LEGO Star Wars 2012 Pictures and Rumors

[Thego]

I like the little Alliance/Empire insignia on the dice! Simple things...

[StoutFiles]

How do you know there will be 8 planets?

I'd say Bespin, Hoth, and Coruscant are pretty safe bets, and Dagobah, Geonosis and Mustafar are also somewhat likely. I'm not sure about Yavin and Endor though- they seem likely at first but remember that most of the action happened on moons of these planets, not the actual planets. But then again the Death Star was included, so I don't think it would be a longshot for moons to be as well.

I say 8 planets as in the OT planets\moons. Really only 7, but the Death Star was done so now it is included.

While Endor is a moon of Endor the planet, it is also called Endor. When people say Endor they are always referring to the moon unless otherwise noted considering nothing happened on the planet. Pretty much the same story with Yavin IV, even Hoth is just a planet in the Hoth System.

Yavin IV and Alderaan are tough choices, but Endor? No way they leave it out.

[Thego]

And I wonder how many of those little planets will end up in forced perspective shots in various MOCs or photography submissions?

[sealslip3]

I say 8 planets as in the OT planets\moons. Really only 7, but the Death Star was done so now it is included.

While Endor is a moon of Endor the planet, it is also called Endor. When people say Endor they are always referring to the moon unless otherwise noted considering nothing happened on the planet. Pretty much the same story with Yavin IV, even Hoth is just a planet in the Hoth System.

Yavin IV and Alderaan are tough choices, but Endor? No way they leave it out.

Ah, I see. And I agree that they'll definitely do Endor.

[Fallenangel]

Oh it's just 'terrible', how dare Lego ratchet up the quality like this!

Oh for the days when a Luke mini fig could have been any character for all you could tell and less than 30 seconds was spent on the design!

In the last 3 years minifigs have gone from an after thought to source of pride for Lego. I can't get a set without being dazzled by the quality and variation - finally every character we could ask for is getting made.

I honestly have no problem with the classic Luke minifigure - he was simple yet recognizable, having just the right amount of 'LEGO' for a minifigure. Not only that, but parts that were more generic meant that it was easier to make your own minifigures - not to mention the fact that simpler minifigures are cheaper. There is little point in putting this much care into something that has relatively little play value and aren't as easily compatible with building elements, especially when the sets that they come in are sloppy and <insert that tiresome argument> in comparison (as evident in the new Planet sets). The minifigure need not play this large a role in the desirability and overall quality of a set.

Edited September 14, 2011 by fallenangel309

[hohesC]

And I wonder how many of those little planets will end up in forced perspective shots in various MOCs or photography submissions?

Thats exactly what I was thinking when I saw the pictures just now. Imagine all the possibilities using the Planets, then the death star, which is a lot smaller than a planet I think, followed by the midi scale, then mini sets, the minifig scale, all shot from an "over the shoulder" perspective of an UCS. I wonder who will be able to pull that one off!

And even the board game comes in useful, since we finally have an almost up to scale crew for the recent AT-AT

[Piranha]

Did we get any pictures of the minifigs from the jedi interceptor?

Unfortunately not as that is a store exclusive as was pointed out a while back and not in every dealer catalog.

I guess the Y-wing was just speculation?

No definitely not if everything else has proven to be true, then this is too. The Y-Wing and JSF are store exclusives and thus pictures wouldn't be with the normal product range.

Same with the R2 and B-Wing (supposed UCS)

Thanks for the pics, not interested in the mini planets but the Hoth Game looks interesting I like the insignias on the 2x2 plates hope they are printed

[commanderneyo]

If the planets line grows to put in new mini-figures (say, Commander Bly at the moment) than I may grow to like them. For the moment however, pass on the lot of them...

[vexorian]

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Yay, the tie interceptor is a winner.

Edited September 14, 2011 by vexorian

[halomaster96]

If the planets line grows to put in new mini-figures (say, Commander Bly at the moment) than I may grow to like them. For the moment however, pass on the lot of them...

That would be great as Bly is the only commander I really want now (Colt and Gree are being made), but yeah these 3 don't interest me at all. I really like all of them and the only one I don't want is the droid escape as it is entirely useless to me.

[prateek]

Those planet sets look pretty cool. As long as they are reasonably priced I might get a couple.

[Fallenangel]

Yay, the tie interceptor is a winner.

On the contrary, the craft in the planet sets strike me as rather awkward in appearance due to their unusual sizes - it's as if the set designers tried to beef up a decent-looking MINI and failed. The N-1 is fat and the TIE/In is sloppy - simply ridiculous in comparison to the wonderful TIE pilot and N-1 pilot minifigures. I'd have to agree with Clanure that this line has high-quality minifigures but is ultimately a disappointment as far as the actual builds of the sets go.

Modular Buildings, here I come...

Edited September 14, 2011 by fallenangel309

[StoutFiles]

and the TIE/In is sloppy

Not to mention the Interceptor doesn't even go with the first Death Star.

[Fatteh]

...There is little point in putting this much care into something that has relatively little play value and aren't as easily compatible with building elements, especially when the sets that they come in are sloppy and <insert that tiresome argument> in comparison (as evident in the new Planet sets). The minifigure need not play this large a role in the desirability and overall quality of a set.

Judging by the numerous enthusiastic responses to the pics in this thread, and by the responses of my children and their peers, I'd say there is a very significant point in the emphasis TLG is placing on the development of minifigs. The ability of a unique figure to sell a set - particularly in the SW line - is obviously well proven and will no doubt continue to be a tactic employed by TLG. The minifig does indeed play a very large role in the desirability and quality of sets, regardless of how unnecessary some may consider it.

[Hartfan]

"Star Wars Planets" is pretty good idea. I hope we'll have more than 2-3 series. Hopefully the price is not going to be too high...

[Fallenangel]

Judging by the numerous enthusiastic responses to the pics in this thread, and by the responses of my children and their peers, I'd say there is a very significant point in the emphasis TLG is placing on the development of minifigs. The ability of a unique figure to sell a set - particularly in the SW line - is obviously well proven and will no doubt continue to be a tactic employed by TLG. The minifig does indeed play a very large role in the desirability and quality of sets, regardless of how unnecessary some may consider it.

While it is no question that minifigures do play a large part in selling a set, I feel that they should not be so detailed as to overshadow the quality of the actual building toy. Sets like 7676 provided both good minifigures and a solid ship with a great build - the attention lavished on the ARC trooper and Gree minifigures point toward still further upsetting of this optimal balance.

Edited September 15, 2011 by fallenangel309

[StoutFiles]

The minifig does indeed play a very large role in the desirability and quality of sets, regardless of how unnecessary some may consider it.

I enjoy the minifig like anyone else but hate the extra price I pay for them. Fancy minifigs are expensive and drive up the already high price of Star Wars sets. I'd rather have a more accurate ship then some scuff marks on a Sandtrooper, but that's just me. Oh well, more modding will need to be done to the ships that suffered for the figures.

Edited September 15, 2011 by StoutFiles

[Fallenangel]

I enjoy the minifig like anyone else but hate the extra price I pay for them. Fancy minifigs are expensive and drive up the already high price of Star Wars sets. I'd rather have a more accurate ship then some scuff marks on a Sandtrooper, but that's just me. Oh well, more modding will need to be done to the ships that suffered for the figures.

The more I look at the sets in this new line, the more I see them less as representations of ships from the Star Wars universe than as potentially useful parts packs with spankin' new 'figs.

Edited September 15, 2011 by fallenangel309

[vexorian]

On the contrary, the craft in the planet sets strike me as rather awkward in appearance due to their unusual sizes - it's as if the set designers tried to beef up a decent-looking MINI and failed. The N-1 is fat and the TIE/In is sloppy - simply ridiculous in comparison to the wonderful TIE pilot and N-1 pilot minifigures. I'd have to agree with Clanure that this line has high-quality minifigures but is ultimately a disappointment as far as the actual builds of the sets go.

You can have opinions I guess. Just like I can. I like that design. I don't care about accurate sizes at all. The objective of those planet sets is to offer cute little ships and a minifig so that you don't get to buy the awfully overrated and overpriced stuff released a thousand of times.

[Masked Builder]

The new figures look great so far! Barris has a new head print.... I'm going to need multiples of most of the sets!

The planet sets look a okay. I like that they come with some of the rarer figures.

[North Lego Star]

Pretty good planet sets,The tie interceptor is a must buy.

How do we know there are going to be 8 more planet sets to come,if this is ture my predictions are...

Kamino Set:Republic Gunship and Clone Trooper(CW)

Endor Set:AT-ST and AT-ST Driver

Hoth Set:Snowspeeder and Dak

Geonosis Set:Genonosian Fighter and Geonosian(CW)

Courusant Set:Ahsoka's Jedi Starfighter and Ahsoka(CW)

Mustafar Set:Padme's Ship and C-3PO

Kashyyyk Set:Catamaran and Chewbacca

Dathomir Set:Ventress's fighter Assaj Ventress(CW)

Have we found any pic of the Y-wing?

[StoutFiles]

How do we know there are going to be 8 more planet sets to come

That was more my wish list than anything. If I buy the first two OT planets I will want the others, which leaves 6 left and 8 total. There could be many more PT and CW planets, just not interested in those.

[Fallenangel]

You can have opinions I guess. Just like I can. I like that design. I don't care about accurate sizes at all. The objective of those planet sets is to offer cute little ships and a minifig so that you don't get to buy the awfully overrated and overpriced stuff released a thousand of times.

To each their own, I suppose. Though I wasn't referring to accuracy at all - I simply felt that the realization of the essence of the source material was less than successful in these planet sets due to the limitations of the medium in this particular size range (i. e. around the size of the planet mold).

[wokajablocka]

I dont mind the planet sets or the Hoth game. Planets are cheap easy ways of getting ceritain figs. The Hoth game should be fun to play with my son. I want to see what micro figs you get with the HOth game. They will be awsome to use in some mini MOC's that are too small for standard minifigs.

[Ceroknight]

So the sets are in the planets eh...

They look fine might get them if I have money left