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

[Retro Brick Reviews]

1 minute ago, ArrowBricks said:

There’s a watchtower so Fleet Troopers are almost guaranteed. 

This is a playset, LEGO including two members of the Honor Guard and just saying you can use one of them in the watch tower is FAR more likely and in character than taking up two spots with guards and another two spots with Fleet Troopers. They have the same helmet and have equally bland costumes, I'd bet my Chrome Vader we get one or the other.

[NoOneOfImportance]

16 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said:

There’s a watchtower so Fleet Troopers are almost guaranteed. 

Agreed. If people are giving away Chrome Vaders, I'll happily take one, but there is almost no way we aren't getting fleet troopers with this. 

[BacktoBricks]

32 minutes ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

I think that if they include the Honor Guard they won't include any Fleet Troopers, also I know everyone's predicting they reuse Dodonna, but imo what would be even more in character for LEGO would be to include the briefing room but not Dodonna as a way to entice people to buy the 75301 X-wing to complete the scene. The reason there are two potential Y-Wing pilots listed is because if they purely stick to ANH Gold Five would be the ideal choice, but I could easily see them including Gold Three to have another girl even though she didn't actually appear in the movie, like what they did with Rae Sloanne in the TIE Bomber. Regardless, if they ignore the opportunity and just throw in yet another Dutch Vander, WE RIOT.

I just think they might put Dodonna in there because the X-Wing is retiring this year so there won't be much overlap and he's already made etc. They could have even made him for the X-Wing set knowing they would be making a Yavin base. And he is a memorable character from the base scenes.

 

[Mandalorianknight]

10 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said:

I just think they might put Dodonna in there because the X-Wing is retiring this year so there won't be much overlap and he's already made etc. They could have even made him for the X-Wing set knowing they would be making a Yavin base. And he is a memorable character from the base scenes.

Totally agree, Dodonna's quite likely.

14 minutes ago, NoOneOfImportance said:

Agreed. If people are giving away Chrome Vaders, I'll happily take one, but there is almost no way we aren't getting fleet troopers with this. 

I will also take a Chrome Vader, since fleet troopers are a given. I'm not sure why people don't think fleet troopers are a given. Even with them+ the honor guard both having 2 figs, it lets them re-use prints I could definately see both appearing.

Not to get too far off topic, but I think this is the probably layout assuming 12 figs.

Celebration Luke, Han, and Leia, Chewbacca, Dodanna, 1x pilot, C-3PO, R2-D2, 2x fleet trooper, 2x honor guard. I could see C-3PO and R2 being swapped for other pilots or ground crew or something, but otherwise I think this layout is all but confirmed if there's 12 figs.

[Retro Brick Reviews]

31 minutes ago, NoOneOfImportance said:

Agreed. If people are giving away Chrome Vaders, I'll happily take one, but there is almost no way we aren't getting fleet troopers with this. 

You don't get a Chrome Vader if we get Fleet Troopers, you do if we get Fleet Troopers AND Honor Guard.

All I'm saying is that everyone needs to remember this is the same team that said your Commander Ponds can double as the pilot for your non-minifig-scale $400 Gunship. If you really think those fellas will include both Honor Guard and Fleet Troopers when they could easily serve one another's purposes, I want whatever deathsticks you're smoking.

Edited February 21, 2023 by Retro Brick Reviews

[ArrowBricks]

50 minutes ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

This is a playset, LEGO including two members of the Honor Guard and just saying you can use one of them in the watch tower is FAR more likely and in character than taking up two spots with guards and another two spots with Fleet Troopers. They have the same helmet and have equally bland costumes, I'd bet my Chrome Vader we get one or the other.

“FAR” - really? really?! 

Who said we can’t have 2 Fleet Troopers and One Guard? 

They already have Fleet Troopers designed, and released. 

Plus, the Lego Star Wars team love the OT - they are usually pretty spot on with it which makes Prequel fans angry. 

Just can’t get on board with anything I’ve just read, politely. 

14 minutes ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

I want whatever deathsticks you're smoking.

Fella the only one with those is you. Your reasonings is pure waffle, at best. 

At the end of the day I’m sure we will see, and there’s no points arguing! 

Edited February 21, 2023 by ArrowBricks

[Retro Brick Reviews]

10 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said:

Fella the only one with those is you. Your reasonings is pure waffle, at best. 

Ah yes, because past examples and logical inference are waffle while "well they COULD" is the epitome of reasoning. Socrates bows before you.

[Legofan2001]

3 minutes ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

Ah yes, because past examples and logical inference are waffle while "well they COULD" is the epitome of reasoning. Socrates bows before you.

Honestly I think it’s more likely that Lego just includes the generic ANH Han,Luke,Leia then no Fleet troopers. (Especially since the fleet troopers already got the perfect update in 2019.

Edited February 21, 2023 by Legofan2001

[Retro Brick Reviews]

3 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said:

Honestly I think it’s more likely that Lego just includes the generic ANH Han,Luke,Leia then no Fleet troopers.

There are 12 minifigures, which I'm fairly certain is the most they've ever included in an LSW set under $350 (not including MTTs with B1s). There's no way they don't include any duplicable grunts in there, regardless of what type(s) you think they'll be.

Edited February 21, 2023 by Retro Brick Reviews

[omegabadbatch]

do you guys think that yoda will have new torso and legs in starfighter? and maybe head too?

Edited February 21, 2023 by omegabadbatch

[Mandalorianknight]

5 minutes ago, omegabadbatch said:

do you guys think that yoda will have new torso and legs in starfighter? and maybe head too?

Definately not new legs, since... you know... what would they change? I suppose a new torso is likely, given it's been 6 years since the last PT yoda. Probably not a new head though, since the current one seems to be doing fine.

 

I'm gonna ignore the specifics of this whole "fleet troopers vs honor guard" argument and just once again say that they could totally include both, and it saves em money on repeated prints. (Also, if you're using the "CC as pilot" example for why we wouldn't get both, I'll use the counter example of every other set)

Edited February 21, 2023 by Mandalorianknight

[THELEGOBATMAN]

8 minutes ago, omegabadbatch said:

do you guys think that yoda will have new torso and legs in starfighter? and maybe head too?

He'll have nothing more than a new torso.

[omegabadbatch]

6 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

He'll have nothing more than a new torso.

 

10 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Definately not new legs, since... you know... what would they change? I suppose a new torso is likely, given it's been 6 years since the last PT yoda. Probably not a new head though, since the current one seems to be doing fine.

 

what about feet print? many minifigures have now (clones,mandalorians, some aliens from boba's palace)

Edited February 21, 2023 by omegabadbatch

[ArrowBricks]

23 minutes ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

Ah yes, because past examples and logical inference are waffle while "well they COULD" is the epitome of reasoning. Socrates bows before you.

Betting a chrome Vader and telling people that they are on deathsticks if they heaven forbid possibly disagree with you for a minifigure that Lego has never released before instead of a Fleet Trooper that has existed since 2008 and has been released in multiple advent calendars is your version of “logical inference”, then wow. Case closed. 

12 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I'm gonna ignore the specifics of this whole "fleet troopers vs honor guard" argument and just once again say that they could totally include both, and it saves em money on repeated prints. (Also, if you're using the "CC as pilot" example for why we wouldn't get both, I'll use the counter example of every other set)

The funny thing is I’ve stated I think both will be released. 

[YourLocalB2]

3 minutes ago, omegabadbatch said:

what about feet print? many minifigures have now (clones,mandalorians, some aliens from boba's palace)

or dual-molded legs, since we've seen those in the recently revealed Up and Rivendell sets.

[Legofan2001]

After seeing the Star Wars news and now this crap with Indiana Jones this turning from a year on track to be the best in years to possibly the worst year for lego in a longtime. 

[Rwbricks]

1 hour ago, YourLocalB2 said:

or dual-molded legs, since we've seen those in the recently revealed Up and Rivendell sets.

True, but on the other hand, Star Wars sets don’t really use dual-molded legs. They’ve been around for a while, and Star Wars has had PLENTY of opportunities to use them (I’m looking at you, Han in the MBS Cantina), but I can only think of three minifigures who have actually gotten them. 
 

I would love if they were included, though. That would at least go a little in the way of justifying another Yoda’s starfighter. I would also love if they gave Han his boots in the Yavin set, and maybe some boots for the fleet troopers/honor guard, but we’ll have to see. In the wise words of Master Qui-Gon Jinn: *laughs* “Not likely.”

[Mandalorianknight]

1 hour ago, omegabadbatch said:

what about feet print? many minifigures have now (clones,mandalorians, some aliens from boba's palace)

Short legs don't often have printing, and I can't see lego going out of their way to make some for Yoda when he's never had them before.

1 hour ago, ArrowBricks said:

The funny thing is I’ve stated I think both will be released. 

(I was agreeing with you)

1 hour ago, YourLocalB2 said:

or dual-molded legs, since we've seen those in the recently revealed Up and Rivendell sets.

Those have been out for awhile, but... dual molded how? In what colors?

[wiley]

Any chance left that the 1,083-piece set is a gunship? No info on that set besides the release date of Sept. 1 and the piece count?

[AD_Bricks]

14 hours ago, Matichado said:

It really triggers me when people call the new clone design “awful” when it’s really good not the best but still good, I understand subjectively you may not like it but calling it awful it’s not right also the helmet holes are overhated

 

5 hours ago, ToaDraco said:

I agree whole-heartedly. The newer style of Clone helmet is fine. It's not perfect but to call it awful and boycotting them is hilariously dramatic. And I agree about the holes in the helmet. For crying out loud, we finally get a phase 2 helmet that allows for attachments and people still complain.

I, too, agree wholeheartedly. The new design is definitely my favourite out of all of them for both P1 and P2. The only change I'd make is to move the helmet holes down, but I'd only do that if we were also getting new visor and rangefinder moulds, and that's a big ask.

[Mandalorianknight]

7 minutes ago, wiley said:

Any chance left that the 1,083-piece set is a gunship? No info on that set besides the release date of Sept. 1 and the piece count?

I suppose it's possible, and I certainly think a gunship is coming within the next year or two, but given how random the rest of the wave is I wouldn't get your hopes up.

 

Oh, and mark me down as a fan of the 2020-2023 clone design.

Edited February 21, 2023 by Mandalorianknight

[AD_Bricks]

33 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Those have been out for awhile, but... dual molded how? In what colors?

Tan robe colour for the top half, olive green feet for the bottom. I'd like to see that, and they could totally do it considering all the ones we've been getting recently, with Dobby (though he's less recent), the Up set, and all the Hobbits.

[MSY-MSP]

 

After reading through all of the 20+ pages from the weekend, I have to say that there is a definite disturbance in the force.  It seems like the sets are sort of all over the place, and as many have already said a lot of these seem very odd or not likely to garner the attention of AFOL community.  The mechs might work on some weird level, but they are very much out of place in the SW universe.  (Unless Disney has something up their sleeve that we have no idea about.)

 

1 hour ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

There are 12 minifigures, which I'm fairly certain is the most they've ever included in an LSW set under $350 (not including MTTs with B1s). There's no way they don't include any duplicable grunts in there, regardless of what type(s) you think they'll be.

This is the set that most intrigues me.   And part of it has me thinking that this set is actually a different set, specifically I am thinking it is an MBS set and not a playset.  There are a number of factors leading me to that conclusion.  The first is the number of rumoured mini figures.  12 is a lot of figures, and as you said, we haven't seen that many figures in any playset before.  Other MBS type sets have had between 15 and 27 figures.  The largest system set that I can think of had 10 minifigures in it (Jabba's Palace) or 15 (for the droid carrier).  Most have no more than 7 figures in them.  Second is the theme.  If it really is just the celebration scene, what is the "play" value in the scene?  I cannot see one that would engage a child for more than like 20 minutes.  "Oh here are the heros, and they get an award.  Now what else can I do?"  That just doesn't seem to be Lego's MO on these type of things.  There always seems to be a greater play aspect to it.  In contrast MBS and UCS don't always have to have a lot of play to them.  Granted some do.  So this actually being the fall MBS/UCS set (or even the May one) makes a lot of sense to me.  Now if it did include something from RO or Rebels then I think it would have more value as playset.

[Sneakguest]

16 hours ago, MKJoshA said:

Well I don't know if I was the good cop or the bad cop. But we've had a few different Mods move on due to life changes. Right now Cloney and I try to keep things running smoothly on the SW side.

This is a good reminder that if you're really bugged by something you are all always welcome to send me or Clone OPatra a PM. We keep on eye on reports as well. For example, I got 5 different reports that user "Leaks and News" was trolling. We see those reports and it helps us find trouble makers quickly.

So if that was the good cop routine I guess I need a little of the bad cop. How about, stay on target or I'll send Darth Vader to your mom's house!

Well you were definitely the good cop. Haha, well please I would behave if you threat me with that, my mom would go like "who are you", you want to come inside for a cup of coffee and then I would be mocked forever as the guy whos mom hase 0 % knowledege in the star wars universe.

[omegabadbatch]

maybe hera and chopper are in yavin base?