LEGO Star Wars Set Discussion 2026 - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Tariq j]

55 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

It has a different head shape.

Yeah I think it was the prototype version we saw in Rebels.

On 2/24/2026 at 3:46 AM, Darth_Bane13 said:

I think it's safe to say Lego Star Wars is in it's dark age now.

I think a lot of sets just don’t have the “wow” factor anymore. In the past leaked sets always seemed to be ones you had to get on release day whereas now, the reaction seems to be “I’ll wait till this goes on discount”. I think @ArrowBricks makes a good point about development (or lack thereof). Compare the 2004 Cantina to the one released in 2014, or the 2006 Star Destroyer to the 2014 version, or the 2004 Falcon vs the 2015 one. There’s a clear improvement between both models. I don’t think the same can be said about the 2016 and the 2025 Turbo Tanks. Even both Slave 1 models (2021 and 2025) feel like a downgrade from the 2019 version. 

Looking at the reviews I’m not sure why the Smart figures didn’t at least use the sound effects from the LEGO Star Wars games or something. 

[Kaijumeister]

On 2/23/2026 at 6:56 PM, BrickBob Studpants said:

Thank you! I used to get really disappointed when sets or minifigs I wanted didn’t materialise, like when HP died in 2011, LOTR didn’t come back in 2014, Bolg didn’t get made, or when we didn’t get Saw or Galen back in 2016/17. The difference is that NOW I HAVE MAGICAL MANIFESTATION POWERS* AHAHAHAHA  

Seriously though, patience is key. Almost everything I’ve ever wanted has been made in the meantime, not just for SW, all I needed to do was to wait  Of course they’ll never make *everything*, but I’ve learned to appreciate the things they do offer!

For sure. Also, please manifest a Stinger Mantis for me while you’re at it 

14 hours ago, ArrowBricks said:

From my point of view, it’s missed potential.  I do like the sound of higher piece counts and price points for flagship sets this year, specifically the Sandcrawler. 

The problem I have is no set feels like the best version LEGO could have made. That’s what defines the “golden age” which most of us agree includes 2011-2014.

I do agree that most of the sets within the theme don’t seem like the best versions of a given subject that they could be as of late (as subjective as that is). Not that we’ll ever find out, but I wonder how much of this is a quantifiable consequence of the continued constraints of budgetary limitations / an overall increase in the number of display sets in addition to playsets /possible time-crunches etc. and how much of it is just because of the Star Wars brand carrying things along and fostering complacency.

Ninjago comes to mind. Apples and oranges I know, but I recall the designer for the Legacy Blacksmith and Old Town sets mentioning working under an insane time crunch having to balance and deliver the Legacy and Dragons Rising models within very narrow timeframes. Yet you wouldn’t be able to tell looking at the products themselves which are outstanding.

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

It has a different head shape.

The main body looks pretty different too. I think with the Remnant AT-AT being based on the early Imperial version, it also allows for a bigger interior space to actually contain some action sequences like what the first TMaG trailer showed.

But yeah, for me buying that set will be predicated on whether 1) It has a decent size and piece count, no playscale AT-AT should ever fall below 1000 pieces and 2) Having a decent complement of minifigures (especially Remnant Snowtroopers without the environmental filters). It’s too narrow of a use case for a new mould and largely against Lego’s ethos with them, but I’d love to see a new mould for Mando’s jetpack with Grogu holding on to it.

As movie tie-in waves go, what we’ve seen for TMaG currently lacks the ‘wow’ factor. Everything outside of the Anzellan Starship is largely stuff we’ve already seen before, but I’m hopeful the June-August sets switch things up. 

Edited February 25 by Kaijumeister

[Darth_Bane13]

7 hours ago, Tariq j said:

I think a lot of sets just don’t have the “wow” factor anymore. In the past leaked sets always seemed to be ones you had to get on release day whereas now, the reaction seems to be “I’ll wait till this goes on discount”. I think @ArrowBricks makes a good point about development (or lack thereof). Compare the 2004 Cantina to the one released in 2014, or the 2006 Star Destroyer to the 2014 version, or the 2004 Falcon vs the 2015 one. There’s a clear improvement between both models. I don’t think the same can be said about the 2016 and the 2025 Turbo Tanks. Even both Slave 1 models (2021 and 2025) feel like a downgrade from the 2019 version. 

Yeah I think set design peaked somewhere in the 2010s. Newer Arc-170 and U-wing are also clear downgrades. That's why I call this a dark age because for the first time we're going backwards in terms of set and minifigure design, for the most part. 

[Alex_South]

On 2/24/2026 at 1:25 AM, Kaijumeister said:

Additionally, they’ll probably want to strike whilst the iron is hot with the V-19 Torrent on shelves with the General Kenobi figure. Seems like a misstep to finally get a set out with a corresponding Anakin to complete the duo after the V-19 retires by the end of the year. 

Yeah I am hoping we see soon. I really want to put together a small clone wars display with mostly minifigs and 1 vehicle, maybe anakin's delta-7b or the midi-venator.

 

On 2/23/2026 at 11:15 AM, Meaf said:

Advent Calendar

oh thanks! I should have been able to figure that out haha.

 

Side note, I wish there was a better way to do the Amban rifle, that might be in the SandCrawler set, they never got that accessory looking right in my opinion, at least gideon should have the better darksaber in the shuttle.

Edited February 26 by Alex_South

[CloneCommando99]

There’s a TIE Avengerrrrrr, waitin’ in the production line,

We’d like it to be sold to us,

But Lego’s afraid that the Advanced’s sales will decline

There’s a TIE Avengerrrrrr, waitin’ in the production line,

We don’t want Lego to blow it

Cause we know it’ll be worthwhile

 

Day #307 of hoping for a TIE Avenger

10 hours ago, Alex_South said:

Side note, I wish there was a better way to do the Amban rifle, that might be in the SandCrawler set, they never got that accessory looking right in my opinion.

TBF it is a hard shape to replicate and would probably require a new mould. And isn’t a versatile enough accessory to justify.

[BrickBob Studpants]

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

TBF it is a hard shape to replicate and would probably require a new mould. And isn’t a versatile enough accessory to justify.

Vibrating fork anyone?  Eh, I think the brick-built solution we‘ve had so far works well enough. Don‘t get me wrong, specific weapon pieces like the LOTR weapons for instance are awesome, but the charm of LEGO weapons often lies in their simplicity.

Edited February 26 by BrickBob Studpants

[BrickPrick]

Having watched all of the BS sets reviews by now, despite a fair few bright design spots here and there, this thing is an absolute disgrace to the Lego Star Wars theme as a whole. Seeing everything in action only strengthened my stance of the compatible sets resulting in a lose-lose situation. Pay less but see it be too comprimsed and weak to stand on their own. Or pay much more for just a little bit added value. 

And by the maker, not enough the voices and sound effects do not even remotely resemble anything Star Wars, on top of that, the sound quality is so out-of-this-world terrible it's embarrassing to even release something on this low level to begin with. I mean, Yoda sounds like a vomiting ape and Wicket sounds like a drunken parrot or something.

It may be a good thing the actual BS experience only lasts half an hour. As I have a tough time imagining any kid would want to play for much longer in the first place. It's not that I'm clearly not the intended target audience for amy of this stuff. No, there are simply put just next to no redeeming qualities at play here. 

Anyways, for anyone's viewing pleasure: 

 

Edited February 26 by BrickPrick

[Meaf]

14 hours ago, Alex_South said:

oh thanks! I should have been able to figure that out haha.

Well to be fair, there are an awful lot of vehicles with acronyms for names in Star Wars. Can't remember if there are any ACs but I wouldn't be surprised.

50 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Vibrating fork anyone?  Eh, I think the brick-built solution we‘ve had so far works well enough. Don‘t get me wrong, specific weapon pieces like the LOTR weapons for instance are awesome, but the charm of LEGO weapons often lies in their simplicity.

Agreed, yeah a specific piece would be neat but generally I think if they can be recreated with more generic parts and still look distinct, that's the direction to go. Save the unique molds for the most exotic and unusual looking items that are practically impossible to make with pre-existing parts.

[Kaijumeister]

33 minutes ago, BrickPrick said:

Having watched all of the BS sets reviews by now, despite a fair few bright design spots here and there, this thing is an absolute disgrace to the Lego Star Wars theme as a whole. Seeing everything in action only strengthened my stance of the compatible sets resulting in a lose-lose situation. Pay less but see it be too comprimsed and weak to stand on their own. Or pay much more for just a little bit added value. 

Anyways, for anyone's viewing pleasure:

They’re very weak sets overall, I agree. it doesn’t help that to actually play out a lot of the scenarios presented within these sets, you need at least two or more Smart Bricks. Plus it’s hard to feel apathy towards them because they take up normal slots too.

Thanks for the link, skimmed through the review. These downscaled sets wouldn’t be so bad if they were for the sake of affordability (like how a lot of the 2021 sets were initially presented as). But this is just Lego wanting to have their cake and eat it too.

That new Grogu figure is genuine perfection though. They nailed his silhouette and at such a tiny scale to boot.

[BrickPrick]

3 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

They’re very weak sets overall, I agree. it doesn’t help that to actually play out a lot of the scenarios presented within these sets, you need at least two or more Smart Bricks. Plus it’s hard to feel apathy towards them because they take up normal slots too.

Thanks for the link, skimmed through the review. These downscaled sets wouldn’t be so bad if they were for the sake of affordability (like how a lot of the 2021 sets were initially presented as). But this is just Lego wanting to have their cake and eat it too.

That new Grogu figure is genuine perfection though. They nailed his silhouette and at such a tiny scale to boot.

It's absolutely absurd they went this route on one hand yet so truly on-brand from Lego... it's giving me a tough time to fathom any of this. I need to find my inner balance for the BS sets, but maybe getting mad about this stuff in one moment, only to laugh at it in the next, already achieves this. Correction... I need to make peace with it. I need to let it go, man. 

Yeah, I don't mind the majority of the downscaling as a whole, size-wise often even prefer some of the new models. But making you pay more for arguably less obviously never does consumer's perception any favours.

To add to your metaphor, it's like Lego is selling you a smaller cake for a higher price. But even when you are about to enjoy it, they ring at your doorbell and asks you to give them back another slice or something. They surely perfected the principle of penny pinching. Everything starts out somewhat reasonable until it isn't. 

I haven't watched this review yet, but I'm very much inclined to agree. That piece is plastic perfection right there. A much needed long overdue upgrade, yes. But perfection nonetheless. I'm happy that a new christmas one is coming as well, so I can replace both versions I own. 

Edited February 27 by BrickPrick

[Alex_South]

7 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

TBF it is a hard shape to replicate and would probably require a new mould. And isn’t a versatile enough accessory to justify.

yeah new mold would be unlikely

4 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Vibrating fork anyone?  Eh, I think the brick-built solution we‘ve had so far works well enough. Don‘t get me wrong, specific weapon pieces like the LOTR weapons for instance are awesome, but the charm of LEGO weapons often lies in their simplicity.

for sure they have limited options i am just complaining that there wasn't a neat way to get the stock in there. But also If they came up with a better build idea it would have shown up in the UCS set. It's a cool rifle, and I am curious to see how it returns in the new movie.

 

3 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Anyways, for anyone's viewing pleasure: 

thanks for posting the video, I really do enjoy this version more than the original, and I am glad we have had multiple opportunities to get the Razorcrest: 2 playsets, a microfighter and a UCS is amazing. At this point I sort of zone out when people talk about pricing, especially after everyone thought the new pokemon set would somehow be a line in the sand and it sold out in seconds or whatever lol. Wake me up when complaining=less buying. I have owned 4 lego sets in the last 6 years so I do my part. I will get this one during the holidays or early next year.

This razorcrest is downsized but it still manages to get most all the features I want. I like how the technic pegs between the gun clips look like the ladder and I like that the gun clips are next to the door, it's the perfect place to store the amban rifle and the spear. I also like the red engine, it's a more believable excuse to pull apart the panels to fix the engine. I prefer those rare situations where accessing the ship matches with how it's accessed on screen. And in terms of interior-space this will fit about as many figures as I would want, the only downside IMO to the smaller cargo hold is that it won't fit the new speeder, that would have been icing on the cake. The new build manages to capture the proportions, angles, and shape better than the first one IMO while also potentially scaling better with the other upcoming playsets. I think it's at the sweet spot where it will look fine next to the new sandcrawler or the new x-wing or imperial shuttle. And lastly, the color blocking and yellow highlights really shine. I think it has a much better mix of light and dark grey pieces and I love all the yellow, despite it being stickers.

The original playset was fantastic, but I am glad I waited. I prefer this one. I am definitely going to buy custom printed pieces if anyone makes a kit, I dislike stickers. I am sure if I wait 6 months to a year printed pieces will hit the market.

 

Edited February 27 by Alex_South

[CloneCommando99]

Here’s a crazy idea. What if Lego makes a TIE Avenger? (#308)

 

How large do we think the shuttle will be? If it was a normal remake I’d expect a downscale from 2015 despite the higher piece count. But the 14+ age rating and the 6 minifigs that need to be seated gives me hope.

[BrickPrick]

On the topic of the current status of the overall theme, I don't think it's as drastic as to describe it as the dark ages, which is an extreme to me. We are obviously far removed from the golden age as well, which is the other side of the coin. So the truth may once again lie somewhere in the middle. I'd personally go as far as to say it's currently feeling more bleak than it's used to be. Last year, even considering all the fair criticism, still delivered many good reasons for me to be excited about. This year, despite finally getting my boyo Bane, not as many. But much of that is because of the BS sets substantinally cutting into the release schedule, which I don't suppose will be sticking around in the long run. If they actually were, while maintaining the oversaturation of non system scale sets, then yeah... we could go be slowly but surely heading towards dark ages, but I find that rather unlikely. I at least have high hopes things are picking up again next year for the 50th Star Wars anniversary. And for the time being, some interesting sets in the upcoming summer wave beyond Mando merch.

[Kaijumeister]

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

How large do we think the shuttle will be? If it was a normal remake I’d expect a downscale from 2015 despite the higher piece count. But the 14+ age rating and the 6 minifigs that need to be seated gives me hope.

If I recall, the 2015 Shuttle already had seating capacity for 6 right? 2 in the cockpit and 4 in the passenger area.

I suspect there’ll be a small improvement to the detail of the model, but expect it to be largely similar to the 2015 one which was close to perfection anyway.

I agree the 14+ age rating is really promising though. It’s an area this theme has long needed to get into with higher fidelity playscale models with more advanced building techniques that aren’t quite UCS. Marvel and Ninjago already do it, so should Star Wars.

1 hour ago, BrickPrick said:

I at least have high hopes things are picking up again next year for the 50th Star Wars anniversary. And for the time being, some interesting sets in the upcoming summer wave beyond Mando merch.

I agree with everything you’ve said. The theme could be better, but it could also be much worse. ‘Complacent’ is probably the word I would use to describe Lego Star Wars. I’m still shocked Lego Marvel is beating the theme this year.

And absolutely, the leaked 2027 list (I pray some of these still make it this year) already gives me a lot of hope that we’ll be getting some long-requested sets. Plus with Starfighter and (hopefully) Ahsoka Season 2 both getting sets too, we could be in for one of the best years of the theme to date.

I also maintain a fool’s hope that whenever Jedi 3 releases (probably 2028?), Lego will provide some sets based on the game and its predecessors.

Edited February 27 by Kaijumeister

[Swordy]

On 2/19/2026 at 2:15 PM, BrickPrick said:

Is that you, swordy guy? Are you safe? Are you alright? I know it hasn't even been a year since I showed up in here, but I didn't know you were able to write reasonable short postings. 

It seems that, in LEGO’s Smart Play venture, they’ve killed my enthusiasm. 

Then again, looking at a post of mine from last year, I tend to get the winter blues really bad, and especially about LSW. I’ll be back to ridiculously long posts in no time. (Like, I don’t know, now. XD)

On 2/20/2026 at 4:20 PM, ArrowBricks said:

Here’s hoping there’s a good villain vehicle (minus the AT-AT) that can go well with the X-Wing and the RazorCrest. I like those sets. 

Something like the Hutt Gunboats we see in the latest M&G trailer would be great. I don’t believe this movie will feature many dogfights, though; it seems more focused on land combat or monster mayhem.

On 2/27/2026 at 12:04 PM, CloneCommando99 said:

Here’s a crazy idea. What if Lego makes a TIE Avenger? (#308)

Crazy? I raise to you this insanity: What if LEGO makes a TIE Avenger with Mara Jade, Demo Dummy, a minifig of Soup’s mech, Luigi (of Luigi’s Pizza, of course), Kaine, Daredevil, Moon Knight, Luna Snow, Brickheadz Joker, lego_turtle-Hulk, and a 5,500 piece sidebuild of the Tower of Fate? Oh, and throw in Mara Jade too.

On 2/26/2026 at 12:00 PM, CloneCommando99 said:

TBF it [Mando’s rifle] is a hard shape to replicate and would probably require a new mould. And isn’t a versatile enough accessory to justify.

I’m going to dip into the Ace Chemical Acid so I can pretend that you said the exact opposite (this is just a fun, stupid way for me to refute the argument. Sorry to pick on you):

YES! 100% agreed that not all non-versatile accessories are unjustifiable—why, that example of all the different one-off helmet molds we’ve gotten over the years is brilliant!  If these Mandalorian characters are distinguished by their blasters as much as Rando-trooper is distinguished by his helmet, why not give them the same care?  Furthermore, since we all agree that non-realistic blasters should be given unique molds, I will happily throw out Boba Fett’s blaster as another in need of a unique mold.

 

On 2/23/2026 at 11:08 PM, BrickBob Studpants said:

…we still get plenty of top-notch sets every year, pricing aside  The M&G sets are excellent and the upcoming Mando sets sound even better!

If you’re a hardcore PT fan who doesn’t particularly like Clones, then maybe you’re a bit out of luck for now, but that’s not enough to call it a “dark age” as if it’s a universal fact

On 2/24/2026 at 4:53 PM, Darth_Bane13 said:

Saying the M&G sets are excellent is a stretch, the initial R1 wave was excellent, M&G sets are mid. I'm not saying we don't get some nice sets here and there, but it's a clear downgrade from 1999-2020.

You’re both arguing subjective points. I can say that the redundancy of Mando and Grogu is good because of this reason or bad because of this reason. I can say that the builds in 2016 are incredible or unappealing. There’s no quantifiable quality that makes a wave “mid” or “excellent.”

I could give my two-cents one way or the other on the M&G vs R1 waves, but that’d be self-defeating.

On 2/24/2026 at 4:53 PM, Darth_Bane13 said:

Pricing is a big part of the equation in whether a set is worth buying or not, you can't just say "pricing aside" when that's clearly a big problem with a lot of sets today. If the MTT from last summer was $120 the reaction would've been a lot different.

I do agree here. There are some clunkers that wouldn’t sell at any price—say, the Tiny Tank—but with the MTT in particular I agree. It’s not a perfect set, but the price doesn’t help its case in my eyes.

On 2/25/2026 at 4:42 AM, Tariq j said:

I think a lot of sets just don’t have the “wow” factor anymore. In the past leaked sets always seemed to be ones you had to get on release day whereas now, the reaction seems to be “I’ll wait till this goes on discount”.

Very true, although the blame may be shared with inner-national and international economies as much as the LEGO Group attempting to maintain record profits year after year (although I’m speaking more to pricing than builds in this case).
Although, to play (Dare)devil’s advocate, I’d like to draw attention to the fact that sets with the “wow” still happen; the UCS Slave 1 is a great example. Thus is why I hesitate to say if LSW has gotten worse.

I think another aspect to consider is that the aftermarket for LSW is never more alive than before. If I were really passionate about owning the exact official Z-Wing* of my dreams, I could drop hundreds of dollars on an older set instead of whatever TLG has now, despite whether actual value is better one way or the other. So choices are plenteous nowadays. While it should push TLG to do better with each new version, there comes a point where the general market wouldn’t pay what the most detailed Z-Wing would cost, thus leading to “worse” versions. Inflation doesn’t lie, sadly, and greater detail for builds and minifigs do raise the price.
Additionally, if the market for a “affordable” Z-Wing assumably prefers greater value anyway, then it would make sense if that market is willing to wait for a discount, aka even greater value for their dollar. Obviously a moderately scaled Z-Wing is in order, not any micro builds or MiFi’s, but just throwing pieces onto a build doesn’t necessarily make a model better, much less better value.

*Just an example–although I’m fully prepared to see M&G or Starfighter finally complete the XYZ trilogy and confuse anyone reading this.

On 2/24/2026 at 2:11 PM, ArrowBricks said:

The problem I have is no set feels like the best version LEGO could have made. That’s what defines the “golden age” which most of us agree includes 2011-2014.

The pace of and actual development relative to the years prior mark those years (2011-2014) as transformative. If we look at 2016 and compare it to 2026 I do not think LEGO Star Wars has made any meaningful strides to a better product. 18+ has given variety for adults, granted, and the smart play sets are innovative regardless of how the technology has been implemented and marketed, but at significant costs both financially and in terms of quality. 

I see what you mean. There are little things that were done in that time that made those LSW sets the best they could’ve been. The choice of compositing the events on Mustafar into Anakin’s green Interceptor (its only occurrence in LSW) comes to mind.

However, as far as the difference between 2016 and 2026, I don’t see improvement as straight of a slope as you and others have seemed to imply. (Maybe I’m just reading into things.) I see it as a curve that gradually plateaus after so long, and while it still is (hopefully) increasing, I don’t expect the same leap in minifig and build design language from 2006 to 2016 as 2016 to 2026. Why, LSW had to learn how much detail was too much in the case of the infamous 2014 Luke, which has lead to simpler design ethics ever since. (Although I don’t believe “simpler” equates to “worse” product.)

The wheel can be reinvented when it comes to the LEGO system, but the wheel’s development can only go so far until it’s reached its peak or is something else entirely. To your point, though, the need for constant improvement is required lest the wheel, or LEGO Star Wars, fall prey to entropy. However, I fail to see how LSW can make more “meaningful strides,” which would have to be toward the adult market, without losing its soul, that is the core of being a toy for kids.
Creating the “best possible models ever,” without regard for price, doesn’t lend itself to the younger LSW fans. Perhaps price reduction is in order then, but unless TLG adjusts their constant in the equation of pricing, it leads to a lack of quality; i.e. lesser quality control and shrink-flation, both of which are heavily criticized by AFoLs on this very forum. So then we’re left with the ever-growing disparity between “kid” sets and “adult” sets, and I don’t think a middle ground can be found unless, again, TLG changes the constant of pricing, whatever it may be.

All of that being said, I’d appreciate to hear your perspective as a more seasoned AFoL. (As well as anyone else’s, for that matter.)

 

On 2/21/2026 at 11:43 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

Thankfully the Sandcrawler bucks that trend.

I kept re-reading this, scratching my head going, Is that some trending form of crypto currency?

Edited March 4 by Swordy

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, Swordy said:

Kaine, Daredevil, Moon Knight, Luna Snow

YES! 100% agreed that not all non-versatile accessories are unjustifiable—why, that example of all the different one-off helmet molds we’ve gotten over the years is brilliant!  If these Mandalorian characters are distinguished by their blasters as much as Rando-trooper is distinguished by his helmet, why not give them the same care?  Furthermore, since we all agree that non-realistic blasters should be given unique molds, I will happily throw out Boba Fett’s blaster as another in need of a unique mold.

I kept re-reading this, scratching my head going, Is that some trending form of crypto currency?

I'm legitimately so glad you brought them up, and in another thread no less. We're gonna get them picked up by lego's algorithm sooner or later. (Seriously, this actually made my day to know my half-joke is spreading.)

I will argue that you can make a reasonable amben rifle with existing pieces, but I'd agree boba's 100% deserves a new mold. You can't even approximate it with existing parts, since so much of it's mass and shaping is in the butt of the rifle.

You made me panic-google to make sure "bucks the trend" was a real figure of speech and not something I'd made up.

6 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

How large do we think the shuttle will be? If it was a normal remake I’d expect a downscale from 2015 despite the higher piece count. But the 14+ age rating and the 6 minifigs that need to be seated gives me hope.

I would guess it's about the same as the 2015 one. $100 in 2015 is a little under $140 nowadays, and even adjusting for inflation of the 2021 shuttle this new one is almost double the price.

Though remember from the bad batch shuttle that lego is fully prepared to release a set that can't fit all it's occupants.

3 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

On the topic of the current status of the overall theme, I don't think it's as drastic as to describe it as the dark ages, which is an extreme to me. We are obviously far removed from the golden age as well, which is the other side of the coin. So the truth may once again lie somewhere in the middle. I'd personally go as far as to say it's currently feeling more bleak than it's used to be. Last year, even considering all the fair criticism, still delivered many good reasons for me to be excited about. This year, despite finally getting my boyo Bane, not as many. But much of that is because of the BS sets substantinally cutting into the release schedule, which I don't suppose will be sticking around in the long run. If they actually were, while maintaining the oversaturation of non system scale sets, then yeah... we could go be slowly but surely heading towards dark ages, but I find that rather unlikely. I at least have high hopes things are picking up again next year for the 50th Star Wars anniversary. And for the time being, some interesting sets in the upcoming summer wave beyond Mando merch.

Yeah. If there is no august wave I'd say we're in a rough state this year, but it's hardly a dark age.

[Darth Malgus]

12 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

On the topic of the current status of the overall theme, I don't think it's as drastic as to describe it as the dark ages, which is an extreme to me. We are obviously far removed from the golden age as well, which is the other side of the coin. So the truth may once again lie somewhere in the middle. I'd personally go as far as to say it's currently feeling more bleak than it's used to be. Last year, even considering all the fair criticism, still delivered many good reasons for me to be excited about. This year, despite finally getting my boyo Bane, not as many. But much of that is because of the BS sets substantinally cutting into the release schedule, which I don't suppose will be sticking around in the long run. If they actually were, while maintaining the oversaturation of non system scale sets, then yeah... we could go be slowly but surely heading towards dark ages, but I find that rather unlikely. I at least have high hopes things are picking up again next year for the 50th Star Wars anniversary. And for the time being, some interesting sets in the upcoming summer wave beyond Mando merch.

I think the dark age reference is fair.

 

I have been building SW Lego since 99, Smart Brick exempt, I can honestly say this is the least excited for new Lego I've been for an age... cost, build quality, minifig selection are all below previous best efforts.  I understand that they need to maximise returns, but when the builds are far inferior to previous years it's hard to get excited, especially when it costs more...

 

I am now the waiting for sales, where I used to buy on day 1 most of the time, now not a chance.  

I honestly think new leadership or voice is required in the team, I see Ninjago designs and am envious of the product and build techniques, same for Dreams where I watched a friend build a small set last night and to see thr dual moulded elements, new parts and overall techniques, etc... as Star Wars Lego fans we're being short changed.

 

I feel like the Death Star was good and bad in equal measure. I had $500 in my VIP account for it, couldn't justify the $1500 here and will save some of that for May the 4th and normal bricks for another MOC I'm exhibiting later this year.

 

Sadly, they've sacked the life out of it for me at the moment, I hope the passion returns, however with the RazorCrest review I think that may be some time away.

Rant over.

[CloneCommando99]

Yo dudes. The TIE Avenger is pretty chill. Lego should like make it or something (#309)

14 hours ago, Swordy said:

 

Crazy? I raise to you this insanity: What if LEGO makes a TIE Avenger with Mara Jade, Demo Dummy, a minifig of Soup’s mech, Luigi (of Luigi’s Pizza, of course), Kaine, Daredevil, Moon Knight, Luna Snow, Brickheadz Joker, lego_turtle-Hulk, and a 5,500 piece sidebuild of the Tower of Fate? Oh, and throw in Mara Jade too.

Throw in Man, Varian Skye and a Black Lantern Fridge and we have a deal. (We also have to accommodate the Nightwing’s asset side build)

12 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I would guess it's about the same as the 2015 one. $100 in 2015 is a little under $140 nowadays, and even adjusting for inflation of the 2021 shuttle this new one is almost double the price.

Though remember from the bad batch shuttle that lego is fully prepared to release a set that can't fit all it's occupants.

Yeah. If there is no august wave I'd say we're in a rough state this year, but it's hardly a dark age.

God damn it. You’re right.

There’s definitely a wave of sets coming at some point in the summer. The problem is that they’re all expensive Mando sets. And one Shadow Lord set. (Lego, release a remnant BP this summer and it would fix a lot of problems in the theme.)

We also need a villain starfighter (TIE AVENGER?!) since there’s currently lots of hero starfighters that have nothing to go up against. Except Jango’s Unpaid Helper One.

Edited February 28 by CloneCommando99

[Darth_Bane13]

17 hours ago, Swordy said:

You’re both arguing subjective points. I can say that the redundancy of Mando and Grogu is good because of this reason or bad because of this reason. I can say that the builds in 2016 are incredible or unappealing. There’s no quantifiable quality that makes a wave “mid” or “excellent.”

I could give my two-cents one way or the other on the M&G vs R1 waves, but that’d be self-defeating.

This is true, objective measures you could use would be price or accuracy. Even then it is subjective whether someone considers accuracy to be important to what makes a good set. I do however think the majority of fans would agree R1 2016 was a better initial wave, I'd be interested to see a poll.

[TeufelHund]

I can’t believe how much Lego spent on this ad for something that is going to flop badly:

https://youtu.be/WbDc6pHBb8Q?si=cMotW69Iu5p6Crlu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 1 by TeufelHund

[CloneCommando99]

8 hours ago, TeufelHund said:

I can’t believe how much Lego spent on this ad for something that is going to flop badly:

https://youtu.be/WbDc6pHBb8Q?si=cMotW69Iu5p6Crlu

Be unrelenting and show no mercy by… doing nothing.

 

Then Lego will see that we want a nice juicy dumb TIE Avenger.

Edited March 1 by CloneCommando99

[CloneCommando99]

FYI: The highest Smart Play rating on Lego.com in the UK is 2 stars for the TIE Advanced. 2nd place is the X-Boat with 1.4 stars. Everything else is 1 star.

I know it doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things, especially seeing how the written reviews are shoddy. But it’s kinda funny that AFOLs are harnessing Breaking Bad fan energy. Though in this case the product kinda deserves it.

 

Obligatory: WHERE IS TIE AVENGER?! WHERE IS HE?! For day 311. Because this campaign looks like it will be…

(This is technically my 2nd Invincible title card joke, but you can expect one more which actually is Invincible in the future. But who cares it’s a great ongoing series)

 

 

 

[BrickPrick]

On 2/27/2026 at 10:35 PM, Kaijumeister said:

I agree with everything you’ve said. The theme could be better, but it could also be much worse. ‘Complacent’ is probably the word I would use to describe Lego Star Wars. I’m still shocked Lego Marvel is beating the theme this year.

And absolutely, the leaked 2027 list (I pray some of these still make it this year) already gives me a lot of hope that we’ll be getting some long-requested sets. Plus with Starfighter and (hopefully) Ahsoka Season 2 both getting sets too, we could be in for one of the best years of the theme to date.

I also maintain a fool’s hope that whenever Jedi 3 releases (probably 2028?), Lego will provide some sets based on the game and its predecessors.

That's indeed a very good way to put it. Or may I throw "corporate complacency" straight from the beast's lair into the mix. 

A good mixture of some sets releasing this year and the rest in the next would satisfy me. Like Anakin's Delta 7-B for this summer and the Bounty Hunter Pursuit Remake in 2027 would be fine. Obviously much more anticipating the latter, but I can wait for that just a little longer. If it's intended to coincide with the 50th anniversary, so be it... I will gladly take that. It just can't get cancelled or turn out to be fake all along at this point. That would be devastating after all the excitement. 

If Lego hasn't learned their lesson by then, I'm inclined to believe they might never will. Though they always did some sets based on arguably lesser known videogames. So you truly never know with these guys.

On 2/27/2026 at 10:52 PM, Swordy said:

It seems that, in LEGO’s Smart Play venture, they’ve killed my enthusiasm. 

Then again, looking at a post of mine from last year, I tend to get the winter blues really bad, and especially about LSW. I’ll be back to ridiculously long posts in no time. (Like, I don’t know, now. XD)

Ha, that stuff has never affected my personal enjoyment to such an extent I would lose interest to engage on Eurobricks or anything. However, It did make me feel about Lego Star Wars in a really weird way, constantly causing contrasting emotions between laughter and anger. A presence I haven't felt since... well, never honestly. 

Yeah, I get some of that winter blues feeling as well. Though I suppose it's generally less tied to certain seasons and more about the current leak situations. And right now... other personal priorities taking over as well. Also, nevermind... you're so back. 

On 2/28/2026 at 1:16 AM, Mandalorianknight said:

Yeah. If there is no august wave I'd say we're in a rough state this year, but it's hardly a dark age.

Yes, that's a fitting way to describe to current state as well. How much genuine excitement the rest of the already confirmed sets can trigger might also depend on how the Mando movie is turning out, I guess. Even though two of the bwo big ones are based on the first season, it can certainly factor into this. 

On 2/28/2026 at 10:19 AM, Darth Malgus said:

I think the dark age reference is fair.

 

I have been building SW Lego since 99, Smart Brick exempt, I can honestly say this is the least excited for new Lego I've been for an age... cost, build quality, minifig selection are all below previous best efforts.  I understand that they need to maximise returns, but when the builds are far inferior to previous years it's hard to get excited, especially when it costs more...

I am now the waiting for sales, where I used to buy on day 1 most of the time, now not a chance.  

It is... from a certain point of view. No, seriously, it always depends where anyone is coming from, isn't it? Long time collector's who experienced the prime time of the theme first hand may be much more critical of the ongoing direction than someone who hasn't. Star Wars always was and always will be a generational thing. You can definitely apply this principle to the plethora of merchandise as well. Most certainly something as long running as over a quarter century.

I absolutely agree that the amount of shortcomings are by far too many. Especially considering the high asking prices on nearly everything. In a time when they are factually doing better than they ever did, keep on racking in record profits every year, I don't think "maximizing profits" is a good excuse. 

I ever so rarely get anything Lego Star Wars day and date for full price. Though that definitely would have been different back in the day. Not exactly fitting my definition of "dark ages" either, but it freaking sucks for sure. 

[Darth_Bane13]

7 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

It is... from a certain point of view. No, seriously, it always depends where anyone is coming from, isn't it? Long time collector's who experienced the prime time of the theme first hand may be much more critical of the ongoing direction than someone who hasn't. Star Wars always was and always will be a generational thing. You can definitely apply this principle to the plethora of merchandise as well. Most certainly something as long running as over a quarter century.

I absolutely agree that the amount of shortcomings are by far too many. Especially considering the high asking prices on nearly everything. In a time when they are factually doing better than they ever did, keep on racking in record profits every year, I don't think "maximizing profits" is a good excuse. 

I ever so rarely get anything Lego Star Wars day and date for full price. Though that definitely would have been different back in the day. Not exactly fitting my definition of "dark ages" either, but it freaking sucks for sure. 

I think it's worth mentioning the dark age might get clearer with time. It's hard to pinpoint a golden age or dark age while you're in it, it's usually not until years after the fact that you can identify it. If Lego Star Wars gets significantly better or worse in say, 2030 it could change our perception of this time period. I do remember a lot of people disliking the 2015-2020 era of sets, but now people sometimes include that as part of the golden age since the builds and figs have gotten much worse.

[Mandalorianknight]

On 3/1/2026 at 3:30 AM, CloneCommando99 said:

Be unrelenting and show no mercy by… doing nothing.

Yup. Bombarding lego's instagram or whatever won't cause them to back off smart bricks. Not buying any of the smart sets could, if enough do it.

Now there's an extent to which this doesn't matter as much for us, because these sets are for a younger age range. But AFOL influence is not negligible. Especially all the completionists who feel like they have to have every set- if you skip the smart sets, that's $660 lego isn't getting from you. Enough of them do that, there'll be a dent. Maybe a more significant one than you'd at first expect given how with these prices, most kids, even if it's all they ask for for birthday/christmas/etc, will only be able to get one of the actual smart sets and/or 1 or 2 of the compatible ones for the year. (Which also feels like a major misstep- to get the full experience you have to buy half the wave. When I was a kid, most kids got 1 or 2 sets per wave, unless it coincided with christmas and Lego was all you asked for.)

5 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I think it's worth mentioning the dark age might get clearer with time. It's hard to pinpoint a golden age or dark age while you're in it, it's usually not until years after the fact that you can identify it. If Lego Star Wars gets significantly better or worse in say, 2030 it could change our perception of this time period. I do remember a lot of people disliking the 2015-2020 era of sets, but now people sometimes include that as part of the golden age since the builds and figs have gotten much worse.

There's a lot of pessimistic people for whom whatever the current age is is always the dark age.

I think a lot of criticism of 2015-2019 is because some people have blinders when it comes to the sequels and therefore go "era with lots of sequel stuff? dark age" but I thought the design scheme was excellent, there was a good deal of variety between eras/projects (compared to, say, 2025 not having a single OT system set), etc. (I also would say in terms of design schemes and wave setup 2014 could be included in the era, but it's not exactly a hard cutoff. Similarly, I hesitate to say whether the modern era started in 2020 or 2021.)

This current age definitely has it's problems, but I certainly wouldn't call it a dark age. The 18+ frenzy has it's pros and cons. The clones got pretty oversaturated by 2025, but it did at least start out as an example of lego being very receptive to adult fans. 2024 might be my favorite year for the entire franchise (it's that or 2014).

Now, the smart bricks, if they really are replacing our august wave this year, could lead into a dark age, and one with the critical and so far unseen flaw of potentially driving children off the theme. But it's too early to tell- honestly it's too early to tell if this is a new age at all.