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LEGO Star Wars fans don’t have long to wait now until May the 4th 2026 celebrations kick off, with multiple free GWPs, Insiders rewards, a make and take model and more all confirmed to be on the way. In addition, next month will also see the launch of
The online event included special guests Doug Chiang, SVP and Executive Design Director at Lucasfilm, and
“I was really interested in seeing how the LEGO Star Wars team would solve the [N-1] body,” said Doug, “because it’s so sleek and so automotive. These edges are so important to the character and personality of the N-1. If you look at the LEGO kit, they’re all there."
When it came to the challenge of first starting work on
“Because [the engines] are exposed, they lack structure,” the LEGO designer explained. “Finding a way of having the engines as accurate as possible and at the same time being able to build it in a sturdy way was really difficult. They are divided into three sections that you later put together because of the pointy back.”
With 1,809-pieces to play with, designing
While the official listing for the LEGO Star Wars set doesn’t show the underside of
“I knew the ship very well beforehand, but I was surprised by how organic and bulbous the bottom was,” César explained. “It’s the underside, but we still wanted it to have some degree of detail and have space for the stand to be inserted.”
To find out everything you need to know about this year’s LEGO Star Wars Day, be sure to check out the full details of May the 4th 2026 right here.
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