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

[Nobricksleft]

I wonder how smart the smart brick can be. For example, is the communication protocol good enough to customize the behavior and sound, like a downscaled Mindstorm. At least it would be more creative.

[Darth_Bane13]

6 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

How they still use regular legs instead of slop pieces for the cloaked up Royal Guard is beyond me. 

I'll actually defend Lego on this because regular legs have more playability. For 18+ sets they should use slope pieces though.

[BrickPrick]

5 hours ago, Nobricksleft said:

I wonder how smart the smart brick can be. For example, is the communication protocol good enough to customize the behavior and sound, like a downscaled Mindstorm. At least it would be more creative.

It's at least so smart that it makes regular Lego look dumb in comparison. Too bad lots of people, myself included, will still prefer the latter. 

1 hour ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I'll actually defend Lego on this because regular legs have more playability. For 18+ sets they should use slope pieces though.

Yeah... no. I think if Lego made an effort to create a new piece for accuracy reasons and already did a number of them, they should consistently apply it wherever appropriate, rather than sticking to old relics of the past. The new TROS Palps, although not released in a play set, looks pretty much perfect with the slope piece, but would look like slop without it. In an ideal Lego world, we would get both regular legs and slope pieces to combine playability and displayability in a single set, but alas... Apparently you need to shell out 500 bucks nowadays to get some additional leg pieces. 

Edited January 15 by BrickPrick

[Darth_Bane13]

1 hour ago, BrickPrick said:

Yeah... no. I think if Lego made an effort to create a new piece for accuracy reasons and already did a number of them, they should consistently apply it wherever appropriate, rather than sticking to old relics of the past. The new TROS Palps, although not released in a play set, looks pretty much perfect with the slope piece, but would look like slop without it. In an ideal Lego world, we would get both regular legs and slope pieces to combine playability and displayability in a single set, but alas... Apparently you need to shell out 500 bucks nowadays to get some additional leg pieces. 

There are so many issues with modern Star Wars minifigs, royal guard legs just aren't a big deal to me. Sith minifigs with no pupils, Stormtrooper helmets, Clone troopers, lack of dual molded legs, are my main issues.

[Mandalorianknight]

9 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Execute Order #266. And also today we lament over how Bad Batch didn’t get the sets it deserved.

Should we be concerned about how all of the capes in the throne room, including the dumb Red Guards, are half length? Does this imply were not getting full length capes anymore?

We can, but at the same time, I wonder if lego was right to do so. I feel like bad batch completely disappeared from people's minds.

I don't think so - as others have said it likely has something to do with the dueling function. I don't see any reason they'd move from full to half capes out of nowhere. Now, if they were all rubber capes, I'd be concerned, but luckily those have only taken over the superhero themes so far.

21 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

This is actually the longest we've gone without a grievous figure.

Yup. Beating the 2014-2018 gap by two years now. Maybe he's the one in the Anakin Fighter- (Probably not- Grievous seems to increase the price of sets he's in, so a $30 delta with him and two other figs would be wild)

2 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I'll actually defend Lego on this because regular legs have more playability. For 18+ sets they should use slope pieces though.

100%. Most kids are going to have the guards fight Luke, and to do that, they'll need to be able to move their legs.

[BrickPrick]

1 hour ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

There are so many issues with modern Star Wars minifigs, royal guard legs just aren't a big deal to me. Sith minifigs with no pupils, Stormtrooper helmets, Clone troopers, lack of dual molded legs, are my main issues.

Impossible to disagree with you there. Can't possibly be equally concerned with every shortcoming there is. It can already give you a tough time to keep track of all these different issues. I honestly don't even know why the legs instead of slopes are bothering me this much either. Who knows, might be due the Skywalker Saga influence and my general passion for videogames.

The Sith pupils are one of the absolute worst offenders, by the way. Modern clone design I am semi-okay with. The Family Guy Stormtrooper helmets I actually got used to pretty quickly. The lack of dual moulded legs is a definite no-go in expensive collector oriented sets, but that usually doesn't affect me. 

57 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

100%. Most kids are going to have the guards fight Luke, and to do that, they'll need to be able to move their legs.

We would like to invite you to live in the BS era now. So please proceed and put aside all your imagination. Then follow suit by telling your kids to stop imagining things as if he or she is merely having fun playing with a toy or something. This is about playing in the next dimension. In there, you better stick kindly to the script. Royal Guards are only there to look cool and don't do anything of importance. So I advise you to just put them on some studs and enjoy. Thank you. Sincerely, probably some Lego representative. 

[Llewop]

Saw some of the new sets in Tesco today didn’t realise they had new box art for Mando and Grogu I like the dark blue normally don’t give a shite about it but yeah I liked it must be used to the normal box art colours of SW and the dark icons boxes that have been around for a few years now. 

even though the first 3 seasons have been covered fairly well still think there are a few sets and figures they could squeeze out if they were wanting to revisit the series more while the interest with the film as well. Hell I’d say even finish off BoBF sets as that is technically Mando series 2.5 

[Darth_Bane13]

4 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

100%. Most kids are going to have the guards fight Luke, and to do that, they'll need to be able to move their legs.

Yeah when I played with royal guards as a kid I definitely moved their legs when they were fighting.

3 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Impossible to disagree with you there. Can't possibly be equally concerned with every shortcoming there is. It can already give you a tough time to keep track of all these different issues. I honestly don't even know why the legs instead of slopes are bothering me this much either. Who knows, might be due the Skywalker Saga influence and my general passion for videogames.

I think everybody has different critiques of minifigs and that's okay. I personally dislike modern Clones for example, but I know many who like them.

[BrickPrick]

2 hours ago, Llewop said:

Saw some of the new sets in Tesco today didn’t realise they had new box art for Mando and Grogu I like the dark blue normally don’t give a shite about it but yeah I liked it must be used to the normal box art colours of SW and the dark icons boxes that have been around for a few years now. 

even though the first 3 seasons have been covered fairly well still think there are a few sets and figures they could squeeze out if they were wanting to revisit the series more while the interest with the film as well. Hell I’d say even finish off BoBF sets as that is technically Mando series 2.5 

I really came around on the new Mando box art. Was criticizing it at first when the blurry pictures were leaked. Thought the colours were clashing to much with each other. Like the contrast looked wild to me on the Cobb Vanth's Speeder set. But now I really like it. However, if other play scale sets retained their ongoing Black Series style of design, which going by the new Battle Pack and Mech looks to be the case, I would be absolutely fine with it. I adore these aesthetics ever since. 

How they didn't do a Boba Fett's Throne Room modular expansion is absolutely beyond me. Given the past controversy sparking from Jabba's Palace, they really don't wanna do a proper roof for that particular location again, do they?

30 minutes ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

Yeah when I played with royal guards as a kid I definitely moved their legs when they were fighting.

I think everybody has different critiques of minifigs and that's okay. I personally dislike modern Clones for example, but I know many who like them.

I may be in the absolute minority here, but if those Royal Guards were using slope pieces by now, I would let them hopping like a bunny... or waddling like a penguin to get a move on. 

Yes, of course. No need to take anything as gospel when it's just every so often a matter of personal preference. I for once am split on modern day Clones. There are aspects about them I wholeheartedly disagree with as much as the next guy. But there is also stuff I don't mind as much as others. 

 

10 days until I will be witnessing the end of the long lasting bane of my existence, TBOBF Cad Bane, becoming reality... eagerly.

[BrickBob Studpants]

Ganondorf sports a full-length cape with printing on it, so I think that settles the debate

[TeddytheSpoon]

9 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

How they didn't do a Boba Fett's Throne Room modular expansion is absolutely beyond me. Given the past controversy sparking from Jabba's Palace, they really don't wanna do a proper roof for that particular location again, do they?

I think it has much less to do with this perceived controversy, and more to do with how utterly mid TBoBF was. The Bad Batch was mentioned earlier and got just two sets, even though it was pretty well-received. No way TBoBF was swallowing up more set slots than that, irrespective of how good they might have been.

[BrickPrick]

2 hours ago, TeddytheSpoon said:

I think it has much less to do with this perceived controversy, and more to do with how utterly mid TBoBF was. The Bad Batch was mentioned earlier and got just two sets, even though it was pretty well-received. No way TBoBF was swallowing up more set slots than that, irrespective of how good they might have been.

Makes sense, yeah... But I'm not sure this is how Lego operates. When it comes to set coverage of Disney+ shows, it doesn't feel like quality matters as much as it should. And what receives how much and for how long is frankly all over the place by now. Something beloved but a little more limited in terms of range gets next to nothing. Something mid but more popular gets a lot. I also wonder how much say Disney has when deciding what goes into which set slot. We also need to consider that Lego usually does their initial wave of sets well in advance of the newest show release. So they don't even know the impact it may or may not have on the general audience. As soon as they do know (plus reviewing commercial performance) may indeed be the deciding factor whether it will receive more coverage the following year or, if at all, much later down the line. All that is without addressing the obvious elephant in the room... Too many Lego formats for too many Star Wars sub-themes both make up for a difficult balancing act. 

Edited January 16 by BrickPrick

[SpaghettiLord1911]

I wonder if all the 2026 sets have leaked, I keep a spreadsheet of leaks and rumours and we have about 40 entries for 2026 (inc. the ones that are already out etc) which is a lot more than usual, whether that's because of Mango Gogurt or because lego knows Smart Brick isn't for everyone IDK but despite the 40 potential sets I still feel underwhelmed with 10 smart brick sets 8 releasing soon and 2 rumoured. Doesn't help that half the non-smart brick sets that have leaked are buildable figs and other gimmicks or non-playsets. I was hoping 2026 might be the year for a remake of a normal Republic Gunship after what 13 years? (Mayhaps with a dooku fig, again like 12 years LEGO you RAPSCALLIONS) 

Truly an awful time to be a prequel fan lego truly hates us and we clone fans get NOTHING *sarcasm* 

But certainly a pretty uninteresting year for me despite the much larger wave. Then again, maybe they'll push for like 50 sets lol. Time will tell. Least it gives me time to take out a small loan and buy a few galactic marines. Sidenote: I hope to GOD they make a super battle pack with Galactic Marines and Commando Droids I cannot tolerate these prices lmao. Even if they sell that for like $45 it'll drive the secondary market prices down more than enough to be tolerable. $20 a fig is horrendous.

[Darth_Bane13]

6 hours ago, TeddytheSpoon said:

I think it has much less to do with this perceived controversy, and more to do with how utterly mid TBoBF was. 

Calling it mid is being generous.

[Mandalorianknight]

6 hours ago, SpaghettiLord1911 said:

I was hoping 2026 might be the year for a remake of a normal Republic Gunship after what 13 years?

Truly an awful time to be a prequel fan lego truly hates us and we clone fans get NOTHING *sarcasm* 

Edit: I missed that this was your first post! Welcome to Eurobricks!

3 years between gunships would be a pretty tight turnaround when even the Falcon goes longer between normal system versions nowadays, but it wouldn't necessarily be unwelcome given the last one was coruscant guard colors.

I know it's a joke, but the funny thing is, even with the drastic downturn this year, there are multiple clone sets, a jedi starfighter, and Zam's speeder, and that's assuming there's nothing yet to be leaked, and with, as you say, the small amount of system sets. And even then most of those sets are occupied by Mando given his movie. 

The prequels actually get more bog-standard system sets than the OT this year, I think, though obviously a number of the Mando sets have some overlap.

5 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

Calling it mid is being generous.

Actually I think that's a pretty good descriptor in terms of where it stands from the more recent star wars projects. I don't think it's anybody's favorite, nor do I think it's anybody's least favorite. Aside from it making Boba a little too heroic (and somehow also a crime lord? I never understood why they did both those at the same time), personally I thought it was fine. Nothing special but nothing particularly rough. It's not Andor, it's not Acolyte.

22 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

Yeah when I played with royal guards as a kid I definitely moved their legs when they were fighting.

Exactly. The skirt figures are just harder to play with because lego figures already have limited articulation so you're essentially locking their legs in place. The best strategy is of course to include both, but I'm fine with system sets including just legs anytime the skirt figure is a character who you'd reasonably expect to be in action, such as royal guards or Princess Leia. Characters like TCW Chancellor palpatine I think are fine in the skirt, as would be anytime a character is in an 18+ set. (So if they'd included royal guards in the throne room diorama, for instance.)

Edited January 16 by Mandalorianknight

[CloneCommando99]

@SpaghettiLord1911 Welcome to Eurobricks. Your talk about the LAAT has inspired today’s TIE Avenger post.
 

Esteemed Gentleman of the TIE Avenger initiative, I have come to a revelation:

This matrimony between the TIE Interceptor’s design and the LAAT’s weapon systems (both peak starship designs)… in itself birthed the apex of starfighters. Now, why isn’t it a Kriffing Lego set? I want it even more now!! (Day #267 of asking Lego to adapt peak)

 

10 hours ago, TeddytheSpoon said:

I think it has much less to do with this perceived controversy, and more to do with how utterly mid TBoBF was. The Bad Batch was mentioned earlier and got just two sets, even though it was pretty well-received. No way TBoBF was swallowing up more set slots than that, irrespective of how good they might have been.

TBoBF has 3 direct tie in sets. It’s a travesty that Bad Batch only had 2. One of which was a terrible choice that doesn’t even represent the shown well.

5 hours ago, SpaghettiLord1911 said:

Truly an awful time to be a prequel fan lego truly hates us and we clone fans get NOTHING *sarcasm* 

Lmaoo. Good to have you on the forum.

37 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Actually I think that's a pretty good descriptor in terms of where it stands from the more recent star wars projects. I don't think it's anybody's favorite, nor do I think it's anybody's least favorite. Aside from it making Boba a little too heroic (and somehow also a crime lord? I never understood why they did both those at the same time), personally I thought it was fine. Nothing special but nothing particularly rough. It's not Andor, it's not Acolyte.

It’s one rung above Acolyte in my ranking of SW TV shows. So 2nd from bottom.

11 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Ganondorf sports a full-length cape with printing on it, so I think that settles the debate

We’re not out of the woods yet. Marvel and Dreamzz still get waist capes.

But it is looking less bleak.

Edited January 16 by CloneCommando99

[Llewop]

5 hours ago, SpaghettiLord1911 said:

I wonder if all the 2026 sets have leaked, I keep a spreadsheet of leaks and rumours and we have about 40 entries for 2026 (inc. the ones that are already out etc) which is a lot more than usual, whether that's because of Mango Gogurt or because lego knows Smart Brick isn't for everyone IDK but despite the 40 potential sets I still feel underwhelmed with 10 smart brick sets 8 releasing soon and 2 rumoured. Doesn't help that half the non-smart brick sets that have leaked are buildable figs and other gimmicks or non-playsets. I was hoping 2026 might be the year for a remake of a normal Republic Gunship after what 13 years? (Mayhaps with a dooku fig, again like 12 years LEGO you RAPSCALLIONS) 

Truly an awful time to be a prequel fan lego truly hates us and we clone fans get NOTHING *sarcasm* 

But certainly a pretty uninteresting year for me despite the much larger wave. Then again, maybe they'll push for like 50 sets lol. Time will tell. Least it gives me time to take out a small loan and buy a few galactic marines. Sidenote: I hope to GOD they make a super battle pack with Galactic Marines and Commando Droids I cannot tolerate these prices lmao. Even if they sell that for like $45 it'll drive the secondary market prices down more than enough to be tolerable. $20 a fig is horrendous.

Not sure if dates of when a lot of those sets were given I’m guessing August? Smrt brick is March. A few Mando sets in May, June and July which does leave all the other system sets and wave two of the smart sets for August.

Thinking about it it’s a shame was hoping for an Ahsoka S2 but then again they hadn’t confirmed when in 2026 that’s coming so I suspect January and March 2027 will be the time for those sets and maybe another Mando film set if the film is successful. 

I hope the galactic marine appears in the magazine here in the UK but with what 5-6 battle packs on the shelf still at the moment we don’t really need more battle packs and even more we can go a full year with just a clone mech being the only clone that appears on the shelf. 

[BrickBob Studpants]

26 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

TBoBF has 3 direct tie in sets.

That‘s debatable. One is based on the post-credits from Mando S2, one is in fact based on a scene from the show, but may as well be a Mando S3 set content-wise, and the third one only features a variant of a minifig to tie in with the show, the build and the other minifig are again based on Mando S2

[ArrowBricks]

6 hours ago, SpaghettiLord1911 said:

I was hoping 2026 might be the year for a remake of a normal Republic Gunship after what 13 years? (Mayhaps with a dooku fig, again like 12 years LEGO you RAPSCALLIONS) 

What we are seeing recently is prequel-heavy summer waves every other year. I’d expect a Gunship next year. 

Either way, the summer wave in principle sounds pretty good. It does help that there’s some meaty Mando & Grogu movie sets. 

I am most looking forward to the Imperial Shuttle as I regret not buying the Tydirium so much. The thought of a high-level buildable Yoda sounds promising too. If they get the eyes right, I will buy it. 

I am most intrigued about the Bespin Duel set. I would love it to be a larger playset that depicts the scene in its entirety. Can’t see a big play set, though. 

Anakin’s Jedi Starfighter will be nice for the new Anakin (fingers crossed), but the third figure is puzzling. There’s no obvious choice and I don’t see them replicating the V-19 Torrent style lineup - Ventress has no obvious set to be included, whereas Dooku has plenty. A Season 1-3 Ahsoka would work, but again it’s just the inverse of Ahsoka’s Jedi Interceptor. 

[Darth_Bane13]

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Actually I think that's a pretty good descriptor in terms of where it stands from the more recent star wars projects. I don't think it's anybody's favorite, nor do I think it's anybody's least favorite. Aside from it making Boba a little too heroic (and somehow also a crime lord? I never understood why they did both those at the same time), personally I thought it was fine. Nothing special but nothing particularly rough. It's not Andor, it's not Acolyte.

I'd probably give it a 2.5/10. The production quality felt very low, the vespa scooter thing was laughably bad, worst of all they ruined Boba's character. I like the Boba from the EU comics who only cared about getting paid. Also Cad Bane was just fan service and he should've died in TCW.

[Mandalorianknight]

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

This matrimony between the TIE Interceptor’s design and the LAAT’s weapon systems (both peak starship designs)… in itself birthed the apex of starfighters. Now, why isn’t it a Kriffing Lego set? I want it even more now!! (Day #267 of asking Lego to adapt peak)

It’s one rung above Acolyte in my ranking of SW TV shows. So 2nd from bottom.

This is a great point. I would also say it's like the glass cannon version of a TIE Defender. More weapons but no evidence of shields.

Above Kenobi?

My list would go:

Mando S2, Andor S1, Ahsoka, Andor S2, Mando S1, TBoBF, Mando S3, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Acolyte. But with a big gap between Mando S1 and Tbobf, and another between Obi-Wan and Acolyte.

(I'm aware that I rank Mando S2 and Ahsoka much higher than most do. I don't regret it.)

47 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

That‘s debatable. One is based on the post-credits from Mando S2, one is in fact based on a scene from the show, but may as well be a Mando S3 set content-wise, and the third one only features a variant of a minifig to tie in with the show, the build and the other minifig are again based on Mando S2

Don't forget the Microfighter! Which I think is the only one that's inarguably TBOBF based... though it is just a microfighter.

23 minutes ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I'd probably give it a 2.5/10. The production quality felt very low, the vespa scooter thing was laughably bad, worst of all they ruined Boba's character. I like the Boba from the EU comics who only cared about getting paid. Also Cad Bane was just fan service and he should've died in TCW.

EU Boba goes through a similar more honor-bound arc after his "death" eventually, training Jaina to kill Jacen.

[Yperio_Bricks]

21 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Mando S2, Andor S1, Ahsoka, Andor S2, Mando S1, TBoBF, Mando S3, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Acolyte. 

What about Skeleton Crew? 

[Darth_Bane13]

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

EU Boba goes through a similar more honor-bound arc after his "death" eventually, training Jaina to kill Jacen.

I know EU Boba had some different characterizations in the EU, I'm more familiar with the 90s Boba Fett stuff so that's what I like.

[MKJoshA]

11 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Above Kenobi?

...

EU Boba goes through a similar more honor-bound arc after his "death" eventually, training Jaina to kill Jacen.

 I was thinking through my personal list and Kenobi was so bad I had actually forgot about! That said, we're derailing into media discussion, which has it's own thread.

As for EU Boba training Jaina, that was an amazing piece of EU literature. I love that arc. 

[HothFan1987]

TBoBF was my least favourite… until Ahsoka came out. But I bought the Boba’s palace set and liked the range of figures for it. As bad as I thought Ahsoka was, I still bought a couple of sets because I wanted an E-Wing and the Ghost (and a Shin Hati figure). Andor is one of my favourite series of all time in any genre, but I didn’t buy any sets from there (although maybe I would have done if there had been more choice). I realise I’m probably in the minority but I buy a set on whether I like it or not regardless of how I view the media it comes from.