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

[BrickBob Studpants]

I won’t complain too much since we’re getting two long-requested minifigs in January and hopefully a bunch more with the M&G and Ahsoka S2 sets, but a wave with 8 sets and not a single new character between them (as far as we know) is quite impressive  

[Mandalorianknight]

6 hours ago, Lordhelmet said:

Sad but good point on the 50th anniversary.  The smart sets are really hurting what is feasible for the 50th anniversary. Trying to avoid a wish listing, but thinking about what is likely if Lego won't have two of the "same" set on the shelves.  Scenes/Set ideas that are still available (as in not currently on shelves by then) in order, Tantive IV, escape pod, Sandcrawler, Lars Homestead, T-16, Bantha, Obi-Wan's hut, Ronto/Mos Eisley street, Outrider, Death Star playset?, Tie Fighter, Yavin, Y-Wing.  Still some good options, but not the key/best ones available.  And they may even double down on the smart brick thing next year too, hopefully it tanks so they avoid it, but it could be too far in the design/production process to shift. 

A big new Sandcrawler would be nice, as well as a Tantive IV (though I'd prefer a UCS version). A lot of the others end up being "tatooine building'- which I don't think we'll see any of given the similarities to the cantina and the overall seeming lack of popularity of playsets- or more obscure vehicles- I highly doubt we get an ANH outrider, and while we did somehow get two T-16s, with the amount of content lego now has to draw from I think it's unlikely we see another unless the vehicle itself shows up in media rather than "the toy Luke swooshes around". A good Y-wing would be nice, maybe packed in with the generic TIE, a nice semi-callback to the 1999 set with Vader's TIE.

I hadn't even considered that, but you're unfortunately right. If lego's going to far as to dedicate eight sets in a single wave to the smart brick, it's unlikely they're being so cautious as to wait and see how they do before making more. There's likely some 2027 smart sets already in the pipeline that'll be too far in production to kill by the time the 2026 ones' shelfwaming becomes apparent- it's possible there's Smart sets even in 2HY 2026.

5 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

We can only hope. But it admittedly doesn't look good right now. A terrible shame, as this set is supposed to be very similar to the 2014 Cantina. 

I'm really tempted to say the one silver lining of this wave is we finally get a brick-built dewback, because they are a creature large enough for lego to make reasonably accurately with standard elements... but I'm sure it'll be a simple, blocky design with a big barcode tag on it to integrate with smart bricks.

[CloneCommando99]

Day #225 of the Tie Avenger crusade. That’s as many as 5 Liz Truss’ so I guess that doesn’t say much.

 

3 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

A good Y-wing would be nice, maybe packed in with the generic TIE, a nice semi-callback to the 1999 set with Vader's TIE.

I still think a New Republic Y-Wing has a good chance at being the $75 M&G set in May.

[Zap Rowsdower]

17 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I still think a New Republic Y-Wing has a good chance at being the $75 M&G set in May.

Makes me wonder when the BTA-NR2 Y-wing first appears. I don't know if that's been formally established in canon yet.

[Renny The Spaceman]

7 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

 I think it's unlikely we see another unless the vehicle itself shows up in media rather than "the toy Luke swooshes around". A good Y-wing would be nice, maybe packed in with the generic TIE, a nice semi-callback to the 1999 set with Vader's TIE.

Isn't it viewable in the background in Luke's gaff somewhere in the film? This is besides the point but I think you can see the top of it somewhere in his home through a window or something. I remember noticing it as a kid.

 

12 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Well, it would be a $60 set if all this smart stuff was included. We should feel lucky to get it at a mere 40 bucks!.

Wasn't that the same price as an X-Wing like 2 years ago? Mad

12 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Oh, please don't. You fix Battle Packs as a whole first, then we can talk. Until then, keep it to proper sets.

*Gingerbread 501st legion clone troopers set

[BrickPrick]

8 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I'm really tempted to say the one silver lining of this wave is we finally get a brick-built dewback, because they are a creature large enough for lego to make reasonably accurately with standard elements... but I'm sure it'll be a simple, blocky design with a big barcode tag on it to integrate with smart bricks.

Eh, I currently lack the imagination how the first brick-built version (besides the Brickhead thing) based on an awesome mould that has existed forever is one of the positives of this upcoming wave. Sure, this 2026 Cantina is clearly supposed be a throwback to the 2014 version, but the lack of new minifigures (unlike 2014 & 2018) sticks out like a sore thumb to me. So I wouldn't have shed a tear if they got rid of both the Dewback and the Sand Trooper in exchange for some unique Alien characters. Even though I would argue the set is probably expensive enough to justify one or two more minifigs without changing any of the builds.

1 hour ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Wasn't that the same price as an X-Wing like 2 years ago? Mad

*Gingerbread 501st legion clone troopers set

There was an downscaled X-Wing for $50 in 2021 and yep... absolute insanity. But after 2025's Ahsoka's Jedi Starfighter or 212th Battle Back, retailing for $45 respectively, it's hard to get surprised anymore. You are getting so numb to these price points.

Oh, hell no. Just give us the classy OT stuff first. Considering this upcoming March wave... more than ever. 

[Lordhelmet]

2 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Eh, I currently lack the imagination how the first brick-built version (besides the Brickhead thing) based on an awesome mould that has existed forever is one of the positives of this upcoming wave. Sure, this 2026 Cantina is clearly supposed be a throwback to the 2014 version, but the lack of new minifigures (unlike 2014 & 2018) sticks out like a sore thumb to me. So I wouldn't have shed a tear if they got rid of both the Dewback and the Sand Trooper in exchange for some unique Alien characters. Even though I would argue the set is probably expensive enough to justify one or two more minifigs without changing any of the builds.

I agree with this, leaning into the big moulds is a better approach, Star Wars has so many options for big moulds too (bantha, ronto staying on Tatooine themes).  I think I would like the brick built options more if there was better consistency with the moulded versions and it was a nice change up similar to the mosasaurus set (where jurassic world gets a ton of good moulded Dinos with the occasional brick built)

[Tariq j]

On 12/3/2025 at 9:48 PM, CloneCommando99 said:

I hate to be melodramatic, but I think LSW really is heading into a dark age. I know I’ve criticised clone bros for calling 2015-19 a dark age (despite there being better era balancing than now). But this is different, this is actually bad. Conventional Lego sets are being challenged by smart bricks and 18+. Price gouging is rampant. And play-set slots are dominated by a single piece of content. None of this was arguably as much of a problem back then. LSW is losing the very soul that made it so special compared to other toy brands and Lego themes.

It just makes me sad ngl.

I think the theme has been a bit all over the place since 2020 but this year and next year have been/will be a very weak point in the theme. There have been some good/decent sets but those are few and far between. I feel like the theme needs a reset, less gimmicks and better pricing. I’ve said it before but I think the Harry Potter theme has the balance between gimmick sets (like the buildable creatures) and “regular” sets (like the castle).

On 12/4/2025 at 4:47 AM, Mandalorianknight said:

I hope so but I guarantee you there'll be at least one more buildable character, if not multiple- my personal guesses are a Vader or Stormtrooper statue, a clone statue of some kind and/or a new separatist droid. 

Since they’ve already done the B1 and the Droideka I could see a Super Battle Droid being the next one.

18 hours ago, Lordhelmet said:

Sad but good point on the 50th anniversary.  The smart sets are really hurting what is feasible for the 50th anniversary. Trying to avoid a wish listing, but thinking about what is likely if Lego won't have two of the "same" set on the shelves.  Scenes/Set ideas that are still available (as in not currently on shelves by then) in order, Tantive IV, escape pod, Sandcrawler, Lars Homestead, T-16, Bantha, Obi-Wan's hut, Ronto/Mos Eisley street, Outrider, Death Star playset?, Tie Fighter, Yavin, Y-Wing.  Still some good options, but not the key/best ones available.  And they may even double down on the smart brick thing next year too, hopefully it tanks so they avoid it, but it could be too far in the design/production process to shift.

I didn’t think about that but yeah I do wonder how these smart bricks will limit what we get for the 50th. The ones you’ve listed could all still be done but you would still miss out on a Falcon and the other regular versions of the “smart” sets.

[Darth_Bane13]

12 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

A big new Sandcrawler would be nice, as well as a Tantive IV (though I'd prefer a UCS version).

I want a Tantive IV, the size of the 2001 set with an interior.

[BrickPrick]

1 hour ago, Lordhelmet said:

I agree with this, leaning into the big moulds is a better approach, Star Wars has so many options for big moulds too (bantha, ronto staying on Tatooine themes).  I think I would like the brick built options more if there was better consistency with the moulded versions and it was a nice change up similar to the mosasaurus set (where jurassic world gets a ton of good moulded Dinos with the occasional brick built)

Yeah, if I were to consider something a positive thing, I would need to see some actual progress.behind it. However, when you go from mould to brick-build, I don't see that exact progress. It needs to be the other way around. We need to go up, R2. Like a Bantha... If this was ever turned into a deserving mould, it can be seen as steps in the right direction. But as it is now, I see it as an unnecessary way of boosting piece counts. At the end of the day, it's a matter of execution. So i agree with you that a mould/brick-built hybrid can yield good results. 

[joebiwankenobi]

13 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I'm really tempted to say the one silver lining of this wave is we finally get a brick-built dewback, because they are a creature large enough for lego to make reasonably accurately with standard elements... but I'm sure it'll be a simple, blocky design with a big barcode tag on it to integrate with smart bricks.

I'm hedging my bets it's either going to be "around" the same size as the microfighter or drastically smaller since the Cantina is rumored to have 666 (LOL) pieces. I looked up the Escape Pod/Dewback microfighters pack and that one had 177 parts. Time will tell. 

I'm curious to see if these bricks are going to be the exact same thing in the Mario sets or if they've made any improvements for features/functionality. I have some ideas/plans to see if I can include them in MOCs.

 

[Lordhelmet]

From the request the other day about minifigures.  I created a chart (based on bricklink) with each category by year.  Unfortunately I cannot post it here due to size restrictions and making the chart fit under 5kBs makes it unreadable.  

Some notes from it.  We have actual seen a general increase in Minifigures overall with 87 this past year, although the Death Star and robot builds from the advent calendar played a large role in hitting that number.  Since the low of 45 in 2021 there has been a gradual increase to this year which is closer to the average numbers from 2012-2020.  

Also worth noting the TV series have taken up a lot of the minifugre selection from the past few years. Between 2021 and 2024 around 25% of the minifigures have been from TV shows, mostly Mando - which does explain some of the fatigue during that time.  

OT rarely falls below 30% of minifigures in a given year.  

As we know, what is most apparent is how new media effects sets, a new TV show or Movie spikes the percentage for a year or two and then it drops down (for more recent things to 0).  This creates a lot of imbalance in the older sets/minifigures that people want (like the clone drought during the sequels and stand alone movies), or the current issues with too many TV shows (albeit not the sets people really want from them like a tie avenger).  

Another thing impacting the numbers are sets like the Death Star with the significant amount of minifigures (and cantina, cloud city, etc.). Even though we had 87 minifigures this year, 45 of them were from the Death Star and the Advent calendar (and these numbers do include buildable droids - same as brick link). 

[Mandalorianknight]

5 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I want a Tantive IV, the size of the 2001 set with an interior.

Oh, I think for a UCS one we could do even better than that. The 2001 set would "only" be around $375 today, and while I'm sure an interior, some minifigures, and lego's own increases past inflation would bump that up to $450-500, I could easily see a UCS tantive IV taking up that $600-700 slot the star destroyers have. It could be pretty dang big.

6 hours ago, Tariq j said:

Since they’ve already done the B1 and the Droideka I could see a Super Battle Droid being the next one.

I think you've got a good chance at being right, the only possible issue I see here is that it'd probably be mostly DBG since there aren't a ton of pearl dark grey pieces, but I don't think that would dissuade lego and we'd just end up getting a DBG build.

14 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I still think a New Republic Y-Wing has a good chance at being the $75 M&G set in May.

It's not unlikely, though I'd personally prefer a classic rebel one given how long it's been since the last playscale rebel Y-wing.

9 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Eh, I currently lack the imagination how the first brick-built version (besides the Brickhead thing) based on an awesome mould that has existed forever is one of the positives of this upcoming wave. 

I'm in the minority on this but I'm of the opinion that if a creature is large enough to be brick-built, it should be. The giant molded creatures don't feel like Lego to me- it's one of the reasons I've never liked the dinosaur themes, whether it was jurassic world or the unlicensed ones. I'm aware most people feel differently.

4 hours ago, joebiwankenobi said:

I'm hedging my bets it's either going to be "around" the same size as the microfighter or drastically smaller since the Cantina is rumored to have 666 (LOL) pieces. I looked up the Escape Pod/Dewback microfighters pack and that one had 177 parts. Time will tell. 

I'm curious to see if these bricks are going to be the exact same thing in the Mario sets or if they've made any improvements for features/functionality. I have some ideas/plans to see if I can include them in MOCs.

It's hard to tell for sure. The cantina's allegedly about the same as the 2014 one, which had 616 pieces and part of it's piece count dedicated to a landspeeder, so it's entirely possible. My guess is it's the correct size, but super blocky and simple.

IIRC the smart brick in these sets will be a 2x4x2 brick.

Edited December 5, 2025 by Mandalorianknight

[Darth_Bane13]

30 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Oh, I think for a UCS one we could do even better than that. The 2001 set would "only" be around $375 today, and while I'm sure an interior, some minifigures, and lego's own increases past inflation would bump that up to $450-500, I could easily see a UCS tantive IV taking up that $600-700 slot the star destroyers have. It could be pretty dang big.

Yeah that'd be sick, they could have the hallway interior instead of Leia's office. We could finally get rebel friend. Also Lego needs to bring back real box art for these UCS sets, no more black boxes. 

[CloneCommando99]

It’s day #226 of the Tie Avenger love, actually.

[Renny The Spaceman]

5 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

It’s day #226 of the Tie Avenger love, actually.

Not a good look for the forum really 

[BrickBob Studpants]

2 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Not a good look for the forum really 

Neither is HERESY  We will have our glorious TIE Avenger by any means necessary

[Yperio_Bricks]

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

It’s day #226 of the Tie Avenger love, actually.

This is no judgement or critique, but out of curiosity and since I don't follow LEGO's socials I want to ask if you post your campaign also on other platforms or just in this forum? For example, I don't use Insta and I can not even open in on the PC anymore to see the content, but people can write comments to LEGO's posts, right?

[Renny The Spaceman]

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Neither is HERESY  We will have our glorious TIE Avenger by any means necessary

Not gonna lie Mr Bob, this reads pretty dodgy in context, would not have used the devil emoji myself 

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 hour ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Not gonna lie Mr Bob, this reads pretty dodgy in context, would not have used the devil emoji myself 

… I haven’t seen the movie the meme is referencing  What trap have I stepped into?! 

[Renny The Spaceman]

19 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

… I haven’t seen the movie the meme is referencing  What trap have I stepped into?! 

30-something year old man hitting on a teenager

[Mandalorianknight]

6 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Neither is HERESY  We will have our glorious TIE Avenger by any means necessary

Can someone please put a Mara minifigure in a tie avenger moc? I can give moc instructions to someone if they need them to do this.

5 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

This is no judgement or critique, but out of curiosity and since I don't follow LEGO's socials I want to ask if you post your campaign also on other platforms or just in this forum? For example, I don't use Insta and I can not even open in on the PC anymore to see the content, but people can write comments to LEGO's posts, right?

*501st flashbacks*

I think the way CC's going about it is probably the best. IIRC we've had evidence before that some people at lego do read the forum, and as we've seen before campaigns on instagram-type social media platforms tend to devolve into spam groups.

[Darth_Bane13]

14 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Not a good look for the forum really 

I hope you're not serious, it's a just a meme.

[BrickPrick]

On 12/5/2025 at 9:46 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

I'm in the minority on this but I'm of the opinion that if a creature is large enough to be brick-built, it should be. The giant molded creatures don't feel like Lego to me- it's one of the reasons I've never liked the dinosaur themes, whether it was jurassic world or the unlicensed ones. I'm aware most people feel differently.

Okay, that's certainly a interesting take. It honestly never occurred to me that bigger moulded creatures don't feel like Lego or something. Like I said, the actual execution matters most to me. This i think independent of the size. If they can pull it off brick by brick or via hybrid solution, so be it. However, more often than not, that hasn't happen. At least not as far as I'm concerned for the Star Wars theme. Even though I have seen some people who feel the same about certain minifigures. As some more... extraordinary designs for head/hat/helmet moulds can beg the question whether this is still a real minifig or something else entirely.

[Mandalorianknight]

5 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I hope you're not serious, it's a just a meme.

Yeah a meme using a popular format about the TIE avenger is in no way an endorsement of some weird stuff in the movie it's from. 

1 hour ago, BrickPrick said:

Okay, that's certainly a interesting take. It honestly never occurred to me that bigger moulded creatures don't feel like Lego or something. Like I said, the actual execution matters most to me. This i think independent of the size. If they can pull it off brick by brick or via hybrid solution, so be it. However, more often than not, that hasn't happen. At least not as far as I'm concerned for the Star Wars theme. Even though I have seen some people who feel the same about certain minifigures. As some more... extraordinary designs for head/hat/helmet moulds can beg the question whether this is still a real minifig or something else entirely.

I just think that the Dewback is large enough that it can indeed be represented by bricks rather than a single molded chunk (or two, given the jaw). I'm not lego, but I was able to come up with this without even using any recolored pieces:

And as a bonus, this one can actually move more than just it's jaw. (Ignore the blocky bridle, the rubber bridle isn't in Stud.io). I have similar issues with things like the Rancor- you can get pretty solid shaping with modern pieces, not to mention a LOT more articulation than the statue-like molded creatures tend to get, so I just don't see why we have a single big mold. For me it'd be the same as if they made a big specialized mold for a speeder or ship- we could get much more accurate shaping for the imperial spider bike used on endor if we did a specialized body mold, but I don't think many people want that. I know a lot of people see creatures differently and I don't care a ton, especially since it's easier for me to brick-build a creature than for someone to custom-mold one, but it is my preference.

Not that it matters anyway- I'm sure the smart brick-compatible one will look even rougher than mine.