solo or with friends and family.

The #75275 LEGO Star Wars A-Wing Starfighter construction set is going to be available on May 1st at the Online LEGO Shop. Prices are as follows: US $199.99 – CA $259.99 – DE €199.99 – UK £179.99– FR €199.99– DK 1599DKK (Euro pricing varies by country). For more details, visit the LEGO Star Wars section of the Online LEGO Shop.

We got standard minifig-scale versions of the A-wing before, like the #7134 LEGO Star Wars A-wing Fighter in 2000, the #6207 LEGO Star Wars A-wing Fighter in 2006, the#75003 LEGO Star Wars A-wing Starfighter in 2013, the #75175 LEGO Star Wars A-wing Starfighter in 2017, and the #75247 LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-wing Starfighter in 2019, plus some micro-versions, but never an Ultimate Collector Series set.

What do you think? How do you like the new Ultimate Collector Series A-wing? Is this a set you’re planning to get? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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LEGO fan Jason Allemann is well known for his LEGO kinetic sculptures. Jason also openly shares instructions for most of his models on his website, JKBrickWorks.com, so other LEGO fans can learn from them. Interestingly, although Jason’s expertise is with mechanical models, he never built a LEGO Great Ball Contraption (GBC). GBC models are very popular with LEGO fans who are interested to explore the mechanical abilities of LEGO’s powered and robotic systems.

We talked about LEGO GBC models and the LEGO GBC standard previously, but to recap, here is a summary from GreatBallContraption.com:

A LEGO Great Ball Contraption (GBC) is a machine which receives soccer balls or basketballs from one module and passes them to another module, rather like a bucket brigade. Modules built according to the GBC standard can be assembled into a collaborative display without pre-planning or modification. The GBC standard is minimal, permitting the builder great flexibility in designing the mechanism by which balls are moved from the input to the output. The otherwise pointless handling of balls, and the myriad ways this is accomplished, gives great ball contraptions the impression of a Rube Goldberg machine.

Jason writes on his blog that he has been thinking about building a LEGO GBC module for quite some time, but it wasn’t until recently where he actually set down to give it a go. He felt particularly inspired after meeting Japanese LEGO fan and GBC master builder Akiyuki, who runs his own YouTube channel, Akiyuki Brick Channel.

Jason’s first LEGO Great Ball Contraption is comprised of a row of color-coded robots passing balls down the assembly line. Since this was Jason’s first GBC module, he didn’t want to make it too complicated, and thus kept the mechanism fairly simple. And as Jason has a lot of experience building kinetic sculptures, he wanted to focus on the design aesthetics of the model. In the video below, you can see Jason’s robot assembly line in action.

As you can see, the module features four robots, , each with a unique design and personality, set in an industrial looking backdrop, passing the balls down the line. Is this their dream job? Or are they dreaming of doing something more fulfilling? Jason is leaving it up to the viewer to decide.

Jason’s GBC module was a huge hit, and many LEGO fans were asking for further details and building instructions. So, in a recent follow-up video, Jason explains some of the key design elements of the project. The biggest design feature is that the structure is completely modular, and can be configured to include any number of robots. Each robot uses a passive gripper mechanism to pick up and drop the balls, transferring them to the next robot down the line. Watch the video below to see how it all comes together.

Very interesting, isn’t it? Unfortunately detailed building instructions are still not available, but Jason says he may still release them at some point. In the meantime, if you carefully look at the video, you should be able to reproduce the key elements. And if you would like to tackle this project yourself, and you’re short of mechanical components, you can get them at the LEGO Power Functions section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like Jason’s robot assembly line? Have you ever tried building your own GBC module? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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