LEGO Star Wars 2025 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Darth_Bane13]

6 hours ago, icm said:

Sure, but what if you want Lego figures? Action figures don't scale very well with Lego when you just want to play with Lego. And that's not the regular retail market anyway. Mom and Pop in the toy aisle aren't going to know to go to Bricklink to get secondhand Lego minifigures outside of the sets they came in.

Well you either have to spend the money on the retail sets or use brick link (I promise it's not that hard, I did it when I was 13).

4 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

As for that first part you could say the exact same thing about literally any other star wars characters, let's not pretend it would be exclusive to the main OT cast. I think you're also ignoring the main thrust of Swordy's point which was that the average person (adult or child) doesn't know about or use bricklink much. Nobody's saying it's impossible for me or you to go get the OT main cast in one of their standard outfits at a good price (Actually, if you count Lando as part of the main cast, he is), but for a child who can't go on bricklink or an adult who doesn't have an account, it's a different story. Bricklink isn't the most well-known thing. And even some of the people I know who are big into lego and know about bricklink through me won't make accounts because they don't like buying off the secondary market for that stuff.

It's definitely not exclusive to the main cast, I just used it as an example, clone wars fans are very guilty of this too. For the record I'd love it if they would put popular named characters in $15 minifig packs but sadly that's not reality. The cheapest way now is through mechs and microfighter's which they've been doing, but with only 1 figure per set it's hard to get every popular SW character because there's so many. And for the $30+ range I don't think they should necessarily pick sets just so they can put popular OT characters in them. Also just personally speaking I never had every character I wanted when I was a kid but I still made up stories and battles just fine, having the main OT cast in their classic outfits is more of a collector thing imo.

 

All in all, the concerns are valid, I'm just trying to say Lego is more than just the figures which people seem to be so fixated on nowadays. 

[Agent Kallus]

A young Boba has leaked, looks legit, uses the Ninjago Movie Cole hair.

Edited March 15 by Agent Kallus

[Samppu]

18 hours ago, Swordy said:

Tell me, how does a figure in $20 set from only a couple years back exceed the value of that set only a year and a half after the set’s retirement? Why is the Anakin that doesn’t do anything more than previous versions so expensive? Compare that to S7 Ahsoka or Maul, two figures which have stayed relatively cheap. It seems to me that regardless of what TLG puts on shelves today, someone will double it’s price tomorrow. That’s how game works, I know, but it’s to the disadvantage of the average customer.

Bricklink prices certainly work in a slightly chaotic manner. Overall in the big picture the logic feels clear but then there are a lot of these weird exceptions, as you pointed out.

One factor is that Bricklink does not have a very efficient search algorithm, or rather, search mechanism. For example, if a certain super expensive piece costs like 10 dollars, try to find out if it has a version with prints or stickers. There is a good chance that the sticker version costs like only one dollar, because many of the guys trying to buy the vanilla one never come up with the idea to look for a sticker/print version.

I would guess something similar may happen with certain figures with very similar counterparts (like the two almost identical versions of modern Jango, which are both expensive, but only the other one ridiculously expensive).

 

Edited March 15 by Samppu

[BrickBob Studpants]

3 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

A young Boba has leaked, looks legit, uses the Ninjago Movie Cole hair.

I like the figure, but it gives me uncanny valley vibes because it looks more like a heavily de-aged Temuera Morrison rather than Daniel Logan  Sure, he’s a clone and thus should look like one, but it‘s still a bit weird

Edited March 15 by BrickBob Studpants

[Swordy]

11 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

First of all, as I say pretty frequently, you've got a knack for explaining points I'm trying to say in a much more eloquent way, so thanks for writing all that because I certainly wouldn't have been able to get it across to that extent.

I just wanted to throw in on this part that even with darth jar jar and jedi vader and darth rey I still haven't seen the DF doing well ancedotally. I'm crossing my fingers I can grab it at 50% off, sell most of the figs, and have a pretty sweet parts pack for pennies on the dollar.

Thanks. Not to be self-indulgent (not that anyone can’t relate), but I find it funny how overly-wordy I become the more tired I get. The part right before where you quoted is a delightful example of that, especially since it was the last thing I wrote before posting.

You and me both. I’m pretty sure the DF was clearanced at a local Walmart like it did at others a couple months back, because it was no where to be found when I got there. My hope is to store it away for a couple years, since I lack the space or means to properly display it (and keep it from becoming the Dusty Falcon), then feel guilty about ruining its resale value just so I can look upon Darth Jar Jar with my own eyes before I die.

On 3/14/2025 at 1:44 AM, CloneCommando99 said:

I yearn for a Tie Defender.

11 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I would also like to see a TIE defender sometime soon.

I also also would love to see a TIE Defender soon.

(Now, standard TIE Defender or TIE Defender Elite? My vote is toward the latter.)

5 hours ago, Samppu said:

One factor is that Bricklink does not have a very efficient search algorithm, or rather, search mechanism. For example, if a certain super expensive piece costs like 10 dollars, try to find out if it has a version with prints or stickers. There is a good chance that the sticker version costs like only one dollar, because many of the guys trying to buy the vanilla one never come up with the idea to look for a sticker/print version.

Not to complain about how TLG bought BL, makes 3% on every transaction on it, yet has done nothing to improve it, but I’d certainly like to complain about it. It’s definitely not intentional (unless Thrawn transferred over and we’re simply unaware) but the janky system of BL has certainly not hindered TLG’s goal to buy the moon.

If you know how to play the game, there’s a chance it works out for you—so long as nobody else figures it out too, which becomes increasingly more likely.

 

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I like the figure, but it gives me uncanny valley vibes because it looks more like a heavily de-aged Temuera Morrison rather than Daniel Logan  

I think it’s the hair that’s giving me uncanny vibes. I’d rather they had stuck to the mullet belonging to Kylo (who, funnily enough, looks better with the Cole hair) even if that hairpiece is inaccurate as well. Head looks like several customs derived from LSW:TSS, so it doesn’t bother me much.

Edited March 15 by Swordy

[Agent Kallus]

1 hour ago, Swordy said:

(and keep it from becoming the Dusty Falcon)

Dust is inevitable and can be mitigated, and a dusty set still looks better than an unopened box.

[starlego98]

What if the 70€ jango slave is the greedo slave from rebuild the galaxy? ☠️

[CloneCommando99]

47 minutes ago, starlego98 said:

What if the 70€ jango slave is the greedo slave from rebuild the galaxy? ☠️

Not a worst case scenario.

At this point i’m accepting a scorched earth policy.

I don’t need a win. I just need the Clone Bros to lose.

 

I can already smell the “MUh eXcLusIVE fIGurE” come august.

Edited March 15 by CloneCommando99

[Old Master]

I seriously have to wonder if LSW designers even reference source material anymore. It's an easy fix with Boba's hair, but it's the principle of it being so wildly incorrect I am peeved by.

Was really hoping for dual molded legs for him, but oh well.

Sand blue arms are also interesting. They're probably just trying to establish consistency between him and Jango meaning he will yet again be sand blue. 

[BacktoBricks]

5 minutes ago, Old Master said:

I seriously have to wonder if LSW designers even reference source material anymore. It's an easy fix with Boba's hair, but it's the principle of it being so wildly incorrect I am peeved by.

Seconded. The two distinct things I notice when I look at young Boba's hair is a) it is roughly middle parted (distinctly middle parted in the Clone Wars animation version) and b) there is no fringe and it is quite tidy and symmetrical despite its length (even when he gets wet on the landing platform his hair stays off his forehead and doesn't get that messy). If that dishevelled hair piece with a choppy side swept fringe really is the one that is going to be used then it is widely innaccurate and really annoys me. The part is literally called Hair Tousled with Long Bangs on Bricklink. Sure it is a relatively easy fix to change it to the piece they used for the two previous versions which is not perfect, yet a better fit in general, but why should you have to go looking to change a minifigure when there is just no need for such inaccuracy, especially if it is included in a UCS set? I really hope the person taking the photo just gave him the wrong hair, but unfortunately I can see that not being the case.

[Tariq j]

Not sure about the hairpiece. I know some people have said this hairpiece might have been a better fit.

[Old Master]

Could potentially be fake, but it's unlikely given the traction it's gained. It just looks like Darth Dev on the Boba body. Lazy at best.

[starlego98]

Maybe the hair choice is to represent his wet and messy hair during the platform on kamino where jango and obi wan fight

[Old Master]

1 hour ago, starlego98 said:

Maybe the hair choice is to represent his wet and messy hair during the platform on kamino where jango and obi wan fight

Then he should have a poncho, which he does not.

[CallumPears]

I've seen some people suggest the Han Solo hairpiece might be a better fit for young Boba. Unfortunately it doesn't exist in black yet to try it out properly ourselves (who knows, maybe that's why they used such a bad choice for the leaked photo if the proper one isn't available yet). 

3 hours ago, Old Master said:

Sand blue arms are also interesting. They're probably just trying to establish consistency between him and Jango meaning he will yet again be sand blue. 

Yeah never been a fan of sand blue on Jango. It really should be a more purply colour.

1 hour ago, Old Master said:

Then he should have a poncho, which he does not.

*Angry Cal Kestis noises*

[starlego98]

Possibly jango leaked

[Old Master]

Could flip a coin on this

[SketchBrick]

Maxbautde reports that the Jango figure coming in August won't have arm printing (as present on the May UCS version of the same figure). Definitely a shame for most of us normal fans - hopefully at least the resellers and "muh exclusive figure" types will be kept quiet.

[CloneCommando99]

Apparently Jango will have a new way finder mould.

 

Another to add to the list.

[BrickBob Studpants]

Maxbautde also reports that a new rangefinder piece is coming! Makes sense, since providing an entire bag of accessories every time was kinda excessive, especially for the Boba and Jango minifigs

So that’s one more new piece! Not exactly spectacular, but I’ll take it!

[Agent Kallus]

6 hours ago, Tariq j said:

Not sure about the hairpiece. I know some people have said this hairpiece might have been a better fit.

 

3 hours ago, CallumPears said:

I've seen some people suggest the Han Solo hairpiece might be a better fit for young Boba

I feel like both of these are too short. I think the Dastan(/previous young boba) hair works best of the options here.

[CallumPears]

44 minutes ago, Agent Kallus said:

I feel like both of these are too short. I think the Dastan(/previous young boba) hair works best of the options here.

Honestly yeah, it's at least close enough. 

Not a huge fan of Jango due to the sand blue as I mentioned earlier. Doesn't ruin the figure but it's a shame it's not a more accurate colour.

Also man if it's true that the smaller set won't have arm printing then that severely sucks. Especially since others like Boba and Din have it in even the cheapest sets like microfighters and the mech now.

Edited March 15 by CallumPears

[Llewop]

If it’s a new range finder for Jango. I presume it’ll be new for all figures going forward? Which could mean the clones coming in the summer may have new ones? 

[Minishark2000]

The playscale set does perplex me though
Is the 20th anniversary slave 1 canopy still in production you think?
Because I think it's a given that this new playscale one will have to fit both jango and boba, and therefore be larger than the last slave 1 (hence 120 more pieces). On the other hand it's not large enough of a piece count jump, so I can't see this being that much larger than the previous one, so I'd expect the same canopy piece to be used? In my opinion this model will be too small to have the rotating cockpit with the wings feature

I think it will be boba and jango on a plate that is slid into the cockpit, akin to the AT TE cockpit, and with boba standing behind jango.

 

What do you guys think? I just really hope this new playscale version is significantly different from the BOBF version

[Mandalorianknight]

5 hours ago, CallumPears said:

Yeah never been a fan of sand blue on Jango. It really should be a more purply colour.

In a lot of the set photos it looks really similar to lego's lavender color. The Kamino lighting can make it come off as more blue, but if we're going off the actual costume it totally should be a purple.

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Apparently Jango will have a new way finder mould.

Another to add to the list.

Lego saw us complaining about the lack of new molds and decided to downgrade the rangefinder pack. That monkey's paw curls...

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Maxbautde also reports that a new rangefinder piece is coming! Makes sense, since providing an entire bag of accessories every time was kinda excessive, especially for the Boba and Jango minifigs

So that’s one more new piece! Not exactly spectacular, but I’ll take it!

Honestly I think it's a downgrade. Aside from the fact that I loved getting all those additional bits as a kid, the new one looks bigger and chunkier (probably as a result of the fact that it's one piece). They couldn't have just put two of the old one on a sprue like Harry Potter Wands? For that matter, they needed to spend a new mold on this at all?

This feels like they're penny-pinching the additional 10th of a cent of plastic, which is especially weird because new molds are EXPENSIVE so it'll probably take a year or two at a minimum for it to be worth it anyway. I almost have to applaud lego for finding a way to make a new mold an objective downgrade rather than subjective/aesthetic.

Edited March 16 by Mandalorianknight