Procrastinathan

I don't think anything in the article screamed 'bigger than minifig scale' to me, but that might just be wishful thinking on my part

Does anyone know why we got images of Grievous' Starfighter so early, but none of the others for that wave (AAT etc)? Seems rather odd to just get leaks for the one. Has this happened before?

This is a great moc, but needs a 2-stud gap for the front 'wedge' rather than 4-studs. EDIT: I wish lego gave us a new piece to simulate the backpack B1 battle droids have.

Appreciate the info, Lando. Pretty disappointing, in all honesty. I'm happy for those who like collecting these buildable sculptures (this is a guess, remember, but likely a reasonable one) but I for one do not.

That would be lovely, but have we ever had a non-UCS set hinted at that far in advance?

Out of interest, what sort of things has he teased before?

Yup - let's not jump to conclusions here people. If the leakers say it's a clone, that's all we know. Wouldn't get your hopes up that it's Cody just yet.

I believe all FO TIEs have shields and torpedoes too, in contrast to their Imperial predecessors.

Regarding distribution of the set, if the VIP release date on the 18th (as is rumoured) does this mean it will be in LEGO stores on this day, but only to those who have a VIP account?

No, looks to me like an officer and a crew member (officer-looking types with pale grey uniforms). You can just about make out that both have skin-tone heads and black caps.

It's only the one photo that's leaked, yes. If you look at the stand holding up the Destroyer you can just about see two figs, flanking the UCS plaque.

As someone else mentioned, mustache man from Lego Star Wars II could've been an option - very retro. Magnificent, isn't he?

He was a cunning warrior... and a good friend.

Seconded. Would've dropped £50 in a heartbeat, even though there aren't any sets on shelves that I'm particularly interested in atm

To me, it resembles more of a heavily-modified Eta-2 than a TIE, really. I agree that the LEGO rendition isn't great though, and it's incredibly overpriced for what it is. Great helmet on the pilot, though! Edit: The cockpit is very similar to a TIE Striker actually