LEGO Star Wars 2023 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Agent Kallus]

10 minutes ago, Jason Todd is my God said:

 

 

I know there was a BD-1 droid set last year, is there another fallen order set coming this year? 

Not as far we know, but there was a long time between fallen order coming out and the BD-1 set, so maybe next year? It would make sense as an Amazon exclusive like the Razor Crest or castle Vader 

[ARC2149Nova]

12 minutes ago, Jason Todd is my God said:

Hi,

Sorry not a big star wars fan (still like it), so I haven't been keeping track of things here, but I did love the fallen order game ( eagerly awaiting the sequel😁).

I know there was a BDone android set last year, is there another fallen order set coming this year? 

Like maybe the mantis stinger?

I haven't heard anything but thought 🤔 I'd ask cause I can ! And thought they'd want to tye in to the new game! 

And I thought you people'd know!

-J.T.i.m.G

Unfortunately no such sets on the horizon, my friend, though we'd all love a Stinger Mantis, just like you.

[Mandalorianknight]

12 minutes ago, Jason Todd is my God said:

Hi,

Sorry not a big star wars fan (still like it), so I haven't been keeping track of things here, but I did love the fallen order game ( eagerly awaiting the sequel😁).

I know there was a BDone android set last year, is there another fallen order set coming this year? 

Like maybe the mantis stinger?

I haven't heard anything but thought 🤔 I'd ask cause I can ! And thought they'd want to tye in to the new game! 

And I thought you people'd know!

-J.T.i.m.G

The BD-1 statue set would have implied such a thing, but alas, we have no evidence of any Fallen Order sets coming in 2023, and we know just about every set coming in the last half of the year. Hope survives for 2024, though!

[Kaijumeister]

@The Stud I completely agree. After having sat on Mando S3 now that it’s over, I feel the overall storytelling and cohesion of the season pales in comparison to the first two.

Because of that, I can’t say I’m genuinely excited for the Lego sets, at least not the way I was for the Season 2 wave back in 2021 (which, despite not being perfect, was a pretty excellent selection of scenes from the show). The S3 sets for the most part feel like merchandise for the sake of merchandise, rather than meaningful portrayals of the scenes in the show. Doesn’t help that the vast majority of the 4 sets we’re getting are just more grey models.

So hyped for the summer though, that’s where the real goodness will be. All that’s missing is a set based on Jedi: Survivor, but Lego never really got their timing right with tie-ins to the games anyway.

Edited April 20, 2023 by Kaijumeister

[The Stud]

1 hour ago, Jason Todd is my God said:

Hi,

Sorry not a big star wars fan (still like it), so I haven't been keeping track of things here, but I did love the fallen order game ( eagerly awaiting the sequel😁).

I know there was a BDone android set last year, is there another fallen order set coming this year? 

Like maybe the mantis stinger?

I haven't heard anything but thought 🤔 I'd ask cause I can ! And thought they'd want to tye in to the new game! 

And I thought you people'd know!

-J.T.i.m.G

Nothing this year unfortunately. I believe Jedi: Survivor was originally rumored to be releasing last fall so that BD-1 was probably planned to be a tie-in with the new game at some point in development. Hence why we're getting nothing this year, BD-1 was most likely supposed to be the tie-in set. I'm right there with you though; now that we're getting a Ghost remake and a new Gunship this year, the Mantis is probably at the top of my set wishlist now.

20 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:

@The Stud I completely agree. After having sat on Mando S3 now that it’s over, I feel the overall storytelling and cohesion of the season pales in comparison to the first two.

Because of that, I can’t say I’m genuinely excited for the Lego sets, at least not the way I was for the Season 2 wave back in 2021 (which, despite not being perfect, was a pretty excellent selection of scenes from the show). The S3 sets for the most part feel like merchandise for the sake of merchandise, rather than meaningful portrayals of the scenes in the show. Doesn’t help that the vast majority of the 4 sets we’re getting are just more grey models.

Glad to hear that I'm not alone in thinking that. And yeah, the Season 2 wave was so strong. The sets were all good models with interesting figures and the prices weren't too egregious, whereas the Season 3 sets all seem extremely overpriced and boring, and the figure selection is sorely lacking. The updated helmet print on Din Djarin and the new Bo-Katan figure are great, but all of the other figures are either reuses or just not super interesting. All of the sets (well, besides the microfighter I guess) all feel like they're missing something. That Snubfighter should absolutely have come with a third figure like Greef Carga, the Spider Droid is missing its pilot and the set feels so hollow with that being the only build, and the minifigure selection of the Interceptor vs. Fang Fighter is just so mid. And for some reason, Lego thought it was a good idea to retire the Armorer's Forge just months before the new season came out, which prominently featured all three characters in that set.

[Flawless Cowboy]

3 hours ago, Fulcrumfan91 said:

Really? How so? I still think T vs FF is the best one.

Despite the minifigures being eh

I only mean thematically, it’s the only set where the ship and the figs make sense, and the set isn’t “missing” anything obvious.  The spider tank is missing the droid and the FF v T isn’t based on a scene that actually happened. The Interceptor is by far the best ship though, I’m not complaining. 

[Kaijumeister]

20 minutes ago, The Stud said:

Glad to hear that I'm not alone in thinking that. And yeah, the Season 2 wave was so strong. The sets were all good models with interesting figures and the prices weren't too egregious, whereas the Season 3 sets all seem extremely overpriced and boring, and the figure selection is sorely lacking. The updated helmet print on Din Djarin and the new Bo-Katan figure are great, but all of the other figures are either reuses or just not super interesting. All of the sets (well, besides the microfighter I guess) all feel like they're missing something.

By the sounds of things, the Ahsoka sets at least seem like a big step up in terms of minifigures and potentially builds too compared to the Mando S3 sets, which I’m frankly glad about as I think the former will be a vastly better show than the latter. 

[Flawless Cowboy]

19 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:

By the sounds of things, the Ahsoka sets at least seem like a big step up in terms of minifigures and potentially builds too compared to the Mando S3 sets, which I’m frankly glad about as I think the former will be a vastly better show than the latter. 

2 of the 3 Ashoka sets (and the ones people are most looking forward to) are remakes of sets that have been done before. Hard to place Lego at fault sometimes when they’re designing a set for the first time with extremely limited information and concept art.

[Kaijumeister]

10 minutes ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

2 of the 3 Ashoka sets (and the ones people are most looking forward to) are remakes of sets that have been done before. Hard to place Lego at fault sometimes when they’re designing a set for the first time with extremely limited information and concept art.

Definitely, we can see that even Hasbro’s output for Mando S3 is fairly meagre with some R5 figures, the Black Series Mandalorian Fleet Commander, and the admittedly awesome looking Vintage Collection N1. There’s no denying Lucasfilm are incredibly selective about what they share with their licensees.

Edited April 20, 2023 by Kaijumeister

[OCD_Chad]

On 4/19/2023 at 8:19 AM, MaximillianRebo said:

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Did we actually see a Fang Fighter during this episode - or at any time during the season? I could be wrong but all the ships looked like Gauntlet fighters. Not that I'll say no to the upcoming set, especially for the TIE Interceptor, but it'll be funny if the set is based on an idea that didn't make it into the show, especially with TLG taking so long for a reveal.

 

[ToaDraco]

13 hours ago, The Stud said:

I won't go into spoilers, but I was honestly pretty let down with Mando Season 3. Honestly, I felt like a lot of the fan speculation and predictions were a lot more interesting than what we ended up getting. As someone who loved Seasons 1 and 2, and those two Mando-centric episodes of TBOBF, this season felt like a significant drop in quality. That's not to say that I hated or even disliked this season, (Chapters 18, 21 and 23 were all stellar episodes and there was still a lot of good stuff throughout the rest of the season) but I'm just disappointed with how they squandered the opportunities of where they could go following the Season 2 finale. It feels like they even undid a lot of the cool things that the Season 2 finale accomplished. But unlike a lot of other Star Wars fans, I'm not going to sit around and ruminate on the stuff I didn't like. We just had Celebration and there's plenty of other content that looks exciting, so for this one thing that let me down, there's going to be plenty of other things that I'll enjoy. Heck, Jedi Survivor comes out next week and I'm so excited for Ahsoka in August.

I don't feel like I have anything to add for my list of potential Season 3 sets. The Corair, an updated Gauntlet Fighter and a battle pack of those guys would be sufficient for Season 3. I still feel like the Mando sets we are getting for 2023 are super dull.  

Yeah I too was very disappointed with how season 3 turned out. The pacing was all over the place, the plot did not go at all like I expected or hoped. It fealt like 2 and a half seasons of buildup to a particular outcome that did not happen and pretty much every dangling plot line got wrapped up by the end in a rush and we were left with a return to the status quo. I'm really disappointed in Jon and Dave this time. I would love to know what happened behind the scenes because this was not even remotely up to the standard of season 2.

As far as the LEGO sets go, they all fit but are still incredibly underwhelming except for the Spider Tank, that is the most interesting and exciting set for season 3 to me, plus it comes from my favorite episode of the season. It's definitely missing some key things but the minifig selection is fantastic and the build is really cool. I'm a sucker for Star Wars walkers and the Spider Tank feels like something the Separatists would have had. 

As far as set coverage goes, the only things that are missing imo are Gorian Shard's Corsair and a set based on the finale with certain spoiler characters. I'd still like more Mandalorian sets but based on prior seasons. I still cannot believe we don't have Cobb Vanth and his speeder made from Anakin's pod racer. How is that not a $20-$25 set right now?? Also, we badly need more tBoBF sets. I'm still dying for one based on the finale!

Edited April 21, 2023 by ToaDraco

[ARC2149Nova]

38 minutes ago, ToaDraco said:

As far as set coverage goes, the only things that are missing imo are Gorian Shard's Corsair and a set based on the finale with certain spoiler characters. I'd still like more Mandalorian sets but based on prior seasons. I still cannot believe we don't have Cobb Vanth and his speeder made from Anakin's pod racer. How is that not a $20-$25 set right now?? Also, we badly need more tBoBF sets. I'm still dying for one based on the finale!

I just want Drash....

I have spoken. 

This year really feels like Lego doesn't know how to cover shows (at least until Ahsoka), and after a season's over, any hope for sets is slim to none.

But at least we have helmets and mechs! 

[ToaDraco]

1 hour ago, ARC2149Nova said:

I just want Drash....

I have spoken. 

This year really feels like Lego doesn't know how to cover shows (at least until Ahsoka), and after a season's over, any hope for sets is slim to none.

But at least we have helmets and mechs! 

Well it's hardly LEGO's fault when they can only go by what Lucasfilm gives them which is usually early concept art and a few meager descriptions. Weirdly enough, I don't feel like there was much about this season that was very spoilery, certainly not very many big reveals or surprising cameos so it's strange to have sets that are so average. I think we'll definitely get a nice spoiler set based on the finale with a bunch of really nice looking figures but there really isn't much else that should hace been held back for spoilers. The Ahsoka sets definitely sound incredibly exciting and more than make up for it and there's still one left that we don't have any details on. As it is, it's going to be rough just trying to afford the Ahsoka sets and the Republic Gunship but I'll get them all eventually. Heck, I still need to get the AT-TE before it retires.

[Agent Kallus]

1 hour ago, ToaDraco said:

Weirdly enough The Ahsoka sets definitely sound incredibly exciting and more than make up for it and there's still one left that we don't have any details on. 

I thought we knew the figs ( NR pilot, astromech, Shin, Baylan, Morgan Elsebeth) and that it was currently presumed ( but not yet confirmed) to be a ship 2 pack.

Edited April 21, 2023 by Agent Kallus
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[TheArturro]

10 hours ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

I only mean thematically, it’s the only set where the ship and the figs make sense, and the set isn’t “missing” anything obvious.  The spider tank is missing the droid and the FF v T isn’t based on a scene that actually happened. The Interceptor is by far the best ship though, I’m not complaining. 

I'm all hyped for FF v T-I  Mando S3 Spolier

Spoiler

Mandalorian Fang Figher vs TIE Interceptor, even though a fight between the two never happened on screen

The only 3 things I'm really hoping we get to see are: Again Mando S3 Spolers below

Spoiler

Imperial Mando-like jet troopers battlepack.

Moff Gideon in his power armour in a "Battle in Caves of Mandalore" set.

Paz Vizsla vs Preatorian Guards in a "Paz's Final Stand" set.

Still, I'm even more hyped for new Andor sets - we have yet to see Imperial Army Troopers, Dedra Meero and so on.

 

[Duke27]

New hairstyle of chancellor Palpatine is not accurate in my opinion, the previous one looked better. 

[Agent Kallus]

What new hairstyle? Have pictures come out? Is it a new part or an existing one?

[wesker]

5 minutes ago, Agent Kallus said:

What new hairstyle? Have pictures come out? Is it a new part or an existing one?

There's a CG render on Instagram using the Grand Moff Tarkin hairpiece. I think the piece itself looks fine but I'm not a fan of using tan as the color choice. White would have been a better choice.

[Nolaheru]

Does anyone have any idea what the price of the Fang Fighter vs Tie Interceptor price will be in AUD (Australian Dollars)?

[MaximillianRebo]

41 minutes ago, Nolaheru said:

Does anyone have any idea what the price of the Fang Fighter vs Tie Interceptor price will be in AUD (Australian Dollars)?

It hasn't been seen in shops here (as far as I know) but people have bought it already in the US for $100 USD. The upcoming Throne Room diorama is on Lego's website for $100 USD and $160 AUD so probably the Interceptor set will also be $160 AUD.

Edited April 21, 2023 by MaximillianRebo

[Nolaheru]

Just now, MaximillianRebo said:

It hasn't been seen in shops here (as far as I know) but people have bought it already in the US for $100 USD. The upcoming Throne Room diorama is on Lego's website for $100 USD and $160 AUD so hopefully the Interceptor set will also be $160 AUD.

Thanks, currency conversions can be annoying when almost everything is posted in USD

[omegabadbatch]

I dont know what to do beacuse I want only tie interceptor from 75348

[MKJoshA]

Guys, some of you are really pushing the limit on posting what could be considered spoilers for this latest episode. Please be considerate to those who haven't had a chance to watch it yet.

[Shiva]

OCD_Chad, I think it looked like the smaller, were about 1/3rd or 1/4 of length of the bigger.

[NeutralNoodle]

I don’t have a problem with Palps using that hairpiece, nor the color. It’s not that far off from how he looks in Episode III.