LEGO Star Wars 2016 Pictures and Rumors

[ChiefPie]

I hope it's a good minifigure.

[IGRION]

Enjoy

[bountybossk]

Dutch store Toys XL will get the new sets around the 18th of December

[BigEl]

Enjoy

Just a spectacular minifig. It is the newest version of Boba Fett from the UCS Slave 1 without the Arm Printing. I guess that is fair so that the owners of the UCS Slave 1 actually possess a unique collectors minifig version of boba.

I actually have the figure myself and i think its the best one Lego ever made ever. I strongly recommend to everyone, who likes Boba and likes minifigures in general, to try and get the UCS one, all others really should go for the new one in the carbonit chamber!

I just realized they gave him a standard angry clone minifig head, and that is a big disappointment in my opinion. Yes it makes sense that it looks like the clones but at the same time its lazy that they didnt gave him a unique facial expression, ultimately giving him a unique version of a clone head. The UCS Boba Fett for example has a clone head with a strong and a bit evil looking grin. I am not an expert if that one is actually a unique head, but they could have at least go for that one since it can be that commonly used.

Edited December 14, 2015 by BigEl

[Junior Shark]

Wow. A standard angry clone head? It's not like there's already an actual Boba Fett head or anything. Disappointing.

Edited December 14, 2015 by Junior Shark

[StarWars8Spoiler]

LEGO's attempts to cut costs are becoming more and more obvious. That's a shame.

[IGRION]

Full review

[Hobbun]

Thanks for taking the time and doing a review, IGRION.

But would love one in English (from anyone).

Edited December 14, 2015 by Hobbun

[Jedibob]

Bountybossk how did you know they will be available in the Dutch stores ?

Edited December 14, 2015 by Jedibob

[BigEl]

LEGO's attempts to cut costs are becoming more and more obvious. That's a shame.

Not only is it lazy, but also it also doesnt fit the scene of the carbonit chamber. In the movie Boba Fett only expressed a bit of worrying by his lines towards Vader.

So either a new face where he is worried or a speculative face where he is happy to have finally "caught" Han Solo for his bounty. For that they could have used the evil grin face that was used in the UCS Slave 1 version of him.

The angry face is just completely wrong and funny enough, at the same time the set features a very fitting and unique expression, meaning Han Solo Face of being frozen in Carbonit, that is the same one on the carbonit block. So why Lego didnt go for a more approriate face of Boba Fett is just not understandable...

[Hobbun]

I really don't think it is too much of an issue.

Have we ever even seen Boba Fett without his helmet, anyways? We've only seen his face when he was a child in Attack of the Clones, which doesn't apply to the scene for this set, anyways.

Where maybe it would have been nice to have the option of a more scene-appropriate face (if you took the helmet off), I think with (a grown) Boba Fett being known in his Mandalorian armor in the movies, the majority of the people would be leaving his helmet on, anyways, even if his face was appropriate.

[BigEl]

The devil is in the detail

Even if the matter of being an appropiate face is not that big of a deal, it still hurts the quality of the minifigure and, because boba is such an important part, makes the set less interesting for collectors.

I mean come on this is Boba Fett, one of the most iconic Star Wars characters... you cant treat him with that supergeneric angry clone face we have seen a million times by now, especially since there are already unique or at least less common clone faces they could have used.

Edited December 14, 2015 by BigEl

[Richpepperell]

The carbon freezing chamber is the set I was looking forward to the most, but after watching the video I feel a bit under whelmed, especially with the raising/lowering mechanism. It also looks like 2 sets might not quite complete the chamber.

Also, what's the deal with the little folding plate under the control panel walkway - I wish I understood Russian!

[Robianco]

Boba Fett never takes his helmet off so there's no detail to miss. He was played by a slim, English chap in the films and then changed to an unaltered clone of a Maori actor from the prequels.

As he never takes the helmet off it may as well we blank, to be honest the neck piece should be the same colour as his under-armour tunic so having a blank light bluish grey or sand blue head would actually be better.

It's like people complaining Captain Phasma doesn't have a female head. We don't know whether she actually removes the helmet so why worry about getting a Gwendoline Christie head?

Edited December 14, 2015 by Robianco

[Hobbun]

The carbon freezing chamber is the set I was looking forward to the most, but after watching the video I feel a bit under whelmed, especially with the raising/lowering mechanism. It also looks like 2 sets might not quite complete the chamber.

Also, what's the deal with the little folding plate under the control panel walkway - I wish I understood Russian!

Kind of my feelings, as well.

I was kind of excited for the carbon freezing chamber, as well, but a little underwhelmed by the whole thing (and Boba Fett's head is no problem for me). For me, there should have been more minifigs (although I'm guessing they wanted to keep the cost down) and would have been nice to have a full chamber (for the carbonite area). I feel the carbonite for Han should have actually raised and lowered straight up and down instead of swinging up and down.

I think I will probably pass on this for those reasons. Besides, I will be purchasing the Ghostbusters HQ in January, so I need to definitely pick and choose.

[BigEl]

Boba Fett never takes his helmet off so there's no detail to miss. He was played by a slim, English chap in the films and then changed to an unaltered clone of a Maori actor from the prequels.

As he never takes the helmet off it may as well we blank, to be honest the neck piece should be the same colour as his under-armour tunic so having a blank light bluish grey or sand blue head would actually be better.

It's like people complaining Captain Phasma doesn't have a female head. We don't know whether she actually removes the helmet so why worry about getting a Gwendoline Christie head?

Sorry isnt this what makes lego so special in regard of a toy to imagine things. Its not like its asked too much to give the lego head an appropiate face or at least a face of any kind, so that you can use the figure for different things and imagine a scene where Boba actually takes his helmet off?

[ChiefPie]

Is there a reason they stopped using the other boba fett face that came in the last set with the sarlacc? That one is my favorite so far for him.

[wesker]

The set itself disapoints me more than Boba's head. The mechanism to lower Han is not only poorly executed but it prevents being able to expand the set into a full circular platform. That and the lack of any connection points crushes the hope of their being more Cloud City expansions to combine this set with. The play feature under the control panel also seems completely pointless. I have no idea what its supposed to represent.

[Something_Awesome]

Bad news guys. The 75054 AT-AT has retired. You know what this means? It means that the Hoth UCS set that is supposed to come out in 2016 will come with an AT-AT included. It also looks like it will come with a Snowspeeder since the latest snowspeeder has also retired. Since we won't get a Hoth base we've been hoping for (since so many of the parts will be allocated to vehicles), the best thing that we CAN hope for now is at least a bigger AT-AT.

This does explain why I had heard reports earlier this year that the UCS Hoth set was actually an AT-AT. While a UCS sized AT-AT is unlikely, I think that an AT-AT that is at least half way between the system scale set and a UCS sized one could actually salvage this Hoth UCS set. I'd pick one up if the AT-AT was made bigger. One can only hope, but at the price point of 270 when you consider everything else you're getting, it seems doubtful.

Edited December 14, 2015 by Something_Awesome

[Junior Shark]

Have we ever even seen Boba Fett without his helmet, anyways? We've only seen his face when he was a child in Attack of the Clones, which doesn't apply to the scene for this set, anyways.

Well... I guess he would look like Jango (being a clone and all), so technically we have seen Boba unmasked.

The play feature under the control panel also seems completely pointless. I have no idea what its supposed to represent.

Seriously! What, does Han play Tetris while waiting to be turned into a human popsicle?

[wesker]

Bad news guys. The 75054 AT-AT has retired. You know what this means? It means that the Hoth UCS set that is supposed to come out in 2016 will come with an AT-AT included. It also looks like it will come with a Snowspeeder since the latest snowspeeder has also retired. Since we won't get a Hoth base we've been hoping for (since so many of the parts will be allocated to vehicles), the best thing that we CAN hope for now is at least a bigger AT-AT.

This does explain why I had heard reports earlier this year that the UCS Hoth set was actually an AT-AT. While a UCS sized AT-AT is unlikely, I think that an AT-AT that is at least half way between the system scale set and a UCS sized one could actually salvage this Hoth UCS set. I'd pick one up if the AT-AT was made bigger. One can only hope, but at the price point of 270 when you consider everything else you're getting, it seems doubtful.

That seems like a bit of a stretch, especially if the UCS Hoth set was originally supposed to be released before the AT-AT's retirement.

Not to mention the videos on Lego's website often showcase multiple sets. Battle of Naboo for example includes both the Flash Speeder and Naboo Fighter. Prequel Battle features the Senate Commando battlepack, AAT, Battle Droid Carrier and Hailfire Droid in the one video. Just because the Battle of Hoth video features both Echo Base and an AT-AT doesn't mean they're coming together in one set.

[Tariq j]

Sorry isnt this what makes lego so special in regard of a toy to imagine things. Its not like its asked too much to give the lego head an appropiate face or at least a face of any kind, so that you can use the figure for different things and imagine a scene where Boba actually takes his helmet off?

When Lego designs a set they have key priorities and long term goals they want to achieve. And its recognizing those key priorities that make a strong set. Obviously, Boba does not remove his helmet in the movies so it was not a crucial priority in the set compare to say... the accuracy of the Ugnaught mold or Darth Vader's head in the Final Duel set.

And... Let's be honest, I don't think many people are going to display the set with Boba's helmet off.

[Something_Awesome]

That seems like a bit of a stretch, especially if the UCS Hoth set was originally supposed to be released before the AT-AT's retirement.

Disagree. The UCS Hoth set then would have been delayed to give Lego time to purge current AT-AT's from their inventory. I don't expect much from the UCS Echo base. It's not like you're building a dome. And the set's purpose is defeated without a snowspeeder and AT-AT. I'm betting on a bundle.

[CM4Sci]

I'm sure this isn't Igrion's fault, but that play feature in the Carbon Freezing Chamber makes zero sense.

[Spyderlord]

Well, I disagree in turn. I don't think they would ever allow themselves to butcher a set by including an AT-AT in it. When you assess what's shown in a video you come at around ~1700 pieces (some folks have done more detailed calculation than that on other forums IIRC it was in high 1700s). The price point is known, it's a 250 mark set, same as EV that has 1990 piece count. If you account for regular inflation + The Force Awakens Hype inflation (yes, it is a legit economic category as of Dec 18th 2015), there is no way it could contain an AT-AT. Unless they bundle it with the microfighter one