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As we’ve been getting a lot more variety of capes/ printing to represent what used to always use that one cape piece for decades, I realize how warped my vision is on what some of these characters costumes should look like. The big cape is good for Vader or Lando, but as you say Palpy and many others actually don’t need that flared out look.

They 100% designed this as one set and then saw a place they could make some extra cheddar. To me the level of detail on the Sarlaac is the give away. Lego has decades of history of making complimentary sets either to be sold side by side or to follow up a popular set, many of these are nice ways to break up the price and seem justified. What I can't justify is a "UCS" of a scene where half the main characters are subjugated to a side set. I see this as them trying to sell the "complete" set for nearly $600, when I would only accept both sets as one set around $500 (still a high price but I'd find it acceptable). I will also maintain that what they've done with Bib and Boba is, cheap, sloppy and simply unacceptable for the money they are asking for.

Ok: Pros -Well Built -Looks like a fair amount of interior detail -some of the figs, all guards are great (they were my #1 desire out of this set as i own all the 2012-2013 Jabba sets) one even has a new mold i think, Max is the exact same? (Thats good) R2 has updated drinks though the tray is as rough as ever. Cons - PRICE!!!! if this is indeed $500 there is no way this is worth the same as Avengers Tower or Rivendell or Barad Dur. -other figs, Leia and Crumb I think are worse. Fortuna is the worst offender though. very glad I have the old one. -I have the 2013 one and while this is certainly bigger and better, but it isn't that much bigger and better (except that this one won't disintegrate if I look at it funny) In summary I will probably be paying a lot for those 3 guards, maybe for fortuna to get the torso and legs to swap out but this set is an easy pass in years where lego is over saturating its offerings with huge nerd-bait sets.

So every six months or so I rearrange how my SW minifig display. To give you an idea of my display it’s every single unique depiction of a character, unit , droid etc then it’s the best version of that unique. So my display is not every lego version of “Farmboy Luke” but it does have five versions of “Farmboy Luke” The base one, poncho, training helmet, storm trooper belt, and blue milk. Displaying figs with that sort of criteria puts me between 800- 900 figs. this is not a brag. All this is to say when you arrange the figs by faction and consider the big six, CIS is without question the least represented. Less than 40 in total, actual number depends on how far we stretch the idea of a unique fig. 9 are some sort of B1 Battle Droid, 5 in my display are grievous with differing numbers of limbs or capes. 20 years and we only have 4 of the CIS leadership. I would settle for three in particular, Nute from the film where he mattered, San Hill, and Wat Tambor. The lego of today would probably never have given us the Neimoidian Warrior, it not a fig I see mentioned much, but the printing on that torso is beautiful.

Just finished building the Onyx Cinder. I know the show is still a mystery and the figs aren't exactly exciting, but build-wise it is very solid and unique. if you have been collecting lego star wars for a decade or two like i have than all the sets (save C-3PO) that just came out are pretty similar to their old counterparts. The ISD is the best version of an ISD but it did not reinvent the way those are built, Falcon is a falcon, etc. The cinder is quite impressive with how well all the paneling comes together, and as i suspected its looks a lot better with all the hatches closed up and in flight mode. It also makes very good use of it's interior space. Just thought I'd put that out therre since I've seen a fair amount of negative thoughts toward the set, and I for one like when lego does something new instead of yet another rehash.

I think They chose the absolute worst angle to show the ship from in the above photo to be fair. It definitely looks better from above and in flight mode. As far as the in universe design this ship is very big so its design is more of a flying base, a utilitarian freighter, than a sleek starship.

Have you looked at the history of lego Star Wars printing words on things? Misspellings and Misnomers are kind of their jam. Regarding Boba and Sarlaac Pit. I think the very fact that the Sarlaac is a pit makes it a loosing battle to make it any better than the smaller side builds we've had before. They attempted here to make it more "pitty" and it just looks like it has a wall around it. Using the wrong Boba would be 50% less egregious if he at least had his cape. Is he rumored to be in the Sail Barge? I'm sure he'd still be ep IV Boba but maybe they gave him the cape for the UCS set only.

I like the figs that aren't Boba Fett in the Skiff, but that mound of sand trying to bulk up the set to a targeted price point is Bananas!! I'll give them that there are a nice amount of figs with leg printing, but the actual Sarlaac build is pretty unchanged from the last one theres just more desert around it. Perdia is fine I'd spend that much money amassing those figs anyway so I'll buy it. I love many of the figs this year but really the only sets where the builds scratch my lego itch are the starship collection, C3-PO, and the rebuild the galaxy sets (cuz they fun). This year doesn't have a Ghost or Scythe for me where I'm looking forward to the actual ship i get to build. Dark Falcon is the closest, but only the interior will be anything innovative as i own the last 4 playscale falcons. Anyone who has built a Speed Champions set knows what fascinating builds are possible with less than 300 pieces, and I know lego would charge more than 25$ for the Star Wars equivalent (basically what the Starship collection is), but why are all sets under 60$ basically glorified battle packs this year. Here's hoping for Jedi Bob's fighter.

Outside of sets made off of new content it’s rare we get such a big set with 100% unique figs not to mention these will probably remain unique. I have been really pairing down how many sets I buy in favor of just buying the figs. This is the first set since the ahsohka stuff that I now I need to buy the set no internal debate.

It would be a dream come true if the Death Star set could have the three featured officers from that seen, but I’d at least hope we can get one of them.

Not to get wishlist-y but if they do another round of anniversary figs I’d prefer something like the Harry Potter Golden figs. Darth and Lando 20th look like I just have some old figs in my display.

I’m sure this subject has come up through the years, but how would the community at large feel if lego rereleased or updated the earliest Modulars? Let’s pretend that they wouldn’t take the slot of our annual new building. I’ve been collecting since fire brigade but the cafe and grocer are just ludicrously expensive on the after market. Not to mention that some sets that I own are scary to assemble due to brittle parts.

He did specify that it wad those two specifically. It makes sense since they are what will be available to buy. I'm also not thrilled with the color but I do think they always want the most recent three buildings to compliment each other.

Actually there’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it detail where the whole franchise is actually taking place a long time ago.

1. Doctor - Super stereotypical, stethoscope 2. Teacher - apple and graded Test / homework 3. School Child - I'd love chalk / eraser 4. Ronin Samurai - Sword 5. Philosopher - Basically Socrates but not named, Hemlock Branch? I'm not really sure on accesories 6. Apothocary - Hood, potions, foliage, or mushroom 7.Basketball Player - Basketball 8. Lobster Costume - No accessory, claw hands 9. Rainbow Costume - incorporate holding clouds at each end of a rainbow headpiece? 10. Paraglider - brick built paraglider, eagle 11. Black and White Movie Star - Gray scale, looks like Chaplin, comes with a rake 12. Wind up Cymbal Monkey - cymbals, or just existing dish pieces. Last two are just things I think could be interesting.