wesker

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  1. He says it to Anakin just as the podrace is about to begin. My guess is we're getting a reveal of the diorama soon.
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    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    I'm going with 1-2 sets depending on whether they get next year's modular building or not.
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    Batman (DC Superheroes) 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Sorry but I'm not buying that. I remember this same conversation occurring with the X-Men just over a year ago with members here trying to convince everybody else how a D2C X-Mansion was never going to happen. Just about every excuse in the book was thrown out about why it was such an unrealistic prospect. "The old sets never sold!" "X-Men aren't popular anymore!" "The last movies flopped!" "Lego won't touch the X-Men until they get a MCU reboot!" "Lego will never make a D2C set based on a kids cartoon!" Yet here we are with an X-Mansion set on the way later this year. Its moments like this where I like to keep an open mind towards the future rather than writing everything off as "If its not MCU/Batman/Spider-Man it will never happen!!!" Plus we're talking about the Daily Planet here. It doesn't need to rely on an appearance in one of the biggest movies of all time like the Sanctum Sanctorum to justify making a set of it. Its as ingrained in pop culture as the Batcave is. Everybody knows what the Daily Planet is. Everybody knows where its from. Even those who have never even watched a Superman film.
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    Batman (DC Superheroes) 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Why not? This is Superman we're talking about. He's the one DC character besides Batman who could carry a D2C set, especially with the hype of a new movie backing him up. If Lego were willing to take a chance on giving a modular building to Doctor Strange, why couldn't they do the same for a character you yourself said is still the third most recognizable superhero? I still stand by that next year's D2C will come down to either the Daily Planet or the Baxter Building. Even if Marvel is in a better place than DC is at the moment its safe to say that Superman is still far more popular and iconic than the Fantastic Four are.
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    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Even the minifigures are hardly worth discussing. Its just the same characters we've gotten a dozen times before. At this point its really just the X-Mansion, Milano and Surtur maintaining my interest for the remainder of the year. The rest of the theme feels completely stale and out of ideas.
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    Batman (DC Superheroes) 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Ideal scenario for me would be a similar level of coverage to what Multiverse of Madness got. One regular set for retailers to tie in with the movie's release and a D2C modular building based on the Daily Planet.
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    Batman (DC Superheroes) 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    From what I've heard at my local Lego store its been a moderate seller at best. No where close to being as popular as the Marvel modulars are but not a complete flop like the Hulkbuster and Black Panther bust were either. The set is targeted at a very specific audience who grew up with the film though and I imagine the vast majority of people who wanted a Batman Returns Batcave would own it by now. To be honest I'm finding most superhero sets are shelf warming these days. Even the ones based on popular media like No Way Home are struggling to move off shelves after the first month of release.
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    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    What a boring character selection. Revisiting AOU feels pointless if they're just going to repeat the same characters from the first film, especially with the Leviathan set also appearing in the same wave. Without Ultron, Quicksilver, AOU Scarlet Witch or even a regular Vision without the phasing effect there's just nothing of interest here. The Advent Calendar sounds particularly dull this year as its just the same recycled characters that has been plaguing every Spider-Man set for years now. Even the Milano sounds like its only giving us the bare minimum of characters. Hopefully the X-Mansion can make up for the lackluster summer wave.
  9. Nice to see Anakin will be included with the Infiltrator but I really hope it doesn't come at the expense of losing Panaka and Padme in the set. Especially Panaka as the 2011 figure looks quite outdated now. I'm also glad to see they're bringing back the cloth poncho for Qui-Gon. Hopefully the anniversary figure is Saw Gerrera but I wouldn't complain if it turns out to be Ezra. I prefer getting Young Leia over S2 Omega if I'm being honest. I don't think she's anymore visually interesting than Leia is and without the rest of the Bad Batch in their Season 2 outfits Omega is kind of pointless on her own. At least getting Young Leia completes the main cast of the Obi-Wan series. Although if we're talking about better female choices for the anniversary figure then Mother Talzin and Duchess Satine would have to be top of the list for me. Of all the remaining Clone Wars characters that haven't gotten a minifigure yet those two are by far the most important.
  10. I don't think there's anything strange about it. She can really only appear in either Jabba's Palace or the Sail Barge due to the scene specific nature of her costume. Without those sets on shelves its going to be impossible to release her anywhere else. It hasn't just been the slave costume either. It took a decade for us to get a new Ceremony Leia in last year's Yavin 4 set. We haven't had a new Ewok Village or Boushh Leia since before 2013. Cloud City has only been done twice in 2003 and 2018 and we've still never had variants for her Bespin Escape, The Last Jedi or Rise of Skywalker costumes. Hasbro did touch briefly on Slave Leia in an interview last year mentioning there's no ban on her. Also a reminder that the costume was literally playable in the most recent Lego Star Wars video game.
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    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Hopefully we at least get Mr. Sinister as well. We need more villains besides only Magneto all the time and it would be a shame not to reuse Ronan's new cape on him.
  12. Hopefully the Sail Barge isn't as underwhelming as what the recent rumors and speculation have been suggesting. Aside from Max Rebo they've already had Bib Fortuna, Quarrens, Gamorrean Guards and Niktos in production over the past year. It would be stupid not to reuse them all here. And what's the point of even doing the barge if it doesn't include Jabba himself? Its hard to imagine they would also leave out a detailed interior when the UCS Razor Crest and AT-AT both got one.
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    Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

    Glad we're finally getting a new Milano. Ever since the Infinity Saga Benator came out I've been wanting the Milano to get the same "UCS" treatment. Will also be good to get another Gamora after she was skipped over in the Volume 3 wave. The Iron Legion/Ultron Bots battlepack is a definite buy. Will go great with the AOU Final Battle set. Surtur is also an unexpected but pleasant surprise. Not expecting much with the minifigures for this set but hopefully it can pave way for more Thor sets down the road. On the fence for the Avengers Battle depending on how the build itself turns out. If its based on the first film I can't imagine it will offer much new in regards to the minifigures that hasn't already been recently covered. I'm guessing Age of Ultron Final Battle is going to be another diorama like the No Way Home and Endgame sets were. It will be good to get a new Quicksilver and Ultron after so long. I wouldn't say no to a regular Vision either without the phasing effect from the tower. Disappointed there aren't any additional X-Men sets in the summer wave. Hopefully the mansion at least gets a mid year release and we don't have to wait until November for it.
  14. Can we expect Leia by any chance?
  15. The Brick Reporter on Instagram is claiming the two final Skiff figures are Luke and a Weequay. I don't think they will bring back all the original molds from 2013. Bib Fortuna's original headpiece has been out of production for so long that its probably more cost effective to just reuse the BOBF version even if the weight gain is inaccurate to ROTJ. I could see them potentially cutting corners on Leia as well after what happened with Ronan in the new Marvel wave.