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The V-19 Starfighter was the main starfighter at the beginning of the Clone Wars and one of the vessels that were deployed from the Venator Class Star Destroyer for close combat, especially to support the heavy LAAT gunships against the quick droid fighters. They apear In the Clone Wars TV-series for instance in the battle(s) against the Malevolance and the Battle of Christophsis and many more. Later on the V-19 was succeeded by the V-class starfighter and the Z-95 starfighter.

It's a new year, and it starts off with a new lineup of collectible minifigures. This is the 27th 'regular' series, as series like Marvel, Disney and Harry Potter are considered separate entries.

Happy New Year, it's the 1st of January again (well for me it is) and it's time for some statistics and review of what happened on Rebrickable over the last year.

According to Google Analytics, we had the first ever decrease in number of visitors to the site for 2024 :(

Here it is, the most anticipated top ten of the year. We, the Rebrickable Admin Team, absolutely love crafting our top 10 so everyone else can then tell us how wrong we are! Just remember, there is no criteria other than sets we liked. Obviously what we like won't always be what you like, and in the past notable absences have been due to not enough of the team actually building the set.

The first (modern) botanical gardens were introduced in the 16th century, often as pods for medicine or horticulture. As humans started traveling around the world during the industrial revolution, they brought back more exotic plants, and people started to build collections. In order for these plants to survive the European climate, the greenhouses evolved into beautiful architectural structures, with large glass surfaces to allow as much sun in as possible.

It has been a busy year, full of brick shows, and building, and sorting bulk used LEGO purchases... which is my attempt at an excuse for why it has taken me so long to get to this set. This was released all the way back in 2023 as part of the first Ninjago Dragons Rising wave. With Dragon in the title of the series reboot, LEGO graced us with two large dragon based sets in that wave, as well as a couple of smaller dragons.

A small set to accompany Winter Village set 10339-1 - Santa's Post Office. The delivery truck is on hand to make sure the Hot Air Balloon doesn't miss a package.

It's the most wonderful time of the year...the release of the next Winter Village set. This year we're back with a more fantasy setting. I hope you've been good all year because we're off to visit the North Pole.

An anamorphic banana showing off his skeleton. This feels like a followup to Pickle Rick, but it's actually a LEGO set? I’m intrigued!

Fortnite is a video game released in 2017 by Epic Games. The game became a massive success and a cultural phenomena, racking in billions. Over the years several game modes have been added, and after Epic Games entered a partnership with The LEGO Group in 2022, LEGO Fortnite was released in December 2023.

There's lots of choices this year to bring LEGO into your holidays. I'm exploring the two from the Botanicals Collection.

Botanicals is one of those themes that caught everyone off guard. Fans were surprised by the concept. LEGO were surprised by their popularity. The idea has become so popular they now officially have their own theme. A poster child for LEGO's recent push to embrace adult builders. Personally, whilst I love their ingenuity and interesting techniques I have avoided the theme for one major reason. They look so repetitive to build.