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

[BrickBob Studpants]

Criticise the Turbo Tank all you want, but I cannot take any of that seriously, not when everybody ignores last year‘s UCS TIE Interceptor, which I hereby crown as my least favourite set they‘ve ever released. In my 26 years of collecting, I‘ve never had to repair any set as many times as this atrocity. Every time I reattach one of the hyper-flimsy lasers, one of the wings completely falls off, and the resulting imbalance causes the superweak stand to disintegrate, which then usually causes the instable cockpit to crumble too

I‘ve had to fix it at least 15 times, around half of which included the cockpit, which takes a lot of disassembling to even be able to reach to fix properly. I‘ve tried to relocate it so many times, and even on the transport it falls apart again, usually more than once 

Yeah, the CTT may be a bit unstable, but it‘s a masterpiece in engineering in comparison to this flimsy piece of poodoo. The Interceptor gets an A+ for aesthetics but a big fat F for stability. It‘s even worse than the 2023 UCS X-Wing, and that‘s saying something!

[Kaijumeister]

3 hours ago, brimbolet said:

Sorry but I don't believe any designer who claims that compromises have to be made in 300+$ sets. Dual molded legs are perhaps not always necessary but Lego makes enormous profits, if they can't improve the printing quality (e.g. white/yellow on torsos/colored bricks) or reduce the amount of stickers than they can't charge such high prices.

Definitely not the designers’ fault, but I found it amusing hearing the ‘we didn’t have budget’ excuse applied to sets like last year’s Desert Skiff and Sail Barge. It’s one thing being mindful of budgetary constraints for smaller mass retail sets, but seeing it applied to sets that are $500 (and now this year, $1000) is laughable and tone-deaf. But hey, the corporate bean counters reign supreme. Even for smaller sets, the decreasing value for money and PPP ratios (again, it’s extremely concerning we did not get even one 1000+ piece system set this year!) must already widen profit margins by quite a bit, so hearing their budgets are also so cutthroat is a shame. I understand I’m trivialising what is a nuanced situation, but still.

It’s going to be an agonising wait for more details of the 2026 sets. Really not a fan of this newfound trend of 1HY sets being boring and uninspiring.

Edited 22 hours ago by Kaijumeister

[Llewop]

5 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

 

It’s going to be an agonising wait for more details of the 2026 sets. Really not a fan of this newfound trend of 1HY sets being boring and uninspiring.

I highly expect 2026 to go as follows a May wave for Mando and grogu film. Couple of random cheap sets in June and August wave having follow up “spoilerish” Mando sets and a couple of sets from Ahsoka Season 2. 

I don’t see much room for anything else. For me I’m quite excited for those projects and I’m expecting a lot of new republic and imperial remnant sets to come next year. 

[BrickBob Studpants]

6 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Really not a fan of this newfound trend of 1HY sets being boring and uninspiring.

It‘s been the new standard for SW and Marvel especially since 2021  To me, the clear highlight in the 1HY waves we know about so far is the Cobb Vanth set. New vehicle, new long-requested character, cool new variant. Oh, and the return of non-gimmick $10 sets! Other than those two, the 1HY stuff is rather mundane.

Looking forward to the M&G and Ahsoka S2 sets later on!

[CloneCommando99]

Day #112 of pestering Lego for a Tie Avenger.

2 hours ago, Llewop said:

I don’t see much room for anything else. For me I’m quite excited for those projects and I’m expecting a lot of new republic and imperial remnant sets to come next year. 

I hope you’re right. But I don’t entirely think they’ll go all out on M&G. Not when they’re obviously prioritising clone and 18+ sets.

 

I’d like some Rogue One and Imperial Remnant sets. It’s just a real shame the 332nd took the cheap Battlepack slot for next year.

 

7 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

It’s going to be an agonising wait for more details of the 2026 sets. Really not a fan of this newfound trend of 1HY sets being boring and uninspiring.

The last exceptionally good January wave was 2022. 2023 was also good, but it should have kept up with minifig packs.

 

 

Speaking of which, minifig packs should just return. They obviously sold well. And it would mean that Lego could cater to army builders of 3-4 different factions rather than just 2 a year (with one of that 2 always being clones for some reason)

[lomis]

14 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Criticise the Turbo Tank all you want, but I cannot take any of that seriously, not when everybody ignores last year‘s UCS TIE Interceptor, which I hereby crown as my least favourite set they‘ve ever released. 

Least favorite set, or least favorite UCS set?

Because there are some real stinkers out there...
I'm looking at you, 75201 First Order AT-ST.

[BrickBob Studpants]

8 minutes ago, lomis said:

I‘m looking at you, 75201 First Order AT-ST.

As hilariously stupid as that set is, at least it doesn‘t fall apart if you as much as dare look at it funny

[Meaf]

3 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

As hilariously stupid as that set is, at least it doesn‘t fall apart if you as much as dare look at it funny

Honestly I think the problem is that it doesn't! I'm being slightly hyperbolic but if it'd just been a more standard AT-ST that let you remove the head section, it'd have had way more play value and been more accurate to the movie. Still don't get why they didn't go in that direction with it.

[CloneCommando99]

And they said Infinity War would be the most ambitious crossover of all time…

Cal, Jaxxon, Padme, Cassian, evil K2S0, Ahsoka, Porgill!!

Look who’s back. Back again. Darth Jar Jar’s back. Tell a friend.

Is there a lore reason why Solitus has more aura than any other Disney era villain?

Lego please tell me you paid Cameron to voice Cal. And that a condition in the contract is that there must be a poncho joke in the script.

Edit: Hunter’s there as well surprisingly.

Edit (again): HOLY CRAP! REVAN’S IN THERE!! I REPEAT! REVAN’S IN THERE!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! Legends is being referenced. Mara might actually make an appearance.

Rowan Freemaker, Mara Jade, Jek-14 and Starkiller in season 3?

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by CloneCommando99

[Swordy]

18 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Criticise the Turbo Tank all you want, but I cannot take any of that seriously, not when everybody ignores last year‘s UCS TIE Interceptor, which I hereby crown as my least favourite set they‘ve ever released. In my 26 years of collecting, I‘ve never had to repair any set as many times as this atrocity. Every time I reattach one of the hyper-flimsy lasers, one of the wings completely falls off, and the resulting imbalance causes the superweak stand to disintegrate, which then usually causes the instable cockpit to crumble too

The difference is that one is a “playset” and the other a “dis-playset;” one is supposed to prioritize accuracy over stability, while the other is supposed to do the opposite. (Ironically, the Tiny Tank is neither entirely accurate nor stable.*)

Nonetheless, no LEGO set should be as unstable as you’re describing, agreed.

On 8/13/2025 at 3:22 AM, CloneCommando99 said:

The U-Wing is doing well. And hopefully that is the key to Tie Avenger.

Actually, Andor S2’s premiere episodes were the last to be filmed. Particularly the Tie Avenger in the Sienar Hangar scene. 

 

Is that heresy I smell? The Tie Avenger will be made. Fate demands it. /s

I hope it is. Everyone I’ve seen has sung the praises of the ARC-180, V-19 and Jango’s Mini Slave 1, but I’ll keep saying that the U-Wing is the real winner this year.

“Somehow… I’ve always known.”
So that’s why Deigo Luna looks a tad bit older in early S2 than later, so that the jump from the finale to Rogue One is smoother. Brilliant.

Look, now that I know Mara Jade is the official sponsor of the TIE Avenger project, I’m on board. (That Tower of Fate set ought to come with a mini TIE Avenger build for Mara to pilot, methinks.)

21 hours ago, ArrowBricks said:

It’s worrying. It’s almost as if they can’t afford it. In other words the higher ups are squeezing budgets or more likely production costs are higher. There’s no other explanation. 

It’s funny how we went from Thrawn having dual-molded legs in a $55 set and a GwP this year to no dual-molding in the most expensive LEGO set to date.

My thinking is that dual-molding is expensive, yes, but it was possible to spread out that expensive across multiple sets and themes last year and this year. Now, we see those LSW—as well as several Marvel sets—with dual-molding phasing out of production this year, while the sets set up for long-term production come without dual-molding.

Why they can’t afford to spend the extra funds is beyond my understanding. If I may speculate, TLG is stretching themselves too thin with so many different licensed IPs, like they did in the early 2000s with their own in-house themes, that they need to cut costs on the bestsellers to make up for losses elsewhere.
(I say that when the Galactic Marines are one of the most deluxe army-builders in the past couple years, granted, in a very overpriced set.)

 

 

*I’m shocked nobody has pointed out how the wheel-builds of the Tiny Tank are disproportionate to the in-universe model. The in-universe model’s wheel are taller than they are wide, but the LEGO model’s wheels are wider than they are tall. If the design had used 8x8 wheels, I think it wouldn’t look so tiny.

Edited 5 hours ago by Swordy

[BrickBob Studpants]

57 minutes ago, Swordy said:

The difference is that one is a “playset” and the other a “dis-playset;” one is supposed to prioritize accuracy over stability, while the other is supposed to do the opposite. (Ironically, the Tiny Tank is neither entirely accurate nor stable.*)

Nonetheless, no LEGO set should be as unstable as you’re describing, agreed.

Exactly! You should be able to at least touch a display model without it falling to bits!

And after careful reassembly, I slowly moved it into the room, ready to place it on a pedestal which I then planned to slooooowly move to its new final resting spot. Well, its actual final resting spot will now be a friggin LANDFILL since it fell apart again not even 3 seconds after I placed it there!! What is it with this thing?! 

[CallumPears]

1 hour ago, Swordy said:

(I say that when the Galactic Marines are one of the most deluxe army-builders in the past couple years, granted, in a very overpriced set.)

Are they? (Sorry; long post ahead)

They have a very good mould for the helmet, but other than that they're heavily flawed figures and after waiting years for Galactic Marines is this seriously the best they could manage? 

Some of these are bigger issues and some are nitpicks, but all of them are problems which should not have been difficult for the designers to notice with how much they brag about how "every garment has to be perfect" and so on. Roughly going from top to bottom: 

The print on the helmet is both prone to misprints and even the best-printed ones are still inaccurately designed. There is an argument that the eyes should be green. I agree, but the black is fine. However, they should not have that grey outline around them and also rather than being fully-separate eyes they should be joined in the middle, and the print should go right up to the edge of the red section with no white above the eyes. 

They're supposed to have shoulder pauldrons- a reuse of Fives's in solid black would've been perfect. 

The shoulder strap goes down on the front of the torso when it should go off to the side. It should be the same as the ones the 327th which are also inaccurate due to only having 2 pouches but you'd think they would've chosen one or the other with how much they blather on about "consistency". 

The torso has a mistake with the belt where the large and small sections are in the wrong order. Every single Clone minifigure ever made to date had this correct, until now; it's very strange that they actively chose to get it wrong on the Marines when they could just copy/paste it from the standard Clone template (see the issue with the legs down below...). 

The back print of the torso is inaccurate as the panel should look completely different. Not too big of an issue since it's covered by the backpack but still pretty stupid that they didn't just do it right anyway. 

A physical cloth kama would obviously be nice, but as much as I hate the printed ones I can accept them as a stylistic choice. However, it is inaccurate as they should have a grey border (ironically they wrongly put the grey edge on the 327th troopers' kamas when those are supposed to be solid dark tan, so they got it wrong both times). They even have the black outline printed to separate the border from the main part of the kama, but then it's fully coloured in dark red anyway. 

If they weren't going to give them physical kamas, then I think it would look much better to have the legs in dark bluish grey. Same issue as the recent ARC-170 pilots where for some weird reason they made the entire leg the colour of the boot. It's equivalent to if they gave Imperial Crewmembers and AT-ST Drivers fully black legs and just printed grey on the top half of the front. The best solution for the Marines would of course be dual moulding with white for the boots, dark bluish grey for the hips and "thighs", and then a cloth kama to wrap around. Since obviously dual moulded legs are just so much to ask of this poor innocent billion-dollar company, it'd still make more sense to me to use grey as the base colour. 

The boots and kneepads. Probably the most egregious part that most people already know about by now. Galactic Marines are supposed to have the same kneepads and boots as the 41st Elite Corps Scout Troopers. They were clearly just too lazy to make a new design (which doesn't fill me with much confidence for the future possibility of Kashyyyk Troopers in the 2020 style). 

And Bacara isn't exactly great either...

Edited 4 hours ago by CallumPears

[Llewop]

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

And they said Infinity War would be the most ambitious crossover of all time…

Cal, Jaxxon, Padme, Cassian, evil K2S0, Ahsoka, Porgill!!

Look who’s back. Back again. Darth Jar Jar’s back. Tell a friend.

Is there a lore reason why Solitus has more aura than any other Disney era villain?

Lego please tell me you paid Cameron to voice Cal. And that a condition in the contract is that there must be a poncho joke in the script.

Edit: Hunter’s there as well surprisingly.

Edit (again): HOLY CRAP! REVAN’S IN THERE!! I REPEAT! REVAN’S IN THERE!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! Legends is being referenced. Mara might actually make an appearance.

Rowan Freemaker, Mara Jade, Jek-14 and Starkiller in season 3?

 

 

So Cal has better odds of being a RTG set than from the games we love him for. I hope he makes his way to live action at some point 

[Darth_Bane13]

21 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Criticise the Turbo Tank all you want, but I cannot take any of that seriously, not when everybody ignores last year‘s UCS TIE Interceptor, which I hereby crown as my least favourite set they‘ve ever released. In my 26 years of collecting, I‘ve never had to repair any set as many times as this atrocity. Every time I reattach one of the hyper-flimsy lasers, one of the wings completely falls off, and the resulting imbalance causes the superweak stand to disintegrate, which then usually causes the instable cockpit to crumble too

I‘ve had to fix it at least 15 times, around half of which included the cockpit, which takes a lot of disassembling to even be able to reach to fix properly. I‘ve tried to relocate it so many times, and even on the transport it falls apart again, usually more than once 

Yeah, the CTT may be a bit unstable, but it‘s a masterpiece in engineering in comparison to this flimsy piece of poodoo. The Interceptor gets an A+ for aesthetics but a big fat F for stability. It‘s even worse than the 2023 UCS X-Wing, and that‘s saying something!

Interestingly the 2015 UCS Tie Fighter is really sturdy for a UCS set, I didn't get the interceptor because of the angle of the stand.

[BrickPrick]

Well yeah, i take that TPM Padme off your hands, Lego. Pretty please? Alright, thanks in advance and have a nice life.