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I am really digging the new Sub Theme in space for 2024. Already got a a couple of that interstellar ship set and 2 of the 4+ sets just cause all those printed elements and the land plates are too sweet to pass up. I think I will get the big land base next and then probably the station after that. I am on the fence about the large 8 wheeled rover set but I might end up getting up later. The color scheme too is really great plus the printed elements with the space logo are lit.

Yeah it felt very limited but the droids were the faction I needed more for so I ended up parting down the clone builds and used those for other things. Those shiny clones are now just in the background beefing up my 501st army. The droids got a shot to the arm though, they're definitely much more formidable with the tri droids in tow.

Was finally able to get x2 of 75372. And while I like the clones I am more interested in the droid components of the pack. My LEGO Droid army has been lacking since I started my clone army with the 501st BP back when that was hot. Now finally those pesky clones will have to take down not just b1s but 2 large tridroids and a number of super battledroids. Take that clones!

For me it is pricing overall that makes me tepid on a lot of LEGO products not just Star Wars. Was stoked to get the new 30$ battlepack but here in Japan most places are charging 50$ for it. It feels like playing with fans' love of the series and not a way to make them happy. So I will be holding off on it just like I did with the 501st battlepack which did not come down to a 30$ equivalent for nearly 2 years until I was able to finally get a few them. Also quality overall is a bit hit or miss it feels. The commander Fox for, example is atrocious, considering the price of the set he comes in.

I have recently decided that I want to upgrade to the latest clone heads. I need about 150 of them but cant seem to be able to order them from LEGO. I am tempted to use Bricklink but I live in Japan and have never used the service. Going through vendors I am having difficulty determining what would be a good store or even if they have the quantity I need. Is there any place I can seek guidance on how to use BL effectively and what things I should look out for when ordering a sizeable quantity such as this?

Ah, I see. Thanks for the insight. I will try to make an account with them.

Thanks everyone for putting me on the right track. I will start doing a bit more research. Paypal might be an issue as it is not a common form of payment here, people do not trust it. Ill see what there is out there though.

Same I also got 2 but I opened both lol. Just can't pass up these little guys. Love them. But one thing I can't find an answer on though is what "role" does the pink one get? I know informally or perhaps formally the blues were Security, the reds were Pilots, the guys in white were Explorers, the guys in Black were Spies and I think the all yellow were scientists. Is pink like a mechanic or maybe geologist? Perhaps even medical? I think folk prefer the green ones to be commanders and the orange one? What is the orange one do?

Got 2 501st Battle Packs and one Mando throne with Ahsoka and Maul. Pretty hyped over it even though I am not a prequel fan. I do love troopers though and love displaying my modest armies.

Just got 75299. Just for the Mando fig and the Child fig. That Mando figure is off the hook. Really like it.

Yup use anything you have to represent the flight stick. I happened to have that leg handy so I used that but anything will do as long as you like it =) I am happy this has inspired more creativity. Do post pics someplace of your mods also =) Also I found a way to insert T-Shaped diverters into the intakes without jamming tiles in there. I updated the article in my blog at the bottom in case you want to see those.

Sure. I will try to do it this week. I am sure most folk have hit upon similar mods though as they took a long look at how to improve it. Edit: Ok updated my blog with pictures and explanations of my modifications, feel free to take a peek. https://iroiroandplastic.blogspot.com/2021/01/lego-75301-lukes-x-wing-modifications.html If the link does not work for some reason or other just hit the link in my signature.

Great review and I agree. I had to modify this X-Wing quite a bit when I got my copy. My collection was lacking a Leia and a pilot Luke so the figures pushed me over the edge. Living in Japan I was hoping the "budget-line" feel of this would transfer over but I ended up paying what US customers paid for their Resistance X-Wings. That was not good but it is way less than half the price of the 2018 one so had to bite the bullet to add this ship to my fleet. I feel my modifications made it more displayable and enjoyable and it looks like a stepping stone to the T-70 in Grey that I got a few years back. I might mod the nose on it a bit more but don't feel like taking that whole nose assembly apart just to do that. Still for those without one or on a budget you cant really go wrong here. The figure selection is nice and if you take the time to do a few simple mods your X-Wing will look nice on your shelf.

Got 75301 Luke's X-Wing and 75295 Microfighter with Han Solo. Super glad I did as I still needed a Princess Leia and OGT Han. Heavily modified the X-Wing though. Added retractable landing gear and gutted the crew cabin so Luke could sit up-right. Gave him a flight yoke pilot-facing instrumentation and sensor array. Could not modify the nose sadly due to lack of parts but added an underside to it so that at least it looks aerodynamic instead of a stump. Overall though I am really happy with that X-Wing.

Well I am board with a continued tale of Rebels. I enjoyed the show for what it was for the most part but also because I need Zeb in minifig form! I missed the first run of him and I am not wiling to pay after market prices for him. So yes, I am being totally selfish and unrealistic! But I gotta have hope! LEGO give me the Zeb!

As titles that would have been interesting but given how they played out it would have just made people angrier (if that is even possible). TFA had only, what? 30seconds of content of the "last Jedi." Set up no events between EPVI and EPVII that made caring about the story fun and then we get to EPVIII which jettisoned most of EPVII anyway, and Rey "beat" Kylo twice now so the Emperor has to come back to literally be the dead horse that gets beat, I guess? Yeah. Now I still like TFA for what it is and don't mind the Last Jedi again for what it is, but taken together as a whole this trilogy is on par with the prequels for me in terms of nonsense and non-structure. On the plus side it has weeded out the good from the bad and more content has been getting added in the meantime. I am sure something will appeal so everyone in some regard so it is not a lost cause for Disney but certainly they have to work harder in the search for more money behind Star Wars.

There is a lot at stake now at TLG with this. If this gets ruined it will simply lead to alternatives to BL flourishing. TLG can't possibly buy them all up. That said, expect teething problems with this.

Saw Ad Astra over the weekend. Visually appealing but otherwise a bit shallow for me personally. Still with the current LEGO line up looking a lot like what is on film there the timing is great! You can make cowboy astronauts now just equip em with a nozzle piece and you are off to Ad Astra in LEGO form =)

I was hyped at first but I am keeping my expectations in check this time around. While I like the first two films in this trilogy I am curious about a few things from a narrative perspective. 1. Kylo got beat by Rey in TFA so what exactly are we looking forward to here? 2. Rey is still up to unearned awesomeness from the looks of it. 3. Hearing Palpatine made my heart sink a bit. In that if he comes back at all it means Luke achieved nothing, not one thing except exposing his father's latent good side. 4. Pasting Lando on a scene just felt like "see it's Star Wars" and also "desert skiff" see you like this right?????? Hmm.... 5. That title. Skywalker as the new nomen for "Force User?" or Kylo redeemed (which would make ppl explode at this point), or Kylo/Snoke was lying to Rey all along by making her seem like a nobody when in truth Luke got around at his temple and fathered a child??? But see my point 3, is that then Luke's only achievement? Again just concerned here. From a narrative stand point it has a lot of ground to cover and only 2 hours or so to do it. I doubt they've jumped on board to save the franchise(specially since judging form their wording from various sources they literally had no plan for this trilogy) but surely to minimize the rift in the fandom at least for a little bit.

We shall see, the rumor mill is going crazy. Cavill back in the Shazam cameo is among them now it seems. Just wait for confirmation folks like we used to oh so long ago, in the mid 1990s.

Actually, it is not surprising given the fact that no one wants the job. A split fan-base, controversy everywhere, boycotts. No one in their right mind wants to touch this gig. 3 years is simply a stay of execution in the biz. She can either turn it around or, given that this has only increased fan ire, gives Disney time to seriously search for her replacement. Her past is in the past, they care only about the money going forward. While I am sure they broke even on their investment at this point, I think they would prefer to see a profit instead.

Ah, so beautiful. Alas I live in a place that is prone to earthquakes and where LEGO is imported from far away. Making getting the Falcon expensive plus the stand and then the fear some tremor will send it all tumbling down >.< But I can stare at these pictures and dream that impossible dream, I shall live vicariously through these images. Thanks!

I get a guilty feeling too at times since I too prefer licensed stuff. I build it and then display it rarely touching it again. Though I do let my kids play with my Star Wars stuff. They know daddy's stuff goes back where they found it though. But on the whole they go unused. Building them does make me happy though and I love the process of creation and discovering how the set is to be completed with so many random parts. But as an adult I just accept that I just don't play like I would if I was a kid. But that too is part of being an adult I guess. It is my "display" collection. I get really happy seeing my troopers and ships lined up just so on my shelves. I will even pick them up every so often and just admire the design and printing on the figures. Pick up the vehicles here and there and dust them and place them perhaps in a new way to display them differently. As long as you are not squandering retirement money, rent/mortgage money or utility money or food money on LEGO don't feel bad. As adults we get our little perks here and there.

I have a 6 year old and a 3 year old. They both love their LEGO. I get them a mix of Duplo, Friends and Princess since that is what they're into. They build them with me and are happy to take them apart (except the biggish sets they love to play house with those). Yet, despite my spoiling them with licensed sets and friends stuff I have noticed I get a lot more bang for my buck with Classic buckets. Even the 5 dollar sets are a boon. They literally spend hours spilling pieces onto the floor and just building w/e comes to mind. I throw in City starter sets to give them figures to play with since they don't associate the bucket parts with Friends or Duplo. When they finish building, however, they are more than happy to mingle their city minifigs with the minidolls no problem. I would not worry about sorting or anything fancy but look at the Classic and Creator line and see what strikes their fancy, those free roaming bricks that are meant to be cobbled into anything seem to work really well with my kids. Start small and see what grabs them and gets their creativity running wild. Also dinosaurs are big still even with my kids. Those eyeball parts really make them go wild making funky dinosaur-lion-hippo things. It is fun to play with kids when they do that kind of stuff.

I worry about this lots as well. Living in Japan the weather changes wildly in summer and winter. Construction of homes here is strict due to earthquakes so what we would call "insulation" is rather scant and rooms can in many cases get hotter or colder than the outside temperature. Add to this the rainy season which blows humidity through the roof and things get wonky fast. For a bit over 2 years I have kept my growing LEGO collection in plastic drawer/shelf things for storage and my display sets on regular shelves and tables in a darkened room. So far the LEGO has held up but I worry about the hands on my minifigures getting brittle from holding accessories through all these weather changes. Already things I display that are made of PVC have partially melted and had paint run off them in the rainy season. I know LEGO is ABS but such temperature extremes can't be good. Maintaining the rooms at comfortable temperatures is also out of the question as that would get awfully expensive awfully fast. I only hope the quality of the ABS lasts at least a decade or more but it is a constant worry. Stuff stored in bins also worries means as they trap too much heat and humidity during summer and get just as cold as the room in the winter. Moulding is also a problem, stuff gets pale white with mould and other fungus just growing on nearly everything which is nasty but with so many bins and so many damp dark places it gets tough to control. Collecting things made solely of PVC or pleathered items like say Hot Toys would be an expensive gamble around here. The only plus side seems to be no yellowing bricks have popped up so far. I do try to shift as many of my figures as I can, specially the ones holding things in their hands but at over 400 figures that gets a bit difficult to keep up with >.<