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

[JohnTPT17]

28 minutes ago, Minishark2000 said:

Was guessed. Also I don't remember but I probably suspect kino was guessed somewhere in the chat, although I can't confirm by memory

Darn... Maybe the "right" one was overlooked? I think almost everything else has been hit at this point.

Glup Sh*tto is all I have left.

[Minishark2000]

15 minutes ago, JohnTPT17 said:

Darn... Maybe the "right" one was overlooked? I think almost everything else has been hit at this point.

Glup Sh*tto is all I have left.

That is a possibility, the chat had a lot of messages so I could see maybe the right one slipping past

[Hhalcyon]

Pics of the Clone Trooper and Droids battlepack are coming out on instagram the_brick_news

[ForgedInLego]

STAP looks good, Octuptarra looks fine, but the speeder bike and turret are becoming parts packs . Excited to get a couple, but be warned, a lot of the brick and mortar stock will probably have no minifigs because of theft. I've gotten burnt twice now with that, both with brand new, hard to find in stock sets 

Edited December 2, 2023 by ForgedInLego

[Yperio_Bricks]

The Crimson Firehawk also leaked.

[Minishark2000]

IT'S PERFECT!

I know they rumored changing the super battle droids a little, and overall my eyes see a "change", but I can't quite put my finger on what that change is? Looks like it's a little wider at the shoulders, or is that just my eyes playing tricks?

[Mandalorianknight]

Yeah, it's about what I was expecting. A little disappointed by the tri-droid (those anti studs didn't need to be there, there's literally a 1x3 inverted tile that already exists in LBG), and I don't see any noticable changes in the B2s (Look, as nice as a return of the rocket arms would have been all I needed was a minor update, but it doesn't even look like they touched up the torso/leg molds), but the clone side builds are actually quite nice, as is the STAP. 

$30 sounds a little rough, but splitting this up in my head to the clone and droid factions and their builds, this is actually super reasonable as if it was two $15 battle packs, and has a shockingly good figure/part ratio.

All in all, definately getting two on launch, and more down the line with sales and VIP Points. Pretty happy.

[Legofan2001]

6 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

There was this podcast on Youtube with LifeBricks and he had Falconfan1414 on and gave us a hint to a 25th Anniversary figure, Hint: Not main character, colour white in outfit, controversial in SW community, Human, and has the letter O in their name either first or last, Live action and not a Clone, wonder who it could be ?

Maybe Skad? (He is the leader of the MODS) like the issue with most the guesses Kino/Dedra/Galen are that they aren’t “controversial with Star Wars fans” the MODS are though………

 

Young Leia could be possible as well I guess but like everybody seems to have loved young Leia.

 

update 3 what about Dryden Vos? He does wear white and is kinda Human again though why would he be “controversial”

Edited December 2, 2023 by Legofan2001

[Lego Nostalgia]

The Battle Pack has officially been revealed and it is so beautiful that it might be one of the best Battle Packs ever made, gonna buy 7 of these Day 1.

[Mandalorianknight]

13 minutes ago, ForgedInLego said:

STAP looks good, Octuptarra looks fine, but the speeder bike and turret are becoming parts packs . Excited to get a couple, but be warned, a lot of the brick and mortar stock will probably have no minifigs because of theft. I've gotten burnt twice now with that, both with brand new, hard to find in stock sets 

True, but EXCELLENT part packs. Those candle/weapon extenders, riot shields, 2x2 triangle tiles in Dark Red, etc.

That's awful about the theft though. I've seen some toy aisle theft before (transformer weapons/heads removed from those dumb open-window boxes, the cardboard "blind bags" being smashed open to find the figure, etc), but stealing the figs out of a brand new set is a whole new level of cruel. 

12 minutes ago, Minishark2000 said:

IT'S PERFECT!

I know they rumored changing the super battle droids a little, and overall my eyes see a "change", but I can't quite put my finger on what that change is? Looks like it's a little wider at the shoulders, or is that just my eyes playing tricks?

Having one more battle droid would put it as a legitimately 10/10 set in my eyes (Maybe including a visor/antenna pack in black, too).

The B2s are my one big concern precisely because like you say, it's hard to make out a specific change. I'm going to hope they just fixed the brittleness issues from a materials end, but they NEED to have fixed those or I will be asking for refunds. Those old B2s were worse than early 2010s dark red and reddish brown. They were arguably as bad as 2007 lime green joints in bionicle.

5 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said:

Young Leia could be possible as well I guess but like everybody seems to have loved young Leia.

Not from what I've seen. I think the only reason Young Leia didn't experience rose tico levels of hate is because the actress is a kid and as such it's easier to attribute the flaws to the writing rather than the actress. (To clarify, do not bully child actresses, or adult ones for that matter, but people did NOT like young Leia from what I saw.)

 

The Crimson firehawk set is uniquely terrible for juniors. It's not like I expected anything special, it's a 4+ set, but even just comparing this to the spider-man ones that just got revealed, dang. 5 figs+new mold+ much larger builds in the spider man set for only $5 more than this one with much smaller builds and only two figs with the same number of new molds (1). And the ship itself... look, juniors is juniors, but looking up the ship's actual appearance, man is that a poor rendition. The juniors sets are usually pretty good at being good likenesses of their ships for that age range, but that's tough.

Just now, Lego Nostalgia said:

The Battle Pack has officially been revealed and it is so beautiful that it might be one of the best Battle Packs ever made, gonna buy 7 of these Day 1.

If I had the money I would too, with every passing second I look at this my appreciation for it grows

[Lego Nostalgia]

26 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said:

Maybe Skad? (He is the leader of the MODS) like the issue with most the guesses Kino/Dedra/Galen are that they aren’t “controversial with Star Wars fans” the MODS are though………

 

Young Leia could be possible as well I guess but like everybody seems to have loved young Leia.

 

update 3 what about Dryden Vos? He does wear white and is kinda Human again though why would he be “controversial”

It's none of them, on the podcast they guessed over 100 characters, it must be a very less known character.

[CallumPears]

Was hoping we might finally get a red eye printed on the B2s (they do at least have a moulded-in dot now, better than nothing I guess). 

Arms and legs seem pretty much identical to the old ones, though does anyone else feel like the arms stick out too much? Kinda looks like what you'd get if you put the old ones on at the wrong end (so that they curve out rather than in). Might just be the poses used in the pictures though. (Edit: just seen the front-of-box which has the arms down at the side and they look fine- must just be the angle of the other pictures)

Happy with the tri-droid build. I'm not a fan of the 2020 Clone design (I only really collect the older 2014 realistic ones) and already have a lot of B1s and B2s so I might see if I can get a couple of tri-droids dirt cheap without minifigures. 

Edited December 2, 2023 by CallumPears

[Yperio_Bricks]

I actually think the Crimson Firehawk looks good for a 4+ set. The market stall side builds look fine too. But the price is pure insanity. In a parallel universe this sets costs 20€ and not 53€

[Legofan2001]

15 minutes ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

It's none of them, on the podcast they guessed over 100 characters, it must be a very less known character.

Corde,Queen Breha Organa,Galen Erso are my final guesses based on everything I’ve read.

Edited December 2, 2023 by Legofan2001

[Shiva]

75372? it looks ok.

[Mandalorianknight]

6 minutes ago, CallumPears said:

Kinda looks like what you'd get if you put the old ones on at the wrong end

I think this is legitimately what it is, it looks like the arms are just flipped from how they normally are

[Shiva]

Shock trooper seems to be the same as in 75354? SW1305 ?

Has the Clone troopers been in any set earlier?

[ForgedInLego]

28 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Those old B2s were worse than early 2010s dark red and reddish brown. They were arguably as bad as 2007 lime green joints in bionicle.

Let me introduce you to the metallic blue B2, I am lucky to still have a TORSO in one piece

17 minutes ago, CallumPears said:

though does anyone else feel like the arms stick out too much?

I think its just the pose, look at middle B2 in the lifestyle image without the kid, last image on the legoleak reddit post

[Renown]

...and some folk make it out like I give obscure hints. 

[Legofan2001]

7 minutes ago, Renown said:

...and some folk make it out like I give obscure hints. 

So did I get the figure right?

[Minishark2000]

Do we know what the CAD price for the battle pack will be? I'm expecting 40 but secretly hoping it's 35

[Classic_Spaceman]

The battle pack looks great! As others have noted, it is a good combo-pack of two $15 battle packs; the Tri-Droid is actually decent, and the Clone side is a good parts pack. 
 

I am honestly not sure who this mystery "controversial" Minifig could be - "Controversial" is really throwing me off, since it could mean that the character itself is controversial, or that using an anniversary 'fig slot on them is controversial (due to their obscurity, lack of detail, ability to appear in regular sets, etc). 
 

[Legofan2001]

13 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

The battle pack looks great! As others have noted, it is a good combo-pack of two $15 battle packs; the Tri-Droid is actually decent, and the Clone side is a good parts pack. 
 

I am honestly not sure who this mystery "controversial" Minifig could be - "Controversial" is really throwing me off, since it could mean that the character itself is controversial, or that using an anniversary 'fig slot on them is controversial (due to their obscurity, lack of detail, ability to appear in regular sets, etc). 
 

More info from the stream (stolen from a comment)

Falcon’s third anniversary figure hints 

Peaceful 
Something we thought we’d never see
Not a main character 
Color white in outfit 
Live action 
Controversial In Star Wars community at large 
Human 
Has hair 
Has O in name 
Assume would it would come in set but wouldn’t in said set 
Tied to an object or vehicle
Could shoot 
Could drive Honda civic 
Strange look on the street but known name 
Lived a peaceful life 
Planet would give it away 
They have a lot of range 

[Mandalorianknight]

42 minutes ago, Renown said:

...and some folk make it out like I give obscure hints. 

Seriously. Yours are kinda fun and have a solid logical track as who they're referring to (with the quotes generally meaning the speaker or subject of the sentance is coming

6 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

The battle pack looks great! As others have noted, it is a good combo-pack of two $15 battle packs; the Tri-Droid is actually decent, and the Clone side is a good parts pack. 
 

I am honestly not sure who this mystery "controversial" Minifig could be - "Controversial" is really throwing me off, since it could mean that the character itself is controversial, or that using an anniversary 'fig slot on them is controversial (due to their obscurity, lack of detail, ability to appear in regular sets, etc). 
 

I know! This is significantly better value than the $20 packs, and to be honest, I think it's significantly better value than the 501st pack from 2020 that kicked off the whole clone frenzy (3 more SBDs, and with the octopurra being roughly equivalent to the AT-RT. Obviously the BARC is beefier than the speeder, but I think the other builds being a speeder+bunker+STAP more than makes up for it)

Every time I write a post on this set my opinion goes up. I think I have decided that if it'd had one more B1 and the two-seater speeder was a downsized BARC or a republic 74-Z, this would have been the mythical 10/10 set. As is, I'd say it's easily a 9.7 and up there with some of my other favorites like the Dagobah, Bespin, and DS2 dioramas (though more reasonably priced than all of them)

1 minute ago, Legofan2001 said:

Falcon’s third anniversary figure hints 
Could drive Honda civic 

Dank Ferrik, it's ketamine addicted yoda from the old memes. No wonder it's controversial, it's the first lego figure to come with drugs

[Legofan2001]

Tion Medon the third 25th anniversary figure??????