LEGO Fan Uses New Set To Create the Star Wars Model LEGO Has Refused To Make for 24 Years

The LEGO company makes famously versatile toys, but it’s the people that use LEGO bricks that are the real innovators. Over the years, LEGO users have constructed some truly mind-boggling creations. When a master builder puts their mind to it, anything is possible — even recreating an iconic Star Wars scene the LEGO company has yet to officially release.

LEGO sets are a convenient way for amateur builders to create any number of delightful designs, but the real pros don’t follow those silly instructions. That set of multicolored bricks offer unlimited potential, and in the hands of the right LEGO fan, the sky’s the limit. You can even transform a simple orange cat into an action-packed scene from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.

A LEGO set that can be reworked into an iconic Star Wars scene. — A LEGO cat that can be transformed into the Geonosis battle arena from ‘Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.’

A talented LEGO fan used a set intended to make an orange and white cat to instead recreate the iconic Geonosis battle arena from Star Wars: Episode II. Pieces that were supposed to make up legs, ears, and a tail are instead reworked into the infamous Petranaki Arena, complete with walls, a viewing platform, and a tunnel.

The battle of Geonosis is one of the coolest moments in Attack of the Clones, and it’s expertly recreated by LEGO and Star Wars fan BrickPorg. Their brilliant reimagining of the battle comes complete with a horde of droids and an audience of Geonosians. Add in a contingent of Jedi and Count Dooku looming from above, and you’ve got a flawless replication of a classic Star Wars scene. Even Boba and Jango are along for the ride.

Thanks to BrickPorg’s innovative use of existing LEGO sets, Petranaki Arena is now attainable for Star Wars fans everywhere. A PDF file containing instructions on how to transform LEGO’s Orange Cat into the iconic Geonosian battleground is available at Rebrickable.com. It walks users through the process of creating the arena, but be warned — additional figures are not included. You can construct the space, complete with viewing platform and stadium seating, but you’ll have to track down Dooku and Poggle the Lesser for yourself.

The innovative alternate build relies on 1,348 parts, all of which are included in the 1,755-piece LEGO Orange Cat (set 21376), which costs $99.99 on the official site. A paid set of digital instructions for the alternate build is available on Rebrickable (and covered by hobby sites); the instructions are offered for €15 (approximately $16–17 at current exchange rates). A bit pricey, but it’s all worth it to see an iconic Star Wars scene come to brilliant life.