I've waited over a decade for the Star Wars Lego sets coming May 4

The lineup of Lego Star Wars sets for May 4 (e.g. Star Wars Day) has been revealed, and it includes kits I have waited years to get my hands on.

While the new TIE Interceptor is fabulous and gives me fond flashbacks to Rogue Squadron on the N64, it's the Phantom Menace kits that take the biscuit so far as I'm concerned. It's been a long time since we got podrace Lego Star Wars sets, and now a diorama version of that iconic scene is on its way. Unlike the last set we got in 2011 (and the one before that a decade earlier in 1999), this one features the rocky Mos Espa environment for them to fly through and actually floating cockpits. Until now, podracers always had clear or beige bricks connecting the pod to the twin engines.

Naturally, this is glossing over the many other new kits launching for May 4, and some of these could give the best Lego Star Wars sets a run for their money, so I've given you the lowdown of them all below. Want to skip ahead? You can find each one at the official Lego store, and while most are available from May 1, you can get the aforementioned TIE Interceptor on that day too if you're a member of the free Lego Insider program. (Everyone else will have to wait until May 4.)

The latest kit to be revealed for May 4 is this recreation of the starfighter first seen in Return of the Jedi. It returning for the 25th anniversary of Lego Star Wars is nothing but fitting; a TIE Interceptor was part of that first wave of Ultimate Collector Series sets in 2000, just a few months into the range's lifespan.

Comprising almost 2,000 pieces and measuring at 16in (40cm) long, the Lego TIE Interceptor is a for-adults kit designed to be put on display as opposed to the smaller, cheaper playset version as seen in the Mandalorian Fang Fighter vs TIE Interceptor kit.

A benefit of that bigger design is the fact you can cram more detail inside, and Lego's done that with a cockpit containing the instruments and greebles seen in the movies – including a targeting