LEGO Star Wars 2022 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Legoman123]

Sorry if this has been asked but is the AT-TE going to be based off of TCW or ROTS? 
 

Also, is there any news on the UCS/Master Builders series set? I’ve been away for a while. 

Edited May 6, 2022 by Legoman123

[wesker]

The AT-TE is definitely the highlight of the wave for me. Glad to finally be getting Cody and updated Phase II helmets. Bit strange they didn't include them in the Republic Tank that just released. Hopefully the redesign won't be too big a jump that the current Phase II clones look incompatible next to the new ones. Looking forward to also getting the Jedi Starfighter and Taun We minifigure. This really has been a great year for getting some long awaited characters.

The two Obi-Wan sets sound good but a missed opportunity not including all four Inquisitors in the Scythe Transport. Hopefully the Fourth Sister shows up later down the road in another set with some Purge Troopers.

Will need to wait until I see pictures to decide on getting the Justifier or nor. Seems pretty expensive for what it is and the minifigure selection while expected still isn't great. Same applies for the Andor set.

[Batman1]

Interesting video out from Promobricks talking about the sets and also some further details/info where you can read between the lines!

[PsychoBuilder]

36 minutes ago, Batman1 said:

Interesting video out from Promobricks talking about the sets and also some further details/info where you can read between the lines!

Hmmm, what did they imply?

 

Also, I finally actually read the Promobricks article, and I noticed two things. Firstly, it may simply because the article is translated, but the article does not explicitly say that the regular troopers come with the new helmet, only Cody, although I doubt that they would not use it on the other ones. Secondly, the character wearing a beige jacket and with a receding hairline sounds quite a lot like General Draven, but I don't have much of a guess on the other character. Melshi maybe?

Edited May 7, 2022 by Brickroll

[MaximillianRebo]

Sounds like a great wave with a mix of sets based on PT and new media. Hopefully not too long until we see some photos to find out what the builds look like (and if the prices are 'justified'). Can't wait until the next winter wave which will probably include a few OT sets and the complaints of "why do we always get things from the OT" start again. 

[kidtheboss611]

1 minute ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I know, it's great we're finally getting cody. The promobricks statement of a revamped gunner could also just mean strongly updated printing, or the different helmet used by AT-TE pilots.

And technically, holes in the side of the head is a new mold . It's necessarily just the design process that's expensive, it's the actual molds (said to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars), so even minor mold changes are "new molds" in that regard. Though either way, holes for the p2 helmets have been a long time coming, and I'm VERY excited.

I think the gunner will either be updated printing like you said or there'll be a 212 airborne trooper as a "gunner" and promo bricks confused the too cause of grainy images. 

Ure right about the mold but I think investing in a good mold for clones was a long time coming but even so p2 hole is a big step.  

[SEmrys]

This wave sounds amazing. 

The AT-TE I'll definitely be picking up. Sounds like a great build and a great minifigure selection. Finally, Cody! 

The Scythe sounds interesting. Having the three main Inquisitors in one set is cool, and the ship looks pretty good so far from the promotional material. I'll have to come back to this one post-Kenobi. 

The Jedi Starfighter isn't a must have for me but I won't lie, I kind of want it. I enjoy the little Jedi ship builds. 

The Justifier and Andor are a pass for me. I'll be on the lookout for that Omega figure though. I don't love the show but I do quite like her as a character (which I think may put me in the minority). I'm interested in seeing BD-1 and the Vader diorama, but again, I won't be getting them. 

All-in-all, August is shaping up to be an expensive month Lego-wise. I've already been waiting patiently for the Sanctum Sanctorum on the Marvel side of things, and now there's all these great sounding sets. 

[MKJoshA]

2 hours ago, Legoman123 said:

Sorry if this has been asked but is the AT-TE going to be based off of TCW or ROTS?

It's based off ROTS.

[Kdapt-Preacher]

For those keeping track, unless you count the Bad Batch Shuttle (which I would tend not to), the last set to include three different clones was the Clone Trooper Battle Pack in 2011, and it had only happened twice before that (in the 2007 battle pack and the 2005 Clone Turbo Tank, which had 4). The last set to include five total clones was the Republic Dropship and AT-OT in 2009 (which had 8, the most of any regular set). So the AT-TE isn't recordbreaking, but it's the most we've seen in a long time.

[The Stud]

5 hours ago, Kit Figsto said:

I think, for SW stuff at least, this seems to be a more recent trend.  I know last holiday season, they had the Mandalorian Starfighter for like $50, and then in March they had Boba's Palace for $80 and the Dark Trooper set for like $22 (which is a solid discount, but Target/Walmart will probably drop that to $24 eventually like they do with most $30 sets, so nothing insane).  Unfortunately, about a month after I got Boba's Palace for $80, it is apparently now $60 there 

I concur about Costco having great deals. Not only did I get two of the Palace for $60 each, I got two of the Dark Trooper Attack for $18 each. I’m really hoping Mando’s N-1 will show up there. I think I’ve gradually liked the set less and less over time and I would really like to get a discount on it.

 

Another interesting observation I had about this wave is the lack of Skywalker characters besides Vader.

[Mandalorianknight]

6 hours ago, Kit Figsto said:

The tough thing is that it SEEMS like once a set goes out of stock there, that's it.  I'd imagine if the AT-TE were to go on sale there, it probably wouldn't last super long.

Noted. I will have to trip the local children to obtain the set first. 

Jokes aside, that does track with costco. Great prices, but the availability of specific items isn't always there.

5 hours ago, Sabre-aN said:

Oh for sure it won't be outright cheap like say the current 501st are, I just hope he'll be closer to £10 than £20 due to hopefully the set being common & parted out a lot due to popularity

You really got to lower your expectation (by raising the expected price): The current one, who appeared in a $30 set, is $16 in the UK and $18 in the US...for the cheapest figure. A brand new one in a MUCH more expensive set is going to be a hell of a lot more expensive. And I don't entirely understand what the parting out thing means. Like, if people buy it and scrap the set for parts, it's assumably because they want the figures, right? And if you're saying the popularity will cause people to try and sell all the bits of it, including figures, separately, that would mean it's because they think they can sell the figures for a lot, right?

3 hours ago, kidtheboss611 said:

I think the gunner will either be updated printing like you said or there'll be a 212 airborne trooper as a "gunner" and promo bricks confused the too cause of grainy images. 

Ure right about the mold but I think investing in a good mold for clones was a long time coming but even so p2 hole is a big step.  

We'll see. That would make sense, but Promobricks seems to be good at figure identification (Especially if they can tell kaminoans apart). And I agree, this is a HUGE development for clone minifigures.

 

BD-1 and AT-ST info is out as well, which I missed. I will definately pick up my beloved space dog, and skip the juniors AT-ST, though it does sound like a solid set.

Seriously, I may have to buy the parts for the BD-1 skin I use in fallen order as well as the set.

[Kit Figsto]

43 minutes ago, The Stud said:

Another interesting observation I had about this wave is the lack of Skywalker characters besides Vader.

It seems like they aim to have most of the main characters overlapping on shelves, since it's tough to cover all of them in each wave.  By my count, this summer will have two versions of Obi-Wan, Vader, and then you've got Mando/Grogu with the starfighter, Luke in the Dark Trooper set, Boba and Fennec in the Palace, the Bad Batch in their shuttle + Cad Bane's ship and then I think you can still find some older sets on shelves, so there you've got Ep 4 Luke + Leia in the X-Wing, Hoth Luke in the microfighter Tauntaun, Ahsoka in the AAT and Mandalore duel, Maul in the Mandalore duel, Han in the Microfighter, and snowy Chewbacca in the AT-ST.

As someone that's been collecting for 15+ years, I feel like they're way better about this now than they were back in the day.  As a kid, it was pretty much impossible to get an ANH Han, Chewbacca, or Leia figure, since they more or less locked into a $100+ Millenium Falcon, despite those being some of the most iconic characters and appearances from the entire saga.

[Batman1]

6 hours ago, Brickroll said:

Hmmm, what did they imply?

…but the article does not explicitly say that the regular troopers come with the new helmet, only Cody, although I doubt that they would…

Well there’s actually a lot more detail as he describes everything he saw in the photos but all of the new clones are using this new helmet and the clone gunner is the one from the fighter tank with Aayla and not a 212th airborn. All he said is it’s been updated so that makes me think new printing and not a new helmet mould. 
 

He also said the interior has seating places and a computer type thing but it was hard to be clear. 
 

The other detail I was very happy to hear is that 75331 is not a rumour from his normal source and he is very sceptical about it! Very glad it’s not confirmed to be the UCS razor crest as this is honestly said, something I do not want at all. I think another razor crest is just not needed at this point especially after the great model they already put out and definitely not for 530€…
I hope this set still ends up being a master builders of any scene from the movies, it would be great as people speculated to get an Endor or Geonosis set. Pretty much any of these would be a day 1 purchase and worth the very high price tag!

[CF Mitch]

YES! YES! YEEESSS!!

We're finally getting a phase 2 Commander Cody 
I will definitely pick up the AT-TE. I just hope the accompanying 212th trooper hasn't changed much in design from the current one.

10 hours ago, Graupensuppe said:

Another dwarf spider droid? Why not include the crab droid that actually appeared on Utapau and hasn't been made before?

This is kind of a bummer, yeah 

I'll be getting the Delta 7 as well. Though I'm not entirely pleased with the current design of the EpII starfighters (LEGO's very first one looked much more like it, if you ask me), the Obi-Wan minifigure that comes with it sounds very cool, and there's the inclusion of Taun We, of course  

Not to sure about the Obi-Wan Kenobi series sets, yet. I'd really like an Obi-Wan minifigure from the show, but that's about it. Maybe if the Justifier looks cool, but apparently it's huge, so... 
The Obi-Wan vs. Darth Vader sets sounds kinda nice, so far, so who knows.

Regards,
Mitch

[Brikkyy13]

2 hours ago, Kit Figsto said:

It seems like they aim to have most of the main characters overlapping on shelves, since it's tough to cover all of them in each wave.  By my count, this summer will have two versions of Obi-Wan, Vader, and then you've got Mando/Grogu with the starfighter, Luke in the Dark Trooper set, Boba and Fennec in the Palace, the Bad Batch in their shuttle + Cad Bane's ship and then I think you can still find some older sets on shelves, so there you've got Ep 4 Luke + Leia in the X-Wing, Hoth Luke in the microfighter Tauntaun, Ahsoka in the AAT and Mandalore duel, Maul in the Mandalore duel, Han in the Microfighter, and snowy Chewbacca in the AT-ST.

As someone that's been collecting for 15+ years, I feel like they're way better about this now than they were back in the day.  As a kid, it was pretty much impossible to get an ANH Han, Chewbacca, or Leia figure, since they more or less locked into a $100+ Millenium Falcon, despite those being some of the most iconic characters and appearances from the entire saga.

You make great points here, I want to build on what you’ve said. These new sets sound like they’d play together so well. Many different versions of Obi-Wan to use with the AT-TE and starfighter, both of those vehicles go against the Sycthe or justifier. Taun-We goes with the justifier. With everything that’s on shelves at the moment you can get a pretty decent, all encompassing collection spanning movies and TV shows. 

I am keen to see pictures, this sounds like one of the best waves for prequel fans in years. 

Can’t wait to get the starfighter, love when they do these sets in different colours and it’s been far too long since we got an affordable red Delta 7. 

Obi Wan sets sound a bit spoilery but promising. The Sytche will be great for the figures. Andor set is intriguing. BD-1 is a great idea for a sculpture set. 

Obviously the AT-TE is attracting attention. I really hope LEGO doesn’t give us oversized dual moulded helmets, please let them be the same as the current ones just with holes. If it’s an update of the existing mould then there’s potential for it to be used in current sets, meaning new figure variants… I can dream. 

The set I’m most excited for is by far the justifier. When I saw it on TV last year I knew it would be a great set and this is almost the exact figure selection I pictured it with (I was thinking maybe Taun We as well, thankfully she’s in a cheaper set). Curious to see how they do TODO, though I hope it’s something better I’m expecting a rather large build on top of battle droid legs. The amount of figures for the price of the set seems a little off but if the build is big and has a lot of usable space it’s a non issue for me.

Would love a UCS razor crest. Here’s hoping it’s true, the timing for a set like this seems right so I hope it is true. Probably would just be the ship alone but it has so much more potential… like including a full interior with extra parts to do the modifications from the show. Could totally see an iced up Mando figure and some spiders included. Better not get too hopeful… 

Great but expensive year for LEGO Star Wars

[SillySeeker]

I'm really happy about the AT-TE, this sort of high quantity clone selection is exactly what I think Lego should stick with and I'm super excited for the new accessory friendly P2 clone helmets. (time to daydream about what other clones are now possible 🥴) I'm glad we have a P2 Cody now, unfortunately there is a lot of people who aren't as I saw a lot of stupid criticism already toward Cody and the clones so skip below if you don't wish to see me complain and call it out. 

I've seen the M&R children complaining about how Lego isn't giving Cody arm printing or a visor even though PromoBricks explicitly said there are holes in the helmet and a visor. Not surprising that children can't read. Then I saw multiple people saying how they should have put the 327th clones and Bly instead of Cody and the 212th, Jesus Christ can these people ever be satisfied!? You give them Cody and now they don't want him? Another annoying point I saw today was someone complaining about the 3 droids included, saying "Lego needs to stop putting so many droids in sets, alot of people have more droids than clones now!!11!" despite every single set in the last two years a droid has come in (3 sets, minus the ATT which has 2 droids and one clone) has more clones than droids in it. Not to mention that we have a clone set with no droids, the clone accessory pack, and that the set they're complaining about in the first place has more clones than droids in it. Here's the best complaint, someone said that Lego was releasing a $140 battlepack because this set includes 5 clones, and they were mad about that! If Lego listens to these people we are never getting more than a single clone in a set again lol. If you're curious I saw most of these on PromoBricks insta comments, on Republic Bricks most recent video and some other places I can't remember.

I hope M&R and his various copycats don't start spreading these ridiculous complaints themselves because Lego has finally given us a wide variety and quantity of clones again, and for it to met with illegitimate criticism that could jeopardize they're decision making (The 501st battlepack and Cody's inclusion prove that they're influenced by them) on whether to make further clone sets like this would be beyond a travesty.

Edited May 7, 2022 by SillySeeker

[Agent Kallus]

2 hours ago, SillySeeker said:

I'm really happy about the AT-TE, this sort of high quantity clone selection is exactly what I think Lego should stick with and I'm super excited for the new accessory friendly P2 clone helmets. (time to daydream about what other clones are now possible 🥴) I'm glad we have a P2 Cody now, unfortunately there is a lot of people who aren't as I saw a lot of stupid criticism already toward Cody and the clones so skip below if you don't wish to see me complain and call it out. 

I've seen the M&R children complaining about how Lego isn't giving Cody arm printing or a visor even though PromoBricks explicitly said there are holes in the helmet and a visor. Not surprising that children can't read. Then I saw multiple people saying how they should have put the 327th clones and Bly instead of Cody and the 212th, Jesus Christ can these people ever be satisfied!? You give them Cody and now they don't want him? Another annoying point I saw today was someone complaining about the 3 droids included, saying "Lego needs to stop putting so many droids in sets, alot of people have more droids than clones now!!11!" despite every single set in the last two years a droid has come in (3 sets, minus the ATT which has 2 droids and one clone) has more clones than droids in it. Not to mention that we have a clone set with no droids, the clone accessory pack, and that the set they're complaining about in the first place has more clones than droids in it. Here's the best complaint, someone said that Lego was releasing a $140 battlepack because this set includes 5 clones, and they were mad about that! If Lego listens to these people we are never getting more than a single clone in a set again lol. If you're curious I saw most of these on PromoBricks insta comments, on Republic Bricks most recent video and some other places I can't remember.

I hope M&R and his various copycats don't start spreading these ridiculous complaints themselves because Lego has finally given us a wide variety and quantity of clones again, and for it to met with illegitimate criticism that could jeopardize they're decision making (The 501st battlepack and Cody's inclusion prove that they're influenced by them) on whether to make further clone sets like this would be beyond a travesty.

Ridiculous yeah. More droids than clones? (a) how can 2-3  droids per 3-5 clones make more clones than droids? (b) more droids make sense anyway, droids are mass produced in universe much faster than clones and part of their typical strategy to overwhelm the enemy by outnumbering them massively.

Though on the Bly front, the new Phase 2 helmet could make him work better with a possibility of attaching a new binoculars type attachment price for him.

 

 

If there is gonna be a UCS razor crest I might hold off on the system one, assuming that the UCS one would be figure scaled, but that huge prices seems unlikely to be the razor crest, I mean would it really be triple (ish) the size of the UCS gunship?

[Sabre-aN]

7 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

You really got to lower your expectation (by raising the expected price): The current one, who appeared in a $30 set, is $16 in the UK and $18 in the US...for the cheapest figure. A brand new one in a MUCH more expensive set is going to be a hell of a lot more expensive. And I don't entirely understand what the parting out thing means. Like, if people buy it and scrap the set for parts, it's assumably because they want the figures, right? And if you're saying the popularity will cause people to try and sell all the bits of it, including figures, separately, that would mean it's because they think they can sell the figures for a lot, right?

I did say hope - if the price is too high I simply won't bother trying to get them in numbers, assuming I even want to once we've seen pictures. But as for comparisons with the current gunner, whilst he originally came in a cheaper set said set is also long out of production which has increased his price above inflation, he's become harder to buy as a result. I was able to get plenty of him at the time for actually a little cheaper than the plain phase 2 originally was if I remember correctly, but if I was starting out collecting him now I wouldn't even try, I only go for new condition figs and there's too few out there and those that are are above £20.

Yeah that's more or less exactly what I meant on parting out - if I was in the business of looking for good new sets to make a profit on by buying & then selling all the parts and figures, I'd prioritise popular ones with desirable figures and parts - but the more people that do that the more competition there is, which should then drive the prices down. The AT-TE would be a perfect candidate for this I reckon whereas say Cad Bane's ship won't be, as the AT-TE has (to my eye at least) a more desirable figure selection some of which are army-buildable, and probably has a good parts selection as well. Though this wouldn't work if demand is so high that the set and/or figures are constantly selling out, which will almost certainly happen to start with but should get better midway through the set's production run.

[Kim-Kwang-Seok]

Though I never will get any UCS set in my rather poor life I really look forward to the Razor Crest. I almost hope it will look bad to not get tempted. But my studless MOD/MOC is quite good and it's interior does the job so let's see .

It's really an iconic vehicle that deserves it's UCS version. I know some folks complain about it being irrelevant but to me the Falcon has lost it's charm after not being lost in EP5/6 or at least 7. It was never a special thing until in EP5, when they realised how much money they can make by shoving it everywhere. Han Solo boasting about the Falcon in EPIV was only boasting as a thug would do and never intended to be used as a reference 500 times.

So the Falcon being destroyed would have made it more meaningful to me and while being sorry to not have seen more of the Crests features and interior it was a more authentic ship in the end. It never fought a fleet of Star Destroyers by itself and it didn't need to.

I hope they don't put some super exclusive Mando figure in it like a EP1 mando with printed arms...


About Cody: Wow after so many years of fake leaks and rumors there is a confirmation. I hope the IG trolls shuts up about it now.

[Willsy]

In regards to the complaints from some areas of the fanbase, I really hope it doesn't put the design team off listening to the fans because the recent nods to the fanbase such as Cody, the 501st set, have been genuinely nice to see. But anyway, the AT-TE sounds wonderful and will be an instant purchase for sure, I'm very happy we're finally getting P2 Cody and seemingly a new P2 helmet mold with attachment compatibility. I'm sure he will look fantastic and it definitely bodes well for an updated Rex. I just hope the interior is better than the 2013 version, because that design was otherwise great. Five clones and three (technically four) droids is a really great lineup for the set. 

[HatBricks]

This wave sounds fantastic! Lot of really cool stuff!

The Cad Bane's Justifier minifigure roster is a tiny bit disappointing to only 4 minifigs and presumably 1 molded figure for Todo, but the actual roster itself sounds awesome! Finally Omega! It does make me wonder, will hunter use the new clone helmet mode that cody introduces, the old one, or will he possible have a new mold? (article doesn't mention so I guess we'll have to see)

Obi-Wan's Jedi starfighter was an easy pass for me, but seeing as it's the only set with a Kamanoan, I may just have to get it.

Obi-Wan vs Darth Vader, I would be disappointed if the other set didn't have the minifigure roster it does. Build sounds cool, unique Obi-wan is nice, will have to see the show to know if those other two characters are must gets or not, but it's nice their included, and Vader is kinda necessary.

The Scythe coming with 3 inquisitors is perfect! Sounds like the 5th brother brings back his armor piece, but the worlding of the article is a bit confusing in regards to the grand inquisitors armor, but given the prominent mention of armor piece, it sounds like it's back for him too. a unique Obi-wan is just icing on the cake at this point.

The AT-TE, Cody is finally here, which is so exciting! Personally I would have preferred some sort of dual molded helmet for Cody, but making a piece with holes for the attachments is the better long term choice, so I think they made the right call. (phase 2 rex with rangefinder). 3 212ths is really nice, and the gunner is more than I could have asked for. I hope the build is cool!

[mirkwoodspiders]

2 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

If there is gonna be a UCS razor crest I might hold off on the system one, assuming that the UCS one would be figure scaled, but that huge prices seems unlikely to be the razor crest, I mean would it really be triple (ish) the size of the UCS gunship?

Yeah, I have the system one and it's pretty good, but a UCS one would have to be minifig scale and a lot better quality. That said, I'd never thought about how massive this thing would have to be if it's indeed $530... UCS Gunship was 3,200 pieces at $350. We'd be in the 5,000 piece range for $530, right? Jerac's Razor Crest is really good and it's 4,888 pieces, so I guess it's possible. We'll see.

[THELEGOBATMAN]

Oh my oh my, this wave sounds like an absolute dream for Star Wars fans 

The Justifier has a nice minifigure selection, but in no way does it justify its atrocious price. 

Nice to hear that the AT-ST has three minifigures and side builds.

Obi-Wan's starfighter still sounds amazing.

I love that BD-1 has stim canisters.

While I personally don't care for the AT-TE, the minifigure selection sounds fantastic. Five Clones and three Droids, Cody included? Happy for all the people that have been waiting for this.

And it seems more and more likely that the Razor Crest UCS rumour is true. Interesting. 

[Alpha Draconis]

I'm very excited to see the pictures of the sets. If everything is true then you may insert death star blowing up my wallet gif here

[THELEGOBATMAN]

As for the sets based on upcoming series, they are the ones I'm most interested in.

Kenobi vs. Vader set sounds absolutely incredible. The build sounds ridiculously good, and so do the minifigures. So nice that it also includes an Officer and a droid. Definitely a must-buy.

The Scythe also sounds fantastic. Having all three Inquisitors in a single set is awesome, and poncho Kenobi will be great and unique.

Also great to hear that Andor is getting a set, although a small spaceship and a speeder bike with three minifigures for 70€ doesn't sound that good...

Edited May 7, 2022 by THELEGOBATMAN