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

[TeddytheSpoon]

8 hours ago, Willsy said:

75332: $29.99: 87 pieces 

75335: $99.99: 1062 pieces

75340: $44.99: 329 pieces 

87 pieces for 30 bucks? Even by the standards of the constraction figures that's a woeful ratio. I mean a minifigure takes up four pieces minimum!

329 for $45 is not great either, although of course it depends what pieces are included. At least the other two seem a bit more sensible - 1062 pieces for $100 and 282 pieces in 75333 for $30.

[Kit Figsto]

30 minutes ago, TeddytheSpoon said:

87 pieces for 30 bucks? Even by the standards of the constraction figures that's a woeful ratio. I mean a minifigure takes up four pieces minimum!

Apparently it's a 4+ set, which seems roughly in line with the pricing of other 4+ and Duplo sets.  My guess is that the larger pieces are more expensive to make, because there are some Duplo sets that average out to a dollar or more per piece.  The recent 4+ sets seem to be around that pricing level too.  Poe's X-Wing is $20 for 54 parts and the TIE Fighter was $20 for 68 parts.  The A-Wing was only $12 for 62 pieces, but my guess is that it's because there aren't really any specialized or very large parts in it.

[The Stud]

32 minutes ago, TeddytheSpoon said:

87 pieces for 30 bucks? Even by the standards of the constraction figures that's a woeful ratio. I mean a minifigure takes up four pieces minimum!

329 for $45 is not great either, although of course it depends what pieces are included. At least the other two seem a bit more sensible - 1062 pieces for $100 and 282 pieces in 75333 for $30.

The $30 set is 4+ so it’s full of specialized pieces. I believe the Advent Calendar is the $45 set, which would explain the bad ratio, but I might be wrong on that. 

[AD_Bricks]

10 hours ago, Willsy said:

$30 for 87 pieces? Perhaps a new format of set with very specialised pieces, or a 4+ set? 

I know there’s only rumoured to be a Boba’s palace and 1 other set from BOBF but do you reckon this could be (Spoilers) the main 2 villains of the non-flashback part of episode 2 on their thing that you will know about if you’ve watched it? That could require some specialised pieces with 2 you-know-what species in the set.

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The Hutt Twins on their litter.

 

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[Agent Kallus]

7 minutes ago, AD_Bricks said:

I know there’s only rumoured to be a Boba’s palace and 1 other set from BOBF but do you reckon this could be (Spoilers) the main 2 villains of the non-flashback part of episode 2 on their thing that you will know about if you’ve watched it? That could require some specialised pieces with 2 you-know-what species in the set.

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The Hutt Twins on their litter.

 

Or moulded Bantha? … okay I can still dream.

[Stuartn]

Assuming the US$45 set is a the advent calendar, I wonder what the Australian price will be, as that is an increase in the US price if I am correct?

 

[Frizzlefry25]

16 hours ago, Willsy said:

 

75321: $529.99

 

Havent been on the boards for a bit, but noticed this looking at the most recent pages. Is 75321 (or is it 75303) supposed to be this years UCS? What the heck is with all the $350-$800 sets the last few years? Besides the A-wing is $200 a thing of the past?!

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[Paul11283652]

1 hour ago, Frizzlefry25 said:

Havent been on the boards for a bit, but noticed this looking at the most recent pages. Is 75321 (or is it 75303) supposed to be this years UCS? What the heck is with all the $350-$800 sets the last few years? Besides the A-wing is $200 a thing of the past?!

75321 is the Razorcrest microfighter. The US$200 set for May this year looks to be 75341 Luke's Landspeeder. Last year it was 75308 R2-D2. The other large set this year is apparently 75331 at US$530. 75303 appears to be a missing UCS set.

[Mandalorianknight]

8 hours ago, TeddytheSpoon said:

87 pieces for 30 bucks? Even by the standards of the constraction figures that's a woeful ratio. I mean a minifigure takes up four pieces minimum!

329 for $45 is not great either, although of course it depends what pieces are included. At least the other two seem a bit more sensible - 1062 pieces for $100 and 282 pieces in 75333 for $30.

Hey, don't knock my bionicle boys! they had much better prices, sets like Maxilos and Spinax were nearly at system PPP despite having much larger parts! As everyone else has said it's likely a 4+ set. The $45 one is the advent calendar unfortunately. I agree that the other two seem fine, with the $100 one seeming actually really good, but the $60, 411 piece TBOBF one makes me worried. 

7 hours ago, AD_Bricks said:

I know there’s only rumoured to be a Boba’s palace and 1 other set from BOBF but do you reckon this could be (Spoilers) the main 2 villains of the non-flashback part of episode 2 on their thing that you will know about if you’ve watched it? That could require some specialised pieces with 2 you-know-what species in the set.

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The Hutt Twins on their litter.

 

It's probably a 4+ set, but for the $60, 411 piece tbobf set, it's possible. With the standard bigfig offset being around $10, this would make sense for a PPP if it had two. However, they were kept secret, and even for something so minor and revealed so early, I don't think lego would be able to do this. They and their...vehicle would have to be at least half the set, which is a lot harder than putting baby yoda in a razor crest or that...other character in this set.

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Though I do kind of want to see brick-built hutts sometime, with the pieces we've got now there could totally be some good models of them.

4 hours ago, Stuartn said:

Assuming the US$45 set is a the advent calendar, I wonder what the Australian price will be, as that is an increase in the US price if I am correct?

Yeah, a $5 increase. Honestly I wish they'd find a way to keep it cheaper, but I wouldn't want them reducing figure or part count either. I tend to just buy them on sale after christmas anyway, I challenge myself to make system builds out of all the little micro builds, so this probably won't affect me, but inflation always gives me a slight sense of foreboding.

1 hour ago, Frizzlefry25 said:

Havent been on the boards for a bit, but noticed this looking at the most recent pages. Is 75321 (or is it 75303) supposed to be this years UCS? What the heck is with all the $350-$800 sets the last few years? Besides the A-wing is $200 a thing of the past?!

No, the May D2C is $200, and the fall one is more expensive. Last year was R2, this year is the landspeeder.

[TotoMagnus]

Regarding set 75325: 

Maybe a Rancor Pit remake, that combines with the Palace? The last Pit had 380 pieces for 70€
 

[TeddytheSpoon]

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Hey, don't knock my bionicle boys! they had much better prices, sets like Maxilos and Spinax were nearly at system PPP despite having much larger parts!

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Though I do kind of want to see brick-built hutts sometime, with the pieces we've got now there could totally be some good models of them.

Yeah, a $5 increase. Honestly I wish they'd find a way to keep it cheaper, but I wouldn't want them reducing figure or part count either. I tend to just buy them on sale after christmas anyway, I challenge myself to make system builds out of all the little micro builds, so this probably won't affect me, but inflation always gives me a slight sense of foreboding.

Sorry, I was referring to the Star Wars construction figures - I should've specified. I agree that that Maxilos set was great value for money incidentally, I've still got that somewhere!

Have the Star Wars calendars always been noticeably more expensive than the other ones? I could be imagining it but I feel like the price has been gradually creeping further away from the City and Friends equivalent. I found the Mandalorian calendar to be a bit lacklustre for the price, so I might have to pass on getting one if it's even more expensive this year.

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[Brikkyy13]

2 hours ago, TotoMagnus said:

Regarding set 75325: 

Maybe a Rancor Pit remake, that combines with the Palace? The last Pit had 380 pieces for 70€
 

I was thinking this, especially since someone mentioned the other set may have been called boba fett’s throne room.

[BrickBob Studpants]

4 hours ago, TotoMagnus said:

Regarding set 75325: 

Maybe a Rancor Pit remake, that combines with the Palace? The last Pit had 380 pieces for 70€
 

I hope not. A Rancor is rumoured to be included in 75326, so what‘s the point of an empty Rancor Pit set?  Including one in both sets would be rather silly

Besides, the Rancor is rumoured to

go on a rampage in Mos Espa, so it probably doesn‘t have many (or any) scenes in the pit itself

[TotoMagnus]

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I hope not. A Rancor is rumoured to be included in 75326, so what‘s the point of an empty Rancor Pit set?  Including one in both sets would be rather silly

Besides, the Rancor is rumoured to

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go on a rampage in Mos Espa, so it probably doesn‘t have many (or any) scenes in the pit itself

 

Would be silly, indeed. But maybe the rumour mixed things up?

Sure, I only have a hunch, fed (amongst other things) by Ryan´s review of said old Rancor Pit, which reminded me of a week last November(?) when he reviewed older sets, which shortly afterwards got revealed/confirmed/leaked as new sets (AT-ST, Palace, Dagobah Hut...)
But I´m eager to find out, if my hunch is right or whatever Lego comes up with.

[NoOneOfImportance]

3 hours ago, TotoMagnus said:

Would be silly, indeed. But maybe the rumour mixed things up?

Sure, I only have a hunch, fed (amongst other things) by Ryan´s review of said old Rancor Pit, which reminded me of a week last November(?) when he reviewed older sets, which shortly afterwards got revealed/confirmed/leaked as new sets (AT-ST, Palace, Dagobah Hut...)
But I´m eager to find out, if my hunch is right or whatever Lego comes up with.

Unless the Rancor Pit set is episode 6 based, in which case they could essentially remake the old one and have it fit under Boba's palace? 

[Agent Kallus]

9 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I hope not. A Rancor is rumoured to be included in 75326, so what‘s the point of an empty Rancor Pit set?  Including one in both sets would be rather silly

Besides, the Rancor is rumoured to

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go on a rampage in Mos Espa, so it probably doesn‘t have many (or any) scenes in the pit itself

 

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Well we see it in the pit, and the rancorless pit does get some usage, but I'd rather not get a rancor pit, they could wait a few years and give us one in d2c jabba's/boba's palace. maybe this set could be the tusken camp with a bantha? or the Pyke's train, though as they are waiting to release after the palace/throne room set rather than alongside it it might be more spoilery than either of those.

 

[Mandalorianknight]

26 minutes ago, Agent Kallus said:

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Well we see it in the pit, and the rancorless pit does get some usage, but I'd rather not get a rancor pit, they could wait a few years and give us one in d2c jabba's/boba's palace. maybe this set could be the tusken camp with a bantha? or the Pyke's train, though as they are waiting to release after the palace/throne room set rather than alongside it it might be more spoilery than either of those.

 

It could also just be how the waves shaped out, we don't know for sure it'll be more spoilery than the other. I like this idea of the palace and pit being two different sets, but seeing as the rancor is supposed to be in the palace set, I'm not sure it'll happen.

 

 

I'll be honest, not a fan of this episode at all. There are some vehicles introduced that lego would totally make in a set, but I hope the set isn't them.

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waaay to colorful for tatooine, and honestly the drivers were just so cringe-inducing and emo. I wouldn't have batted an eye if one of them was tobey maguire from spider-man 3 with a robot leg or something.

 

[ArrowBricks]

With each passing episode, I am intrigued about what TBOBF sets will be - I think we have 2 other ones atleast, as well as the throne room? 

[BrickBob Studpants]

11 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Besides, the Rancor is rumoured to

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[redacted], so it probably doesn‘t have many (or any) scenes in the pit itself

 

Wow, that comment aged like fine milk 

After the new episode I still hope for a certain fearsome character to show up as one of the two alleged bounty hunters in the Throne Room set  

3 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said:

With each passing episode, I am intrigued about what TBOBF sets will be - I think we have 2 other ones atleast, as well as the throne room? 

We only have two confirmed sets: 75326 Bob Fett's Throne Room for $100 and 75325, an unknown $70 set 

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[ArrowBricks]

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Wow, that comment aged like fine milk 

After the new episode I still hope for a certain fearsome character to show up as one of the two alleged bounty hunters in the Throne Room set  

We only have two confirmed sets: 75326 Bob Fett's Throne Room for $100 and 75325, an unknown $70 set 

75325 is apparently $60 now. I think I’ve confused this with another set in terms of theme, so thanks. 

[Kit Figsto]

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I wonder if one or both of the bounty hunters could be members of that street gang?  I feel like there's a high chance that they're either human or humanoid, because if it were a Trandoshan or Aqualish (or, like, Krrsantan), we probably would've known due to the fact that they use a mold.  Even if the pictures were blurry, it'd still be clear that it's a molded head versus a printed one.  At this point, there's only, what, four episodes left, I can't really see them introducing a ton of new bounty hunter/thug characters, so I feel there's a good chance those characters might be coming.

[Mandalorianknight]

17 hours ago, TeddytheSpoon said:

Sorry, I was referring to the Star Wars construction figures - I should've specified. I agree that that Maxilos set was great value for money incidentally, I've still got that somewhere!

Have the Star Wars calendars always been noticeably more expensive than the other ones? I could be imagining it but I feel like the price has been gradually creeping further away from the City and Friends equivalent. I found the Mandalorian calendar to be a bit lacklustre for the price, so I might have to pass on getting one if it's even more expensive this year.

Ah, true. Those were pretty bad. (If you do still have a Maxilos somewhere, I just sold mine for nearly a hundred USD, so you might want to look into opening a bricklink store!) 

I didn't realize until now that the city and friends ones were cheaper. Looks like the HP and marvel ones were also $40, though, so it's probably just liscencing.

17 minutes ago, Kit Figsto said:

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I wonder if one or both of the bounty hunters could be members of that street gang?  I feel like there's a high chance that they're either human or humanoid, because if it were a Trandoshan or Aqualish (or, like, Krrsantan), we probably would've known due to the fact that they use a mold.  Even if the pictures were blurry, it'd still be clear that it's a molded head versus a printed one.  At this point, there's only, what, four episodes left, I can't really see them introducing a ton of new bounty hunter/thug characters, so I feel there's a good chance those characters might be coming.

 

 

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Yeah, and it makes me sad. I get why it wouldn't be Krrsantan, but a trandoshan or aqualish would have been so much cooler than these edgy cyberpunk biker emos.

 

[Legoman123]

Did we ever get confirmation on the Mace Windu Clone Trooper set?

[Stuartn]

19 minutes ago, Legoman123 said:

Did we ever get confirmation on the Mace Windu Clone Trooper set?

It was rumoured for the 1HY wave this year, however all of those sets are either known or are known to be from a different source such as TBOBF. While it did originate from a semi-reliable source none of the major leakers have confirmed its existence and its looking more and more like it is probably false. Whether something similar appears in the 2HY we are yet to see.

[ginja]

9 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I'll be honest, not a fan of this episode at all. There are some vehicles introduced that lego would totally make in a set, but I hope the set isn't them.

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waaay to colorful for tatooine, and honestly the drivers were just so cringe-inducing and emo. I wouldn't have batted an eye if one of them was tobey maguire from spider-man 3 with a robot leg or something.

 

I think you have your subcultures mixed up. They were clearly based on mods. Almost too obviously so.