LEGO Star Wars 2024 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Lego Nostalgia]

Just now, Kit Figsto said:

I'm assuming people have said this before, but I just found some of the new Series 26 space collectible minifigures, and I wonder if the Orion figure means that we could get Force Ghost/hologram figures, finally.

The head, hair, accesories, arms and legs are all translucent, however, the torso and hips aren't.  I'm wondering if the translucent parts are weaker, and thus the pieces with the most stress on them are made out of a standard color.  At the very least, if they can't do a fully translucent figure, I think a Force Ghost could look okay if they made the torso/hips a light blue (or the closest blue to the trans-blue that they'd use) and then the rest were translucent.  

I'm also not sure if they could do Yoda, since his head is rubbery, but Obi-Wan and Anakin could at least work.  Maybe next time we get a Dagobah set, it could include Force Ghost Obi-Wan.

Pretty sure the Designers said they can't make them due to the parts being weaker.

[Clone OPatra]

5 minutes ago, Kit Figsto said:

I'm wondering if the translucent parts are weaker, and thus the pieces with the most stress on them are made out of a standard color. 

I recall it also being a friction issue, that translucent arms wouldn't play well with a translucent torso, but that might have been with the old translucent formulation and not the newer one.

They could absolutely come up with a decent solution for force ghosts. Personally I think the face print on trans heads don't tend to show up so well, so a light blue solid colour head, torso and hips with trans arms and legs could be better.

[TheUnusualBuilder]

17 minutes ago, Clone OPatra said:

I recall it also being a friction issue, that translucent arms wouldn't play well with a translucent torso, but that might have been with the old translucent formulation and not the newer one.

They could absolutely come up with a decent solution for force ghosts. Personally I think the face print on trans heads don't tend to show up so well, so a light blue solid colour head, torso and hips with trans arms and legs could be better.

Or even better, just do an entire light blue minifigure. It looked great on Moaning Myrtle from Harry Potter, and certainly would go together better than a partially-solid partially transparent design.

[Kit Figsto]

33 minutes ago, Clone OPatra said:

I recall it also being a friction issue, that translucent arms wouldn't play well with a translucent torso, but that might have been with the old translucent formulation and not the newer one.

They could absolutely come up with a decent solution for force ghosts. Personally I think the face print on trans heads don't tend to show up so well, so a light blue solid colour head, torso and hips with trans arms and legs could be better.

I actually think it would look okay if they just did translucent arms/legs and kept the rest light blue, since the "ghostiness" of Force Ghosts is pretty much just the blue haze around the edges anyway.  I'm looking at photos now, and it's interesting, because Obi-Wan's ghost from the Dagobah scenes in ESB and RoTJ is a little bit less translucent than the ghosts at the end of RoTJ.

Though I do agree, a detailed face print like Obi-Wan or Anakin likely wouldn't look great, whereas the Orion figure isn't based on a real reference photo, and is a lot simpler in the first place.

Edited May 1, 2024 by Kit Figsto

[PreVizsla]

Stayed up till 2 am to hear the US LEGO Star Wars live stream and it was some prerecorded nonsense where a guy in charge was lying about what chat is saying and asking about.
Nothing was revealed.

Edited May 2, 2024 by PreVizsla

[Classic_Spaceman]

1 hour ago, Kit Figsto said:

The head, hair, accesories, arms and legs are all translucent, however, the torso and hips aren't.  I'm wondering if the translucent parts are weaker, and thus the pieces with the most stress on them are made out of a standard color. 

Translucent parts are not weaker; the designers made the hips and torso a solid colour to conceal the inner connection points (explicitly stated in a recent interview). 
 

[Lego Nostalgia]

That livestream was depressing and the host kept stuttering, no new sets at all just ones we've seen already, #Legoleaks on Instagram is better at revealing things.

[Classic_Spaceman]

1 hour ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

Pretty sure the Designers said they can't make them due to the parts being weaker.

1 hour ago, Clone OPatra said:

I recall it also being a friction issue, that translucent arms wouldn't play well with a translucent torso, but that might have been with the old translucent formulation and not the newer one.

That was the old material (polycarbonate); the new material (MABS) is almost identical to ABS in its properties (hence the ability to make a mostly-translucent Minifig). 
 

[TheUnusualBuilder]

So they hyped up May 1st for revealing new Star Wars sets, and then literally every other theme EXCEPT Star Wars revealed their August lineups.

Classic LEGO...

[Classic_Spaceman]

After seeing the Advent Calendar, I am no longer miffed at not getting the third Praetorian Guard in the Mando bunker. 
 

[Kaijumeister]

18 minutes ago, TheUnusualBuilder said:

So they hyped up May 1st for revealing new Star Wars sets, and then literally every other theme EXCEPT Star Wars revealed their August lineups.

Classic LEGO...

Hah, at least we got official images of the June sets (not saying much given that official pictures release a month in advance of the release date, but still).

Unfortunately I suspect the August wave won’t be revealed for quite a while.

HD box pictures are also now out, looks like Gideon gets a much more accurate head this time round!

[Classic_Spaceman]

It looks like Paz is not a complete reuse, as he has some black contour lines on his helmet. 
 

[AD_Bricks]

9 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:

HD box pictures are also now out, looks like Gideon gets a much more accurate head this time round!

Haven't had an opportunity to see those images yet, but what changes did they make? I would have assumed they'd just remove his moustache as he didn't have one in S3, but did they update something else that makes it more accurate otherwise?

5 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

It looks like Paz is not a complete reuse, as he has some black contour lines on his helmet. 
 

That's good to know. I had hoped they'd at least bring his helmet detailing more in line with the recent increase in effort they've put into Mando helmets (e.g. the updated helmets for Mando, Bo, and Boba, and the extra details on the fleet commander compared to previous generic ones).

Edited May 2, 2024 by AD_Bricks

[Lego Nostalgia]

I feel like Paz should be dark blue instead of what Lego done

[AD_Bricks]

7 minutes ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

I feel like Paz should be dark blue instead of what Lego done

As far as I can tell, it's sort of within the same range of colours as Saw Gerrera's armour that LEGO seems to have not really covered at all in their palette. Though I personally agree with their choices of dark green and sand blue for Saw and Paz respectively, I do hope that they'll eventually introduce some new shades of faded/dark/realistic-looking green, blue, and perhaps purple or red too. They'd be great for light->dark gradients and for giving Star Wars sets colour detail that would otherwise be too bright or missing entirely.

[Classic_Spaceman]

The loyalist Mandos in the battle pack have different legs! Off of the top of my head, I can see around seven different paired combinations of these parts (including the one advertised) without even factoring in the Fleet Commander’s pieces! 
As for using the Imperial Mando helmets for Clone Commandos, the shaping is too drastically dissimilar for me to see it being able to work. That being said, considering that we got three new helmet moulds across two sets in this wave, I can just see LEGO making a proper Commando helmet if/when they get around to giving them to us. 
 

[Llewop]

Not sure where the box pics are for these sets that you can all see. 

the advent calendar has been leaked, it’s look ok to, has a mini kit as one of the builds and the figures are decent. I won’t get it though as I kind of have enough lukes, leias, 501st, B2s and Ashokas so I don’t really wanna spend £30 to get an extra pretorian. 

[ARC2149Nova]

Not loving Gideon's helmet. Seems like he should have one center horn instead of two, and without a cape I'm not feeling this figure. Upon closer inspection, his helmet is correct. Still not happy with the lack of a cape, but I'm looking forward to this set now.

The Battle Pack is great. Can't wait to grab a few of those.

Luke's mech is certainly unique, but no boots. Can't say I'm surprised, fortunately the UCS figure isn't too expensive.

[Classic_Spaceman]

1 hour ago, ARC2149Nova said:

Still not happy with the lack of a cape, but I'm looking forward to this set now.

The lack of a cape is a trade-off to allow him to have his jetpack, as both cannot fit on the Minifig at the same time (though I would have preferred to get a cape as well, and just have Moff's jetpack stored on a hook somewhere). 
 

[CloneCommando99]

 

All in all. The sets that were revealed last night are quite good. But why the actual Jonk were they not revealed on the livestream or not by Lego themselves at all. Honestly this might be the first Advent Calendar in a decade that I skip because it looks quite bland compared to previous years TBH. I’ve already got all the characters in it and think the praetorian guard is a bit clunky.

4 hours ago, TheUnusualBuilder said:

So they hyped up May 1st for revealing new Star Wars sets, and then literally every other theme EXCEPT Star Wars revealed their August lineups.

Classic LEGO...

 

4 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Hah, at least we got official images of the June sets (not saying much given that official pictures release a month in advance of the release date, but still).

Unfortunately I suspect the August wave won’t be revealed for quite a while.

HD box pictures are also now out, looks like Gideon gets a much more accurate head this time round!

I am seeing a deep inequality that we face compared to other themes. It’s insane for Lego to reveal the full August waves for other licensed themes but not Star Wars which has a special day that would give them special promotion. We technically, because the June wave was revealed by others, didn’t get any reveals at all for their special May 4th celebration. Even though the live stream did say there would be new reveals. In the past when Lego has said “New Reveals” They have actually revealed new sets. It just baffles me. Why is Lego just so unpredictable like this at times? I don’t know why but it actually scares me. 

The loss of the Death Star playset was unfortunate as I was hoping to mod it into an imperial base. But I am still hyped, just not as much, for the ISD. I wonder if it will be an ISD1 or an ISD2. And what I’m more intrigued about is how big the interior is, or what exactly it entails (aside from the obvious bridge) if it’s going to fit 12 figures? Is Brickclicker’s figure list still valid?

I still think relating to Renown’s 1984 quote, an ISB officer and Tarkin are both obscure candidates for a ISD so it’s either one of those.

Edit: Are you kidding me! The Harry Potter sets have been revealed! There better actually be some reveals on May 4th. With every other theme’s summer wave that gets revealed the more I think the live stream was a waste of the LSW theme’s budget and resources.

Edited May 2, 2024 by CloneCommando99

[BrickBob Studpants]

Didn’t expect the Praetorian in the AC, now we have all three!  Have they ever included new minifigs introduced the same year in other sets in an AC? Usually they wait until the following year, like they did with Omega or the 212th CT

[CF Mitch]

Not entirely pleased with the fact that the Death Star Playset is actually a Star Destroyer 
I'm perfectly satisfied with my 2014 version, and I don't intend to get another one just for Cal Kestis...

The new HD images of the other sets put them into a new light, and I might get the Ambush On Mandalore Battlepack and Moff Gideon vs. Paz Vizla sets, after all  
The builds certainly seem very nice, especially the bunker with that door. Moff Gideon's armor doesn't look too impressive, but his helmet is very cool.

Regards,
Mitch

[ARC2149Nova]

1 hour ago, CF Mitch said:

Not entirely pleased with the fact that the Death Star Playset is actually a Star Destroyer 
I'm perfectly satisfied with my 2014 version, and I don't intend to get another one just for Cal Kestis...

If true, the ISD is way overdue for a remake (a whole decade's gone by). Interested to see the figure selection now. Fingers crossed for Admiral Ozzel.

Tarkin could still be the @Renown clue, but, more importantly, this is also a better opportunity for Dr. Pershing, if he's the clue instead.

4 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

The lack of a cape is a trade-off to allow him to have his jetpack, as both cannot fit on the Minifig at the same time (though I would have preferred to get a cape as well, and just have Moff's jetpack stored on a hook somewhere). 
 

True, but the cape is more iconic/a better look imo. Most of the final battle was a melee fight, he rarely used the jetpack. Still though, a good figure otherwise.

[CallumPears]

17 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

I just found that Nubs's torso (from the 75384 The Crimson Firehawk) is up at PAB online. How is that even possible? Have any LSW torsos been at PAB before?

Here's something that'll blow your mind: the UCS Slave 1 Boba Fett torsos were also on there back when that set came out. One of my biggest regrets is not buying dozens of those. 

I did buy a lot of the Han Solo Mudtrooper torsos from 75211 a couple of years ago though so I could have a nice group of Imperial Army Troopers. They were selling them for 71p each. 

Edited May 2, 2024 by CallumPears

[1340cc]

A little disappointing that the big August set is an ISD instead of the Death Star playset. Already got both UCS ISDs so have no need for a smaller 3rd one. Hopefully Cal doesn't cost a fortune to bricklink.