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Lego Star Wars Episode 4 To 6 Sets by Paul V

The Lego Group has so far released a collection of Lego Star Wars sets for each of the Star wars films. The sets Lego have made make a very good job of Star Wars by making the vehicles and characters life like to the scenes they belong to. Lego takes its extremely popular building block toy and uses them to bring to life our favorite film, Star Wars. These Lego set are liked by Star Wars movie followers and Lego fans alike and have made Star Wars Lego the most popular range Lego has. The high demand of these sets have made a few of them very rare Star Wars collectables and subsequently valuable.

Star Wars: A New Hope Lego Sets

The first and original movie is called Star Wars: A New Hope but when I was a kid it came out simply as Star Wars. This movie might be the best and is the base on what most Star Wars Lego sets start on. A New Hope has many sets made by Lego. The most important set Lego made would be the Millennium Falcon based on this movie. The Millenium Falcon had more than 5 thousand bricks and a handful of minifigures, it was also the biggest Lego set you could possibly buy. Lego also has two other Millennium Falcon ships however they’re much smaller scale and do not hold the cool minifigures.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Lego Sets

The Empire Strikes Back is the fourth movie in the lineage of the Star Wars movies however it’s actually the second film that was made by LucasFilms. For movie buffs this is a classic and was a very profitable movie. Even though there are a lot of Lego sets based on this episode, my fav would be Bob Fetts Slave 1, the original is rare including the minifigure. There is also a second version of the Slave I starship, the Slave I 6209, which is a much better build with a few more mini figures and rather more detailed. The Lego range of The Empire Strikes Back has some other good sets – the expensive and hard to find Cloud City and the nice Tie Bomber.

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Lego Sets

The Return of the Jedi is the final installment in the series of Starwars movies but was only the third film made by LucasFilms. This classic movie is the last film in the series. Lego has made a terrific range of sets based on this episode with some great sets and rare minifigures. Jabba the Hutt is a good example of this. The Lego series of Jabba The Hutt sets are really good and fairly broad. Any collector would love any or all of the Jabba sets – Jabbas Prize, Jabbas Message and Jabbas Palace.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Lego Sets

The last movie made is an animated one called The Clone Wars. The Lego company actually did a good job making these Clone Wars Lego sets. The Lego Clone Wars sets have some great minifigures like Plo Koon and Aayla. This series has some great sets like the Lego Pirate Tank that is owned by Hondo. What make this nice is that the pirate tank is not seen in any other Star Wars movie.

Star Wars: The Expanded Universe Lego Sets

There are just a couple of sets from Lego in the Expanded Universe series. These are the TIE Crawler, which includes two shadow Troopers, the Rogue Shadow, which includes Darth Vader and Juno Eclipse, and the Imperial Speeder Bike, which includes one Stormtrooper.

Myself and my young son love collecting Lego. Visit us to see all of his Lego Minifigures including some of the Rare Star Wars Lego that are hard to find even photos of, well, they are rare:).

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There are tens of thousands of collectors of Star Wars figures around the world. Star Wars figures have been a hot commodity for 30 years. The tremendous success of the original three Star Wars movies created a great market for Star Wars figures from the subsequent six movies. Read on to learn how to sell Star Wars action figures.

First off, when you start selling Star Wars figures, you need to determine the exact age and series identification information of the figures. Because there have been a lots of different series of Star Wars figures and needless to say that the initial series are the most difficult to find in mint condition or even still new in box (NIB), if you can get hold of one, you are in luck! You can locate the series number on the box itself or you can also find the identifying information on the actual character itself if the figure does not come with a box.

When assessing and comparing the value or prices of the Star Wars Figures, you can make a judgment by going to several commercial websites and auction sites to take a look at the prices. Do take note that if the star wars figure had any defects on it, it will decrease its value.

This is one of the most effective and classic way of selling or getting attention to your star wars action figures. You can either attend a star wars collectibles convention or science-fiction convention. Do remember to bring along a few photographs of the most valuable Star Wars figures in your collections and also an updated collection list. Try your best to network with the convention attendees and vendors. One thing to note is that only gives your email address to interested potential buyers to avoid someone spamming your email. If you bought along some of your collections you must always keep it locked in the hotel room unless the cost of a vendor’s table is low. One warning is that, do not accept personal checks.

Selling your Star Wars collectibles through an on line auction site can gives you’re a lots of exposures in a short period of time. Having great photographs, knowing the right category and setting a reasonable starting price are essential to making sales through on line auctions, always remember that, it’s a rule of thumb.

Another way is to contact an on line store that specializes in buying and selling vintage Star Wars figures. All these merchants, be it on line or offline, they can offer quite a fair share of market value. Do not expect to get the highest possible price but you can sell good quality figures at a fair price.

I am a great Star Wars Fan! I had created a Star Wars Price Guide blog for all Star Wars Fans around the world!

I will be doing Star Wars price guide book reviews and also a lots of how-to Star Wars to share my experience in the world, do feel free to check out my Star Wars blog!

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LEGO Star Wars by Pedro Brannum

The LEGO Group has thus far released a series of LEGO Star Wars sets for each of the Star wars films.  These LEGO systems do a great job of being renditions of scenes from the actual movies by utilizing the vehicles and characters.  LEGO takes its very popular building block toy and uses them to bring to life our favorite film, Star Wars.

These LEGO Star Wars systems are by far the LEGO Group’s most popular theme and are loved by LEGO fans and Star Wars fans alike.  This demand has created some very rare Star Wars LEGO sets that can be very valuable.

The Phantom Menace LEGO Sets

The Phantom Menace LEGO series is based on the first prequel released for the Star Wars series of films.  This film dives into the origins of Luke Skywalker’s heritage and the characters and stories of that era.

A more interesting LEGO set of this series is the Mos Espa Podrace.  This set features ten Star Wars LEGO mini figures including Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala.  Since this set is discontinued it is highly valued by collectors and fetches much more than what the original manufacturer’s suggested retail price was.  The Mos Espa Pod Race is definitely a favorite among Star Wars LEGO collectors.

Attack Of The Clones LEGO Sets

The Attack of the Clones film is the second in the series of prequels released by LucasFilms.  The LEGO Group did not make very many sets for this film when compared to the amount of sets made for the other films however these sets do not disappoint.  It could be argued that each of the LEGO Star Wars sets made for this film is a must have for collectors.

In particular, the Attack of the Clones LEGO sets includes the hard to find Jango Fett’s Slave I.  The LEGO set is a favorite amongst fans and has been discontinued for quite some time making it a very high demand set.  The included mini figure is the very rare Jango Fett himself.  The Jango Fett’s Slave I LEGO Set is the only LEGO set to include the Jango Fett lego mini figure.

Revenge Of The Sith LEGO Sets

The Revenge of the Sith film is the third in the installment of Star Wars prequel movies.  The LEGO Group created a lot of LEGO sets for the Revenge of the Sith film with many being very good.

The Darth Vader Transformation is one Star Wars LEGO set that is based on the Revenge of the Sith movie.  This is a unique set and very playable even though it is pretty small.  It includes a damaged Anakin Skywalker LEGO mini figure and a Darth Vader mini figure that does not have a cape.  This is a representation of Anakin Skywalker being transformed to Darth Vader.

A New Hope

Star Wars: A New Hope is the original Star Wars film and was initially released as just Star Wars.  This film is the classic, the base of the Star Wars movement and as much a significant film as any.  The LEGO Group has created a series of LEGO sets based on A New Hope.

Probably the most significant of the Star Wars LEGO sets released for A New Hope are the three Millennium Falcon sets.  One of these LEGO sets is actually built to mini figure scale and is the largest LEGO Set to date totalling over five thousand pieces of LEGO bricks.  The two other Millennium Falcon LEGO sets are much smaller, one being to small to fit a mini figure.

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back is the fourth film in the lineage of the Star Wars films but it is actually the second film that was made by LucasFilms.  It is very much a classic in film lore and a very successful sequel.

The LEGO Group created many sets for the Empire Strikes Back including the first version of the Slave I starship for Boba Fett.  There is also a second version of the Slave I starship, the Slave I 6209, which is a much better build with a few more mini figures and much more detailed.  The Empire Strikes Back LEGO series has a good selection of LEGO systems including the Cloud City 10123 set and the TIE Bomber.

Return of the Jedi

The Return of the Jedi is the final installment in the series of Starwars films but was only the third film made by LucasFilms.  This is the last film and very much a classic. 

The LEGO Group has included many Starwars LEGO mini figures that are fairly rare in the Return of the Jedi series of LEGO systems.  Jabba the Hutt is a good example of this.  The Jabba series of LEGO sets included with the Return of the Jedi system of LEGO bricks is the best part of this system.  Jabba’s Message, Jabba’s Palace, Jabba’s Prize, these are all excellent LEGO Star Wars sets and a great compliment to any collection.

The Clone Wars

The Clone Wars film is the latest Starwars film and is unique in that it is completely animated.  The LEGO Group has done an amazing job of creating a LEGO system that does a great job of representing the Clone Wars movie.

The LEGO Clone Wars system is based on the Clone Wars film and it shows.  The mini figures included in this series have a very animated look to them, similar to the Clone Wars film.  This LEGo series includes the Pirate Tank 7753 LEGO Set.  The Pirate Tank set is as unique a set as there is because the Pirates from the Clone Wars film are not seen in any of the other Starwars movies. 

Expanded Universe

The Expanded Universe LEGO Sets include just a few LEGO Sets.  These are the TIE Crawler, which includes two shadow Troopers, the Rogue Shadow, which includes Darth Vader and Juno Eclipse, and the Imperial Speeder Bike, which includes one Stormtrooper.

Pedro has big fun collecting LEGO Star Wars Sets and is a huge fan of the Clone Wars LEGO sets.

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