LEGO has been churning out impressive Star Wars sets like there’s no tomorrow lately, and I couldn’t be happier. LEGO’s are always fun times, but their sets have also given kids and collectors some of the best toys from the films over the last few years (beating out Hasbro’s offerings in my opinion). Best of all, they aren’t slowing down any time soon.
While this may be bad for my wallet, it’s great for fans. Today, they’ve officially announced a new set in their Star Wars Master Builder Series that puts all the focus on the events in Cloud City from Empire Strikes Back. Coming in close to 3,000 pieces, it’s a pretty large set to put together. It lets you build out four sections of Cloud City that incorporate those memorable scenes from the film with 18 minifigures (some of which include new scuplts/details). You even get to build a Cloud Car and Boba Fett’s Slave I!
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Relive a world of unforgettable moments from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back or add your own fun twists to the story with this LEGO® Star Wars 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City set. The amazingly detailed set is divided into 4 sections, each depicting scenes from the classic movie. There’s a landing platform complete with Boba Fett’s Slave I ship, a detailed promenade, a dining room with seating for 5 minifigures, a garbage processing room with incinerator, and a sensor balcony for epic Luke vs. Vader Lightsaber duels. There’s also a carbon freeze chamber with a function to ‘freeze’ Han in carbonite, an interrogation chamber and prison cell, a secondary landing platform for the Twin-Pod Cloud Car, and so much more. Add an astonishing 18 LEGO minifigures plus 2 droids to the mix, and you have a set that Star Wars and LEGO fans of any age would be proud to add to their collection.
• Includes 18 minifigures: Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker in Bespin outfits, Chewbacca, C-3PO, Lando Calrissian, Lobot, 2 Cloud City Guards, 2 Cloud Car Pilots, Leia and Han in Hoth outfits, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, 2 Stormtroopers and an Ugnaught, plus R2-D2 and an IG-88 droid.
• Section 1 features a landing platform with a sliding entrance door and Boba Fett’s Slave I ship with an opening minifigure cockpit, movable wings and space underneath to store the Han in carbonite element.
• Section 2 features a dining room with a table, seats for 5 minifigures and a decorative Cloud City micro build; lounge with a transparent sculpture and 2 chairs; garbage processing room with an incinerator, conveyor belt and a deactivated IG-class droid; and a promenade with tree sculpture, mural relief and opening doorways leading to other parts of the model.
• Section 3 features a sensor balcony with railing and swing-out function, plus a maintenance cabin with opening round window for epic Lightsaber duels, plus a carbon freeze chamber with lever-activated ‘freeze’ function.
• Section 4 features a dark-red corridor leading to the interrogation chamber with a turning interrogation chair, plus a prison cell, hangar with a secret trapdoor and tool & weapon rack, and space for the Twin-Pod Cloud Car with opening minifigure cockpits and 2 stud shooters.
Betrayal At Cloud City will be launching on October 1st for $349.99, so it’s time to start saving those pennies. If you’re a LEGO VIP member, you can get your hands on it earlier on September 13th.
-Jordan
