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

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I think a $300+ UCS Tantive IV would make a lot of sense in 2027. It could replace the sail barge at around that price point since it's retiring this year. It's probably the most due for a remake as far as big sets from ANH go. I think a UCS Tie Advanced is also likely for the may 4th set.

More like $40 set  . The original would be around $10 adjusted for inflation and Lego definitely wouldn't make a model that basic these days.

Those would make sense- though personally I would want the Tantive IV to be $500-700, just a huge model for ANH's 50th given it's the first ship we ever see onscreen. 

They could downsize a bit- the escape pod is a set that makes sense to be as small as possible, and if they use those 3x6 half-cone pieces they could definitely pull off a $10 price point set with modern era design schema that could fit the two droids.

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

EXACTLY. I didn’t dislike any of the shows, but 3 seasons of Mando, 2 seasons of Andor and Ahsoka, plus TBoBF, SC, Kenobi, The Acolyte, and all the animated shows and miniseries were a bit much for a relatively short time period. They overdid it with the streaming content, and Marvel is even worse  Granted, I liked all of the SW shows way more than most of the Marvel ones, but it was still overkill.

I think they learned their lesson since the 2028 slate is still empty.

And your perspective is someone who DIDN'T dislike any of the shows. From my perspective, while Andor was good, S1+2 of Mando were good (but S3 totally dropped the ball- why was the retaking of mandalore- something that feels like it could be the finale of the entire series- not the movie?), but the rest were generally very controversially received. I liked Ahsoka but a lot of people didn't. TBoBF and Kenobi both had some major out-of-character or canon-stretching plotlines. Skeleton Crew was fine, but nobody's going to remember it. And Lucasfilm WISHES nobody would remember Acolyte. From a level of how many things are coming out, it may seem like this era has the most content, but from a certain point of view that's not even accurate- plenty of the disney+ years are beaten in runtime by, like, a season of TCW. 

If Mando had 20-episode seasons that kept people subscribed for longer than a month, disney would be raking in the same amount of money as these random miniseries drops, so it's not even a financial thing. But they've pumped out so much sludge over the past 7 years that they've diluted the feeling that star wars is special. It's also part of what's kneecapping TMAG's box-office projections- sure, this is the first new theatrical movie in 7 years... but we've seen live action star wars as recently as last year. Mando and Grogu themselves are so saturated in the popular culture that the movie doesn't feel special or new.

I've said in the past things like TMAG or Starfighter are necessary to try and claw a bit of goodwill back before swinging for the fences, but now I wonder if a full-stop in the live action department would have been better. Especially if they've got MSL on the animation side to keep fans happy and disney+ subscriptions paid.

Edited May 13 by Mandalorianknight

[BrickPrick]

The Cad found a new home. That's three Bane's down, one to go! Pretty good condition for being used and potentially thirteen years old. Though I do despise it when minifigs come with their parts assembled. At least give me the illusion of a fresh building process. 

Anyways, with how predictable the Lego Star Wars theme can get nowadays, having recently watched several reviews of the new Razor Crest, do you guys sometimes think you're watching this stuff just for completion's sake at this point? Like these reviews, fairly measured and finely put together by any stretch of the imagination, don't tell me anything I absolutely didn't expect beforehand. It's obviously a significantly smaller model now with very limited interior space. It's very well designed and super sturdy. The minifigs deliver that one trademark highlight you wanna consider buying this set for. The price is very steep and demands the usual discounts. The same procedure as nearly every modern downscaled set, I guess. 

Edited May 14 by BrickPrick

[Darth_Bane13]

16 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Those would make sense- though personally I would want the Tantive IV to be $500-700, just a huge model for ANH's 50th given it's the first ship we ever see onscreen. 

They could downsize a bit- the escape pod is a set that makes sense to be as small as possible, and if they use those 3x6 half-cone pieces they could definitely pull off a $10 price point set with modern era design schema that could fit the two droids.

I could get on board with that, I mainly just want the size of the 2001 Tantive but with an interior. Also the perfect opportunity to include Rebel Friend.

I thought the 2016 one looked pretty accurate, but maybe it's oversized? Ideally it'd cost $10 but realistically a downscaled escape pod would probably still cost $20.

15 minutes ago, BrickPrick said:

The Cad found a new home. That's three Bane's down, one to go! Pretty good condition for being used and potentially thirteen years old. Though I do despise it when minifigs come with their parts assembled. At least give me the illusion of a fresh building process. 

I don't know if it's just me, but I always give used Lego a nice wash, never know where those parts have been.

[BrickBob Studpants]

55 minutes ago, Llewop said:

Used to be able to get 23 episodes every year for 5 years for a good Tv show now they struggle to do 6-8 every 2-3 years. Something has gone wrong on the production side of TV shows.

Depends on what you compare streaming shows to. A “simple” crime procedural could easily still have 20 episodes a year, but CGI-heavy sci-fi and fantasy shows just can’t afford that. People are now used to cinematic, serialised shows on par with movies in terms of effects, costumes, and so on. I doubt most people would sacrifice that for more and faster-produced episodes

[Meaf]

8 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

2) It will be interesting to see how Lego deals with movie releases nowadays. Mando being Mando might not be the best indication of that. Will they treat it like any of the Disney Movies from last decade with multiple waves or more like a regular Disney+ Show with coverage of just two to three sets and that's basically it? I wouldn't exactly be shocked if it's the latter. 

I know this isn't a bold prediction at all, but I feel they'll definitely do a bigger wave than they typically do for a TV show. Starfighter is primed to be wayyyy more popular than anything they've done since Mando, and even if it does just fine for a movie, it'll still have way more eyes on it than almost all the Disney+ shows. A wave on the scale of the sequel ones seems unlikely but I think 6 sets would be very reasonable (plus maybe one or two spoiler sets later on).

11 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Also, I doubt we’ll get Shadow Lord sets next year. If Lego decide to make them in response to the show’s popularity, then factoring in the development cycle for an average set means there’s no way we’ll see anything until winter 2028 probably. Otherwise I can’t imagine why they’d choose not to strike while the iron was hot with the show actually being released. 

Agreed, and if they're waiting that long then they may as well just have it (maybeeee "them") tie in with season 2. Probably not what most people want but that just seems way more realistic then them waiting until to cover season 1 until it's two years in the rear-view mirror. 

[Llewop]

51 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Depends on what you compare streaming shows to. A “simple” crime procedural could easily still have 20 episodes a year, but CGI-heavy sci-fi and fantasy shows just can’t afford that. People are now used to cinematic, serialised shows on par with movies in terms of effects, costumes, and so on. I doubt most people would sacrifice that for more and faster-produced episodes

Don’t know I grew up on Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica they used to manage it. I know not to expect 23 episodes but even the HBO standard of like 13 episodes a year seems to have gone as well. Game of thrones managed to do it for 6 seasons. 

Do expect some P2 clones to come back at some point now the AT-TE is retiring they can do the Utapau, the kashykk at some point but more desperate for something imperial. Hoping with mando film and Ashoka S2 we get the remnant BP.

watched a few promos for the Mando film now latest one has Sigourney Weaver sending them out to look for a a generic Imperial. Sounding like without spoilers they might be the actual big bad of the film which again could mean more sets for the future. I feel like I’m the only one excited for the Mando movie everywhere else I see and read people are just so negative about it already. 

[CloneCommando99]

13 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

HAVE to do a definitive Red Five. 

I've been telling CloneCommando this for over a year regarding the TIE Avenger (Though in his case for winter 2027 rather than 28), now it's my turn to cope and say they just didn't have room in the lineup this year.

I feel like this is where the Luke’s X-Wing MF comes into play.

Oh how the turntables… I’ll be expecting the start of your Hex campaign any day now. But nothing can stand between me and mine. (Day #384)
 

If Ahsoka S2, the big army vs army show releasing in early 2027, doesn’t get the January BP then what is Lego even doing? Stormtroopers vs the new armoured NR trooper design would honestly be peak BP material. Perfect for the recent 2v2 format.

9 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Depends on what you compare streaming shows to. A “simple” crime procedural could easily still have 20 episodes a year, but CGI-heavy sci-fi and fantasy shows just can’t afford that. People are now used to cinematic, serialised shows on par with movies in terms of effects, costumes, and so on. I doubt most people would sacrifice that for more and faster-produced episodes

We used to get 10 hour long GOT episodes annually….

Things like HOTD’s 2 year intervals I can understand as it’s more CGI heavy. But the best part of 4 years to wait is just crazy. Even Andor (2.5-3 years) had the excuse of 12 hour long episodes and the 2023 Hollywood strikes.

Ahsoka is 8 45-55 minute episodes at best.

 

X-Men’97 is the only thing on D+ I’m looking forward to for the rest of the year,

[Mandalorianknight]

11 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I could get on board with that, I mainly just want the size of the 2001 Tantive but with an interior. Also the perfect opportunity to include Rebel Friend.

I thought the 2016 one looked pretty accurate, but maybe it's oversized? Ideally it'd cost $10 but realistically a downscaled escape pod would probably still cost $20.

If nothing else he'd make the perfect GWP.

I don't know if it's oversized or not, but my thought process is given how undersized any ship larger than a starfighter has to be to be a system set, the escape pods being as small as possible helps continuity. You could definitely do one for that $10 price point

12 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

The Cad found a new home. That's three Bane's down, one to go! 

Anyways, with how predictable the Lego Star Wars theme can get nowadays, having recently watched several reviews of the new Razor Crest, do you guys something thing you're watching this stuff just for completion's sake at this point? 

Glad to hear it!

I only watch reviews if I'm either on the fence about buying the set, or know I don't have the money/space for it but want to see what the build is like.

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I feel like this is where the Luke’s X-Wing MF comes into play.

Oh how the turntables… I’ll be expecting the start of your Hex campaign any day now. But nothing can stand between me and mine. (Day #384)
 

If Ahsoka S2, the big army vs army show releasing in early 2027, doesn’t get the January BP then what is Lego even doing? Stormtroopers vs the new armoured NR trooper design would honestly be peak BP material. Perfect for the recent 2v2 format.

We used to get 10 hour long GOT episodes annually….

I hope not. That's hardly a definitive version.

Eh, not my style. The most I'll do is bring up specifics whenever a potential set could be tied to the conversation. (Though at this point the oscorp figure list I would copy doesn't even fit anymore.) If I get frustrated enough I'll build my own Hex like I built your avenger.

Exactly. The only concern would be that if Thrawn's legion is nighttrooper-only in S2, it would be two half-nighttrooper packs pretty close together, and rather than do a fully NR battle pack I assume lego would chicken out and just do another 501st legion pack.

We can go further than that- we used to get 13 hour-long episodes of the Netflix Marvel shows on a yearly basis.

9 hours ago, Llewop said:

I feel like I’m the only one excited for the Mando movie everywhere else I see and read people are just so negative about it already. 

I've gone back and forth over the marketing cycle of this film, but I'm firmly back on the "this will not be good" side of the pendulum. Generally speaking, star wars movies need villains. Vader, Palpatine, Grievous, Maul, even with the sequels, the villain Kylo is widely considered one of the better parts of those movies. RO didn't need a particularly intimidating villain since normal stormtroopers were plenty of threat for the heroes given the type of film. I would make the argument that Dryden being mishandled is one of the reasons Solo had so little staying power. 

Mando is somebody who can wade through stormtroopers and the empire like nothing- according to those who've seen the first few minutes, to an almost ridiculous extent in this movie. General Beard and Officer Bald won't be good enough antagonists. Neither will the hutts. Embo might at the least be a physical threat for mando, though with the inability to speak his langauge and being very much a hired gun I don't think he can be more than a boba style "cool side villain with aura". I've heard many speculate that maybe Sigourney Weaver is a twist villain given how big of a name she is, but... I don't know. Looking at the merch and her outfits and stuff there's too much of the film with her on the republic's side, but even if she is a twist villain... I don't think she would be any more iconic than officer beard or general bald.

If they had just saved the retaking of mandalore for the movie, Moff Gideon could have been the main villain, and he certainly had the capacity for it. But alas, too late for Gideon, too early for Thrawn, and nobody else seems to have what it takes. They could have just invented a new, sick imperial warlord- maybe an outcast of clan Saxon or something to draw some mandalorian parallels and make them a physical threat. But instead it's officer beard, colonel bald, or- if we're lucky- traitor Ellen Ripley.

Edited May 14 by Mandalorianknight

[Llewop]

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

If nothing else he'd make the perfect GWP.

I don't know if it's oversized or not, but my thought process is given how undersized any ship larger than a starfighter has to be to be a system set, the escape pods being as small as possible helps continuity. You could definitely do one for that $10 price point

Glad to hear it!

I only watch reviews if I'm either on the fence about buying the set, or know I don't have the money/space for it but want to see what the build is like.

I hope not. That's hardly a definitive version.

Eh, not my style. The most I'll do is bring up specifics whenever a potential set could be tied to the conversation. (Though at this point the oscorp figure list I would copy doesn't even fit anymore.) If I get frustrated enough I'll build my own Hex like I built your avenger.

Exactly. The only concern would be that if Thrawn's legion is nighttrooper-only in S2, it would be two half-nighttrooper packs pretty close together, and rather than do a fully NR battle pack I assume lego would chicken out and just do another 501st legion pack.

We can go further than that- we used to get 13 hour-long episodes of the Netflix Marvel shows on a yearly basis.

I've gone back and forth over the marketing cycle of this film, but I'm firmly back on the "this will not be good" side of the pendulum. Generally speaking, star wars movies need villains. Vader, Palpatine, Grievous, Maul, even with the sequels, the villain Kylo is widely considered one of the better parts of those movies. RO didn't need a particularly intimidating villain since normal stormtroopers were plenty of threat for the heroes given the type of film. I would make the argument that Dryden being mishandled is one of the reasons Solo had so little staying power. 

Mando is somebody who can wade through stormtroopers and the empire like nothing- according to those who've seen the first few minutes, to an almost ridiculous extent in this movie. General Beard and Officer Bald won't be good enough antagonists. Neither will the hutts. Embo might at the least be a physical threat for mando, though with the inability to speak his langauge and being very much a hired gun I don't think he can be more than a boba style "cool side villain with aura". I've heard many speculate that maybe Sigourney Weaver is a twist villain given how big of a name she is, but... I don't know. Looking at the merch and her outfits and stuff there's too much of the film with her on the republic's side, but even if she is a twist villain... I don't think she would be any more iconic than officer beard or general bald.

If they had just saved the retaking of mandalore for the movie, Moff Gideon could have been the main villain, and he certainly had the capacity for it. But alas, too late for Gideon, too early for Thrawn, and nobody else seems to have what it takes. They could have just invented a new, sick imperial warlord- maybe an outcast of clan Saxon or something to draw some mandalorian parallels and make them a physical threat. But instead it's officer beard, colonel bald, or- if we're lucky- traitor Ellen Ripley.

I don’t know how to do a spoiler tag but one of the clips Ripley gives Mando a card who was the next bounty assuming it’s after he deals with the warlord we saw from S3 but the fact they know nothing of him suggests he is the big bad identity being kept secret suggests it’s someone big. As like you say all the other films have big villains marketed from the outset. Only assume this big bad is spoilery. I think I’m in a place with SW where I don’t get to emotional about it I just enjoy it, I can see where people get passionate about it but that normally leads to disappointment or to high an expectation. 

it might also be because I haven’t ever had to pay for Disney plus once in 6 years since it’s been out in the U.K. I’ve either got it through a deal with a new phone, a perk with my bank account or from July as standard with a TV package so it hard to moan when I’m not paying for it

Edited May 14 by Llewop

[BrickBob Studpants]

I wouldn’t overthink the villain “issue” for the film  Yes, it’s a bit strange we still don’t know who the main villain will be since Embo seems more like an antagonist rather than a villain, but there might be a good reason for that!

The villains in SW always have great appeal and usually end up as fan-favourites, but there’s no reason to assume this won’t be the case for M&G

[Darth_Bane13]

8 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

You could definitely do one for that $10 price point

I think you're wrong here. The 2019 Droid Escape Pod Microfighter was equivalent to a $10 set since it was half of a $20 set. That Microfighter if sold alone today would be $15, like the other Microfighters. If you want both R2 and C3PO to fit in the escape pod it'd need at least 100 pieces and cost at least $20. The build would have to be super basic like the 2001 Escape pod to be $10 and Lego doesn't make builds that simple anymore. 

[Mandalorianknight]

9 hours ago, Llewop said:

I don’t know how to do a spoiler tag but one of the clips Ripley gives Mando a card who was the next bounty assuming it’s after he deals with the warlord we saw from S3 but the fact they know nothing of him suggests he is the big bad identity being kept secret suggests it’s someone big. As like you say all the other films have big villains marketed from the outset. Only assume this big bad is spoilery. I think I’m in a place with SW where I don’t get to emotional about it I just enjoy it, I can see where people get passionate about it but that normally leads to disappointment or to high an expectation. 

it might also be because I haven’t ever had to pay for Disney plus once in 6 years since it’s been out in the U.K. I’ve either got it through a deal with a new phone, a perk with my bank account or from July as standard with a TV package so it hard to moan when I’m not paying for it

Ward says his name, that's Janu Coin/Officer Bald. We've seen him in both Mando S3 and trailers for the movie. I personally don't think he'll be particularly interesting as a villain.

5 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

there’s no reason to assume this won’t be the case for M&G

Well... I think there kind of is. Do you think general beard or officer bald will be a fan favorite? Are you not concerned that the only SW film so far to underperform also had the weakest villain?

[BrickPrick]

On 5/13/2026 at 8:40 PM, Darth_Bane13 said:

I don't know if it's just me, but I always give used Lego a nice wash, never know where those parts have been.

Understandable. I would do the same, but other than the occasional minifigure, I'm a stranger when it comes to used Lego. 

On 5/13/2026 at 9:45 PM, Meaf said:

I know this isn't a bold prediction at all, but I feel they'll definitely do a bigger wave than they typically do for a TV show. Starfighter is primed to be wayyyy more popular than anything they've done since Mando, and even if it does just fine for a movie, it'll still have way more eyes on it than almost all the Disney+ shows. A wave on the scale of the sequel ones seems unlikely but I think 6 sets would be very reasonable (plus maybe one or two spoiler sets later on).

Yeah, you're probably right. The movies are obviously supposed to be huge and the overall merch should still reflect these ambitions. Even if it fails spectacularly, it won't prevent Lego from releasing their initial wave. If anything, this would only impact sets beyond that.

13 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Glad to hear it!

I only watch reviews if I'm either on the fence about buying the set, or know I don't have the money/space for it but want to see what the build is like.

Me too! 

That's the thing... I'm ever so rarely on the fence about anything Lego. I usually have a pretty good idea whether something is for me or not. I moreso like to watch to reviews for entertainment purposes. It may further add to my personal hype level for something I'm looking forward to. Or you're just having a good time when something you dislike gets torn to pieces. While something in between, like the aforementioned Razor Crest, feels more like just going though the motions. 

 

Speaking on the dependency of reviews, I will definitely watch some before Mando & Grogu hits theaters. Don't take any chances there. 

Edited May 14 by BrickPrick

[Mandalorianknight]

6 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I think you're wrong here. The 2019 Droid Escape Pod Microfighter was equivalent to a $10 set since it was half of a $20 set. That Microfighter if sold alone today would be $15, like the other Microfighters. If you want both R2 and C3PO to fit in the escape pod it'd need at least 100 pieces and cost at least $20. The build would have to be super basic like the 2001 Escape pod to be $10 and Lego doesn't make builds that simple anymore. 

Alright, I took a few minutes to make a quick mockup, keep in mind this is with no iteration- just a proof of concept, so there's no stickers or anything. Assumably this set would throw some on like the previous escape pods

 

Spoiler

Not any less complex than the other $10 licensed sets we've been seeing. It does contain two large panels, but also 10 fewer pieces than the Mando speeder and no cloth. (And if you consider the two large panels too basic, I'd point out that the last escape pod similarly used 4 of them for the main body, and that the $10 sets tend to be pretty basic- the technique I use her to flip stud direction even be a bit too complex.)

2 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

That's the thing... I'm ever so rarely on the fence about anything Lego. I usually have a pretty good idea whether something is for me or not. I moreso like to watch to reviews for entertainment purposes. It may further add to my personal hype level for something I'm looking forward to. Or you're just having a good time when something you dislike gets torn to pieces. While something in between, like the aforementioned Razor Crest, feels more like just going though the motions. 

Speaking on the dependency of reviews, I will definitely watch some before Mando & Grogu hits theaters. Don't take any chances there. 

I can definitely see those both. When on the fence, it's moreso with large sets where I don't have the money/space for them all. Take the LOTR line- I would only have the room in my place for one of those gargantuan sets, and was torn between Rivendell and Barad-Dur for so long that Gondor has been revealed and become a new option.

There are definitely a few people who, if they have positive reviews of it, will increase my hype, but my hopes aren't high. I think if the movie ends up being good it'll involve a major plot points or characters who've been hidden entirely from leakers, which I don't find likely.

 

[Darth_Bane13]

59 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Alright, I took a few minutes to make a quick mockup, keep in mind this is with no iteration- just a proof of concept, so there's no stickers or anything. Assumably this set would throw some on like the previous escape pods

 

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Not any less complex than the other $10 licensed sets we've been seeing. It does contain two large panels, but also 10 fewer pieces than the Mando speeder and no cloth. (And if you consider the two large panels too basic, I'd point out that the last escape pod similarly used 4 of them for the main body, and that the $10 sets tend to be pretty basic- the technique I use her to flip stud direction even be a bit too complex.)

It's pretty good but I could still see Lego charging $15 for this, considering it'd need stickers and has two figures. The interior is also a bit small for my liking, the old ones had room for control panels and stuff and the droids could sit down. Still though I guess this proves they could make it $10 if they really wanted to.

[CloneCommando99]

11 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Ward says his name, that's Janu Coin/Officer Bald. We've seen him in both Mando S3 and trailers for the movie. I personally don't think he'll be particularly interesting as a villain.

Either he or Ward will be revealed to be the real Gideon in a mask.

17 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

The villains in SW always have great appeal and usually end up as fan-favourites, but there’s no reason to assume this won’t be the case for M&G

I wouldn’t consider Dryden Vos, Reva or Morgan Elsbeth to be fan favourites. I can’t even remember who exactly the big bad in TBoBF was supposed to be. Was it Cad Bane? The Pykes? The Lannister Hutts? The bikers? Disney’s need for Grogu merch? The villains in that series were all over the place and they randomly chucked in Cad Bane at the end of the penultimate episode?

 

But you know who is a fan favourite?  That pesky ship that keeps eluding our grasp! (Day #385)

 

The AT RT attack is already on a £5 discount on Amazon. I hope that means it’s selling abysmally and will improve future pricing but we’ll have to wait until the end of the month to be sure.

9 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Speaking on the dependency of reviews, I will definitely watch some before Mando & Grogu hits theaters. Don't take any chances there. 

There are some reviews from the premier last night. They’re mostly very mixed and with some saying it’s ‘fun.’ Which in itself is decent but I fear the fact that this sounds very similar to how Love and Thunder was received at its premiere. Some people won’t want to dunk on the film out of fear of not getting invited to the next one.

[BrickPrick]

11 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I can definitely see those both. When on the fence, it's moreso with large sets where I don't have the money/space for them all. Take the LOTR line- I would only have the room in my place for one of those gargantuan sets, and was torn between Rivendell and Barad-Dur for so long that Gondor has been revealed and become a new option.

There are definitely a few people who, if they have positive reviews of it, will increase my hype, but my hopes aren't high. I think if the movie ends up being good it'll involve a major plot points or characters who've been hidden entirely from leakers, which I don't find likely.

That's a great recent example. These LOTR sets are very appealing to me. But for reasons you already stated, I'm aware I will probably never own any of them. Yet I still want to see everything they have to offer and hear people's thoughts on those. 

Yeah, I wonder if this ends up being a "it's fun, but why wasn't this another Season" kind of movie. And if you actually can tell this movie was pulled from a previously planned TV show and stitched together for a two hour+ runtime. 

4 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

The AT RT attack is already on a £5 discount on Amazon. I hope that means it’s selling abysmally and will improve future pricing but we’ll have to wait until the end of the month to be sure.

There are some reviews from the premier last night. They’re mostly very mixed and with some saying it’s ‘fun.’ Which in itself is decent but I fear the fact that this sounds very similar to how Love and Thunder was received at its premiere. Some people won’t want to dunk on the film out of fear of not getting invited to the next one.

Om Amazon Germany, you'll immediately get a 10€ discount on it. So at least in this location the initial savings are independent of actual sales data. As there merely wouldn't be enough time to be the judge of that. 

Uh-oh... that sounds rather terrible, if you ask me. That comes across as "trying to be nice" to a movie that you may left unimpressed. If this is another one of those modern movie cases where you just laugh a couple of times, be in awe of some eye candy here and there but not much else, then it's not for me. There's a solution for style over substance content and it'a called Disney+. 

[Meaf]

20 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Well... I think there kind of is. Do you think general beard or officer bald will be a fan favorite? Are you not concerned that the only SW film so far to underperform also had the weakest villain?

Not really related to your point but these names are so funny to me. What's next, lieutenant arm hair? 

14 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Alright, I took a few minutes to make a quick mockup, keep in mind this is with no iteration- just a proof of concept, so there's no stickers or anything. Assumably this set would throw some on like the previous escape pods

 

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Not any less complex than the other $10 licensed sets we've been seeing. It does contain two large panels, but also 10 fewer pieces than the Mando speeder and no cloth. (And if you consider the two large panels too basic, I'd point out that the last escape pod similarly used 4 of them for the main body, and that the $10 sets tend to be pretty basic- the technique I use her to flip stud direction even be a bit too complex.)

 

This looks pretty great for a potential $10 set, nice job! I don't know how willing Lego is to actually put these kinds of sets out (I suppose time will tell if the Mando speeder was a one-off) but I feel like they're more important now than ever if Lego wants to keep kids interested in Lego. Also would just be nice to have a cheap set with both of them. If I'm not mistaken, the last time C-3PO appeared in a set under $50 was the 2022 advent calendar, and before that it was the 2020 landspeeder.

[RyansRebuid]

8 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

There are some reviews from the premier last night. They’re mostly very mixed and with some saying it’s ‘fun.’ Which in itself is decent but I fear the fact that this sounds very similar to how Love and Thunder was received at its premiere. Some people won’t want to dunk on the film out of fear of not getting invited to the next one.

If the influencer-types pre-selected for that type of screening aren't psyched then we're in trouble.

Hoping to part out my old 7675 AT-TE this weekend. It's the one I've been dreading/fearing. Probably my favorite set that I've ever owned. I'm gonna be super sad if I'm missing any difficult-to-get pieces. I do have Rotta still. So I'm the real M&G fan.

[CloneCommando99]

37 minutes ago, Meaf said:

Not really related to your point but these names are so funny to me. What's next, lieutenant arm hair? 

Officer Balls. 
 

We already have Captain Soul-patch

Spoiler

And yet the Imp with the impeccable moustache is still nowhere to be seen. (Space Watson! I need you Space Watson!)

44 minutes ago, Meaf said:

but I feel like they're more important now than ever if Lego wants to keep kids interested in Lego.

What?! You don’t mean that Smart Play was completely unnecessary and the answer to the growing youth deficit is just making more prices and characters accessible to kids? No way! 

34 minutes ago, RyansRebuid said:

 I do have Rotta still. So I'm the real M&G fan.

But is he stinky? 

[Mandalorianknight]

17 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

It's pretty good but I could still see Lego charging $15 for this, considering it'd need stickers and has two figures. The interior is also a bit small for my liking, the old ones had room for control panels and stuff and the droids could sit down. Still though I guess this proves they could make it $10 if they really wanted to.

Mando's speeder had 2 figures and a cloth cape, is the only thing- we obviously don't know exactly how much stickers count for in a set, but I doubt it's enough to bring the price up $5. 

And yes, obviously the interior is pretty small- although like I said it was a first draft, I have figured out that making C-3PO sit down actually gets you enough room to put a little bit of controls in- but that's the comprise for the $10 set, which was what I was trying to show off. Lego doesn't really do non-gimmick sets under $30 anymore- with the exception of the $10 price point opening up, hence why I think they could throw this in next year.

12 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Either he or Ward will be revealed to be the real Gideon in a mask.

I wouldn’t consider Dryden Vos, Reva or Morgan Elsbeth to be fan favourites. I can’t even remember who exactly the big bad in TBoBF was supposed to be. Was it Cad Bane? The Pykes? The Lannister Hutts? The bikers? Disney’s need for Grogu merch? The villains in that series were all over the place and they randomly chucked in Cad Bane at the end of the penultimate episode?

I fear the fact that this sounds very similar to how Love and Thunder was received at its premiere. Some people won’t want to dunk on the film out of fear of not getting invited to the next one.

I honestly wouldn't mind that (obviously not literally, but I'm totally fine with them bringing Gideon back. I made an outline for S4 YEARS ago that was basically "Gideon used the "retaking of mandalore" to make the NR think he was gone for good, gather all the mandalorians in one place, and extricate himself from the ineffective shadow council so he could secretly ally with a Thrawn interested in eliminating his imperial opponents. Thrawn makes Gideon a major player in the Spaarti program, and Gideon- due to his obsession with mandalore- wants to make mandalorian clones and be based out of that system, leading to an actual full-scale war for mandalore wherin Din has to go around recruiting people like Sabine, Fenn Rau, Boba, etc, proving himself as a leader.")

Elsbeth wasn't great but I'd also consider Baylan, Shin, and Thrawn all excellent, so I think Ahsoka did just fine antagonist wise. If anything they did a better job with the antagonists than protagonists. But yeah, Dryden wasn't great, and that led to solo doing poorly. Reva was extremely poorly received, and while the fact that Obi-Wan and Vader bash eachother with laser swords a few times had the general audience pogging, I think she still contributed heavily to the show being so controversial. TBoBF similarly struggled from the lack of a set villain- Cad was cool but he's in like 1.2 episodes.

Yes. The early reactions are always much more positive than the reception the film ends up getting, so the fact that they're this middling already is really concerning.

7 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

That's a great recent example. These LOTR sets are very appealing to me. But for reasons you already stated, I'm aware I will probably never own any of them. Yet I still want to see everything they have to offer and hear people's thoughts on those. 

Yeah, I wonder if this ends up being a "it's fun, but why wasn't this another Season" kind of movie. And if you actually can tell this movie was pulled from a previously planned TV show and stitched together for a two hour+ runtime. 

Uh-oh... that sounds rather terrible, if you ask me. That comes across as "trying to be nice" to a movie that you may left unimpressed. 

Yup. It's nice to live through the reviewer sometimes and see everything about the set.

Some of the reactions I've seen- even the ones saying it's "fun" - are saying it's pretty obviously two episodes of the show stiched together, which is not good news.

3 hours ago, Meaf said:

Not really related to your point but these names are so funny to me. What's next, lieutenant arm hair? 

This looks pretty great for a potential $10 set, nice job! I don't know how willing Lego is to actually put these kinds of sets out (I suppose time will tell if the Mando speeder was a one-off) but I feel like they're more important now than ever if Lego wants to keep kids interested in Lego. Also would just be nice to have a cheap set with both of them. If I'm not mistaken, the last time C-3PO appeared in a set under $50 was the 2022 advent calendar, and before that it was the 2020 landspeeder.

I think at the time they were coined we didn't have official names, but I believe Officer Bald is now Janu Coin (Which if anything is more evidence he won't be a particularly important character given it's just the name of his actor Johnny Coyne starwarsified). I can't remember if general beard has a name yet.

Thank you! He was in the 2025 calendar as well, but yes, a cheap set to fit the two droids would be nice.

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Space Watson!

Gilad Pellaeon?

[Darth_Bane13]

43 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Mando's speeder had 2 figures and a cloth cape, is the only thing- we obviously don't know exactly how much stickers count for in a set, but I doubt it's enough to bring the price up $5. 

And yes, obviously the interior is pretty small- although like I said it was a first draft, I have figured out that making C-3PO sit down actually gets you enough room to put a little bit of controls in- but that's the comprise for the $10 set, which was what I was trying to show off. Lego doesn't really do non-gimmick sets under $30 anymore- with the exception of the $10 price point opening up, hence why I think they could throw this in next year.

I'm still surprised Lego even brought back the $10 price point considering how expensive LSW has been lately. I guess I'd just be surprised if Lego squeezed the Escape Pod in at $10, but who knows.

 

What do you guys think the UCS executor will cost? Over/under $700?

[Kaijumeister]

On 5/13/2026 at 10:59 AM, CloneCommando99 said:

I fear the best we can hope for right now is at most 2-3 sets. A Starfighter Duel Pack for the NR vs Thrawn conflict (NR A-Wing vs TIE Defender with Thrawn, Enoch, Ezra and Hera?), a Peridia set with the titular character and maybe a NR vs Empire BP.

You forgot to mention something really important. HERETIC!/s (Day #383)

Given how crammed next year will be, I'd bet on two sets for Ahsoka S2 at most. I wouldn't complain if we got more though, as long as they don't just ignore the show.

Heretic indeed! But alas we have friends everywhere.

On 5/13/2026 at 12:29 PM, BrickPrick said:

1) The January Wave... did I miss something? You mean the originally assumed "Summer Wave" with the Bounty Hunter Pursuit, Ewok Village, Bespin Duel etc.?

4.5) That still sounds almost too creative and interesting of an idea for Lego to come up with. If they do it, it's only because of Eurobricks. 

Yep, that's what I meant - the original list released in January.

Haha, true enough. I think they're capable of good ideas but those tend to be drowned out by the harebrained ones.

On 5/13/2026 at 7:14 PM, BrickPrick said:

The Cad found a new home. That's three Bane's down, one to go! Pretty good condition for being used and potentially thirteen years old. Though I do despise it when minifigs come with their parts assembled. At least give me the illusion of a fresh building process. 

Anyways, with how predictable the Lego Star Wars theme can get nowadays, having recently watched several reviews of the new Razor Crest, do you guys sometimes think you're watching this stuff just for completion's sake at this point? Like these reviews, fairly measured and finely put together by any stretch of the imagination, don't tell me anything I absolutely didn't expect beforehand. It's obviously a significantly smaller model now with very limited interior space. It's very well designed and super sturdy. The minifigs deliver that one trademark highlight you wanna consider buying this set for. The price is very steep and demands the usual discounts. The same procedure as nearly every modern downscaled set, I guess. 

Happy for you bud! I know exactly what you mean, it feels like buying an action figure rather than a minifigure when it arrives pre-assembled.

That's a really good question! I actually do tend to watch reviews even for sets that feel boring or rehashed, although only by reviewers who frame the review as a discussion and try to offer insightful commentary rather than blindly praising a set in the typical LAN style. I'm the same mindset as you though, if I know I want a set the review isn't going to change my mind. Very rarely has a review actually cemented by decision or lack thereof to go for a set. It doesn't help that most of this year's lineup is just...boring? Fine? Safe? Just mostly devoid of excitement. 

What I find interesting across LEGO Star Wars reviews this year, especially by LAN members such as Solid Brix, is that there's a universal sense of fatigue with the decisions driving this theme. Ironically the lack of excitement isn't because LEGO Star Wars is past its heyday, but because people just want some good playsets again which the theme simply isn't offering to a satisfactory degree.

Regarding the Mando social media reactions, I'm unfortunately not surprised to see they're mostly middling (although it is surprising to see this pattern with influencer reactions given how much they tend to skew positive). I really hoped that the film would have something that would surprise viewers to combat the notion that it should have just been another TV season, but in fairness the marketing has never promised anything beyond a fun time at the movies.

It does make Lego throwing all their playscale eggs into the Mando basket a little amusing in hindsight though. I'm still of the opinion that a solid lineup of film and show sets based on Mando is fine, but we didn't really need as many as they gave us.

Nonetheless, I'm still excited for the Remnant AT-AT and Sandcrawler reveals. There really is no point dragging things out this much when most summer sets have been revealed now. I really enjoyed the preview of the AT-AT sequence on Disney+ so I hope the set is done justice.

Edited May 15 by Kaijumeister

[Alex_South]

i feel like the hutt droid has the same design aesthetic as cobb vanth's speeder, you buy both those sets and you sort of have a bounty hunter squad

Edited May 16 by Alex_South

[CloneCommando99]

Just realised that the 2 non-Mando show/ movie based sets this year are both based on Siege of Mandalore.

Could have done with a TIE Avenger instead. smh. (#386)

15 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

But yeah, Dryden wasn't great, and that led to solo doing poorly.

Gilad Pellaeon?

I think the main problem that Solo had was it lacked the spectacle of all the other SW movies. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a cool and fun film, I really enjoyed the first part but felt it lost momentum once the Crimson Dawn plot fully kicked in. But I’d argue it lacked the grandeur and scale that makes SW movies so memorable. The self-contained story works well for TV shows and Videogames but not movies imo. Movies need to have big good vs evil conflict. And that’s a mistake i fear they’re making again with M&G. It’s also that I’d argue the film lacked a paragon of morals (they really should have used this for Chewie) that the PT, OT and R1 benefitted from with Jedi and Chirrut. If you take away the moral contrast between light and dark it almost removes what makes SW a special mythology. I’d even argue that Shadow Lord wouldn’t have worked as well if Lawson and Daki weren’t present to remind us that Maul is still a villain.

That’s why Solo is less memorable than the OT prequels and even Rogue One. Solo just didn’t have the scale or classic light vs dark dilemma. It’s just evil vs slightly less evil vs morally grey. Kenobi’s final episode and episode 4 were the best in the series because Obi-Wan wasn’t a sad jaded old man in those, he was a straight up Jedi fighting the forces of evil in those episodes.

That’s why Luke sucks in the sequels. He was no longer the paragon of the light that we had loved standing against the darkness in the OT.

In short SW movies thrive when it is large scale good vs evil. That’s what makes them special. Not when it’s a self-contained story.

Elementary my dear Mandoknight. How could I not be referencing the GOAT?

Edited May 16 by CloneCommando99