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LEGO Star Wars Theme 10th Anniversary

LEGO Started with the Star Wars theme in 1999 with a collection of 14 sets as a test run…

This has probably been the most popular theme produced and has resulted in 189 sets up to 2009.

2010 carries the theme of the Clone Wars on from 2009 as well as the Classic with 17 sets announced so far

7101—LIGHTSABER DUEL with 50 pieces started it all! 1999

<i>Star Wars™</i>Tekstboks: The news is that LEGO has extended its licensce making the theme available at least until 2011.

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8017—Darth Vaders TIE Fighter, 251 pieces.              2009

1999—14 Sets released

Mindstorms was released with 9748-Droid Developers Kit

2000—20 Sets released

This year saw the start of the ”Ultimate Collector Series” with the 7171-TIE Interceptor.

2001—10 Sets released

This year the first Technic sets were available with the Star Wars theme and two more ”Ultimate Collector Series” sets were released.

2002—22 Sets released

Another four Technic sets were released as well as three more of the ”Ultimate Collector Series”

2003—19 Sets released

This year produced a run of miniature versions.

2004—14 Sets released

Saw even more miniature sets as well as two in the ”Ultimate Collector Series”

2005—18 Sets released

This seemed to be a comeback year with alot of great sets and the release of the first videogame ”LEGO Star Wars: The videogame”

2006—10 Sets released

Not many sets this year but the quality was awesome and another videogame was released ”LEGO Star Wars: The Original Trilogy”

2007—15 Sets released

The largest set LEGO ever produced came this year with the Ultimate Collectors Edition Millenium Falcon with its 5195 pieces.

The videogame ”LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga” was also released.

2008—20 Sets released

The Clone Wars take over the theme and what a wonderful series

2009—27 Sets released

Another great year with some wonderful sets from the classic era and the Clone Wars

201021 Sets advertised so far...

Looking good so far although there are some re-releases

Throughout the years there has also been released a few promotional versions like the sets above which come from a Japanese confectionary company called

Kabaya

The popularity of the LEGO Star Wars theme and the second hand market for these items is amazing, with over 7000 matches in January and in excess of 10000 matches near to christmas on ebay alone.

 

It is by far the most popular theme that LEGO has put out there and the fans cant seem to get enough of it, me being one of the many!

 

At the same time there are sites dedicated to LEGO with inventories of sets and previews of upcoming sets, a few of these are listed on my LEGO PAGE

10180– General Grievous Starfighter

2009

 

7748

7749

7751

7752

7753

7754

7778

8014

8015

8016

8017

8018

8019

8033

8036

8037

8038

8039

10195

10198

20007

20009

20010

30004

30005

30006

 

26 sets

1999

 

7101

7110

7111

7121

7128

7130

7131

7140

7141

7150

7151

7161

7171

9748

 

14 sets

2000

 

3340

3341

3342

3343

7104

7115

7124

7134

7144

7155

7159

7180

7181

7184

7190

7191

8000

8001

8002

9754

 

20 sets

2001

 

7106

7126

7127

7146

7166

7186

8007

8008

10018

10019

 

10 sets

2002

 

3219

7103

7113

7119

7133

7139

7142

7143

7152

7153

7163

7194

7200

7201

7203

7204

8009

8010

8011

8012

10026

10030

 

22 sets

2003

 

4475

4476

4477

4478

4479

4480

4481

4482

4483

4484

4485

4486

4487

4488

4489

4490

4491

10123

10129

 

19 sets

2004

 

4492

4493

4494

4495

4500

4501

4502

4504

6963

6964

6965

7262

10131

10134

 

14 sets

2007

 

7654

7655

7656

7657

7658

7659

7660

7661

7662

7663

7664

7665

7666

10178

10179

 

15 sets

2008

 

7667

7668

7669

7670

7671

7672

7673

7674

7675

7676

7678

7679

7680

7681

8028

8029

8031

10186

10188

20006

 

20 sets

2006

 

6205

6206

6207

6208

6209

6210

6211

6212

10174

10175

 

10 sets

2005

 

6966

6967

6968

7250

7251

7252

7255

7256

7257

7258

7259

7260

7261

7263

7264

7283

10143

10144

 

18 sets

2010

 

8083

8084

8085

8086

8087

8088

8091

8092

30050

30051

2011

Tekstboks: Set Numbers by year that they have been released. For pictures and description check out the inventory on page 1  2  3  4 
Tekstboks: I have not included co-packs in the above list. I have also made an inventory of all mini-figures released for the  LEGO Star Wars theme on page 1  2  3