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

[NoOneOfImportance]

16 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I respect the supply/demand notion, but at the same time, c'mon Lego! It's cloth! You don't charge more for in-demand items with your other products!

(That said, the PAB site is probably almost exclusively used by Afols, and let's face it, this is an expensive hobby. They probably know people who are buying specific parts directly from lego are able and willing to pay prices like this. But they did lose me... $7 is not worth it for a little piece of cloth)

I'm pretty sure they said it was exactly the same as the Venator Rex, and the pauldron stuff is all speculation. It's what I remember, and I also feel like there would have been much more of an outcry if we'd known back then that there wasn't a pauldron, as opposed to right now, where it's just speculation. 

Max Baut just released a video late this past week regarding the upcoming sets, and he confirmed Rex has the pauldron. 

[CF Mitch]

4 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

I’m probably being too harsh but I usually find ‘exploding’ or ‘toppling minifigure’ functions that are present in so many sets really boring, so couldn’t care less for that in this set. However that opening door function with the ‘burned’ edges around the doorway is something I’ll definitely be playing around with more times than I can count. Such an awesome set all round.

I wouldn't say I find them boring, but I just have little to no interest in them. Kids might like 'em just fine, though.
I do agree with the burning door frame, that looks excellent  

Regards,
Mitch

[Mandalorianknight]

9 hours ago, AD_Bricks said:

Ah, so that's how they intend on selling this set to people who aren't interested in the mechs. Knew there had to be something.

They seem to be near-exclusively depending on AFOLS who really want all their x-wing pilots to have arm printing and dual-molded legs.

5 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

I’m probably being too harsh but I usually find ‘exploding’ or ‘toppling minifigure’ functions that are present in so many sets really boring, so couldn’t care less for that in this set. However that opening door function with the ‘burned’ edges around the doorway is something I’ll definitely be playing around with more times than I can count. Such an awesome set all round.

Exploding functions were my favorite as a kid. Being able to have some figures' battle tear it's way through a set without having to completely reassemble everything afterwards was great. As an adult I'll tend to seal them up or build the toppling minifig functions into normal floor, but I get why they're there, and they add play value to playset builds, which is needed as otherwise they're almost always going to lose out to vehicles.

1 hour ago, NoOneOfImportance said:

Max Baut just released a video late this past week regarding the upcoming sets, and he confirmed Rex has the pauldron. 

Crisis averted!

 

Now that we've got some confirmation it is the same UCS Rex, that's honestly a really cool move by lego. There's an 9 or so month period of exclusivity to the UCS set, and then the desirable fig becomes widely availible for everyone. People have a tendency to really tear into lego with anything clone-related, and while they certainly have some issues with the figs (Find a way to make cloth kamas work or dual mold the legs, lego), I think it's equally important to point out the stuff they're doing right. If sitting through printed kamas and suboptimal helmet prints came with previously scalped-to-high-heaven figs being availible in $13 sets, I'd take it any day of the week.

[NoOneOfImportance]

15 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

They seem to be near-exclusively depending on AFOLS who really want all their x-wing pilots to have arm printing and dual-molded legs.

 

 

Now that we've got some confirmation it is the same UCS Rex, that's honestly a really cool move by lego. There's an 9 or so month period of exclusivity to the UCS set, and then the desirable fig becomes widely availible for everyone. People have a tendency to really tear into lego with anything clone-related, and while they certainly have some issues with the figs (Find a way to make cloth kamas work or dual mold the legs, lego), I think it's equally important to point out the stuff they're doing right. If sitting through printed kamas and suboptimal helmet prints came with previously scalped-to-high-heaven figs being availible in $13 sets, I'd take it any day of the week.

Obviously the only question from there is whether the head is the same, but I really doubt it will change...

Also, I think it was also stated that the Luke was not the UCS one... Per Max Baut as well (though someone else should watch the video and make sure I'm noting this all correctly) 

[Agent Kallus]

3 hours ago, NoOneOfImportance said:

Max Baut just released a video late this past week regarding the upcoming sets, and he confirmed Rex has the pauldron. 

Was it ever really in doubt?

[BrickBob Studpants]

I think the Venator is a good example of how to handle future UCS sets: have the popular character(s) as timed exclusives and keep the minor ones exclusive as a nice incentive for collectors. That way, most people should be happy

I actually prefer this over having downgraded versions in cheaper sets as they sometimes did before. Minifigs should stay consistent between sets IMO!

[CloneCommando99]

3 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I think the Venator is a good example of how to handle future UCS sets: have the popular character(s) as timed exclusives and keep the minor ones exclusive as a nice incentive for collectors. That way, most people should be happy

I actually prefer this over having downgraded versions in cheaper sets as they sometimes did before. Minifigs should stay consistent between sets IMO!

Hear me out,

I think there’s a chance that the Young Leia set could be a Rex’s Y-Wing.

Reason A: Lego has never made a microfighter (Bar the Bantha as that doesn’t really count) of a ship that they haven’t made in playscale form in any past time or in the very near future.

Reason B: It’s the perfect price point (especially since the engines would be filled out unlike rebel Y-Wings)

Reason C: Ashoka’s popularity is at an all time high. Plus it looks like Rex will have a more prominent role in BBS3.

Reason D: Lego’s started doing Fan requested sets (case in point being they’re making a Jedi Bob set which has been heavily requested in the last few years)

Reason E: And I know that I may be the spitballing with this one but because of Fives, they have an arc trooper base print at the ready if Lego decided to do Jesse in the near future.

Reason F: Lego is currently producing all of the different clones that appeared in the finale of Clone wars. (Shock, 501st and 332nd) therefore making the characters in the set even more easy to produce.

Reason G: And yes this is the least likely reason, but there is a lack of Clone Wars sets this summer compared to the past 2 years. And we all know how many clone sets the AFOLs have been buying up.

Edited February 27, 2024 by CloneCommando99

[Llewop]

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Hear me out,

I think there’s a chance that the Young Leia set could be a Rex’s Y-Wing.

Reason A: Lego has never made a microfighter (Bar the Bantha as that doesn’t really count) of a ship that they haven’t made in playscale form in any past time or in the very near future.

Reason B: It’s the perfect price point (especially since the engines would be filled out unlike rebel Y-Wings)

Reason C: Ashoka’s popularity is at an all time high. Plus it looks like Rex will have a more prominent role in BBS3.

Reason D: Lego’s started doing Fan requested sets (case in point being they’re making a Jedi Bob set which has been heavily requested in the last few years)

Reason F: And I know that I may be the spitballing with this one but because of Fives, they have an arc trooper base print at the ready if Lego decided to do Jesse in the near future.

Reason G: Lego is currently producing all of the different clones that appeared in the finale of Clone wars. (Shock, 501st and 332nd) therefore making the characters in the set even more easy to produce.

Reason H: And yes this is the least likely reason, but there is a lack of Clone Wars sets this summer compared to the past 2 years. And we all know how many clone sets the AFOLs have been buying up.

Firstly forgive me if I’m wrong but isn’t leia confirmed to be in a buildable creature set? secondly the last set we don’t know of atm is £90 while im surprised there is nothing else clone based and in recent years it is true we’ve gotten big ships before we get the microfighters but I see that relationship as being especially for the past few years what is popular. I for one would have put money on a Mandolorian gauntlet with a Bo Katan figure for example. 
 

At this point it could be anything from any show/film/game although saying that based on TBB trailer I know it’s shows a turbo tank? But the rumoured price for this set would be too cheap for one of them so I’d stick my neck out and say it’s anything but a turbo tank. I’d hope if anything this last set would be TPM based set like an MTT but again nobody knows

[starlego98]

Maul leaked, he looks blind

[BrickBob Studpants]

Finally some consistency with the eyes!  Fingers crossed Saw leaks next!!

[CallumPears]

23 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Finally some consistency with the eyes! 

Not a fan of them- thought they looked awful on Palpatine and they look awful here too. 

Same goes for the weird coloured ones they started doing in 2014 (Hera, Barriss, Ahsoka, etc.). 

[BacktoBricks]

Oh dear Maul looks like he's been staring at the laser beams for too long.

Really not a fan of this one. Palpatine I can just about get as his eyes are very cloudy sometimes, although pupils would still be more accurate. However, Maul has pupils just like any other human character so I'm not getting why we're going for the whole hypnotized look.

[Flawless Cowboy]

3 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said:

Oh dear Maul looks like he's been staring at the laser beams for too long.

Really not a fan of this one. Palpatine I can just about get as his eyes are very cloudy sometimes, although pupils would still be more accurate. However, Maul has pupils just like any other human character so I'm not getting why we're going for the whole hypnotized look.

Human characters in Lego don’t have pupils, they have a white “twinkle”, or a reflection, in their eyes to give them some dimension. Maul now is actually more in line with all the other Star Wars figs. 

[BacktoBricks]

3 minutes ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

Human characters in Lego don’t have pupils, they have a white “twinkle”, or a reflection, in their eyes to give them some dimension. Maul now is actually more in line with all the other Star Wars figs. 

They all have a white 'pupil' in general, although Maul's used to be black. But basically they all normally have some inner circle.

If you look closely at the leaked Maul though it almost looks like he has black pupils, but they've been really faded out. 🤔

[CallumPears]

32 minutes ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

Human characters in Lego don’t have pupils, they have a white “twinkle”, or a reflection, in their eyes to give them some dimension. Maul now is actually more in line with all the other Star Wars figs. 

Well in that case Luke should have blue eyes, Han should have brown, etc. The yellow in Maul's eyes is the iris, not the pupil, so if anything they should be fully black the same as normal figures. 

[Flawless Cowboy]

4 minutes ago, CallumPears said:

Well in that case Luke should have blue eyes, Han should have brown, etc. The yellow in Maul's eyes is the iris, not the pupil, so if anything they should be fully black the same as normal figures. 

The yellow is a stylistic choice 

[Clone OPatra]

The yellow with black dot in the centre approach on all previous Mauls looks better. The rest of the printing on the face and body here look excellent, but yeah, something about those all yellow eyes looks off.

[Agent Kallus]

Gotta admit thought the eyes were a misprint at first, it might be a stylistic choice but it's not one I like . Not that it's a deal breaker, I have spare old style maul heads and I wasn't planning on getting this set anyway.

[starlego98]

I wonder if in the future they will give the same sith as to sith anakin or darth vader (with the suit)

[Minishark2000]

Those Maul eyes are simply awful. But once again another Maul fig manages to not top the original 1999 one, which imo is still the best and that Lego really did nail it the first time.

 

Oh well, maybe next time Maul

[CallumPears]

2 minutes ago, Minishark2000 said:

But once again another Maul fig manages to not top the original 1999 one

Worth noting that the 1999 one didn't have black pupils either. Those were added on the 2007 version. The 1999 version has yellow/orange solid eyes, similar to the leaked one. 

Bricklink doesn't differentiate unfortunately but they are distinct figures. (According to Bricklink the 2011 Maul also has the same head as the 1999 one which clearly also isn't true.)

[Tariq j]

Yeah, I must admit those eyes don’t look great. The rest of the figure looks really good though. 

[Clone OPatra]

1 hour ago, Minishark2000 said:

Those Maul eyes are simply awful. But once again another Maul fig manages to not top the original 1999 one, which imo is still the best and that Lego really did nail it the first time.

The robe printing on subsequent figures looks WAY better than 1999, although I think they might have overdone the thick creases on this one compared to some previous iterations.

[Old Master]

I didn't mind the lack of pupils on the Emperor, but the Maul looks wrong

[Minishark2000]

2 hours ago, CallumPears said:

Worth noting that the 1999 one didn't have black pupils either. Those were added on the 2007 version. The 1999 version has yellow/orange solid eyes, similar to the leaked one. 

Bricklink doesn't differentiate unfortunately but they are distinct figures. (According to Bricklink the 2011 Maul also has the same head as the 1999 one which clearly also isn't true.)

Huh, I must have not noticed, maybe because the printing of the eye is smaller/more intricate on the 99' maul? Thanks for letting me know though thinking about it maybe I did always know in the back of my head, I guess I forgot

1 hour ago, Clone OPatra said:

The robe printing on subsequent figures looks WAY better than 1999, although I think they might have overdone the thick creases on this one compared to some previous iterations.

I think they did overdo the creases on this one, but there's a simplicity I like on the old maul. It's just a robe after all, I've never felt the need for more than 5 or 6 creases on Lego robe prints. This new one has a lot more and the dark grey crease lines start to overtake the black colour of the robe

I also want to note that I like the new maul's facial expression, I am glad we've moved away from the childish looking smiling maul face print, absolutely hated that

Edited February 28, 2024 by Minishark2000