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

[Kaijumeister]

Yeah I’m not terribly excited for what we know of next year’s System lineup so far.

- It’s great that Ahsoka’s Eta-2 introduces a new cockpit piece, but Anakin being his late TCW variant is kind of ‘eh’. Canonically makes sense but I wouldn’t have minded Lego playing loose so we could’ve gotten Anakin from the earlier Clone Wars seasons.

- Somewhat apathetic on Plo’s Delta-7 and the ARC-170, but I’m sure both sets will sell well. Just praying we actually get a completely redesigned mould for Plo’s head.

- U-Wing and Night Trooper Battle Pack are a big yes, provided the former isn’t just a one-seater like the T-6 and the latter doesn’t omit Enoch.

Hoping the summer wave gives us some big winners.

[CloneCommando99]

Since we’re doing these, here’s my anticipation list:

1. U-Wing
2. ARC 170
3. Night Trooper BP

6 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Hoping the summer wave gives us some big winners.

C’mon Turbo Tank and Endor Bunker!

[Llewop]

12 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

I was wondering why there was no leaks and just pictures of customs,mocs and youtube channel promoting lol, I never thought I'd say this in my life but, Reddit is the place

I think people jump on the hashtag legoleaks to promote other stuff so it dilutes what’s on there and you used to be able to do most recent posts and you can find the new stuff but they don’t do that. Could follow people but it’s hard to know who’s legit and who does it for the followers so all that crap Reddit is just easier someone else filters out the truth and the lies and the fakes so it’s a lot easier 

9 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

 

Plo was I think featured more than Kit in the show. He's involved in the Ahsoka Leaves arc, gets his focus in the Malevolence episode, and shows up a number of times in a smaller capacity, whether it's helping to defeat the slavers and save the slaves in the zygerria arc or discovering Sifo-Dyas's shuttle.

I’ve never watched clone wars so to me all he is the Jedi that gets shot down in his ship and that’s it. 

think everyone needs to remember there are different level of Star Wars fans and not everyone would have watched or have seen the same stuff as everyone else. So it’s hard when they do someone who is popular with some Star Wars fans while others will go “who” and not be interested 

[Alexandrina]

13 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

 

Plo was I think featured more than Kit in the show. He's involved in the Ahsoka Leaves arc, gets his focus in the Malevolence episode, and shows up a number of times in a smaller capacity, whether it's helping to defeat the slavers and save the slaves in the zygerria arc or discovering Sifo-Dyas's shuttle.

Honestly literally none of those events ring a bell to me. Were they late in the series? I couldn't push through beyond mid-S4 because it was a chore sitting through a dozen episodes of poorly-written filler for the occasional cool five minutes

Anyway, tbh if they want to release Plo Koon that doesn't really bother me. He's still in the films, even if he's one of the least interesting Jedi from the films they could have released. (And I actually thought he'd been released more recently than he has; for some reason I thought he was in a set in 2021/2022). Still, I'll be able to save plenty of money with this line-up.

Hopefully Kit, Shaak Ti and Luminara Unduli aren't too far away, they're the glaring omissions of recent years imo (and Ric Olie)

[CloneCommando99]

11 minutes ago, Alexandrina said:

Hopefully Kit, Shaak Ti and Luminara Unduli aren't too far away, they're the glaring omissions of recent years imo (and Ric Olie)

Shaak Ti and Kit should be prioritised over Luminara. Due to how Luminara was the last of those 3 to appear. (2016 Turbo Tank)

 

We also need Yarael Poof, Yaddle, Depa Bilaba and Bultar Swan to get made.

[BrickBob Studpants]

5 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

C’mon Turbo Tank and Endor Bunker!

Or how about something new?  I know it‘s been a while, but we‘ve already had 3 CTTs before. Granted, the Bunker is overdue for a remake along by with an AT-ST, but that‘s also not a super exciting idea to me

A set based on the Juggernaut from Mando S2 would be a lot cooler, but maybe that‘s just me

Edited October 12, 2024 by BrickBob Studpants

[Darth_Bane13]

44 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Shaak Ti and Kit should be prioritised over Luminara. Due to how Luminara was the last of those 3 to appear. (2016 Turbo Tank)

Kind of annoying how the only Shaak Ti we have is a clone wars one

[Renny The Spaceman]

On 10/11/2024 at 2:43 PM, ARC2149Nova said:

Top 3 Sets of 2025

1. ARC-170
2. ARC-170
3. ARC-170

Honorable mention goes to the Blade of Dorin (Plo Koon's Jedi Starfighter), but it was a tightly contested race. 

Same, I'm not much of a Star Wars fan anymore but I'll always have a soft spot for the 212th so I need that Oddball figure 

[CallumPears]

1 hour ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

Kind of annoying how the only Shaak Ti we have is a clone wars one

And you know if they released a new one now she'd have the awful glossy eyes. 

Looking back, we really got lucky that they didn't put those eyes on the 2017 Aayla.

13 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

- U-Wing and Night Trooper Battle Pack are a big yes, provided the former isn’t just a one-seater like the T-6 and the latter doesn’t omit Enoch.

Agree on the U-wing as its whole purpose is to be a troop transport, but I think you might be the only person who wants Enoch in the BP.

[Meaf]

3 hours ago, Alexandrina said:

Honestly literally none of those events ring a bell to me. Were they late in the series? I couldn't push through beyond mid-S4 because it was a chore sitting through a dozen episodes of poorly-written filler for the occasional cool five minutes

The Malevolence arc is in season 1 I believe, that's probably his most iconic moment of the show. But yeah the other ones might be after where you stopped.

As far as anticipated sets go, I wouldn't say I'm too excited for anything coming up since I've cut back on my Lego spending on general, but I'll probably get the battle pack and maybe the Plo Koon Starfighter for nostalgia.

[CloneCommando99]

50 minutes ago, CallumPears said:

Agree on the U-wing as its whole purpose is to be a troop transport, but I think you might be the only person who wants Enoch in the BP.

I want Enoch. Seeing as that’s the only set he could possibly be in next year.

[Mandalorianknight]

8 hours ago, Llewop said:

I think people jump on the hashtag legoleaks to promote other stuff so it dilutes what’s on there and you used to be able to do most recent posts and you can find the new stuff but they don’t do that. Could follow people but it’s hard to know who’s legit and who does it for the followers so all that crap Reddit is just easier someone else filters out the truth and the lies and the fakes so it’s a lot easier 

I’ve never watched clone wars so to me all he is the Jedi that gets shot down in his ship and that’s it. 

think everyone needs to remember there are different level of Star Wars fans and not everyone would have watched or have seen the same stuff as everyone else. So it’s hard when they do someone who is popular with some Star Wars fans while others will go “who” and not be interested 

Honestly the people using the hashtag for other stuff was annoying, but instagram making it so you can't just see the most recent posts makes it unusable. 

I'm sure there are some fans who would be very excited for a jedi who appears in a few seconds of the prequel movies but not one with a recurring role in the clone wars cartoon, but I think that's a pretty small subset. Most people who know the background jedi from the prequel movies have probably seen the cartoon. As a side thing, I don't think it should be "hard" when a character you don't personally know who's popular with fans gets released. (Or when pretty much any lego figure gets released TBH. Unless there's like a real-world controversy about the character/person shown or something I don't really think lego releasing a minifigure should reasonably be an upsetting situation.) 

At this point I'd say anyone who isn't one of the trilogies' big three or main villain is a character popular with some star wars fans others won't be interested in. I think if someone's upset because they release a new Rey figure, or they don't know the new clone commander, they should probably step back for a second and remember these are plastic toys and it's OK that one of the minifigures isn't a character you recognize/like.

4 hours ago, Alexandrina said:

Honestly literally none of those events ring a bell to me. Were they late in the series? I couldn't push through beyond mid-S4 because it was a chore sitting through a dozen episodes of poorly-written filler for the occasional cool five minutes

Yeah most of his stuff is in the latter half of the series.

1 hour ago, CallumPears said:

Agree on the U-wing as its whole purpose is to be a troop transport, but I think you might be the only person who wants Enoch in the BP.

I'll take Enoch in the battle pack over no Enoch.

[ARC2149Nova]

5 hours ago, Alexandrina said:

even if he's one of the least interesting Jedi from the films they could have released.

Hopefully Kit, Shaak Ti and Luminara Unduli aren't too far away

I'd argue that Plo's at least one of the most visually interesting of the Prequel Jedi, next to Chad Fisto of course. I find it funny that you like Shaak Ti and Luminara over Plo, as they do even less, but those are still pretty legit faves. 

4 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Or how about something new?  I know it‘s been a while, but we‘ve already had 3 CTTs before. Granted, the Bunker is overdue for a remake along by with an AT-ST, but that‘s also not a super exciting idea to me

A set based on the Juggernaut from Mando S2 would be a lot cooler, but maybe that‘s just me

Some of us (me) still don't have a Turbo Tank, but I'll concede that 2016 was a pretty good one. Maybe an AT-OT (or UT-AT ) if they go Republic.

I also would not argue against an Imperial Juggernaut, complete with Bill Burr minifigure! 

4 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

Kind of annoying how the only Shaak Ti we have is a clone wars one

I'm really glad I actually like the Clone Wars style. I know it's super unpopular, but it helps in cases like these. That said, every CW Jedi should get the realism treatment.

3 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Same, I'm not much of a Star Wars fan anymore but I'll always have a soft spot for the 212th so I need that Oddball figure 

I too believe in 212th Supremacy. Odd Ball's gonna be an awesome figure.

2 hours ago, Meaf said:

The Malevolence arc is in season 1 I believe, that's probably his most iconic moment of the show. But yeah the other ones might be after where you stopped.

There is that one episode in Season 2 where he and Ahsoka go into the Underworld to hunt down Aurra Sing and Boba Fett, and also at the end of the Citadel Arc.

5 hours ago, Alexandrina said:

Honestly literally none of those events ring a bell to me. Were they late in the series? I couldn't push through beyond mid-S4 because it was a chore sitting through a dozen episodes of poorly-written filler for the occasional cool five minutes

You don't have to give a detailed answer, but I'm curious to know if you enjoyed any of the Clone Wars? As in full episodes/arcs? Season 4 and 5 are where it gets really good (Season 5 in particular, Season 4 only has Umbara and that's really it)

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I want Enoch. Seeing as that’s the only set he could possibly be in next year.

I mean, it's not the only set he could come in. A dropship is still likely. I just don't see how a Night Trooper battle pack is gonna be good, not only is each trooper unique, but they need arm printing (and a lot more helmet printing) to even be serviceable. White arms are not it.

[Mandalorianknight]

5 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

A set based on the Juggernaut from Mando S2 would be a lot cooler, but maybe that‘s just me

The Mando S2 juggarnaut might not make the best set- it's an unarmed vehicle, for one thing. We don't tend to get a ton of those in this theme at that scale. As popular as mando is, I don't see a scenario where most people would take the unarmed vehicle over the armed version, especially when the figure loadout would be clones/jedi/etc vs the drivers and some generic raiders or stormtroopers.

Personally if the set had a new Cara, new Boba, and/or the comedian behind the greatest acting in the franchise, it'd be a day 1 buy, as irrational as that is, but I don't think most people would find it cooler than a clone wars one with a clone legion and some jedi we haven't had in awhile, especially kids.

50 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

I mean, it's not the only set he could come in. A dropship is still likely. I just don't see how a Night Trooper battle pack is gonna be good, not only is each trooper unique, but they need arm printing (and a lot more helmet printing) to even be serviceable. White arms are not it.

I don't know. That Peridea set felt like it was made to push out the figures from that part of the show. I'd love a dropship and getting a ton more sets from that part of the show, which might be the best atmosphere and mythos the franchise has put out in years, but the set we did get makes me think Lego doesn't plan on doing anything until season 2.

[Darth_Bane13]

1 hour ago, ARC2149Nova said:

I'm really glad I actually like the Clone Wars style. I know it's super unpopular, but it helps in cases like these. That said, every CW Jedi should get the realism treatment.

I do have some nostalgia for the clone wars style but they just look weird next to realistic figures 

[CloneCommando99]

7 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Or how about something new?  I know it‘s been a while, but we‘ve already had 3 CTTs before. Granted, the Bunker is overdue for a remake along by with an AT-ST, but that‘s also not a super exciting idea to me

A set based on the Juggernaut from Mando S2 would be a lot cooler, but maybe that‘s just me

I would never say no to some high quality Imperial hardware. 

[Alexandrina]

35 minutes ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I do have some nostalgia for the clone wars style but they just look weird next to realistic figures 

It didn't help that Lego abandoned the classic aesthetic for their first attempt at modernisation in the OT figures around the same time, and quite often didn't get it right. What we were left with was a binary choice between ugly CW figures and ugly OT figures.

I actually lost interest almost entirely in Lego Star Wars around this time, because of how hideous so many of the figures were. (I bought a total of four SW sets between 2012 and 2018 - all of them for a specific minifigure which I was coveting bad)

[Renny The Spaceman]

3 hours ago, ARC2149Nova said:

I too believe in 212th Supremacy. Odd Ball's gonna be an awesome figure.

I always liked how so often clones are given a cool action hero esq name (Rex, Hevy, Hunter, Fox, Thorn and so on) but nearly everyone in the 212th has a weird name (Oddball, Boil, Waxer, Wooley, Cries) bar Cody who has the name of just a random guy.

Yet in any battle scene Cody and the 212th are doing all sorts of insane megablox involving fighting droids hand to hand, jumping on crab droids, getting in a boxing match with a droid, dogpiling general Grievous, spin kicking droids and so on.

[wesker]

11 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Shaak Ti and Kit should be prioritised over Luminara. Due to how Luminara was the last of those 3 to appear. (2016 Turbo Tank)

 

We also need Yarael Poof, Yaddle, Depa Bilaba and Bultar Swan to get made.

Even Piell and Eeth Koth also need another release. Like Shaak Ti they've only been done once before in the Clone Wars style printing. Adi Gallia hasn't been made yet either and I'd prefer getting her over another Stass Allie.

[Darth_Bane13]

3 hours ago, Alexandrina said:

It didn't help that Lego abandoned the classic aesthetic for their first attempt at modernisation in the OT figures around the same time, and quite often didn't get it right. What we were left with was a binary choice between ugly CW figures and ugly OT figures.

I actually lost interest almost entirely in Lego Star Wars around this time, because of how hideous so many of the figures were. (I bought a total of four SW sets between 2012 and 2018 - all of them for a specific minifigure which I was coveting bad)

I think OT figures were generally the same from 2010 to 2013, it sorta bridged the gap between the classic and modern figures. In 2014 leg printing became the norm and we finally got an updated Chewie and Stormtrooper and the new Vader helmet would follow the next year.

[Alexandrina]

7 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I think OT figures were generally the same from 2010 to 2013, it sorta bridged the gap between the classic and modern figures. In 2014 leg printing became the norm and we finally got an updated Chewie and Stormtrooper and the new Vader helmet would follow the next year.

There were still a few similarities, sure, but there's a very definite change in 2009/10, when they moved away from the old face designs totally. Some of the new ones worked (I think Old Ben from the period is great, Leia is not really Leia but it's not an ugly design) but there were also flops such as the moustache-faced Hoth rebel from the Battle Pack. Luke is a glaring case too - they wanted to get away from the classic hair, but at the time they didn't have anything more suitable, so they gave him the long hair piece which just doesn't suit. They also changed the designs of the Stormtrooper/Rebel Pilot torsos, and while they kept the old Hoth Rebel, it was now marked as the 'officer' torso

(They also tried an update on film-inspired clones, which lasted all of one set instead of just doing the standard clone trooper minifigure from 2005-07)

[Flieger]

16 hours ago, ARC2149Nova said:

I just don't see how a Night Trooper battle pack is gonna be good, not only is each trooper unique, but they need arm printing (and a lot more helmet printing) to even be serviceable. White arms are not it.

Agreed, that is a huge problem for me, too. I wonder why so many people are so very happy with the Lego rendition of the Night Trooper. It has some strong points, like the golden highlights or the head. But from many angles it just looks like a regular Storm Trooper, being way too clean, way too white - and that is mostly due to the arms. Arm printing would have helped a lot. (I am realistic enough not to expect 360 leg printing, although that would help, too).

It just does not represent the ragged, desperate and motley battlegroup that has gone through hell - quite literally so.

Lego would need to create at least two new varieties of Night Troopers so that we can mix and match. An army of identical (and rather clean) Night Troopers would not do it for me. I would buy a set, sure, but not multiple.

 

PS: I wonder if we will see the Night Troopers much after Thrawns return. With the Imperial Remnant and the secret stuff Thrawn was unloading, it is possible that the Night Troopers won't be the main strike force. Unless he zombifies all the Remnant...

Edited October 13, 2024 by Flieger

[CloneCommando99]

36 minutes ago, Flieger said:

PS: I wonder if we will see the Night Troopers much after Thrawns return. With the Imperial Remnant and the secret stuff Thrawn was unloading, it is possible that the Night Troopers won't be the main strike force. Unless he zombifies all the Remnant...

I reckon that they’ll still be around. But just lose the red bandages.

Also may I point out that for the most part Night Troopers are just normal stormtroopers who got a repair job on their armour. In Ahsoka it was only the rear guard force who became zombies. The Double Death Troopers are the only ones who were resurrected before the final battle.

[ARC2149Nova]

3 hours ago, Alexandrina said:

the moustache-faced Hoth rebel from the Battle Pack.

His face print is my reaction to your take. 

I think only Han suffered face wise during this era, and Luke's girly hair did him no favors, but overall, it was a decent transition period. Besides, the 2010 Rebel Pilot torsos are superior to their previous design, the Stormtroopers were basically unchanged for like 12 years (Endor Battle Pack and Imperial Inspection notwithstanding), and while the Hoth Rebel design did change, torso wise it was much more accurate to the film uniform (though color was not), and the officer torso could still be used as a massable figure, they just wanted to sneak in Bren Derlin.

As for clones, the animated Phase Is defined an entire generation and are GOATed. Ditto for the 2005 Phase IIs. Despite their flaws, I'd argue that the Clone Wars clones are the easiest to integrate with a realistic collection, especially for the time (as long as their helmets stay on, of course )

[CallumPears]

1 hour ago, Flieger said:

Agreed, that is a huge problem for me, too. I wonder why so many people are so very happy with the Lego rendition of the Night Trooper. It has some strong points, like the golden highlights or the head. But from many angles it just looks like a regular Storm Trooper, being way too clean, way too white - and that is mostly due to the arms. Arm printing would have helped a lot. (I am realistic enough not to expect 360 leg printing, although that would help, too).

Interestingly there is one spot where the Night Trooper has less printing than a standard stormie. 

Stormtrooper minifigures have grey squares printed in the black squares on the back of the helmet. For some reason the Night Trooper does not. The Mortar Trooper and Sandtroopers have this same problem. I'm not a fan of the new helmet anyway, but this is yet another issue I've noticed over the past few years.