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New series on Disney Plus: Boba Fett also exists in the Lego world
Popular among hobbyists: The miniature model of Boba Fett’s Starship made of Lego bricks
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With “The Mandalorian” Disney Plus 2020 started its first real series from the fictional Star Wars universe – Lego presented its new sets to match. Ditto for the recently launched film adaptation of Boba Fett, a sort of sequel to the bounty hunter story.
Fans of the Star Wars saga must have had their hearts pumped when it became known who will embody Boba Fett in the new live-action series on Disney Plus: none other than Temuera Morrison, who has already played bounty hunter Jango Fett in “Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, played Commander Cody in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, and also made a cameo appearance on The Mandalorian. So it’s hardly surprising why Lego has sets in its range that go with this Space Western TV series.
Boba Fett: Lego sets to buy later
1.Starship
One of the highlights of the series is Boba Fett’s spaceship, which Lego used as a miniature building block system: Das 593-piece set In addition to two figures – Boba Fett with his blaster and the Mandalorian with his blaster rifle and his Beskar lance – includes the legendary Starship made of Lego bricks: The cockpit can be opened, further highlights are two rotating blaster cannons and the chamber for a carbonite -Stone.
2nd figure
This Boba Fett Lego set consists of 144 building blocks. When assembled, the movable figure is 25 centimeters high. To keep the armor looking as detailed as possible, it comes with a cloth cape and a helmet (with lowering antenna/aiming device). To complete the picture, Lego Boba Fett Equipped with blaster rifle (with spring-loaded shooter) and jetpack with built-in missile.
3. Helmet
Boba Fett’s famous helmet has been available as a Lego set since 2020. It consists of 625 parts and is a real gem for die-hard fans who not only want to see the work of art in a matching display case made of transparent acrylic (available here) can exhibit – there is also the right one for that lighting. The finished result is 18 centimeters high and eleven centimeters wide and deep.
This is what “The Book of Boba Fett” is about
If you don’t know the Star Wars series yet, you will find a short summary of the plot here: As the name suggests, “The Book of Boba Fett” revolves around the said bounty hunter, more precisely his career after the events of “The Return of the Jedi”. Together with the assassin Fennec Shand (played by Ming-Na Wen), Boba Fett conquers the former palace of Jabba the Hutt – and with the throne also takes over the criminal empire of the planet Tatooine. From now on, the dynamic duo will stir up the underworld of the Outer Rim. Can they do it easily?
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Prospect: After Boba Fett comes Obi-Wan Kenobi
Even before fans could stream the final episode of Boba Fett (which won’t be available until the end of February), Disney Plus already announced the next official start date for a new Star Wars series: On May 25, 2022, Ewan McGregor – better known as Obi-Wan Kenobi – back in the role of the famous Jedi Master. The plot is not yet known, but it is certain that Hayden Christensen will also be part of the series. According to initial information about the episode, the plot is said to take place approximately ten years after the events of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”. It is not known whether Lego will release matching sets again this time, but it is very likely. At least there is Obi Wan Kenobi as a modular system for a long time.
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