Whether you’re a longtime LEGO Star Wars AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) or looking to take your first steps into this bricktastic world, the LEGO Star Wars Republic Gunship promises to be a worthy addition to any fleet when it arrives August 1. The free-swinging doors can open and close, and utilize some of the largest moving parts ever created for a LEGO Star Wars build it also includes Mace Windu and Clone Trooper Commander minifigures, ready to take down some clankers. There are the classic bubble cockpits and gunner stations, swing-out spherical gun turrets, and plenty of space for troops and Jedi. Revealed exclusively on, the LEGO Star Wars Republic Gunship clocks in at a massive 3,292 pieces, measures 13 inches high, 29 inches wide, and 27 inches long, and comes complete with features and details faithful to its onscreen inspiration. The iconic clone-piloted craft has won a recent fan poll on the LEGO Ideas site - besting two ships by winning 58% of the vote and pulling in over 30,000 votes - and will be made into a new Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) set for the first time ever. The Republic gunship became an instant fan favorite upon its surprise debut during the climax of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and subsequent appearances in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and now, fans have brought it back. Until a swarm of Republic gunships show up, that is, filled with clone troopers, laying waste to countless battle droids, and even giving Yoda a ride.

There is little hope for the guardians of peace and justice. The secret Sith Lord Count Dooku watches from above, demanding surrender. Battle droids surround vastly outnumbered Jedi in the Geonosis arena.

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