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

[Displayedaction]

That red on the t6 looks really good wouldn’t be mad if that was also the gunship color hopefully they reveal that soon

[CF Mitch]

Quick question: these sets are supposed to be released September 1st, yes?

Regards,
Mitch

[BrickBob Studpants]

I just realised that Baylan has a new faceprint! Before, I thought it was the same as Admiral Ematt’s  The expression and the beard are nearly identical, but the eyebrows differ and Baylan has fewer wrinkles

[CF Mitch]

3 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I just realised that Baylan has a new faceprint! Before, I thought it was the same as Admiral Ematt’s  

Oh! I thought so too, at first, but glad to hear that's not the case. Good for you to spot it!

Regards,
Mitch

[Displayedaction]

15 minutes ago, CF Mitch said:

Quick question: these sets are supposed to be released September 1st, yes?

Regards,
Mitch

Yes

[Alpha Draconis]

1 hour ago, Nylock said:

If I had to guess, we’ll probably get another set in Jan-March, that will include thrawn and maybe Ezra as well.

I hope that's the case. Still weird that they skipped on this in the first wave

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 minute ago, Alpha Draconis said:

I hope that's the case. Still weird that they skipped on this in the first wave

Not really, they always save some characters for subsequent waves. They need some selling points for those too, after all  Plus, the three sets we have are already filled to the brim with desirable minifigs, already adding Ezra and Thrawn would've been complete overkill

[MSY-MSP]

16 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Not really, they always save some characters for subsequent waves. They need some selling points for those too, after all  Plus, the three sets we have are already filled to the brim with desirable minifigs, already adding Ezra and Thrawn would've been complete overkill

Not sure I would say it would be overkill.  (we can be greedy, right?)  However, I think in this case Lego might actually be waiting to see how the characters develop in the series before releasing a set including them. It could be that there is some spoilery scene that would make a great set and include both of them.  What I think we can safely say is that Lego probably is already working on that set (if it is actually coming), and if so, it is not based on concept art but on actual film.  

[Old Master]

I want Super Moff Gideon set before Ezra and Thrawn.

[BrickBob Studpants]

17 minutes ago, Old Master said:

I want Super Moff Gideon set before Ezra and Thrawn.

Seriously though, I've lost faith in the winter waves. As much as I want an Imperial commando BP, a set with Gideon set, and a Thrawn + Ezra set, there's virtually no chance they're all happening next winter  The BP is our best bet, the rest will most likely be OT remakes

[Tariq j]

6 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

But all in all pretty super duper. I want Hyuang to represent David Tennant till Lego do Doctor Who again!

Was just about to say this! We've had two Tennant figures so far... let's hope the 3rd is the Doctor.

I really like both of those sets. The shuttle is a little on the small side - I think the previous version was able to accommodate 2(?) figures. 

[Llewop]

1 hour ago, Alpha Draconis said:

I hope that's the case. Still weird that they skipped on this in the first wave

I have a feeling Thrawn isn’t going to be in this series that much, I think he is going to be teased and maybe introduced in the last 1-2 episodes. All these villains would be overkill if they are all in for the whole season 

[Old Master]

7 minutes ago, Llewop said:

I have a feeling Thrawn isn’t going to be in this series that much, I think he is going to be teased and maybe introduced in the last 1-2 episodes. All these villains would be overkill if they are all in for the whole season 

Think about how many villains were in CW, Rebels, etc. Not overkill. Thrawn is geared up as the main antagonist, I think he will most definitely play a huge role. Nevertheless, this is off topic.

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Seriously though, I've lost faith in the winter waves. As much as I want an Imperial commando BP, a set with Gideon set, and a Thrawn + Ezra set, there's virtually no chance they're all happening next winter  The BP is our best bet, the rest will most likely be OT remakes

Don't stop believing!! Who would've thought we'd get a Ghost, UCS Venator, and new Gunship all at once?

[Agent Kallus]

Just now, Old Master said:

 

Don't stop believing!! 

Hold on to that feeling!!

[BrickBob Studpants]

7 minutes ago, Llewop said:

I have a feeling Thrawn isn’t going to be in this series that much, I think he is going to be teased and maybe introduced in the last 1-2 episodes. All these villains would be overkill if they are all in for the whole season 

That's my feeling as well. They obviously plan for him to be the main antagonist in the upcoming Filoni movie, so they probably don't want to give him too much screentime yet. As long as he makes his presence felt and we get a cool minifig out of it, I'll be satisfied

2 minutes ago, Old Master said:

Who would've thought we'd get a Ghost, UCS Venator, and new Gunship all at once?

Sure, but that's not a winter wave I'm always pretty optimistic when it comes to summer/fall waves, it's the winter stuff I've lost faith in

[Old Master]

1 minute ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

That's my feeling as well. They obviously plan for him to be the main antagonist in the upcoming Filoni movie, so they probably don't want to give him too much screentime yet. As long as he makes his presence felt and we get a cool minifig out of it, I'll be satisfied

Sure, but that's not a winter wave I'm always pretty optimistic when it comes to summer/fall waves, it's the winter stuff I've lost faith in

Ah that's fair.

Just remembering how weak this past was... TIE Bomber was the only thing of remote coolness.

Anways... thoughts on these 2 new sets: 

Could not care less about the one with the two ships. Figs are cool, but I will have to see how these characters actually play out in the show.

T-6 is absolutely phenomenal. As I mentioned, Sabine lacks from arm prints, but is still good. The Ahsoka figure is perfect. The new inquisitor is SO HEAT. Love the knight vibe the armor gives off and the prints are great. Shame it's $80, but what the heck, this hobby is expensive. 

[Fenghuang0296]

The new sets look . . interesting. I do want the T6, but the other two are easy passes. (Chewbacca . . it it’s articulated, it might possibly see some use in my collection if I use it as a starting point to create a Kaiju for my giant robots to fight. But it looks like it’s just a sculpture, in which case easy pass.)

Off topic, but does anyone here have both Major Vonreg’s TIE from a few years ago, and the current TIE Interceptor VS Fang Fighter set? I got Vonreg’s a while ago because I wanted to build an Imperial fleet, and have been looking forward to complimenting it with another Interceptor or two. (Am annoyed and disappointed by the fact that it’s not a set on its own . .) How do they look together? Would they look good side by side, in a formation? (There’s something very satisfying about lining up four or five ships together, synchronised.)

[Hhalcyon]

I'm calling the 2024 Winter Wave now, I think we're losing the Hoth AT-ST, The Boba Fett Starfighter and the Tie Fighter at the end of 2023. I think it'd be wise to assume they will continue to keep AT-STs, Slave Is and Tie Fighters on shelves and just rerelease them again in 2024. Different versions sure. But those again I'd guess. Maybe a regular AT-ST with Endor Han, a Slave I with the Mech Boba Fett and just another generic tie fighter. Though i'd wouldn't be surpised if Lego just didn't because we already have the Tie Bomber and Interceptor on shelves.

Note to moderators: This is not wishlisting, because this sounds awful to me lmao.

 

[BrickBob Studpants]

16 minutes ago, Hhalcyon said:

Note to moderators: This is not wishlisting, because this sounds awful to me lmao.

What's the opposite of a wishlist? A dreadlist?  Congrats, you just created one, straight from my nightmares!

Whatever it is, it's not gonna be that bad. 

[Duke27]

20 minutes ago, Hhalcyon said:

Note to moderators: This is not wishlisting, because this sounds awful to me lmao.

Smart move to deceive moderators

[Mandalorianknight]

5 hours ago, Old Master said:

Unfortunately, it is $80.

Unfortunate, but still not a terrible price for 2023. I'll accept it.

[Hhalcyon]

1 minute ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Unfortunate, but still not a terrible price for 2023. I'll accept it.

Everything always goes 20% off eventually anyway. (Well most things)

[ArrowBricks]

23 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

What's the opposite of a wishlist? A dreadlist?  Congrats, you just created one, straight from my nightmares!

Whatever it is, it's not gonna be that bad. 

Lol, love it. 
 

Separately, really loving the UK prices on these sets! £64.99 and £94.99 respectfully is more than fair relative to previous experience, including what is on the shelves currently.  

[Clone OPatra]

As George Lucas' Padawan, Dave definitely knows how to deliver merchandise-worthy material.

Though I'll likely only get the T-6, I love to see these Ahsoka sets. They're so colourful, look like good LEGO designs, don't skimp on the figures in quantity or quality (besides Sabine's arms). We even get four new figure moulds and one is a generic hairpiece!

I wish Star Wars could always deliver waves with this level of excitement.

[Alex_South]

Price is always a thing, but at this point the horse has become petrolium.

I love how colorful all the Ahsoka sets are, and I like the star-fighter duo more than the mando one from earlier this year but I am still gonna pass on it. Kinda bummed about the lack of orange sabers, and no capes or shoulder pauldrons for the baddies.

I don't like displaying star-fighters and transports/shuttles at the same time since they tend to be so out of scale with one another so I am selling off my current sets (x-wing and N-1) to make room for the Ghost and the T-6, they will fit together on my shelf nicely. I am glad that they appear to scale well with one another, and the mini-figures are great, both builds also seem really good for star wars, I think the colors help, and they nailed the look of both ships.

Fingers crossed the show is good.