Missed out on or couldn’t afford the $100+ LEGO Star Wars Republic Frigate 7964? Still want to have a Republic Frigate, even if it’s not quite the same? LEGO has you covered! During the entire month of March 2013, you can get a LEGO Star Wars Republic Frigate absolutely free from the LEGO Store!

Order $50 or more in one order from the online LEGO Store or one or your official local LEGO Store, and LEGO is giving out a free gift this month: a minikit LEGO Star Wars Republic Frigate Polybag 30242! In addition, LEGO is giving free shipping on all orders of $75 or more this month, and you can stack the two offers to get both free shipping and the free Republic Frigate 30242!

Personally, I’m really excited about this offer. I liked the full-size 7964 Republic Frigate set, but I just couldn’t afford to spend $120 on it at the time (though I bought the Quinlan Vos minifigure on the secondary market). So while this Republic Frigate minikit is not exactly the same (at all), I’m thrilled to get at least some sort of LEGO Star Wars Republic Frigate for my collection for absolutely nothing.

This promotions would be a good opportunity to pick up hard-to-find sets like the just-released LEGO Planets Series 3 sets (Kamino, Coruscant, and the Asteroid Field), or some of the hard-to-find store exclusives like the BARC Speeder & Sidecar, Pre-Vizla’s Mandalorian Fighter, or the Umbaran MHC Mobile Heavy Cannon. Not all areas have these sets stocked at all, so if you don’t have them locally, you might as well get them with free shipping and the free exclusive Republic Frigate polybag as icing.

Remember, this offer is only good in March, and the Republic Frigate polybag minikit will never be sold in stores–so if you want it, make sure to make a $50 LEGO Star Wars purchase from the LEGO Store this month!