LEGO Star Wars 2025 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Nobricksleft]

Not impressed with the buildable B1. STAP is solid but the droid proportions are off and the head is just wrong. Too many studs showing when compared to Droideka,  K-2 or Chopper. Hard to believe its the best they could do. Sorry Lego, easy pass unless its on a steep discount.

[CloneCommando99]

May the 4th be with you everyone 

14 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I am so many levels removed from judging you here- you're volunteering at a cancer research place after all-, and in very many levels of confusion. We have Goodwill in the US where you donate stuff to them and they sell it and it mainly goes to providing jobs to people who have trouble finding them, but I've never run into a cancer research place that sells stuff, much less one that sells retired lego for significantly below bricklink prices. 

Ah. Shops like that are pretty common on your average UK high street. There are others such as Bernado’s for vulnerable children (in addition to the BBC Children in Need telethon in November), Salvation Army (I believe they’re also in US), Hospice in the Weald for those with terminal illnesses, Oxfam for the impoverished, and others.

Basically, people donate their old clothes, china, bedsheets, toys etc… to the charity shop for free after cleaning them, the charity shop checks the items’ quality, the charity shop then sells it for 50-75% off the original retail price, the proceeds are then donated to the shop’s organisation minus the shop’s operating costs.

The workforce is made up of part time volunteers such as myself and part time paid workers (who, with electricity and water, make up the operating costs.)

It’s a system where everyone wins. Everyone’s able to get decent quality clothes/ etc for a significantly marked down price whilst donating money to charity, it provides employment opportunities, and most importantly provides a decent flow of funds for achieving the charity’s objectives. Whether that’s researching cancer, helping homeless people or giving less impoverished kids hot meals.

 

We also have other charities such as the British Royal Legion which raises money to provide support to veterans by selling poppies around Remembrance Day and taking cash donations. They also run a number of pubs for veterans to have a social space.

14 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I'll return the favor and branch an alliance between the two groups. Avenger in January 2026 as a "spoiler set" or lego sees the demand and makes one in 2027, Defender in August 2026. Outlander vs New Republic starfighter or Mando's N-1 in a 2-pack in March 2026.

But where does the Reaper Tie into all of this? (Wow, Lego’s really crazy to have made 3 different red and white republic starfighters this year when there are so many cool and popular Tie variants uncovered.)

(Day #14)

Edited May 4 by CloneCommando99

[THELEGOBATMAN]

16 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

My Imperial Intelligence Unit grows!! (The lovely Dedra Meero being in command of course)

You're a real one. Very nice. 

Edited May 4 by THELEGOBATMAN

[HothFan1987]

I took the hit and ordered Jabba’s sail barge (UK). 15% off, the GWP and some nectar points was too big an opportunity to pass up. 

[BrickPrick]

13 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

All the magazines will get him at some point then. They've been getting the same stuff just not always I  same order, it used to be more consistent though.

Yeah, i noticed the extras now being all over the place, too. I think Germany and the UK usually get the same extras, while countries like Spain and France every so often get something different. While only selected countries get these magazines, i don't know what part of the EU gets them as well. 

 

My order has been slightly delayed but shipped by now. Since i never expected the sets to arrive in time anyways, my disappointment was almost non existent. So stoked for this year's GWP. 

Edited May 4 by BrickPrick

[CallumPears]

42 minutes ago, HothFan1987 said:

I took the hit and ordered Jabba’s sail barge (UK). 15% off, the GWP and some nectar points was too big an opportunity to pass up. 

I was extremely tempted but still holding out. As much as I want it the set just has too many flaws. 

I'll probably just get the GWP on eBay, and maybe see if someone's selling the Barge in used condition for a reasonable price. 

[Mandalorianknight]

10 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

May the 4th be with you everyone 

*explanation*

But where does the Reaper Tie into all of this? (Wow, Lego’s really crazy to have made 3 different red and white republic starfighters this year when there are so many cool and popular Tie variants uncovered.)

(Day #14)

Oh, ok- yeah, goodwill is like that, just with the charity part being that it hires people who either through their past, mental reasons, or other circumstances are having a difficult time joining the workforce. While they work at goodwill they also receive training for whatever industry they want to join. We do have the salvation army in the US though it's generally just donating money, I don't think I've seen a salvation army store here.

Reaper can be in that august 2026 wave as a large carrier set, which can be filled using the June Shore Trooper/Death Trooper battle pack.

[CallumPears]

5 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Shore Trooper/Death Trooper battle pack.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE 

I've already got plenty of Death Troopers (currently on 10 commanders and 25 regular), but a few more Shoretroopers would be very nice. The Rogue One Imperial battle pack is another one where I think they messed it up by including too many DTs. Should've had 1 DT, 2 stormies and 1 Shoretrooper. 

[CloneCommando99]

Just built the Kamino GWP. It’s very well designed.

I hope we see some more obscure May 4th GWPs in years to come.

 

As much as I’d like it to be an actual set… a AT PT would be a perfect candidate for this. Perhaps with a certain purple lightsabre wielding red head as one of the figs.

 

(Day #15 of Tie Avenger pleading)

12 hours ago, CallumPears said:

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE 

Seconded. 2 stormtroopers, a death trooper and a shore trooper would be perfect.

Though I’d also like a Army Trooper BP for Andor

[CallumPears]

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Seconded. 2 stormtroopers, a death trooper and a shore trooper would be perfect.

Though I’d also like a Army Trooper BP for Andor

Of course. 

Ok, Rogue One pack as we said, then for Andor give me a pack with 2 of the basic grey-suit troopers with the hats, 1 grey-armoured trooper (like Han on Mimban without the cape (sidenote: would love to see a General Veers in that same grey/green colour scheme)) and one black-armoured security trooper from Ferrix. Build as we've said before could be the little speeder from Ferrix.

Alternatively, make it a slightly larger set and use one of the larger speeders we see on Mina-Rau. Throw in an extra Army Trooper or Stormtrooper. 

Anyway I'm wishlisting now.

 

One thing I'm wondering is whether they made the right call doing Dedra in white. Partagaz's coat in the past few episodes has been distinctly tan-coloured, and looking at some shots from last season Dedra's looks to at least have a tan tint to it. 

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

As much as I’d like it to be an actual set… a AT PT would be a perfect candidate for this. Perhaps with a certain purple lightsabre wielding red head as one of the figs.

Next year for the 35th anni of HTTE? 👀

[CloneCommando99]

1 hour ago, CallumPears said:

Of course. 

Ok, Rogue One pack as we said, then for Andor give me a pack with 2 of the basic grey-suit troopers with the hats, 1 grey-armoured trooper (like Han on Mimban without the cape (sidenote: would love to see a General Veers in that same grey/green colour scheme)) and one black-armoured security trooper from Ferrix. Build as we've said before could be the little speeder from Ferrix.

Alternatively, make it a slightly larger set and use one of the larger speeders we see on Mina-Rau. Throw in an extra Army Trooper or Stormtrooper. 

Wow. I’m ignorant. I didn’t even notice the Ferrix security army troopers and Aldani army troopers had different jumpsuits.
 

Whichever variant Lego’d go with, I’d personally hope that they’d keep the division type of army troopers consistent and it’d be 2 army troopers, 1 army trooper NCO (white stripe) and a stormtrooper. All of which have armour.

I’m glad we see eye to eye on the build.

Bold of you to assume that Lego would even consider making a set based off the unit and featured planet of Lieutenant “Vader wouldn’t tolerate my actions”

1 hour ago, CallumPears said:

Next year for the 35th anni of HTTE? 👀

I hope so.

Edited May 5 by CloneCommando99

[BrickBob Studpants]

28 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Lieutenant “Vader wouldn’t tolerate my actions”

Leave it to SWT to come up with unhinged takes that almost make Mike Zeroh look like a well-adjusted human being  

37 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

2 army troopers, 1 army trooper NCO (white stripe) and a stormtrooper. All of which have armour.

Am I the only one who doesn’t really want Army Troopers, unless they have their visors down like the Mudtroopers in Solo?  Purely for aesthetical reasons, mind. Imperial troops that don’t wear fully-enclosed helmets just seem a bit phony to me. I know I know, Stormtroopers and their variants are supposed to be elite forces and not that prevalent before the official start of the Galactic Civil War.

But I’ll take a Stormie over random extra #5 with the same overused faceprint any day  Sure, they likely share their faceprints, but the Stormies’ are at least hidden

[Max_Lego]

I'd rather like to have some of the so-called "Army troopers" minifigures (if they are ever going to be realised), I'd just call them somehow differently. Civilian SWAT teams, for example (Patrol troopers being the military police)

[BrickPrick]

Given a rather casual sense of army building and never buying multiple Battle Packs, i don't mind the 50:50 splits between Troopers. Don't mind it with the upcoming Death Trooper & Night Trooper BP, didn't mind it with the old Imperial Trooper BP. Other than obvious personal preference, i'm not too sure why it's such a big deal anyways. Why does the 2/1/1 ratio make more sense to you than a 2/2? Or is it less about that and more about what troops specifically get the edge over the other? Like regular units are supposed to be more common than elite ones. And by buying multiple sets, this could get in the way of canon-compatible army building? I feel like i am missing some puzzle pieces there. Some enlightening would be greatly appreciated. 

That being said, a new Death Trooper Battle Pack just has to happen in the near future. It would be a great get for the 10th anniversary of Rogue One next year. Or it might as well would be based on Andor. I would ship the idea of two Shoretroopers and two Death Troopers. Only got one Captain of the former and two of the latter. Don't really need normal Stormtroopers, since they can be found in enough other sets. I feel like the BP focus should be on the more hard to find Troopers. Fingers crossed for anything like that for 2026. 

Edited May 5 by BrickPrick

[CallumPears]

8 minutes ago, BrickPrick said:

Or is it less about that and more about what troops specifically get the edge over the other? Like regular units are supposed to be more common than elite ones.

Precisely this. 

It's really exactly the same issue as having named characters in battle packs. Slightly less significant as you can still have a few multiples of elite troopers (unlike with, say, Ki-Adi-Mundi where you literally only want 1), but you still want fewer of them than the standard ones. Or, rather, you want *more* of the standard ones. 

Let's say I want a squad of 10 Night Troopers. With set 75412, I have to buy 5 copies of that set. I would also get 10 Death Troopers. But in Ahsoka there are only 2 Death Troopers, and as far as we know they might literally be the only 2 "Night Death Troopers" to ever exist. 

So 8 of those figures essentially represent a complete waste of 4×0.5 of the price of the set. 

If it was a 3:1 ratio, I could buy just 3 copies of the BP to end up with 9 troopers, and only have one "extra" DT. And the Bricklink prices of the standard Night Troopers would be much lower to get the remaining 1 to make a total of 10 (I guarantee that, with the set releasing as it is, the aftermarket price for the Night Troopers will be significantly higher than for the Death Troopers. On that subject, I wouldn't be able to sell the 8 additional DTs from the first scenario to get some of my money back because the market will be flooded with them). Or get 4 copies, which would net an extra 2 troopers from the 10 I wanted and still only have 2 useless DTs (at the cost of 2×0.25 of the set price) rather than paying for 8.

Initially it might sound good for LEGO to market it this way since I'd hypothetically be buying more sets overall and paying them more money, but in reality it just means I either don't bother buying them at all or I wait for a significant discount. 

Even for people who do only buy one single copy of the set, surely it's still better to have more regular troopers than niche elite ones? 

And all of this doesn't go into the additional issue with this set specifically of the 2 different Night Trooper designs meaning there is an extra factor of wanting to avoid too many duplicates of the grey-helmet version, as well as the fact that if it had been 3 troopers we might have got an extra print for one of the pieces (say another helmet or leg print to switch it up a bit) so that they don't look too uniform in their damage. 

 

 

On the subject of the Night Trooper battle pack, we have yet another case of something about modern Stormtrooper helmets I might actually hate more than the shaping: the black squares on the back.

On standard white Stormtroopers these have a grey square printed in them. On Sandtroopers, the Artillery Trooper from the Marauder, and now the Night Troopers, this marking is missing.

I noticed it a few years ago when I got the Cantina and was hoping they'd sort it out.

I still hate the shaping, but at least that's just my subjective view about the aesthetics. This is a clear objective inconsistency. 

[BrickPrick]

1 hour ago, CallumPears said:

Precisely this. 

It's really exactly the same issue as having named characters in battle packs. Slightly less significant as you can still have a few multiples of elite troopers (unlike with, say, Ki-Adi-Mundi where you literally only want 1), but you still want fewer of them than the standard ones. Or, rather, you want *more* of the standard ones. 

Let's say I want a squad of 10 Night Troopers. With set 75412, I have to buy 5 copies of that set. I would also get 10 Death Troopers. But in Ahsoka there are only 2 Death Troopers, and as far as we know they might literally be the only 2 "Night Death Troopers" to ever exist. 

So 8 of those figures essentially represent a complete waste of 4×0.5 of the price of the set. 

If it was a 3:1 ratio, I could buy just 3 copies of the BP to end up with 9 troopers, and only have one "extra" DT. And the Bricklink prices of the standard Night Troopers would be much lower to get the remaining 1 to make a total of 10 (I guarantee that, with the set releasing as it is, the aftermarket price for the Night Troopers will be significantly higher than for the Death Troopers. On that subject, I wouldn't be able to sell the 8 additional DTs from the first scenario to get some of my money back because the market will be flooded with them). Or get 4 copies, which would net an extra 2 troopers from the 10 I wanted and still only have 2 useless DTs (at the cost of 2×0.25 of the set price) rather than paying for 8.

Initially it might sound good for LEGO to market it this way since I'd hypothetically be buying more sets overall and paying them more money, but in reality it just means I either don't bother buying them at all or I wait for a significant discount. 

Even for people who do only buy one single copy of the set, surely it's still better to have more regular troopers than niche elite ones? 

And all of this doesn't go into the additional issue with this set specifically of the 2 different Night Trooper designs meaning there is an extra factor of wanting to avoid too many duplicates of the grey-helmet version, as well as the fact that if it had been 3 troopers we might have got an extra print for one of the pieces (say another helmet or leg print to switch it up a bit) so that they don't look too uniform in their damage. 

 

 

On the subject of the Night Trooper battle pack, we have yet another case of something about modern Stormtrooper helmets I might actually hate more than the shaping: the black squares on the back.

On standard white Stormtroopers these have a grey square printed in them. On Sandtroopers, the Artillery Trooper from the Marauder, and now the Night Troopers, this marking is missing.

I noticed it a few years ago when I got the Cantina and was hoping they'd sort it out.

I still hate the shaping, but at least that's just my subjective view about the aesthetics. This is a clear objective inconsistency. 

First things first, i would like to thank you for your elaborate explaining efforts. 

Sweet jawa juice, here i thought i was just overthinking this whole stuff. But turns out it became a rather complicated matter for army builders.

In regards to including named characters in Battle Packs, i can only repeat myself by saying... I totally understand that it defeats the purpose of army building. But even back then, i didn't mind the inclusion of Ki-Adi-Mundi and Barriss Offee either. To me, it was less like a road block in the way of more Troopers, but more like adding two missing minifigs to the collection. But yeah, if i were to buy multiple of those sets, i would be mad too. Seeing Lego never included named characters in Battle Packs again, they seemed to have learned their lesson.

Yes, considering the source material, i figured it makes little sense to include a duo of Death Troopers. However, if it was just one DT, given the likely case you buy more than two of them, it would still be a problem... only half as worse. In either way, there would be no ideal scenario. Only some better or less worse than others. Except there would have been no Death Trooper at all, which would have felt like a missed opportunity. 

To speak for myself one more time, the regular Stormie is by far my most common Trooper. As straightforward as that is, i would rather have any other Troopers in Battle Packs. At least in the current situation where we only get like two Battle Packs per year. If we were back to four BPs again, i would be more open to some vanilla inclusions again. But as of right now, i would rather get the figures we can rarely have. 

And to top it all off... I actually got used to the Family Guy Stormtrooper helmets. They are not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. They just... don't bother me anymore. 

Edited May 5 by BrickPrick

[Yperio_Bricks]

I am pretty sure one of the Night Troopers and maybe even more than one fig from that battlepack will end up coming with LSW magazine next year like the Nite Owl and Imperial Commando from the 75373 battlepack showed up in the magazine.

Edited May 5 by Yperio_Bricks

[CallumPears]

15 minutes ago, BrickPrick said:

To speak for myself one more time, the regular Stormie is by far my most common Trooper. As straightforward as that is, i would rather have any other Troopers in Battle Packs. At least in the current situation where we only get like two Battle Packs per year. If we were back to four BPs again, i would be more open to some vanilla inclusions again. But as of right now, i would rather get the figures we can rarely have. 

And to top it all off... I actually got used to the Family Guy Stormtrooper helmets. They are not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. They just... don't bother me anymore. 

Yeah I don't have any desperate need for standard stormies either. 

I'm still not a fan of the new helmets, but I've got enough of the 2014 troopers that I don't care about them anymore. And any specialist troopers which weren't made in the 2014 style (which so far is only the Artillery Trooper and Night Troopers) I can get a GCC replacement in that style (they've made the Artillery one and have hinted at NTs being in the works).

Other troop types like Army Troopers, Shoretroopers, Death Troopers, etc. don't use the Stormtrooper helmet mould anyway so aren't affected by it. 

16 minutes ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

I am pretty sure one of the Night Troopers and maybe even more than one fig from that battlepack will end up coming with LSW magazine next year like the Nite Owl and Imperial Commando from the 75373 battlepack showed up in the magazine.

Getting the standard white version in a magazine would immediately erase any issues I have lol

I'm also hoping the ISB trooper from the U-wing shows up in one but might have to wait a while for that. 

[BrickPrick]

19 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

I am pretty sure one of the Night Troopers and maybe even more than one fig from that battlepack will end up coming with LSW magazine next year like the Nite Owl and Imperial Commando from the 75373 battlepack showed up in the magazine.

Yep, i had the same thought. Of course, nothing is set in stone, but given a certain pattern, the likelihood of that to happen is quite high. As the Lego Star Wars Magazine saw the inclusion of a variety of different Troopers relatively shortly after their original release. 501st legion, 212th legion, Clone Shock Trooper, Stormtrooper, Snowtrooper, Scout Trooper, various Mandalorians etc. But who am i telling, right. 

 

The incredible inclusion of the Bespin Luke has been my favorite pick bar none. Given his region based exclusivity, i would never have gotten him without the Magazine. 

19 hours ago, CallumPears said:

Yeah I don't have any desperate need for standard stormies either. 

I'm still not a fan of the new helmets, but I've got enough of the 2014 troopers that I don't care about them anymore. And any specialist troopers which weren't made in the 2014 style (which so far is only the Artillery Trooper and Night Troopers) I can get a GCC replacement in that style (they've made the Artillery one and have hinted at NTs being in the works).

Other troop types like Army Troopers, Shoretroopers, Death Troopers, etc. don't use the Stormtrooper helmet mould anyway so aren't affected by it. 

Ha, for me it's the other way around. I've only got four of the 2014 Stormies and (currently counting...) 13 of the Family Guy guys. So, you could say, i got too many of them to seriously care at this point. Still think there could be a sweet spot for the helmet mould between 2014 and 2019, but even back in the day doubted it's gonna happen anytime soon. Wether we like it or not, this is what we stuck with. 

Yeah, that's a fair point. Most helmet moulds are not affected by it anyways. Almost only the most regular one is. 

By the way, since you briefly mentioned it, are you a fan of the 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina? Frankly, it's my favorite set that i own. While i don't have a terrible amount on my hands, like not even a hundred or so, i just love this set to bits. 

Edited May 6 by BrickPrick

[Mandalorianknight]

3 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Why does the 2/1/1 ratio make more sense to you than a 2/2? Or is it less about that and more about what troops specifically get the edge over the other?

In this specific case- there are only two nightdeath troopers in-universe, where there's a whole star destroyer full of night troopers. Therefore for anyone who buys more than one battle pack, they have more DTs than actually exist in the lore.

In general- usually factions contain one generic trooper and various specializations. Therefore, no matter how many copies you buy, if the ratio is 2/1/1 or 3/1, you have the most of the generic trooper, whereas if it's 2/2, you have equal amounts of the base unit and specialization, which a lot of people don't like since they want to have the most of the base unit. This isn't applicable in all situations, but I do think as a general rule it makes sense that people want the most populous unit to be included in the largest quantity in the set.

I.e. a battle pack coming with two snowtroopers, an officer, and a snow scout is more desirable than one with two snowtroopers and two snow scouts to many people as no matter how many copies you buy, you have more of the generic trooper (in this case snowtrooper) than any one specialization (officer or scout)

1 hour ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

I am pretty sure one of the Night Troopers and maybe even more than one fig from that battlepack will end up coming with LSW magazine next year like the Nite Owl and Imperial Commando from the 75373 battlepack showed up in the magazine.

This is true, though remember it is only a regional solution.

[Darth_Bane13]

9 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Leave it to SWT to come up with unhinged takes that almost make Mike Zeroh look like a well-adjusted human being  

I can excuse, fascism, child murder, torture, and genocide but I draw the line at SA.

[CallumPears]

6 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

The incredible inclusion of the Bespin Luke has been my favorite pick bar none.

Agreed, absolutely incredible that they put him in there. 

6 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Ha, for me it's the other way around. I've only got four of the 2014 Stormies and (currently counting...) 13 of the Family Guy guys. So, you could say, i got too many of them to seriously care at this point. Still think there could be a sweet spot for the helmet mould between 2014 and 2019, but even back in the day doubted it's gonna happen anytime soon. Wether we like it or not, this is what we stuck with. 

Yeah, that's a fair point. Most helmet moulds are not affected by it anyways. Almost only the most regular one is. 

By the way, since you briefly mentioned it, are you a fan of the 75280 Mos Eisley Cantina? Frankly, it's my favorite set that i own. While i don't have a terrible amount on my hands, like not even a hundred or so, i just love this set to bits. 

Ok yeah I've been collecting for a long time now so I have rather a lot of Stormtroopers. Been a couple years since I did a proper count up and I've bought a few bulk lots since then so don't have an exact number but I know I'm at over 100 of the 2014 realistic style (mixture of standard Stormtroopers, Sandtroopers, Shock Troopers, and Jumptroopers), plus a couple dozen of the Family Guy ones, and honestly no idea how many of the 2008 design or the Rebels ones. I recently moved house and am now away at uni so a lot of them are still packed up at the moment but once I'm back home in the summer I'll do a proper count up of everything. While I've been actively trying to get the 2014 style, a lot of the others came as "bonuses" when I got bulk lots for other things. E.g. I finally got a smooth-hair Princess Leia a few months ago and the lot she was in also had about 20 of the 2008 stormtroopers among others. But with the value of Leia vs the price I paid they were basically free.

Yeah I really liked what they did for the Mimban Stormtrooper. Something like that (without the raised forehead of course) might've worked quite well. 

Love the Cantina. I love minifigure-scale stuff in general and that one was really well-done (other than a couple of minor inaccuracies like the placement of the booth where Han shoots Greedo being on the wrong side). Also a lot of great minifigures (Sail Barge should've taken some notes in that regard! The build for that set has some issues but really the major letdown is the minifigures). 

5 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

[Good explanation about troop numbers in battle packs]

This is true, though remember it is only a regional solution.

Yeah I agree with everything you said there.

And yeah it sucks that those magazines aren't a worldwide thing. So when I said the magazines could solve my issue with the Night Troopers pack that only applies in places where they exist. 

[Yperio_Bricks]

10 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

This is true, though remember it is only a regional solution.

 

4 hours ago, CallumPears said:

And yeah it sucks that those magazines aren't a worldwide thing. So when I said the magazines could solve my issue with the Night Troopers pack that only applies in places where they exist. 

 

I always wondered why there are no such magazines in other parts of the world, especially the US. Any idea why is that?

One would think that in a big market like the US you could sell masses of magazines, no?

[Virginia_Bricks]

4 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

I always wondered why there are no such magazines in other parts of the world, especially the US. Any idea why is that?

Licensing rights seems like the most likely answer. Probably the same reason they can't do a Star Wars CMF line.

[BrickPrick]

17 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

In this specific case- there are only two nightdeath troopers in-universe, where there's a whole star destroyer full of night troopers. Therefore for anyone who buys more than one battle pack, they have more DTs than actually exist in the lore.

In general- usually factions contain one generic trooper and various specializations. Therefore, no matter how many copies you buy, if the ratio is 2/1/1 or 3/1, you have the most of the generic trooper, whereas if it's 2/2, you have equal amounts of the base unit and specialization, which a lot of people don't like since they want to have the most of the base unit. This isn't applicable in all situations, but I do think as a general rule it makes sense that people want the most populous unit to be included in the largest quantity in the set.

I.e. a battle pack coming with two snowtroopers, an officer, and a snow scout is more desirable than one with two snowtroopers and two snow scouts to many people as no matter how many copies you buy, you have more of the generic trooper (in this case snowtrooper) than any one specialization (officer or scout)

This is true, though remember it is only a regional solution.

Yeah, given Ahsoka's source material, this is quite understandable. 

You see, when you put it like that, it does make perfect sense. Even though this is hardly new information to me, i still felt the urge to ask. In hindsight, it feels like a pretty stupid or at least rhetorical kinda question on my part. I guess i was too fixated on all these different ratios to begin with. 

As for the Snowtrooper Battle Pack, i think the 3/1 ratio was pretty much perfect. A 2/2 or 2/1/1 ratio would have bothered me. But like i said, it doesn't bother me in the newest BP... because reasons. Maybe because we never saw any Hoth Scout Trooper on screen, i consider it more of a specialized trooper. Whereas i wholeheartedly welcome more Death Troopers, because... they are fresh? Oh boy. I dunno. I am confused about myself. 

12 hours ago, CallumPears said:

Agreed, absolutely incredible that they put him in there. 

Ok yeah I've been collecting for a long time now so I have rather a lot of Stormtroopers. Been a couple years since I did a proper count up and I've bought a few bulk lots since then so don't have an exact number but I know I'm at over 100 of the 2014 realistic style (mixture of standard Stormtroopers, Sandtroopers, Shock Troopers, and Jumptroopers), plus a couple dozen of the Family Guy ones, and honestly no idea how many of the 2008 design or the Rebels ones. I recently moved house and am now away at uni so a lot of them are still packed up at the moment but once I'm back home in the summer I'll do a proper count up of everything. While I've been actively trying to get the 2014 style, a lot of the others came as "bonuses" when I got bulk lots for other things. E.g. I finally got a smooth-hair Princess Leia a few months ago and the lot she was in also had about 20 of the 2008 stormtroopers among others. But with the value of Leia vs the price I paid they were basically free.

Yeah I really liked what they did for the Mimban Stormtrooper. Something like that (without the raised forehead of course) might've worked quite well. 

Love the Cantina. I love minifigure-scale stuff in general and that one was really well-done (other than a couple of minor inaccuracies like the placement of the booth where Han shoots Greedo being on the wrong side). Also a lot of great minifigures (Sail Barge should've taken some notes in that regard! The build for that set has some issues but really the major letdown is the minifigures). 

Yeah I agree with everything you said there.

And yeah it sucks that those magazines aren't a worldwide thing. So when I said the magazines could solve my issue with the Night Troopers pack that only applies in places where they exist. 

Yep, what a great get that was! 

Oh wow. Your new empire?! The amount you just laid out doesn't sound too shabby. And I'm gonna hold you to that proper count up for next summer. 

I think i have like 100 imperial minifigs in total, which does include a couple of named characters. 

I just love nearly everything about the Cantina. The iconic design, some of the building techniques, the sturdyness of it all, the minifigure line-up, all obviously infused with a heavy dosis of nostalgia. Sticker sheet is moderate and most are applied on the side builds, which are surprisingly superbly executed as well. Like that V-35 Landspeeder gotta be one of the smoothest, thoughtful builds that the Lego Star Wars theme has ever seen. And there are next to no mismatched colored pieces whatsoever. That's the great thing... If Lego can't hide them well enough, they don't do them. 

I just really enjoy that hybrid of the playable, displayable and collectible aspects that a MBS set can provide. Whatever happened to the format, though... Here's hoping that Lego did not abandoned it and the retirement of the Cantina means it makes space for a successor set. 

Edited May 6 by BrickPrick