Episode I holds the sets from The Phantom Menace. They were part of the very first year of LEGO Star Wars in 1999, which was also the first time LEGO made a theme under licence from a film. The sets reached shops a couple of weeks ahead of the film, so builders had the podracers, the Naboo fighter and the Gungan sub before most had seen them on screen.
2007 LEGO Sets
2007 introduced the Modular Buildings series with Café Corner (10182) and Market Street (10190), defining a new era of advanced architectural builds. LEGO Star Wars celebrated its 30th anniversary, commemorated by a limited 14-karat gold C-3PO minifigure. New or refreshed themes included Aqua Raiders, Mars Mission, and a modernized Castle line, while Knights’ Kingdom II and the 9V Train system were retired. DUPLO added Thomas & Friends, extending LEGO’s preschool range.