Lego-Freak

What's up with all the pilots in the two latest waves? I don't really mind getting them per se but not at the expense of other, more interesting minifigs... Or at least give us some alien pilots (C'ai Threnalli anyone? )

You're right, it's the exact same headset: Judging by the recent leaks, we're thus probably getting a ski speeder, an Ahch-To set, an A-wing and something that involves undercover Finn & Rose as well as that Executioner Stormie. Looks like the Praetorian Guards and DJ have to wait till next summer... Unless some of the minifigs end up in the same set, thus rendering a Praetorian Guard BP or a Canto Bight set possible, which I somewhat doubt though.

A picture of the FO Executioner Stormie (the minifig, not the light-up keychain) has surfaced at one of the usual places The mouth seems to be the updated TLJ version, just like the keychain... Maybe they'll update the regular stormies later on?

There's also a picture of the Lava Lair set on brickset:

I haven't really thought about this until now (and I don't recall having seen it discussed somewhere), but what are they going to do about the boxarts next year? Ever since the Disney takeover, the boxart was changed with each new movie, but now the Han Solo film gets released a mere five months after TLJ. The Han Solo movie sets sure are gonna feature new boxart, but what about the waves after that? Will we get four waves with HSM boxart (initial wave of HSM, summer 2018, winter 2019, summer 2019) or will they revert to TLJ boxart for next year's summer sets and then change it back to HSM in winter 2019?

I just finished building the TLJ sets and now I'm wondering why the FO Shuttle pilot is called that when in reality it's just a FO Crew member with the visor folded up I can't believe I haven't noticed that before

Just finished Ninjago City (what a stunning set!) and now my TLNM 2017 collection is complete (minus some of the polybags and the rumored Bricktober set). I have to say that I'm more than pleased with this theme I never really got all that much into Ninjago (apart from purchasing some small sets and minifigs here and there), mainly because I focus on movie-related themes, but this changed the game entirely (and not only because it's obviously movie-based) Initially, I didn't want to complete the theme and only got a couple of sets but liked them so much I ended up getting all the others as well, including my first modular building in the form of 70620. Has someone already posted a picture with all of the sets on display? If not, I'll provide one:

All hail the chicken god! So glad we're finally getting some The repeats in this wave (especially the igloo) are quite weird though, given there's still stuff they have yet to cover such as the End Villages. Speaking of the Igloo: is that a Stray in that set? Neat, if so

Chickens AND rabbids? My prayers have been answered! Am I the only one who finds it hilarious that they release the chickens in a chicken statue set, almost like they're apologizing for putting them off for so long?

Arms, individual legs and heads are no big deal, the problem here are torso, hands and hips. Those parts would crack or break easily since translucent parts are made from a different type of plastic that can't withstand that kind of pressure

Just did a little search in the forums: If Taylor Stevenson is truly behind this, then it's fabricated nonsense. I knew that name was bad news Maybe his alter ego "ForceGhostSolo" rings a bell?

That does faintly ring a bell... but not in a good way Sounds a bit wishlist-y anyway, not that I would mind getting something along those lines though However, as they say: if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is

I've noticed that the prices increase with ascending set numbers, then drop and rise again. Maybe the Han Solo movie sets are among the sets on that list, given they're supposedly released around March (IIRC)? The Infinity War sets are allegedly listed in the catalogue as well (although blanked out, as per the usual) so this wouldn't be much of a stretch

75212 sounds interesting, must be a UCS/D2C set at that price point, just like the Slave One that got released on January first as well

Exactly. Instead we get the Scout Walker that looks more like wave 2 or 3 material to me The Praetorian Guard is another missed opportunity, a minifig version would have made the most sense in the SD... First I thought they'd exclude the guards this wave for spoiler-related reasons but then there's the Buildable Figure, so that theory is out the window... Crossing fingers for a battlepack next year