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Well, Lego 75078 is "only" 9 years old :) I think my point is that in the past, battle pack contained 2 - 4 minifigs of the same kind, and while 3 of the same kind more or less have become the rule, the possibility of not getting 4 in future battle packs cannot be concluded from any fact or theory available for us.

What about Lego 7914?

I would have prefered 501st troopers with combat dents, just like the 212th have. But the set itself looks fine to me.

I think there is still a chance that the pauldron has been attached wrongly willingly so the arm printing becomes visible.

I'm a huge fan of clones in general, and I also think that the p1-clones peaked in 2014. However, I clearly prefer the 2023 p2-clones to those of 2014. I'm still not pleased with the design of the visor and other minor points (printing of the cheeks that is meant to resemble "shadow" etc.) While I prefer printed kamas to clothed kamas (I have not yet seen any clothed kamas I found convincing), I think that the printing should have extended to the sides of the hips and legs as well. I don't like printed arms, though; I can't see that the printing has any function whatsoever in increasing the perceived detail of armor. I'm not really sure what this thing is that Fives has around his neck; to me, he looks a bit like a bat or Dracula. So to me, both Fives as well as the new Captain Rex, are totally expendable.

The title refers to the threat at hands, which is the occupation of Naboo by the trade federation. The trade federation, however, is not a threat, but just a means to remove the current chancelor his office and to put Palpatine in his place. Thus, the whole situation surrounding Naboo is just a hoax. Palpatine is just a cover identity of Darth Sidious, a phantom, yes, but Sidious is the menace ^^

Hi, does anyone know why the inventory of the Mandalorian Fleet Commander from set 75348 doesn't contain the helmet but a hairpiece that is not listed in the set's inventory?

I think it's loosely based on TCW S7, the depicted battle reminds me of Ep 09, while the white clones and the colour of the sky on the back of the box remind me of the base in Ep 01, which is the only scene featuring white clones in S7, if I remember correctly.

I think if the leaked pictures aren't fake, that's wrong, since in this case at least one of them is a pilot, pretty much like the one from 75004, but with a red-white colour-scheme.

As for 74354, does the set contain one pilot and one regular trooper or two pilots? I find it hard to recognize.

Yeah, but that only means that it's the 15th anniversary, and as a matter of fact, Lego celebrates 15th anniversaries as well, as in the case of Modular Buildings ^^

What is "ppp"?

StoneWars is relatively certain that the D2C set is not only real, but will be rather huge and in the +500,00 € price range.

I am slightly disappointed with the Clone Troopers in 75337 (AT-TE). The printed visors on the pictures used for advertising look waaaaaayyyyy better than the real an actual clones.

New pictures of the 212th trooper with an applied visor. Looks strange. Reminds me of R2 on Jabba's sail barge.

I can't find such hints. Where exactly have you seen them on promobricks.de?

Not sure if anyone posted this information or if it's relevant for anyone, but... Lego 75332 // (L/B/H) 20,5/19,1/6,1 cm // 29,99 EUR // 232 g Lego 75337 // (L/B/H) 48/37,8/7 cm // 139,99 EUR // 1517 g Lego 75335 // (L/B/H) 35,4/37,8/7 cm // 99,99 EUR // 1219 g Lego 75323 // (L/B/H) 58,2/37,8/8,7 cm // 159,99 EUR // 2039 g Lego 75336 // (L/B/H) 48/28,2/7,4 cm // 99,99 EUR // 1363 g

Hi, will the accessories packs be available at certain retailers as well or will they remain "Lego exclusives"?

At least, it is a quote :)

Actually, the next magazine is no. 80, which will be published in Germany on Januar 29. I'm not too excited for no. 81, though. because the price of the magazine is higher than the current price of the trooper on Bricklink.

I agree. For me, episode 3 was the worst so far. On scale from 1 to 10, I'd rate it between 3.5 and 4.5. What bothers me is that at least since "Winter Soldier", Disney's stance on the display of violence seems to be that if the result of an action doesn't show effects of violence, the action cannot be considered harmful and violent. I first realized that when Joaquin Torres was kicked in the head by a super soldier while lying on the ground, an attack that, in the real world had a good chance of being deadly or resulting in serious brain trauma. The "slap" of the wookie that made Boba and others fly several meters through the air, again, in the real world, would have crushed bones and smashed internal organs. This development makes me feel uneasy because this way, children, teenagers and even adults are given false impressions on the effects of certain actions.

I found the first episode, well, not good. Sarlacc and Boba's escape reminded me of a trash-movie from the early 80s. If this was intended, well, then it was executed very well. Boba wants to rule by respect. Like he earned the respect of the sandpeople back then. Yeah. I got it. They were supposed to be evil, but you can earn their respect. Great idea, I am so thankful for that [/sarcasm]. And the idea that Fett can become the local crime boss without having any base of power is stupid, even for Star Wars standards. Not to mention some glitches, e. g. the fight Boba observed in the desert with the Tusken-guy. If I had to rate on a scale from 1 to 10, it'd be 6.5 or 7.0. Favourite character so far: Mok Shaiz's Majordomo

..and the Cloud City price. Cloud City was released in 2018, the Cantina in 2020, so an Endor MSB set in 2022 would so to say complete the OT and be consistent with this line of reasoning. A "Geonosis" playset covering different locations from AotC and/or TCW series seems less appealing to the demand-side of the market to me. Thus, I wouldn't bet on it.

I'm fine with one design for characters from different sources. As I wrote nearly 10 years ago: Personally, I'm not quite happy that Lego makes such a distinction at all. I think that Lego is the perfect platform to melt the different universes (TCW, PT, OT) into one, but apparently, that's not gonna happen. I couldn't imagine it back then, but it happened. So my point is not about accuracy. It's more about whether I think that the new design is an improvement of the last design, and I don't think so.

I like the Hoth rebels set. I do not like the Clone Commander, I prefer the 2013 design (yellow, silver visor, torso print).