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

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, blujay563 said:

If we are getting Taun We in the set i wouldn't mind getting a small build of the entrance to the facility for her to chill on

Yeah, that could be pretty cool. Kaminoan architecture is something that I think would be nice in lego form.

1 hour ago, QuiggoldsPegLeg said:

I mean Anakin’s Eta-2 Interceptor was $30 USD in 2020, and it only had one more piece than our most recent Delta-7 Starfighter (Anakin’s) from 2018. (248 vs. 247 pieces) And both of those sets only came with 2 minifigures (Anakin and R2). 
 

Also the $20 price point in 2018 seems to be a bit of an outlier, since Plo Koon’s Starfighter (2010, 175 pieces) was $25 and Saesee Tiin’s Starfighter (2012, 244 pieces) was $30. 

8 more pieces, but I get the point. The Eta has some other stuff though (the massive printed cockpit, overall just more bigger pieces than the eta) that imo still puts it over the edge. The Etas have consistently been more expensive than the deltas, too, considering we'd have an Eta in 2014 for $25 and then a Delta in 2018 for $20.

[McMurder_them_softly]

I hope that with Obi Wans Starfighter, the back isn't so bulky. Retractable landing gear in some form would be nice, opposed to resting on the basically a oversized anal fin. The back is partially why I didn't pick up the old one, it was too chunky for me. 

[MSY-MSP]

18 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Just a week or so out from the dark troopers set, right? Can't wait to get it.

Well I picked up the Dark Trooper Attack set at the local toy store here.  (They had all the March 1 sets out on the shelves)  I have to say that after putting it all together, I am not very impressed by the set as a whole.  First of all I will say that the minifigures in it are pretty good.  It might be worth buying the set for the minifigures.  The build is ok, but nothing to write home about and has a ton of stickers for a 166 piece set.  (15 stickers or 1 for every 9 pieces (once you eliminate minifigure parts)).  While the set has some play features they don't really work so well with the set.  If you put Luke in the elevator with his lightsaber you cannot spin the door around and have him pop out.  The lightsaber prevents the complete rotation of the elevator.  The slider to create the force action works to some degree, but you need to make sure the foot that isn't connected to the jumper is raised a little bit, or the friction from that foot will cause the trooper to fall off.  

The set also doesn't work so well as a display set.  I think if they had gotten rid of the open area right after the elevator and made it look more like another hallway, it might work, but just being open doesn't work IMHO.  For $30 the set is pushing the limits

[Prometheus87]

Anyone know why the Throne Room was removed from the US store?

[ForgedInLego]

42 minutes ago, Prometheus87 said:

Anyone know why the Throne Room was removed from the US store?

That's weird, it looks like its only removed from North America and the UK...

Edited February 23, 2022 by ForgedInLego
forgot Boba's throne room existed

[NoOneOfImportance]

They removed a few sets from different themes from the US S&H. I'm not sure why though. 

[The Stud]

It’s probably just a glitch, nothing to worry about. We’re fine, we’re all fine here now. Thank you. How are you?

 

Also FYI the Dark Trooper set has shown up at Costco along with Boba’s Palace in the US.

[McMurder_them_softly]

16 minutes ago, The Stud said:

It’s probably just a glitch, nothing to worry about. We’re fine, we’re all fine here now. Thank you. How are you?

 

Also FYI the Dark Trooper set has shown up at Costco along with Boba’s Palace in the US.

Boring conversation anyway....@The Stud, we're gonna have company! 

Maybe it is pulled right before just due to pre-orders and re-setting it up for release? I wouldn't read into it too much in my opinion. 

[MAVERICK26]

The N - 1 and Dark Trooper Attack are up for me - but no helmets. I'll second the above comments and say it was just a glitch. I guess they'll put the helmets up soon.

 

[NoOneOfImportance]

I'm honestly surprised we haven't seen the May sets yet, specifically the quotes sets (given that other late April sets were revealed). Though I suppose they could be waiting until the new sets release before revealing those. 

[Stuartn]

6 hours ago, MAVERICK26 said:

The N - 1 and Dark Trooper Attack are up for me - but no helmets. I'll second the above comments and say it was just a glitch. I guess they'll put the helmets up soon.

 

 

I am surprised there is no pre-order for the N1 which is on the Australian site, I would have expected the US site to have it as it normally does. 

[Paul11283652]

12 hours ago, NoOneOfImportance said:

I'm honestly surprised we haven't seen the May sets yet, specifically the quotes sets (given that other late April sets were revealed). Though I suppose they could be waiting until the new sets release before revealing those. 

Why? The May UCS sets are usually revealed in the middle of April. The March wave sets were only revealed at the end of January. I wouldn’t expect anything from the May wave until the end of March. The other sets that were revealed are mostly tied to movies that have had their releases delayed by the pandemic and the sets would have been ready to go much earlier.

[ToaDraco]

I got Boba's throne room from Kohl's yesterday, I'm very happy with it overall. I really do hope we get a small expansion with his bacta tank room.

[Mandalorianknight]

1 hour ago, Paul11283652 said:

Why? The May UCS sets are usually revealed in the middle of April. The March wave sets were only revealed at the end of January. I wouldn’t expect anything from the May wave until the end of March. The other sets that were revealed are mostly tied to movies that have had their releases delayed by the pandemic and the sets would have been ready to go much earlier.

It's not just UCS this time, there's, I think 3 other sets releasing. Standard sets tend to leak earlier than UCS sets, which usually don't leak until right about when they would be revealed anyway. We're currently about 2 months from the may 1 release of the sets, I think leaked images could be any day now. 

[AD_Bricks]

8 hours ago, Stuartn said:

I am surprised there is no pre-order for the N1 which is on the Australian site, I would have expected the US site to have it as it normally does. 

Normally the US site has pre-orders and Australia doesn’t. Ha! That’s how it feels! Anyway, got my hands on a throne room from my local LEGO store. 

[BrickBob Studpants]

As reported by brickfanatics, TLG have confirmed that Din will finally get a faceprint in the N-1 set  About friggin time 

[Kim-Kwang-Seok]

I'd laugh so hard if they just reuse Captain America's face again (used for Pedro Pascal in the WWII movie already).

Seriously though, as the head appeared nougat, I hope it is a new print.

[QuiggoldsPegLeg]

4 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

As reported by brickfanatics, TLG have confirmed that Din will finally get a faceprint in the N-1 set  About friggin time 

Finally! Now I wonder which scene his facial hair will look like out of the 3 times we’ve seen his face. We have:

Cleanshaven with facial scars from Season 1.

Moustache and thin chinstrap from Chapter 15.

Stubble from the Season 2 finale. 
 

I’d guess the Chapter 16 look would be the one they’d use, since that’s the most memorable scene. And his hair should be the common short hair used for characters including Force Awakens Han Solo in dark brown. 

On a side note, I love the fact that  between Chapter 15 and 16 Din looks like he’s shaved, got a haircut, and his hair has gotten decent amount greyer. I guess the stress of missing Grogu really aged him. 

Edited February 25, 2022 by QuiggoldsPegLeg

[NoOneOfImportance]

Really happy Din will be getting a new face print, though I'm just hoping it isn't a repeat. I would expect it to resemble the latest on-screen version, but we'll see.

[Archer]

Is this force ghost piece legit? It’s actually a pretty cool solution to the translucent parts debocle

[MaximillianRebo]

What are the chances TLG does a Fennec and gives us Din with a face print under the helmet but no hair piece 

[Archer]

1 minute ago, MaximillianRebo said:

What are the chances TLG does a Fennec and gives us Din with a face print under the helmet but no hair piece 

At least he has way more readily available options from hundreds of other sets. But yeah I hope they go all out and I think they will.

[BrickBob Studpants]

I take back everything I said about the Dagobah set if this piece is actually legit 

[Falconfan1414]

Looks like the piece has a copyright stamp on it adding to it probably being real 

[PsychoBuilder]

I doubt that, if this is real, I’d for the Dagobah set. We know the fig selection already and Obi Wan wasn’t there.  That being said, I’ve been wrong a fair bit lately. Actually going back through the films, there are only like 4 places where force ghosts appear, right? Twice on Dagobah, at Endor, and in RoS. Sooo….IF this is real AND it’s not used in Dabobah, THEN I would be more likely to believe an Endor set may be in development AT SOME POINT. BUT, I’m still not totally inclined to believe that it would be, it would just lend an entirely unconfirmed theory a tiny bit of credence.