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I'm surprised LEGO didn't use AI this time.

So we now FINALLY know something about the cancelled 2020 sets. I remember MandR mentioning it in a rumor video at the time, and always wanted more info on what we missed out on. I hope LEGO has seen that at least the loud online community wants a remake of the 2002 set. By the way, no mention of 2X Insider points, do we know anything on that front?

Saw the new keychain of pilot Luke on lego's website, and it's the printed arms and dual-molded legs version. If they are making such exclusive parts for a simple keychain, I wish that could become the standard for all rebel pilots.

The Hobbit movies are having a re-run in my city, and rewatched An Unexpected Journey yesterday evening. Man, the scenes with the Wargs hunting the dwarf company, and especially the one with Radagast, are so incredibly cool. Wargs are crazy expensive on BL (as everything else Middle-Earth related) so imagine an orc battle pack that would give us a couple of these. I now have a craving to get a whole pack of those beasts. Being able to army build the eagles would be a dream as well. The potential in this theme is through the roof.

Let's try to put together a minifigure selection, just for fun. I will probably forget someone important, was some time ago that I watched the movies. How about 22 figs focused around the battle, excluding the part with Gandalf etc: Aragorn, Gimli & Legolas Theoden, old man with bow, 6 Rohan soldiers Haldir and 4 elves. Berserker, 5 Uruk-hai Yes, not a lot of Uruk-hai, but a battle pack for both factions should be released alongside.

Well, if helmet shape and print quality gets worse, then of course people are going to complain. I do agree that some of them go over board with how much they are complaining, but to say that they are getting exactly what they want is not right. On the topic of a stormtrooper battle pack, I don't think we need it given how often stormtroopers are sprinkled into other sets. Sure, it would be nice but an imperial battle pack with some- or a combination of Death Troopers, Shore Troopers, Imperial Army Troopers etc. would be way cooler, because that's minifigures that we don't often get and that are hard to come by on the secondary market. Stormtrooper do go for around $4 on Bricklink. Yes exactly, he's taking an easy bet in order to gain reputation in the community as a reliable leaker.

The GWP makes it a day one buy. Still haven't gotten Rivendell so better get going with that. Yes, I definitely think more sets are being planned, and will be released if Darad-dûr is well received. I don't think Minas Tirith is possible to do justice, and I am unsure of whether LEGO has confidence in an Edoras selling well. Making a huge Helm's Deep would make so much sense next year with the War of the Rohirrim movie coming out. I got the impression that the designers are looking to complete the theme by making sets we previously haven't gotten before doing remakes, but I think Helm's Deep or a bigger Bag End set would be the "safest" sets if LEGO still doesn't have full confidence in the theme selling well.

I don't quite understand the sentiment against wanting an exclusive GWP. If you can't purchase the set on its release, you miss out on the GWP. Similarly, if there's no exclusive GWP offered, you won't receive any GWP. Same result regardless, but instead now no one gets the GWP. Ultimately, it's an additional set that we wouldn't have received otherwise. And that's an absolute win in my book.

Is there no confirmation on Revan coming or do you know for certain that he isn't?

If we are going by the most fan-requested figs, then Wat Tambor has to be in contention for one of the slots. He is by far the most requested separatist leader. Count Dooku should also come out soon, given his last set appearance; however I rule him out since we have already gotten him in LEGO form. The latter point could also be made as an argument as to why Revan won't show up again. The temptation to snag him off Bricklink grows stronger by the hour.

20th anniversary of the Clone Wars being hinted at? Sorry but isn't 2023 the year of that?

Can't wait for the Anniversary First Order AT-ST remake.

Let's hope the battle pack doesn't. Would be hilarious to "accidently" army build Revan. What a relief to finally get Fives, I was wondering whether my Fox minifigure would have anything to shoot at or not.

That's so exciting I might as well put down the tent outside the LEGO store already

You made an excellent point! These codenames always seem to be so cryptic, yet this time it might be telling us exactly what it is. Adding to that, the May release date, and we may or may not have our first Star Wars CMF. I do think a collectible minifigures line is inevitable at some point; however it still feels as far away as the galaxy itself. If one does come out, I would not know whether to be excited or terrified over the insane hunt over the few months the series will be available. The scalping would be out of this world, almost like rereleasing Mr. Gold.

I sincerely hope Barad-dur comes out in the spring of next year. The latter half of the year has always been loaded with new D2C, so spreading out the pain on my wallet would be very much appreciated. As a user pointed out in the Medieval Village thread, it seems likely that the survey wasn't to gauge interest but to set prices, so my money is on Barad-dur coming out next year.

Brickstory Builds on YouTube posted an interesting video on Venator mods, including an added interior. It doesn't seem too complicated; just some sections that slide into the open space. Will definitely be doing this when I get my hands on the set. Regarding the potential KOTOR set/figure, I agree with @Hhalcyon. Malak seems more likely. Having Revan named in the quote makes it too easy, and not as Renown-like as the hints usually are.

My apologies if this has been discussed already, but what color do we expect Sauron's armor to be? I am not sure whether flat silver, black, or perhaps pearl dark grey would work best for him.

Thank you for the pictures, that's precisely what I was looking for! I'll now be able to place some BL orders for pieces to build a small orc army!

Thank you! Could anyone do me a favor and check if the hairpiece used on the Hunter Orc (piece 18166) can be worn together with a breastplate (2587)?

I apologize if this has been discussed already; what do we think of the possibilities of modding the Venator to add some sort of interior for minifigures? To add, I have not taken much of a look at the build as to not spoil the fun, however I have heard an interior is non-existent.

Thanks for starting this game! Here are my predictions: 1. Lion Knight King (to go alongside the queen/lady from last year) - Blue, red and golden details but no crown piece; cape and sword. 2. Vegetarian Lion Suit Guy - Tan colors, (more accurate to a real lion than 2019 fig), new headgear mold, tail. Comes with cabbage accessory. 3. Evil Wizard - Inspired by the evil wizard from the Fantasy Era. Black hat and cape, one red eye, red torso and legs, Gandalfs beard piece, staff. 5. Apple Suit Guy - New apple mold for the suit, hair piece is slim and looks like a stem for the apple. Tan arms and legs symbolizing worms coming out of the apple. 4. Classic Space Person - Turquoise this time. Same old smile face. Come with a color palette to suggest the different colors that will be next. 6. AFOL Guy - Adult collector minifigure. Glasses, messy hair, blue shirt and black legs, excited face expression, comes with two LEGO sets in his hands. 7. Female Gang Leader - Mask covering hair eyes, dark red expensive-looking suit, comes with new cape and two bags of money. 8. Excavator Toy Boy - Very simple design for the boy, like the rockin' horse rider from series 24, comes with a small excavator to ride/play with. 9. 25th Series Anniversary Brick Suit Person - 2x2 brick suit, spiked hair, celebrating head piece. 10. Goldfish-tank Girl - Comes with goldfish tank, girl with a goldfish hat, and fish food. 11. Trojan Warrior - Shoulder pads, bare-breasted, golden shield and spear, silver helmet with gold detailing, small brick-built trojan horse. 12. Mrs. Gold - Female variant of Mr. Gold. Gold suit and dual-molded top hat with hair, gold staff & gold cape. Happy hunting, only 10,000 were made!

Thinking of getting Rivendell from Amazon, as it is the cheapest there for me. However, dents and scrap marks seem to be common, and Amazon also seems to send the sets in just the original box sometimes, which I've heard from others and had happened to me. With this being said, does anyone know of a way to avoid Amazon sending Rivendell without any protective box outside of the original box? Would also be interested in hearing others' experience with ordering collector's sets from Amazon. Would greatly appreciate your help!

Speaking of helmets, the new Marrok minifigure from the Star Wars T-6 Shuttle has a pretty good one for LotR customs. Almost the entire minifigure could be repurposed for Middle-earth.

Do we know if there is any VIP release date?