LEGO Star Wars 2012 Pictures and Rumors

[KurttKrueger]

lego 9500 commercial (German language)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkoGXBLXjIk

Sorry if it is known...

Awesome commercial there.

Shame they're treating the Fury like a regular star fighter though. It isn't, and you wouldn't get that many flying in formation like that.

They're more of a light cruiser/freighter, like the Millenium Falcon or Ebon Hawk.

So stoked for these SWTOR sets! Now I need Lego to produce a Jedi Defender!

[Super Brick Collector]

Those TOR sets look amazing. I'm thinking I might pick up double of those.

[Delta 38]

After a bit of deliberation, I guess that brown "model" on the top row is a droid transport, like the one in battle of Naboo..

I think it looks more like a small MTT.

I rather like the snow R2-D2 in the advent calendar. Is it just me, or does the Super Battle Droid look darker (almost looks black)?

As for Pre Vizla's Fighter, it seems a decent set. More figures would have been nice though.

Edited May 26, 2012 by Delta 38

[Tommy]

So excited about this wave. I only wish that they didn't reuse Wonder Woman's head for Satele Shan. I especially wish they had given her silver lips like the space girl from the Minifigures series (series 6). In fact, SW (human) girls don't get much love--Leia is Princess Tamina, Padme is Hermione and now Satele is WW. It's kinda strange when compared to PotC, who last year had four female heads that were exclusive to the theme (one being Kiera Knightly, who even played Padme).

Edit: Oops. Brain fart but you get the message of my rant.

Edited May 27, 2012 by Tommy

[Aanchir]

So excited about this wave. I only wish that they didn't reuse Wonder Woman's head for Satele Shan. I especially wish they had given her silver lips like the space girl from the Minifigures series (series 6). In fact, SW (human) girls don't get much love--Leia is Princess Tamina, Padme is Hermione and now Satele is WW. It's kinda strange when compared to PotC, who last year had four female heads that were exclusive to the theme (one being Kiera Knightly, who even played Padme).

Ummmmm... Padme was played by Natalie Portman, actually.

But yeah, female heads do get reused a lot in the Star Wars theme these days.

[LEGOman273]

. . .(one being Kiera Knightly, who even played Padme).

Not Padmé (Natalie Portman); Sabé.

Edited May 27, 2012 by LEGOman273

[Aragorn8713]

Desert Skiff is nice.

[wesker]

So excited about this wave. I only wish that they didn't reuse Wonder Woman's head for Satele Shan. I especially wish they had given her silver lips like the space girl from the Minifigures series (series 6). In fact, SW (human) girls don't get much love--Leia is Princess Tamina, Padme is Hermione and now Satele is WW. It's kinda strange when compared to PotC, who last year had four female heads that were exclusive to the theme (one being Kiera Knightly, who even played Padme).

Edit: Oops. Brain fart but you get the message of my rant.

I don't mind Leia reusing the Tamina face. The expressions suit her character and the design itself seems like a natural upgrade from the previous one.

[TheLegoDr]

I had no idea Kiera played the decoy. I just watched Ep 1 recently and never would have guessed.

I don't have a Leia figure, but I was using Tamina as a stand-in. I didn't realize they were the same face either.. wow

As far as this theme goes, I can't wait to see these summer sets. The Skiff of course is the number one purchase. But I am drawn to the Sith Fury. I won't buy it because of the price-tag, but I rather like the ship. I don't have any previous Jabba or Han or any figures really, so I will be getting the Palace for sure. The Amidala figure is beautiful, so even though it is rather high price, I will be getting that set too since I don't have any of those figures.

[LEGOman273]

I had no idea Kiera played the decoy. I just watched Ep 1 recently and never would have guessed.

The Queen's clothes were made so that any body differences between Portman and Knightly would not show. Additionally, Knightly's voice was altered in post-production to sound more like Portman's. Even Portman's mother couldn't tell them apart on set.

[JackJonespaw]

I had no idea Kiera played the decoy. I just watched Ep 1 recently and never would have guessed.

Me neither! But, hey, that's the magic of Star Wars! I just wish that the Clone Wars Padme looked more feminine. I never liked the Clone Wars figures much, but Padme set me over the line.

[Faefrost]

Me neither! But, hey, that's the magic of Star Wars! I just wish that the Clone Wars Padme looked more feminine. I never liked the Clone Wars figures much, but Padme set me over the line.

Sadly it's not the fig. It's the character model from the show, that is the root cause of that. While CW's art style takes a little getting used to, most viewers do eventually acclimate, except for Padme. There is just something so weirdly grotesque about her animation model. It' s like one of hose creepy big head Bratz dolls. Add to this the normal Lucasfilms approach to dressing Padme, ie that she is a coloblind schizophrenic, and you get the result that we see. The minifig tries to do what it can from this starting point. But it ain't much.

Edited May 28, 2012 by Faefrost

[Mr Man]

It' s like one of hose creepy big head Bratz dolls. Add to this the normal Lucasfilms approach to dressing Padme, ie that she is a coloblind schizophrenic, and you get the result that we see.

That's it. Thanks for reminding me of what I had in the back of my mind when seeing her.

[Bane]

Hey guys,

our reviewer Warthog got a review of the Gungan Sub. It's in German, but I know you just want to see the pictures. ;)

http://imperiumdersteine.de/blog/erstes-review-zum-9499-gungan-sub/ (click on the picture to access to the review)

Greetings

-Bane

[Mr Man]

Hey guys,

our reviewer Warthog got a review of the Gungan Sub. It's in German, but I know you just want to see the pictures. ;)

http://imperiumdersteine.de/blog/erstes-review-zum-9499-gungan-sub/ (click on the picture to access to the review)

Greetings

-Bane

Thanks Bane, I may reconsider getting this set.

[Parrothead Rasmus]

Hi everyone. Brickipedia say 9526: Palpatine's Arrest will be available in June. Is this a fact, or juts another Brickipedia lie?

[Darth Lurtz]

Hi everyone. Brickipedia say 9526: Palpatine's Arrest will be available in June. Is this a fact, or juts another Brickipedia lie?

I don't believe that is true for most Star Wars sets are released in July.

[commanderneyo]

I don't believe that is true for most Star Wars sets are released in July.

And the fact that we still haven't even seen pictures of it.

I'd say September is more likely.

[CM4Sci]

Found some info (not known if true) for the Palpatine set:

Price: $90

Pieces: 645

Weight: 1,2 kg

Box measure: 540x282x79 mm

Source

Edited May 28, 2012 by CM4S

[Combee]

Found some info (not known if true) for the Palpatine set:

Price: $90

Pieces: 645

Weight: 1,2 kg

Box measure: 540x282x79 mm

Source

Wow, another terrible price to piece ratio to follow in the footsteps of the new Jabba set and the Gungan Sub

[Ninja6fett]

Wow, another terrible price to piece ratio to follow in the footsteps of the new Jabba set and the Gungan Sub

Don't forget the terrible ratio for the Fury either. I love the crap out of it, but there is absolutely no way I am paying $90 for that few pieces and minifigs.

[fyrmedhatt]

New molds and prints are not cheap, hence the high price-per-piece ratios in these sets. Personally I'm ecstatic to get all these new figures in Jabba's Palace, Gungan Sub, Sith Fury and (hopefully) Palpatine's Arrest, instead of the re-use of rebel pilot torsos, Luke, Han, Chewie and C3PO that we have seen the last five-six years. It's kind of an either-or proposition, low prices or great figures, and in my eyes they have made the right choice with this summer wave which is the most exciting in years.

[nrg]

Suprise

9526

[Masked Builder]

I'm not crazy about that price at all. (If it's true.) I can't wait to see what it looks like.

That's a little boring. Nice collection of capes though. We'll have to see if it builds better than it looks.

[Alldarker]

Suprise

9526

WOW!!! Nice proof that it will available in June (in Germany / Europe)! Palpatine's Arrest! Available in the shops! Thanks for the link: that actually looks very good indeed!

Edited May 29, 2012 by Alldarker