Lego has produced Star Wars sets for over ten years and in their third year of the licence, the firm began to issue sets from the second of the Star Wars Prequels, assault Of the Clones.
Released in 2002, the sequel to The Phantom Menace was well received and inquire was high for Star Wars Lego in this year. Lego prolonged the broad range of sets, releasing 22 in all. These included a amount of greatest collector and Technic Sets as well as their quarterly range of models based on both prequel and primary trilogy films.
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In regards to long-term collecting interests the most paramount sets of the year included the greatest collector Star Destroyer (10030). The set came in at 3096 pieces and measured 37'inches long by 23'inches wide. At the time of release, it was the largest Star Wars Lego set and genuinely the largest Lego set ever produced. It still commands high prices on the secondary market.
Demand has also remained high for the Republic Gunship (7163), the first of its kind released in Lego format and the first set to contain clone troopers. The ship featured in assault Of the Clones as both a vehicle and assault gunship and the set, while small by today's standards at 693 pieces was a popular with fans who wanted to start their clone army.
The most enduring frame of the year would have to be the frame of Jango Fett, featured in the set Jango Fett's Slave 1 (7153). Surprisingly Jango Fett has never been repeated in a Lego set since this first issue and so the set and the frame inquire high prices in today's market. The set also featured the unique frame Boba Fett as a boy. While cute, baby Boba has not proven to be as popular as his father.
Other sets worth noting from 2002 contain Final Duel and Final Duel Ii (7200 and 7201) two very small sets that attracted alot of attention for their minifigs and parts and were very well priced at .99 each. Similarly priced were Jedi Defence I and Jedi Defence Ii (7203 and 7204) which offered similar value for Prequel Trilogy figures and settings.
Other sets in this year included Ewok assault (7193) which was the first appearance of the furry warriors from Return Of the Jedi, Jedi Duel (7103) which remained collectable for years afterwards because of the Yoda and Dooku figures and the Tusken Raider Encounter (7113) which featured Anakin and the first (and only) Tusken Raiders released.
2002 was a great year for Star Wars Lego as it vast the universe even further, allowing fans and kids to play with and accumulate more of the vital moments of the films.
A History Of Star Wars Lego Sets - The Year 2002
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