New York Toy Fair

  • Every LEGO Star Wars Exclusive at the New York Toy Fair

    By The Collector • June 8, 2026

    Before there was a single LEGO Star Wars set on a shelf, there was a small white box in the mail — and it came from the New York Toy Fair. A complete accounting of every LEGO Star Wars exclusive tied to the fair, from the 1999 mailer that was the first LEGO Star Wars object ever made through a decade of invitation-only Collectors Party gifts.
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  • The 2013 Empire Strikes Out DVD Promotional Card

    The 2013 Empire Strikes Out DVD Promotional Card

    By The Collector • February 9, 2013

    Darth Vader Gets a Medal — And a Toy Fair Exclusive. 125 made. One minifig. Two very different ways to get it — and most collectors don’t know the difference.
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  • The 2013 NY Toy Fair Yoda Diorama

    The 2013 NY Toy Fair Yoda Diorama

    By The Collector • February 9, 2013

    Broadway Comes to a Galaxy Far, Far Away. Fewer than 150 made. A storm made it even rarer. And the details inside have never been fully documented — until now.
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  • The 2011 Star Wars Miniland Figures

    The 2011 Star Wars Miniland Figures

    By The Collector • February 13, 2011

    125 Made. Not For Sale. Given Only To Guests Invited To A Party Most Collectors Never Knew Existed. And Instructions With A Question Mark On The Cover. Not an SDCC exclusive. Not a convention purchase. TF11 was a gift — handed to 125 invited guests at a private collectors party at the 2011 New York Toy Fair, timed to the opening of the Star Wars Miniland areas at LEGOLAND parks worldwide. Han Solo and Chewbacca came pre-built and glued. Boba Fett came in a ziplock bag with a question mark on the instructions. You were expected to build him yourself and add him to the box.
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  • The 2009 Toy Fair Chrome Black Darth Vader

    The 2009 Toy Fair Chrome Black Darth Vader

    By The Collector • February 14, 2009

    Ten Years of Ruling the Toy Galaxy. 100 made. Given to VIP attendees at the 2009 New York Toy Fair Collectors Party. A chrome black Darth Vader in a display case wrapped in his own quotes. And a VIP badge produced in four color variants — 25 of each.
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  • The 2008 Toy Fair Han Solo / Indiana Jones Transformation Chamber

    The 2008 Toy Fair Han Solo / Indiana Jones Transformation Chamber

    By The Collector • February 16, 2008

    100 made. Given to press guests at the 2008 New York Toy Fair Collectors Party. A rotating diorama that is simultaneously a Star Wars set and an Indiana Jones set — because Harrison Ford is both.
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  • The 2005 Toy Fair VIP Gala Set

    The 2005 Toy Fair VIP Gala Set

    By The Collector • February 19, 2005

    55 Made. Or 75. Nobody Knows. A standard retail set in a custom slipcase. Given to press guests at a VIP Gala on February 19, 2005. The slipcase has never been described in detail anywhere. Until now.
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  • The 2005 Toy Fair Invitation Figures

    The 2005 Toy Fair Invitation Figures

    By The Collector • February 19, 2005

    Anakin Skywalker and Luminara Unduli. Sent in January 2005 to a select group of press and collectors. A brushed silver plate. A light-up lightsaber. And a build that nobody has ever published instructions for.
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  • The 1999 Toy Fair Promotional Diorama

    The 1999 Toy Fair Promotional Diorama

    By The Collector • January 27, 1999

    The First LEGO Star Wars Item Ever Made. The rarest piece in the LEGO Star Wars universe — and almost everything written about it is wrong.
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