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

[CloneCommando99]

5 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

The 2027 sets have definitely become more interesting now, but did we really need two separate Cloud City sets?  

No Rotta set is disappointing and we still have no clue about Ahsoka S2, but maybe later in the year?

You yet again seem to forget our 452 day old mission. O blasphemous sponge.

7 hours ago, betaplayer said:

For 30$/€ in an Endor setting, I'm hoping the builds make up for it by being a somewhat useful parts package (usually, moet people can find a good use for greenery parts)

I simply just don’t think 4 minifig BPs should cost that much. Now if it was 5-6 figs i would be more inclined to accept it.

[Mandalorianknight]

6 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

The 2027 sets have definitely become more interesting now, but did we really need two separate Cloud City sets?  

Cloud City Lando is quite literally hundreds of dollars on bricklink so yes, we absolutely needed a cloud city set representing a scene he's in. 

Our last normal Cloud City set was over a decade ago- if this has more than the freezing chamber, it was over two decades ago. This isn't another X-wing or TIE fighter.

1 minute ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I simply just don’t think 4 minifig BPs should cost that much. Now if it was 5-6 figs i would be more inclined to accept it.

Yeah, even if it was a sizable build, at $30 with 4 figs it's not a battle pack, it's just a lego set that happens to not include named characters.

[Kaijumeister]

7 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

The 2027 sets have definitely become more interesting now, but did we really need two separate Cloud City sets?  

No Rotta set is disappointing and we still have no clue about Ahsoka S2, but maybe later in the year?

I certainly think two Cloud City sets is a great idea! The initial Death Star II Final Duel set in 2015 set the standard for what good lightsaber duel sets could and should be. It’s no wonder that the 2020 version only iterated on it slightly. I find it great that the Bespin Duel is finally getting a set of its own with what seems to be a similar size / piece count (focusing on the final catwalk segment would be boring IMO). Better to get two Cloud City sets so the segments each of them represent presumably get a good level of detail and representation.

That’s another win for 2027 without getting too hyped about sets we haven’t actually seen yet; we’re finally getting more location builds after a long hiatus since 2024.

I hope the Starfighter sets give us some cool new trooper types, the leaked descriptions of how Gosling’s character looks in the film should make for an awesome minifigure too.

[betaplayer]

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I simply just don’t think 4 minifig BPs should cost that much. Now if it was 5-6 figs i would be more inclined to accept it.

Ooh, I agree. Although I fear there is no way around it at this point. 

I hope they dail back on it if it's a normal sized BP, similar to the 332nd battle pack which was rumoured at 27$/€ but got released at 20 $/€.

Some retail sites listed it at 27$/€ at release, so it seemed like e legitimate change done by Lego.

[Mandalorianknight]

1 hour ago, Kaijumeister said:

I certainly think two Cloud City sets is a great idea! The initial Death Star II Final Duel set in 2015 set the standard for what good lightsaber duel sets could and should be. It’s no wonder that the 2020 version only iterated on it slightly. I find it great that the Bespin Duel is finally getting a set of its own with what seems to be a similar size / piece count (focusing on the final catwalk segment would be boring IMO). Better to get two Cloud City sets so the segments each of them represent presumably get a good level of detail and representation.

That’s another win for 2027 without getting too hyped about sets we haven’t actually seen yet; we’re finally getting more location builds after a long hiatus since 2024.

I hope the Starfighter sets give us some cool new trooper types, the leaked descriptions of how Gosling’s character looks in the film should make for an awesome minifigure too.

Exactly. Neither of these are going to be slight remakes, they're completely different interpretations/builds. Not to mention that it's not as if we're constantly flood with Cloud City builds, the last decade's cloud city offerings have been an extremely limited release SDCC-intended diorama and a $350 MBS set of which a single figure from it is now worth $300 itself. We're well due for some nice cloud city playsets.

I hadn't even thought about that, but you're right. The closest we've had to a location set these past two years is the door side build in the Hutt Droid Set.

It is a funny coincidence that

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Luke Starkiller's mask is finally showing up in lego the same year it finally shows up in canon, but for an entirely different reason.

 

[Kaijumeister]

39 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Exactly. Neither of these are going to be slight remakes, they're completely different interpretations/builds. Not to mention that it's not as if we're constantly flood with Cloud City builds, the last decade's cloud city offerings have been an extremely limited release SDCC-intended diorama and a $350 MBS set of which a single figure from it is now worth $300 itself. We're well due for some nice cloud city playsets.

I hadn't even thought about that, but you're right. The closest we've had to a location set these past two years is the door side build in the Hutt Droid Set.

It is a funny coincidence that

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Luke Starkiller's mask is finally showing up in lego the same year it finally shows up in canon, but for an entirely different reason.

I had not realised how much some minifigures from Betrayal on Cloud City had skyrocketed in value. Makes me regret selling mine a few years ago on FB marketplace.

But exactly. Sets like Betrayal on Cloud City and the Carbon Freezing Chamber were okay, but neither hit the mark in my opinion. I think having Cloud City represented in this current era of building techniques and play features is the perfect time for it. It’s the most visually interesting location in the entire OT for me.

You read my mind, because I was thinking the exact same thing with how convenient it was introducing both within the same year. 

[BrickPrick]

19 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

If they bring back dioramas I could see them maybe doing one of the Dooku duels.

True, we got Ventress so we could get Dooku theoretically. It's actually kind of weird how we've gotten two Ventress figs since the last Dooku.

Imagine if the MTT included Wat Tambor and Dooku... I definitely would've bought it.

Yeah, that's entirely possible. Like we saw with the Helmet Collection before, rather than buried altogether for good, these 18+ sub-themes are merely being put on ice. Although not my first choice, given the similarities to classic play sets in both design and price point, I would definitely cave in for a Dooku Duel Diorama.

Oh, that's right. We actually got her in 2015's Anakin's Jedi Custom Starfighter. That makes it even stranger in retrospect. 

It's weird in a wonderful way. All this time some of us were complaining about the lack of Separatist sets. Like who are all these Republic forces supposed to fight against? Then we have slowly but surely gotten some Separatist representation, but now it's about the lack of Separatist leadership in the minifigure department. It's like going two steps forward, one step backwards. 

14 hours ago, betaplayer said:

I do hope that the build does make up for something.

For 30$/€ in an Endor setting, I'm hoping the builds make up for it by being a somewhat useful parts package (usually, moet people can find a good use for greenery parts)

Yes, there has to be something to make up for the 50% Euro price increase. Even though, looking at Lego Star Wars 2020s standards, it wouldn't shock me if there wasn't. 

12 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

The 2027 sets have definitely become more interesting now, but did we really need two separate Cloud City sets?  

No Rotta set is disappointing and we still have no clue about Ahsoka S2, but maybe later in the year?

I see what you're saying, both of those sets could have probably merged into one larger play set, but that might have been at the expense of the Ewok Village. 

I was at the forefront of demanding a modern rendition of Cloud City Lando Calrissian without the need of selling a kidney. So I definitely won't complain about getting him much cheaper compared to what could have happened instead. 

[CloneCommando99]

A bit more than a week out from release and there’s still no AT AT review.

And even worse there’s still no TIE Avenger announcement. (Day #453 of forcing whoever Lego has monitoring this thread to listen to our demands)

Edited Wednesday at 08:08 AM by CloneCommando99

[Kaijumeister]

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

A bit more than a week out from release and there’s still no AT AT review.

I keep checking Solid Brix’s channel every evening and so far he’s only reviewed the Boba Fett statue. MandR has reviewed the Hutt Palace Sentry Droid set at least, although as expected the set is pretty meh.

With just over a week to go until the year’s best playscale sets release, hopefully reviews will be out soon.

[BrickBob Studpants]

21 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

You yet again seem to forget our 452 day old mission. O blasphemous sponge.

How could I? That simply goes without saying. The glorious object our holy quest revolves around does not need to be mentioned in a humble post of mine, for it is eternal and ever-present in our hearts and minds. A wave without its magnificent presence has forfeit its value and worthiness by default.

[Mandalorianknight]

On 7/21/2026 at 1:47 PM, Kaijumeister said:

I had not realised how much some minifigures from Betrayal on Cloud City had skyrocketed in value. Makes me regret selling mine a few years ago on FB marketplace.

But exactly. Sets like Betrayal on Cloud City and the Carbon Freezing Chamber were okay, but neither hit the mark in my opinion. I think having Cloud City represented in this current era of building techniques and play features is the perfect time for it. It’s the most visually interesting location in the entire OT for me.

You read my mind, because I was thinking the exact same thing with how convenient it was introducing both within the same year. 

Anytime I sell a lego figure I tend to regret it because most old figs/sets will only increase in value. But at the end of the day you can't just hold on to everything forever- Sure, Lando's worth $300 now, but presumably you did something with the money when you sold it a few years ago, and got something out of it back then.

We haven't had a proper cloud city playset since 2003. I wish it could have been a $180-200 set in the vein of the 2003 one, but getting modular segments in the style of the excellent location playsets we got in 2024 would be wonderful. And yeah, it's certainly the most unique one compared to "desert" "forest" "snow", or even the death star.

I'm sure we would have had the figure either way, but I'm equally sure the designers were happy to see that they can re-use the mold.

20 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

I was at the forefront of demanding a modern rendition of Cloud City Lando Calrissian without the need of selling a kidney. So I definitely won't complain about getting him much cheaper compared to what could have happened instead. 

Yup. He's a very iconic character and it's ridiculous that a normal figure of his most famous outfit has never actually been in a wide-release set. I'm glad lego is finally giving us an affordable lando.

Honestly, as much as things like the battle pack's price are awful, this is really shaping up to be one of the best years in the theme's history:

First affordable CC Lando, rebel Y-wing after a decade, first cloud city playsets since 2003, first-ever mcquarrie minifigures, first ever george lucas minifigure, star wars movie poster tiles, first Zam Wessell in longer than I've been alive, a return to location playsets, a return to normal OT playsets after two full years without any- but while also giving the prequel era some great playsets. And that's just what we know is coming.

We still have a mostly empty 2HY, and even the stuff we know is coming has a lot of as-yet unknown potential. This could be our first ever navy/maroon Anakin outfit. While unlikely, there is an opportunity for force ghosts this year. And I haven't even touched on starfighter.

The theme has had a rough two years, but it looks like 2027 isn't just taking us back to formula. It's got the potential to be the best year the theme has ever had.

[Darth_Bane13]

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

The theme has had a rough two years, but it looks like 2027 isn't just taking us back to formula. It's got the potential to be the best year the theme has ever had.

Best year of the theme is a bold prediction but we'll see. I don't think I can consider any year with smart play the best.

[Kaijumeister]

3 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Anytime I sell a lego figure I tend to regret it because most old figs/sets will only increase in value. But at the end of the day you can't just hold on to everything forever- Sure, Lando's worth $300 now, but presumably you did something with the money when you sold it a few years ago, and got something out of it back then.

We haven't had a proper cloud city playset since 2003. I wish it could have been a $180-200 set in the vein of the 2003 one, but getting modular segments in the style of the excellent location playsets we got in 2024 would be wonderful. And yeah, it's certainly the most unique one compared to "desert" "forest" "snow", or even the death star.

I'm sure we would have had the figure either way, but I'm equally sure the designers were happy to see that they can re-use the mold.

Honestly, as much as things like the battle pack's price are awful, this is really shaping up to be one of the best years in the theme's history:

The theme has had a rough two years, but it looks like 2027 isn't just taking us back to formula. It's got the potential to be the best year the theme has ever had.

Very much so!

Yeah I think the modularised approach is the right way to go, it prevents people from being price-locked out of the first Cloud City in ages and hopefully also means that the individual scenes / areas that each set tackles are self contained and fleshed out too.

I’m curious to see if we’ll get a full on new mask piece for Luke Starkiller or if they’ll rely on a combination of printing and Cad Bane’s breathing tubes like how they depicted him in the Skywalker Saga game. I’m a sucker for new minifigure helmet / mask pieces so hopefully the former.

My sentiments too. I don’t want to get too excited because initial information always leaves plenty to the imagination to inflate our hopes for what sets could be, but from everything we’re hearing this is definitely sounding like the best year so far in the modern era of LSW. It sounds like there’s something for everyone, and we don’t even know what 2HY has in store yet.

It’s all sounding good enough that I won’t be extremely disappointed if they skip Ahsoka S2, but I still hope they can squeeze out two sets for it.

[Mandalorianknight]

4 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

Best year of the theme is a bold prediction but we'll see. I don't think I can consider any year with smart play the best.

 

Thanks for catching the reference.

If it had a 2026 number of set slots allotted to smart play, yeah, it'd be tough to consider it the best year, but right now there are only three listings for smart sets and we don't yet have info on release dates. Given the first wave of star wars ones did monumentally poorly sales wise and are even getting early retirements.... I think there's a good chance the smart sets either get cancelled or "dumbed". But even if they don't, if it is just three sets, given what the rest of the year is bringing I do think that there's a real chance if the august wave can hold up.

Of course without having seen the sets for all we know every build is now 4+, so it is nothing more than a prediction as you say.

2 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Yeah I think the modularised approach is the right way to go, it prevents people from being price-locked out of the first Cloud City in ages and hopefully also means that the individual scenes / areas that each set tackles are self contained and fleshed out too.

I’m curious to see if we’ll get a full on new mask piece for Luke Starkiller or if they’ll rely on a combination of printing and Cad Bane’s breathing tubes like how they depicted him in the Skywalker Saga game. I’m a sucker for new minifigure helmet / mask pieces so hopefully the former.

My sentiments too. I don’t want to get too excited because initial information always leaves plenty to the imagination to inflate our hopes for what sets could be, but from everything we’re hearing this is definitely sounding like the best year so far in the modern era of LSW. It sounds like there’s something for everyone, and we don’t even know what 2HY has in store yet.

It’s all sounding good enough that I won’t be extremely disappointed if they skip Ahsoka S2, but I still hope they can squeeze out two sets for it.

I do wonder what the second cloud city set is. I think my best case scenario would be that the $80 duel is the carbon freeze chamber, middle segment, AND catwalk, and then that the second set is one of those $55 location sets of the dining room and a hallway to re-enact some other scenes. Carbonite Han would imply the second set is probably a more fleshed-out carbon freezing chamber, but it isn't necessarily a 100% gurantee, and I struggle to see how they hit a $80 price point if they're only doing the catwalk.

When I was looking at art to see whether a mask or print fits better for the actual mask, I found this image that just came out for a mobile game's Luke. The fact that a mobile game will also be adding the concept art characters makes me wonder if there's a coordinated push for mcquarrie stuff before the anniversary/re-release. All that to say, at the very least this art would trend more towards mask than print+tubes. 

The original art also has a good bit of length in the nose/mouth area. My guess is it'll be a new mold for the mask, but the goggles will be printed onto the head, which I think is a best-case scenario as well.

Mostly- the few things we do know about 2HY are all mouth-wateringly good (Ewok Village and Bounty Hunter Pursuit). If they can throw a sequel bone, something from mando, and hell, even a clone thing, we would quite literally have something for everyone as far as the major factions/parts of the franchise go. And that still would leave some room for Ahsoka, Maul, and/or more excellent OT/PT sets.

[BrickPrick]

On 7/22/2026 at 10:08 AM, CloneCommando99 said:

A bit more than a week out from release and there’s still no AT AT review.

This is truly odd to see. Many times the sets get revealed and reviewed day and date by Lego's design. This time around, some of the summer sets were revealed quite early, so maybe both wasn't an option. But suffice to say, you would still have gotten reviews by now. I don't think this is due to any quality concerns, so yeah... It's just pretty weird to witness this current no-show. 

On 7/22/2026 at 2:30 PM, BrickBob Studpants said:

How could I? That simply goes without saying. The glorious object our holy quest revolves around does not need to be mentioned in a humble post of mine, for it is eternal and ever-present in our hearts and minds. A wave without its magnificent presence has forfeit its value and worthiness by default.

I love stuff like this. 

If I were to apply just one attribute to the users I interact most frequently with, @BrickBob Studpants would given the honor of being humourous. That's actually a fun game, so why stop now? From the very top of my head:

If I think about @Mandalorianknight, I think about nuanced and balanced. 

If I think about @Kaijumeister, I think about friendly and nice 

If I think about @CloneCommando99, I think about dedicated and persistent. 

If I think about @Swordy, I think about WALL OF TEXT. 

Don't really know anything for @Darth_Bane13 just yet. 

22 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Yup. He's a very iconic character and it's ridiculous that a normal figure of his most famous outfit has never actually been in a wide-release set. I'm glad lego is finally giving us an affordable lando.

Honestly, as much as things like the battle pack's price are awful, this is really shaping up to be one of the best years in the theme's history:

First affordable CC Lando, rebel Y-wing after a decade, first cloud city playsets since 2003, first-ever mcquarrie minifigures, first ever george lucas minifigure, star wars movie poster tiles, first Zam Wessell in longer than I've been alive, a return to location playsets, a return to normal OT playsets after two full years without any- but while also giving the prequel era some great playsets. And that's just what we know is coming.

Not until 2003 that is. So if we're talking about a modern release of a Cloud City Lando being included in an affordable set... yep, this crazily checks out just fine. 

Like you said, it has the potential to be great for sure, but I wouldn't even go as far as to say it could end up being one of the absolute best years in theme's long running time. To me, as things stand right now, it's more like a "best and most promising start for at least this decade" kinda thing. And the rest remains to be seen. But the excitement of what's to come is at an all-time high right now. 

All good and fair points. But what sticks out to me the most is your age. I know you're in your 20s and all, but... insert "something something Grievous thought by your reputation you were a little older"-meme something something. 

Edited 14 hours ago by BrickPrick

[BrickBob Studpants]

22 minutes ago, BrickPrick said:

If I were to apply just one attribute to the users I interact most frequently with, @BrickBob Studpants would given the honor of being humourous.

Aww, thank you! I‘m gonna wear it like a badge of honour 

9 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

[…] this is definitely sounding like the best year so far in the modern era of LSW. It sounds like there’s something for everyone, and we don’t even know what 2HY has in store yet.

It indeed sounds like a very good year so far, but I‘d still need more variety and definitely more characters from my most wanted list to give it that title  

If there‘s a Ahsoka S2 set with Enoch, a M&G set with Rotta, and at least 1-2 other characters from my lengthy list (which shouldn‘t be too hard to do), I‘ll strongly consider it

And if our holy grail of awesomeness was in the line-up, it‘d be the holiest LSW year of the century, ofc!

Though I wonder what would happen to the Church of the TIE Avenger if it actually blessed us with its first coming. Our high priest @CloneCommando99 would be out of a job!

Edited yesterday at 08:03 AM by BrickBob Studpants

[Mandalorianknight]

5 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

If I think about @Mandalorianknight, I think about nuanced or balanced. 

Not until 2003 that is. So if we're talking about a modern release of a Cloud City Lando being included in an affordable set... yep, this crazily checks out just fine. 

Like you said, it has the potential to be great for sure, but I wouldn't even go as far as to say it could end up being one of the absolute best years in theme's long running time. To me, as things stand right now, it's more like a "best and most promising start for at least this decade" kinda thing. And the rest remains to be seen. But the excitement of what's to come is at an all-time high right now. 

All good and fair points. But what sticks out to me the most is your age. I know you're in your 20s and all, but... insert "something something Grievous thought by your reputation you were a little older"-meme something something. 

I'm continually amazed at those adjectives being used to describe me and will endeavor to feel as though I earn them in my posts here.

Even in 2003 it was a limited-release exclusive!

I don't know, I really think the potential is there. Obviously we've only seen half the year- and the less playset-oriented half the year, at that- but with what we are getting in 1HY, unless they absolutely drop the ball on the builds themselves I would say we are on-track for a greatest of all time year if august can keep the momentum.

Ha! Of course I won't get into more specifics than "20s", but yeah, it does put into perspective a bit why I want remakes of some of these older starfighters when you realize I didn't have the disposable income for them on their release. 

5 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

It indeed sounds like a very good year so far, but I‘d still need more variety and definitely more characters from my most wanted list to give it that title  

If there‘s a Ahsoka S2 set with Enoch, a M&G set with Rotta, and at least 1-2 other characters from my lengthy list (which shouldn‘t be too hard to do), I‘ll strongly consider it

Though I wonder what would happen to the Church of the TIE Avenger if it actually blessed us with its first coming. Our high priest @CloneCommando99 would be out of a job!

That's fair- august has to keep up the pace with the 1HY leaks and we need to see that there's more being covered than just the OT and PT.

I think there is a very strong chance of that- maybe not those specific guys- if lego wasn't planning on making more TMAG sets already I doubt that it's box office changed their minds, and with Ahsoka S2's release date so up-in-the-air I could see lego not having any sets scheduled for it- but as far as variety goes given what we've got in 1HY-a bunch of new exclusive figures with the mcquarrie designs, george lucas, and presumably a chunk of new characters for starfighter- I wouldn't be surprised if August had a few new figs as well.

I feel like at that point you just move on to Mara Jade- it's been too long now, he can't just stop.

[CloneCommando99]

8 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

If I think about @CloneCommando99, I think about dedicated and persistent. 

I’m flattered. I think of you as a good chap too.

8 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

If there‘s a Ahsoka S2 set with Enoch, a M&G set with Rotta, and at least 1-2 other characters from my lengthy list (which shouldn‘t be too hard to do), I‘ll strongly consider it

And if our holy grail of awesomeness was in the line-up, it‘d be the holiest LSW year of the century, ofc!

Though I wonder what would happen to the Church of the TIE Avenger if it actually blessed us with its first coming. Our high priest @CloneCommando99 would be out of a job!

A TIE Defender vs NR A-Wing set would go hard in addition to our holy grail.

Who knows. I might go dark for a few weeks, watching the sun rise over a grateful fandom. I might fade from existence as my desire for a TIE Avenger has become such an integral part of my will. We might all just sit back and enjoy the build we all helped create. Or we might move on to another ship or vehicle. That’s the thing about TIE Avengers and life. It’s about the journey not just about the destination. We don’t know for sure what will happen, but at least we can continue to hope as part of something greater. After all, I think it’s safe to say that the church has become a symbol of Eurobricks’ community spirit at 

(Day #454 of continuing the journey)

2 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I feel like at that point you just move on to Mara Jade- it's been too long now, he can't just stop.

I’ve been fighting for Mara Jade alongside you  since I joined the forum buddy. My hope for her has always been present, even with the TIE Avenger modus operandi.

[Darth_Bane13]

8 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Don't really know anything for @Darth_Bane13 just yet. 

Wild card perhaps...

15 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

If it had a 2026 number of set slots allotted to smart play, yeah, it'd be tough to consider it the best year, but right now there are only three listings for smart sets and we don't yet have info on release dates. Given the first wave of star wars ones did monumentally poorly sales wise and are even getting early retirements.... I think there's a good chance the smart sets either get cancelled or "dumbed". But even if they don't, if it is just three sets, given what the rest of the year is bringing I do think that there's a real chance if the august wave can hold up.

Of course without having seen the sets for all we know every build is now 4+, so it is nothing more than a prediction as you say.

I just think it would be tough to ever top 2013-2014 LSW. Majority playsets, fair prices, detailed but not downsized (for the most part), great minifigs, EU sets. 2027 does sound like it could be the best of the modern era, but I'm used to being disappointed with modern LSW.

[BrickPrick]

9 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Aww, thank you! I‘m gonna wear it like a badge of honour 

As well as you should. I love (chatting with) you, man. 

3 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I'm continually amazed at those adjectives being used to describe me and will endeavor to feel as though I earn them in my posts here.

Even in 2003 it was a limited-release exclusive!

I don't know, I really think the potential is there. Obviously we've only seen half the year- and the less playset-oriented half the year, at that- but with what we are getting in 1HY, unless they absolutely drop the ball on the builds themselves I would say we are on-track for a greatest of all time year if august can keep the momentum.

Ha! Of course I won't get into more specifics than "20s", but yeah, it does put into perspective a bit why I want remakes of some of these older starfighters when you realize I didn't have the disposable income for them on their release. 

I didn't do yourself justice. I just noticed that I wrote "nuanced or balanced" instead of AND like I did for everyone else. So I corrected that tiny little typo of mine. And thanks a lot, by the way. 

Oh okay, I actually didn't know it. Thought it was a regular release. You are 100% correct, then. 

I get what you're saying... I definitely do. But other than it's still Lego (Star Wars) we're talking about, there are just too many questions marks left for me to be as optimistic as you seem to be at the moment. But like I already implied, I'm eager to learn more about all those juicy details. 

I thought you're like in your late 20s or something. But I was surprised to find out that @Darth_Bane13 is actually much younger than he appeared to be for me as well. Good maker... I'm actually among the older guys in here. It truly doesn't feel that way to me. That's what ultimately matters most, I suppose. 

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I’m flattered. I think of you as a good chap too.

Yeah, likewise. And remember, we will have our TIE Avenger. In this life or the next. And it will be glorious. 

1 hour ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

Wild card perhaps...

When I think about @Darth_Bane13, I think about serious and no-nonsense. 

[Swordy]

11 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

If I think about @Swordy, I think about WALL OF TEXT. 

  I am trying to write shorter these days… doesn't help that I skip Euro-town for a month (I'm not kidding… how is it always an exact 30 days???) and of course am required to share all my thoughts and reply to decade-old conversations when I return. 

I agree with your assessments of everyone here, and CloneCommando's description of you.

 

I'll start with the replies then cap off with some general thoughts on the latest news. (It feels bad that I have to call out my segmentation like this… but as has been established, I am very [S]wordy.)

On 6/26/2026 at 11:11 AM, Darth_Bane13 said:

Do we know if the new Bespin and Mustafar duels are playsets or diorama's? I though the rumor was they were going to have display quote plaques like the diorama sets. If they are dioramas then it makes sense for only figures in the scene to be included. 

If the lack of a third minifigure in the JSF allowed them to keep the price down then I don't mind too much.

It's been a minute, but I do recall the original rumors called them both out as playsets—at most it'll be a hyrbid of the diorama and playset concepts. [Just referenced the new rumors, and yep, sure enough.] If they are supposed to be dioramas I suppose two figures makes sense, but that only highlights the issue with the diorama concept to begin with that they are self-limiting (in my opinion needlessly so).

I guess my view is that if a JSF included a third figure at that price before, they could do it again—and especially a fanfavourite villian would help the JSF fly off shelves (pun half-intended). TLG know their own costs better than we, I suppose.

On 6/27/2026 at 8:56 PM, Alex_South said:

learned about it from the behind the scenes stuff after seeing the M&G movie and it's a very cool tribute to an obscure model that was never used in ANH, but finding out it was never used in ANH and the recent figure rumors has me a little worried they are just going to do gold leader again. I was looking at the color scheme, and it seems like a toy version of the color scheme would be a really interesting mix of reds/greys/yellow/white and then copper greebling, it would look amazing in my opinion.

I thought the Y-wing for TROS looked cool, but I am also wondering how this new one's build will look.

Agreed on all points. Now it's been confirmed that Gold Leader is included, and while they could do a Red Jammer anyway, they'll probably play the hit exactly like they have before. (Regardless, it's LEGO, so anyone can rebuild it to match the QT-KT droid for all anyone cares.)

I had forgotten that particular set. To my understanding, the RoS Y-Wing was designed in-universe to mimic the rugged Y-Wings of the Rebellion, so that polished-greebling is represented there rather than truly messy mechanics and wires.

On 6/26/2026 at 9:25 AM, Mandalorianknight said:

At this point, Mando- while not nearly as bad- does have an interesting parallel to it. Mando's current state is the result of being too safe and corporatized, making it feel like the show was produced by accountants rather than showrunners. Acylote was the result of taking some bad risks and giving the showrunner too much control. A story like TMAG doesn't work because it simply has nothing going on- it's too safe, they don't try anything. Characters from other stuff show up to remind you that they exist, but nobody does anything, nobody grows as a character. (I'll again say, at the very least, Mando should have painted his armor.) With Acolyte, they tried the wrong things, and let the showrunner do things that hurt pre-existing stories, concepts, and characters. It leads to slightly different outcomes- people will forget TMAG, while acolyte will be notorious- but in both cases it's a financial loss for the studio and a critical failure with existing fans.

I wouldn't mind either of them, but I think the best move is a glup shitto Y-wing pilot like Dex or Ryle. (And then both biggs and wedge in a trench run set?)

Oh- no, it originally comes from a show/comic called jujutsu kaisen. One of the characters, Megumi, is constantly built up as having the potential to be one of the strongest in the show, but at least for the first few seasons doesn't really live up to it, hence the original meme, which put his face on superman's body alongside various jokes/memes about the discrepancy between what we're told he'll eventually be able to do and what he actually does. Phoenix from X-men adopted this template as well, with a focus on how in the comics she and/or the phoenix force is constantly dying and coming back to life, and of course now it's pretty widespread for any character that's considered a fraud or overrated. So it probably has wrapped back around to just straight-up Henry Cavill Superman, though much like the original potential man meme I actually liked his character too.

That's probably true about Ahsoka, but I just sort of considered it her getting older and more mentor-like as time went on, especially after she turned into Ahsoka the White. She probably is the worst offender translating to live action- I think Rosiario Dawson is good in other stuff but miscast- but as I've said before Ahsoka is the least interesting character in the Ahsoka show to me. I preferred the final episodes where she really did become a gandalf the white style character and Ezra and Sabine took focus.

It's certainly possible, but I'm going to hold out hope on this one. The anniversary figs have had new molds before and star wars is generally pretty good about giving us new molds when a character needs one. The bigger concern for me is that that'll be the ONLY change- it needs at the very least navy blue lines instead of grey ones, but I'd personally like to see navy robes.

I guess they could just call her mcquarrie Leia and then also do the hallway fight Starkiller as Luke, but the female starkiller is the least interesting design to me given they've basically done slight recolors to that outfit for canon Leia costumes. It's not like Vader or Stormtrooper where there's something that just feels unique and non-canon about it, or Han/Luke/Chewie where it's just a completely different guy. (C-3PO and R2 don't interest me much either for the same reasons)

Very true. I would counter that as for myself, I don't even think about the Acolyte all that much. It's a dark stain on a shirt called Star Wars which I've worn for so long, the imperfections have stopped registering to me. As for M&G, I have yet to watch the film, so I don't have any thoughts at all. I hope an actual story is developed for these characters going forward, because I'd rather revisit the show than watch less-meaningful filler.

Well, ended up that all we got is Gold Leader, lol. (Not even Porkins… that's it, I'm calling in the Blacktron strike force.)

Thank you for explaining the lore. I wish I had more to say other than that's… fantastic.

Which is a shame given that the whole purpose of a show whose title is a character… is the entitled character. (Which points to a larger issue where they should go back to the pulpy titling of the episodic films… but anyway.) I did like Ahsoka the White, and perhaps Dawson can win me over eventually (she is no Ashley Eckstein, though).

Agreed. There are some prints online that make Vader look more black (for instance the photo assigned with the leak on Instagram), but navy blue would not only make him more accurate but more novel in general.

Luckily, it seems they've done the best of both scenarios by offering up both the female and hallway-fight Starkillers. Despite being (I believe) the first to mention her, she's probably my least desirable concept fig. Artoo will be the most boring, although I appreciate how C-3PO's concept art offers a very 50s-sci-fi design.

 

Now the news:

On 6/23/2026 at 6:07 AM, Swordy said:

Given Starfighter is an unknown commodity, I wonder if TLG will limit it's exposure to 3 sets—if that.

Out of all the things I've predicted over the past two years on Eurobricks… WHY THIS ONE??? 

I think we'll see the three will be the hero starship, the landspeeder and a buildable Grog—erm, character/droid. Mia Goth's character might show up along Gosling's starship, and I doubt we'll see more than Ryan and the kid in the landspeeder.

Remember when Star Wars movies were guaranteed six at minimum sets? Demolition Dummy remembers…

 

I'm in love with the buildable Boba Fett. I'd much rather that the price had been the same as 76344 Iron Man from January, but a discount or May 4th promo can help overcome that.

The UCS SSD would've been a dream set of mine a few years back… alas, I was gifted the UCS ISD since then, so I feel my need for grey triangles has been fulfilled. The figures look very nice, of course—that Bossk especially—although I've already collected previous iterations of everyone but Zuckess so I'm content.

The 2027 Y-Wing is a must now that it's known Mon Mothma and Luke Starkiller (let's                     go!) will be included.

Midi-scale Death Star II is a dream come true. Maybe they'll throw us a wild bone and include Galen and Krennic. 

Contrary to seemingly many on the forum, I'm looking forward to the SW theater—to fill out my growing LEGO City and represent my love for SW, yes, but also because the Palace Cinema has been a white whale of mine for years, and this might prove an obtainable alternative.

The BTS set with George Lucas and pink shorts guy is possibly a Day 1 purchase; price and budget pending, as always.

The theatrical A New Hope poster may be my favourite poster of all time, so I look forward to its execution into LEGO.

I'm disappointed that the highly desirable McQuarrie Vader will be exclusive to a set I don't otherwise want… such is collecting.

Am I reading correctly that we'll see Bespin Leia, Lando, and Han next year?  This is splendid—perhaps the LEGO is listening. (If so, might I suggest the TIE AVENGER piloted by Mara Jade, Maul: Shadow Lord sets including an extra figure of Mara Jade, Darth Plagueis dueling Mara Jade, Jek Porkins with his diet instructor Mara Jade, and an upscaled figure of Mara Jade piloted by the one and only Mara Jade.)

 

As of now, I plan to at some point or another pick up the Y-Wing, Cloud City with Lando, George Lucas Tribute, SW Movie Theater, Midi-Scale DSII, and Anakin's JSF. (That Ewok Village and Bounty Hunter pursuit better come… )

[Darth_Bane13]

2 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

When I think about @Darth_Bane13, I think about serious and no-nonsense. 

Hmm I could see that. Maybe I ought to use more emoticons 

[BrickPrick]

1 hour ago, Swordy said:

  I am trying to write shorter these days… doesn't help that I skip Euro-town for a month (I'm not kidding… how is it always an exact 30 days???) and of course am required to share all my thoughts and reply to decade-old conversations when I return. 

You know, me saying that is incredibly ironic in and of itself. Because in my mother language... phew, not necessarily just about Lego but also other hobbies, I can write things as if I was to write my personal testament... like there is no tomorrow. Kinda crazy. But you only see it so some extent in here. Watching your postings, though,  it actually reminds me of, well, myself. Which can sometimes give me a food old chuckle. 

1 hour ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

Hmm I could see that. Maybe I ought to use more emoticons 

Ha, that's what I thought about @Mandalorianknight. He can come across as rather serious to me with all his emotions-less energy. Not that I mind it at all. It's just something I noticed over time. 

 

Anyways, back to Lego Star Wars. Zam Wesell, General Skywalker and Cloud City Lando are now my top three most wanted minifigs for 2027. 

[Mandalorianknight]

3 hours ago, Swordy said:

  I am trying to write shorter these days… doesn't help that I skip Euro-town for a month (I'm not kidding… how is it always an exact 30 days???) and of course am required to share all my thoughts and reply to decade-old conversations when I return. 

Very true. I would counter that as for myself, I don't even think about the Acolyte all that much. It's a dark stain on a shirt called Star Wars which I've worn for so long, the imperfections have stopped registering to me. As for M&G, I have yet to watch the film, so I don't have any thoughts at all. I hope an actual story is developed for these characters going forward, because I'd rather revisit the show than watch less-meaningful filler.

Well, ended up that all we got is Gold Leader, lol. (Not even Porkins… that's it, I'm calling in the Blacktron strike force.)

Thank you for explaining the lore. I wish I had more to say other than that's… fantastic.

Which is a shame given that the whole purpose of a show whose title is a character… is the entitled character. (Which points to a larger issue where they should go back to the pulpy titling of the episodic films… but anyway.) I did like Ahsoka the White, and perhaps Dawson can win me over eventually (she is no Ashley Eckstein, though).

Agreed. There are some prints online that make Vader look more black (for instance the photo assigned with the leak on Instagram), but navy blue would not only make him more accurate but more novel in general.

Luckily, it seems they've done the best of both scenarios by offering up both the female and hallway-fight Starkillers. Despite being (I believe) the first to mention her, she's probably my least desirable concept fig. Artoo will be the most boring, although I appreciate how C-3PO's concept art offers a very 50s-sci-fi design.

Now the news:

I'm in love with the buildable Boba Fett. I'd much rather that the price had been the same as 76344 Iron Man from January, but a discount or May 4th promo can help overcome that.

The 2027 Y-Wing is a must now that it's known Mon Mothma and Luke Starkiller (let's                     go!) will be included.

The theatrical A New Hope poster may be my favourite poster of all time, so I look forward to its execution into LEGO.

I'm disappointed that the highly desirable McQuarrie Vader will be exclusive to a set I don't otherwise want… such is collecting.

Am I reading correctly that we'll see Bespin Leia, Lando, and Han next year?  This is splendid—perhaps the LEGO is listening. (If so, might I suggest the TIE AVENGER piloted by Mara Jade, Maul: Shadow Lord sets including an extra figure of Mara Jade, Darth Plagueis dueling Mara Jade, Jek Porkins with his diet instructor Mara Jade, and an upscaled figure of Mara Jade piloted by the one and only Mara Jade.)

As of now, I plan to at some point or another pick up the Y-Wing, Cloud City with Lando, George Lucas Tribute, SW Movie Theater, Midi-Scale DSII, and Anakin's JSF. (That Ewok Village and Bounty Hunter pursuit better come… )

Always happy to see you come to town, so to speak. Keep the walls of text coming, because oftentimes they're a lot more eloquently put than whatever I'm trying to sputter out.

True- I don't exactly think about acolyte on a daily basis- but it is something that is more memorable than TMAG, a movie I have literally forgotten about multiple times now- I keep thinking the only movie I've seen in theatres this year so far is Project Hail Mary a few times.

To be fair, I am totally fine with only getting one pilot if it means the other character is Luke Starkiller. That'd be like if the next TIE unfortunately couldn't include Motti because it instead had MARA JADE.

...say that again?

YES. I don't see this brought up nearly enough, but there's no creativity in these titles anymore. Not just the titles themselves, which are all character names, but most of these shows just have title cards rather than actual opening titles. The Ahsoka end credits are amazing, why couldn't we have gotten a title sequence with a similar aesthetic?

It'll be interesting to see what they go with. I think we're guaranteed either a new helmet mold or navy robes (because otherwise it's just normal vader), but could easily get both. 

Yeah- being the least interesting character in a selection of extremely desirable figures doesn't mean she's necessarily an undesirable figure herself. I'm glad we get both.

It is a really nice build. I'm flip flopping on whether or not I get it, and regardless it'll probably end up being a 2027 purchase, but it is very well-built.

I cannot describe how happy it makes me that the set I wanted most gets the mcquarrie fig I wanted most. Mon is a nice bonus too- and honestly I don't believe I even have a Dutch Vander figure, so the whole selection is a win for me.

I'm a little surprised you don't want bespin duel, but at the very least, it's cheaper than the Luke minifigure statue so it won't be as bad if you try to get him secondhand.

With the caveat that I believe it's possible Han is white shirt han. I'm holding out hope that the duel's price is because it includes the freezing chamber, and that the other CC set is a $55 one that's primarily the dining room, but even if the latter is just the carbon freeze chamber it'll still be a solid set.

I misread this slightly and thought you were suggesting the TIE Avenger be piloted by Maul: Shadow Lord sets, which would be interesting to see- provided the figure list included Mara Jade. (And Rook Kast)

How many sets have you picked up the last few years? It really seems like at least among the more hardcore fans lego's going to be making a lot more next year. (I mean, this january alone I'll either be matching or exceeding my retail lego purchases of the past three years)

2 hours ago, BrickPrick said:

Ha, that's what I thought about @Mandalorianknight. He can come across as rather serious to me with all his emotions-less energy. Not that I mind it at all. It's just something I noticed over time. 

Now this sounds more like me than the "balanced and nuanced" one, being serious about children's toys. :)  (I know that's not quite how you meant it, but either way I completely agree) I do use the emojis sometimes, but I prefer the emoticons. A lot of the emojis come off as sarcastic or snarky to me, whereas :) and :( just have the emotion in it's purest form.