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[Old Master]

Not spoiling anything but the first two episodes sold me on the entire line of Ahsoka sets coming out tbh.

[ArrowBricks]

50 minutes ago, Old Master said:

Not spoiling anything but the first two episodes sold me on the entire line of Ahsoka sets coming out tbh.

One of the sets annoyed me, a lot. 

[Old Master]

4 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said:

One of the sets annoyed me, a lot. 

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Well yeah, the T-6 is SOOOOOOO underwhelming itself after that episode, but the figures are so darn good.

 

I am a minifigure collector first and foremost.

[ArrowBricks]

10 minutes ago, Old Master said:

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Well yeah, the T-6 is SOOOOOOO underwhelming itself after that episode, but the figures are so darn good.

 

I am a minifigure collector first and foremost.

Happy with all the figures? Brown? 

[Flawless Cowboy]

3 hours ago, 1340cc said:

It's roughly 30% longer and wider than the Falcon according to Wookiepedia, but double the height. Even if Lego were to shrink it down to the same width and height (or even a bit smaller), the taller bulkier hull shape would still require more pieces and therefore a higher price. Especially if they give it a full interior which many of us would now expect after the interiors they put in the AT-AT and Razor Crest. I'm guessing 10k pieces minimum, and probably over 1k in € and USD. As nice as the Ghost is, I just don't see Lego making a set that big and expensive. Maybe if they eventually make a 3rd UCS Falcon with a full interior, but even that I'm not sure about as the 2017 one is still available now in 2023.

I don’t think anyone should expect a full interior for a set that big, especially considering the Falcon and the ISD. It needs structural integrity. 

[Agent Kallus]

36 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said:

Happy with all the figures? Brown? 

Whilst it do think Sabine's minifig should be a bit brighter and more colourful, I think printed arms could go a long way to fix that, maybe she'll get them eventually. Din Djarin did.

[Old Master]

1 hour ago, Agent Kallus said:

Whilst it do think Sabine's minifig should be a bit brighter and more colourful, I think printed arms could go a long way to fix that, maybe she'll get them eventually. Din Djarin did.

I'm sure someone will make replacement arms for her at some point.

But other than that, I think the rest of the figs are great given what they did.

 

[Agent Kallus]

4 minutes ago, Old Master said:

I'm sure someone will make replacement arms for her at some point.

But other than that, I think the rest of the figs are great given what they did.

 

I'm sure firestar will, but I wasn't even thinking of that, I'm pretty sure TLG will do it themselves eventually.

[Yperio_Bricks]

Just came home from the supermarket and while i was waiting at the checkout queue i had time to count the LSW magazines and there were still 14 of them with the stormtroopers. Seems nobody is buying them in my village.

[Mandalorianknight]

7 hours ago, Kdapt-Preacher said:

Probably more than that. It's not that much longer, but with the extra width and bulk the Ghost ends up having three or four times the volume of the Falcon. Rebels never focused on that very much, but they had six people living in there with mostly their own bedrooms, a much larger sitting area, a huge internal cargo bay, etc. BrickVault's minifig-scale Ghost is more than 13,000 pieces. An official set could probably get by with fewer than that, but it'd still be ridiculously huge.

I agree in general, but to be fair, there were only 4 bedrooms (Kanan's, Hera's (not that they needed 2), Sabine's, and Ezra/Zeb's. Chop doesn't get a bedroom). The Falcon ends up having roughly the same amount of interior space if we go off expanded material, remember that it had it's own bed/storage rooms. (Except for that internal cargo bay, I'd say that's where the Ghost has been shown to have more... that said, the falcon's also a freighter, and I don't think we've EVER seen it's cargo bay)

Edited August 24, 2023 by Mandalorianknight

[Agent Kallus]

I got 4 of the stormtrooper magazine in Tesco the other day ( they had 5 left but I'd have felt guilty taking them all ), so I can tell you they have this face, which is quite a good one to get... And it is the same one as the Mech.

 

Edited August 25, 2023 by Agent Kallus

[Llewop]

5 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

I got 4 of the stormtrooper magazine in Tesco the other day ( they had 5 left but I'd have felt guilty taking them all ), so I can tell you they have this face, which is quite a good one to get... And it is the same one as the Mech.

 

Are they out? Everywhere I looked still had last months magazine. I never know when exactly the new one comes in 

[Agent Kallus]

18 minutes ago, Llewop said:

Are they out? Everywhere I looked still had last months magazine. I never know when exactly the new one comes in 

I never know either ( until I see one) but yes they are out, they did have it alongside the old one (AT-TE minibuild) so maybe someday blueocean will see how much better the minifig ones sell, and switch to just minifigs ( like the Ninjago one already does!).

 

 

[PRbrickbuilder]

After seeing the two episodes, I really wish one of the sets was different:

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The E-wing could be sold without Shin's fighter and with Ep 1 Sabine in her Speeder, for like $60, while the fighter would be sold separately, for $50.

 

[Llewop]

21 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

I never know either ( until I see one) but yes they are out, they did have it alongside the old one (AT-TE minibuild) so maybe someday blueocean will see how much better the minifig ones sell, and switch to just minifigs ( like the Ninjago one already does!).

 

 

I picked one up from Sainsburys today. However mine came without the head? Just the torso, legs, blaster and helmet. Never had that happen with the magazine gifts before 

[Agent Kallus]

38 minutes ago, Llewop said:

I picked one up from Sainsburys today. However mine came without the head? Just the torso, legs, blaster and helmet. Never had that happen with the magazine gifts before 

Oh dear, I did have that once with a Ninjago one missing his torso. I mean I think on the bright side, the head is the least essential part, especially as you can't see it with helmet on.

Edited August 26, 2023 by Agent Kallus

[betaplayer]

 

4 hours ago, PRbrickbuilder said:

After seeing the two episodes, I really wish one of the sets was different:

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The E-wing could be sold without Shin's fighter and with Ep 1 Sabine in her Speeder, for like $60, while the fighter would be sold separately, for $50.

 

I'm generally spoken more fond of smaller sets, easier to afford for kids, but I guess it comes down to sets getting sold at different price ranges.  Having 3 sets at 50 - 70 dollars/euro's, isn't ideal compared to a more even distribution of ~ 70 - 100 - 160 

The main criticism/concern I have is that they could pump out way more playsets in general.

Gabby's dollhouse, a television series aimed at an audience who's barely old enough for Lego, gets more sets than Ahsoka, shouldn't that be concerning to all of us? Is Star Wars not appealing to kids anymore? 

I get Star Wars is many things now, and things like Andor don't get a huge wave (although I think a Fondor with a certain R1 character would have outsold the Justifier ridiculously easily). But Ahsoka is literally the spin-off of an animated series. If any of the live action series up to now should actively target a younger audience, it's this one. But to me, that also requires a sizable presence in the toy aisle.  

Edited August 26, 2023 by betaplayer

[McMurder_them_softly]

On 8/23/2023 at 7:57 PM, NoOneOfImportance said:

This. He is just putting together all of the possible rumors (without listing any sources, I might add). The whole "if I put together enough possibilities maybe I'll get one right" kinda thing. 

If the Octuptarra droid is correct, that would be quite nice though. Thanks @Renown for clearing that up! 

Octuparra would be really nice. The snail tank also first appeared in ROTS I believe. I could also use another one of those. Worried about the piece count if something like that. 
 

However, I think it was an existing guess. Leads me to believe Octuparra 

[Sneakguest]

On 8/24/2023 at 6:28 PM, Agent Kallus said:

I'm sure firestar will, but I wasn't even thinking of that, I'm pretty sure TLG will do it themselves eventually.

Not so sure there will be a second Sabine anytime soon. I think that it totally depends on number of seasons for Ashoka or if she is present in another show, otherwise I highly doubt they make more than maximum one more set for this season, but most likely none.

[BrickBob Studpants]

You know you have too many sets when you spend the entire evening scanning almost 700 instruction booklets  The SW ones alone took me hours to get through! Worth it? I think so, as I took the opportunity to also re-sort my instruction booklets, two porgs with one stone 

Edited August 27, 2023 by BrickBob Studpants

[AD_Bricks]

25 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

You know you have too many sets when you spend the entire evening scanning almost 700 instruction booklets  The SW ones alone took me hours to get through! Worth it? I think so, as I took the opportunity to also resort my instruction booklets, two porgs with one stone 

I was planning to make this a bit of a holiday project, lmao

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 minute ago, AD_Bricks said:

I was planning to make this a bit of a holiday project, lmao

That’s what a sane person would do

[TeddytheSpoon]

7 hours ago, betaplayer said:

Gabby's dollhouse, a television series aimed at an audience who's barely old enough for Lego, gets more sets than Ahsoka, shouldn't that be concerning to all of us? Is Star Wars not appealing to kids anymore? 

I get Star Wars is many things now, and things like Andor don't get a huge wave (although I think a Fondor with a certain R1 character would have outsold the Justifier ridiculously easily). But Ahsoka is literally the spin-off of an animated series. If any of the live action series up to now should actively target a younger audience, it's this one. But to me, that also requires a sizable presence in the toy aisle.  

Well, yes - but let's remember said series of which this is spun off is fifteen years old now (even nine if you count her first appearance in Rebels, of which this is basically a direct continuation). With things like Young Jedi Adventures I'm not sure Ahsoka is the main draw for kids any more, especially in an era where nostalgia=€€€.

Edited August 27, 2023 by TeddytheSpoon

[Something_Awesome]

On 8/24/2023 at 6:35 AM, Old Master said:

Not spoiling anything but the first two episodes sold me on the entire line of Ahsoka sets coming out tbh.

Did not like the first two episodes, but I know the show will get MUCH better. 

Edited August 27, 2023 by Something_Awesome

[BrickBob Studpants]

14 hours ago, betaplayer said:

Gabby's dollhouse, a television series aimed at an audience who's barely old enough for Lego, gets more sets than Ahsoka, shouldn't that be concerning to all of us? Is Star Wars not appealing to kids anymore? 

Since when is the number of sets directly indicative of an IP’s popularity? Sure, a niche property won’t get 20 sets at once, but just because a theme gets one set more than another doesn’t mean it’s more in demand

Also, you’re comparing a theme that likely won’t continue to a subtheme that will very likely do. And Ahsoka getting three sets at launch is more than every other show had in their respective first “waves”!

• Mando S1: 1 set
• Mando S2: 1 set
• TboBF: 2 sets
• Obi-Wan: 2 sets
• Andor: 1 set
• Mando S3: 2 sets
• Ahsoka: 3 sets
• Skeleton Crew: 1 set