LEGO Star Wars Magazine Issue 122: Why the Juggernaut Tank Is the Odd One Out

Line up the LEGO Star Wars magazine gifts from 2025 and one of them doesn't look like the others. Either side of it you'll find a Praetorian Guard, a TIE Defender, a pilot-suit Luke Skywalker. Then there's a squat, six-wheeled armoured tank that most casual fans couldn't name on sight. So what is a Clone Wars ground vehicle doing in the middle of a run dominated by characters and starfighters — and is LEGO Star Wars magazine issue 122 worth tracking down now that it's long gone from UK shelves?

A Vehicle Issue in a Minifigure Year

Issue 122 went on sale in the UK in May 2025, sitting between issue 121's Praetorian Guard and issue 123's TIE Defender. Where most of the run around it leaned on a recognisable figure, this one went the other way: a 65-piece build of the HAVw A6 Juggernaut, the heavy Republic assault tank seen rolling across Kashyyyk in Revenge of the Sith and throughout The Clone Wars. It's catalogued as LEGO set 912505.

That's the first real difference. There's no minifigure in the bag. For army builders and figure collectors, that makes issue 122 an easy skip. For anyone who displays vehicles — or who likes the Prequel-era ground war as much as the space battles — it fills a slot that the magazine rarely fills.

Taking the Juggernaut Build Apart

At 65 pieces this is one of the chunkier paper-bag builds of the period, noticeably bigger than the 44-piece micro-ships that bracket it. The design goes for the tank's overall mass: a long, flat-sided hull, a raised command section and the gun turret on top, with the wheels tucked underneath.

Be realistic about scale. The real Juggernaut is defined by its towering height and those enormous wheels, and a build this size can't fully capture either — independent reviewers made the same point when the issue landed. What you get is a readable, recognisable desk-scale tank rather than a detailed model. It's a quick build, there are no unusual parts, and younger builders will have it together in a few minutes.

It's also not the first time the tank has shown up as a magazine gift. A smaller turbo tank build appeared in European editions of the magazine back in 2021, so completists chasing every Juggernaut LEGO has produced will want both. The 2025 version is the more substantial of the two.

The Comics, Posters and Extras

The reading content leans into the tank theme. There are two comic stories:

• "Escape from Danger" — R2-D2 and C-3PO slip off a ship as the Empire takes it over, then try to find their way home in the kind of chaotic misadventure the pair are known for.
• "The Juggernaut and the Scoundrel" — Han Solo and Chewbacca, backed by a squad of Rebel soldiers, commandeer a Juggernaut while Imperial forces try to take it back. It's short and punchy, and it ties the gift directly to the story.

There's also a double-sided pull-out poster, with a squad of Stormtroopers lined up in front of a wheeled tank on one side and a graphic R2-D2 design on the other. The R2 side is the one that tends to end up on bedroom walls. The usual puzzles, activity pages and LEGO set competitions round out the issue, pitched at roughly the six-to-eleven age group.

Why It Earns a Spot in Your Collection

Is LEGO Star Wars magazine issue 122 a chase piece? No, and it's better to say so up front. It's a solid mid-run issue rather than a headline one. But there are three good reasons to pick it up:

• It fills a vehicle gap. The magazine hands out far more troopers than tanks. If your Clone Wars display is mostly figures, the Juggernaut gives it a ground vehicle at the right small scale.
• It completes a run. Issues 121 through 124 form a strong little stretch of the UK line. Missing 122 leaves a visible hole on a shelf of back issues.
• It's a good first build. For a young fan, a quick-building tank with two comics that star it is a better introduction than yet another single figure.

The scarcity angle is the same as for every title in this UK exclusive line. Immediate Media printed plenty of copies, but the magazine was never sold on LEGO.com or through US retail. Once issue 123 took its shelf slot, supply stopped, and sealed copies have been thinning ever since as bags get opened.

A Quick Tip Before You Buy

Paper covermount bags can be opened and pressed flat again, and a 65-piece build can lose a wheel or a slope without anything showing in a photo. Ask for a picture of the actual copy with the bag still attached. And decide what you're after: if you just want the tank for a display, a loose, complete build is identical. If you're collecting the magazines themselves, only a full, sealed copy of LEGO Star Wars magazine issue 122 counts.

See which back issues we currently have in our LEGO magazine range, build out your Republic ground forces from our LEGO Star Wars collection, or read our guide to how the LEGO Star Wars Magazine works for more on the UK release schedule and covermount gifts.