LEGO Planet Set is a subtheme of Star Wars and is also known as Buildable Galaxy or Star Wars Planets that began in 2012. There are twelve sets consisting of twelve planets, minifigures and ships designed to create a Star Wars themed overhead space mobile. Each Planet Set comes with one minifigure and accessory, a small micro model space ship, and a celestial body (planet, space stations, asteroid fields or moon). LEGO Planet Sets were replaced with Microfighters in 2014 which were similar Star Wars mini models.
2012 LEGO Sets
2012 was a very important year for LEGO license themes, namely, the contract with Lucasfilm was renewed to extend Star Wars sets until at least 2022. The LEGO Group also celebrated its 80th anniversary in August of that year. 2012 also marked the year for one of the largest number of new and important themes being released which included The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Marvel Super Heroes, DC Super Heroes, Monster Fighters, Friends and LEGO Friends. With the introduction of all these new themes LEGO did discontinue a number of beloved themes in 2012 which included Alien Conquest, Atlantis, Pharaoh's Quest, Kingdoms and Harry Potter which did make a return six-years later, thankfully.