I want that lil boba

I really wish they'd kept the body print for that Scout Trooper, and switched to the newer helmet.

On the picture you can see a 2008 Clone Wars era lego phase I clone helmet, but in reality it's a 2013 movie style one. Back in the days it was a pleasent suprise for me.

Lego killed off the Geonosians around the same time canon did.

Wow. Two weapons racks.

So, a Star Wars Advent Calendar on Easter Sunday... and now another one on ANZAC Day (for us Aussies and Kiwis).

I think Huwbot's onto something here...

@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"So, a Star Wars Advent Calendar on Easter Sunday... and now another one on ANZAC Day (for us Aussies and Kiwis).

I think Huwbot's onto something here..."

Lest we forget.

These micro models contain good ideas. I think I'll turn some of them into drones of some sort for my space base.

That’s a very Attack of the Clones themed layout. I kind of miss when the advent calendars were that strongly themed

@andygott said:
"This was one from the golden age of SWACs
The sweaters / jumpers of today are…fine.
But the days of Santa Boba / Jango / Vader / Yoda and Abominable Wookiee were second to none. "

You are correct, sir.

One of still a handful of sets to date acknowledging the existence of AotC. That number doubled with 2013's lineup, as there had barely been any since 2002. And there have barely been any since then (although we did get a Jedi Starfighter and Taun We recently). All because between 2012 and 2014 the prequels were each re-released in cinemas and got their own wave of sets. Those were good years for SW sets!

@SearchlightRG said:
"One of only two set depictions to date of the Acclamator class, the other being 75007, if I’m not mistaken."

75340 had one on Day Four: https://brickset.com/article/84485/star-wars-advent-calendar-day-4

@EtudeTheBadger said:
"Ah, 2013. The last year before the Expanded Universe was decanonized.

Good times."

2014? As far as I know Dark Horse and Del Rey were still publishing EU content until then.

@Binnekamp said:
"One of still a handful of sets to date acknowledging the existence of AotC. That number doubled with 2013's lineup, as there had barely been any since 2002. And there have barely been any since then (although we did get a Jedi Starfighter and Taun We recently). All because between 2012 and 2014 the prequels were each re-released in cinemas and got their own wave of sets. Those were good years for SW sets!"

I suppose everyone knows Phantom Menace is getting a 25th anniversary re-release on May 3.

Strange that the Solar Sailer is lying on its side and that the Clone Trooper has the wrong helmet on this picture. But this was a fantastic advent calendar to bolster armies of sets that were released at the time. The clone, droid and Geonosian went perfectly with the AotC wave (as well as the young Boba Fett who was only available here at that time) and the Rebel Commando and Scout Trooper could be added to the Ewok village.

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
" @EtudeTheBadger said:
"Ah, 2013. The last year before the Expanded Universe was decanonized.

Good times."

2014? As far as I know Dark Horse and Del Rey were still publishing EU content until then."

Yes, it was discontinued in 2014. Which makes 2013 the last year before it was discontinued.

Somehow that's the cheapest Jango Fett minifigure

@andygott said:
"This was one from the golden age of SWACs
The sweaters / jumpers of today are…fine.
But the days of Santa Boba / Jango / Vader / Yoda and Abominable Wookiee were second to none. "

What was Santa Boba? Personally, I didn't think much of Santa Yoda (or C-3PO). These could have been any old Santa torsos with the SW head on. I much prefer the recent sweaters to those figures. At least Santa Vader had a Vader outfit with a Santa cloak on, and Jango had a Santa outfit that looked like his SW armour.

The only Star Wars advent calendar I would have loved to get: only I was right in the middle of my dark age at the time and only found out about it several years later. AotC isn't my favourite Star Wars movie, but it IS one that I have maybe the most nostalgia for, since it was the first one that I saw on the big screen; I love all the acknowledgement it gets here, especially with some things like Zam's speeder and Padmé's ship that very rarely get Lego acknowledgement.

Santa!Jango is my favourite seasonal Lego figure. Partially because I've always liked Jango, partially because the integration of his armour design into the outfit is fun, and also partially because, while probably not a direct reference, it reminds me of this little animation I saw on StarWars.com back in the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIkIhtngzyo - complete with the jetpack being one of the presents!

Most of the other minifigures would be wins in my book, too; a different astro droid, a phase 1 clone, a Scout trooper with the classic helmet, and a fairly uncommon Geonosian. And the battle droid's continually unchanged design means it'd fit right in with my original TPM pair which is also useful (just need to get him a backpack plate and a megaphone blaster...).

Also of interesting note: Boromir as a rebel soldier!

@ThatBionicleGuy said:
"Also of interesting note: Boromir as a rebel soldier!"

'One does not simply walk into the Endor bunker...'

Oooo… nice weapon racks.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @ThatBionicleGuy said:
"Also of interesting note: Boromir as a rebel soldier!"

'One does not simply walk into the Endor bunker...'"

"There is an Empire there... that does not sleep."

@MCLegoboy said:
"Nearly an entire Prequel Era Advent Calendar. That's wild. Even with Clone Wars happening, the Prequels were still pretty well disliked, or at least perceived as being disliked even as late as 2013, so for all of these models here, I'm wondering what some fans thought."

From my memory as a SW fan who was a teenager when the prequels were released, they were only really disliked by adult fans--kids (and some nerdy teenagers like myself) still loved them, which is why they still moved a fair amount of merchandise.

That's also why there has been a renewed sense of nostalgia for the prequels--the kids who loved them when they were released are adults now.

@kdu2814 said:
"I suppose everyone knows Phantom Menace is getting a 25th anniversary re-release on May 3."

Locally, Emagine is doing a big marathon leading into May 4, but they want you to stick around for the sequels, so screw that.

@CCC:
There’s no Santa Boba. It was Yoda, Maul, Jango, Vader, Goldenrod, and Snowbacca. And Santa Yoda, Santa-3PO, and Reindeer-D2 are the most important ones because they’re based on two famous Christmas cards that were sent out by Lucasfilm in the days before the world ended.

The LAAT seems identical to the one in the 2011 calendar.

@Norikins said:
"The LAAT seems identical to the one in the 2011 calendar."

Might be. I know there are a couple that are straight copies (including a Y-Wing?). And there are others that only have one or two color changes (maybe a snowspeeder?).

@PurpleDave said:
" @CCC:
There’s no Santa Boba. It was Yoda, Maul, Jango, Vader, Goldenrod, and Snowbacca. And Santa Yoda, Santa-3PO, and Reindeer-D2 are the most important ones because they’re based on two famous Christmas cards that were sent out by Lucasfilm in the days before the world ended."

Would Snowbacca count though? I didn't get the impression he was attempting to cosplay Santa. If Snowbacca counts, I would argue that the ewok from the latest calendar should join the club since he is very similar to the white wookie.

@PhantomBricks said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @CCC:
There’s no Santa Boba. It was Yoda, Maul, Jango, Vader, Goldenrod, and Snowbacca. And Santa Yoda, Santa-3PO, and Reindeer-D2 are the most important ones because they’re based on two famous Christmas cards that were sent out by Lucasfilm in the days before the world ended."

Would Snowbacca count though? I didn't get the impression he was attempting to cosplay Santa. If Snowbacca counts, I would argue that the ewok from the latest calendar should join the club since he is very similar to the white wookie."

That was the order of holiday-themed minifigs before they mucked it up entirely. It does not include, however, R2-Tree2, or Snow2-D2.