Lego Star Wars Clone Wars

LEGO has been voted Britain’s favourite toy almost 50 years after it first hit the shelves, results of the new poll have shown and this new release from LEGO – Star Wars: The Clone Wars LEGO Republic Attack Gunship is sure to fly off the shelves.

This heavily armed troop gunship will certainly be a match for the separatists with its fully armoured body that can fly and land in any battlefield or hostile terrain. This troop carrier can deliver a force to be reckoned with and send in the clones and even the Jedi Knights for maximum impact.

Star Wars LEGO Republic Attack Gunship

Features

• Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Asajj Ventress, Commander Cody and Clone Trooper mini-figures!
• Side troop bay doors open
• Removable command station and healing chamber
• The 2 cockpits in front and the 2 on the wings open
• Features 8 flick-fire missiles on top and 2 rotating missiles in front
• Back hatch opens to deploy the speeder bike
• Open the compartment on top to access the spy droids
• Measures 14 inches (36cm) long, 17 inches (43cm) wide and 7 inches (18cm) high
• 1034 pieces.It was during the late 1970’s that George Lucas released what was to become the one of the greatest film sagas ever made. When the original film was released it took the world by storm and since then the continuing story in later films has delighted sci-fans everywhere. It has followed Luke Skywalker through his path to be a Jedi, his fight against the dark side and ultimately find his real father.

The animated feature film Star Wars: The Clone Wars is released in the UK in September 2008 thrilling Star Wars fans and kids all over. They will especially love the action packed shoot outs, lightsaber duels and explosions.

Following this is the brand new animated TV series from Lucasfilm Animation. With Christmas fast approaching and Star Wars as popular as ever all things Star Wars is sure to hit the top ten Christmas toys for Christmas and the LEGO Republic Attack ship one of the top Christmas toys for 2009.

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From a small carpenters workshop the LEGO brand has come along way and is now the world’s sixth-largest manufacturer of toys. The Company has passed from father to son and is now owned by Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, a grandchild of the founder. LEGO products are sold all over the world and are made in such a way that there is a LEGO set to suit all ages and stages of development.

The LEGO Group has released thousands of play sets including popular characters and films such as LEGO Indiana Jones, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Harry Potter, LEGO Batman, LEGO Creator, LEGO City and LEGO SpongeBob Square Pants plus LEGO is constantly expanding its range and has an array of different sets that include pirates, castles, the Wild West, Vikings and many more. Easily a top Christmas toy because there is something for everyone and great fun for all the family.

Children in particular spend hours playing with the LEGO bricks and they can have fun making their own models up or build pre-designed models that are widely available. Classic product lines such as LEGO City and Star Wars LEGO are still in great demand and set to be a popular Christmas toy. In addition, the new licensed line LEGO Indiana Jones is another favourite expected to do well too.

LEGO Education has won many awards in recognition of the educational value of their products and in 2006 a new LEGO Mindstorms kit called LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT was released. This won the prize of excellence within the Service Robot Category at the Japanese Robot Award 2007. The Mindstorms kit came with a whole new lot of sensors that included touch, sound, light and a new ultrasonic sensor technology. The NXT is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS. The special bricks with the LEGO NXT can be programmed to perform very complicated tasks and are sold under the name LEGO Mindstorms.

Children are inquisitive, creative and imaginative that’s why LEGO is such an ideal Christmas gift that stimulates the mind and their imagination. It’s also great family fun that promotes creativity in the young and old alike. Find out the latest LEGO sets available from your favourite toy store and order early to beat the Christmas rush.