LEGO Star Wars 2019 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Mandalorianknight]

15 hours ago, Brick Cucumber said:

Tbh, so is the actual helmet from the film. It's Waay bigger than Luke's head. So I think the new one is more accurate to the film (even if it looks a bit jarring)

I'd still rather have the one that looks less cartoonishly big, even if it's not as spot-on accurate.

13 hours ago, Chromide said:

I think the new pilot helmet is incredibly ugly, but more accurate. Would rather have the old ones though. The stormtrooper ones are nice. Especially that new Scout Trooper.

Yeah I made the mistake of purchasing that endor shooter game set and the scout helmet is the only redeeming feature, I wish it flipped up but even without that it's a great element

[Chromide]

Those shooter game sets were overpriced but that's why I wait to buy them for cheap on eBay lol. They don't look great but the concept was interesting.

[Cylo]

19 hours ago, Chromide said:

Those shooter game sets were overpriced but that's why I wait to buy them for cheap on eBay lol. They don't look great but the concept was interesting.

Me too :P, need that scout trooper, although the shooter game does not interest me at all

Edited July 6, 2019 by Reaper

[Chromide]

I always used those technic cannons when I set up my army men to shoot down the other armies when I was 9, only had one, on the 2009 Clone Wars Y-wing. Great feature for kids.

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, Chromide said:

I always used those technic cannons when I set up my army men to shoot down the other armies when I was 9, only had one, on the 2009 Clone Wars Y-wing. Great feature for kids.

Technic cannons are the best, although that may just be my raging inner bionicle fan.

They are great features for kids, and I think that's what lego wants them to be, just playsets for kids. Maybe this means we'll get some sets where play value isn't as intrusive, maybe not, but it'll be interesting to see if these sell well or not.

[Chromide]

Yeah, I kind of feel like this was a test run sort of thing, if these don't do well we may never get them again. Like those minifigure packs from Star Wars in 2000 or the Technic Star Wars sets.

Edited July 8, 2019 by Chromide

[ARIEL-1970]

Just looking at some of the other sets from the other themes, I find that the other themes seem to be a bit more smooth or modernized. Some of the overwatch sets looks great as an example.Now Vonregs tie looks cool but could be improved more so, These new sets still have a lot of studs showing everywhere and seem to be behind a bit still.

[wesker]

I don't think the Star Wars sets are that bad compared to other Lego themes. The only ones I find to be a bit outdated are the recent TIE Fighters. The 2015-2016 models had smooth rounded designs but the newer models from Solo and Resistance have regressed back to the old blocky builds.

[Mandalorianknight]

11 hours ago, Chromide said:

Yeah, I kind of feel like this was a test run sort of thing, if these don't do well we may never get them again. Like those minifigure packs from Star Wars in 2000 or the Technic Star Wars sets.

so do i

9 hours ago, wesker said:

I don't think the Star Wars sets are that bad compared to other Lego themes. The only ones I find to be a bit outdated are the recent TIE Fighters. The 2015-2016 models had smooth rounded designs but the newer models from Solo and Resistance have regressed back to the old blocky builds.

At least with the solo one, the wings are basically just color-inverted ones from the first order special forces one. If you're referring to the cockpit, it looks accurate to the Solo-ANH-ROTJ fighters to me, which is what the solo one is representing.

Fighters like the striker and advanced x-1 had more modern, curved designs because it reflected the ship more, at least I think that's why. Lego can't make stick-thin wing to cockpit connections or the fighter will break.

[JekPorkchops]

10 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

At least with the solo one, the wings are basically just color-inverted ones from the first order special forces one. If you're referring to the cockpit, it looks accurate to the Solo-ANH-ROTJ fighters to me, which is what the solo one is representing.

Fighters like the striker and advanced x-1 had more modern, curved designs because it reflected the ship more, at least I think that's why. Lego can't make stick-thin wing to cockpit connections or the fighter will break.

I think wesker is referring to the fact that the cockpits are starting to become less spherical. The 2015-2017 TIEs all used the newer Canopy/Windshield piece specifically created for TIEs, while the newer models have reverted back to a printed 4x4 dish just like the early 2000 TIEs. I have no idea why they made this change, it is not consistent at all. Maybe because the cockpit on the newer TIEs looks a bit more like a sphere from the front as the newer 6x6 canopy has a very shallow curve so can be quite flat, though from every other angle that newer dish makes the TIEs look so much rounder and sleeker.

[Robianco]

The older TIE windscreen piece was horribly innacurate. As a rounded piece it looked like a pimple on the front of the TIE.

[BrickBob Studpants]

The TIE fighters released between 2001 and 2010 used this piece:

The 2012 version used this canopy:

And every single one since then has used a variation of this one:

Correct me if I’m wrong, but where exactly is the difference between the 2015/17 and 2018/19 ones? 

Edited July 9, 2019 by Lego-Freak

[Robianco]

31 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said:

The TIE fighters released between 2001 and 2010 used this piece:

The 2012 version used this canopy:

And every single one since then has used a variation of this one:

Correct me if I’m wrong, but where exactly is the difference between the 2015/17 and 2018/19 ones? 

Exactly. The First Order TIE, TIE Advanced and the Solo Imperial TIE have the same mould which is accurate. My only criticism of the Solo Tie would have been to work the Advanced's top canopy piece in as I think it works really well with the screen piece.

[wesker]

13 hours ago, JekPorkchops said:

I think wesker is referring to the fact that the cockpits are starting to become less spherical. The 2015-2017 TIEs all used the newer Canopy/Windshield piece specifically created for TIEs, while the newer models have reverted back to a printed 4x4 dish just like the early 2000 TIEs. I have no idea why they made this change, it is not consistent at all. Maybe because the cockpit on the newer TIEs looks a bit more like a sphere from the front as the newer 6x6 canopy has a very shallow curve so can be quite flat, though from every other angle that newer dish makes the TIEs look so much rounder and sleeker.

Yeah this is what I was getting at. The roof hatch along with the curved corner bricks gave the 2015-16 cockpits a smooth rounded shape that the newer ones lack.

The builds on the Solo and Resistance cockpits look too jagged and blocky.

[jdubbs]

Wake up. Check.

Is the sun shining? Check. 

Are the birds chirping? Check.

Has the Eurobricks 2019 Star Wars Set Discussion thread once again been driven wildly off-topic by another vaguely-related tangent? Check.

Welp, time to start the day! 

[Mandalorianknight]

19 hours ago, JekPorkchops said:

I think wesker is referring to the fact that the cockpits are starting to become less spherical. The 2015-2017 TIEs all used the newer Canopy/Windshield piece specifically created for TIEs, while the newer models have reverted back to a printed 4x4 dish just like the early 2000 TIEs. I have no idea why they made this change, it is not consistent at all. Maybe because the cockpit on the newer TIEs looks a bit more like a sphere from the front as the newer 6x6 canopy has a very shallow curve so can be quite flat, though from every other angle that newer dish makes the TIEs look so much rounder and sleeker.

 

12 hours ago, Robianco said:

The older TIE windscreen piece was horribly innacurate. As a rounded piece it looked like a pimple on the front of the TIE.

 

7 hours ago, Robianco said:

Exactly. The First Order TIE, TIE Advanced and the Solo Imperial TIE have the same mould which is accurate. My only criticism of the Solo Tie would have been to work the Advanced's top canopy piece in as I think it works really well with the screen piece.

Well. I've somehow started a war. Personally I prefer the newer cockpits and think they're sleeker and more accurate, although I agree with Robianco about the advanced canopy. This is starting to evolve away from our already small tangent of relativity of the resistance tie interceptor so I think it's best we scuttle this topic or move it to a different thread before the mods scuttle it for us.

[MKJoshA]

Yes, please keep discussion to relevant 2019 set topics.

[Master Jedi]

I recently decided I really wanted  the first order Tie interceptor piloted by  Baron Vonreg. It was my first shop at home purchase .So very impressed with it's contraction ,love the colour ,I love seeing the design development of the tie's and rebel ships as well ,Just how like during WW2 ,fighter planes like the Spitfire were constantly being up graded ,I believe the spitfire got up to a mark 24.The Tie fighter to me is the Messerschmitt and the Tie intercepter the focke-wulf. Anyway very glad I purchased this set ,great addition to the  'bad guys' ships.I didn't think much of the Resistance Tv serious ,but loved the ships that have being made into lego sets because of i'm seriously thinking now to get the other Tie modified ship piloted by the old timer imperial pilot .

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Master Jedi
spelling /grammer

[Mandalorianknight]

4 hours ago, Master Jedi said:

I recently decided I really wanted  the first order Tie interceptor piloted by  Baron Vonreg. It was my first shop at home purchase .So very impressed with it's contraction ,love the colour ,I love seeing the design development of the tie's and rebel ships as well ,Just how like during WW2 ,fighter planes like the Spitfire were constantly being up graded ,I believe the spitfire got up to a mark 24.The Tie fighter to me is the Messerschmitt and the Tie intercepter the focke-wulf. Anyway very glad I purchased this set ,great addition to the  'bad guys' ships.I didn't think much of the Resistance Tv serious ,but loved the ships that have being made into lego sets because of it.seriouly thonking now to get the other Tie modified ship piloted by the old timer imperial pilot .

 

Yeah, the resistance show is for  children so far, but the designs are pretty cool. Hopefully they'll make the fireball (the greenish ship with a similar design to a z-95) soon.

[BrickBob Studpants]

53 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Yeah, the resistance show is for  children so far, but the designs are pretty cool. Hopefully they'll make the fireball (the greenish ship with a similar design to a z-95) soon.

I still don‘t get why they‘ve released the Black Ace before that one, that‘s as if the Ghost had swapped places with the Rebel Combat Frigate in the Rebels subtheme 

BTW, is it just me or has TLG gotten better at preventing sets from leaking, at least when it comes to SW? If memory serves me well, we had seen two leaked sets for each of the previous ST films by this time of the year (Poe‘s X-Wing and Kylo‘s Command Shuttle for TFA which leaked late June or early July if I‘m not mistaken and the Resistance Bomber and the FO Star Destroyer for TLJ, the two of which leaked in late May even).

The only potential leak we have thus far is that minifig head that might belong to Pryde... 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Lego-Freak

[Sneakguest]

2 hours ago, Lego-Freak said:

I still don‘t get why they‘ve released the Black Ace before that one, that‘s as if the Ghost had swapped places with the Rebel Combat Frigate in the Rebels subtheme 

BTW, is it just me or has TLG gotten better at preventing sets from leaking, at least when it comes to SW? If memory serves me well, we had seen two leaked sets for each of the previous ST films by this time of the year (Poe‘s X-Wing and Kylo‘s Command Shuttle for TFA which leaked late June or early July if I‘m not mistaken and the Resistance Bomber and the FO Star Destroyer for TLJ, the two of which leaked in late May even).

The only potential leak we have thus far is that minifig head that might belong to Pryde... 

I would say yes, what I recall from most of the previous wave, like at least I remember Rogoue one and Solo had leaks of basically all minifigures like 3 months before releasing dates.

[BrickBob Studpants]

The SDCC exclusive set has surfaced on IG, it's a Sith Trooper bust in the same style as the recent Vader bust 

Edit: And a minifig-sized helmet has popped up as well...

Edited July 10, 2019 by Lego-Freak

[lego_guyon02]

7 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said:

The SDCC exclusive set has surfaced on IG, it's a Sith Trooper bust in the same style as the recent Vader bust 

Edit: And a minifig-sized helmet has popped up as well...

I have a strong feeling these Sith Troopers will have minimal screentime and mostly exist because of merchandise reasons 

Though the bust does look kinda cool

[Mandalorianknight]

6 hours ago, Lego-Freak said:

I still don‘t get why they‘ve released the Black Ace before that one, that‘s as if the Ghost had swapped places with the Rebel Combat Frigate in the Rebels subtheme 

BTW, is it just me or has TLG gotten better at preventing sets from leaking, at least when it comes to SW? If memory serves me well, we had seen two leaked sets for each of the previous ST films by this time of the year (Poe‘s X-Wing and Kylo‘s Command Shuttle for TFA which leaked late June or early July if I‘m not mistaken and the Resistance Bomber and the FO Star Destroyer for TLJ, the two of which leaked in late May even).

The only potential leak we have thus far is that minifig head that might belong to Pryde... 

Yeah they're getting alot better at preventing leaks

43 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said:

The SDCC exclusive set has surfaced on IG, it's a Sith Trooper bust in the same style as the recent Vader bust 

Edit: And a minifig-sized helmet has popped up as well...

Oh man I'm gonna need to bricklink that bust

i can't find the helmet on #legoleaks, is it a print or a new mold?

[BrickBob Studpants]

4 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Yeah they're getting alot better at preventing leaks

Oh man I'm gonna need to bricklink that bust

i can't find the helmet on #legoleaks, is it a print or a new mold?

Looks like the same mould as the other FO stormies to me  Ironic how this got leaked on the same day as my "TLG getting better at preventing leaks" comment 

Edited July 10, 2019 by Lego-Freak