LEGO Star Wars 2020 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

[azzer86]

2 hours ago, RetroInferno said:

Shoutout to lego to bump the price 50$ CAN more than the UCS cloud city set

Same in the UK, £20 more than CC set...

[Mandalorianknight]

I wonder what the interior of that smaller building looks like. 

The taller part appears to be a sort of pawn shop the jawas have from what I can see, which is pretty funny. I wonder if that's the entire thing, or if the part of the building with the sliding door is something different.

[2lazeetomakeaname]

So I guess theres a "hilarious hidden surprise" in the Cantina set

[starwarslotrluvva]

2 minutes ago, 2lazeetomakeaname said:

So I guess theres a "hilarious hidden surprise" in the Cantina set

From the starwars.com designer interview:

StarWars.com: Finally, who shot first?

Jens Kronvold Frederiksen: The model includes an ejector seat so a minifigure can pop out of the seat when hit by the opponent’s blaster. We have included the function in both Greedo and Han Solo’s seat, so the decision is yours

[TeddytheSpoon]

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I wonder what the interior of that smaller building looks like. 

The taller part appears to be a sort of pawn shop the jawas have from what I can see, which is pretty funny. I wonder if that's the entire thing, or if the part of the building with the sliding door is something different.

I mean... Aren't Sandcrawlers really just gigantic mobile pawn shops? I bet they'd go down a storm on Pawn Stars/Storage Wars.

Initially I thought it was what others had suggested that it was where R2-D2 and C-3PO hide away, but there's not really any defining features on that so it's hard to tell.

3 minutes ago, starwarslotrluvva said:

From the starwars.com designer interview:

StarWars.com: Finally, who shot first?

Jens Kronvold Frederiksen: The model includes an ejector seat so a minifigure can pop out of the seat when hit by the opponent’s blaster. We have included the function in both Greedo and Han Solo’s seat, so the decision is yours

I think that's a fun little easter egg to be fair, although I wouldn't go as far as a calling it a 'hilarious' hidden surprise...

[Mandalorianknight]

2 minutes ago, TeddytheSpoon said:

I mean... Aren't Sandcrawlers really just gigantic mobile pawn shops? I bet they'd go down a storm on Pawn Stars/Storage Wars.

Yeah, but it's nice to know they're branching out into physical locations. 

If the "hilarious hidden surprise" is ejector-type seats like the previous cantinas, why do they even say it like that? The "surprise" of a play feature from smaller versions being in the larger version isn't all that impressive, and while it doesn't bother me that much it's probably pretty annoying to people who just want a display piece without play features extruding.

[starwarslotrluvva]

Is there any place to sit down Luke, Han, Chewie, and Obi-Wan to have their cantina meeting? That's a pretty critical part of the cantina sequence, and I'm not seeing space to recreate that anywhere...

[icm]

12 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

If the "hilarious hidden surprise" is ejector-type seats like the previous cantinas, why do they even say it like that? The "surprise" of a play feature from smaller versions being in the larger version isn't all that impressive, and while it doesn't bother me that much it's probably pretty annoying to people who just want a display piece without play features extruding.

They say it for the benefit of new customers who haven't heard of any of the previous versions and who may therefore think it is a hilarious hidden surprise instead of a bog-standard simple play feature.  They say it because it's a very expensive set so it has to have excessively long ad copy and they need something to say.

[Kit Figsto]

54 minutes ago, starwarslotrluvva said:

Is there any place to sit down Luke, Han, Chewie, and Obi-Wan to have their cantina meeting? That's a pretty critical part of the cantina sequence, and I'm not seeing space to recreate that anywhere...

The corner booth closer to the door does appear large enough to fit 4 figures, even if that wasn't technically the one where they actually were sitting.  

[2lazeetomakeaname]

3 hours ago, starwarslotrluvva said:

From the starwars.com designer interview:

StarWars.com: Finally, who shot first?

Jens Kronvold Frederiksen: The model includes an ejector seat so a minifigure can pop out of the seat when hit by the opponent’s blaster. We have included the function in both Greedo and Han Solo’s seat, so the decision is yours

I read this, but i didn't find it "hilarious" or a "surprise", so i figured it was something else

[wesker]

7 hours ago, Seasider said:

So now we have official pics do we think obi wan’s hut connects to this somehow ... and yes I know his hut isn’t in mos eisley

There doesn't appear to be anywhere to connect them. The clips at the bottom of Obi-Wan's Hut aren't compatible with the other Mos Eisley buildings. The only other place I thought it could attach was the back of the open building but even that doesn't look to be the case based on the lifestyle photos of the set.
 

7 hours ago, doclord said:

Honestly one of the best Star Wars sets to come out in a long time. A few more unique aliens like the Scream one would've been great but the figs are excellent.

The scream guy (Elis Helrot) would have been cool but understandable why they didn't select him. The line up of alien patrons is still a lot better than I was expecting it to be. Didn't think they'd go into the randoms like Labria, Kabe and Hrchek Kal Fas.

Although now that the social media push for a 501st Battlepack is finished, maybe it's time to start up a Mos Eisley Battlepack for the patrons that didn't make it?
 

3 hours ago, starwarslotrluvva said:

Is there any place to sit down Luke, Han, Chewie, and Obi-Wan to have their cantina meeting? That's a pretty critical part of the cantina sequence, and I'm not seeing space to recreate that anywhere...

It should be the Han and Greedo booth. In the movie Luke and Obi-Wan were sitting outside the alcove rather than inside it so it should be a matter of just moving the small gray stools there.

[PreVizsla]

I just saw michaelbricksf0rever post on IG saying that gift with purchase for UCS Mos Eisley will be Yodas lightsaber in 1:1 scale with exclusive tile. Is this legit?

[Renown]

13 minutes ago, PreVizsla said:

I just saw michaelbricksf0rever post on IG saying that gift with purchase for UCS Mos Eisley will be Yodas lightsaber in 1:1 scale with exclusive tile. Is this legit?

Indeed. Not sure if it's exactly 1:1 scale though.

[TheWineNut]

Any idea the dimensions of the model when closed? The official description only gives measurements 'when open'.

[jpipes7261]

@Renown Do you know if it is Exclusive when buying Mis Eisley, or will it be a GWP for all lego star wars ( like spending $99)?

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, Renown said:

Indeed. Not sure if it's exactly 1:1 scale though.

What an odd promo. Might be a nice design, but a strange choice nontheless.

[Brikkyy13]

LEGO FINALLY releases a scale lightsaber model and it’s a goddamn GWP 

I’m glad the price for the cantina is only $530 AUD but that’s far too much. I’m no Harry Potter fan but Diagon Alley offers much better value for $70 more with 2000 more pieces and architecture that goes beyond being a beige box. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the cantina didn’t need this type of treatment. The cantina itself, as iconic of a scene that it is, not much happens there. Luke gets into a bar fight, some stuff goes down in Han’s booth and that’s it. This set achieves nothing that the 2014 set didn’t except for more figures. Great to see all the new figures but they could’ve turned up in a battle pack, landspeeder set, a smaller cantina etc. I would’ve liked to see a duros or some other figures that could be done with existing parts over Kabe, because let’s be honest here, this Kabe figure is terrible. But one dud figure out of 20 isn’t a reason to not buy a set and at least it’s something new. 

Happy for those who will be getting this set but unless I can find a considerable discount on it I will be passing. 

[Borex]

1 hour ago, Brikkyy13 said:

 The cantina itself, as iconic of a scene that it is, not much happens there. Luke gets into a bar fight, some stuff goes down in Han’s booth and that’s it. 

Except that it creates the illusion of the whole star wars universe. When they enter the cantina with all those aliens, the universe feels legit, like a real thing. Not only humanoids and robots like your regular sci-fi movie ( i thought stormtroopers were robots when i was a kid)

but yoda’s saber. Hmm why not Snaggletooth (or a different cantina alien) or something else cantina related?

[CF Mitch]

15 hours ago, ChiefPie said:

I believe it’s meant as a Jawa shop.

Ah, yes, of course! Makes sense, thanks
Regarding the GWP, I'll wait and see if the lightsaber looks any good, but probably a pass for me.

Regards,
Mitch

[BrickBob Studpants]

Promobricks show a picture in their article   Nothing spectacular, but hey, gift horses and all that

16 minutes ago, Borex said:

Hmm why not Snaggletooth [...]

He’d require a new mould, and so would a lot of the other patrons 

[Borex]

4 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said:

Promobricks show a picture in their article   Nothing spectacular, but hey, gift horses and all that

He’d require a new mould, and so would a lot of the other patrons 

Elis Helrot could’ve been made, or Bo Shek (although Bo Shek is not as spectacular of course) :-)

 

[lego_guyon02]

Eh, the GWP isn't that special. It looks nice but I really don't see why anyone would want to go out of their way to get it, should be incredibly easy to bricklink if need be.

[wesker]

Yoda's lightsaber looks nice. After the helmet busts it only seemed like a matter of time before they started releasing lightsaber replicas.

Still I do miss the exclusive character polybags, especially when they came with the display stands and cardboard backdrops.

[Tariq j]

It’s a shame the GWP isn’t related to the Cantina but it’s still a really good one. I actually wouldn’t mind if they did more brickbuilt lightsaber handles like this one. 

[storskogen]

3 hours ago, Guyon2002 said:

Eh, the GWP isn't that special. It looks nice but I really don't see why anyone would want to go out of their way to get it, should be incredibly easy to bricklink if need be.

Far from special. Why changing the GWP again? They could have done with a micro scale Tatooine or Yavin 4. Or gone back to minifigs of course.

Anyway, is this GWP limited to those purchasing the cantina? Or will it be a GWP for any SW set (like in previous Force Friday)?