Five things about LEGO Star Wars 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina

LEGO Star Wars 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina is on the way, and ahead of the set’s release, Brick Fanatics takes a look at everything we know so far

It will be soon be time to take a trip to a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Known to be a little rough, Chalmun’s Cantina will be joining the LEGO Star Wars line-up like never before as 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina, the largest release of the location in the theme yet.

Here is everything fans need to know about this upcoming LEGO Star Wars set…

Release date

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75290 Mos Eisley Cantina will arrive on September 16 at LEGO.com, with the set likely to be a shared exclusive between the website and physical LEGO Stores.

Minifigure count

There are at least 19 minifigures in the set – 20 if R2-D2 is counted as a minifigure – as far as the images released so far reveal. That’s quite the count and should make the cantina the hustling and bustling place it is in A New Hope, rather than the deserted drinking hole seen in The Mandalorian.

Who is included?

As well as the familiar characters – Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO and R2-D2, the set includes some of the more obscure characters such as Wuher, Greedo and three members of the Modal Nodes. There are several never-before-seen characters in the line-up, with some using brand new head moulds. Based on the images available so far, Dr Evazan, Ponda Baba, Garindan, Momaw Nadon, Elis Helrot, Kabe, a Jawa and two Sandtroopers will also be in the box.

MBS label

Like 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City, 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina has been given the Master Builder Series moniker. That basically means it’s a typical LEGO minifigure playset, but much bigger, and not an Ultimate Collector Series – those tend to be more display focused and larger than minifigure scale. It’s also an 18+ set.

Size

At 3,187 pieces, it’s the largest LEGO edition of the Mos Eisley Cantina by a long way. 4501 Mos Eisley Cantina was the first version back in 2004, before things got larger and more detailed in 2014 with 75052 Mos Eisley Cantina. That set, the largest version so far, used 616 pieces – so this new edition will be six times the size of that one.

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Graham was the BrickFanatics.com Editor up until November 2020. He has plenty of experience working on LEGO related projects. He has contributed to various websites and publications on topics including niche hobbies, the toy industry and education. Follw Graham on Twitter @grahamh100.

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