Lego has been manufacture construction and construction toys for decades. Based in Denmark, the company started producing their popular brick based sets with a Star Wars theme in 1999, colse to the time of the publish of The Phantom Menace. Originally Lego's proprietary to furnish Star Wars sets went for 10 years, until 2008, but due to the mutual success both parties experienced with the pairing, the license was extended again.
When Lego started to institute and make Star Wars sets, it was the first time that it had taken on an intellectual property product surface its own walls. Star Wars seemed to be an obvious selection because of the resurgence in popularity due to the prequel trilogy and the fact that the science fiction franchise already had numerous licensing deals with their name attached to all things from morning meal cereal to shampoo.
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There were a total of 14 Lego sets released that first year, eight of which were from the Phantom Menace and the remaining from the customary Trilogy, along with the iconic X-Wing fighter, Luke's Landspeeder, Y-Wing and Tie Fighters and the Snowspeeder. From the Phantom Menace renowned sets included two podracing sets, the Gungan Sub and the Naboo Starfighter.
Quite a few of these sets have been re-released in the years since this inaugural release, often times with vital redesigns and new, convention created pieces.
The figures from 1999 bear mentioning because they were in the customary yellow form of the minifigure, that is with yellow face and hand pieces. In addition it was the first time that fans had a opening to see film characters represented as exiguous Lego men and most were impressed with the results. The two podracing sets from this wave are unique in that it is the only time that the vital prequel character of Padme Amidala has appeared in Lego sets.
Many of these customary sets and figures have come to be collector's items and though there are far more devotee pieces than there were at the time of release, these sets still stand up as truthful and fun interpretations of the Star Wars world.
A History of Star Wars Lego Sets - The Year 1999
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