Yesterday I dropped by the Lego Store at the Galleria Mall in Houston and discovered that Series 3 of the Lego Mini Planets are now in stock for $9.99US ($11.97NZ) each. I picked up two of the three sets in this series: 75007 Republic Assault Ship & Coruscant, and 75008 TIE Bomber & Asteroid Field. Curiously, the third set (75006 Jedi Starfighter & Kamino) is being kept off shelves for another three weeks due to some sort of Star Wars-themed Lego Club event.
As always, the sculpts on both of these sets are fantastic - and the planet and mini-figure are just an added bonus. I'm now busting to get my collection of Lego mini-sets on display somehow!
