LEGO Star Wars 2023 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

[BrickBob Studpants]

Interesting that 75371 has a different release date than the others. Must either be a (surprisingly small) D2C or something based on an upcoming project like Skeleton Crew. That said, the latter would be weird since a set that large based on a new show is risky and a month is not a huge difference when it comes to spoilers

32 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

My predictions: 

75363 $15 - Accessory Pack

Accessory packs don‘t have regular set numbers

Edited December 25, 2022 by BrickBob Studpants

[TheScaryDoor]

One of the bigger sets could also be the Fondor Haulcraft from Andor.

[Classic_Spaceman]

38 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said:

75366 will be an advent calendar maybe? 

Good point, though are Advent Calendars generally listed along with regular sets? 
 

20 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Interesting that 75371 has a different release date than the others. Must either be a (surprisingly small) D2C or something based on an upcoming project like Skeleton Crew. That said, the latter would be weird since a set that large based on a new show is risky and a month is not a huge difference when it comes to spoilers

Ahsoka is releasing in 2023, most likely later in the year, so it could be something for that (like the Ghost, or maybe even the Chimera). 

20 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Accessory packs don‘t have regular set numbers

Dank farrik!! 😡
What else could they be, then? 
 

10 minutes ago, TheScaryDoor said:

One of the bigger sets could also be the Fondor Haulcraft from Andor.

I thought about that, but the $160 set is almost certainly a Gunship, and I do not think that the Fondor was popular enough during the time that these sets were being designed to justify a $200 set (which also seems rather steep). I expect that we will get the Fondor, but likely not until 2024. 
 

Edited December 25, 2022 by Classic_Spaceman

[TheScaryDoor]

8 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

I expect that we will get the Fondor, but likely not until 2024

This might be as Andor S2 will likely start in 2024.

[Classic_Spaceman]

4 minutes ago, TheScaryDoor said:

This might be as Andor S2 will likely start in 2024.

Right, and a 2HY 2024 release would give LEGO enough time to figure out how to include all of the ship's features and moving parts. 
 

[BrickBob Studpants]

16 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Dank farrik!! 😡
What else could they be, then? 

Too small for a Battle Pack, too large for a Microfighter… I guess either 4+ sets or a new type of gimmick set!

[Classic_Spaceman]

1 minute ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Too small for a Battle Pack, too large for a Microfighter… I guess either 4+ sets or a new type of gimmick set!

None of the Star Wars 4+ sets have been under $20, so I am not sure that is what these are (unless LEGO is going the Super Heroes route and making smaller 4+ sets with one reused Minifig and one new one 🤔). 
 

[Kaijumeister]

I’m assuming this summer list isn’t exhaustive, because that’s a lot of small sets. 

It’s always great to see smaller, cheaper sets, but so many of this summer’s best sets (BD-1, Scythe, AT-TE, heck, even Ambush on Ferrix) occupied the higher price points. I hope this isn’t all there is for the summer given how light the January wave has been.

[ForgedInLego]

75371 reminds me of the Tantive 4 from 2019, my guess is a Nebulon B as its the only ship from the UCS vote that hasn't happened yet

[BrickBob Studpants]

6 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:

I hope this isn’t all there is for the summer given how light the January wave has been.

The wave in May is pretty substantial though, which in my mind makes up for the tiny January one

[THELEGOBATMAN]

I really hope we'll get more Andor sets, and perhaps a Jedi: Survivor one too.

[Mandalorianknight]

12 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

My guess is that either 75365 ($160) or 75371 ($200) will be a Republic Gunship (more likely the former), and that 75358 ($40) is an army-builder vehicle like the Imperial Armored Marauder or the Republic Fighter Tank (maybe a Republic Swamp speeder or the Imperial Army speeder seen on Ferrix?). The $35 and $45 sets are probably starfighters (maybe a V-19 Torrent at $45?), and the $15 sets are either accessory/battle packs or 4+ sets. 

Solid Guesses. 

8 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Too small for a Battle Pack, too large for a Microfighter… I guess either 4+ sets or a new type of gimmick set!

Could just be shrinkflated battle packs. You put the accessory pack in a box, basically.

6 hours ago, ForgedInLego said:

75371 reminds me of the Tantive 4 from 2019, my guess is a Nebulon B as its the only ship from the UCS vote that hasn't happened yet

No way it's a $200 Nebbie, at least, I hope it isn't. Couldn't be done justice at that price point.

[Pedilego]

5 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

I really hope we'll get more Andor sets, and perhaps a Jedi: Survivor one too.

A higher priced set could be the Mantis. BB received a one set flag-ship treatment, initially at least, and I could see them doing something similar for Fallen Order.

[BrickBob Studpants]

20 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Could just be shrinkflated battle packs. You put the accessory pack in a box, basically.

That‘s the best case scenario  

Certainly better than beefed-up Microfighters, pointless 4+ sets, a new gimmick, or Brickheadz (which usually have their own 4xxxx number range but then there were the Kylo Ren & Sith Trooper and Mando & Grogu ones which inexplicably had normal SW 75xxx set numbers)

[Classic_Spaceman]

28 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

No way it's a $200 Nebbie, at least, I hope it isn't. Couldn't be done justice at that price point.

Agreed; $200 is both too high and too low for a Nebulon-B (too high for a mini/midi-scale model, and too low for anything that can fit Minifigs). 
 

18 minutes ago, Pedilego said:

A higher priced set could be the Mantis. BB received a one set flag-ship treatment, initially at least, and I could see them doing something similar for Fallen Order.

Unfortunately, I doubt that. $160 would work for the Mantis, but that slot is almost certainly a Gunship (since $200 is too high for one). 
 

BTW, I figured out what the $35 set (75360) could be: An Imperial V-Wing from TBB. The price fits the size, and it seems to be the main enemy fighter in the show. 
 

36 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Could just be shrinkflated battle packs. You put the accessory pack in a box, basically.

9 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

That‘s the best case scenario  

Between the accessory packs never being in-stock (and unavailable except from LEGO.com and LEGO stores) and TLG's recent reduction of disposable plastic packaging, I can see these being boxed three-Minifig sets with a normal release. At least, I hope that is what these are! 
 

[Classic_Spaceman]

Another one: 

June 2023 
75358 - Star Wars 4+ Set (124 Pieces) 

Edit: This is the $40 set from the first list; I am not happy!
Is @thebrickreporter reliable? The price is high even for a 4+ set, and the original list has this set releasing in August, not June. 
 

Edited December 25, 2022 by Classic_Spaceman

[1340cc]

Interesting pricepoints, only 2 big sets for the wave. Think the $200 set will be a large regular set, as the smaller UCS sets are now $240 after the inflation price rises. Guessing there's another big $400+ D2C coming in October or November.

[Displayedaction]

I think a republic based set for the $160 slot is a pretty good guess the accessory holes in the helmets have opened up a path specifically to Rex/Bly.A Endor bunker for 200 would be cool.

Edited December 25, 2022 by Displayedaction

[GlacierPhoenix]

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

That‘s the best case scenario  

Certainly better than beefed-up Microfighters, pointless 4+ sets, a new gimmick, or Brickheadz (which usually have their own 4xxxx number range but then there were the Kylo Ren & Sith Trooper and Mando & Grogu ones which inexplicably had normal SW 75xxx set numbers)

I think it may have to do with which team they came from. Note how Kylo Ren & Sith Trooper and Mando & Grogu were sold as retailer exclusives and likely came as part of the star wars line (so they got SW numbers) while Brickheadz, in general, are LEGO exclusive products. No sure if this is the reason but my speculation process. 

[Kdapt-Preacher]

I think everybody here needs to take a step back and remember that there is ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE that there's a gunship coming in this wave. Yes, it would make sense, since there was just an AT-TE, but 'it would make sense' is not how LEGO makes these decisions. Saying it's "almost certainly" a gunship is unjustifiable. Such statements here get propagated onto Youtube as confirmed fact and then copied back to here as false rumors.

[Classic_Spaceman]

27 minutes ago, Kdapt-Preacher said:

I think everybody here needs to take a step back and remember that there is ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE that there's a gunship coming in this wave. Yes, it would make sense, since there was just an AT-TE, but 'it would make sense' is not how LEGO makes these decisions. Saying it's "almost certainly" a gunship is unjustifiable. Such statements here get propagated onto Youtube as confirmed fact and then copied back to here as false rumors.

While there is no direct evidence of a Gunship, there is some significant circumstantial evidence: 1.) LEGO has always released AT-TEs and Republic Gunships together or back-to-back, so we are 'due' for one; 2.) 2023 is the 20th Anniversary of the Clone Wars (and 15th of TCW) and there is a Clone army-builder in the 1HY lineup; and 3.) $160 is a logical price-point for a new Gunship. 
 

[Gontron]

I will go ahead and say the 160$ is most likely (80% chance) a playscale Gunship. Its been requested for a while and I could see it being released to tie into the 20th CW anniversary. Only other two sets I could see it being are a Sail Barge (which I think is the 200$ one) or the Mantis. Those 15$ sets are interesting, even though accessory packs don't have regular set numbers maybe they're a modified retail version of them? The biggest complaint for them imo was the poor availability.  

[The Stud]

To all the people saying that this seems like a small wave, Falconfan has stated that this isn’t all the set numbers. These set numbers we do have could feasibly be anything so I’m only going to talk about the small $15 ones and the two larger sets.

The two $15 ones intrigue me. The most recent Battle Packs have been $20, the recent duel sets have also been $20 and Microfighters still sit at $10 or also $20 for sets with two microfighters. The only other Star Wars sets that have filled this price point recently are the Accessory Sets, which wouldn’t have these set numbers. Someone else suggested this previously but with how high the demand was for the short-lived and hard-to-access Star Wars Accessory Sets (mainly the Clone Trooper one), maybe Lego decided to do the smart thing and make more wide-release army builders? I’m unsure, but I’m curious to see what they’ll be. Hopefully nothing gimmicky or lame.

The $160 set is nothing out of the ordinary for a summer wave. I agree with the common consensus that this is probably a Gunship. Clone Wars sets are popular, next year’s an anniversary year for that era, we already have an AT-TE on the market and there’s enough demand for a new System scale Republic Gunship. Phase 2 Rex is also very likely to come in either this set or another one coming this summer. 

The $200 set is very interesting. I’m guessing it’s not the fall UCS, so maybe it’s another psuedo-D2C playset like the 2019 Tantive IV? I have some guesses of what this could be:

-Luthen Rael’s Ship: I felt pretty confident about this being it but I did see some compelling counterarguments earlier in this thread. $200 may be pushing it a bit for this particular ship and this set probably would have been designed ahead of Andor’s release. It may still be too soon to expect a set of this vehicle and Lego may wait until 2024 to tie in with Season 2’s release anyway. However, it does make sense to me that Lego would make this a D2C-but-not-a-UCS so that way they can appeal to the older “18+” fans that primarily watched Andor.

-Battle of Endor Playset: It’s the 40th Anniversary of ROTJ next year and I could see this being a special commemorative set to celebrate. I suppose this would probably be a MBS set, and it’d sort of make sense as Lego probably doesn’t want another super high-priced Star Wars D2C for a bit. I envision something like a modern remake of 8038. I could easily see Lego doing a larger bunker, some side builds and a decent number of minifigures for $200. Maybe they’ll even do another Endor AT-ST as a seperate set to go with this.

-The Mantis: Even though I think The Mantis is a likely candidate for a set next year, I’m kinda skeptical of it being a $200 set. Then again, this Rebrickable design looks similar to how I’d expect Lego to go about this set and it’s estimated cost is around $200. (https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-46309/Bruxxy/the-stinger-mantis-fallen-order-v2/#details) I’m not sure if the figure selection would be from Fallen Order or Survivor but either are possible.

Even with it rumored to return in Ahsoka, I think it’s a little too soon for another Ghost. Even more so for the ship from Skeleton Crew; both seem like likely candidates for 2024 sets. Or maybe none of the above will be it and this $200 set will just be something random like that 2019 Boost R2-D2 set. I’m excited to learn more about next year’s summer wave though!

[Mandalorianknight]

9 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Agreed; $200 is both too high and too low for a Nebulon-B (too high for a mini/midi-scale model, and too low for anything that can fit Minifigs). 
 

Unfortunately, I doubt that. $160 would work for the Mantis, but that slot is almost certainly a Gunship (since $200 is too high for one). 
 

Exactly.

Agreed that the $160 set is the gunship. We'll have to hold out hope that one of the extra set numbers (like @The Stud mentions) is the mantis.

9 hours ago, 1340cc said:

Interesting pricepoints, only 2 big sets for the wave. Think the $200 set will be a large regular set, as the smaller UCS sets are now $240 after the inflation price rises. Guessing there's another big $400+ D2C coming in October or November.

There are more according to falconfan. But you are onto something about the $200 set. My guess is that it's based on one of the later-releasing 2023 or early 2024 shows.

[ArrowBricks]

I’d imagine the missing set numbers are exclusives (?), but more likely sets which are from new shows that don’t want to be revealed just yet.