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

[QuiggoldsPegLeg]

29 minutes ago, ToaDraco said:

Yeah the new pictures make it look even better. I'm excited to pick this set up. I 100% agree, I hope they plan to expand it. Like I've said before, they could easily make a $20 set of the Bacta tank room that can connect on top of the throne room as the roof appears designed in such a way to allow for this possibility.

I missed out on the last Jabba's palace though I thankfully have the Rancor pit so I'm really looking forward to getting Boba's bigger and better version.

I wouldn’t call this one bigger or better, but it is an adequate slightly downsized version. 
 

I’d absolutely love to get a bacta tank add-on, but that doesn’t really fit the price of any of the rumoured sets, plus I don’t think that roof looks like it is meant to be added on to. It’s probably due to the stupid “controversy” from a few years ago that they won’t include the roof. Which is unfortunate. I’m lucky I have the 2012 Palace though.

[TeddytheSpoon]

The palace does look like better value with more pictures. Solid set, but still don't think I'll buy it

[Blazej_Holen]

looking at the Palace set, I think that we may get add on to the set later this year or during the next one, in shape of the upoer floor with the iconic round roof. There could be Bacta pod and other details from Boba Fett series… ;)

[AD_Bricks]

I love how they incorporated features from the 2012 palace like the opening back and the hidden storage under the throne. Nice callback! It was a definite buy for me before we got the first pictures so now I’m even more hyped. 
 

Edit: Just noticed Fennec has new arm printing! I wondered whether they’d make it accurate or just reuse the arms from the light cruiser but they went the extra mile!

Edited February 13, 2022 by AD_Bricks

[Redroe]

The complete inadequacy of the actual show has chilled off my enthusiasm for Fett's Palace a good deal, but there's plenty about the set that makes me think I will probably get it, but wait for a lower price. I'm working on a Jabba-era palace MOC, so plenty of good stuff to rob out of this one. The round roof has got much cheaper thanks to Barracuda bay which features many large curved slopes, although admittedly would look better in dark tan. My big disappointment is (not Lego's fault) that Rystall's white suit dictates her face be skin tone, which it clearly isn't in universe.  So when i pull off her head and stick it on a Kabuki twin torso, it won't look bog all like Rystall.

 

I'd have expected leaks of the "other" TboBF set around now. Gotta be the Wizard surely.

[Clone OPatra]

It is looking good in the full product images. I'm still bummed that it doesn't include Fennec's helmet (which is shown right there in the box art!), but what the set does include is quite nice.

[Redroe]

22 minutes ago, AD_Bricks said:

I love how they incorporated features from the 2012 palace like the opening back and the hidden storage under the throne. Nice callback! It was a definite buy for me before we got the first pictures so now I’m even more hyped. 
 

Edit: Just noticed Fennec has new arm printing! I wondered whether they’d make it accurate or just reuse the arms from the light cruiser but they went the extra mile!

Yes, I really like the nods to the old Palace which seem to go beyond just "same source material/same play features" recycling. 

So now there are two exclusive Fennec figures in two top end sets. This is the way. 

5 minutes ago, Clone OPatra said:

It is looking good in the full product images. I'm still bummed that it doesn't include Fennec's helmet (which is shown right there in the box art!), but what the set does include is quite nice.

I suppose she wasn't actually wearing it in that scene so they can claim canon, but it's still fairly obviously a marketing decision.  The figure's face print is so good that I don't mind too much.  And the hair isn't a bad choice.

[Clone OPatra]

13 minutes ago, Redroe said:

I suppose she wasn't actually wearing it in that scene so they can claim canon, but it's still fairly obviously a marketing decision.  The figure's face print is so good that I don't mind too much.  And the hair isn't a bad choice.

I think the figure and hair are totally fine, but it's still a somewhat jerk move of LEGO that I thought they were moving past. I have no issue with exclusive figures that make sense (like of course there has been no other set for Moff Gideon thus far, for example), but doing kind of a full version of a figure in one set and a "less than" version in another is annoying. Especially annoying too since LEGO has been including both helmets and hairpieces in a bunch of sets recently.

Anyway, I'll shut up about it now. Personally since I have no affinity for the show nor the Jabba's Palace holdover characters, I might not buy this anyway, but at the same time it's something we're pretty much guaranteed never to get again in this form and I do like what's included. If it had included Fennec's very cool helmet as well, that would've been another notch in the pros category for me.

[Redroe]

7 minutes ago, Clone OPatra said:

doing kind of a full version of a figure in one set and a "less than" version in another is annoying

Makes sense for the purse string holders. Adding the arm printing kind of shows their hand, though. You now can have one of two special Fennec figures but if you want Ultimate Fennec, your wallet weeps.

As an all out Jabba holdover character collector, Tessek is an absolute gift, even in different robes. But here again the show let me down more than the set does. I could have died happy with an Ephant Mon or Sy snootles. I think the set itself is a good, perhaps very good representation of its source material.  Not TLG's fault that the source material turned out to be naff.

[QuiggoldsPegLeg]

25 minutes ago, Redroe said:

Not TLG's fault that the source material turned out to be naff.

In your opinion. As a massive Tatooine (especially Jabba’s Palace) fan, I absolutely adored the show.  

1 hour ago, Redroe said:

My big disappointment is (not Lego's fault) that Rystall's white suit dictates her face be skin tone, which it clearly isn't in universe.  So when i pull off her head and stick it on a Kabuki twin torso, it won't look bog all like Rystall.

I 100% agree. Although no one has confirmed that this character is actually Rystáll, and this Theelin seems to have a different skin tone, which makes sense, since Human-Theelin hybrids are common. I definitely would have preferred if they had made the Theelin and Quarren more similar to Rystáll and Tessek so they could be used in Jabba’s Palace as well as this set. (Even if they aren’t 100% accurate to the scene.)

 

25 minutes ago, Redroe said:

I could have died happy with an Ephant Mon or Sy snootles.

That would be amazing. Throw a Droopy McCool and J’Quille in there as well. Unfortunately since Ephant Mon and Sy Snootles weren’t on the Sail Barge, it’s unlikely we ever get them in Lego unless they give us them in a future Palace set years down the line.

Edited February 13, 2022 by QuiggoldsPegLeg

[Sneakguest]

Back on the forum after like  a year of silence. Have not hade so much time for lego at all, but I hope it will become better.

Im still waiting to see what the pricing will be in Swedish krona, but I will most likely buy the new palace no matter, even if I have the old one as well, since Im interested in all the minifigures as well, never bought anything, even from BL since june so I dont have the new Boba nor Fennec. BL all figures (according to the expensive transition that has occured since covid and lego took over) will be the same price as just purchasing the whole set. 

Will get the darktrooper set as well so looking forward to finally purchase something after 8 months in the dark :)

 

[Childish_Landino]

So 75325 appears to be "The Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter." Figures are Mando w/ Dark Saber, Grogu, Peli Motto, and the BD Unit. Includes 411 pieces and retails for $59.99 in the US. Should be a June release, but I suspect it could release on March 1st exclusively through Lego, similar to The Batman sets, but that is just speculation. 

Edited February 13, 2022 by Childish_Landino

[ArrowBricks]

3 minutes ago, Childish_Landino said:

So 75325 appears to be "The Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter." Figures are Mando w/ Dark Saber, Grogu, Peli Motto, and the BD Unit. The mold is actually quite solid for the BD unit! 

A fine addition to my collection. Wish we got a Pit Droid mould too, but other than that, exciting. 

Interesting that Promobricks believe it could release in March and be a Lego exclusive for 3 months. 

Edited February 13, 2022 by ArrowBricks

[distantnemesis]

$60… so likely $80 in Canada. I’m not sure why a 1 person starfighter needs to be so expensive, especially considering how LEGO has been downsizing various Star Wars vehicles so they are more affordable. The fact that the Slave I is cheaper than a naboo starfighter is laughable

[ForgedInLego]

I'm hoping the ridiculous price is for an entirely drum lacquered silver ship....but knowing Lego its probably mostly light bluish grey

[SEmrys]

Well that was quicker than anticipated. Bit pricier than I'd like but I'll definitely be picking this up at some point. 

Also a fan of the clearer shots of the palace. Would like to see the exterior before I make any choices though. 

[NoOneOfImportance]

10 minutes ago, distantnemesis said:

$60… so likely $80 in Canada. I’m not sure why a 1 person starfighter needs to be so expensive, especially considering how LEGO has been downsizing various Star Wars vehicles so they are more affordable. The fact that the Slave I is cheaper than a naboo starfighter is laughable

Honestly, I feel like this is a ship that doesn't work well to minimize much, as it's based around a single person cockpit, and it has a very definite shape/proportions. 

[distantnemesis]

11 minutes ago, NoOneOfImportance said:

Honestly, I feel like this is a ship that doesn't work well to minimize much, as it's based around a single person cockpit, and it has a very definite shape/proportions. 

It’s still funny to me that a Naboo starfighter set is going to be more expensive than a Slave I. At least it’s not $80 USD like Grievous’s starfighter

[benderisgreat]

Both Boba Fett sets seem awfully priced. Palace should be 80-90$ at most and Mando’s N1 40$. Lego has been getting more greedy with SW sets prices this year, and these 2 sets are great example of this trend. 

[QuiggoldsPegLeg]

43 minutes ago, distantnemesis said:

$60… so likely $80 in Canada. I’m not sure why a 1 person starfighter needs to be so expensive, especially considering how LEGO has been downsizing various Star Wars vehicles so they are more affordable. The fact that the Slave I is cheaper than a naboo starfighter is laughable

I’d much rather get an accurate sized build than a worse, smaller build like the TIE, X-Wing, and Slave I. It’s just a fact that Lego is expensive, and inflation has been even higher than normal due to the pandemic. And the last Naboo Starfighter was $50 USD 7 years ago, which means this definitely isn’t out of line.

Edited February 13, 2022 by QuiggoldsPegLeg

[jdubbs]

12 minutes ago, benderisgreat said:

Both Boba Fett sets seem awfully priced. Palace should be 80-90$ at most and Mando’s N1 40$. Lego has been getting more greedy with SW sets prices this year, and these 2 sets are great example of this trend. 

The last version of Jabba's Palace was $120, ten years ago. The last version of the Naboo Fighter was $50, seven years ago. Both had similar piece counts. Not really seeing how these prices amount to LEGO being greedy...

[QuiggoldsPegLeg]

13 minutes ago, benderisgreat said:

Both Boba Fett sets seem awfully priced. Palace should be 80-90$ at most and Mando’s N1 40$. Lego has been getting more greedy with SW sets prices this year, and these 2 sets are great example of this trend. 

It’s called inflation. Sure Lego Star Wars is expensive, but it’s always been expensive. And now it’s just getting incrementally more expensive, like everything else in the world we live in.

Well I really hope we get more Book of Boba Fett sets a year from now with some much needed characters like Krrsantan, the Mods, and the Gamorreans. Anyways, it sounds like a great set. Sad that it probably means no Fallen Order sets (at least for now) but I’m glad we’re getting a Pelli fig, and this is definitely a must-buy for myself and I’m sure a lot of other people.

[distantnemesis]

37 minutes ago, QuiggoldsPegLeg said:

I’d much rather get an accurate sized build than a worse, smaller build like the TIE, X-Wing, and Slave I. It’s just a fact that Lego is expensive, and inflation has been even higher than normal due to the pandemic. And the last Naboo Starfighter was $50 USD 7 years ago, which means this definitely isn’t out of line.

That one had a lot of side builds and more minifigs though

[Graupensuppe]

55 minutes ago, QuiggoldsPegLeg said:

I’d much rather get an accurate sized build

The 2007, 2011 and 2015 N-1 Starfighter models were really oversized though. A minifigure-scale model would probably need <200 pieces.

[Clone OPatra]

Welp. Of course the only other currently known Book of Boba Fett is from the non Boba Fett episodes.

I'm surprised last year's ships were, for the most part, so reasonably priced.