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I personally trust the leaks, we saw something very similar play out April 1, 2023 with the Venator, Gunship, and Ghost and everybody thought those were wrong but look what happened. And the AT ST for me is extra confirmation cause that’s not a set people are constantly wishlisting for. The only one I’m iffy about is the AT UT since it’s 50/50 split amongst leakers.

This wave is a love letter to the clone bros, but the funniest part of all is that they are still going to find some way to complain about it, even when we’re getting 327th and Galactic Marines, yet still buy it Day 1. Long Live Anarchy!

Also more leaks by Brick Tap: 327th Battle pack (HECK YEAH!)

More leaks Brick Tap: AT ST: 1513 pieces $200 Clone Turbo Tank: 349 pieces $50

UT AT confirmed by Minecraft goat, 813 pieces and $150. Youchhh that price tag

Personally I don’t mind the new clone style, I’m not a clone bro even if I’m in that age demographic so the art styles look very similar to me, I couldn’t tell the difference. I like the PT too I just thought the clones were cool but nothing to worship with army building and what not. The only clone I actively haven’t liked since their 2020 return was Fox for the torso printing being pink. So I’m just happy to be getting official versions of Marines after so long and I don’t have a Ki Adi Mundi figure either. And more named Commanders like Bacara is a huge win, hopefully Bly and Wolfe on the way. After that, I don’t need any other clone.

The UT AT makes me feel mixed feelings. Galatic Marines, Bacara and Ki Adi Mundi? Heck yeah. Long time prototype finally hitting the shelves? Double heck yeah. More Order 66 sets? Triple heck yeah. I just don’t care for the ship too much and shelling out north of a hundred for it isn’t going to be great. Kinda wish this was the battle pack and we got a Clone Turbo Tank in its spot. But wild seeing so much Clone love.

I think in comparison to other sets like the Rise of Voldemort which was $20 and came with 4 exclusive minifigs and a very respectable cemetery build, the Umbridge’s Forest Encounter which was $30, and came with 5 minifigs including the new centaurs and exclusive Umbridge, and the OG Expecto Patronum set at $15 with the Stag mold (my favorite LEGO mold ever) and the at the time new Dementor, the Dueling Club doesn’t have a great price tag. But I’m still buying it because I’m a huge fan of Chamber of Secrets in general and for the new Lockhart and updated Snape which I haven’t got since I don’t collect the new castle series. And this can easily slot into my 2018 castle

Wicked

Not surprised the tower is $250, the Hall itself is $200 so makes sense. Hopefully we get moving staircases and a Dumbledore’s Office that is actually done justice.

Lockhart my beloved 😍😍😍😍😍 Be still my beating heart. People will complain about the rubber cape but I’ll take it over no cape like last time. I don’t even buy the new Hogwarts and I’m buying this. Also love his alternate expression.

As someone whose favorite movie of all time is Return of The Jedi this set is a must have for me and blew all my expectations out of the water. This is an easy 10 for me and replaces the 2006 Sail Barge as my favorite set of all time (even if I still love that one for pure nostalgia). My only complaint from watching the reviews that came out were that I wish the sails were pitched a bit higher from the deck, but everything else is perfection. Fully equipped kitchen, love Jabba’s throne and hookah pipe, Reebo’s concert hall, the big gun on top, it’s got everything. 11 minifigures is more than fine I know people like to compare to this set to other big sets, but at the end of the day this is a UCS set and 11 is way more than usual and you get a good selection of background characters and essential ones. Day One Buy hands down, this to me is what the Venator is to the clone boys.

The Barge reminds me very how much how I felt about Betrayal At Cloud City when it was revealed. I absolutely adored that set just like how I absolutely adore this set and then I go online and seeing everybody rip it apart feels very much like being hit by whiplash. Idk I like all the new guards, Leia having more of a skirt is no problem to me and seems like such a minor nitpick to complain about when there was a point where we thought we would never get her again. Max Reebo is back and better than ever. The interior is perfect and more than what I could ask for: full fledged kitchen, Reebo’s little room, the stairs that lead up to the deck, a prison, and a place to pilot it. Exterior is just glorious and looks big. Idk as someone who’s favorite vehicle is the Barge, blew my expectations away ngl, seeing this made my day. Instabuy.

Don’t care for a bigger Burrow but I just wanted to say that Molly maybe the most underrated Harry Potter character when it comes to mini figures, she has so many cool different variants but this probably her best one so far.

Most exciting thing here for me is the Dueling Club! Please Lego grace us with another Lockhart variant, we starving out here.