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

[Lordhelmet]

Barring any good sales on sets Black Friday the gwps don’t look like they will convince me to buy from Lego directly this year (unless I can’t find a deal on the sets I am looking for from a different retailer and have to pay full price).  Not that they are bad but given the price increases they aren’t worth the 20% premium.
 

 It dos help that my kids only want one Star Wars set this year (but also shows how the theme has changed).  

[BrickBob Studpants]

The May UCS set is reportedly gonna be Mando’s N1 with a new Grogu piece!  Sounds great!! Hopefully the new piece already shows up in the $10 set! Probably not, as the leakers surely would’ve brought it up already, but a man can hope ^^

[Llewop]

1 minute ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

The May UCS set is reportedly gonna be Mando’s N1 with a new Grogu piece!  Sounds great!! Hopefully the new piece already shows up in the $10 set! Probably not, as the leakers surely would’ve brought it up already, but a man can hope ^^

Damn your very quick only just seen the Reddit post as well. It was kind of obvious and inevitable that we would get one curious how the Grogu will be! That won’t be exclusive for long. Can only imagine there being Mando, Grogu and maybe R5

[icm]

I know Mando's N1 is the relevant one right now, but I'd much rather have a UCS model of the Naboo N1. Oh well, I guess there should be adaptations of the set in Naboo colors pretty soon after the set comes out.

[CloneCommando99]

Most predictable and boring choice imaginable. 
 

Should have been a U-Wing to tie in with both M&G and Rogue One’s 10th anniversary.

25 minutes ago, icm said:

I know Mando's N1 is the relevant one right now, but I'd much rather have a UCS model of the Naboo N1. Oh well, I guess there should be adaptations of the set in Naboo colors pretty soon after the set comes out.

Here’s the thing though. If Mando is using a new Razer Crest in the movie the N-1 is even less relevant than the Naboo yellows.

[Kaijumeister]

Agree it’s a boring choice but it does make sense with TMAG releasing. Also yay, new Grogu mould! 

@BrickBob Studpants I’d be surprised if the new Grogu isn’t included in the $10 speeder. The only time I can think of two versions of a mould coexisting was back in 2022, when the helmet hole version of the P2 clone trooper helmet was introduced in the AT-TE whilst the original P2 helmet was also used in the Republic Fighter Tank and the Justifier.

[CloneCommando99]

Jan wave renders have leaked. 
 

Cobb Vanth speeder: looking good. Just quite overpriced.

Mando Speeder: good price point. Mid design.

Battlepack: Speeder looks cool. Barricade sucks.

Shock trooper mech: exactly what I expected 

 

 

[Mandalorianknight]

7 hours ago, betaplayer said:

“I doubt anyone here is unaware of the difficulties we've had making Lego Star wars playsets a reality. Now I hear the rumours, I know the stories - setbacks, delays, grovelling for designer funding. I met with Christiansen yesterday. He suggested I remind you that the smartbrick remains the centrepiece of his agenda. Access to stable unlimited play will transform the LSW theme and solidify Imperial authority.”

Actual audio recording from lego headquarters.

26 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Here’s the thing though. If Mando is using a new Razer Crest in the movie the N-1 is even less relevant than the Naboo yellows.

I don't think it's likely they just drop the N-1 entirely. Mando has a safe base of operations now, it's just like having a sports car and minivan. Sometimes you use the faster one, sometimes you use the one that can fit buff slug Jeremy Allen-White inside. He can probably afford it given his job and that I assume Greef doesn't have him paying property taxes or a mortgage. He'll have to use the crest when transporting Rotta, but I'm sure we'll get at least one scene of him smoking TIEs in the N-1 at either the start or end of the film.

 

Mando's N-1 is a good choice for the may UCS. Ties in with the movie, a popular vehicle, and just something that will look good on display. I don't think I'll pick it up, but it was a good move and something I think a lot of us predicted.

 

These render leaks are so rough part of me wants to believe they're fake:

2010 speeder bike the designers found in a prototype bin: How did we evolve backwards on this? You did a much better job five years ago for the same rough piece count! It legitimately looks like a set that would have been designed 10-20 years ago. The one possible redeeming quality is if it really does feature UCS razor crest Mando, which would be completely inaccurate for the speeder but at least it would give the set something of value

The duality of mandos: A perfect encapsulation of the divide within the theme. The speeder itself is fine- actually a pretty solid battle pack build. But that barricade looks like something out of the early 2000s lego design philosophy. What happened? And there's what I hope is just a new crate piece but kind of appears to be a stack of 2x3 bricks in the corner of the image? Why? It's really funny to me that out of the builds in the set, the mandos get a pretty cool looking speeder and the clones have a 2003 era side build. It's like seeing the clone battle pack effect within the set itself.

Unjustified: The General Grevious's Combat Speeder of this decade. Excellent minifigures with an oversized speeder for an overcharged price. At least it came down from $35 to $30, bringing us from "genuinely insane" to merely "pretty rough". The build is an ok representation of the vehicle, but the scale is too large- it'll be funny to put this next to the mando speeder in the same wave, when Cobb's speeder shouldn't be much larger than it in-universe. Also, it's weirdly blocky for how big it is- that entire main engine is supposed to be round, and while I get they can't make it a perfect circle there's no attempt to slope it at all on the lower sides- it's actually THICKER On the bottom than in the middle. This should have been a $20 battle pack with a much smaller build and two tuskens or something thrown in.

How is this the defining set of the wave: As far as the mechs go this is a fairly solid build, I like the shins. It's difficult to tell but the blaster appears to have a new stud shooter piece, which is interesting. And of course, it really is a shock trooper in the mech, which is a little bit of a strange choice- a 212th trooper probably would have sold best given that outside the regions who got the magazine, it's never been army-buildable, or a Galactic Marine would also have done well- but it's not as bad as if it was a 501st or 332nd trooper. 

[icm]

Oof, the Mando speeder bike is really rough. From the piece count I was already thinking it would have to be a 40% off buy, but the build is so bad it's only worth it at that discount. Luckily City sets at the $10 price point usually hit that discount by the end of the year, so hopefully this will too.

The Cobb Vanth speeder is so big and clumsy, and it absolutely doesn't need to be. I was looking forward to it for the figures, but I'll have to wait for 30-40% off on this one too. Even at full price, though, it'll be a bargain to get a Cad Bane for the half-price-no-figs Justifier I got at B&M a couple years ago.

No opinion on the mech and battle pack, those really aren't my thing.

[Renny The Spaceman]

The Mando speeder is a polybag build sold as a set, I get it's the first time a set has been made in such a low price point for this theme in ages but I think it just shows how embarrassingly bad the value on this line is

The battlepack is weak, I don't really think the speeder is as good as others do here, very blocky build for a 20 quid set but the set as a whole is dragged down by more 501st clones and their somehow worse side build.

54 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

How is this the defining set of the wave: As far as the mechs go this is a fairly solid build, I like the shins. It's difficult to tell but the blaster appears to have a new stud shooter piece, which is interesting. And of course, it really is a shock trooper in the mech, which is a little bit of a strange choice- a 212th trooper probably would have sold best given that outside the regions who got the magazine, it's never been army-buildable, or a Galactic Marine would also have done well- but it's not as bad as if it was a 501st or 332nd trooper. 

Wonder if that has to do with them wanting to keep the AT-TE around for so long, they don't wanna make 212th troopers too common because the big set for that legion seems to still be doing well enough to stay another year so they don't want to undercut it.

I do feel bad for the 212th they're the only RotS clones to actually get a fleshed out action sequence but the blue fellas who (in the films) exclusively appeared in the genocide montage take up most the clone sets

[Lordhelmet]

I am already over grogu and mando, going to be a long year of emphasis about the movie.  

[Tariq j]

Yeah, I’m sure the set will be good but it’s just not the most interesting choice for a UCS set. 

I like Vanth’s speeder but Mando’s speeder isn’t great. I’m not really sure what they were thinking with that one, it reminds me of one of those “build your own xyz at the LEGO store to take home” promos. 

The speeder in the battle pack looks good but what on earth happened to the barricade?! I think there were battle packs from 2011/12 that had better side builds. 

[TheScaryDoor]

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Most predictable and boring choice imaginable. 
 

Should have been a U-Wing to tie in with both M&G and Rogue One’s 10th anniversary.

This!!!!!

But in this case I can fill this spot with the UCS AT-ST.

[Mandalorianknight]

1 hour ago, icm said:

The Cobb Vanth speeder is so big and clumsy, and it absolutely doesn't need to be.

This one really gets me. It's so much larger than it needs to be but somehow also lacks shaping that could have been done accurately at half the size. I get that it's oversized so they can sell the set for $30, but I'd at least have hoped the designers could use that extra size to make a better shape- as is it just doesn't look good.

1 hour ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Wonder if that has to do with them wanting to keep the AT-TE around for so long, they don't wanna make 212th troopers too common because the big set for that legion seems to still be doing well enough to stay another year so they don't want to undercut it.

I guess it's possible, and I'm sure it's part of why we haven't seen Cody in anything else, but I just can't see enough people army-building a $140 set for lego to think they wouldn't be able to squeeze any money out of a 212th pack without cannibalizing sales. Especially when they're fine having a revolving door where there's always 501st and 332nd battle packs on shelves.

36 minutes ago, Tariq j said:

I like Vanth’s speeder but Mando’s speeder isn’t great. I’m not really sure what they were thinking with that one, it reminds me of one of those “build your own xyz at the LEGO store to take home” promos. 

The speeder in the battle pack looks good but what on earth happened to the barricade?! I think there were battle packs from 2011/12 that had better side builds. 

Hit the nail on the head with both of these. Mando's speeder and the barricade aren't just bad, they're atrocious. It's insane. They did the mando speeder at the same size for the same audience with the same rough piece count a half-decade ago and it looked so much better. I don't understand how they messed it up so badly. 

The barricade is also an absurd side build, and I need to know what that third side build is because it legitimately seems to just be a stack of two 2x3 bricks like you'd see as a side build for a polybag in the 90s. I just don't understand what happened here, did they beam some designers in from 2003?

Edited 8 hours ago by Mandalorianknight

[Darth_Bane13]

3 hours ago, icm said:

I know Mando's N1 is the relevant one right now, but I'd much rather have a UCS model of the Naboo N1. Oh well, I guess there should be adaptations of the set in Naboo colors pretty soon after the set comes out.

I hate Mando's N1, it takes a colorful ship and makes it another boring gray set.

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Should have been a U-Wing to tie in with both M&G and Rogue One’s 10th anniversary.

Agreed, minifig scale U-Wing.

1 hour ago, Lordhelmet said:

I am already over grogu and mando, going to be a long year of emphasis about the movie.  

Mando fatigue is real.

[Kaijumeister]

I agree with the comments around Cobb’s speeder. If you’re going to make it ridiculously oversized, at least make the build accurate. Personally I think it would have been better to include a small Mos Pelgo side-build and downsize the speeder.

The speeder build in the battle pack looks pretty great for what it is, although Mando’s speeder looks a little too basic (especially when compared to the build quality of Ghost Rider’s motorcycle which occupies the same pricepoint).

Can’t believe I’m saying this and it’s not a 1:1 comparison, but the winter Marvel wave beats out the winter Star Wars wave it seems. Of course Marvel has more sets in January and isn’t spread out through the year like Star Wars is, so hopefully the March / May sets are an improvement.

As a random aside, I was initially disappointed not to see the Gar Saxon helmet reused in the battle pack, but outside of the Supercommando we see in the Ahsoka flashback none of the Mauldolorians in the actual TCW Siege of Mandalore episodes actually use the horned helmets outside of Saxon.

Edited 7 hours ago by Kaijumeister

[BrickBob Studpants]

The 4+ Grogu set has also been rendered! It’s okay for what it is, I guess  

[Renny The Spaceman]

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I guess it's possible, and I'm sure it's part of why we haven't seen Cody in anything else, but I just can't see enough people army-building a $140 set for lego to think they wouldn't be able to squeeze any money out of a 212th pack without cannibalizing sales. Especially when they're fine having a revolving door where there's always 501st and 332nd battle packs on shelves.

Don't think it's army builders per say, just whatever the normal split of kids and Afols the audience for playsets are now as I imagine this is an especially popular one. They could do it without cannibalising sales as the stars of the AT-TE, I'd have to guess, is the shocking value for the theme and Cody but they might not wanna risk it when they don't think there'd be noticeable enough a jump from a 79th 501st/501st with orange helmet pack to a 212th in sales. 

 

[Mandalorianknight]

39 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:

Can’t believe I’m saying this and it’s not a 1:1 comparison, but the winter Marvel wave beats out the winter Star Wars wave it seems. Of course Marvel has more sets in January and isn’t spread out through the year like Star Wars is, so hopefully the March / May sets are an improvement.

Oh, easily. Even with the direct comparisons like the one you draw between the $10 sets. Honestly even though we haven't seen the mechs yet we can also make a judgement there given those are cheaper and yet have two minifigures instead of one.

33 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

The 4+ Grogu set has also been rendered! It’s okay for what it is, I guess  

I'm not even going to give them that credit. The body is fine but the head is awful even for a 4+ set. Entirely wrong shape.

11 minutes ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Don't think it's army builders per say, just whatever the normal split of kids and Afols the audience for playsets are now as I imagine this is an especially popular one. They could do it without cannibalising sales as the stars of the AT-TE, I'd have to guess, is the shocking value for the theme and Cody but they might not wanna risk it when they don't think there'd be noticeable enough a jump from a 79th 501st/501st with orange helmet pack to a 212th in sales. 

I think the latter part is more likely. They just for whatever reason think the 501st and it's sublegion sell best.

 

4+ Grogu (I totally called buildable grogu forever ago and am glad to be vindicated after the homestead rumors) is unfortunately just one more miss in a full wave of misses. I understand the constraints of the building system, but the head and ears are just entirely wrong. The brickheadz looks better than this.

[Renny The Spaceman]

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I think the latter part is more likely. They just for whatever reason think the 501st and it's sublegion sell best.

I only made one point? But I imagine the reason is this started by an insane clone campaign about the blue clones, so they figured that's what fans want most so the sub-30 dollar battlepacks are always the blue clones