Brickdoctor Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Hey, if they can make a TIE Crawler... Should be, 'If they can sell a TIE Crawler...' Quote
KimT Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Should be, 'If they can sell a TIE Crawler...' Well they couldn't - which is the same for the dreaded TIE Defender. That one's been on sale for ages by now Quote
Mr Man Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Since the only other OT SD seen in the movies is the Tector-class, which only gets a couple seconds of screen time in Jedi and you never see the whole thing. Isn't the Tector-class an imperial II with no hanger and plating around the reactor bulb? I'm sure I heard somewhere that the Mandater was going to be in CW as a Republic countermeasure to any more Subjugator classes. As for the TIE Crawler, they have already made one, but making a TIE Mauler to go with it, would be great. Its a shame EU vehicle don't sell well (CW is not EU ) I like them, but they can be a bit too over priced. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Well they couldn't - which is the same for the dreaded TIE Defender. That one's been on sale for ages by now Yeah, that's what I was getting at. Or were you just answering that for anyone who doesn't know what I was talking about? Isn't the Tector-class an imperial II with no hanger and plating around the reactor bulb? Yes, essentially. But based on the amount of screen time it got in Jedi, most people would just think that TLG forgot that Imperial-IIs have hangars and exposed reactor bulbs. Quote
Fallenangel Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Yes, essentially. But based on the amount of screen time it got in Jedi, most people would just think that TLG forgot that Imperial-IIs have hangars and exposed reactor bulbs. Most people wouldn't know the difference... Quote
Brickdoctor Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Most people wouldn't know the difference... In which case there's no reason to make a Tector in the first place. Quote
SpiderSpaceman Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 I want a "Many Bothans" Battle Pack Just as an excuse to get more pointy-ear hair. Quote
Mr Man Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 I want a "Many Bothans" Battle Pack Just as an excuse to get more pointy-ear hair. Haha "Many Bothans" haha With an imperial legion battle pack to kill them with, and some plans for the last one to escape with. Quote
SpiderSpaceman Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Haha "Many Bothans" haha With an imperial legion battle pack to kill them with, and some plans for the last one to escape with. Precisely! Quote
Piranha Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Hiya Macoco, yeah I think you're right in that it would need to be reshaped a little so it doesn't look like the Death Star. I had a look at the Yavin base from the Visual Dictionary and I wasn't overly keen on it. I agree though that sets are difficult to do expecially with regards pricing. TLG are sort of stuck really as I see that they have two markets to supply for, 1/young kids who just want Lego to play with and 2/us older collectors who want the world.! I would like to see some diaramas though of key scenes or locations (Palpatine's Office and Jedi Master Chamber for a start)but I guess at least we can create our own MOC's for diaramas. Shall be interested to see what the new Hoth set looks like though. Hello again Yes that explains the overuse and overkill of flick n fire missiles, but if they do all the sets we dream of and put them on for the kids, I wouldn't mind About the Yavin Base, yeah it was pretty rough conception, I don't like the midi-scale X-wing, potentially they could do a new redesigned system scale one (again) Like the Slave 1, MF and Snowspeeder why not? I think with some tweaks and some trees and some nice figs it would be very nice. New ideas: Black Jetpack for our Shadow Stormies Droid Control Ship "Playset": $50 Obi Wan and Qui Gon have just left the Republic Cruiser they came on and get attacked! Includes, landing/cargo bay area, some other rooms, all connects in a modular manner. Cargo crates and other misc accessories. Figs include, new TC-14, Obi Wan and Qui Gon either with hoods or not but I like them in hoods and cape. , a decent amount of battle droid 2-4, droideka, and maybe a security droid. Quote
Fives Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Hello again Yes that explains the overuse and overkill of flick n fire missiles, but if they do all the sets we dream of and put them on for the kids, I wouldn't mind About the Yavin Base, yeah it was pretty rough conception, I don't like the midi-scale X-wing, potentially they could do a new redesigned system scale one (again) Like the Slave 1, MF and Snowspeeder why not? I think with some tweaks and some trees and some nice figs it would be very nice. New ideas: Black Jetpack for our Shadow Stormies Droid Control Ship "Playset": $50 Obi Wan and Qui Gon have just left the Republic Cruiser they came on and get attacked! Includes, landing/cargo bay area, some other rooms, all connects in a modular manner. Cargo crates and other misc accessories. Figs include, new TC-14, Obi Wan and Qui Gon either with hoods or not but I like them in hoods and cape. , a decent amount of battle droid 2-4, droideka, and maybe a security droid. I like the idea of black jetpacks. That would just kick megablocks! As for your Droid Ship idea, if TLG made a set based on these scenes, there are more likely to just make a minifig scale Trade Federation control ship instead of a playset. It would be similar in size to the Venator and ISD (minifig scale versions, of course). Minifigs would be Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Possibly Gunray, but doubt it. There would be like 4 BDs, and maybe two security BDs, plus one droideka, maybe TC-14, and maybe a walking hologram of Darth Sidious, but that would be tricky unless they used the same idea for hologram Sidious from the ISD. Plus, maybe that transmission wall thing with a big sticker of Queen Amidala on it. That would be nice for... playabilty? (Talk to the Queen about political stuff!) Kids will love it! Quote
Brickdoctor Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 I like the idea of black jetpacks. That would just kick megablocks! Anything LEGO kicks MegaBloks. As for your Droid Ship idea, if TLG made a set based on these scenes, there are more likely to just make a minifig scale Trade Federation control ship instead of a playset. It would be similar in size to the Venator and ISD (minifig scale versions, of course). Minifigs would be Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Possibly Gunray, but doubt it. There would be like 4 BDs, and maybe two security BDs, plus one droideka, maybe TC-14, and maybe a walking hologram of Darth Sidious, but that would be tricky unless they used the same idea for hologram Sidious from the ISD. Plus, maybe that transmission wall thing with a big sticker of Queen Amidala on it. That would be nice for... playabilty? (Talk to the Queen about political stuff!) Kids will love it! Personally, I think that if TLG ever does a Separatist cruiser playset, only the Providence-class's shape would survive the structural requirements. (and only then if they get rid of the lower tower) The Lucrehulk's ring is an accident waiting to happen in anything other than a UCS-type set with a stand. Quote
Fives Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Anything LEGO kicks MegaBloks. Personally, I think that if TLG ever does a Separatist cruiser playset, only the Providence-class's shape would survive the structural requirements. (and only then if they get rid of the lower tower) The Lucrehulk's ring is an accident waiting to happen in anything other than a UCS-type set with a stand. Ya, I doubt this ship will ever be made as a set, unless in UCS from. I don't own any UCS sets. They are amazing, but they rarely feature figs, and the figs are what I like most. Anyway, this ship just isn't iconic enough to be made into UCS form. I'm actually upset they made that UCS Obi-Wan's starfighter. I think that UCS should only be OT. But, there are only so many ships in OT. Quote
Piranha Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Yeah the reasons I didn't suggest a Droid Control ship that is scaled down like an ISD is because that would be highly unlikely. I was going to say the Droid Ship is too big but they did make a Death Star Playset. If they ever did make that scene I really think a playset would be highly plausible like with Home One and other locations. Also there MUST be chrome/silver TC-14 included in it, that is one of the selling points More ideas: TIE Fighter: $20-25 Yes I know it is a rehash but there hasn't been one since 2005 and I never got that one. Also it could be done in the bley color scheme instead of blue and I bet it would sell very well. Figs include TIE Pilot, loading station and Imperial Engineer or Stromtrooper. TIE Interceptor $20-30: Yes I know another rehash but the last one was 2006. Didn't get that one either. Bley color scheme would also sell well. Figs include TIE Pilot. no other extras sadly I can't think of any, another cargo area with engineer? or maybe a super pack that has 2 TIE's and 1 Interceptor. $50-75, but I like the individual idea better. Those two would go along well with our X-wings, Slave 1 and Millennium Falcon. B-wing: $50 Yes another one. B-wing pilot new torso (pilot) in red though. like the 1st edition it should have a rebel control room misc add ons. 2-3 other rebels/figs Y-wing $30-50 Yes another one. Y-wing pilot and astromech Imperial Shuttle: $50 Like Imperial Inspection, however maybe it could be with the rebel boarding/ground party. Yes I know alot of remakes but I missed out on the ones from 2006 and BL prices are alot now Quote
StoutFiles Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 I'm actually upset they made that UCS Obi-Wan's starfighter. I think that UCS should only be OT. But, there are only so many ships in OT. I feel the same way, but for different reasons. I think only the OT can sell such a high priced set. From what I've heard, the starfighter didn't sell well at all. It's hard enough to warrant buying UCS sets...so mostly adults will be the ones to pony up extra cash for a display model, and adults are mainly OT fans. It's dumb to take PT risks when there are still OT ships left to do. TIE Fighter: $20-25 TIE Interceptor $20-30 Imperial Shuttle: $50 I think we need to ban imagining a price point because it's just depressing. We're not getting good values like that anymore. Both the TIE's would be $50 and the Shuttle around $80. The days of good values died a while ago, be prepared to overpay. Quote
Fives Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 I feel the same way, but for different reasons. I think only the OT can sell such a high priced set. From what I've heard, the starfighter didn't sell well at all. It's hard enough to warrant buying UCS sets...so mostly adults will be the ones to pony up extra cash for a display model, and adults are mainly OT fans. It's dumb to take PT risks when there are still OT ships left to do. I think we need to ban imagining a price point because it's just depressing. We're not getting good values like that anymore. Both the TIE's would be $50 and the Shuttle around $80. The days of good values died a while ago, be prepared to overpay. Exactly my point on the UCS stuff. As for the prices, $80 sounds likely for a Imperial Shuttle, but $50 for the TIEs? I remember Vader's TIE was only around $24.99. I would think that any other TIE would be about the same. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 As for the prices, $80 sounds likely for a Imperial Shuttle, but $50 for the TIEs? I remember Vader's TIE was only around $24.99. I would think that any other TIE would be about the same. Vader's TIE was $29.99 USD, and yes, I'd expect most similar sets to be the same. The TIE Defender was more, ($49.99?) but it has that third wing. Quote
Piranha Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 I think we need to ban imagining a price point because it's just depressing. We're not getting good values like that anymore. Both the TIE's would be $50 and the Shuttle around $80. The days of good values died a while ago, be prepared to overpay. Sorry, yes sadly I see that now too, before we actually got good prices like when the days were $100 for a Millennium Falcon, $50 for a Slave 1 and $20 for a TIE. I am not sure if it is inflation, Lucas being greedy, SW luxury license tax, all the new molds, or a combination of the above. $30 for Vader's TIE advanced was pretty reasonable because it had Vader and his nicely designed TIE. I don't think they could put a regular TIE with a regular TIE pilot for $30 but I wouldn't be surprised. Ideas: Ewok Village: $50-100 (depending on size and figs included) I think LEGO missed a point in the upcoming forest set with ewoks and a scout trooper, they should have included an endor luke. Village in the trees, ewoks, C-3PO, Endor Luke, etc Yoda's Hut: $20-30 A larger version, w/o the X-wing, includes swamp training area, old non CW yoda, flesh training luke and maybe R2-D2 to be rescued from wild swamp creatures. I hope in the future since they are doing EP1 sets they will go next to EP2 and then EP3. Tons of possibilities for EP3, Order 66 sets, 501st troopers, correct mustafar set, etc Quote
Fives Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 If they were to ever rerelease Yoda's Hut, it should be an exclusive and R2 should have a special print that has swamp gunk along with his normal print. Just like little green weeds on his head and a dirty look to him all over. That would be great! Quote
StoutFiles Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 As for the prices, $80 sounds likely for a Imperial Shuttle, but $50 for the TIEs? I remember Vader's TIE was only around $24.99. I would think that any other TIE would be about the same. They'll throw in a NEW MINIFIG!!!, a pilot, and a stormtrooper with each set as well as some useless loading bay thing to put figures on. Poof, 49.99. No doubt in my mind. Quote
Piranha Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 They'll throw in a NEW MINIFIG!!!, a pilot, and a stormtrooper with each set as well as some useless loading bay thing to put figures on. Poof, 49.99. No doubt in my mind. That sounds surprisingly very likely Ideas: OT Yavin Rebel Base 500-1000 parts $50-100 Yavin Base, baseplate brickbuilt, control room, ceremony room, hanger area with X, A, B or Y - Wing , small little loader carts. Luke, Han, Leia Chewie, Rebels, Bothan spy, droid etc. EP3 Invisible Hand 1000-2000 + parts, $100-250 scaled like the Venator but hopefully a little bigger with better details and interior space. Bridge, duel area with chair, hanger, battle areas hallway possibly, tough to squeeze in lol, figs; new EP3 Anakin and Obi, new EP3 Count Dooku, new EP3 General Grievous, new EP3 Magna Guards, 1-2 SBDs, 1-5 battle or pilot droids for fodder, destroyer droid possibly but I am pushing it , and of course EP3 Palp. first EP3 Obi & Anakin were good but I think we need them w/o comlinks, their torsos updated and I never liked the hair piece on anakin. possibly a new mold needed. EP3 JSF's: $20-35 Dark Red, Yellow or Dark Blue or a new color one but I prefer the first three, space battle or separate sets w/vulture or tri fighter droids. Really need some more Phase II clones esp a 501st Legion one. Would also like a phase I one. just need one or two EP3 sets a year is fine for me Quote
Brickdoctor Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Yavin Rebel Base 500-1000 parts $50-100 Yavin Base, baseplate brickbuilt, control room, ceremony room, hanger area with X, A, B or Y - Wing , small little loader carts. Luke, Han, Leia Chewie, Rebels, Bothan spy, droid etc. X-, Y-, and B-wings are around $50 themselves, so you're looking at the higher end of your suggested price. And an A-wing wouldn't fit in, plus it and the B-wing weren't invented at the time of the Battle of Yavin. (and who would know of their predecessors other than us dedicated geeks?) Quote
Piranha Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 X-, Y-, and B-wings are around $50 themselves, so you're looking at the higher end of your suggested price. And an A-wing wouldn't fit in, plus it and the B-wing weren't invented at the time of the Battle of Yavin. (and who would know of their predecessors other than us dedicated geeks?) well you never know what TLG is capable of I was out of OT ideas except for a Bothan. Quote
StoutFiles Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 X-, Y-, and B-wings are around $50 themselves, so you're looking at the higher end of your suggested price. And an A-wing wouldn't fit in, plus it and the B-wing weren't invented at the time of the Battle of Yavin. (and who would know of their predecessors other than us dedicated geeks?) They could throw in a R-22 Spearhead, which were supposedly in the battle. It is the A-wing predecessor. They won't, though. Everyone should just double the suggested prices for a more accurate TLG price scheme. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 They could throw in a R-22 Spearhead, which were supposedly in the battle. It is the A-wing predecessor. They won't, though. That's what I meant about the predecessor thing. Same reason why they won't use an H-60 Tempest in a set like that. Quote
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