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

[BrickBob Studpants]

Well yeah, a 50th anniversary is definitely more special than a 40th or even a 25th, but my point is that we shouldn‘t expect much, not that they won‘t do anything  

Personally, I‘ll be happy with a bonus of sorts thrown into sets plus a D2C dedicated to ANH. A ANH-centric wave would be pretty lame since we regularly get sets based on it anyway.

I think HP is a good example of how it should be done: the first movie celebrates its 25th anniversary next year but since PS is already highly prevalent almost every year, there‘s „only“ an 18+ set and a small playset to tie in with that movie specifically, while the other sets draw inspiration from multiple films with the patroni serving as an anniversary bonus.

I like @Mandalorianknight‘s idea with the McQuarrie designs the best. It celebrates SW history in a very unique way and is specifically tied to ANH without reiterating what‘s been done to death already ^^

[BrickPrick]

@Mandalorianknight Yes, I'm aware that even last year's 25th Lego Star Wars anniversary wasn't technically a full on wave, but a handful of sets spread across the year, like five larger puzzle pieces culminating into one wave. However, like you already said about semantics, point still stands... I won't expect this just for ANH to happen. A couple of nods to Episode IV here and there, sure. But if we get something on that scale, or even larger than that, please give us some actual variety for multiple eras. If not, we still have 2029 for that, though. 

Isn't it funny, though... We are on the brink of 2026 and all we do right now is speculating hard what kinds of anniversary is in store for us in the year after. In some way, this speak volumes about the current state of the theme. 

I just wanna say, whatever way, shape or form this whole thing is gonna materialize... I think we can all agree that something has to happen for this special occasion. Like we don't want Lego to go about their business as usual. Please make it a good anniversary business. Give fans something nice back and enough will be ready to pay a pretty penny. 

15 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Exactly my point. They do acknowledge movie anniversaries with special bricks, a logo on the package, and tie-in sets here and there, but never a full dedicated wave like new movies are getting ^^

Yep, that's what I thought. Your posting wasn't exactly rocket science, so I don't know why it even caused some confusion in the first place, but maybe that's what interacting on the internet sometimes does for you.

9 hours ago, icm said:

Maybe instead of a new UCS Falcon at full minifig scale in 2027 they could do a super detailed, super accurate minifig model at a size just larger than the usual playscale. Essentially a retail set version of the way builders have been modding the playscale sets as long as the theme has existed. That could be at the $250-$300 price range to distinguish itself from the $100 Smart Play Falcon without being as distant as the $800 UCS, especially since a UCS Falcon v3 in 2027 would certainly be over $1000. It would be extremely expensive for a glorified playset, but not as bad as the Black Pearl or as expensive as Betrayal at Cloud City or the Mos Eisley Cantina. Considering the prices of the big display Benatar and Milano, they might even be able to bring in a set like that at a lower price point than $250. How's that for a 2027 anniversary set idea? 

Of course, that idea is just wish listing, so maybe it's not appropriate for this thread.

I've been waiting forever for a regular OT themed play scale Falcon. A little larger than usual... why not? Sounds like a good sweet spot to me. The Episode IX MF took ages to retire. Now we have the Midi-Scale and Dark Falcon available. And all I got is the freaking Microfighter from in between those releases. 

Oh well, it's at least on the same level as wish listing about a possible anniversary for 2027 in the 2025 discussion thread. If the Rancor gets real hungry, I'm sure he will let us know. Though I'm already feeling his breath on my neck. 

 

This reminds me, not to revive that big old debate, but how funny would it be if we were to get Lando in Han's cloth before we get him in his iconic Cloud City outfit in a system scale set? 

[Darth_Bane13]

9 hours ago, icm said:

Maybe instead of a new UCS Falcon at full minifig scale in 2027 they could do a super detailed, super accurate minifig model at a size just larger than the usual playscale. Essentially a retail set version of the way builders have been modding the playscale sets as long as the theme has existed. That could be at the $250-$300 price range to distinguish itself from the $100 Smart Play Falcon without being as distant as the $800 UCS, especially since a UCS Falcon v3 in 2027 would certainly be over $1000. It would be extremely expensive for a glorified playset, but not as bad as the Black Pearl or as expensive as Betrayal at Cloud City or the Mos Eisley Cantina. Considering the prices of the big display Benatar and Milano, they might even be able to bring in a set like that at a lower price point than $250. How's that for a 2027 anniversary set idea? 

I disagree, we already have midi scale, playscale, and UCS, another price point is overkill. Hot take: the Falcon isn't even that cool as a display set, like Luke said, it is a piece of junk. Ships like Slave 1, Imperial Shuttle, N1 starfighter, Arc-170, are way more aesthetically pleasing than the Falcon.

 

[Mandalorianknight]

29 minutes ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I disagree, we already have midi scale, playscale, and UCS, another price point is overkill. 

Yeah, I don't think we need a new scale, and I don't think we need to break the $200 seal on star wars playsets yet (though it is interesting to note that both the 2000 and 2011 ANH falcons, adjusted for inflation, are more expensive than the most recent playscale falcon). I think if anything the falcon could use a slight downsize at playscale, I think it could reasonably be produced at $150ish.

5 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Well yeah, a 50th anniversary is definitely more special than a 40th or even a 25th, but my point is that we shouldn‘t expect much, not that they won‘t do anything  

 A ANH-centric wave would be pretty lame since we regularly get sets based on it anyway.

I like @Mandalorianknight‘s idea with the McQuarrie designs the best. It celebrates SW history in a very unique way and is specifically tied to ANH without reiterating what‘s been done to death already ^^

And my point is if they've done a wave with 4 anniversary sets and GWPs for the 40th of ROTJ (Plus other sets throughout the year, but we can attribute those to what it normally would have gotten, even if Boushh seems pretty specific), and the 50th is more special (and again in this case being marketed a lot more and a lot earlier on, and receiving a much wider and more special theatrical release then "like four theatres in the US and one or two internationally are gonna play the disney+ standard version of the movie" like the last couple), at what point is there not at least a good chance that ANH will get "much"?

We get sets, but aside from the 18+ stuff the average is just over 1 set a year for the post-sequel era. And look at what those sets were- over half were either remakes of things we hadn't had in some time (First system ISD in a decade) or fully new sets (Tantive IV boarding playset, Yavin, Obi-Wan's hut). Even with the issue of the smartslop "resetting the clock" on stuff like a system cantina, falcon, or advanced, there are still sets that haven't been on shelves in ages like the rebel Y-wing, Sandcrawler, Droid Escape Pod, and Imperial Landing Craft, or sets that have never existed (a number of interior death star scenes have never been made as playsets, we still lack a Bantha- a buildable one would be perfect for a $10-15 set- and while I personally don't see it, there are people who have suggested Luke's homestead, a Mos Eisley Spaceport/Ronto set, etc)

[CloneCommando99]

Black Series Mando from M&G has been found in the wild.

He’s got a new sword and rifle.

 

I hope Lego set descriptions will follow soon.

[Mandalorianknight]

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Black Series Mando from M&G has been found in the wild.

He’s got a new sword and rifle.

 

I hope Lego set descriptions will follow soon.

Wow- you aren't wrong, that's straight up a sword. 18034 would fit pretty well, if he has it in the sets I bet they'll use that. The rifle I doubt we get anything unique for, lego hasn't given us a new star wars blaster since 2011 and this one looks pretty close to some real hunting rifles, which lego likes to shy away from. (Which is a shame for two mandalorian armor bearers now- both Mando and Boba have stocks/combs on the rear of their weapon that no official lego parts represent well.) For a custom I'd suggest 99809 in dark brown with a gunmetal hilt, which isn't the right shape, but at least has a stock of some kind and the right colors. Poor Boba can't even get that.

We should be close to at least general set name/descriptions, if not details. We usually get the general May info the year before, even if there's some confusion such as Jango vs Bo this year, or the Jabba's throne room in 2023.

[Shaak]

8 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

, or sets that have never existed (a number of interior death star scenes have never been made as playsets, we still lack a Bantha- a buildable one would be perfect for a $10-15 set- and while I personally don't see it, there are people who have suggested Luke's homestead, a Mos Eisley Spaceport/Ronto set, etc)

All dream sets for me. But yes I expect one or two in the next ten years.

[BrickBob Studpants]

14 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

He’s got a new sword and rifle.

Kinda weird to see a regular sword in the SW universe, but it looks pretty cool nonetheless! Maybe it’s just a large vibro-dagger

Presumably he‘s gonna use it in the arena?

[CloneCommando99]

Day #236 of Tie Avenger searching

 

On 12/15/2025 at 7:10 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

We should be close to at least general set name/descriptions, if not details. We usually get the general May info the year before, even if there's some confusion such as Jango vs Bo this year, or the Jabba's throne room in 2023.

I hope we get news on a decent imperial remnant set that’ll get made for the movie. As I’ve said before, I think a NR Y-Wing is a guarantee though seeing how both Zeb and Colonel Bishop (Sigourney Weaver) will be leading characters so a Adelphi set seems on the cards. So hopefully we get a nice companion set for the empire. 
 

On 12/16/2025 at 8:08 AM, BrickBob Studpants said:

Kinda weird to see a regular sword in the SW universe, but it looks pretty cool nonetheless! Maybe it’s just a large vibro-dagger

Presumably he‘s gonna use it in the arena?

I imagine so. Then he’s going to salute with it and ride a Crait dragon through the Dune Sea.

Edited December 18, 2025 by CloneCommando99

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Then he’s going to salute with it and ride a Crait dragon through the Dune Sea.

This is the way. THE WAY OF LISAN AL-GAIB!

[BrickPrick]

Whether we need a whole new in between play scale and UCS format may be up to debate. But I think it will be only a matter of time until we reach new price points. Not necessarily because of the larger scale, but due to inflation/shrinkflation. So 300 bucks will be the new 240 for regular UCS sets, and 200_ will be the standard for 150-180_ large play scale sets. Though I suppose we won't get to that point so soon. 

Suffice to say, I want that new system scale Millenium Falcon treaty signed! 

 

[CloneCommando99]

Day #237. I unironically do hope a season 3 happens. The show is a lot of fun.

Edited December 18, 2025 by CloneCommando99

[BrickPrick]

Have you guys and girls planned anything for this Christmas; any set in particular that piques your interest? I will probably pick up the U-Wing and that's it. 

Edited December 18, 2025 by BrickPrick

[Kaijumeister]

On 12/16/2025 at 1:58 PM, BrickPrick said:

Whether we need a whole new in between play scale and UCS format may be up to debate. But I think it will be only a matter of time until we reach new price points. Not necessarily because of the larger scale, but due to inflation/shrinkflation. So 300 bucks will be the new 240 for regular UCS sets, and 200_ will be the standard for 150-180_ large play scale sets. Though I suppose we won't get to that point so soon. 

Yeah I agree. I’m really not a fan of how badly the usual £140 price point has been completely butchered as of late. I can imagine it must be quite frustrating from a creative standpoint for the designers too that the parts count for even these large expensive (but not UCS) sets are being cut so ruthlessly. Remember when summer sets actually had over 1000 pieces and substantial builds?

54 minutes ago, BrickPrick said:

Have you guys and girls anything planned for this Christmas; any set in particular that piques your interest? I will probably pick up the U-Wing and that's it. 

I feel lucky enough that all the sets I’ve wanted this year have been obtained on discount, outside of Cobb’s speeder I’ll be going into hibernation until either the TMaG wave or the summer wave. 

I wonder if the rumour about the new Grogu mould in the UCS N-1 (and presumably the TMaG sets) may have been misinformed? They’re still using the usual mould in Mando’s speeder, and even the new box art still depicts that version of him.

[Mandalorianknight]

On 12/16/2025 at 4:53 AM, CloneCommando99 said:

I hope we get news on a decent imperial remnant set that’ll get made for the movie. As I’ve said before, I think a NR Y-Wing is a guarantee though seeing how both Zeb and Colonel Bishop (Sigourney Weaver) will be leading characters so a Adelphi set seems on the cards. So hopefully we get a nice companion set for the empire. 

Last I saw, there are 3-5 TMAG sets planned for may (leaks I can find show 5 total but don't seem sure on the dates for two of them) A decent imperial remnant set (I'm overdosing on copium that we'll get a rebel Y-wing at some point and as such not thinking about an NR one) would be nice, but assuming only the three with known price points are actually may, here's my guess:

$75 TBA Piece set: The Mandalorian's Arena Battle: Arena build- a number of the pieces go towards buildable gladiator monsters including the demogorgan-looking one and Jeremey-Allen-TheHutt. Non-buildible figures include The Mandalorian, Grogu, a humanoid gladiator, and a humanoid criminal/villain character.

$130 1200 piece set: I'm calling their bluff on that 10+ label, this is too suspiciously well-price-per-pieced to be anything other than a buildable mandalorian (with mandalorian minifigure)

$150 930 piece set: The Mandalorian's Razor Crest: About the same size as the 2020 version. Comes with The Mandalorian, Grogu, Zeb, Sigourney Weaver, Carson Teva, and Trapper Wolf.

The other two without prices or piece counts I'll guess are an AT-AT and a new Mando's N-1, maybe coming with "spoiler" characters.

 

[CloneCommando99]

7 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Have you guys and girls planned anything for this Christmas; any set in particular that piques your interest? I will probably pick up the U-Wing and that's it. 

There’s only one Lego set I want for Christmas, and it doesn’t exist yet. (Day #238)

Uj/ I’ve already bought the U-Wing for myself this year. And I don’t think anything else really interests me. I might get a Night Trooper BP though, if only to support more non-clone army builders.

 

6 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Last I saw, there are 3-5 TMAG sets planned for may (leaks I can find show 5 total but don't seem sure on the dates for two of them) A decent imperial remnant set (I'm overdosing on copium that we'll get a rebel Y-wing at some point and as such not thinking about an NR one) would be nice, but assuming only the three with known price points are actually may, here's my guess:

$75 TBA Piece set: The Mandalorian's Arena Battle: Arena build- a number of the pieces go towards buildable gladiator monsters including the demogorgan-looking one and Jeremey-Allen-TheHutt. Non-buildible figures include The Mandalorian, Grogu, a humanoid gladiator, and a humanoid criminal/villain character.

$130 1200 piece set: I'm calling their bluff on that 10+ label, this is too suspiciously well-price-per-pieced to be anything other than a buildable mandalorian (with mandalorian minifigure)

$150 930 piece set: The Mandalorian's Razor Crest: About the same size as the 2020 version. Comes with The Mandalorian, Grogu, Zeb, Sigourney Weaver, Carson Teva, and Trapper Wolf.

The other two without prices or piece counts I'll guess are an AT-AT and a new Mando's N-1, maybe coming with "spoiler" characters.

 

Good ideas. Hopefully we’ll know for sure soon. 5 confirmed. But possibly 6-7 if the Polybag and/ or the $44.99 set also releasing in May are M&G.

Edit: not intentional numbering I swear.

Edited December 18, 2025 by CloneCommando99

[Renny The Spaceman]

7 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

 I wonder if the rumour about the new Grogu mould in the UCS N-1 (and presumably the TMaG sets) may have been misinformed? They’re still using the usual mould in Mando’s speeder, and even the new box art still depicts that version of him.

Don't the clone wars boxes still have the pre-legotuber 9/11 helmets without the holes? And the year that introduced the holes had a bad batch set and the purple clone set with the old helmets. I think it's plausible there's a new baby Yoda figure 

[BrickBob Studpants]

Currently, 5 M&G sets are rumoured, 3 in May and 2 in June ^^ Wouldn’t be surprised if there were more in August, along with some Ahsoka S2 sets

[BrickPrick]

7 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Yeah I agree. I’m really not a fan of how badly the usual £140 price point has been completely butchered as of late. I can imagine it must be quite frustrating from a creative standpoint for the designers too that the parts count for even these large expensive (but not UCS) sets are being cut so ruthlessly. Remember when summer sets actually had over 1000 pieces and substantial builds?

I feel lucky enough that all the sets I’ve wanted this year have been obtained on discount, outside of Cobb’s speeder I’ll be going into hibernation until either the TMaG wave or the summer wave. 

I wonder if the rumour about the new Grogu mould in the UCS N-1 (and presumably the TMaG sets) may have been misinformed? They’re still using the usual mould in Mando’s speeder, and even the new box art still depicts that version of him.

I absolutely agree. While Lego was always an expensive hobby to have, moreso the Star Wars theme as a whole, the value in the, say, past decade, was miles ahead of what you get in terms of large play scale sets now. There are always these exceptions at the lower, but still high $100 price tag, like the Inquisitor Transport Scythe was pretty amazing... I thought. But when you compare it to something like the current Clone Tiny Tank or even the MTT, although the latter fairly better executed than the former, you are having a tough time to even imagine where the extra 60% price increase is coming from. And since B1s cost next to nothing to Lego, you can't even play the "well, you get many more minifigures" card. Builds are also quite comparable. No one can can seriously tell anyone there is a clear $60 difference to be found. There just objectively isn't. 

It honestly never fails to amaze me how big the pricing discrepancy between individual regions can end up looking. You feel lucky when getting the desired sets on discount. Wheras I'm like "well yeah, same procedure as every year... just business as usual". If most sets are not at least ~25% off, I don't even bother considering to buy them. As far as I remember, there were like... three Lego Star Wars sets I ever got at full price, two of which were Battle Packs. 

Ever since that leak showed up, I thought it made the most sense (for Lego, not the fans mind you ) to release the supposed new Grogu mould in the upcoming UCS N-1 Starfighter. So not getting it in the dirt cheap $10 Mando Speederbike set, only confirmed my suspicion. 

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

There’s only one Lego set I want for Christmas, and it doesn’t exist yet. (Day #238)

Uj/ I’ve already bought the U-Wing for myself this year. And I don’t think anything else really interests me. I might get a Night Trooper BP though, if only to support more non-clone army builders.

And for the sake of everyone who is committed to this noble cause, myself included, here's hoping that we won't have to wait until many more holiday seasons to see it happen. 

Always watching the usual suspects for reviews, but it's usually much more meaningful to get to know some infos first hand. So was the build to your satisfaction? I mean, besides some obvious shortcomings like the really tight cockpit area and inaccurate door opening mechanism? If my memory serves me right, you were quite keen on it...

[Meaf]

12 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Have you guys and girls planned anything for this Christmas; any set in particular that piques your interest? I will probably pick up the U-Wing and that's it. 

I asked for the U-Wing as a gift but if I don't end up receiving it I'll probably just buy it myself since I've seen it on sale lately. Aside from that I probably won't grab anything else from Star Wars, except maybe the yellow clone pack if it goes really cheap.

[BrickPrick]

56 minutes ago, Meaf said:

I asked for the U-Wing as a gift but if I don't end up receiving it I'll probably just buy it myself since I've seen it on sale lately. Aside from that I probably won't grab anything else from Star Wars, except maybe the yellow clone pack if it goes really cheap.

Hey there, here I thought we would never interact with each other. If we ever did, I don't remember. 

Oh okay, I see. As far as this Christmas goes, I was actually kinda torn between the aforementioned U-Wing and the V-19 Torrent. The latter, especially on sale for 40 bucks, is the more attractive deal to me. But given that my birthday ain't that far away anyways, I'm probably sticking to that. As for the Yellow Clone Trooper TM Battle Pack, it's currently available at a pretty reasonable 25€ on Amazon DE. But given I'd rather want to enjoy my time during the festive days, I kindly decline and save it for later. 

[Shaak]

For Christmas I will receive the Jango’s Slave 1, the MTT and the 327th Battle Pack. All were 20% off.

So 6 sets in total this year (along with Home One, Acclamator and Kamino Training). I think it was a good year for my collection.

[Mandalorianknight]

8 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

There’s only one Lego set I want for Christmas, and it doesn’t exist yet. (Day #238)

Uj/ I’ve already bought the U-Wing for myself this year. And I don’t think anything else really interests me. I might get a Night Trooper BP though, if only to support more non-clone army builders.

Good ideas. Hopefully we’ll know for sure soon. 5 confirmed. But possibly 6-7 if the Polybag and/ or the $44.99 set also releasing in May are M&G.

Edit: not intentional numbering I swear.

This might be one of my favorite days just for how naturally it flowed out of the conversation.

It's finally dipped to $17-18 in the states, so once Santa visits and I know whether or not I got any (It was on my list, but with explicit instructions to only get it if it dropped below $20- I'm not gonna request that someone else pay a price I wouldn't), I'll be grabbing 1-3 of them. It's a shame there's two death troopers in each, but I'll find something to do with the spares, and I do love the build (and of course the night troopers being the primary goal)

First of all that numbering combination is just off limits now, I don't care if it was intentional or not, you're sentenced to the spice mines of kessel. But more unfortunately, I'm pretty confident that $45 set is a clone battle pack. I'd guess wolfpack or kashyyyk, with the other appearing in a larger set this summer. (Which I want to say would be a venator, but I just don't see a Venator including 3x of a clone legion plus their commander, so maybe it's an AT-OT, UT-AT- wouldn't that be funny- or a 2008 sized RFT).

15 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Have you guys and girls planned anything for this Christmas; any set in particular that piques your interest? I will probably pick up the U-Wing and that's it. 

I requested a copy or two of the night trooper pack (only if it could be found below $20 because $23 is too much), and then one of the Moff Gideon Battle set just because it was down to $20 and it's a good terrain/mandalorian part pack.

In terms of stuff I myself will purchase, it's pretty much nothing. That Night Trooper pack on discount is the only 2025 SW set I'll have bought. Though that Boarding the Tantive IV from 2024  is hitting bigger and bigger discounts, so even though that was a day 1 buy for me, once it hits $20 I'll probably get 2-3 more, sell the fiveses and vaders, and basically treat it as a battle pack with a big build.

[BrickPrick]

3 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

This might be one of my favorite days just for how naturally it flowed out of the conversation.

It's finally dipped to $17-18 in the states, so once Santa visits and I know whether or not I got any (It was on my list, but with explicit instructions to only get it if it dropped below $20- I'm not gonna request that someone else pay a price I wouldn't), I'll be grabbing 1-3 of them. It's a shame there's two death troopers in each, but I'll find something to do with the spares, and I do love the build (and of course the night troopers being the primary goal)

First of all that numbering combination is just off limits now, I don't care if it was intentional or not, you're sentenced to the spice mines of kessel. But more unfortunately, I'm pretty confident that $45 set is a clone battle pack. I'd guess wolfpack or kashyyyk, with the other appearing in a larger set this summer. (Which I want to say would be a venator, but I just don't see a Venator including 3x of a clone legion plus their commander, so maybe it's an AT-OT, UT-AT- wouldn't that be funny- or a 2008 sized RFT).

In terms of stuff I myself will purchase, it's pretty much nothing. That Night Trooper pack on discount is the only 2025 SW set I'll have bought. Though that Boarding the Tantive IV from 2024  is hitting bigger and bigger discounts, so even though that was a day 1 buy for me, once it hits $20 I'll probably get 2-3 more, sell the fiveses and vaders, and basically treat it as a battle pack with a big build.

I know, right... A totally terrific transition, if I say so myself. 

Haha, you do know that Santa doesn’t exist, right? Just kidding, I know how passionate some of you americans tend to take Christmas season. 

Well yeah, it's just straight up gonna be another erigiously overpriced Super Battle Pack. The fact that we still haven't received some new Kaschyyyk Troopers with now utterly necessary helmet holes makes me a little nervous. So yep... book it. Wolfpack would be a good second guess and at least something we haven't gotten in ages. 

Oh shoot, I first thought to be just too sick and tired right now to comprehend this supposedly cursed number combination. But to be perfectly honest with you, I literally didn't have a clue about any of it. I was reading out loud both postings and my significant other had to explain it to me. Seems like I haven't missed all that much. 

Can't recommend the Boarding the Tantive IV set enough. Above average minifigure selection, quite good design, very sturdy build, some pretty neat functionality. Just a well realized overall package that leaves almost nothing to be desired. Other than Lego being Lego, it's kinda unbelievable it took them 25 years to create such a play set based on what is widely considered to be one of the most iconic scenes in the history of Star Wars. Though given it was a near perfect product to position your latest LSW anniversary, I'm glad that they finally did! 

Edited December 18, 2025 by BrickPrick

[Swordy]

Usually my end-of-year purchases focus on retiring LEGO sets over newly-released (and likely less discounted) ones. In that case, I’ve already purchased the one retiring set I truly “needed,” which was the Oynx Cinder (I’d be personally remiss to skip Skeleton Crew’s one and only set) and the Milano from Marvel (purely bought for how cool it looks). I lacked the budget to purchase the Sith Infiltrator for Saw Gerrera, so I’m hoping that will be Santa’s delivery come the 25th. If not, I am likely, albeit begrudgingly, to purchase the rhydonium-fueled fellow on his own. The same will be true of the Desert Skiff with Nien Nubb (Sarlacc-wha?), although that set was skipped largely due to its still egregious price-tag.

 

I’m late to the discussion of the official January ‘26 reveals, but instead of looking inward, I’ll excuse my tardiness on TLG and leakers’s ignorance of the American Thanksgiving celebration, but I have to celebrate that my beloved Cobb Vanth is finally a LEGO minifigure—and lovingly detailed at that! Chapter 9 being my favourite episode of the Mandalorian, this brings tears of joy to my eye. I would never purchase at $35, but I’m certain it’ll be heavily clearanced, at which it will make a merry addition to my collection.
Actually, on that point… The fact that recent sets like Paz V Gideon: Dawn of Evil Lamp Post or the Kelleran BARC have been offered at high discounts does not bode well for future Mando sets. That said, I’m not terribly concerned with adding Jack Black or Lizzo to my SW collection; i.e. what more Mando sets do we need/will TLG make? I’m looking forward to movie sets, and for me a cheaper set with Kuill would help fill a sore gap in my collection, but that is all.