The frame is always the same depth - 20 LEGO modules, which is a perfect size, as it makes it fit on a regular bookshelf. On the frame there is a small, printed plaque with a famous phrase from that particular movie scene. “The Diorama series is really something special, and something we are very excited about,” says Jens Kronvold Frederiksen, LEGO Star Wars design director.

Available for pre-order today and arriving April 26, the sets have been designed for Star Wars fans, recreating specific moments and meant for display. is pleased to reveal the new LEGO Star Wars Diorama series, with a first wave of releases including, finally, a fully-operational trash compactor, as well as sets celebrating the Death Star trench run and Luke’s Jedi training with Yoda on Dagobah. Inspiration for the final solution was taken from live theater - imagine recreating the movement of ocean waves with the use of stage props.”įans will soon get to try it out themselves (and make their minifigs “a whole lot thinner,” as Han Solo famously said).

“Replicating a static mess is one thing, but building a function that works repeatedly without jamming, required coming up with a solution that would somehow control the mess. He and the LEGO Star Wars team finally figured out how to bring the memorable sequence to brick form, turning toward an unexpected source for a creative spark. Well, Stockwell’s trash compactor dreams have finally come true. “But what good is a trash compactor that doesn’t ‘compact’? We needed the function!” “For years we’ve been scratching our heads about how to capture the Death Star trash compactor, an extremely iconic scene, in LEGO bricks,” Michael Lee Stockwell, LEGO Star Wars design manager, tells.

But there was always one that the toy maker couldn’t quite crack. Over the years, the LEGO Group has released hundreds of LEGO Star Wars sets. Three upcoming releases for adult fans celebrate some of the saga’s most memorable sequences.

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