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

[BrickBob Studpants]

Some thoughts:

• I guess the Sandcrawler is the 14+ July set then? I'm curious about the minifig selection. Mando, Grogu, and a few Offworld Jawas are a given, but maybe Kuiil again? He wasn't present of course, but it'd be kinda strange to have a Jawa variant as the only exclusive or rare minifig in a big set like that  Plus the mould is still around!
• The AT-AT being the $180 set isn't surprising, but the $140 set being an Imp Shuttle surely is. I guess that means no new Razor Crest then? I mean, there are still more unknown M&G sets, but a new RC would surely be at least $120 and a new movie immediately getting 3 set north of $100 is kinda insane  
• The Vader maxifig is long overdue. Iron Man, Batman, and Steve next, pretty please?
• Ani's JSF sounds like nothing special, but there could be an interesting minifig included here!
• Funny to see that my prediction of the Smart Play sets all being based on the OT still holds true

Edited January 5 by BrickBob Studpants

[Darth_Bane13]

36 minutes ago, BrickPrick said:

WOOOOOOOOAH... I would gladly take that Bount Hunter Pursuit remake of your greedy hands, Lego! Holy hell, to say this thing is long overdue is putting it mighty mildly... but better late than never. 

What are the actual odds all these leaks happen on the very same day the super smart stuff is getting revealed? Somebody at Lego HQ wanted to soften the blow or something? 

I was so done with the theme after seeing the smart brick slop, but the Endor Village and Bounty Hunter Pursuit has rekindled my interest a bit.

[THELEGOBATMAN]

The Smart Brick sets... I don't have anything new to say. They are overpriced, don't look particularly good, and they've eaten like a third of this year's set slots. Not to mention that the concept as a whole is literally against the whole idea of how you play with LEGO.

The Summer list sounds quite interesting. Mini posters and icons sound like they could actually be good 18+ sets. The EPII chase is long overdue. The Bespin duel is great, especially after the last one was impossible to get. Ewok Village is going to be awesome too.

[Zap Rowsdower]

1 hour ago, Lobot said:

From the usual place - latest rumours:

• Ewok Village - $180
• Star Wars Mini-Movie Posters - $50
• Up-Scaled Darth Vader Minifig - $100
• Buildable Yoda - $150
• EPII Bounty Hunter Pursuit - $60
• Icons of Star Wars - $80
• Luke's X-Wing Microfighter -$15
• Luke vs Darth Vader: Bespin Duel
• Anakin's Jedi Starfighter - $30

2026 is suddenly looking a little more hopeful - bless the maker! 

 

What do you reckon the set numbers will be for these sets? Also, the additional smart sets and Mandalorian and Grogu sets. 

 

[Mandalorianknight]

56 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Some thoughts:

• I guess the Sandcrawler is the 14+ July set then? I'm curious about the minifig selection. Mando, Grogu, and a few Offworld Jawas are a given, but maybe Kuiil again? He wasn't present of course, but it'd be kinda strange to have a Jawa variant as the only exclusive or rare minifig in a big set like that  Plus the mould is still around!
• The AT-AT being the $180 set isn't surprising, but the $140 set being an Imp Shuttle surely is. I guess that means no new Razor Crest then? I mean, there are still more unknown M&G sets, but a new RC would surely be at least $120 and a new movie immediately getting 3 set north of $100 is kinda insane  

Unless they're seriously downsizing it, yeah, I guess it has to be, or if there's still unknown June sets. Part of me just assumed the sandcrawler would be appearing in TMAG, which I still wouldn't rule out, but you're right that it's probably just based on the S1 episodes. I think Kuill is a shoe-in and I wouldn't be surprised if an exclusive muddy mando and/or a buildable Mudhorn is included too.

EDIT: Hey, it is that $200 July set, and I was right- it's got a mudhorn. Sweet.

It is strange to me how much we're whittling down the options for ANH anniversary sets between the "smart" sets and now the mando sandcrawler. (Also why I think we might see the sandcrawler in TMAG- Surely an ANH one would sell better, right?). There's still plenty they could do- especially if ANH's 50th doesn't give us anything more than, say, ROTJ's 40th (I think it SHOULD get more, but still), but it's odd that we're voluntarily removing so many options. 

I'm laughing internally at the idea that the $75 set is the Razor Crest experiencing the same downsizing as Slave One, but I agree that it's most likely just not coming. Maybe those trailer shots are from the end of the movie, and it doesn't actually have much of a role? I assume Mando needs something to transport the bounty you would assume he's hunting in (especially if the protection mission rumor is true), but maybe they use an imperial shuttle to get in and out like on Endor.

43 minutes ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I was so done with the theme after seeing the smart brick slop, but the Endor Village and Bounty Hunter Pursuit has rekindled my interest a bit.

Seriously a genius move by lego, I'm fully of the opinion they purposefully let those leak today to offset the smart brick blow. This day could have driven me off the theme entirely, but knowing there's a sunrise beyond this march instead gives me the most hope I've had for this theme in the modern era. Look at those august sets- the designers are listening.

 

Now that we've seen the smart sets, I feel confident that the Advanced was chosen over the standard TIE because they wouldn't be able to fit a smart brick into the latter with the way they're building them.

 

Edit: I haven't seen many comments about them, so they may be lost in the shuffle, but we have looks at the boxes of the falcon, landspeeder, part of the cantina, and a new record for blurriest photo on the AT-ST box. Some of what's visible:

The AT-ST is incredibly blurry, but is either at a really weird angle or has a funko pop-level head proportion. It also has a lot more DBG than you'd expect.

The falcon looks to share some of it's dimensions with the midi-scale one, just taller and chunkier. It may have a new cockpit mold. The way the top saucer is built is completely different than others. It seems to rely on a 6x6 wedge plate for each quadrant...

The Landspeeder actually looks pretty solid.

The Cantina's too blurry for me to make much out about the build- what is presumably the dewback looks like an aircraft, though in my defense the box positioning is a little odd for that side build.

Edited January 5 by Mandalorianknight

[RODDY]

Bounty Hunter Pursuit at $60 is so perfect, nice affordable remake of a set that is more than twenty years overdue. I’ll be lining up for that one, no way it doesn’t sell out and get immediately back ordered. I have zero interest in the rest, though I’m happy for people who have been wanting a new Ewok Village and Sandcrawler. Very curious especially to see how the new Ewok Village fares to the old one, the old one is my favorite set in my collection.

[Yperio_Bricks]

58 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

The Smart Brick sets... I don't have anything new to say. They are overpriced, don't look particularly good, and they've eaten like a third of this year's set slots. Not to mention that the concept as a whole is literally against the whole idea of how you play with LEGO.

This sums it up perfectly for me 

[Calanon]

Ahh... new R2 with rotating head has a body with smart brick attached to back of torso, so it's flat. That makes me a lot less excited.

[Virginia_Bricks]

26 minutes ago, RODDY said:

Bounty Hunter Pursuit at $60 is so perfect, nice affordable remake of a set that is more than twenty years overdue. I’ll be lining up for that one, no way it doesn’t sell out and get immediately back ordered. I have zero interest in the rest, though I’m happy for people who have been wanting a new Ewok Village and Sandcrawler. Very curious especially to see how the new Ewok Village fares to the old one, the old one is my favorite set in my collection.

I think a lot of people will end up disappointed with the Ewok Village because of how good the old one was and is. That set retailed for $250 back in 2013 with 1,990 pieces. 

At $180 I'd guess we end up with 6-8 mini-figures (Leia, Luke, Han, C3PO/R2-D2/Chewbacca, and 2-3 Ewoks) and ~1,200 pieces. Probably just get two trees.

[Swordy]

New year, new forum.  Cheers.

Today’s LSW news has been a rollercoaster of emotion, to say the least… but I’m S-Wordy, so saying the least wouldn’t do.
(I definitely buy into the conspiracy theory of TLG intentionally leaking these sets the same day as the Smart Play sets. Well played, LEGO.)

The “smart” X-Wing looks bad and overpriced, no way around it. The fact that you can’t close the canopy is frankly depressing.

”Smart” TIE Advanced looks good from the front, at least—a severe shame about the back, though. The Imperial side build (I got no clue what it’s supposed to be, lol) in blue and black looks great. Overpriced and uninteresting; I’ll have to wait a little longer for a new and improved TIE Advanced.

The “smart” Death Star II Duel is, in my humble opinion, the best playset in recent memory—egregious price aside. The inclusion of the A-Wing—the best “smart” build yet and an otherwise great update—is a refreshingly inspired choice that harkens back to the playsets of yesteryear that valued the experience of the movie over the accuracy of the source material. The throne build looks great too. Perhaps my only gripe—beyond, again, that price tag—is that the marionette-duel function seems wonky in practice, and especially so if the minifigs aren’t looked into place. Nonetheless, a noble effort, and if this set were around $100 USD, then I’d call it the best LSW playset in a long time.

“Smart” Falcon looks like garbage. “Smart” Landspeeder isn’t that interesting of an update. The “smart” Cantina seems to have promise, but we’ll see soon enough. The AT-“Smart”T could be a solid update too, but again, we’ll see.
No personal interest in any of the recently rumored “smart” sets. Echo Base is not as interesting as Yavin IV to even the TESB superfan. R2 having a smart brick is such an obvious choice.

 

An Ewok village is music to my ears. It probably won’t include Force ghosts or be as impressive of a build as I could dream, but I’m content to see an update is coming. Having the ability to recreate the final shot of RotJ is a must for me.

Mini-movie posters sounds similar to 21340 Icons of the Space Age, so I can imagine seeing original stylized artworks instead of recreations of iconic posters.

Up-scaled Vader has been a long time coming, although I’m not sure about the $100 price tag. The HP maxifigs were $120 for two, and one of them even included a fabric element. Perhaps inflation is to blame? This doesn’t bode well, though.

Entirely uninterested in a buildable Yoda. I do expect an improvement on the shaping. Additionally, I’m curious whether it’ll be from the Prequels like last time or the Original Trilogy. I’m leaning toward the former, since a bright green lightsaber will always be more appealing to kids than a stick (better than bacon notwithstanding). Then again, if this is to be an 18+ build instead, then appeal to kids may be irrelevant.

*takes in a deep breath* BOUNTY HUNTER HUNTER PURSUIT? YES! YES! LET’S                     GOO! I STRONGLY DISLIKE EPISODE TWO, YES, BUT MY WORD THIS IS AMAZING! *exhales* Yeah, this is exciting, and definitely my most hyped LSW set of this year. I hope that Zam Wessel will be rendered with the utmost care—arm printing, new helmet mold, maybe even the return of sand purple—and that Obi-Wan and Anakin will be given proper updates that are in line with the movie—darker colours for Anakin than his 2013 minifig, and the return of the Kenobi hairpiece. I won’t hold my breath for it, but fourth minifig in Dexter Jettster, a new Padme, or even Jango Fett using the newly-returned violet blue would be great to see as well.

No clue what Icons of Star Wars is supposed to be; the price sounds too small to be comparable to the Hogwarts editions, and I can’t think of what novelty props can be rendered at that scale. I’d suggest Han Solo’s blaster if only TLG wasn’t against replicating realistic firearms.

Luke’s X-Wing microfighter is boring, sounding too similar to the X-Wing mech. Maybe the UCS figure will be thrown in for collectors’ sakes? At least, unlike with the mech, Artoo will be most definitely included.

A new Bespin duel? Why not? I’m a fan and owner of the 2020 set so I’m not likely to buy, but you never know. I could see a brighter tan fatigues Luke being the set’s novelty.

Anakin’s Jedi Starfighter is probably my second most-hyped LSW set of the coming year. It being the same price as Obi-Wan’s is a welcome return to form. A proper CW-armor Anakin is absolutely locked in, and that alone makes me excited. Additionally, I believe a Count Dooku is bound to come in this as well, especially to pair well with the V-19. Even if Ventress is reused, this set sounds like a must-have for any CW fan, of which I am one.

[Dolor]

For some reason I like all 7 SMART PLAY sets. I try to collect Throne Room and Millennium Falcon... and then all of them. I might even be only 1 here who likes design of these sets a lot. I don't by SW sets. I haven't seen these new TV shows. Not even LEGO Rebuild the Galaxy. Put Echo Base and those 2. I will by SW. I will start to follow SW.

Smart Bricks, minifigures, plates, will change LEGO forever. This is something awesome. 

[Kaijumeister]

Always enjoy reading your takes @Swordy, I agree the Death Star Final Duel does make for a fantastic playset purely in terms of the experience it offers. Even though both the TIE Advanced and X-Wing models are extremely lacklustre (guess Vader’s thankful his armour is pressurised), I do like that their sidebuilds are also intended to give a more holistic play experience than what we usually get with vehicles featuring antagonising minifigures without giving them any chance at putting up a fight. 

Either Dooku or a Magnaguard being included with Anakin’s Delta-7B makes sense to me. Magnaguards are some of my favourite droid designs and I’ve been itching to see an update. I doubt they’d reuse Ventress as Star Wars sets are typically decent at not reusing named characters the way Marvel does. 

I’m really shocked at just how much Lego are going all out for TMaG. It’s not inherently surprising but nonetheless, I guess there’ll be more to the film than meets the eye. Still holding out hope for confirmation of one or two Ahsoka sets but overall, I’m glad the theme has a very strong lineup for the year. I just hope the quality of the builds and minifigures are good.

Edited January 6 by Kaijumeister

[BrickBob Studpants]

26 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:

Still holding out hope for confirmation of one or two Ahsoka sets but overall, I’m glad the theme has a very strong lineup for the year. 

Indeed. The M&G and 2HY playsets in particular sound great, but it'll be quite a blemish on this year's overall output if there really are no Ahsoka S2 sets. Too early to tell though. Fingers crossed!

[BrickPrick]

3 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I was so done with the theme after seeing the smart brick slop, but the Endor Village and Bounty Hunter Pursuit has rekindled my interest a bit.

I expected the smart brick stuff to be somewhat slop and I wasn't disappointed in that regard. But as long as there is enough worthwhile sets to get out of this theme, which there are plenty for me, I won't abandon it for good. Like given all these different sub-themes, it's only natural to pick and choose certain formats over others. 

2 hours ago, Dolor said:

Smart Bricks, minifigures, plates, will change LEGO forever. This is something awesome. 

If it's successful enough, that is... If it's not, it will be just end up being another wet fart in the wind. If I had to guess it will be buried as one of many failed Lego experiments sooner rather than later. Like this will be more Nexo Knight and less Ninjago. 

 

On Lego's website they hype up the Smart Play system as "their most revolutionary innovation since the invention of the minifigure in 1978". It's good they are not lacking in confidence or anything. Now let's see if it even has remotely the same long lasting impact than the minifigure had ever since. 

To all people who want to experience this tragedy for themself, Beyond the Brick got hands-on with the X-Wing and TIE Advanced. You can also see the Emperor's Throne Room and the Cantina casually chilling there. 

What do you think of that tiny brick-built Dewback, @Mandalorianknight? Is that everyone you ever hoped for? 

Edited January 6 by BrickPrick

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

I think a lot of people will end up disappointed with the Ewok Village because of how good the old one was and is. That set retailed for $250 back in 2013 with 1,990 pieces. 

At $180 I'd guess we end up with 6-8 mini-figures (Leia, Luke, Han, C3PO/R2-D2/Chewbacca, and 2-3 Ewoks) and ~1,200 pieces. Probably just get two trees.

Again, I think we can be a lot more optimistic here. The Yavin playset three years ago had 12 minifigures, and was cheaper. I would say we'll see at least that 12. If we're really lucky, we might get to finally see some force ghosts, but that's wishful thinking. Either way, I think we'll definitely see well over 6-8 figures.

1 hour ago, Kaijumeister said:

Either Dooku or a Magnaguard being included with Anakin’s Delta-7B makes sense to me. Magnaguards are some of my favourite droid designs and I’ve been itching to see an update. I doubt they’d reuse Ventress as Star Wars sets are typically decent at not reusing named characters the way Marvel does. 

I’m really shocked at just how much Lego are going all out for TMaG. It’s not inherently surprising but nonetheless, I guess there’ll be more to the film than meets the eye. Still holding out hope for confirmation of one or two Ahsoka sets but overall, I’m glad the theme has a very strong lineup for the year. I just hope the quality of the builds and minifigures are good.

Yeah, I think we really have a chance at Dooku.

At the end of the day it is a movie, I think every movie since the disney era began's received at least 5 sets before release and more shortly after.

Though with TMAG, I maintain they aren't trying to make the movie good per say as to make it fun. Just a nice popcorn adventure movie to win back some goodwill -Ryan Gosling's "Drive but in space" being another one of these- before they try and swing for the fences again.

59 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Indeed. The M&G and 2HY playsets in particular sound great, but it'll be quite a blemish on this year's overall output if there really are no Ahsoka S2 sets. Too early to tell though. Fingers crossed!

I still think they're likely just september/october sets.

5 minutes ago, BrickPrick said:

I expected the smart brick stuff to be somewhat slop and I wasn't disappointed in that regard. But as long as there is enough worthwhile sets to get out of this theme, which there are plenty for me, I won't abandon it for good. Like given all these different sub-themes, it's only natural to pick and choose certain formats over others. 

If it's successful enough, that is... If it's not, it will be just end up being another wet fart in the wind. If I had to guess it will be buried as one of many failed Lego experiments sooner rather than later. Like this will be more Nexo Knight and less Ninjago. 

On Lego's website they hype up the Smart Play system as "their most revolutionary innovation since the invention of the minifigure in 1978". It's good they are not lacking in confidence or anything. Let's see if it even has remotely the same long lasting impact than the minifigure had ever since. 

Yup- which again harkens to how wise it was to let the summer set info leak this wave. Knowing there's still plenty of good "dumb" sets on the horizon softens the blow immensely.

Eh, even Nexo Knights made it the planned 3 years. I think Smart Bricks are more likely to go the way of Vidyo, especially with these prices. Kids seeing "Dumb" sets on the same shelf that look so much better for the same cost- especially the "dumb" sets coming with more figures- is going to be a big detriment to the "smart" sets.

That's especially funny considering Mario is the same technology, isn't it? Would not the Mario fig be the revolutionary innovation, and this is just putting it into a more normal-shaped brick?

[ARC2149Nova]

Who would possibly be the SMART figures for Echo Base? Luke (again)? I also don't care for any new Hoth stuff until they fix the Rebel Trooper design (go back to the 2016 style/colors), maybe if they give us some new Hoth extras, but given how small the other SMART sets are, probably pass.

BHP is a Godsend. Zam Wesell!  Another Anakin Starfighter is meh, but an updated Anakin (and maybe Phase I Rex?) would be worth it. Seems like a pretty meh year for me. I've got no interest in Mando and Grogu, SMART sets are a really bad idea (though I like Vader's TIE), the rest is just noise to me.

Looks like another year of Bricklinking old stuff.

[Lordhelmet]

3 hours ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

At $180 I'd guess we end up with 6-8 mini-figures (Leia, Luke, Han, C3PO/R2-D2/Chewbacca, and 2-3 Ewoks) and ~1,200 pieces. Probably just get two trees.

If it’s a remake of the last Leia and teebo then it’s worth the price tag based on those two minute costs alone vs buying them on bricklink.

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Again, I think we can be a lot more optimistic here. The Yavin playset three years ago had 12 minifigures, and was cheaper. I would say we'll see at least that 12. If we're really lucky, we might get to finally see some force ghosts, but that's wishful thinking. Either way, I think we'll definitely see well over 6-8 figures.

Agreed on the optimism, a set like this needs to be minifigure heavy.

4 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

It is strange to me how much we're whittling down the options for ANH anniversary sets between the "smart" sets and now the mando sandcrawler. (Also why I think we might see the sandcrawler in TMAG- Surely an ANH one would sell better, right?).

This is strange to me, with the sand crawler now added to the list it leaves tantive iv, midi scale Star destroyer, Lars homestead, ronto, bantha, y wing, normal tie fighter, and yavin that won’t be on the shelves?  I think I everything else will be covered with a current set on shelves for the 50th.

[Darth Malgus]

8 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

These smart brick sets have killed what little interest I had left in this theme. I'm more excited about what castle or LOTR has to offer this year, and I say this as someone whose always had Star Wars as my #1 theme. 

I am quickly heading that way. It is a theme that has lost its way.  The last few years have been tough on long term collectors.  We got smart bricks in the same few days where we get a Sauron bust with minifigure (just rubs salt into SW fans wounds tbh), one line has better designers for sure.

[Mandalorianknight]

Just now, Darth Malgus said:

I am quickly heading that way. It is a theme that has lost its way.  The last few years have been tough on long term collectors.  We got smart bricks in the same few days where we get a Sauron bust with minifigure (just rubs salt into SW fans wounds tbh), one line has better designers for sure.

To be fair, the designers aren't the ones doing this. It's not like if you swapped the teams we'd be getting Golumn's "smart" fish and a 10,000 piece endor bunker this year. The smart brick push was 100% something from execs trying to integrate technology because they seem dead-set on forcing it in rather than seeing Lego as the alternative to tech as entertainment.

I think the lineup of summer sets alone proves that somebody at the company is looking out for us. (Though if those set names hadn't leaked today, seeing the smart reveal would 100% have me expressing similar sentiments to you about the theme losing it's way, because I think it did. I just think we're seeing that, even with the smart interference, there's at least some attempt to regain the way.)

1 hour ago, Lordhelmet said:

Agreed on the optimism, a set like this needs to be minifigure heavy.

This is strange to me, with the sand crawler now added to the list it leaves tantive iv, midi scale Star destroyer, Lars homestead, ronto, bantha, y wing, normal tie fighter, and yavin that won’t be on the shelves?  I think I everything else will be covered with a current set on shelves for the 50th.

And even in that list, we can rule a good number of them out (No way we're getting another Yavin only 4 years after the last one when it took us 24 to get one in the first place. Similarly, I don't think the lars homestead or Ronto would actually carry a system set, or that the Bantha could hold down a set more than $10.) In terms of system sets, that leaves us with the tantive, Y-wing, and normal TIE. And I guess the imperial Landing Craft? Though it would be pretty ironic for lego to release a set based on that at the same time disney releases the version of the film without it.

If lego views the smart sets as different enough from system ones, we've got a real shot, but otherwise I think the most we can hope for is a TIE fighter vs Y-wing dual pack and some form of Tantive IV, be it system or UCS. I hope they do- celebrating the 50th of the entire universe without an X-wing or Falcon feels weird, especially considering that both vehicles are primed for a new definitive version.

[Meaf]

I think the thing that just fundamentally seems like it will completely kneecap the smart sets are the prices. The builds being shitty might not be a huge issue for a lot of kids, but any kid old enough to have even the most rudimentary understanding of money will look at a smart set and another set of the same price, then pick the latter because it's like twice as big. I guess maybe the market is just supposed to be young kids? But even then you still have to factor in parents, who obviously are going to be paying attention to the prices (especially in this economy). Just cannot see how these things will take off, at least as things stand.

[SpacePolice89]

I hope that most SW sets will still be normal ones (and this goes for other themes as well). Does anyone have any idea on how the ratio will be (smart vs. normal sets)?

[Dolor]

LEGO SMART Play System

• SMART Bricks
• SMART Tags
• SMART Minifigures

[CloneCommando99]

3 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

And I guess the imperial Landing Craft?

There’s a non-zero chance that the sentinel might be the imperial shuttle class in M&G. Filoni and Favreau already showed us with the AT AT and Zeb having a significant role that M&G may be harkening back to Rebels. So the sentinel shuttle would do both that and convey that the Empire is so low on resources that officers have to use the standard troop transports.

I’m going to guess that the shuttle is the set that comes with the main imperial warlord since the AT AT is supposed to be the opening. Maybe we also see Pellaeon? But it’s most likely going to be just Jonny Coyne’s Shadow Council member from Mando S3 who is confirmed to be in the movie.

 

Last night in a nutshell:

Day #257 of asking for one. It looks like it may take a while.

9 hours ago, Dolor said:

For some reason I like all 7 SMART PLAY sets. I try to collect Throne Room and Millennium Falcon... and then all of them. I might even be only 1 here who likes design of these sets a lot. I don't by SW sets. I haven't seen these new TV shows. Not even LEGO Rebuild the Galaxy. Put Echo Base and those 2. I will by SW. I will start to follow SW.

Smart Bricks, minifigures, plates, will change LEGO forever. This is something awesome. 

Glad someone’s happy. But I just dislike the concept vehemently.

[Rwbricks]

I was thinking about the Lars Homestead and how that could be incorporated into a set not on its own. I thought that if it were included as a side-build with the Sandcrawler, that might work. Alas, it does not seem like that will be the case. 
 

I’m very excited to see these upcoming sets. It sounds like they have the potential to have some real hits on their hands, many long overdue. I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for the majority of a wave. 
 

Also, I kind-of like the Smart Falcon. It looks like a fun chibi version, if only it weren’t way overpriced and with the new gimmick. 

[BrickPrick]

11 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

This has to be it, I bet it was that anti-leak guy they hired awhile back. It was a genius move- especially considering how many long-requested sets and figures will be making an appearance this summer. Very well played, lego.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still vehemently opposed to the concept of smart sets. But leaking all these long requested sets the same day was an amazing move. I would never have expected more than 1 or 2 of these sets based on how things had been going the last few years, and am estatic to see lego turning it around. (The Mando movie helps somewhat, but it didn't give us that Ewok Village, or the new Bespin Duel, or Bounty Hunter Pursuit)

Always missed replying to this posting amidst the controlled chaos in here. 

Yeah, it simply can't be a coincidence. And if it was... Intentionally or not, somebody just did Lego a huge favor. And for some of us fans as well. As no matter how critical you are of the Smart Play stuff, this surprising summer wave news is a welcome change of pace. It just immediately lights up the mood. That's how I feel about it, anyways.

By the way, happy for all of you guys who never had a good chance of getting the Bespin Luke due to vastly limited availability. 

9 hours ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

I think a lot of people will end up disappointed with the Ewok Village because of how good the old one was and is. That set retailed for $250 back in 2013 with 1,990 pieces. 

At $180 I'd guess we end up with 6-8 mini-figures (Leia, Luke, Han, C3PO/R2-D2/Chewbacca, and 2-3 Ewoks) and ~1,200 pieces. Probably just get two trees.

Always depends on your level of expectations. If somebody, for whatever reason, expects MBS level of quality and quantity out of a much cheaper set over a decade later, then they will undoubtedly be disappointed. But if someone can be fine with the idea of getting another Yavin 4 style of huge play set, which this is probably gonna be, then it can be alright. Let's just hope the trees and vegetation has much less 4+ character in the Ewok Village this time around. 

6 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Eh, even Nexo Knights made it the planned 3 years. I think Smart Bricks are more likely to go the way of Vidyo, especially with these prices. Kids seeing "Dumb" sets on the same shelf that look so much better for the same cost- especially the "dumb" sets coming with more figures- is going to be a big detriment to the "smart" sets.

That's especially funny considering Mario is the same technology, isn't it? Would not the Mario fig be the revolutionary innovation, and this is just putting it into a more normal-shaped brick?

Yeah, even that had it's 100+ worth of sets. Don't know about a three year plan and whether they wanted to make it the next big thing or not. But compared to their own Ninjago... it feels super small. So I opted for that comparison. But now that I see it... Vidyo is the much more appropriate one!

If I had to take an uneducated guess why they hype it to heaven now and not a couple of years ago, then I would say maybe because they are now feeling much more confident about it. Confident enough to push it across various (un)licenced Lego themes. Rather than it being known as just "the Mario gimmick", so to speak. It's now THE SMART PLAY SYSTEM.