Kaijumeister Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 1 hour ago, Agent Kallus said: I think you're right, as hypocritical as it might seem for me to say after saying I prioritise minifig scale stuff, Lego isn't just about minifigs and these ships don't need em. This definitely points to the innate advantage Lego has over other ‘types’ of toys. Outside of needing to produce the occasional new mould / part in a new colour, you can use the same system of bricks and still develop a vast product portfolio; dioramas, helmets, UCS / MBS, system-scale, and now these midi-scale ships. In some ways Lego has it easier than most companies to experiment. All three ships look really good, indeed their footprint is rather small but the ‘density’ and detail is phenomenal. The little interiors in the Falcon and Tantive are a nice touch, and I’m not sure if it’s just the lighting in the lifestyle image but it looks like the hangar area of the Invisible Hand is completely hollow? You can see light shining through the trans-blue ‘shield’ pieces. I’m typically a PT fan over OT when it comes to ship design but of the three models, I most likely will get the Falcon. @ArrowBricks Yeah that makes sense. I can see Infinities Vader being an anniversary figure in the Dark Falcon because the character isn’t actually a villain, unless he’s in the set just as someone for the Dark Falcon crew to fight. The X-Wing vs. TIE I definitely agree should have some surprises in store, because otherwise it’ll be quite boring. Quote
Clone OPatra Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 I've seen the reports coming out of this topic. I don't think anything has been way too out of line, but to the two people having a heated back and forth while everyone else ignores them, maybe it's time to leave said heated back and forth. For my own part, I wonder how those midis are going to do. It feels a bit odd to me that LEGO is dropping three at once , but I guess they did with helmets too and that worked for a while. The Falcon also strikes me as a little incongruous with the others releases so far, but it is so popular of a ship, so I get it. It's ironic but the hallway set looks way too over engineered and detailed for what it is. If it was a diorama set it'd make sense, but for a playset, just give me a pretty bare hallway for $30-$35. $55 is far too much for the scene as a playset, even if it tracks with what they've done for the particular set. Quote
hikouki Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 How come so few commemorative minifigs? Quote
MKJoshA Posted January 30, 2024 Author Posted January 30, 2024 Cloney beat me by 30 min but I'm still going to jump in here. First, sorry for missing the riot that started here on Sunday. These last few pages were unacceptable. Please keep debates civil. On 1/28/2024 at 7:08 PM, Flawless Cowboy said: We’re not asking for unreasonable, hot-toys level attention to detail here. We’re asking Lego to meet the benchmark of quality they were hitting a decade ago This is a reasonable request. Lego's quality control has gone down drastically in the last 10 years. Please bombard Lego with emails and calls about this. On 1/28/2024 at 9:01 PM, Mandalorianknight said: Ok c'mon man this is just absurd. This all speaks to my wider point. When everyone complains about the slightest issue like it's so bad you can't even tell who it's supposed to be, more legitimate issues like the extreme pricing of some sets, or even other figure based issues like the kamas, get lost in the shuffle. I know if I was in charge of the fig designs, I'd be a lot more invested in fixing the kama issue if it was the main issue people had, rather than constantly hearing "WE NEED NO HELMET HOLES ON EVERY FIGURE WITHOUT AN ANTENNA OR VISOR AND WE NEED EVERY LEGION BUT EVERY LEGION LOOKS TERRIBLE AND THESE ARE THE WORST FIGURES LEGO'S EVER MADE THEY'RE SO BAD I CAN'T EVEN TELL WHO THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE" filling every social media comment section and forum. We know lego listens to fans on a lot of this stuff- look at how many clones we've had over the last 4 years. Look at the fact that the battle packs went back to "real" blasters instead of stud shooters for the characters. We're getting P2 Rex in a $13 set, and he has arm printing, as does Fives. If they were hearing concentrated "we need better kamas", I think there'd be a much better chance of getting at the very least dual molding or side leg printing, as compared to right now, where there's a billion different "campaigns" to "fix" every aspect of clones, half of which are non issues. Lego can both listen to fans and drop the ball with quality control. 8 hours ago, Horation said: @Robi-wanNo worries, we aren't blasting each other for having different opinions, we are merely having an arguably heated discussion. No, this was an unacceptable blasting of each other. And you were the main person adding strife to the conversation. This is your only warning. If you have questions about how to have a more civil debate online send me a PM. Quote
AD_Bricks Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 2 minutes ago, hikouki said: How come so few commemorative minifigs? There are seemingly a few more coming; we just don't have the details quite yet. Quote
QuiggoldsPegLeg Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 8 hours ago, Robi-wan said: I wonder how that Falcon will size up against the X-wing and Tie fighters of the Death Star Trench diorama... Not very well. Going off of the lengths on Wookieepedia, the T-65B X-wing is around 39% of the length of the Falcon, but looking at images, the X-wing comes in at around 7 studs while the Falcon comes in at around 28 studs long. So the Falcon is definitely oversized compared to the Trench Run Diorama. Quote
TeddytheSpoon Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 7 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said: Do you know any sets that use the former? I'm not doubting, I just hadn't seen it before. I don't know if the geometry between clips and hands is too different for it to count, but arguably any minifig holding a tile. Off the top of my head I know the Saturn V rocket had the flag tile between two studs, which is similarly legal for tiles and not plates. I'm sure it has been seen before though - I have a feeling that some Architecture sets use the clip and tile connection but couldn't say for sure. Quote
AD_Bricks Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 (edited) 7 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said: Do you know any sets that use the former? I'm not doubting, I just hadn't seen it before. Another example would be in the Ministry of Magic, there's a typewriter with a 1x2 tile representing paper held upwards with clips. I think the technique has been used like that in other sets too but I'm not sure. 1 hour ago, Flawless Cowboy said: Being a grammar nazi on an online forum is just silly. If you're going to tease somebody for pointing out grammatical errors (something I am guilty of and definitely deserve flak for), at least call them a "grammar police officer" (or really anything else) rather than that, thanks in advance. Edited January 30, 2024 by AD_Bricks Quote
Robi-wan Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 31 minutes ago, QuiggoldsPegLeg said: Not very well. Going off of the lengths on Wookieepedia, the T-65B X-wing is around 39% of the length of the Falcon, but looking at images, the X-wing comes in at around 7 studs while the Falcon comes in at around 28 studs long. So the Falcon is definitely oversized compared to the Trench Run Diorama. 👍🏽 Quote
Robi-wan Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 Maybe it will be a better fit for the 30654 then. Let's see. Quote
ArrowBricks Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 I like all 3. Wasn’t expecting to have the 25th anniversary box-art for these sets. Then again, the Executor had the ROTJ brick and these new ones have a 25th anniversary brick. You’d think the Podrace diorama will have one, too. Quote
TeddytheSpoon Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 The Invisible Hand is my favourite of these sets. Will definitely try and pick that one up. Maybe the Tantive IV as well, if only because I like midi-scale capital ships (Radiant VII next please!); otherwise I can take it or leave it. Ditto for the Falcon. I'm pleasantly surprised how good R2 looks, but since I'm not bothered about him or Malak that's a pass for me. Fives might be a BL buy depending on the price. Quote
CF Mitch Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 The Midi-scale ships look great! I'm not very interested in them, generally, but I am enclined to get the Invisible Hand. If that came with an Anniversary figure, it'd be a guaranteed buy for me Regards, Mitch Quote
Llewop Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 1 hour ago, CF Mitch said: The Midi-scale ships look great! I'm not very interested in them, generally, but I am enclined to get the Invisible Hand. If that came with an Anniversary figure, it'd be a guaranteed buy for me Regards, Mitch I think not including any anniversary figures might hurt their sales but I can also see an argument for why they aren’t included. then again why does the R2 set have an anniversary figure and not all the sets coming. Quote
BacktoBricks Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 Tiago has a video out with footage from when he went to Billund last year and got to see the March sets early. Quote
ArrowBricks Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 (edited) It’s been confirmed that there will be 6 anniversary figures. It’s taken directly from Lego which in their promotion has a silhouette of the Sith Infiltrator, too. Go check your country’s Lego.com and click on Star Wars 25th anniversary. 1. Fives 2. Malak 3. Cal 4. Young Leia The other two most likely are Jedi Bob and Darth Vader, or one of those and a promotional figure e.g., in the Encyclopaedia. UPDATE: it hints the next anniversary figure is a “rebel with a cause” included in the Sith Infiltrator. Big news! Edited January 30, 2024 by ArrowBricks Quote
Legofan2001 Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 9 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said: It’s been confirmed that there will be 6 anniversary figures. It’s taken directly from Lego which in their promotion has a silhouette of the Sith Infiltrator, too. Go check your country’s Lego.com and click on Star Wars 25th anniversary. 1. Fives 2. Malak 3. Cal 4. Young Leia The other two most likely are Jedi Bob and Darth Vader, or one of those and a promotional figure e.g., in the Encyclopaedia. UPDATE: it hints the next anniversary figure is a “rebel with a cause” included in the Sith Infiltrator. Big news! Tbh I don’t think they’re counting promo figures or book figures on that reveal. But so I’m thinking 7+ now. As for this figure I’m going with seasons 3-4 Ezra. Quote
GlacierPhoenix Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 18 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said: It’s been confirmed that there will be 6 anniversary figures. It’s taken directly from Lego which in their promotion has a silhouette of the Sith Infiltrator, too. Go check your country’s Lego.com and click on Star Wars 25th anniversary. Sith Infiltrator says "Rebel with a cause" Who does that make me think of, Saw! Quote
Legofan2001 Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 2 minutes ago, GlacierPhoenix said: Sith Infiltrator says "Rebel with a cause" Who does that make me think of, Saw! Lucasfilm had referred to Ezra as “Rebel with a Cause” though Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 24 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said: The other two most likely are Jedi Bob and Darth Vader, or one of those and a promotional figure e.g., in the Encyclopaedia. It’s Jedi Bob’s starfighter though, so he can’t be a bonus figure Quote
Graupensuppe Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 27 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said: UPDATE: it hints the next anniversary figure is a “rebel with a cause” Rebel Friend? Quote
ArrowBricks Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 2 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: It’s Jedi Bob’s starfighter though, so he can’t be a bonus figure Well we don’t know the other figure still! That’s only reason I said because it could be a yellow or flesh Bob or both! 5 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said: Lucasfilm had referred to Ezra as “Rebel with a Cause” though Interesting! Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 4 minutes ago, ArrowBricks said: Well we don’t know the other figure still! That’s only reason I said because it could be a yellow or flesh Bob or both! Well, since the Sith Infiltrator seems to come with an anniversary figure, all six sets are now accounted for 14 minutes ago, GlacierPhoenix said: Who does that make me think of, Saw! Don’t do this, don’t give me hope Quote
GlacierPhoenix Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 12 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said: Lucasfilm had referred to Ezra as “Rebel with a Cause” though I saw that and thought of a later seasons Ezra but saw that reference was from the Rebels launch and we've already seen Ezra multiple times before. Quote
ArrowBricks Posted January 30, 2024 Posted January 30, 2024 9 minutes ago, Graupensuppe said: Rebel Friend? Originally my thought, but it’s Ezra I think. 2 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Well, since the Sith Infiltrator seems to come with an anniversary figure, all six sets are now accounted for Don’t do this, don’t give me hope Not until we see it first hand! ;) Quote
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