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

[SketchBrick]

13 minutes ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

An MTT, an ARC-170, a Snowspeeder, a Y-wing etc I could all see happening.

I would say another AAT is a strong possibility given the rumored AAT polybag coming next year; usually polybags coincide with a playset of the same type.

Also glad to see the BARC set will at least have 2 clones, anybody who wants to army build Shock Troops will have plenty of options now!

[Flawless Cowboy]

34 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said:

Got it. 

 

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but 75378 is called BARC Speeder Escape and includes 2 Shock Troopers! 

Shock Troopers everywhere! They are really trying to sell the Gunship…

Funny because there’s hardly any room in the gunship to store them

24 minutes ago, SketchBrick said:

I would say another AAT is a strong possibility given the rumored AAT polybag coming next year; usually polybags coincide with a playset of the same type.

Also glad to see the BARC set will at least have 2 clones, anybody who wants to army build Shock Troops will have plenty of options now!

Forgot to mention this, yes an AAT would make total sense as well. 

[Mandalorianknight]

7 hours ago, SketchBrick said:

From 1414falconfan:

75391: Captain Rex's Y-Wing Microfighter ($12.99, 99 pieces), same exact Rex as included in the Venator, no confirmed release date

This is one of the best moves by lego in a LONG time. Putting Rex in a $13 set (and making the microfighters $13, a price that's much more reasonable of an increase than the $16 N-1), is awesome and I will be picking one up day one.

7 hours ago, starlego98 said:

Yularen Mech

Bro would have ended the clone wars in a matter of hours.

3 hours ago, Hhalcyon said:

OH I HAVE PAID FOR MY ARROGANCE I JUST PAID LIKE $50 FOR A BUNCH OF GREY JETPACKS ONLY FOR THEM TO LEAK A BLOODY BATTLEPACK WITH 4 MANDALORIANS IN IT OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD WHY ME

On the bright side, I doubt this would have been a cheaper way to get gray jetpacks. Fleet Commander uses a gunmetal jetpack, the beskar troopers have white ones (That shouldn't use the mandalorain jetpack mold, but not a huge deal) and Koska's will likely be gunmetal as well. At best, Koska's is gray and you'd get one gray jetpack per $20 spent.

 

Overall thoughts:

Rex Y-wing. Excellent move by lego. Given the popularity of Rex, they could have kept it at $16, but the decrease back to $13 is great and the whole set is really a show of good faith. 9/10 unless the Y-wing design is the worst thing to ever grace lego's shelves. And given they've already done 2 y-wing microfighters, it'd be hard to mess this up.

Luke Mech: This was a terrible choice. Why not a mando mech? A clone mech? Someone with armor? I can't see this doing well at all, especially when a set $3 cheaper will be right next to it with a more desirable fig and canon (if out of scale) build. This is like a 3/10 unless it transforms into his x-wing or something.

Imperial supercommandos pack: you had literally one job lego and you messed it up. Why not do 3 beskar troopers and a praetorian in this and move Koska to the bunker set? Same amount of new prints, and the battle pack actually gets to be a battle pack.  I'll likely still pick up one, but I would have picked up at least 3 if it was a bona-fide battle pack. The set'll probably be good, 7.5ish out of ten, but was an easy 9/10 that they somehow screwed up. Were there just a ton of leftover fleet commanders?

mando  bunker: This really seems like a set just for the figs. If the build is good, I might consider it, but since I have Paz and am not really interested in the other figs (cool that Dark Moff is coming, but I just didn't care about Gideon at that point, and the Praetorians, while awesome, just aren't worth $40 for 2 for me), I think I'll leave it be personally. I'm not gonna rank this one because unlike the others the build matters a lot more, but overall it seems like it'll be... fine. An understandable choice of set to get some wanted figs out there.

[Hhalcyon]

5 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

On the bright side, I doubt this would have been a cheaper way to get gray jetpacks. Fleet Commander uses a gunmetal jetpack, the beskar troopers have white ones (That shouldn't use the mandalorain jetpack mold, but not a huge deal) and Koska's will likely be gunmetal as well. At best, Koska's is gray and you'd get one gray jetpack per $20 spent.

To clarify: Gunmetal is fine, i bought a bunch of whatever the colour Mando currently has.

The benefit will be that with there now being even more of those jet packs on the market, available in such cheap sets, the jetpacks should be way cheaper on the secondary market. I paid something like $3 per jetpack because I was fairly certain that the Clone battlepack probably wouldn't have jetpacks (and if it did, they'd be white) and I assumed that we would get only one battlepack in 2024, but it seems like they are actually moving back to two per year. One in each major wave.

Also, you gotta love Lego taking a scene that pretty clearly had exactly 3 praetorians, and then making that set with only 2. Cus now you're gonna buy two of that set, and you're gonna have one left over. (Keeping in mind that most of the customer base probably doesn't know what bricklink is)

25 minutes ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

Funny because there’s hardly any room in the gunship to store them

I had a bucket list idea to buy one of those clone trooper vs droids battlepacks every week for a year just to see the amazing amount of figs i end up with (Yes, i know that probably means 50+ of the pack. I know it's insane, but also consider that at least i'm not buying every single one of them i can get my hands on day 1 like SOME people did with the 501st pack, and as for the cost, 99% of my lego expenditure is figures anyway, that's my personal fav part of lego, and to my mind a set that has plain white clones, super battle droids and B1s is pretty much the ultimate battlepack)

The hilarious outcome here is that i'm going to have at least 50 shock troopers that i don't care all that much about, not accounting for the ones i'll end up with just from buying the BARC speeder sets for the actual speeders, and I will be able to fit like 6 of them in my gunship lmao. I'm gonna stick them to the sides like little reactive plates for the ship.

Edited November 4, 2023 by Hhalcyon

[wesker]

The Mandalorian finale sets sound fantastic! Plenty of great minifigures to look forward to with Beskar Gideon, Koska Reeves, the Super Commandos and Praetorian Guards. Just a shame that the Mandalorian Fleet Commander will be reused. They missed the opportunity of having Axe Woves in his place.

Its also great that we're getting Captain Rex as well as multiple sets for amassing Shock Troopers at such an affordable price.
 

1 hour ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

By anniversary sets I mean sets that are par-for-the-course remakes. An MTT, an ARC-170, a Snowspeeder, a Y-wing etc I could all see happening.

57 minutes ago, SketchBrick said:

I would say another AAT is a strong possibility given the rumored AAT polybag coming next year; usually polybags coincide with a playset of the same type.

A new AAT and MTT would both be welcome. If they do show up in the summer wave I hope they take the opportunity to finally give us minifigures of Boss Nass and Theed Battle Padme. Its ridiculous that the theme has gone on this long without them. Shmi showing up as the anniversary figure for the Boonta Eve Podrace diorama would be great as well.

[SketchBrick]

36 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Given the popularity of Rex, they could have kept it at $16, but the decrease back to $13 is great and the whole set is really a show of good faith.

I wonder if $13 has been the plan all along, but they "justified" $16 to themselves by throwing in Grogu for Mando's N-1. Hopefully $13 will be the norm going forward.

[Hhalcyon]

Just saw a leak on instagram for a $40 Z-95 Clone Starfighter 75388 for august 2024. Apparently Bly and the 327th are involved?

Holy moly, big if true.

[Mandalorianknight]

34 minutes ago, Hhalcyon said:

To clarify: Gunmetal is fine, i bought a bunch of whatever the colour Mando currently has.

Ah, yeah that's gunmetal, so it'll be 2, you should be good.

Not just the jetpacks will be cheaper. Between the first set, the battle pack, and at least one book, I feel like lego was led to believe the Fleet Commander would be the new main character of the show and produced an insane amount in anticipation of his massive popularity. And then he got like 2 shots and what, one line?

34 minutes ago, Hhalcyon said:

Also, you gotta love Lego taking a scene that pretty clearly had exactly 3 praetorians, and then making that set with only 2. Cus now you're gonna buy two of that set, and you're gonna have one left over. (Keeping in mind that most of the customer base probably doesn't know what bricklink is)

I feel like if you're concerned about having exactly three Praetorian guards in the scene, you know what bricklink is.

1 minute ago, SketchBrick said:

I wonder if $13 has been the plan all along, but they "justified" $16 to themselves by throwing in Grogu for Mando's N-1. Hopefully $13 will be the norm going forward.

The rumor is lego counts a fig as $3, so that would fit, but at the same time grogu is two pieces with no articulation within them like torsos and legs have.

[Kaijumeister]

8 hours ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

Down to personal opinion, I love the stormtrooper helmets and I think they’re stylized well, it’s a Lego toy after all. The extra details compensate for the proportions for me. Either way, I see this happening as Lego would have an excuse to re-release clones yet again in the near future. After this mega battle pack, the only legions they can reasonably do are Wolf Pack and maybe 327th. When they do the 41st I hope they use the superb scout helmet as a base. 

For sure. As much as the dual moulded helmets can look quite funky, they definitely pop more than helmets where Lego relies on printed detail to make up for the lack of moulded detail. 

Still reeling from these Mando Season 3 set leaks, the battle pack and bunker sound like excellent choices all in all - wouldn’t be surprised if the bunker gives the same impression as Battle on Scarif / Battle on Takodana, albeit with a smaller piece count.

As the Z-95 hasn’t been corroborated by any of the main sources we know, I’ll approach it with a pinch of salt. However, if set names for the August wave are indeed floating around, hopefully the rest are soon to follow. If we can get this many retrospective sets for Mando, I’m hoping at least the Chimaera is on the cards for Ahsoka.

Edited November 4, 2023 by Kaijumeister

[Classic_Spaceman]

2 hours ago, ArrowBricks said:

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but 75378 is called BARC Speeder Escape and includes 2 Shock Troopers! 

Is that Grogu’s escape? 
 

38 minutes ago, Hhalcyon said:

Just saw a leak on instagram for a $40 Z-95 Clone Starfighter 75388 for august 2024. Apparently Bly and the 327th are involved?

Holy moly, big if true.

Source? 
 

[Lego Nostalgia]

48 minutes ago, Hhalcyon said:

Just saw a leak on instagram for a $40 Z-95 Clone Starfighter 75388 for august 2024. Apparently Bly and the 327th are involved?

Holy moly, big if true.

If true that's great because I love collecting different legions plus they will be able to reuse that binocular piece from the 501st Specialist Battle Pack for Bly.

[Hhalcyon]

14 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Source?

It was The Brick News on instagram, latest post.

[Classic_Spaceman]

17 minutes ago, Hhalcyon said:

It was The Brick News on instagram, latest post.

I think it originated on Discord, and now The Brick Reporter has picked it up. It could be legit, but it also feels like a safe bet for a fake leak. We wait. 
 

BTW, there is no anniversary Minifig in Grogu’s escape (Beq, Grogu, 2x Shocks) - Are Fives and Malak the only ones that we are getting?? @Renown

 

[ToaDraco]

Wow, I really hope that Headhunter rumor is true. I missed out on the first one and I've wanted Bly and his star corps troops for so long!

Man, next year is already shaping up to be incredible. So many desireable figures and builds and most of them are cheap and affordable. Seriously good strategy LEGO, keep it up please!

[Renown]

42 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

I think it originated on Discord, and now The Brick Reporter has picked it up. It could be legit, but it also feels like a safe bet for a fake leak. We wait. 
 

BTW, there is no anniversary Minifig in Grogu’s escape (Beq, Grogu, 2x Shocks) - Are Fives and Malak the only ones that we are getting?? @Renown

 

I don't wish to spoil any further surprises.

[Duke27]

13 minutes ago, Renown said:

I don't wish to spoil any further surprises.

Could you tell us please if a leak about Z-95 true or false,becouse it seems like a speculation

[Classic_Spaceman]

18 minutes ago, Renown said:

I don't wish to spoil any further surprises.

Does this mean that there will be more anniversary 'figs, then? If there are not, then what surprises are there to spoil? 
 

4 minutes ago, Duke27 said:

Could you tell us please if a leak about Z-95 true or false,becouse it seems like a speculation

+1 
 

[Matichado]

28 minutes ago, Renown said:

I don't wish to spoil any further surprises.

Hey question mate, is the Kelleran Beq set really including 2 shock troopers? I’m really hoping no since it would be the 3rd set in 8 months to have shock troopers we need 501st troopers there since they aren’t accessible 

5 hours ago, ArrowBricks said:

To clarify, from Reddit: 

75388 (August) - $39.99

75389 (August) - $169.99

75394 (August) - $79.99

75395 (Advent C, September) - $44.99

75396 (August) - $79.99

75398 (August) - $149.99

75373, 75386, 75390, 75391 were all revealed today in name (Mando BP, Mando Bunker, Luke Pilot Mech, Rex Y-Wing Microfighter). ALL ARE SCHEDULED FOR JUNE. 

75374 - Skeleton Crew Ship is now scheduled for a June release. 

That 150$ set is a regular color scheme gunship I’m CALLING IT!

4 hours ago, ArrowBricks said:

Got it. 

 

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but 75378 is called BARC Speeder Escape and includes 2 Shock Troopers! 

Shock Troopers everywhere! They are really trying to sell the Gunship…

I’m so megablocking disappointed at that, we don’t need 3 sets in less than 9 months with shock troopers that set needed 501st

[Classic_Spaceman]

35 minutes ago, Matichado said:

I’m so megablocking disappointed at that, we don’t need 3 sets in less than 9 months with shock troopers that set needed 501st

35 minutes ago, Matichado said:

Hey question mate, is the Kelleran Beq set really including 2 shock troopers? I’m really hoping no since it would be the 3rd set in 8 months to have shock troopers we need 501st troopers there since they aren’t accessible 

The 501st have been readily-available since 2020, and they still are if you are willing to make some 332nd specialists; also, people were complaining about 501st oversaturation, so including another unit makes sense. 

38 minutes ago, Matichado said:

That 150$ set is a regular color scheme gunship I’m CALLING IT!

I doubt that LEGO would release a recolour of the same vehicle two years in a row. 
 

[Matichado]

4 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

The 501st have been readily-available since 2020, and they still are if you are willing to make some 332nd specialists; also, people were complaining about 501st oversaturation, so including another unit makes sense. 

I doubt that LEGO would release a recolour of the same vehicle two years in a row. 
 

I mean LEGO said that they could do it besides they compared it to the Jedi starfighter and I compare them to the resistance/Poe’s x wing from 2015-2016

[Classic_Spaceman]

Just now, Matichado said:

I mean LEGO said that they could do it besides they compared it to the Jedi starfighter and I compare them to the resistance/Poe’s x wing from 2015-2016

Where? 
 

[Matichado]

6 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

The 501st have been readily-available since 2020, and they still are if you are willing to make some 332nd specialists; also, people were complaining about 501st oversaturation, so including another unit makes sense. 

 

The only flaw I see there is that, why do we have 501st saturation when they’ve only come in 1 set and they are giving us 3 sets with shock troopers in 8 months

[Classic_Spaceman]

Just now, Matichado said:

I mean LEGO said that they could do it besides they compared it to the Jedi starfighter and I compare them to the resistance/Poe’s x wing from 2015-2016

The difference is that Jedi Starfighters and X-wings cost less; I cannot see a parent buying the same $150 ship two years in a row. 
 

[Gontron]

For some reason I feel like the 150$ set may be an updated MTT. The 170$ set screams Chimera/Thrawn's flagship to me. 

[Matichado]

1 minute ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Where? 
 

In the interview that they made a few weeks ago, they talk about potentially making a regular LAAT in the close future comparing it to the Jedi Starfighter sit can also be mew since it can be a live action gunship and fix the Chonky nature of the coruscant version (don’t get me wrong I love that set but it’s flawed)

1 minute ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

The difference is that Jedi Starfighters and X-wings cost less; I cannot see a parent buying the same $150 ship two years in a row. 
 

Beleive me it’s going to happen