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

[Prometheus87]

42 minutes ago, Clone OPatra said:

But the N1 is from a live action show, which lights the Twittersphere on fire every week, while the Mandalorian Fighter is from an animated show, which is popular but not to the same degree.

So basically LEGO can get the money and therefore went for it.

I got out of my dark ages when i searched if Lego was making any Mandalorian sets and found the Razer Crest existed for pre-sale. This has what I would call the "popular" tax. 

[Wolfpackfan99]

1 minute ago, McMurder_them_softly said:

I can't speak for drum lacquered elements, but the chrome pieces you speak on in that set - they don't make anymore. Painstaking to manufacture (the chrome didn't stay on the pieces all that well), costly and bad for the environment. I hope they can bring a better method back (seems like drum lacquering is that method). 

Yeah I have the 2014 Lego Star Wars visual dictionary (ah yes, a time before a movie titian was crapped on by Mickey mouse and then pulled down Jedi master Lucas along with it down the sarlaac pit), and I remembered the weird UCS N1 set, so of course I go to the archives to find my holy sacred text and found the droid I was looking for, (I’d literally sell my soul to get those wings, oh and maybe a 100% on Lego Star Wars TCS too) yep it’s as weird and small as UCS sets come (the 2001 darth maul bust came in second).

[SEmrys]

£55 is actually a tad cheaper than I thought it would be (I was expecting £59.99) but even so... 

I was looking at a couple of MOCs earlier and the way various people have done the starfighters nose just makes the legitimate one look slightly off in comparison. Seeing as it doesn't release until June anyway I might just study rebrickable to try and find a more affordable, accurate alternative.

[Stuartn]

$100.00 for the N1. Now you have to be kidding me. For 412 pieces, that's 24 cents a piece. I get PPP ratio isn't always accurate but when the TIE fighter has 20 more pieces, an equal number of new figures and cost $30 dollars less, something is seriously wrong.

That said, I need that wedge plate piece to complete my inthert's N1, and this is its first appearance in fully LBG I believe, and there are some other useful parts. And the price is better than the Grievous starfighter.

The Boba Fett's throne room isn't that bad though. Hopefully it gets the usual markdowns at other retailers.

Edited February 15, 2022 by Stuartn

[MKJoshA]

15 minutes ago, Stuartn said:

That said, I need that wedge plate piece to complete my inthert's N1, and this is its first appearance in fully LBG I believe, and there are some other useful parts. And the price is better than the Grievous starfighter.

Sounds like we need to introduce you to Bricks and Pieces. I'll bet you will be able to get that wedge plate from there after the set is release.

[TBD]

The N1 is definitely overpriced. Comparing this to the old Naboo starship is a bit silly. Comparing it to similar ships currently available is much better and it’s about €10 or €15 too expensive Imo. As a result it goes way down the list of SW Lego to maybe buy.

 

Btw if (and that is still a big if) we get a Fallen Order set then today’s new pretty awesome TOR trailer gives a sparkle of hope we’ll eventually get a new Darth Malgus minifigure.

[Wolfpackfan99]

58 minutes ago, TBD said:

The N1 is definitely overpriced. Comparing this to the old Naboo starship is a bit silly. Comparing it to similar ships currently available is much better and it’s about €10 or €15 too expensive Imo. As a result it goes way down the list of SW Lego to maybe buy.

 

Btw if (and that is still a big if) we get a Fallen Order set then today’s new pretty awesome TOR trailer gives a sparkle of hope we’ll eventually get a new Darth Malgus minifigure.

Lego general grievous after he sees this: (coughs) your minifigures will be a fine addition to my collection. 

[oodan]

3 hours ago, Wolfpackfan99 said:

a time before a movie titian was crapped on by Mickey mouse and then pulled down Jedi master Lucas along with it down the sarlaac pit

I hate this kind of revisionist crap. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People_vs._George_Lucas

 

Anyway, Mando's Naboo ship looks good but a boring figure selection and absurd price means there's zero chance I'm getting it unless it's significantly reduced, a very mid set much like The Book of Boba Fett itself

[Wolfpackfan99]

2 minutes ago, oodan said:

I hate this kind of revisionist crap. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People_vs._George_Lucas

 

Anyway, Mando's Naboo ship looks good but a boring figure selection and absurd price means there's zero chance I'm getting it unless it's significantly reduced, a very mid set much like The Book of Boba Fett itself

Hmmm like the truth this one does not, a great annoyance I feel hmm

[Whovastron]

It’s probably been mentioned, but the box art for boba’s throne room doesn’t actually show it from the back closed up, so do we reckon that’s so Lego done face any legal trouble like they did for Jaba’s palace?

[Paul11283652]

$100 for the N-1 is rough but with discounts it should be better. Also it is at least a decent size with a lot of detail and easily modded, possibly for spinning.

The Palace at $160 is just too far. It’s 7 minifigs and a bunch of bricks. It’s not necessarily a bad set but it’s only of interest to minifig collectors. There isn’t even one of the Bomarr.

I find it funny that Lego is following the trend for BoBF. Only one set from the show and it doesn’t even include Boba or Fennec. There probably won’t be another chance either if there’s only 5-6 unknown sets left for the year.

Edited February 16, 2022 by Paul11283652

[Clone OPatra]

29 minutes ago, Whovastron said:

It’s probably been mentioned, but the box art for boba’s throne room doesn’t actually show it from the back closed up, so do we reckon that’s so Lego done face any legal trouble like they did for Jaba’s palace?

How do we dispel this myth!? They didn't face legal trouble. They didn't pull the set early.

One advocacy group in one country raised an absurd stink and worldwide media picked it up because that's what media does for clicks.

Now it's cemented in the minds even of LEGO fans that this was true trouble for LEGO when it wasn't.

I noticed that, though. They probably didn't show it closed up because it's ugly, kind of like they didn't show the Polyjuice Potion Bathroom exterior in any official material because it's ugly.

[TeufelHund]

4 hours ago, Paul11283652 said:

The Palace at $160 is just too far. It’s 7 minifigs and a bunch of bricks

Jabba's palace from 2012 had an RRP of $200 for roughly the same number of bricks and minifigs. Obviously you got a moulded bigfig in that but still pricewise I feel Boba's palace is fairly reasonable especially compared to Mando's new ride.

[AD_Bricks]

10 hours ago, MKJoshA said:

The Mandalorian Fighter is also $60 and has 132 more pieces.

In Australia the Mando fighter is $90 whereas Mando’s fighter is $100, so it’s even worse over here. 

[Anonknee Muss]

8 hours ago, Stuartn said:

The Boba Fett's throne room isn't that bad though. Hopefully it gets the usual markdowns at other retailers.

It has already been marked down by $20 to $79.99 in US Costco.

[BrickBob Studpants]

7 hours ago, Whovastron said:

It’s probably been mentioned, but the box art for boba’s throne room doesn’t actually show it from the back closed up, so do we reckon that’s so Lego done face any legal trouble like they did for Jaba’s palace?

@Clone OPatra is correct, they did not face legal action for this, nor did they pull the set early. The set got retired in December of 2013, so 1.5 years after its launch. Sure, some sets survive longer than that, but that’s when it reached its planned EOL. The “controversy” had nothing to do with it, and TLG publicly said so.

As I’ve mentioned before, what I particularly like about that statement was that they didn’t explicitly say that the set’s retirement was already scheduled, so the Turkish community in Austria thought they “won”, when in reality nothing had happened  TLG pulled an Obi-Wan

[Whovastron]

9 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

How do we dispel this myth!? They didn't face legal trouble. They didn't pull the set early.

One advocacy group in one country raised an absurd stink and worldwide media picked it up because that's what media does for clicks.

Now it's cemented in the minds even of LEGO fans that this was true trouble for LEGO when it wasn't.

I noticed that, though. They probably didn't show it closed up because it's ugly, kind of like they didn't show the Polyjuice Potion Bathroom exterior in any official material because it's ugly.

 

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

@Clone OPatra is correct, they did not face legal action for this, nor did they pull the set early. The set got retired in December of 2013, so 1.5 years after its launch. Sure, some sets survive longer than that, but that’s when it reached its planned EOL. The “controversy” had nothing to do with it, and TLG publicly said so.

As I’ve mentioned before, what I particularly like about that statement was that they didn’t explicitly say that the set’s retirement was already scheduled, so the Turkish community in Austria thought they “won”, when in reality nothing had happened  TLG pulled an Obi-Wan

Oh I know it didn’t get pulled early, I never said it did?

I thought the country had tried legal action, maybe I was wrong, at the very least there was some “controversy”

[BrickBob Studpants]

41 minutes ago, Whovastron said:

I thought the country had tried legal action, maybe I was wrong, at the very least there was some “controversy”

They threatened to do that, but I doubt they would‘ve stood a chance  What‘s also funny to me is that they complained about the palace‘s superficial ressemblance to the Hagia Sophia, which wasn‘t even a mosque back then (it only got reverted to that recently by a certain self-proclaimed sultan) 

[Paul11283652]

6 hours ago, TeufelHund said:

Jabba's palace from 2012 had an RRP of $200 for roughly the same number of bricks and minifigs. Obviously you got a moulded bigfig in that but still pricewise I feel Boba's palace is fairly reasonable especially compared to Mando's new ride.

I did not know that. That set was even more overpriced then. $160 is still a lot of money for something so small. With the N-1 there’s at least a design with structure to provide a build experience.

[NoOneOfImportance]

Looks like Boba's Throne Room is starting to show up for $80 in some Costco's in the US. Emmasaurus just found one in a Texas Costco. 

[lomis]

1 hour ago, NoOneOfImportance said:

Looks like Boba's Throne Room is starting to show up for $80 in some Costco's in the US. Emmasaurus just found one in a Texas Costco. 

Yeah, thankfully I live locally and was able to make a quick run to that Costco and pick up the set today.

I'm not sure when I'll get to build it (probably over the weekend) but I sure am looking forward to it.

[AD_Bricks]

1 minute ago, lomis said:

Yeah, thankfully I live locally and was able to make a quick run to that Costco and pick up the set today.

I'm not sure when I'll get to build it (probably over the weekend) but I sure am looking forward to it.

I’m so jealous! I’m gonna keep an eye out at my local stores but since I’m in Australia I doubt they’ll be anywhere here. 

[Wolfpackfan99]

8 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

They threatened to do that, but I doubt they would‘ve stood a chance  What‘s also funny to me is that they complained about the palace‘s superficial ressemblance to the Hagia Sophia, which wasn‘t even a mosque back then (it only got reverted to that recently by a certain self-proclaimed sultan) 

Yeah it’s pretty dumb how some people will badmouth a set that has relatively no evidence to their complaint, but don’t actually badmouth sets that have some or little reason for public outcry. I mean if something similar happened with the temple of doom or German (which I’m not against, it’s a fictional movie in a real life time point) sets, I’d understand somewhat why, but come on, it’s Star Wars, it’s a movie that has nothing to do with that.

[ArrowBricks]

Why would Promobricks etc not be able to obtain the set names for the two we are missing? 

Does this allude to the fact Lego are keeping them under wraps because they are based off of new content not yet seen, and hence it is not a Gunship etc? 

[ForgedInLego]

23 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said:

Why would Promobricks etc not be able to obtain the set names for the two we are missing? 

Does this allude to the fact Lego are keeping them under wraps because they are based off of new content not yet seen, and hence it is not a Gunship etc? 

Well, the AT-TE isn't really confirmed for this wave anyways, so I don't think a gunship can be totally ruled out yet. Besides if the AT-TE is coming this summer I find it highly unlikely that there won't be some droid vehicle for it to fight, probably a $50 homing spider droid