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

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

One Piece and Ninjago continue to humiliate SW in design and variety. Can we just get the Ninjago guys on something SW already?

Like maybe a TIE Avenger (#344)

I wouldn't blame the star wars designers for that- the lack of variety is probably not driven by them. And of course, the themes aren't without crossover- Aaron Newman made the Vader bust, for one, but I'm sure there's more crossover.

 

We can also see the limitations the designers work with- Daniel Lehmann has stated that he was trying to get the TMAG AT-RT smaller than the 327th one, and says he was only able to get the legs to be slightly more squat due to other requirements of the build. He also states he was told to make Ahsoka's interceptor the same scale as previous ones, so no getting around that. (Lehmann's great- you can tell from his statements that he loves star wars and knows the lore.)

9 hours ago, Meaf said:

It feels like exposed studs are becoming a bit of a lost art in official sets honestly. Obviously it's more appropriate for something like a star fighter or the like to mostly be smooth just to make it look better/more accurate, but there's something to be said for a vehicle that's just covered in studs.

Absolutely. Something that's supposed to be sleek should be studless, but studded surfaces work great for greebling and weathering.

[Kaijumeister]

3 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I wouldn't blame the star wars designers for that- the lack of variety is probably not driven by them. And of course, the themes aren't without crossover- Aaron Newman made the Vader bust, for one, but I'm sure there's more crossover.

We can also see the limitations the designers work with- Daniel Lehmann has stated that he was trying to get the TMAG AT-RT smaller than the 327th one, and says he was only able to get the legs to be slightly more squat due to other requirements of the build. He also states he was told to make Ahsoka's interceptor the same scale as previous ones, so no getting around that. (Lehmann's great- you can tell from his statements that he loves star wars and knows the lore.)

I’m guessing these design insights are on Brickset? That’s really cool, I need to check them out more often.

I had a feeling Aaron Newman was involved with the bust, given how strong the build is. With that and the Iron Man statue, I’m glad he’s getting involved in licensed themes. 

And yeah it’s not a designer issue, reminds me of the designer of the Hulk Monster Truck mentioning it’s something they were told to do much to their bemusement.

Edited April 4 by Kaijumeister

[CloneCommando99]

I wanted to make an Easter meme. This is the best I could think of without complication.

345 days of such an eggcellent campaign.

 

 

I really hope the armoured Officer for the trailers is in the AT AT. I really need an imperial field commander. So far I only have Agent Kallus. Also we really need a Battlepack to expand imperial forces.

On 4/2/2026 at 5:58 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

Yeah, I meant those. I guess the AT-RT also technically counts.

It’s a shame really. I literally had the Pellaeon mentality/ hope for this year.

But where are we? Still no versatile battlepacks, 2 extremely expensive sets. The cheapest global set with a stormtrooper is the Razor Crest. We’re now in the 2nd year of a no new dumb TIE Fighters streak regardless of the Avenger. The only medium sized vehicle is the AT RT. Ahsoka S2 sets currently being MIA…
 

Sorry if this feels like I’m whining. 
(Also, why doesn’t Pellaeon just use his Viltrumite powers to help the remnant? Is he stupid?)

[BrickBob Studpants]

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Ahsoka S2 sets currently being MIA…

S2 still has no release date, not even a rumoured one, so can you really blame them?  They probably wanna avoid another Skeleton Crew situation. My guess would be November/December for the show and January or March for the sets.

[Mandalorianknight]

On 4/4/2026 at 7:08 PM, Kaijumeister said:

I’m guessing these design insights are on Brickset? That’s really cool, I need to check them out more often.

I had a feeling Aaron Newman was involved with the bust, given how strong the build is. With that and the Iron Man statue, I’m glad he’s getting involved in licensed themes. 

And yeah it’s not a designer issue, reminds me of the designer of the Hulk Monster Truck mentioning it’s something they were told to do much to their bemusement.

Oh yeah, there's plenty of them.

The crossover between themes to fit designer strengths is really nice.

Yup. Even the oft-maligned mechs aren't the fault of the mech guy (I forget his name, but no disrespect to him, he makes excellent mechs)- he's good at making mechs and presumably enjoys it, but he's not walking into the office and forcing John Lego to put mechs everywhere. He just gets assigned according to his strengths.

10 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I really hope the armoured Officer for the trailers is in the AT AT. I really need an imperial field commander. So far I only have Agent Kallus. Also we really need a Battlepack to expand imperial forces.

It’s a shame really. I literally had the Pellaeon mentality/ hope for this year.

But where are we? Still no versatile battlepacks, 2 extremely expensive sets. The cheapest global set with a stormtrooper is the Razor Crest. We’re now in the 2nd year of a no new dumb TIE Fighters streak regardless of the Avenger. The only medium sized vehicle is the AT RT. Ahsoka S2 sets currently being MIA…

Sorry if this feels like I’m whining. 
(Also, why doesn’t Pellaeon just use his Viltrumite powers to help the remnant? Is he stupid?)

Still a vast improvement from last year. It's rough, but we're improving. Hopefully 2027 gets us a new quintessential TIE, a dewback, imperial battle pack, and/or some spacetroopers.

 

 

I received the Advanced polybag and Mando's speeder today, and interestingly I think they both have the same issue and reason for it:

Advanced: At the end of the day it's a polybag and it does what it needs to do, but I'm going to talk about it anyway. I'm really impressed by the connection of the wings to the fuselage, some fun part usage of that ...1x6 inverted part? I don't know what it's called. But great shaping achieved for that segment of the build, especially for a polybag. I feel like the wings could have been done differently to avoid gaps. If you replace the 1x8 plates with 1x6 ones, swap the 2x4 tiles for plates, and add 4 black 1x6 tiles, you pretty much remove the gaps and get better wing proportions. Given it's a polybag there's a real chance those 4 1x6 tiles would have been too much, though, and I'm not sure where I'd remove material to get those tiles in. A tricky situation at that scale, but I feel like there HAS to be some way to remove the gaps whilst keeping it stable and without more parts- I may attempt this later if I have time.

Mando's speeder: I'm torn on this, because having it in hand it is a really cute set, but it really isn't as accurate as you'd expect for the theme, and I think kids DO care about something like Mando not being able to sit and hold the controls at the same time. (He CAN hold the controls, he just ends up misaligned with the studs so he's not really sitting, moreso hovering over the seat.) Another one where I feel like there has to be a solution, but I can't see it and at the piece count the set's at I don't know what I would change. Like with the Advanced, I may look at seeing if there's a different way to do the controls, but I'm a lot less confident I'd be able to find something here.

Edited April 6 by Mandalorianknight
Didn't want to double post.

[Kaijumeister]

12 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Oh yeah, there's plenty of them.

Still a vast improvement from last year. It's rough, but we're improving. Hopefully 2027 gets us a new quintessential TIE, a dewback, imperial battle pack, and/or some spacetroopers.

I received the Advanced polybag and Mando's speeder today, and interestingly I think they both have the same issue and reason for it:

Been having a read through of them this morning, really good stuff there. I appreciate when designers take the time to share their experience developing a set when there really is no obligation to do so in the first place.

I pray that when it comes to the 50th anniversary, the bigwigs at Billund restrain themselves from salivating over what new black box 18+ set concept needs to be introduced and instead focus on what works. It’s interesting how much the overall sentiment for LSW has been shifting toward just wanting the theme to produce more good sets as a whole, even Solid Brix pointed it out in his review of the busts. The set list for next year is definitely a step in the right direction.

It’s awesome how the polybags this year are far cooler than they need to be. Both the X1 and Razor Crest builds are a step above the usual standard.

And yeah I agree, a set being for kids is no excuse to make them overly simplistic. Minifigure interactivity with speeder bike controls or ship cockpits is such an underrated aspect of making a set immersive IMO. It’s easy enough to mod but I would like to see more detail in ship cockpits where there are joysticks etc. for a minifigure to hold (or at least look like they’re holding) as opposed to just a display console.

As for Mando’s speeder itself, the paint roller piece would look fairly accurate for the controls, although I’d be unsure how to incorporate them. Perhaps with two of the rounded 1x2 plate with open studs?

Edited April 6 by Kaijumeister

[CloneCommando99]

https://www.polygon.com/mark-hamill-interview-lego-hq/
You were the chosen one! You were supposed to bring balance to the franchise, not leave it in Smart Play.

 

uj/ What does it say about how well Smart Play is doing if they’re having to bring in the big guns? I know Anthony Daniel’s and Dave Filoni have already been doing promos. But that was prior to release. They’re afraid, when was the last time Lego poured so much marketing into new sets? When most of the time sets just don’t get much marketing. I can’t even remember the last time I saw a LSW advert before Smart Play.

 

 

Day #346 of the grind.

[Virginia_Bricks]

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

https://www.polygon.com/mark-hamill-interview-lego-hq/
You were the chosen one! You were supposed to bring balance to the franchise, not leave it in Smart Play.

 

uj/ What does it say about how well Smart Play is doing if they’re having to bring in the big guns? I know Anthony Daniel’s and Dave Filoni have already been doing promos. But that was prior to release. They’re afraid, when was the last time Lego poured so much marketing into new sets? When most of the time sets just don’t get much marketing. I can’t even remember the last time I saw a LSW advert before Smart Play.

Lego wants to compete against electronic toys directly so no surprise they are pouring marketing dollars into this. I'm fine with that as long as it doesn't cannibalize analog toys. 

[Darth_Bane13]

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

uj/ What does it say about how well Smart Play is doing if they’re having to bring in the big guns? I know Anthony Daniel’s and Dave Filoni have already been doing promos. But that was prior to release. They’re afraid, when was the last time Lego poured so much marketing into new sets? When most of the time sets just don’t get much marketing. I can’t even remember the last time I saw a LSW advert before Smart Play.

They can afford to pour all this money into marketing for Smart Play, yet apparently they can't afford to give minifigs dual molded legs in the $1000 Death Star.

[Mandalorianknight]

8 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Been having a read through of them this morning, really good stuff there. I appreciate when designers take the time to share their experience developing a set when there really is no obligation to do so in the first place.

I pray that when it comes to the 50th anniversary, the bigwigs at Billund restrain themselves from salivating over what new black box 18+ set concept needs to be introduced and instead focus on what works. It’s interesting how much the overall sentiment for LSW has been shifting toward just wanting the theme to produce more good sets as a whole, even Solid Brix pointed it out in his review of the busts. The set list for next year is definitely a step in the right direction.

It’s awesome how the polybags this year are far cooler than they need to be. Both the X1 and Razor Crest builds are a step above the usual standard.

And yeah I agree, a set being for kids is no excuse to make them overly simplistic. Minifigure interactivity with speeder bike controls or ship cockpits is such an underrated aspect of making a set immersive IMO. It’s easy enough to mod but I would like to see more detail in ship cockpits where there are joysticks etc. for a minifigure to hold (or at least look like they’re holding) as opposed to just a display console.

As for Mando’s speeder itself, the paint roller piece would look fairly accurate for the controls, although I’d be unsure how to incorporate them. Perhaps with two of the rounded 1x2 plate with open studs?

Oh yeah, it's great. I think my favorites are probably from Adam Grabowski, he puts a lot of info in. 

Yup. I really, really hope we get more of an LSW anniversary type wave than the typical movie anniversary brickheadz pack/black box set or two/one system set. This is the 50th of the movie that's the reason we have a franchise in the first place. I would really love a wave of system sets and some anniversary figs (ideally mcquarrie designs, I think it would be neat).

The X1 is very nice, the Crest might be the best-designed set of the entire year. Really shows that a set doesn't need to be a giant 18+ thing to have some excellent shaping and techniques.

Yup. I'm OK with the consoles in starfighters, since looking into the cockpits there's not often a clear joystick (X-wings being a notable exception), but when it's something where there's obvious handles- and ESPECIALLY when it's externally visible- I think it's important for the character to be able to hold the controls. 

I think so- the issue being the large bridle harness piece doesn't really incorporate those well. It's a smart part usage in general but I can't help but think an assembly of smaller bricks may have been better here.

5 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

What does it say about how well Smart Play is doing if they’re having to bring in the big guns? I know Anthony Daniel’s and Dave Filoni have already been doing promos. But that was prior to release. They’re afraid, when was the last time Lego poured so much marketing into new sets? When most of the time sets just don’t get much marketing. I can’t even remember the last time I saw a LSW advert before Smart Play.

Had this happened in march I would have said I don't think it means anything- clearly they're trying to make a major push here- but the fact that it's a month after release does make me wonder a bit, as does the fact that this is clearly meant to market the smart sets to adults- a demographic they were clearly not designed for.

1 hour ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

They can afford to pour all this money into marketing for Smart Play, yet apparently they can't afford to give minifigs dual molded legs in the $1000 Death Star.

tbf it's not only a different set line but a different type of budget entirely. This is part of the marketing budget, obviously, not part of what they can fit into the set.

[Kit Figsto]

Pure anecdotal evidence, but my local Targets seem to be fully stocked on Smart Play sets - which is almost never the case for new SW releases.  Pretty much every set, even the ones that (in my opinion) are extremely overpriced (MTT or CTT last summer, for example) are cleaned out for at least a few weeks before they get a new shipment.  Unless these are flying off the shelves and being replenished immediately, they don't seem to be moving very quickly...

Curious what others have seen.  They've definitely put effort into the rollout of them, because they're either on endcaps or separate displays at each store I've seen - including displays near the front of the store in non-toy areas. 

Upon watching some of the reviews and just having time to sort of digest them, I don't hate that they're doing something new.  I think it's interesting that the brick is a synthesizer and can theoretically be used in near infinite ways in the future, instead of having pre-programmed sounds.  The downside is that 

A) they used SW as a the rollout, where generic sounds don't really work as well

B) the prices are, frankly, absurd (especially considering they paywalled the brick - if every set came with at least one brick, okay, fine, but is this really where we're at with LSW pricing?  These sets in particular are supposed to be for kids, not adult display pieces!)

I've seen a lot of YouTube comments that they should've rolled this out with, say, Creator or City, and I completely agree.  I think a buildable dinosaur or grizzly bear that makes animal noises when you move it would be awesome!  I think hearing generic LEGO-minifigure speak out of a City construction worker when you place them into a dump truck would be great!  The problem was just attaching it to a known, popular IP where, as I've said before, it feels like they were forced to integrate the smart brick into sets, instead of designing sets AROUND the smart brick, which Creator/City would've given them the freedom to do.  

[Darth_Bane13]

2 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

tbf it's not only a different set line but a different type of budget entirely. This is part of the marketing budget, obviously, not part of what they can fit into the set.

Smart play clearly has a much larger marketing budget than normal. I don't think it's a reach to say they could redirect all that money on making their product better, that actually sells.

[Mandalorianknight]

6 minutes ago, Kit Figsto said:

Pure anecdotal evidence, but my local Targets seem to be fully stocked on Smart Play sets - which is almost never the case for new SW releases.  Pretty much every set, even the ones that (in my opinion) are extremely overpriced (MTT or CTT last summer, for example) are cleaned out for at least a few weeks before they get a new shipment.  Unless these are flying off the shelves and being replenished immediately, they don't seem to be moving very quickly...

Curious what others have seen.  They've definitely put effort into the rollout of them, because they're either on endcaps or separate displays at each store I've seen - including displays near the front of the store in non-toy areas. 

B) the prices are, frankly, absurd (especially considering they paywalled the brick - if every set came with at least one brick, okay, fine, but is this really where we're at with LSW pricing?  These sets in particular are supposed to be for kids, not adult display pieces!)

Same here. My Walmart didn't even stock all of them, but the ones they did (Advanced, Landspeeder, Training, and I believe the X-wing/Falcon/AT-ST but I wasn't exactly memorizing the shelves) haven't been doing well. It looks like they may have sold one Advanced, but the others haven't moved at all. And to be clear, this walmart recently removed the sales off any star wars sets that had them because the copies were starting to sell more.

Same here as well- they have their own endcap and display. I know at least one other store did the same because a very confused friend asked me about one of the displays.

This is a major issue. I'm sure there's stuff we don't see, but the prices also feel inconsistent? Like the Falcon is probably only 10-15% off from being a good deal, but some of the other sets are just brutal.

 

Just watched the Maul show. I'll be more comprehensive in the spoiler (I won't straight up spoil anything beyond the first scene but just in case people want to go in without knowing any plot details), but suffice it to say, this show ROCKS. Maul is clearly a villain, there are good guys, we get some Mandalorians and related gear (Shocker, putting mandalorians in a show makes me like it more), and all my other worries have been assuaged. I need figures of Rook and her guys immediately.

Spoiler

Alright, so, Mandos first. The Blackout Mandalorians are AWESOME and I really want minifigures. The resurgance of the Aka'jor is also great to see. Rook herself is set up clearly as his second-in command, too. I wouldn't mind getting some more info on why she's so loyal to him and if the Blackout Mandos are part of clan Kast or just mercenaries she leads, but regardless, this is all great stuff.

Maul is full Maul here, no random turn against injustice or something like Boba. He wants revenge, and since Sidious is a target so is the empire, but he doesn't care about them discarding the clones or disarming Ryloth or whatever. His whole thing is revenge, and believing Kenobi dead, his next targets are any criminals who abandoned him and eventually Palpatine.

Devon is NOT the main character, which was my other concern (because Maul should be the main character and if Devon was it'd spoil that she doesn't actually become a villain). She's also not nearly as annoying as the young protagonists of star wars often start out as- I didn't love her first scene, but she's so far done a solid job. The animators and voice actress do an excellent job showing her start to wonder if Maul really is someone she could learn from.

Lawson is probably the main protagonist, and he's great. I picked up the tie-in comic a few days ago which sort of pre-loaded me on his character, but he's awesome. 

Sort of on the Lawson note, it's really cool to see a planetary police force and some civilian star wars stuff, like speeder trucks and apartment interiors. 

Oh, also, I love spydroid, he's great. He and Chopper would get along concerningly well.

 

[Kaijumeister]

3 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I think so- the issue being the large bridle harness piece doesn't really incorporate those well. It's a smart part usage in general but I can't help but think an assembly of smaller bricks may have been better here.

Agreed, I guess it was just a matter of being limited by the number of pieces they could use. I remember the Trouble on Tatooine version of the speeder having a more complex but accurate build.

(Also, is it just me or does that speeder that Mando uses on Tatooine look incredibly uncomfortable for one’s posture?)

1 hour ago, Kit Figsto said:

I’ve seen a lot of YouTube comments that they should've rolled this out with, say, Creator or City, and I completely agree.  I think a buildable dinosaur or grizzly bear that makes animal noises when you move it would be awesome!  I think hearing generic LEGO-minifigure speak out of a City construction worker when you place them into a dump truck would be great!

Solid take and one I echo. From the promotional videos for the Smart Brick that don’t involve Star Wars builds, you can see the potential is indeed there for it to be fun AND not necessarily demand that the entire build be twisted and turned simply to accommodate the smart brick itself either.

I think another challenging aspect of incorporating the SB into these Star Wars sets in particular is that exercising multiple functions in certain sets either requires multiple smart bricks to execute them concurrently, or necessitates moving the SB around (which makes the 45-minute battery life that much more limiting). This isn’t so much an issue for small-ish vehicles like the TIE / X-Wing / Landspeeder, but the cantina, Falcon, Dagobah training, and DSII duel all fall into this trap. It’s the irony of having an ‘all in one’ piece of tech that can scan stimuli, synthesise sound, produce lights, and so on -  yes it can ‘do it all’, but you’re going to need at least two for any build that isn’t a small one-person vehicle. That’s immediately a problem when accessing SBs is already price-locked. 

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Just watched the Maul show. I'll be more comprehensive in the spoiler (I won't straight up spoil anything beyond the first scene but just in case people want to go in without knowing any plot details), but suffice it to say, this show ROCKS.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, it’s encouraging to see how much people are enjoying the show so far as a whole. I’m planning to start watching it next week when there are a couple more episodes to start with.

Curious why there’s no Lego representation of the show that we know of, especially as Lucasfilm would be providing some degree of guidance over what they would like to see as a licensor too. Hasbro has covered the show quite well so far (apples and oranges yes, but nonetheless), it’s a shame Lego are choosing to ignore it in favour of going all in with Mando, but also that Lucasfilm would have no issue with it.

Speaking of Mando, some high-res pictures of standees from Advanced Graphics are going around now - including some images of the mercenary droids, as well as images of a Disney Store figure set based on the film featuring Embo. Makes me slightly hopeful that Lucasfilm haven’t been that secretive this time and we may see these characters in Lego form. I just hope the ‘Hutt and Droid’ set isn’t a buildable.

Edited April 7 by Kaijumeister

[CloneCommando99]

 

5 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Just watched the Maul show. I'll be more comprehensive in the spoiler (I won't straight up spoil anything beyond the first scene but just in case people want to go in without knowing any plot details), but suffice it to say, this show ROCKS. Maul is clearly a villain, there are good guys, we get some Mandalorians and related gear (Shocker, putting mandalorians in a show makes me like it more), and all my other worries have been assuaged. I need figures of Rook and her guys immediately.

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Maul is full Maul here, no random turn against injustice or something like Boba. He wants revenge, and since Sidious is a target so is the empire, but he doesn't care about them discarding the clones or disarming Ryloth or whatever. His whole thing is revenge, and believing Kenobi dead, his next targets are any criminals who abandoned him and eventually Palpatine.

Devon is NOT the main character, which was my other concern (because Maul should be the main character and if Devon was it'd spoil that she doesn't actually become a villain). She's also not nearly as annoying as the young protagonists of star wars often start out as- I didn't love her first scene, but she's so far done a solid job. The animators and voice actress do an excellent job showing her start to wonder if Maul really is someone she could learn from.

Lawson is probably the main protagonist, and he's great. I picked up the tie-in comic a few days ago which sort of pre-loaded me on his character, but he's awesome. 

Sort of on the Lawson note, it's really cool to see a planetary police force and some civilian star wars stuff, like speeder trucks and apartment interiors. 

Oh, also, I love spydroid, he's great. He and Chopper would get along concerningly well.

 

We’re only 2 episodes in and it’s already everything that TBoBF should have been.

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The animation and voice acting is just pristine. Sam Witwer continues to be an absolute delight. No honourable motive, no ideological drive… Maul just wants revenge plain and simple. And honestly that’s a really refreshing take on resistance against the Empire. 

Devon is very interesting. I, and assumably George Lucas, can’t wait to witness the actual events that lead to her inevitable fall to the dark side. But for different reasons.

Lawson is who Syril wished he was.

I agree. I can’t wait to see the empire slowly creep in and push Lawson to the edge. It’ll create an interesting conflict. 
 

Imagine if a Buildable spy droid is the only set the show gets. I hope not. 

 

5 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Curious why there’s no Lego representation of the show that we know of, especially as Lucasfilm would be providing some degree of guidance over what they would like to see as a licensor too. Hasbro has covered the show quite well so far (apples and oranges yes, but nonetheless), it’s a shame Lego are choosing to ignore it in favour of going all in with Mando, but also that Lucasfilm would have no issue with it.

The January Battlepack really should have moved to May and included Blacked out Mandos and TK Troopers instead. 
 

The SP AT ST should have been replaced with a dumb AT AC. And Maul’s shuttle should just be a set. Yet more evidence that Lego’s fumbled this year.

• BP to provide main grunt troopers
• AT AC for 11th Brother, Devon, Maul and the imperial officer from posters
• Mandalorian shuttle for: Maul, Rook, Icarus, Lawson and maybe 1-2 other characters

I mean those seem like the most obvious things Lego could have planned for.

But the biggest of Lego’s crimes this year is not delivering the very thing we’ve spent 347 days asking for /s

[BrickPrick]

On 4/2/2026 at 6:58 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

I guess technically the female mauldalorian would also count, but yes, in general not as many new prequel characters. Though tbf the clones managed to get ahold of the only two non-mando playsets, so it's another case of one prequel faction exceeding at the cost of the others.

It does confuse me- the reviews show a number of issues that you would expect to be solved with that level of development time. I'm surprised it doesn't work the same way as Mario, but as Nintendo's notoriously protective of their IPs I wonder if their deal with them includes some stipulation that the specific digi-mario technology can only be used in partnership with nintendo.

Ok, hear me out, a Luke's Landspeeder battle pack that includes 2 farmboy Lukes and 2 332nd troopers. Best set of all time.

Yeah, I don't wanna act like the whole thing is defined by "be all-end all" prequel characters. Some balance is needed there as well. Just hope it's not abondoned all of a sudden and does continue next year, starting with Zam Wesell. 

The result confuses me in terms of the total time this things was iterated on. Otherwise I would have been surprised if it didn't turn out exactly the way that it did. 

Oh man... Now that is an offer you can't refuse. Please, don't do it, Lego... 

On 4/2/2026 at 9:11 PM, Kaijumeister said:

Absolute cinema  As long as by ‘micro figure’, you mean ‘2-3 studs stacked on top of each other’. Anything more than that and it will simply be too childish for me. I crave minimalistic subtlety.

Oh shoot, I was talking about some actual microfigures. You know, the ones you would get from the D2C Hogwarts Castle. So those would include some actual tomorrow technology called printing. I may been too generous with my imagination running wild. A couple of appropriately colored studs stuck on top with each other is obviously the way to go. 

 

The grey Sandcrawler looks good to me. I don't mind neither the coloring nor the study optic. Even though the surface looks that way in the source material, given it's in-universe purpose, it doesn't exactly strike me as this super smooth Star Wars vehicle. So I'm fine with plenty of exposed studs on the exterior. However, the Mando minifigure doesn't strike me as nearly muddy enough looking as he should  be. That's still a preliminary picture, right... right? 

[BrickBob Studpants]

25 minutes ago, BrickPrick said:

However, the Mando minifigure doesn't strike me as nearly muddy enough looking as he should  be. That's still a preliminary picture, right... right? 

It’s a prelim, but the Mando minifig design is likely the final one. I agree though, this is nowhere near as muddy as I expected!  Instead of a few splashes, I envisioned something along the lines of the Mudtrooper Han polybag, complete with a dark tan helmet! 

At least we’re getting a variant at all. I’m kinda tired of getting the exact same armour over and over again

Edited April 7 by BrickBob Studpants

[BrickPrick]

36 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

It’s a prelim, but the Mando minifig design is likely the final one. I agree though, this is nowhere near as muddy as I expected!  Instead of a few splashes, I envisioned something along the lines of the Mudtrooper Han polybag, complete with a dark tan helmet! 

At least we’re getting a variant at all. I’m kinda tired of getting the exact same armour over and over again

Yeah, I mean, I see a little bit of mud on the helmet and there probably are a few splashes across his torso and legs. But where is the mud, blood, sweat and tears?! Lego's too tame when it comes to printing this stuff. I actually thought more along the lines of the Han Mudtrooper as well. 

Yes, I'm still glad that I get a much more detailed Pre-Beskar Mando. As all I've got is the keychain. Plus I've been wanting those offworld Jawas for ages. And finally getting a Kuiil ain't too shabby either. So yeah, it's hardly a deal breaker on my end. As well as it shouldn't when you buy a play set on this scale. 

[Kaijumeister]

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

At least we’re getting a variant at all. I’m kinda tired of getting the exact same armour over and over again

I still remember when Trouble on Tatooine leaked and we were all so ecstatic to get the Beskar Mando variant  Still holds up well 5 years later to be fair, it’s a solid minifigure.

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

The SP AT ST should have been replaced with a dumb AT AC. And Maul’s shuttle should just be a set. Yet more evidence that Lego’s fumbled this year.

• BP to provide main grunt troopers
• AT AC for 11th Brother, Devon, Maul and the imperial officer from posters
• Mandalorian shuttle for: Maul, Rook, Icarus, Lawson and maybe 1-2 other characters

These are all such easy wins, even one set with Maul, Devon, and an Inquisitor would have been appreciated. 

Anyway, apologies as I know I’ve complained about the same topic endlessly now. Just frustrates me how badly the direction of this theme has been going, but that’ll be it from me.

On the topic of the Sandcrawler, one thing I really appreciate is that there’s more to the set than just the vehicle itself. You get:

- The Sandcrawler

- Kuiil’s sled (with presumably a Blurrg unless he uses Thestrals to pull it)

- The Mudhorn for Mando to fight and take the egg from

Most Star Wars sets don’t offer that sort of complete play experience in a single package and it’s a very welcome change, price tag aside. This is something the Smart Brick sets actually do right, at least in terms of the builds they provide alongside the main build.

Edited April 7 by Kaijumeister

[BrickBob Studpants]

8 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:

These are all such easy wins, even one set with Maul, Devon, and an Inquisitor would have been appreciated. 

I’m pretty confident we’ll get a set or two eventually, especially now that S2 has been confirmed  Still strange there’s nothing in the pipeline this year

[BrickBob Studpants]

I came across carter_bricks’ April Fool’s prank post again and now I’m wondering if there could be some truth to some of the info here. He said as much himself, and leakers have previously used April 1st to hide some leaks in plain sight

The one bit that’s at least somewhat believable is 75458 being the maxifig Vader. Then again, $70 would be a bargain considering the Classic Spaceman is $60  Embo and Marrok being included in 75461 is highly questionable, and the rest is clearly made-up (like the $100 set being a buildable Mando atop a large-scale AT-RT, the Mando minifig in the AT-AT being a spoilery variant, or there being a mech double pack for Mando & Grogu)

[BrickPrick]

6 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

I still remember when Trouble on Tatooine leaked and we were all so ecstatic to get the Beskar Mando variant  Still holds up well 5 years later to be fair, it’s a solid minifigure.

Yep, this one felt quite special at the time. To receive a minifigure with arm printing this detailed in such a cheap play set felt almost unheard of. Considering there must have been only like a handful of Lego Star Wars minifigs with arm printing in similar priced sets in the early 2000s, it definitely was a rather unique scenario. One, that I think, was pivotal for kinda kick starting main characters to more frequently have arm printing in non collector oriented products. The early 2020s were like the next step in the evolution of LSW minifigure detailing. 

Edited April 7 by BrickPrick

[Mandalorianknight]

14 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Agreed, I guess it was just a matter of being limited by the number of pieces they could use. I remember the Trouble on Tatooine version of the speeder having a more complex but accurate build.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, it’s encouraging to see how much people are enjoying the show so far as a whole. I’m planning to start watching it next week when there are a couple more episodes to start with.

Curious why there’s no Lego representation of the show that we know of, especially as Lucasfilm would be providing some degree of guidance over what they would like to see as a licensor too. Hasbro has covered the show quite well so far (apples and oranges yes, but nonetheless), it’s a shame Lego are choosing to ignore it in favour of going all in with Mando, but also that Lucasfilm would have no issue with it.

Actually, the TOT speeder had some inaccuracies in itself, and, of course, was oversized.

Smart- the episodes are excellent but they definitely leave you wanting to see what happens next.

It is odd. It includes Maul and Mandalorians, two things that always sell well for lego, so you think they'd want to get in on that.

9 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

 

We’re only 2 episodes in and it’s already everything that TBoBF should have been.

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The animation and voice acting is just pristine. Sam Witwer continues to be an absolute delight. No honourable motive, no ideological drive… Maul just wants revenge plain and simple. And honestly that’s a really refreshing take on resistance against the Empire. 

Devon is very interesting. I, and assumably George Lucas, can’t wait to witness the actual events that lead to her inevitable fall to the dark side. But for different reasons.

Lawson is who Syril wished he was.

I agree. I can’t wait to see the empire slowly creep in and push Lawson to the edge. It’ll create an interesting conflict. 
 

Imagine if a Buildable spy droid is the only set the show gets. I hope not. 

 

The January Battlepack really should have moved to May and included Blacked out Mandos and TK Troopers instead. 
 

The SP AT ST should have been replaced with a dumb AT AC. And Maul’s shuttle should just be a set. Yet more evidence that Lego’s fumbled this year.

• BP to provide main grunt troopers
• AT AC for 11th Brother, Devon, Maul and the imperial officer from posters
• Mandalorian shuttle for: Maul, Rook, Icarus, Lawson and maybe 1-2 other characters

I mean those seem like the most obvious things Lego could have planned for.

But the biggest of Lego’s crimes this year is not delivering the very thing we’ve spent 347 days asking for /s

Absolutely

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Yup. I wouldn't even say he's necessarily opposed to the empire, he just wants revenge on Palpatine personally. And to run his crime syndicate. It's not even a case of "lesser evil", at least not in the fights between stormtroopers and the syndicate- taking on pirates and spice runners is what the empire's supposed to do.

She is, I'm glad that it seems like she'll actually join him as an apprentice. 

It's a good comparison- yeah, this is who Syril tries to be. It's just that he was manipulated too easily whereas Lawson's clearly been around the block a few times already.

I think they're leading towards Lawson himself being the one to call the imperials in- the shadow collective clearly outguns Janix's police force, and given how much the show is playing with shades of grey, I could see Lawson deciding imperial occupation (which he clearly knows is the end result of asking for their help, or else you'd imagine he'd be asking for Vader the second he saw a laser sword) is preferable to being at Maul's mercy.
 

It would be disappointing, but honestly if one released ALONGSIDE some system sets, I'd probably get it. The little guy is hilarious, he's an utter psycho.

I really hope we get those Blackout Mandos. Such a cool design, and they bring mandos back to being elite troops- these guys are medics, heavy weapons specialists, infiltrators, you name it.

I believe we are getting at least one set later this year, I would hope it's something like:

Darth Maul's Shuttle ($79.99): Aka'jor shuttle with Darth Maul, Devon, Rook Kast, and Lawson.

The issue is one set's just not enough- even in that list we lose out on Two-Boots, the Blackout Mandos, Maul's Nightbrothers, and all the imperials.

7 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Yeah, I don't wanna act like the whole thing is defined by "be all-end all" prequel characters. Some balance is needed there as well. Just hope it's not abondoned all of a sudden and does continue next year, starting with Zam Wesell. 

The result confuses me in terms of the total time this things was iterated on. Otherwise I would have been surprised if it didn't turn out exactly the way that it did. 

The grey Sandcrawler looks good to me. I don't mind neither the coloring nor the study optic. Even though the surface looks that way in the source material, given it's in-universe purpose, it doesn't exactly strike me as this super smooth Star Wars vehicle. So I'm fine with plenty of exposed studs on the exterior. However, the Mando minifigure doesn't strike me as nearly muddy enough looking as he should  be. That's still a preliminary picture, right... right? 

Whether it's this year or next, we ARE getting Zam, which is great.

Yeah. It just feels like with how much time they had, they'd have figured more of this out. I wonder if "9 years" means moreso that they started 9 years ago, rather than worked on it for 9 continuous years. Maybe development was paused and recently restarted.

It really does, it may not be technically the most accurate in detailing but I think choosing to go studded rather than tiled gets the feel of the vehicle across better.

5 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

S2 has been confirmed

Excellent. My only concern when watching the show was "they can't wrap this up in 10 episodes"

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I came across carter_bricks’ April Fool’s prank post again and now I’m wondering if there could be some truth to some of the info here. He said as much himself, and leakers have previously used April 1st to hide some leaks in plain sight

The one bit that’s at least somewhat believable is 75458 being the maxifig Vader. Then again, $70 would be a bargain considering the Classic Spaceman is $60  Embo and Marrok being included in 75461 is highly questionable, and the rest is clearly made-up (like the $100 set being a buildable Mando atop a large-scale AT-RT, the Mando minifig in the AT-AT being a spoilery variant, or there being a mech double pack for Mando & Grogu)

I wish it wasn't the case, but I feel like the $100 set being a Mando on AT-RT statue is a lot more likely than Embo and Marrok being in the same set.

[Kaijumeister]

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

The one bit that’s at least somewhat believable is 75458 being the maxifig Vader. Then again, $70 would be a bargain considering the Classic Spaceman is $60  Embo and Marrok being included in 75461 is highly questionable, and the rest is clearly made-up (like the $100 set being a buildable Mando atop a large-scale AT-RT, the Mando minifig in the AT-AT being a spoilery variant, or there being a mech double pack for Mando & Grogu)

I definitely see the maxifig Vader coming this year given the recent rumours of Santa Claus / Pokémon Trainer / Spider-Punk too. Embo and Marrok aren’t completely far-fetched either given Embo already has a toy via the Disney Store figure set too. 

5 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I’m pretty confident we’ll get a set or two eventually, especially now that S2 has been confirmed  Still strange there’s nothing in the pipeline this year

I really hope so. I can understand shows like the Acolyte being seen as too risky to make toys on (even though a Qimir figure would be much appreciated), but a show based on Maul being ignored just seems odd.

1 hour ago, BrickPrick said:

The early 2020s were like the next step in terms of LSW minifigure detailing. 

Just quoting this part to keep the quote short but yes absolutely! Summer 2021 then introduced arm prints for Boba, Fennec, Echo etc. That Beskar Mando really did open the floodgates for better minifigure detailing in the theme.

[Darth_Bane13]

2 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

The early 2020s were like the next step in the evolution of LSW minifigure detailing. 

Definitely, but unfortunately it's also when we started seeing a downgrade in accuracy.