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

[THELEGOBATMAN]

I like both sets for what they are, but man, these prices are ridiculous. 

It was a good choice to focus more on the Sarlacc this time, with a smaller Desert Skiff imo. The minifigures are fine, nothing particularly interesting. It's a good set — if it was 60€ at most.

I think that the Duel on Peridea is actually fantastic. The minifigures are awesome, and while the build may be boring for most, I like those kind of minimalist display pieces. The problem, yet again, is the price. Why would anyone be willing to pay 55€ for a grey baseplate with a few minifigures?

[Rwbricks]

7 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Anything else?

I feel like I remember the C-3PO minifigure with the buildable 3PO being reported as not have the dual-molding. Koska Reeves was said to be in the battle pack, too. Otherwise, if you count the droid factory set being called a “creature build” and if you count price differences, there are those. 

[MKJoshA]

Does Han have a new hairpiece? It looks like a lower profile than the last new one. So maybe the new hairpiece "leak" was for Han not Luke?

[benderisgreat]

Wow those 2 new sets are something else.

Peridia set has great minifigs, but the set itself is just plain. Everyone complained about Obi-Wan Vs Vader duel set from 2022 which was also just buildable grey baseplate, but everyone is fine with Peridia build? Yes I get it has more details but same concept. And 55$ for this one , I'll wait for sale on this one.

Desert Skiff is another weird set of me. Skiff looks too small compared to 2012/2017 versions and most of the pieces went into Sarllac pit for some reason. I though Skiff was supposed to go with Jabbas barge UCS set, but it's too small to fit what I imagine Sail Barge will be. And who even asked for fiat Sarllac pit? I think 2017 version was fine forehat it was, why did Lego fell the need to make giant Sarlac and small Skiff is beyond me. The figs are good, except Boba needs his cape which his past versions had and why now Weequay guards? Also 80$ for less than 600 pieces?! What is Lego thinking with these prices?

Edited July 1, 2024 by benderisgreat

[Tariq j]

Both sets look good. It’s a little disappointing Boba doesn’t have his cape. Especially in a set with such a high price point. 

[THELEGOBATMAN]

It seems LEGO will reveal anything but Jedi Bob's Starfighter, which will obviously be legendary.

[CallumPears]

Peridia looks... alright? Wasn't a fan of the Ahsoka show so just gonna Bricklink Thrawn. 

Unlike some people here I actually think the 2017 one is the most accurate version of the skiff (2012 one doesn't have the nice railing or space for more figures in the front) and this set is basically the 2017 set but with a pile of sand for nearly triple the price. As with the dioramas from the past couple of years, this could've been a $30 set if you get rid of the unnecessary parts. 

I've already got 3 of the 2017 set (and 3 2012 ones- they were pretty common in bulk lots I guess) so no desire for this new skiff.

That said, I actually might see if I can get a cheap Sarlacc on eBay since some people will no doubt buy 2 sets to get another skiff and not need the 2nd pit, and I do like that it's a bit more built up than previous ones (but would gladly sacrifice this for a lower price, and even WITH the bigger pit the set still doesn't feel worth it).  

The Boba is absolutely inexcusable. They've shown they don't care about accuracy over the past few years (Hoth Rebels being dark tan instead of white and grey, Snowtroopers having dark tan hands for no reason and not having backpacks, Rebel pilots all having the same uniforms when Snowspeeder pilots should be different, many more errors and let's not address the elephant in the room that is all the issues with modern Clone troopers) but this Boba especially is just terrible. In terms of detail the mech figure was already a downgrade as it uses a simpler design for the torso and arm prints than the previous version, then you add on the pauldron beimg missing AND now they don't even have the colours right for the RotJ version, which they managed (albeit with no arm printing) back in 2017.

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

But I’m not too bothered about the Boba reuse (is it really a difference that kids would have noticed?)

Lifelong Boba fan here. I can assure you I was familiar with every inch of his different suits by the time I was 9 lol. 

 

As for the rest of the figures, Han looks fine (aside from the mirrored torso but whatever. I like his new face print and as has been pointed out he was mirrored in a couple shots anyway).

Luke looks great but if I get him I'll swap his hairpiece for the old one. As I have a couple of the 2012 version I might not, though the leg printing on this one is nice. 

Lando is fine but his legs look a little too dark- would've benefitted from tan and dark brown dual moulding I think. 

Chewie didn't need to be here. Should've been a skiff guard (especially since there are still so many named ones we've never got, including two from the skiff carrying the prisoners).

Nien Nunb looks great so I'll probably try to Bricklink him (not looking forward to the prices though).

1 hour ago, Rwbricks said:

His shirt fold is on the opposite side of what it used to be. Rewatching the scenes, the older one was accurate to the battle, but this one matches the scene of Han and Luke talking on the way to the Sarlacc.

Yeah that scene is mirrored for some reason. Same as the one scene in Jabba's Palace where Boba is mirrored. The shot where the Weequay tries to push Luke off is mirrored too. 

Edited July 1, 2024 by CallumPears

[Yperio_Bricks]

The Desert Skiff & Sarlacc Pit looks good with many useful parts that can be used for mocs later

The Peridea set though... I'm sorry, but in my eyes it is the worst Lego Star Wars set ever  Plain and boring. Even the aforementioned Obi Wan vs Vader set is much better designed.

Anyway, will get both sets twice for the minifigs.

[Borex]

Nien Numb is so good. Do y’all think he will end up eventually in a better set than this rehash set i don’t have the need for? (And why is that set so freaking expensive?)

[SEmrys]

6 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Skiff and Pit are also incredible. I think the people complaining about the price are missing the size of the pit- that thing is almost as wide as a baseplate, I'm seeing 28 by what looks to be at least 20 or so. For the price I would have liked to see a new Boba and another skiff guard, but it's not a dealbreaker for me.

I understand the complaints but I'm with you on this one. I love it. 

I was expecting something pathetic and overpriced, with Nien Nunb being the main draw. 

And while it is a bit more costly than it probably should be I think it all looks so good. Much more substantial than expected. 

Like the skiff, love the Sarlacc and love the figures too. I know it's the wrong suit but I appreciate the printing on Boba (I didn't get the mech), and I have his cape from the older figure. The other figures are great too. Love the Luke with the new hair and grey robe printing that finally goes down to the legs. And again: NIEN NUNB IS FINALLY HERE. 

Granted, while everyone is comparing this to post-2010 skiffs, the last one I had was from the OG Sail Barge (which unfortunately is a little worse for wear) and compared to that the pit especially is like night and day. 

Edited July 1, 2024 by SEmrys

[CallumPears]

Just now, Borex said:

Nien Numb is so good. Do y’all think he will end up eventually in a better set than this rehash set i don’t have the need for? (And why is that set so freaking expensive?)

Unfortunately probably not, at least not in the near future as he's the anniversary figure. 

There's a chance he'll end up not being too expensive as some people might buy multiple skiffs to recreate the full scene, but with how overpriced the set is perhaps not. 

[Borex]

5 minutes ago, CallumPears said:

Unfortunately probably not, at least not in the near future as he's the anniversary figure. 

There's a chance he'll end up not being too expensive as some people might buy multiple skiffs to recreate the full scene, but with how overpriced the set is perhaps not. 

Well i might be buying this set then. Don’t really need it, but a better sarlacc pitt is ok i guess. I still don’t like the beak (why did they change it in the ‘remade’ is still baffling to me, the earlier version was way more menacing), and too bad they aren’t giving us a new driver for the skiff (preferably a new skiff guard that hasn’t been made)

anyway i really like Nien Numb

[Agent Kallus]

I like the look of the Peridea set, and I won't complain about the price till I know what it's gonna be in £. The night trooper would've looked a lot better with green dots on the eyes of the helmet to simulate the night sister magic eyes that glow through the helmet after resurrection.

I do hope that if we get a night trooper BP that it's not just 4 of this fig, since they aren't the most uniform looking group.

Star wars might be the theme where the  reliable leakers have got the most wrong this year, I mean I guess the broad strokes were mostly correct but still. All the Enoch speculation for nothing and none of Jabba's henchmen in the skiff set (Boba is above a henchman). Maybe we'll get a jabba's goons pack to compliment this set and the sail barge like the snow trooper BP after the AT-AT, but I doubt that.

Weird that the Sarlacc is on top a mound when it should down a pit.

1 hour ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

The Peridea set though... I'm sorry, but in my eyes it is the worst Lego Star Wars set ever  Plain and boring. Even the aforementioned Obi Wan vs Vader set is much better designed.

For worst star wars set ever I looked a Brickset and ignoring pens and keychains and the like the set with lowest average reveiw scores was 11920: Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure Galactic Missions which was some part include with  a book that make a vaguely mirocfighter-ish version of a cloud car.

But personally I'd put Peridea decently high, mystic henge is more interesting than a grey slab IMO and even then the grey slab was overhated ( but also overpriced).

 

1 hour ago, CallumPears said:

 

Chewie didn't need to be here. Should've been a skiff guard (especially since there are still so many named ones we've never got, including two from the skiff carrying the prisoners).

Hard agree, Chewie does feel the most superfluous.

37 minutes ago, CallumPears said:

Unfortunately probably not, at least not in the near future as he's the anniversary figure. 

There's a chance he'll end up not being too expensive as some people might buy multiple skiffs 

This is why I think he was the worst anniversary figure, worse than Leia or Cal. The fig itself looks great but unlike the others there wasn't much stopping him appearing as a normal regularly release figure in any set based on the RotJ space battle or rebel fleet. ( Or even sequel trilogy sets not that we get many of those these days, I'm not the biggest sequel lover but I still think there's some untapped gold there)

If people get 2 skiffs (I probably won't get even one unless I find a good discount or if I decide I really want the sail barge and it needs it's companion ( though even then I'd look in Smyth's or Amazon for a discount) we don't know it's UK price yet but expecting expensive) they might use the second Numb to have a rebel friend torso and a head for another Sullustan.  

 

1 hour ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

It seems LEGO will reveal anything but Jedi Bob's Starfighter, which will obviously be legendary.

If we hadn't already gotten it confirmed in the descriptions for the other rebuild the galaxy set I'd have guessed it was actually gonna be jedi Bob's  vulture droid or something given the slight mistakes in the almost all the other set leaks.

2 hours ago, MKJoshA said:

Does Han have a new hairpiece? It looks like a lower profile than the last new one. So maybe the new hairpiece "leak" was for Han not Luke?

It also looked slightly different to me but I had a look side by side and I'm pretty sure it's just the same one after all.

Edited July 1, 2024 by Agent Kallus

[Ben S]

I want to think that the leakers were initially right about Enoch, but due to cost-cutting measures, they decided to delay him to a later wave to do him justice with a new mold. Fingers crossed. 

Otherwise, I like the set, cool minifigures and a bunch of pieces. 

I wonder if the Night Trooper will have a zombified face. 

 

[Kaijumeister]

14 minutes ago, Ben S said:

I want to think that the leakers were initially right about Enoch, but due to cost-cutting measures, they decided to delay him to a later wave to do him justice with a new mold. Fingers crossed. 

I wonder if the Night Trooper will have a zombified face. 

I find it ironic that a lot of the stuff that sounded pretty great in the leaks (Death Star playset and figure count, Enoch, etc.)  ended up being inaccurate, but the stuff we were hoping they were wrong about (e.g., Fett being a reuse of the mech figure) wasn’t.

Ditto for the Night Trooper having a zombified face, that would be so cool but given that a) We don’t see them helmetless aside from the Death Trooper in the show and b) They’re only reanimated for the first time after Ahsoka / Sabine / Ezra take them down, I don’t think they’d be completely corpse-looking anyway

What are everyone’s thoughts on the summer wave as a whole? I don’t think it quite reaches the heights of previous years, but it’s a fairly strong lineup. I think my biggest contention is that none of the sets are as incredible as the Scythe, Ghost etc. from previous years although the Dark Falcon comes fairly close.

[PreVizsla]

Peridea- Set has too many stickers and the build is so bland. Not having Enoch is absolutely insane and it's gonna be even worse if they decide to put him in a battle pack. Stormtrooper is still ugly family guy version and night trooper additions (when it comes to print on him) are really minimal and very poor. I already have Thrawn and this version isn't anything special that makes me want to get him as well. Huge pass even on a 50% sale as I don't want to support anything with this stromtrooper style in it. I do think there is a battle pack coming with night troopers.

Desert Skiff- Love the Desert Skiff build and the gate that opens, love some of the pieces and build styles they used. Wish it was sold by itself without the pit. Why they went with ESB Boba instead of ROTJ one is beyond me, no pauldron/cape as well... Don't like the Sarlacc Pit or the inclusion of it, it's overly built. Price is way too high especially cause I feel some fans will want 2 Desert Skiffs. Don't like Luke's hair. Pass from me. 

IMO this is one of the worst years for LEGO Star Wars with predominantly gimmicky sets like brickbuilt characters, prices are too high, battle packs are all mixed factions which helps no one. Only thing saving it are The Mandalorian sets.

[Nilker]

Since we're only getting one Night Trooper figure this year, we can expect a battlepack in future years. Captain Enoch will probably be placed in some larger set based on Ashoka Season 2. It would also be cool to see him in the Imperial Patrol Transport set with additional night troopers and Sabine with printed arms.

[ARC2149Nova]

3 hours ago, CallumPears said:

Unlike some people here I actually think the 2017 one is the most accurate version of the skiff (2012 one doesn't have the nice railing or space for more figures in the front) and this set is basically the 2017 set but with a pile of sand for nearly triple the price. As with the dioramas from the past couple of years, this could've been a $30 set if you get rid of the unnecessary parts. 

Don't be afraid to say my name 

Looking closer at the 2017 version, it looks better than I remember, I still hold that the nose on the 2012 version is objectively the most accurate, but 2017 was a decent offering. The only thing this one has over its predecessors is the fins, 2012 wasn't as detailed and 2017 was laughably tiny. 

3 hours ago, CallumPears said:

That said, I actually might see if I can get a cheap Sarlacc on eBay since some people will no doubt buy 2 sets to get another skiff and not need the 2nd pit, and I do like that it's a bit more built up than previous ones (but would gladly sacrifice this for a lower price, and even WITH the bigger pit the set still doesn't feel worth it).  

The Boba is absolutely inexcusable. They've shown they don't care about accuracy over the past few years (Hoth Rebels being dark tan instead of white and grey, Snowtroopers having dark tan hands for no reason and not having backpacks, Rebel pilots all having the same uniforms when Snowspeeder pilots should be different, many more errors and let's not address the elephant in the room that is all the issues with modern Clone troopers) but this Boba especially is just terrible. In terms of detail the mech figure was already a downgrade as it uses a simpler design for the torso and arm prints than the previous version, then you add on the pauldron beimg missing AND now they don't even have the colours right for the RotJ version, which they managed (albeit with no arm printing) back in 2017.

Lifelong Boba fan here. I can assure you I was familiar with every inch of his different suits by the time I was 9 lol. 

I wonder if a second skiff will come with the Barge, removing the need to purchase two of the pits. 

The problem (for me at least) is that if Lego never cared about those differences, I wouldn't mind as much. The fact that we went a whole 3-5 year stretch of LEGO putting out the best details in its Star Wars figures (2013-2018) just to get lazy now really ticks me off. But, I can't say I'm surprised, either.

2 hours ago, SEmrys said:

Granted, while everyone is comparing this to post-2010 skiffs, the last one I had was from the OG Sail Barge (which unfortunately is a little worse for wear) and compared to that the pit especially is like night and day. 

Hot take, I actually like both of those items in the 2006 Sail Barge better than this new set.  Less accurate and flashy, sure, but the OG Sarlacc had unbeatable charm.

2 hours ago, Borex said:

and too bad they aren’t giving us a new driver for the skiff (preferably a new skiff guard that hasn’t been made)

Brock Starsher when?

3 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

It seems LEGO will reveal anything but Jedi Bob's Starfighter, which will obviously be legendary.

It'll just be on store shelves, no reveal necessary. 

2 hours ago, CallumPears said:

Unfortunately probably not, at least not in the near future as he's the anniversary figure. 

There's a chance he'll end up not being too expensive as some people might buy multiple skiffs to recreate the full scene, but with how overpriced the set is perhaps not. 

There is literally zero reason he couldn't have come in a...ROTJ...Millennium...Falcon...

We could've had a new OT Falcon. Instead we get Lego's Edgy Millennial Falcon. 

2 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

Weird that the Sarlacc is on top a mound when it should down a pit.

Hard agree, Chewie does feel the most superfluous.

This is why I think he was the worst anniversary figure, worse than Leia or Cal. The fig itself looks great but unlike the others there wasn't much stopping him appearing as a normal regularly release figure in any set based on the RotJ space battle or rebel fleet. ( Or even sequel trilogy sets not that we get many of those these days, I'm not the biggest sequel lover but I still think there's some untapped gold there)

All that effort went into the Sarlacc pit, you'd think they'd actually make, y'know, a pit.

I get wanting to have all the prisoner figures on the same skiff, but then why not switch Boba for a guard (as he's on the Khetanna until Luke breaks free), and save Boba for the Sail Barge set? Give us two henchmen and boom, problem solved.

Best set would've been the next Falcon, but we probably won't get a new Falcon until at least 2026. The demand may have been too high to delay his release any longer. Still should've come in a B-Wing or something, but at least we have him now.

[ReversibleSedgewick]

How do you sit down to name a set with five people having a fight and arrive at the word "duel"?
How does that get printed up without anyone thinking twice about it?

[SEmrys]

11 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

Hot take, I actually like both of those items in the 2006 Sail Barge better than this new set.  Less accurate and flashy, sure, but the OG Sarlacc had unbeatable charm.

You're not wrong tbf, it is certainly charming. And I'll always look fondly on it as it's my first big Lego set. 

I just mean in terms of accuracy and proportions, I suppose. Lego has certainly evolved over the years. 

[Archer]

19 minutes ago, ReversibleSedgewick said:

How do you sit down to name a set with five people having a fight and arrive at the word "duel"?
How does that get printed up without anyone thinking twice about it?

Have you looked at the history of lego Star Wars printing words on things? Misspellings and Misnomers are kind of their jam.

 

Regarding Boba and Sarlaac Pit. I think the very fact that the Sarlaac is a pit makes it a loosing battle to make it any better than the smaller side builds we've had before. They attempted here to make it more "pitty" and it just looks like it has a wall around it. Using the wrong Boba would be 50% less egregious if he at least had his cape. Is he rumored to be in the Sail Barge? I'm sure he'd still be ep IV Boba but maybe they gave him the cape for the UCS set only.

Edited July 1, 2024 by Archer

[JohnTPT17]

Meh... Not a fan of these reveals.

The Sarlacc Pit for $80 feels like a huge ripoff. Chewie and Boba are fairly common figs, and those versions of Han and Luke aren't hard to find either. Lando is at least a bit more unique, but he doesn't look too different from the last version aside from the printing on his helmet. Nien is nice and all, but he also didn't need to be in this set, or be an anniversary fig either. Maybe if this was one of your first Star Wars sets ever and you didn't have and of the figs, or the price was way cheaper, I could see this having more appeal. As it is, though? Hard pass.

Peridia is an odd one... I should probably like it more than I do, but I really don't like the Ahsoka show, which probably clouds my judgement. I do think that a grey, organized blob is better than a grey, disorganized scrap heap like the Obi-Wan set, but having so many parts going into a mostly flat build who's only interesting gimmick is having the figures wiggle around a little bit is also disappointing. Like, if you were to make the "ground" just a normal baseplate, all you have is four stickered pillars, which is fairly boring. Obi-Wan at least had some change in elevation, a few places to "hide" characters, and a bucket of lava (not that I think either set is good). I'm also just not a huge fan of the minifigs: Ahsoka looks too grey, Erza has those stupid cataract eyes, Morgan Elsbeth is whatever, Thrawn looks more like a Bolian from Star Trek with the "round face" printing, compared to the more cheekbone-style printing of the old one, and the Death Trooper is either Battle Pack fodder or some way to encourage people to army build from this set alone (I also double he will have any interesting printing - the set already has new prints for every other minifigure, and we never actually see the faces from most of them - I think it will probably just be plain black). I can see why other people would like it, but it's also a pass for me.

Probably not too much longer until we see Bob, at least... Though, at this point, I'm probably just going to get some D&D minifigs, a Fortntie Battle Bus/the Reading, Reading, Reading GWP in October for an early Christmas, and some more Bricklink Designer Program sets. Ah, well - at least I got Fives and a cheap Rex this year!

[CloneCommando99]

Anyone else notice that there’s been a lack of Tanks this year? I know we have the Skiff and Barc Speeder but those are more speeders than tanks.

The only tank that’s been made this year is the Octuparra from the BP.

[Big_Daddy]

Well that Peridea set is a huge disappointment to me, although I'm not entirely sure what I did expect. I guess I'll leave it at bricklinking Thrawn.

The Sarlacc pit might be interesting, although the design of the skiff doesn't really strike me as an upgrade from my precious 7104... I'll have to look if I ever find it for a decent price (which I do realize is a lot to ask).

[Agent Kallus]

21 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Anyone else notice that there’s been a lack of Tanks this year? I know we have the Skiff and Barc Speeder but those are more speeders than tanks.

The only tank that’s been made this year is the Octuparra from the BP.

Your definition of tank is alien to me. I would not have called any of those things a tank.

1 hour ago, JohnTPT17 said:

 I'm also just not a huge fan of the minifigs: Ahsoka looks too grey, Erza has those stupid cataract eyes, l

Ahsoka the white, well actually light grey but nevermind