Post your general LEGO Star Wars questions here

[Ritz Brick]

This should probably be in general questions. After looking at my small collection of minifigs I can see none with a printing problem, except the clone trooper eyes issue. If I had any misprints It adds some variety to the line up I think.

You like variety with your clones?

Personally I find that the printing on the helmets seem to wear off more easily. Most likely because I often remove helmets and that part is handled more often. For example my Ep. 3 Clone with the red markings has crisp torso printing, while the helmet it wearing really bad. I've also seen variation in the colouring on clone gunner helmets, but I remember someone saying something about that.

[Darth Nihilus]

not a rubbish bin

Exactly. It was a storage bin, not a rubbish bin. Sorry, I forgot what they called garbage cans outside the US. Again, sorry for the misunderstanding.

[wokajablocka]

If I look closley at all my minifigs alot of them have imperfections on the torso and head prints. I just put this down to the genreal quallity from Lego. I do get some figs with perfect printing and others ar far from perfect prints. Im sure its just down to luck if you get really good prints on all your figs.

[Brickadeer]

If I look closley at all my minifigs alot of them have imperfections on the torso and head prints. I just put this down to the genreal quallity from Lego. I do get some figs with perfect printing and others ar far from perfect prints. Im sure its just down to luck if you get really good prints on all your figs.

Thanks. That's what I think, but I was wondering about the experiences of other Lego "Users".

[Brickdoctor]

TLG's printing did use to be pretty inconsistent. My single Clones clone from '02 has a mouth print on the helmet that's noticeably off-center and tilted a little, my Tuskens have slightly smudged faces, I have numerous Astromechs with the old print skewed to one side, and my Jango Fett's helmet has lines that don't quite line up. On the other hand, my Bib Fortuna, my Light Pearl Gold Threepio, and my T-16 Pilot are all looking pretty much perfect. I did notice some small problems on the '04-'07 minifigs, but nothing as pronounced as the errors on the older 'figs.

It is interesting to note, none of my older non-Star Wars minifigs (Forestmen, Crusader, Wolfpack, Aquazone, etc.) have those errors. Maybe just because they have simpler prints on simpler parts, for the most part.

If there's anything the Chinese plants have going for them, it's print quality. In my experience all the newer, exquisitely detailed prints from the Chinese plants are unprecedented in the quality and complexity of the print.

[Jedi master Brick]

If there's anything the Chinese plants have going for them, it's print quality. In my experience all the newer, exquisitely detailed prints from the Chinese plants are unprecedented in the quality and complexity of the print.

I don't know, my series 1 forestman's beard is wearing off

[Hollander]

How can I add a text right below my avatar?

[prateek]

How can I add a text right below my avatar?

Looky here

It's called a title and you can't make one yourself.

[Hollander]

Looky here

It's called a title and you can't make one yourself.

Ah, I see. Thanks.

[lego envy]

Can someone help me out or point me in the right direction...

I'm looking for 2 UCS TIE FIGHTER base stickers.....I don't know if anyone makes them , sells them, or please lmk how to make them..? thanks

[Fallenangel]

Like this?

[lego envy]

Like this?

i found that, but what do you print it on? all i can find is a label sticker and that's not big enough.... Is there a special paper people use? or does anyone have extras?

thanks for that..

[Lord Of The Fries]

i found that, but what do you print it on? all i can find is a label sticker and that's not big enough.... Is there a special paper people use? or does anyone have extras?

thanks for that..

I would print it out on a special 'sticker' paper that you can buy from an Arts 'n' Craft shop.

[CF Mitch]

Hi guys, a question from me.

I've always been a fan of the Lambda-class Imperial Shuttle and I love the UCS version that came out recently in LEGO.

However I find it to be a tiny bit too expensive.. and I assume it's also a lot bigger in scale, since it's UCS.

Now, my question is; can someone tell me if the Imperial Shuttle from the Imperial Inspection set is about the same size as the Theta-Class shuttle from the Emperor's Shuttle set? And if it has a place to seat several stormtroopers.

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Mitch

[Ki-Adi-Mundi]

Hi guys, a question from me.

I've always been a fan of the Lambda-class Imperial Shuttle and I love the UCS version that came out recently in LEGO.

However I find it to be a tiny bit too expensive.. and I assume it's also a lot bigger in scale, since it's UCS.

Now, my question is; can someone tell me if the Imperial Shuttle from the Imperial Inspection set is about the same size as the Theta-Class shuttle from the Emperor's Shuttle set? And if it has a place to seat several stormtroopers.

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Mitch

Hello Mitch,

i don't own 7264 but from all the pics i have seen i think it is a safe bet to say that the shuttle is much smaller than the Theta-class in LEGO terms. Just compare the minifigs to vehicle size ratio. Common vids on the web show the Theta to have a fairly huge wingspan.

As far as i can say, 7264 shuttle is able to house a bench with 2 (or modified even 4) minifigs.

[CF Mitch]

Hm yeah, I was afraid about that.

Maybe I'll go for the UCS-version anyway, then.

But thanks for replying

Regards,

Mitch

[Fallenangel]

Hi guys, a question from me.

I've always been a fan of the Lambda-class Imperial Shuttle and I love the UCS version that came out recently in LEGO.

However I find it to be a tiny bit too expensive.. and I assume it's also a lot bigger in scale, since it's UCS.

Now, my question is; can someone tell me if the Imperial Shuttle from the Imperial Inspection set is about the same size as the Theta-Class shuttle from the Emperor's Shuttle set? And if it has a place to seat several stormtroopers.

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Mitch

The UCS Imperial Shuttle is correctly scaled to minifigures; the one from 7264 is far too small (just look at the height of the main body relative to a minifigure).

[CF Mitch]

I know, the UCS is actually minifig-scale.

However, as stated before, I find it to be a bit too expensive.

Also, I'm actually looking for one that is around the same scale as the Theta-class shuttle, for playability and such. So, for that, the UCS is actually too big as well

So today I've dediced that I'll go with the Imperial Inspection-versio and just ordered it on Bricklink.

But thanks for the reply

Regards,

Mitch

[mikemullinax]

Anybody have any guesses as to what Star Wars sets will hit the %50 off after Christmas sales this year?

[Lego - Jedi]

Good Day Forum Members, new to the world of Star Wars Lego, had no idea until recently about the excellent sets !

I've recently purchased an unboxed Death Star Kit #10188.

My question is on kit completeness.

I have a total of 47 parts bags broken down as follows:

Bag 1 x 7

Bag 2 x 5

Bag 3 x 4

Bag 4 x 6

Bag 5 x 8

Bag 6 x 4

Bag 7 x 11

Un-numbered Bags x 2

Is this set complete ?

Sorry, meant to put this in the pinned general - please move it admin.

Edited November 11, 2011 by Lego - Jedi

[Kveldulfr]

Hi folks,

i have a little problem : the "clone armor phases" are the topic of a furious debate among my two sons (and their friends, respectively). Everybody here (and on Wookieepedia) uses the term "phase I armor" for the type shown in AotC and the first three seasons of the CloneWars TV Show. "Phase I.5 armor" is being worn by ARC Troopers and "phase II armor" is being worn in RotS. But in the featurette "Creating Kamino" (CloneWars Season 3 DVD/BD) one of the designers (officially, i suppose) marks the ARC Trooper armor as "phase II.5 armor" and refers to the classic clone trooper armor as "phase II" and the RotS type as "phase III".

Then what is "phase I armor"? Who came up with it in the first place? Fan community, TLG, HASBRO or Lucasfilm? I know, there is a lot of conflicting SW canon out there (with holes big enough to fly a Death Star trough ) but until now i thought Lucasfilm had always shown consistency regarding technical terms and designs.

Can someone explain this to me, please?

[CF Mitch]

I'm not sure what that designer is talking about, but in my opinion he obviously doesn't know what he's talking about himself.

Like you I always assumed that the clone trooper armor appearing in AotC and S1-3 of TCW is the phase 1 armor ('cause it's the first type of armor).

What appears in S4 and RotS is phase II and the ARC-trooper armor is, I believe, unofficially though appropriately called 'phase 1.5'. It's a halfway between phase 1 and phase 2...

There isn't even such a thing as 'phase 3', unless you count the stormtrooper armor, but the 'phases' only exist with clone trooper armor, so that's where it ends.

Regards,

Mitch

[Brickadeer]

The Clone Troopers in TCW S1 and and S2 are wearing phase 1 armors. The ARC Trooper at the end of TCW S3 is phase 1.5 or and experimental phase 2 armor. If you look at the helmet, it has the general design of a phase 2 helmet, with the exception that the fin is that of a phase 1 helmet. The clones in S4 are wearing phase 2 armors.

Edited November 11, 2011 by Brickadeer

[Kveldulfr]

If you look at the helmet, it has the general design of a phase 2 helmet, with the exception that the fin is that of a phase 1 helmet.

Yes, that´s what the guy in the featurette said about the ARC Trooper designing process, bridging AotC armor and RotS armor and i already knew that before. But to simply say "he is just plain wrong" doesn´t help in calming a debate that´s going on between 10-year old boys (and avid LEGO SW fans) . I was hoping someone had another "official" source for me, like one of those Star Wars technical design books or background material...

But thanks anyway

Kvel

[Brickdoctor]

There are many 'official sources', but to the best of my knowledge, there has never been a Phase III version of the Clone Trooper Armor. Wookieepedia is usually a reliable source to settle these debates; it lists the different phases of clone armor here.