Citations › Citation ID: 136

C136. BOOK: Daniel Konstanski, The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks: The Inside Story of a Design Icon (Unbound, 2022), p. 218.

Initially, special elements depicting guns were avoided in LEGO Star Wars. So, to create that most iconic of Star Wars weapons, the blaster, designers flipped an old megaphone piece around and placed a transparent nub on the end. By 2007, it was ready for an update, especially as shape elements were allowing for more-movie-accurate ships. Accordingly, two moulded blasters were created: a rifle and standard-size gun.

The first Star Wars sets did not include realistic blasters, but blasters of two sizes were introduced a few years later in 2007.