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[omegabadbatch]

442nd clone leak

[Retro Brick Reviews]

7 minutes ago, omegabadbatch said:

442nd clone leak

It's fake, it's just an edit of the current 212th design (note that all of the withering in the colored paint is identical, it's just green instead of orange and the gray markings have been removed).

[maul]

11 minutes ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

It's fake, it's just an edit of the current 212th design (note that all of the withering in the colored paint is identical, it's just green instead of orange and the gray markings have been removed).

Not saying it is real but maybe that's just how they are done and will look like? 

[omegabadbatch]

22 minutes ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

It's fake, it's just an edit of the current 212th design (note that all of the withering in the colored paint is identical, it's just green instead of orange and the gray markings have been removed).

442nd clone helmet dont have paint loss like 212 clone helmet

[maul]

Thanks for the reasoning. 'leak' is taken down now anyway as it was not reliable. 

[omegabadbatch]

4 minutes ago, maul said:

Thanks for the reasoning. 'leak' is taken down now anyway as it was not reliable. 

not reliable doesnt mean not real

[Fulcrumfan91]

Eeeeeeeh I wouldn't discount it either way. We will have to see.

[Classic_Spaceman]

Interesting; the Minifig's printing looks real (i.e. it does not extend to the edges of the torso and hips, and the helmet printing has gaps on either side of the fin), but it could just be an edit of the 212th Clone. What leads me to believe that this is actually legit is the lack of any grey dirt printing, despite the presence of grey contour lines (meaning that the figure is not misprinted). 
As for the green print, the 442nd is generally depicted with a similar level of weathering to the 212th (unlike the 501st and 187th, which usually have little to none), so I can see LEGO reusing the 212th print in green (since the 442nd are just colour-swaps of the 212th anyway). 
 

Additionally, why would someone fake a leak of a 442nd Trooper? Not only are they obscure and rather unlikely to appear in a Summer set (maybe the Swamp Speeder, but pairing them with Rex is weird), making a convincing fake requires editing and recolouring an entire 212th Trooper. It would be far easier to fake a P2 Shiny, since we already have the torso and legs (so only the helmet would need to be edited/have print removed/be a decal), and it would be a far more believable inclusion for the only known Clone-related set releasing this Summer. 
 

Edited March 11, 2023 by Classic_Spaceman

[AD_Bricks]

I doubt LEGO would make the same printing mistake on the helmet, particularly after outright saying it was an issue in an interview (iirc).

14 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Additionally, why would someone fake a leak of a 442nd Trooper?

A surprisingly large number of people have made guesses that it's 442nd (though I can't imagine that actually happening), so perhaps if they can appeal to those people, they think they might be taken relatively seriously?

[omegabadbatch]

19 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

 

Additionally, why would someone fake a leak of a 442nd Trooper? Not only are they obscure and rather unlikely to appear in a Summer set (maybe the Swamp Speeder, but pairing them with Rex is weird), making a convincing fake requires editing and recolouring an entire 212th Trooper. It would be far easier to fake a P2 Shiny, since we already have the torso and legs (so only the helmet would need to be edited/have print removed/be a decal), and it would be a far more believable inclusion for the only known Clone-related set releasing this Summer. 
 

lifebricks said that heard from some guy that in swamp speeder is Luminara, 2x 442nd clone and 2x b2 droid 3 weeks ago

Edited March 12, 2023 by omegabadbatch

[maul]

2 minutes ago, omegabadbatch said:

lifebricks said that heard from some guy that in swamp speeder is Luminara, 2x 442nd clone and 2x b2 droid 3 weeks ago

But now he is calling this 'leak' megablocks on Instagram... 

[Fulcrumfan91]

I think we just have to wait. No point in debating this if nobody actually knows if it's real or not.

[Gontron]

 

2 hours ago, omegabadbatch said:

442nd clone leak

Oh that's absolutely fake but I would love it if Lego keeps throwing us obscure legends Clone legions. At that rate we could get Deviss before Rex. 

[Classic_Spaceman]

2 minutes ago, AD_Bricks said:

I doubt LEGO would make the same printing mistake on the helmet, particularly after outright saying it was an issue in an interview (iirc).

That actually makes me think that it is real, since fakes/customs generally lack the minor imperfections of official parts (see printing that extends to the edges of the torsos and hips, and below the knees). 

5 minutes ago, AD_Bricks said:

A surprisingly large number of people have made guesses that it's 442nd (though I can't imagine that actually happening), so perhaps if they can appeal to those people, they think they might be taken relatively seriously?

True, but other, more plausible, guesses have been the 327th, the 41st, and P2 Shinies. I do see what you mean, though, since the 442nd strikes the right balance of implausibility and plausibility (since it is not a highly-requested unit, but it is also a reasonable inclusion in an ISP set) to be believable. 
 

8 minutes ago, omegabadbatch said:

lifebricks said that heard from some guy that in swamp speeder is Luminara, 2x 442nd clones and b2 droids 2 weeks ago

Source? Also, @FoggyFate said that the Swamp Speeder would include four Minifigs, not three, and B2s have been out of production for years (due to breakage). And what about Rex? If he is not included, then that calls ALL leaks reported by Insider Bricks into question (including the the Pirates D2C!). 

 

6 minutes ago, Gontron said:

I would love it if Lego keeps throwing us obscure legends Clone legions. 

The 442nd is Canon. 
 

[omegabadbatch]

6 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

 

Source? Also, @FoggyFate said that the Swamp Speeder would include four Minifigs, not three, and B2s have been out of production for years (due to breakage). And what about Rex? If he is not included, then that calls ALL leaks reported by Insider Bricks into question (including the the Pirates D2C!). 


 

his video: BAD NEWS for 2023 Lego Star Wars Summer Sets! time: 4:30

[AD_Bricks]

8 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

That actually makes me think that it is real, since fakes/customs generally lack the minor imperfections of official parts (see printing that extends to the edges of the torsos and hips, and below the knees). 

I guess it's not normally implausible that LEGO would make the same mistake twice, but as I said, I'm pretty sure I remember them outright admitting that it was an issue with the printing. In usual LEGO fashion, they'll do anything not to go back on their word, and they already conceded once to it being a mistake at all.

[Classic_Spaceman]

7 minutes ago, omegabadbatch said:

his video: BAD NEWS for 2023 Lego Star Wars Summer Sets! time: 4:30

Video link. 
While he does say that a source told him about the Luminara/2x 442nd/2x B2 lineup, he also seems uncertain that this is the case, since he also suggests that the set could include the 327th or 41st. 
 

11 minutes ago, AD_Bricks said:

In usual LEGO fashion, they'll do anything not to go back on their word, and they already conceded once to it being a mistake at all.

Good point, but they have also been being very weird lately (see Indy!!), so I would not be surprised if they have not fixed the printing issue yet. 
 

[omegabadbatch]

Ok. Its fake. Bob's Slanders lego toys and stuff productions posted video with 442nd 9 hours ago. He recently replied that got photo from confederate bricks from instagram who made fake leak about 2022 at te

[AD_Bricks]

19 minutes ago, omegabadbatch said:

Bob's Slanders lego toys and stuff

Geez, not that guy 

 

[Classic_Spaceman]

21 minutes ago, omegabadbatch said:

Ok. Its fake. Bob's Slanders lego toys and stuff productions posted video with 442nd 9 hours ago. He recently replied that got photo from confederate bricks from instagram who made fake leak about 2022 at te

Video link, with photo source in the comments. 
 

[Classic_Spaceman]

Recently, a rumour surfaced about Gorian Shard's pirate gang: 

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Specifically, there is a leak that claims that Shard and his crew will be the antagonists of Skeleton Crew. If this is true, then he may appear in one of the September sets (we might even get his flagship). 

 

[AD_Bricks]

8 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Recently, a rumour surfaced about Gorian Shard's pirate gang: 

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Specifically, there is a leak that claims that Shard and his crew will be the antagonists of Skeleton Crew. If this is true, then he may appear in one of the September sets (we might even get his flagship). 

 

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Hey, so that one unknown set that was rumoured to be from Skeleton Crew could also sorta be a Mando s3 set! That would be awesome.

 

[Matichado]

Is the 442nd trooper real? Also any news on the mysery 1083 pieces set? If the ISP does include 442nd then that means the set being a gunship with Rex is more likely by a little bit

[Hhalcyon]

For those of you curious about the 442nd Trooper, it genuinely takes 60 seconds to make it in photoshop using a simple hue adjustment layer and the spot healing brush. Imagine what someone with more time who was actually trying to decieve you could create. I think I got the green slightly off but it wouldn't take much to get that right. Just fiddly.

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NOTE: This is my own fake clearly labelled as a fake, not the "leaked" image.

And this pic was made with BETTER lighting and higher resolution than the actual leak.

So for that simple reason, I really don't trust that leak. It looks fake, it's easy to fake and it's far too convienient. Not to mention how weird it'd be to make such a random trooper we've never even seen before in any film or show.
Some people have also been pointing out the lack of reliability in the source of it too.

Like are we actually gonna sit here and listen to an actual child who says "they got a DM from another leaker"? I actively wouldn't mind if it WAS a 442nd Trooper but either way, that pic is not real.

Oh and someone else did something similar to disprove it on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LegoStarWarsLeaks/comments/11oyqvs/bull_shit/

 

 

Edited March 12, 2023 by Hhalcyon
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[The Stud]

I probably would have preferred the $50 August Mando set to be based off of something “bigger” or more “spoilery” later on in the season, but I really enjoyed Chapter 18, so I wouldn’t be mad if the set is what I think it is. At least it’s something fresh and new, and it was a pretty memorable element in the most recent episode. I imagine Bo-Katan will be updated to match her live-action appearance and the same old Din Djarin (but with the updated helmet printing), plus one of those Alamites as the third figure perhaps? I could definitely see Lego finally making a special mold for the Darksaber and including it here, but we’ll have to wait and see. I’d like to get an updated R5-D4 as well, but I’m unsure how likely it is that he’d be included here.

 

Maybe it’s just the bad vibes from the Indy theme, but I’m getting more and more nervous about the Jabba Throne Room not coming.

1 hour ago, AD_Bricks said:

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Hey, so that one unknown set that was rumoured to be from Skeleton Crew could also sorta be a Mando s3 set! That would be awesome.

 

 

 

Called it! I had a feeling those pirate characters would fit in really well on Skeleton Crew.

Edited March 12, 2023 by The Stud