LEGO Star Wars 2018 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!

[Lobot]

12 hours ago, LEGOscum said:

There's already a set description available - http://www.rebelscum.com/story/lego/LEGO_75205_Mos_Eisley_Cantina_Substantiated_177728.asp

Thanks for the link - it could be quite appealing for OT fans like me, RRP-depending of course!  I don't think I'll be rushing out to buy it, but at the inevitable 30-40% discount I'll grab a couple.  Like others have mentioned it might be a good expansion set for the old 75052, assuming that it's scaled similarly.

And, in other news, both 75098 & 75095 are now listed on the LEGO website as 'retiring soon' - I assume that's due to mediocre sales?  If Insult on Hoth survives until the Christmas clearance sales I might be tempted, but otherwise it will be a very easy pass for me!   

[Jedibob]

Does anyone know about the rumor of cloud city and how serious is this rumor ? 

[Lobot]

I've just found a provisional listing for 75200 - Ahch-To Island Training on the Smyths website (link) which shows it as £25.99 in the UK.

That doesn't seem too bad, especially compared to other recent releases (e.g. 75176 Resistance Transport Pod, with a truly ridiculous RRP of £39.99!).

 

[ARIEL-1970]

Anyone know why Target has the sandspeeders in stock but hidden in the back and lego does not have any official info of it on their site either. At what point will Target put them online and on store shelves to sell? I am very curious on this :)

[StarWars8Spoiler]

January 2018 Magazine Mini Build:

[Azani]

9 hours ago, ARIEL-1970 said:

Anyone know why Target has the sandspeeders in stock but hidden in the back and lego does not have any official info of it on their site either. At what point will Target put them online and on store shelves to sell? I am very curious on this :)

They did yesterday. :)

[Agent Kallus]

8 hours ago, ChristopherLee said:

January 2018 Magazine Mini Build:

 

Nice to include the stud with bar parts and to have the right colour-scheme.

[Casta16]

Does anybody know when the new winter sets are going to be released in Europe? In december before Christmas or in january?

[Praetorian_Guard]

5 minutes ago, Casta16 said:

Does anybody know when the new winter sets are going to be released in Europe? In december before Christmas or in january?

According to buecher.de it´s the 27th of December.

[Praetorian_Guard]

I don´t know, if it has been known so far, but according to starwarscollector.de the piece counts of the sets are:

• 75193 Millennium Falcon Microfighter: 92 pieces

• 75194 First Order TIE Fighter Microfighter: 91 pieces

• 75195 Ski Speeder vs First Order Walker Microfighters: 216 pieces

• 75196 A-Wing vs TIE Silencer Microfighters: 188 pieces

• 75197 First Order Specialists Battle Pack: 108 pieces

• 75198 Tatooine Battle Pack: 97 pieces

• 75199 General Grievous’ Combat Speeder: 157 pieces

• 75200 Ahch-To Island Training: 241 pieces

• 75202 Defense of Crait: 746 pieces

• 75204 Sandspeeder: 278 pieces

• 75533 Boba Fett Buildable Figure: 144 pieces

• 75534 Darth Vader Buildable Figure: 168 pieces

 

[Nootella]

1 hour ago, Praetorian_Guard said:

I don´t know, if it has been known so far, but according to starwarscollector.de the piece counts of the sets are:

• 75193 Millennium Falcon Microfighter: 92 pieces

• 75194 First Order TIE Fighter Microfighter: 91 pieces

• 75195 Ski Speeder vs First Order Walker Microfighters: 216 pieces

• 75196 A-Wing vs TIE Silencer Microfighters: 188 pieces

• 75197 First Order Specialists Battle Pack: 108 pieces

• 75198 Tatooine Battle Pack: 97 pieces

• 75199 General Grievous’ Combat Speeder: 157 pieces

• 75200 Ahch-To Island Training: 241 pieces

• 75202 Defense of Crait: 746 pieces

• 75204 Sandspeeder: 278 pieces

• 75533 Boba Fett Buildable Figure: 144 pieces

• 75534 Darth Vader Buildable Figure: 168 pieces

 

Grevious speeder and ach to have incredibly low piece counts. I'm actually surprised about the crait defense piece count

[Jedi-Bendu]

4 hours ago, Casta16 said:

Does anybody know when the new winter sets are going to be released in Europe? In december before Christmas or in january?

[TRR]

Does the December 15th release date apply to the US as well?  

[Sneakguest]

2 hours ago, Jedi-Bendu said:

 

Too bad not the 14th since I be watching TLJ in the same supermarket as the brand store is located. 

[Brickweiser]

Sandspeeder is on shop@home with the following description:

Expand your LEGO® Star Wars collection with the Sandspeeder. This variant of the iconic Snowspeeder features some fascinating details, including desert camouflage elements, opening minifigure cockpit and button-activated spring-loaded shooters. There's also a toppling moisture vaporator, which any budding Sandspeeder pilot will love to use for target practice. This LEGO Star Wars toy includes 2 minifigures.

• Includes 2 minifigures: a Sandspeeder Pilot and a Sandspeeder Gunner.
• Sandspeeder features an opening minifigure cockpit, spring-loaded shooters and sand-colored camouflage elements.
• Also includes a moisture vaporator build with topple function.
• Weapons include 2 blaster pistols.
• This LEGO® Star Wars toy is suitable for ages 7-12.
• Sandspeeder measures over 2” (6cm) high, 6” (17cm) long and 5” (14cm) wide.
• Vaporator measures over 5” (13cm) high, 1” (5cm) wide and 3” (10cm) deep.

Nothing mentioning TLJ or whatever. Just a creative license set or something that is concept and yet to appear on screen. I definitely welcome more creative license or EU sets!

[Artanis I]

1 hour ago, Brickweiser said:

Nothing mentioning TLJ or whatever. Just a creative license set or something that is concept and yet to appear on screen. I definitely welcome more creative license or EU sets!

Purple x-wing coming up...

[LegoAndDisney]

So technically the Ahch-to set can be classed as a 2017 one now? :P

 

 

[LordLEGOtube]

28 minutes ago, LegoAndDisney said:

So technically the Ahch-to set can be classed as a 2017 one now? :P

 

 

Well it’s already out in Ireland so yes! I might pick it up at the weekend.

[Brickwraith]

8 hours ago, Artanis I said:

Purple x-wing coming up...

Where did you hear that?

[Nootella]

31 minutes ago, Brickwraith said:

Where did you hear that?

He's joking...

[Brickwraith]

Oh, ok I get it now

[Azani]

11 hours ago, LordLEGOtube said:

Well it’s already out in Ireland so yes! I might pick it up at the weekend.

Just to clarify, it isn't being sold in Dublin yet - official Disney social media has clarified that we'll have to wait until the 15th, as shown above.

 

On 12/3/2017 at 7:36 AM, Praetorian_Guard said:

I don´t know, if it has been known so far, but according to starwarscollector.de the piece counts of the sets are:

• 75193 Millennium Falcon Microfighter: 92 pieces

• 75194 First Order TIE Fighter Microfighter: 91 pieces

• 75195 Ski Speeder vs First Order Walker Microfighters: 216 pieces

• 75196 A-Wing vs TIE Silencer Microfighters: 188 pieces

• 75197 First Order Specialists Battle Pack: 108 pieces

• 75198 Tatooine Battle Pack: 97 pieces

• 75199 General Grievous’ Combat Speeder: 157 pieces

• 75200 Ahch-To Island Training: 241 pieces

• 75202 Defense of Crait: 746 pieces

• 75204 Sandspeeder: 278 pieces

• 75533 Boba Fett Buildable Figure: 144 pieces

• 75534 Darth Vader Buildable Figure: 168 pieces

 

Folks are finding these! :)

By the way, it's 75201 First Order AT-ST: 370 pieces

Edited December 4, 2017 by Azani

[PicnicBasketSam]

There was a Brickset article pointing out new parts in 2018 sets, and among them was what appeared to be 4 2x3x2 slopes in Luke's Hut... I'm a little bit disappointed that they are in fact two older pieces.

[Brickwraith]

Where on the hut are you talking about? Brickset removed Star Wars from that article.

[dvogon]

On 4/12/2017 at 6:37 AM, Brickweiser said:

There's also a toppling moisture vaporator, which any budding Sandspeeder pilot will love to use for target practice.

Can't believe this is an official description of the Sandspeeder! All moisture farmers will be for sure really upset with those "rebels" fighting against their livelihood! They would think they were somehow rustlers... These speeders are in Jakku, but if they were in Tatooine, then there would be no surprise young people would like to join the Imperial Academy .