LEGO Star Wars 2017 Pictures and Rumors

[firefox]

3 hours ago, VaderFan2187 said:

Or... if executed poorly... like StarScavenger...

Arrowhead looks terrible to me. Tracker I... interesting. 

I like Jedi Scout Fighter, but not so much Jek-14's starfighter.

I agree the starscavenger is a mess. Haven't seen good clear pictures of the 2 new ones yet, but we keep hope (for now)

[brobert]

On January 18, 2017 at 6:23 AM, firefox said:

I agree the starscavenger is a mess. Haven't seen good clear pictures of the 2 new ones yet, but we keep hope (for now)

Every freemaker ship looks the same. That series is a disgrace for both parties included, and a living example of cashgrabbing.

Edited January 20, 2017 by ZCerberus
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[MaxTube55]

2 hours ago, Joshibenj said:

No offence but I strongly doubt the phantom will be $25 it could be an error because target does make errors like when they listed takodana for $40 on their website. Also it's very rare the U.S. Gets sets lower in number than the uk where it's £40. Also a YouTuber called brick ministry did a review on the set and stated it would be $40

I have nothing against Brick Ministry but I don't trust that price because he's the only person I've ever seen to confirm US pricing while no one else has.

[Supersonic]

On January 18, 2017 at 6:25 AM, brobert said:

Every freemaker ship looks the same. That series is a disgrace for both parties included, and a living example of cashgrabbing.

"Cashgrabbing"? Are you implying anything TLG does is *not* done with the intention to maximize profits? The freemaker sets are there because about half a million people watched each episode of the show, and those people are probably all customers already. Between Rogue One and Episode 8 in two subsequent years and a new UCS Falcon, AFOLs already get a lot to spend their money on in 2016 - 2017.

Never ever forget that TLG still has a large amount of children to cater to, and that unlike us they have sales data. More Freemaker sets means the last two didn't sell badly.

Concerning the Rebel Hangar/Rebel Base set, a UCS set is pretty much ruled out (we know the 2017 ones - MF and Snowspeeder), and with all the regurgitating and dilution of information across different sites, I wouldn't expect it to exist at all at this point. No credible source currently has it listed, and the person who saw the catalogue left it out.

[brobert]

16 minutes ago, Supersonic said:

"Cashgrabbing"? Are you implying anything TLG does is *not* done with the intention to maximize profits? The freemaker sets are there because about half a million people watched each episode of the show, and those people are probably all customers already. Between Rogue One and Episode 8 in two subsequent years and a new UCS Falcon, AFOLs already get a lot to spend their money on in 2016 - 2017.

Never ever forget that TLG still has a large amount of children to cater to, and that unlike us they have sales data. More Freemaker sets means the last two didn't sell badly.

Concerning the Rebel Hangar/Rebel Base set, a UCS set is pretty much ruled out (we know the 2017 ones - MF and Snowspeeder), and with all the regurgitating and dilution of information across different sites, I wouldn't expect it to exist at all at this point. No credible source currently has it listed, and the person who saw the catalogue left it out.

Obviously it's all about profits, but making a lego show based on a licensed theme just to design more sets to sell is just forced.

[Robianco]

But is it just to design more sets? Maybe there's a contractual obligation to expand the theme through collaborations such as this. I think Lego are aware that there's far more risk in making a Star Scavenger and trying to sell that at any price point over releasing another TIE Fighter etc.

This is an evergreen theme and there's many, many more years and waves to release things we need in... Freemakers isn't the reason they haven't been released yet.

[jdubbs]

40 minutes ago, Supersonic said:

Concerning the Rebel Hangar/Rebel Base set, a UCS set is pretty much ruled out (we know the 2017 ones - MF and Snowspeeder), and with all the regurgitating and dilution of information across different sites, I wouldn't expect it to exist at all at this point. No credible source currently has it listed, and the person who saw the catalogue left it out

Brickset isn't credible? http://brickset.com/sets/75179-1/Rebel-Hangar

[Supersonic]

1 hour ago, jdubbs said:

Brickset isn't credible? http://brickset.com/sets/75179-1/Rebel-Hangar

Not particularly - they have changed set information based on speculations before, and I see no reason to believe they have other sources than the people who update this thread here.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love a Rebel Hangar set, but it doesn't look good - there's already a lot of summer sets we know of from the catalogue, plus the Jedi Starfighter that was rumoured. Again, Rebel Hangar started out with the figures from the 2017 A-Wing, leading me to believe somebody guessed the set those figures belong to and it just kinda stuck.

[jdubbs]

Yes, but if you discount a website solely because they've reversed themselves or posted incorrect info, then you'd basically have to ignore everybody — even the first post in this thread, which as we all know listed a Yoda's Hut initially.

Sure, the Rebel Hanger may have been the new A-Wing (incorrectly identified), but it's just as likely that there were always two separate sets planned, which got conflated into one in the initial rumor reports. Just as it's entirely possible that the UCS Snowspeeder— a holdover from last year — was an incorrectly identified UCS Assault on Hoth (which does, after all, include a snowspeeder) that has been stuck in a feedback loop.

So, I don't think any of us can safely say we "know" the 2017 UCS sets will be the Falcon and the Snowspeeder. Until we start seeing pictures, there's really no confirmation of anything... and even pictures may end up being misleading, given we had photos of a Yavin 4 set years ago that never materialized.

[Forresto]

2 hours ago, jdubbs said:

Brickset isn't credible? http://brickset.com/sets/75179-1/Rebel-Hangar

I read that in Saw Gerrera's voice. LIES! DECEPTION! 

Seriously though I sortve feel TLG may, emphasis on MAY, have taken the wrong lesson from Assault on Hoth. The idea of a minifigure playset is not a bad idea. The popularity of the Death Star is proof of this. It was the poor execution.

Imagine the Home One set from a few years ago (the first Ackbar set) at two hundred dollars. How much could be improved and expanded. Fill it with lots of cool figures and a really great looking, focused build (briefing room, bridge, no hanger) that would be great for display

To me thats the point of UCS. A challenging detailed build that is amazing for display. I know the Falcon and Snowspeeder are popular sets and im not complaining they are being updated. However im concerned that Assault on Hoth has made TLG overly cautious to explore the subtheme.

...or maybe TLG is releasing to sets guranteed to move units and sell like crazy to make up for the poor sales of the Hoth UCS?

[Kez]

75179 is an Episode 8 set.

Source: @CM4Sci via Brickset Forum

[Ultron]

So...does that mean we're probably not getting a set with Mon mothma for a long time??  Whyyy

[Deathstroke77]

56 minutes ago, Kez said:

75179 is an Episode 8 set.

Source: @CM4Sci via Brickset Forum

Can't say I'm too disheartened, the main draw from the Hangar would likely be the figs anyway, and the main one came in the A-Wing.

[StarWars8Spoiler]

Maybe it's still a hangar set, based on the Resistance headquarters? 

[Darth Malgus]

I don't see the fascination with the hangar set. For it to be worthwhile it would need to be able to fit a Y-Wing and X-Wing in it. Have several room include some iconic characters that kids may not feel strongly about.

[VaderFan2187]

21 minutes ago, Darth Malgus said:

I don't see the fascination with the hangar set. For it to be worthwhile it would need to be able to fit a Y-Wing and X-Wing in it. Have several room include some iconic characters that kids may not feel strongly about.

I think people like the "Rebel Hangar" because expectations are like the unreleased Yavin IV set, with space for an X-wing AND the rest of the base.

[benderisgreat]

2 hours ago, Kez said:

75179 is an Episode 8 set.

Source: @CM4Sci via Brickset Forum

So it's ST set? Interesting, maybe it's really big set that has both hangar build itself and some Resistance ship like A-wing to increase piece count. Hope this set will be something good!

[VaderFan2187]

Just now, benderisgreat said:

So it's ST set? Interesting, maybe it's really big set that has both hangar build itself and some Resistance ship like A-wing to increase piece count. Hope this set will be something good!

Not another A-wing, please…

I get we got 2 Resistance X-wings in a row, but 3 A-wings?

[darththeling]

12 minutes ago, Darth Malgus said:

I don't see the fascination with the hangar set.

For some, it's a great opportunity to fill out some big holes in the line up - as others have noted, Bail Organa and Jan Dodonna are so prized as high ranking Rebel leaders yet we've never gotten either. They do a Yavin IV base or even command centre and it's a perfect chance to get those figs. 7754-1: Home One Mon Calamari Star Cruiser was terrific IMO and even if you thought the build sucked we got Mon Mothma and a kick megablocks Lando. We got the bridge, briefing room, A Wing and hangar. I wish they would take more chances with OT locations. Plenty to choose from.

Having said that I don't think they will do a Yavin IV set because no battles occurred there. Seems like the design concept of all their System kits are predicated on a confrontation of some kind.

Much clearer images of the GOTG kits just leaked - keep your fingers crossed and maybe we'll get some SW leaks today.  The pink sarlacc (hey- a girlfriend for the Pit of Carkoon!) is crushing my last hopes for a molded rathtar.  It has a complex gear mechanism that sends the arms flailing, I'm guessing. Maybe we'll get the same in the rathtar. It might be pretty cool if it has a bunch of arms, like 10 or so that all go swinging wildly about. 

[VaderFan2187]

1 minute ago, darththeling said:

For some, it's a great opportunity to fill out some big holes in the line up - as others have noted, Bail Organa and Jan Dodonna are so prized as high ranking Rebel leaders yet we've never gotten either. They do a Yavin IV base or even command centre and it's a perfect chance to get those figs. 7754-1: Home One Mon Calamari Star Cruiser was terrific IMO and even if you thought the build sucked we got Mon Mothma and a kick megablocks Lando. We got the bridge, briefing room, A Wing and hangar. I wish they would take more chances with OT locations. Plenty to choose from.

Having said that I don't think they will do a Yavin IV set because no battles occurred there. Seems like the design concept of all their System kits are predicated on a confrontation of some kind.

Much clearer images of the GOTG kits just leaked - keep your fingers crossed and maybe we'll get some SW leaks today.  The pink sarlacc (hey- a girlfriend for the Pit of Carkoon!) is crushing my last hopes for a molded rathtar.  It has a complex gear mechanism that sends the arms flailing, I'm guessing. Maybe we'll get the same in the rathtar. It might be pretty cool if it has a bunch of arms, like 10 or so that all go swinging wildly about. 

If that is true, I'd expect quite a lot of visible Technic pieces. You can see a grey gear in the Sarlacc's girlfriend's build too.

[benderisgreat]

11 minutes ago, VaderFan2187 said:

Not another A-wing, please…

I get we got 2 Resistance X-wings in a row, but 3 A-wings?

A-wing was spotted on set of Ep 8 so it can be a set, but probably not a standalone like 75175.

[Jockos]

It will be like the snow and sandspeeder syndrome... and x-wing

Edited January 18, 2017 by Jockos

[Hoth Rebel]

I don't think we will see many 'good' or highly wanted OT sets for a while. The main focus the upcoming years are the new episodes and the anthology films so they will devote more set space for those. 

[benderisgreat]

5 minutes ago, Kevii23 said:

I don't think we will see many 'good' or highly wanted OT sets for a while. The main focus the upcoming years are the new episodes and the anthology films so they will devote more set space for those. 

And yet we are getting more Freemaker sets... 

[Supersonic]

1 hour ago, benderisgreat said:

So it's ST set? Interesting, maybe it's really big set that has both hangar build itself and some Resistance ship like A-wing to increase piece count. Hope this set will be something good!

If 75179 is an Episode 8 set, then it can't be a Rebel Hangar...because a) there is no way the name of an Ep VIII set would be out there that early (i.e. last November), and b) there is no rebellion in the ST, just the Resistance. The Hangar set is out with this confirmation.

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I don't think we will see many 'good' or highly wanted OT sets for a while. The main focus the upcoming years are the new episodes and the anthology films so they will devote more set space for those. 

Don't be so sure - we've been getting stuff from all Episodes lately despite TFA and Rogue One. TFA looks 100% done with this summer's sets (granted, it looked done before, but Ep VIII will replace it for a bit), and there's always vehicles reappearing in new movies (like much of Rogue One, but also the Falcon or the rumoured TIE bomber and *certain rebel fighter* in VIII).