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

[Mandalorianknight]

35 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Edit: @Mandalorianknight if I caused, albeit accidentally and unwittingly, that Mon Calamari “leak” with my little rebel AT AT joke suggestion, then I’m very sorry about that. Not my intent at all. It was purely a suggestion.

Nah you're good- if that even is the case, yours was pretty clearly just a joke and not "guys what if +a list of reasons"

And even if it WAS, I doubt we'd have to sit through an internet campaign about lego's anti- mon calamari bias and how they don't respect mon calamari fans (Like and subscribe if you're a true squidhead)

[CloneCommando99]

I rewatched the Trailer. I noticed that the Ewok Y-Wing’s base model has an unprecedented use of nose tiling. Thus hinting that this is a new model. I might be wrong but I compared it to all the other past playscale Y-Wings and none of them utilise this brick formation on their noses.

Is the Young Leia set a Y-Wing? Or did we just get a tease for a 2025 set. Of course I could be wrong.

It might be the UCS Y-Wing though, but the underside has a bit jutting out and the stud distance between the cockpit and front is a bit less. 

Edited May 7, 2024 by CloneCommando99

[icm]

Looks like the UCSv2 to me.

[Mandalorianknight]

21 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

It might be the UCS Y-Wing though, but the underside has a bit jutting out and the stud distance between the cockpit and front is a bit less. 

While it may be a little different, it's UCS Y-wing sized, and we aren't getting a new one of those anytime soon- it's only been 7 years. I think the shortest gap between a UCS model and it's remake was 10 years with the Falcon, and there's no way their second-ever V3 is the Y-wing. (No, I don't count R2- brickset actually only counts the first one, and while I'd personally add the 2021 model I don't think anyone would consider the 2024 model a UCS. And I don't count the death star refreshes either)

[Matichado]

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

One problem. The Young Leia set is a whole £20 less than the coruscant guard gunship. People complained about last year’s gunship being too small and that was pretty much minifigure scale.

Why do so many of you think this is possible?!

Edit: @Mandalorianknight if I caused, albeit accidentally and unwittingly, that Mon Calamari “leak” with my little rebel AT AT joke suggestion, then I’m very sorry about that. Not my intent at all. It was purely a suggestion.

Same was said about the Star destroyer being said to be 80$ also @Mandalorianknight I didn’t mean it as to create a false tuner just me being hopeful

[CloneCommando99]

11 hours ago, Matichado said:

Same was said about the Star destroyer being said to be 80$ also @Mandalorianknight I didn’t mean it as to create a false tuner just me being hopeful

We thought it was a Death Star playset back when it was rumoured to be $80 though. They could easily do a couple rooms of the Death Star at that price. A ISD playset is something Lego would have wanted to make expensive by default.

Anyway. How do we even know whether the Peridia set is real? Do we even know whether the R2 KT set is going to include 3 rebel troopers and 3 stormtroopers? The ISD reveal has changed the situation.

But working with what we still have, i’m hoping that the R2 KT set is a Tantive hallway extension with the escape pod room and a Hot Tub (a nod to the Lego games).

[wesker]

The new Star Destroyer looks fine but hardly worth the upgrade over the 2014 release, especially at the price they're asking. The interior is also a massive downgrade in detail compared to the First Order Star Destroyer which is a shame. The initial rumor about the set being a Death Star was definitely more exciting than what we ended up with.

[AD_Bricks]

Do we think the larger of the Star Wars August sets will use the new box design that some other themes are getting for larger sets starting in June?

[Flawless Cowboy]

4 hours ago, wesker said:

The interior is also a massive downgrade in detail

I wouldn’t say it’s less detailed at all, in fact the greebles per square inch are probably higher. The problem is that the interior is tiny by virtue of the smaller size of the ship, making it an inferior toy. It seems to me that LSW is really trying to cater to both kids with play features and adults with displayability with its recent play sets, and the “fun” of the sets suffer as a result, while at the same time not looking as refined as something like the 18+ midi scale ships. If this had a really cool interactive feature, I’d maybe get it, but as I already have the UCS ISD and this is a worse looking ISD, there’s nothing for me here. Meanwhile, kids are getting a far less entertaining toy. 

[Classic_Spaceman]

11 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Anyway. How do we even know whether the Peridia set is real?

Ezra appeared in the anniversary video, so he has to show up somewhere. I do think that we should temper expectations somewhat, since Peridea has always seemed too good to be true (Ahsoka the White, Thrawn, Nightsister markings Morgan, Ezra, and Enoch all in the same set??). 
 

[Big_Daddy]

8 hours ago, AD_Bricks said:

Do we think the larger of the Star Wars August sets will use the new box design that some other themes are getting for larger sets starting in June?

The playscale ISD seems to have the same box design that SW sets have since March

[Mandalorianknight]

34 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Ezra appeared in the anniversary video, so he has to show up somewhere. I do think that we should temper expectations somewhat, since Peridea has always seemed too good to be true (Ahsoka the White, Thrawn, Nightsister markings Morgan, Ezra, and Enoch all in the same set??). 

I'm a little more confident on this one being more accurate- the other sets where we received less figures than what leaked were ones where the figure list was clearly in question (X-Tie and Jedi Bob's starfighter having unknown figures, the Dark Falcon having some unknown figures and a much less confident list- "blue armored gungan"- really?, the whole thing with the "death star" set where literally the only thing consistent was that Cal was involved.), whereas Perida's figures were leaked pretty concretely, with no unknowns or "maybes".

[Classic_Spaceman]

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

the whole thing with the "death star" set where literally the only thing consistent was that Cal was involved.)

The leak also mentioned Vader, Stormtrooper(s), Imperial officer(s), Imperial crew, etc, that ended up being in the ISD. 
 

[Mandalorianknight]

27 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

The leak also mentioned Vader, Stormtrooper(s), Imperial officer(s), Imperial crew, etc, that ended up being in the ISD. 
 

I might be wrong but I feel like early on the only things kept consistent in the leaks were A: Cal was involved and B: it was a death star set (which wasn't even true). The figures, actual setup, and even price felt like they were bouncing around- it was $80, then $200, etc.

[CloneCommando99]

58 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

The leak also mentioned Vader, Stormtrooper(s), Imperial officer(s), Imperial crew, etc, that ended up being in the ISD. 
 

Yep. (An extra stormtrooper would have been nice though.) I would have preferred a DS playset but I’m very happy with what we got in the end. I understand most of the criticism (lack of BD-1 for one thing as well as Cal not having a Poncho, but his face appears to be really detailed with the scarring so i guess that’s a redeeming quality) but I genuinely think the ISD is over-hated. Mostly because the leaks set everyone’s expectations too high.

On another note.
I’ve noticed a pattern over the last couple of years. If a faction gets a big set in the 2HY they usually get a battlepack in the next 1HY.

2021: UCS AT AT was followed by the  2022 Snowtrooper battlepack.

2022: 212th AT TE was followed by the 2023 501st battlepack.

2023: Coruscant Guard gunship was followed by the 2024 Clone Vs droid battlepack.

Therefore Gentlemen, I’m probably off my rocker with this theory, but if this supposed pattern continues there are two options for the 2025 January BP (this is purely speculation on my part). A) A Imperial Stormtrooper battlepack (due to this summer’s ISD, and it could be a tie-in for Andor) Or B) A P1 Clone Trooper battlepack (Due to the Dark Falcon being based of “Rebuild The Galaxy”)

I know that I’m probably spitballing with this theory, and it’s purely speculation based off past and present trends, but I think it’s a fun theory nonetheless.

What do you guys think?

Edited May 8, 2024 by CloneCommando99

[Meaf]

I think a stormtrooper battle pack would be pretty likely next year even without the new ISD, feels like we're really overdue for one. Was the last one the drop ship in 2019?

[Flawless Cowboy]

39 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Yep. (An extra stormtrooper would have been nice though.) I would have preferred a DS playset but I’m very happy with what we got in the end. I understand most of the criticism (lack of BD-1 for one thing as well as Cal not having a Poncho, but his face appears to be really detailed with the scarring so i guess that’s a redeeming quality) but I genuinely think the ISD is over-hated. Mostly because the leaks set everyone’s expectations too high.

On another note.
I’ve noticed a pattern over the last couple of years. If a faction gets a big set in the 2HY they usually get a battlepack in the next 1HY.

2021: UCS AT AT was followed by the  2022 Snowtrooper battlepack.

2022: 212th AT TE was followed by the 2023 501st battlepack.

2023: Coruscant Guard gunship was followed by the 2024 Clone Vs droid battlepack.

Therefore Gentlemen, I’m probably off my rocker with this theory, but if this supposed pattern continues there are two options for the 2025 January BP (this is purely speculation on my part). A) A Imperial Stormtrooper battlepack (due to this summer’s ISD, and it could be a tie-in for Andor) Or B) A P1 Clone Trooper battlepack (Due to the Dark Falcon being based of “Rebuild The Galaxy”)

I know that I’m probably spitballing with this theory, and it’s purely speculation based off past and present trends, but I think it’s a fun theory nonetheless.

What do you guys think?

I feel that battle packs have less to do with the major summer set and more to do with which figures are necessary based on recent media and which sets need extra figures. The UCS AT-AT needed snow troopers to fill 40 seats and so it got a battle pack, the same is true for the CGG, along with fan demand for new droids. 
 

I don’t think we need a stormtrooper battle pack, there’s plenty of ways to get them, one in the mech, two in the tantive hallway, and one in the upcoming ISD. A phase 1 clone battle pack would be more likely and more desired in my eyes. 

[Mandalorianknight]

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

What do you guys think?

It is a fun theory, but I don't think it's accurate beyond the 2022 snowtrooper pack being meant to fill the UCS AT-AT, and maybe the shocktrooper being chosen for the 2024 pack because he was already being produced for the gunship. I think in general, we're just getting both because clones have been popular recently in lego. Note that the legions and source material don't match between the ROTS 212th AT-TE and the Battlefront 2017 501st pack.

That said, I think your theory will prove accurate for 2025, less because they're making packs to "fill" the larger sets for all these, and moreso because we're overdue for our next stormtrooper battle pack.

1 hour ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

I feel that battle packs have less to do with the major summer set and more to do with which figures are necessary based on recent media and which sets need extra figures. The UCS AT-AT needed snow troopers to fill 40 seats and so it got a battle pack, the same is true for the CGG, along with fan demand for new droids. 
 

I don’t think we need a stormtrooper battle pack, there’s plenty of ways to get them, one in the mech, two in the tantive hallway, and one in the upcoming ISD. A phase 1 clone battle pack would be more likely and more desired in my eyes. 

First, I don't think you can draw much of a tend about battle packs having to do with recent media recently. Most of them have been clone based, and not on Bad Batch.

 

Phase 1 clones were, in 2021, in a 15:2:1 battle pack (2 p1s, 1 variant (commander), $15). Now, that was hard to get, but it was still a thing. I'd argue the stormies are more deserving for two reasons:

Looking at things from a stormtrooper perspective, there's not many good ways to mass them. Currently, like you say, it's the mech at 16:1, the hallway at 55:2 (22.5:1), and the destroyer at 160:1. A battle pack is likely 20:2 / 10:1  plus some officers or navy troopers or something, who are also massable. And that's assuming it doesn't give us three stormtroopers like the 2019 pack. It also provides more usable parts than the massive elements in the mech, but that's personal reasons.

Also just the sheer avalanche of clones, especially battle packs, in the last half-decade. I know some people prefer P1s, but they're still clones, and we've had SO MANY. (and especially when you consider that we just got P2 shinies this year, I don't know that they'd want to put out another battle pack where the only difference is the helmet)

1 hour ago, Meaf said:

I think a stormtrooper battle pack would be pretty likely next year even without the new ISD, feels like we're really overdue for one. Was the last one the drop ship in 2019?

The last standard one, yeah. Some people count the Marauder for some reason but two stormtroopers and a variant in a $40 set is not what I'd call a battle pack.

Edited May 8, 2024 by Mandalorianknight

[PreVizsla]

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I’ve noticed a pattern over the last couple of years. If a faction gets a big set in the 2HY they usually get a battlepack in the next 1HY.

2021: UCS AT AT was followed by the  2022 Snowtrooper battlepack.

2022: 212th AT TE was followed by the 2023 501st battlepack.

2023: Coruscant Guard gunship was followed by the 2024 Clone Vs droid battlepack.

Therefore Gentlemen, I’m probably off my rocker with this theory, but if this supposed pattern continues there are two options for the 2025 January BP (this is purely speculation on my part). A) A Imperial Stormtrooper battlepack (due to this summer’s ISD, and it could be a tie-in for Andor) Or B) A P1 Clone Trooper battlepack (Due to the Dark Falcon being based of “Rebuild The Galaxy”)

I know that I’m probably spitballing with this theory, and it’s purely speculation based off past and present trends, but I think it’s a fun theory nonetheless.

What do you guys think?

I think you have a good point when it comes to 2021, as LEGO wanted people to fill in their UCS AT-AT, but I don't think the 212th AT-TE had anything to do with the 501st battle pack. If it were connected, LEGO would give us a 212th battle pack instead of a Battlefront battle pack. In the 2024 battle pack, there was only a Coruscant guard figure inside because the designer said he wanted to make that figure more available, not because it was connected in any way or someone told him to put it inside.

[MaximillianRebo]

The problem with trying to find patterns in Lego releases is that there are more examples of patterns not being followed - or were just coincidences to begin with - than a clear and consistent link between set releases e.g. the inconsistencies between which films get anniversary releases or which new media get sets at all. Yes there have been a couple of good examples of product synergies such as the Hoth battle pack with the UCS AT-AT or the way the upcoming Mando S3 sets connect together, but these are more exceptions than the rule.

[Flawless Cowboy]

4 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

First, I don't think you can draw much of a tend about battle packs having to do with recent media recently. Most of them have been clone based, and not on Bad Batch.

 

Phase 1 clones were, in 2021, in a 15:2:1 battle pack (2 p1s, 1 variant (commander), $15). Now, that was hard to get, but it was still a thing. I'd argue the stormies are more deserving for two reasons:

Looking at things from a stormtrooper perspective, there's not many good ways to mass them. Currently, like you say, it's the mech at 16:1, the hallway at 55:2 (22.5:1), and the destroyer at 160:1. A battle pack is likely 20:2 / 10:1  plus some officers or navy troopers or something, who are also massable. And that's assuming it doesn't give us three stormtroopers like the 2019 pack. It also provides more usable parts than the massive elements in the mech, but that's personal reasons.

Also just the sheer avalanche of clones, especially battle packs, in the last half-decade. I know some people prefer P1s, but they're still clones, and we've had SO MANY. (and especially when you consider that we just got P2 shinies this year, I don't know that they'd want to put out another battle pack where the only difference is the helmet)

Eh I’d qualify the mandalorian, 332nd, 501st, and upcoming super commando bps as based on relatively recent media. Season 7 of the clone wars was 2019, and the deluge started in 2020. 
 

Phase 1 clones were available in an accessory pack, but these were very difficult to obtain, resulting in a high aftermarket price, around $9 new for a single figure in the US on bricklink, over twice what a modern stormtrooper would cost. I understand clone fatigue though and I don’t blame people for not wanting any more clone variants, no matter the source.

Stormtroopers are ubiquitous. Anyone who seriously wants to army build them should have no issue buying them en masse for cheap (sub-$4 per figure) on bricklink. There’s no reason to waste a set slot on a figure that appears numerous times on multiple sets every year. It’s the same reason a battle droid battle pack makes no sense, and thankfully Lego chose to include three supers and only two B1s in this year’s set. 

2 hours ago, MaximillianRebo said:

The problem with trying to find patterns in Lego releases is that there are more examples of patterns not being followed - or were just coincidences to begin with - than a clear and consistent link between set releases e.g. the inconsistencies between which films get anniversary releases or which new media get sets at all. Yes there have been a couple of good examples of product synergies such as the Hoth battle pack with the UCS AT-AT or the way the upcoming Mando S3 sets connect together, but these are more exceptions than the rule.

On the topic of trends, is there a SINGLE ship that rivals the Sith Infiltrator in the number of releases without a UCS set? It has received five renditions now. I’m struggling to think of a ship that has had four releases without a UCS honor. Luke’s landspeeder broke its curse after a whopping six tries in playscale form. 

[Lego Nostalgia]

I just want Commander Bly,Wolffe and updated Gree, 327th Legion Clones and updated P2 and scout  Kashyyyk Clones, then we can move away from them and focus on Imperials

 

[Classic_Spaceman]

My personal hope for an Imperial battle pack (if we get one) is: 2x Stormtrooper, 1x Imperial crew (either colour cap, new female head), 1x Imperial Navy Trooper (new female head).
Obviously, I would love to get the Army and Security troopers (with and without armour) and generic officers that we see in Andor, but a Star Destroyer tie-in feels more likely. 
 

1 hour ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

I just want Commander Bly,Wolffe and updated Gree, 327th Legion Clones and updated P2 and scout  Kashyyyk Clones, then we can move away from them and focus on Imperials

We also need Neyo and the 91st! 
 

[wesker]

The remaining Phase I clones from AOTC (Captain, Lieutenant, Pilot and Sergeant) also need to be updated to the new style.

[Nilker]

I hope that Lego will release a battlepack with Purge stormtroopers in the coming years. Personally, I prefer airborne troopers helmets, but I can imagine that Lego releases them with recolored supercommando helmets from 75373, as versions from the Kenobi series. If only we could get a set with new inquisitors, e.g. a Marrok in undamaged armor, Lyn Rakish or an inquisitor from Tales of the Jedi. 

Like the knights of ren, lego should release at least one figure of each of them, or at least those who appeared on the screen.

Edited May 9, 2024 by Nilker