{"id":380859,"date":"2026-04-15T15:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/380859\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:21:08","slug":"legos-big-new-star-wars-set-comes-just-in-time-for-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-to-replace-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/380859\/","title":{"rendered":"Lego’s Big New ‘Star Wars’ Set Comes Just in Time for ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ to Replace It"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re just a few weeks away from\u00a0Star Wars Day, which means for Lego fans, we\u2019re just a few weeks away from the annual UCS Lego Star Wars set<\/a> releasing to mark the celebration. Given that we\u2019re not that much farther out from the first\u00a0Star Wars movie<\/a> since 2019, it\u2019s no surprise that this year\u2019s special set is all about\u00a0The Mandalorian. What is a surprise, though, is that it\u2019s a vehicle that we\u2019re about to see replaced<\/a> in said movie.<\/p>\n

This morning Lego lifted the lid on its latest addition to the\u00a0Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series line: a 1,809-piece replica of the stripped-back N-1 Starfighter piloted by Din Djarin in\u00a0The Book of Boba Fett and\u00a0The Mandalorian season three.<\/p>\n

The model clocks in at around 17.5 inches long and sits over 7.5 inches high from its display stand, which, of course, holds space for two included minifigures of Din Djarin and Grogu, alongside a tile displaying technical information about the starfighter. There are a lot of cool details on the ship itself, from lacquered chrome pieces to replicate the shiny metal of the original Naboo Starfighter\u2019s colors, to exposed mechanical parts along the hull and in the two engines, and right down to the twin cockpit pods for Din and Grogu to take flight in (although it\u2019s quite a bit bigger than minifigure scale!). The display stand also allows the ship to be posed in two different directions: one with its side profile on display and another angled straight-on.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a fantastic model and definitely has us dying for Lego to do it over as a classic, yellow-hued Naboo fighter at some point, but it\u2019s hard to deny it\u2019s a little unfortunately timed, considering that we know that just a few short weeks after this set hits shelves, The Mandalorian and Grogu will officially replace it as Din\u2019s primary ride just to give him a new\u00a0Razor Crest<\/a> (which, ironically, now has a quite Naboo-esque yellow set of accent markings!). At least the Lego model could never be replaced in our hearts.<\/p>\n

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As well as the N-1 Starfighter, Lego will also have a few special promotions running alongside its release for\u00a0Star Wars Day. Anyone purchasing the new UCS set between May 1 and May 6 (while stocks last) will also get a collectible metallic ornament depicting Din and Grogu in the cockpit of the starfighter. Meanwhile, anyone who purchases more than $160 worth of Lego Star Wars products\u2014whether it\u2019s the new set, last month\u2019s\u00a0Mandalorian and Grogu releases<\/a>, or anything else\u00a0Star Wars Lego has for sale\u2014in that same period will also get this year\u2019s special\u00a0Star Wars Day \u201cgift with purchase\u201d build: a 278-piece displayable replica of the hilt of the legendary Darksaber.<\/p>\n

The UCS Lego Star Wars The Mandalorian\u2019s N-1 Starfighter will be available in early access to Lego Insiders from May 1 (with a general release on Star Wars Day itself, May 4) and will cost $250.<\/p>\n

Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a>, and Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re just a few weeks away from\u00a0Star Wars Day, which means for Lego fans, we\u2019re just a few…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380860,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,15520,409,111,139,69,1797,67310],"class_list":{"0":"post-380859","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-lego","10":"tag-movies","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-star-wars","15":"tag-the-mandalorian-and-grogu"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}