Lego Jawas

Lego Jawa mini figures are based on the Jawa characters from the original Star Wars movie - Episode IV; A New Hope and are available on only one Star Wars Lego set: LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler.

The Jawa Lego mini figures are really cool, with their yellow glowing eyes peering from the darkness of their hooded capes and they have short legs to reduce their size in relation to the other Star Wars mini figures, just as they were in the movie. Unfortunately, this feature does mean that the legs are unable to bend, meaning that the Jawas must stand in the cockpit of their Sandcrawler. Lego Jawas also come with a printed torso which has them carrying bandoliers of ammunition.

Remember, Lego Jawas are only available in the Sandcrawler model although a number of merchants sell them individually on Amazon and eBay.

Jawas are the short, cloak-wearing scavenger race of beings that lived on Tatooine in the Star Wars saga. They are most memorably seen in the first movie, Episode IV; A New Hope when they collect the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 in the desert wastes of Tatooine. The Jawas roam across the desert in their giant Sandcawler, selling salvaged machinery to moisture farmers - this is how Luke Skywalker comes into possession of the two famous droids.

Jawas are described as rodent-like on Wookiepedia, but they also may have descended from a common ancestor as the Sand People. Jawas lived in tribes and spoke a high pitched and quickly-spoken language of which the only word most people would be familiar with is the cry "Utinii" that is heard in Episode IV.

Uncle Owen Lars is in the market for some droids to work on his moisture farm and accompanied by Luke Skywalker he is able to make a deal with the Lego Jawas in their Sandcrawler, stocked with second-hand and salvaged droids.

Lego fans can recreate this famous scene from the movie with this 1669 piece model which is highly detailed and comes with eleven Lego mini figures, including three Lego Jawas; the assembly is a challenging one, with Lego rating this for 12 year olds and above - many Lego builders take four hours plus to make this Sandcrawler model.

At the front of the Sandcrawler is a large opening hatch from which a crane emerges and can be fitted to the top of the vehicle to haul out the droids for sale. Also at the front is a small hatch to place a Jawa mini figure as the driver.

An opening hatch on the top of the Sandcrawler reveals the inside or the centre can be removed to reveal the Jawa workshop where droids are overhauled, repaired and cleaned.

This is a great Star Wars Lego model, highly rated by collectors, and measures 15 inches by 7.5 inches by 9 inches when fully assembled.

The Lego Sandcrawler is out of production now and sold out in stores so just about the only way to find one now is on the internet. It usually sells for between $200 and $300 dollars but you may be lucky enough to find one a little cheaper. Even at that price, with so many pieces and so many mini figures this is still a Star Wars Lego model well worth purchasing.