A new addition to the ever-elusive LEGO Star Wars podracing sets is brought around the corner but this scene isn't often represented in the theme.
As rare as LEGO Star Wars prequel sets are compared to that of the original trilogy, models based on podracing are even more elusive, especially for racers beyond Anakin and Sebulba. Thankfully, another entry into the limited range is right around the corner and it's been an interesting journey for LEGO podracing sets, covering a wide variety of models over the past 25 years.
Here's every LEGO Star Wars podracing set so far leading up to 75380 Mos Espa Podrace next month, including 13 products across 25 years of the theme.
7131 Anakin's Podracer
Price: $15 Pieces: 136 Release date: April 1, 1999
7131 Anakin's Podracer is one of the first LEGO podracing sets within LEGO Star Wars and also one of the first in the theme. It was released 25 years ago and offered a simple but iconic recreation of the podracer with a sand-coloured stand keeping it together.
7171 Mos Espa Podrace
Price: $90 Pieces: 896 Release date: April 1, 1999
As well as including the same model as 7131 Anakin's Podracer, 7171 Mos Espa Podrace is one of only a few LEGO Star Wars sets to mention the name of this race and is also the only home of Gasgano's vehicle in LEGO.
7159 Star Wars Podracing Bucket
Price: $25 Pieces: 292 Release date: June 1, 2000
Featuring a rare Aldar Beedo figure, 7159 Star Wars Podracing Bucket included three almost entirely exclusive vehicles and the only LEGO depiction of the Mos Espa Grand Arena's arch to date.
7186 Watto's Junkyard
Price: £39.99 / $50 Pieces: 443 Release date: January 1, 2001
7186 Watto's Junkyard includes an updated Aldar Beedo minifigure and their vehicle, as well as enough parts for Mawhonic's vehicle though the character is not included. This would be the end of LEGO podracers that didn't belong to Anakin or Sebulba at the time of writing.
4485 Sebulba's Podracer & Anakin's Podracer
Price: £3.99 / $4 Pieces: 72 Release date: January 1, 2003
The first of many microscale depictions of podracers debuted in 2003's 4485 Sebulba's Podracer & Anakin's Podracer. It captures the unique vehicle's shapes at this scale well but these techniques would not be used in miniature models of the podracers again.
7962 Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba's Podracers
Price: £81.99 / $89.99 / €99.99 Pieces: 810 Release date: June 1, 2011
7962 Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba's Podracers from 2011 includes the most detailed depiction of Sebulba's podracer so far as well as the last appearance of Watto as a minifigure. Following the debut of transparent stands for podracers in 2003's 4485 Sebulba's Podracer & Anakin's Podracer, this set expanded on the concept for a more accurate appearance.
9675 Sebulba's Podracer & Tatooine
Price: £9.99 / $9.99 / €11.99 Pieces: 80 Release date: January 1, 2012
Sebulba's last appearance in LEGO Star Wars at the time of writing is in 9675 Sebulba's Podracer & Tatooine from 2012. This model is part of a range of sets focusing on planets and offers a new take on a microscale Sebulba's podracer.
30057 Anakin's Podracer
Price: £4.99 / $4.99 Pieces: 38 Release date: January 1, 2012
30057 Anakin's Podracer similarly presents a different design for a smaller version of Anakin's vehicle and would be one of a few builds featuring this vehicle released over the next decade.
853412 Anakin Skywalker
Price: £2.99 / $4.99 / €3.99 Pieces: 4 Release date: January 1, 2012
The Anakin Skywalker minifigure from 7962 Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba's Podracers also featured as a keyring in 2012, though the minifigure remains exclusive to the 2011 set.
30461 Podracer
Price: Promotional item Pieces: 60 Release date: April 1, 2019
30461 Podracer was released during the 20th anniversary of LEGO Star Wars, depicting yet another design for the podracer at this scale.
75258 Anakin's Podracer – 20th Anniversary Edition
Price: £24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99 Pieces: 279 Release date: April 1, 2019
This LEGO Star Wars set was launched 20 years after 7131 Anakin's Podracer and is directly inspired by its contents. It's the most recent minifigure-scale podracer to date.
75279 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar
Price: £24.99 / $39.99 / €29.99 Pieces: 311 Release date: September 1, 2020
Through both the smallest LEGO podracer to date and a Pit Droid, 2020's 75279 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar has a place on this list, despite its split focus.
75380 Mos Espa Podrace
Price: AUD$119.99 Pieces: 718 Release date: May 1, 2024
75380 Mos Espa Podrace is the third-largest but newest take on LEGO Star Wars podracing and it launches on May 1, 2024. This build includes both Anakin and Sebulba's vehicles in a diorama complete with new designs for both podracers.
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