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We're getting the Tower of Orthanc sometime this year. As for polybags and potential store exclusives (Target, Toys R Us etc) we won't hear anything until the second half of the year, usually a month or two before their release.

Another option is an update of Mawhonic's podracer from Watto's Junkyard, now that we finally have a Gran headmold thanks to the new Sail Barge. The minifigures could include: Qui-Gon (updated with printed legs and double sided face) Shmi Mawhonic Padme (updated with the new face from Gunship, darker hair from Y-Wing and possibly printed legs) C-3PO

I hope so. I'd rather have a CW Adi Gallia than no Adi Gallia at all. The problem with AOTC is that most of the action happens on Geonosis. Look at all the sets you can get out of those scenes alone - you have the Gunship, Dropship, AT-TE, AT-OT, SPHA-T, Hailfire Droid, Corperate Alliance Starship, Spider Droid, Tank Droid, Jedi Duel, Geonosian Fighter, Solar Sailer, Separatist Shuttle, Droid Factory and Arena. Besides the Jedi Starfighter, Slave I, Padme's Starship and Bounty Hunter Pursuit, what else is there? - Anything relating to Kamino can easily be incorperated into the Jedi Starfighter and Slave I. - Absolutely nothing happens on Naboo that warrants making a set of. - The Lars Homestead and Tusken Raider Encounter would be better off based on ANH rather than AOTC. Younger versions of the Lars family could always be thrown into Padme's Starship. - Dex's Diner maybe, but it was barely on screen for more than 2 minutes. Best case scenario would be including it in the Bounty Hunter Pursuit as a small extra.

Yeah Elrond's is red on the outside and orange on the inside. I'd like to see Theoden get his green/dark red cape someday.

I believe one side has Gandalf's old face while the other has the new angry expression. Saruman has the new Count Dooku head which is also dual sided.

My most wanted minifigure still remains to be Jean Grey in her green Phoenix costume, despite being previously released as a Comic Con exclusive. If Lego can get away releasing other exclusives with minor variations, then there's nothing stopping them from placing Phoenix in a regular set. All she really needs is a modified torso print or a different shade of green.

I still hope we see an actual Adi Gallia minifigure one day. Lego went to the trouble of making a new mold for her headress, they might as well get some use out of it.

No one knows yet.

I hope there's another exclusive. With the third Hobbit movie coming out only 6 months after the second, it may be a long time before we see anymore LOTR sets.

With the third Hobbit movie coming out only 6 months after the second, it may be a long time before we see anymore LOTR sets unless Lego starts mixing the two trilogies together.

Looks like we're officially getting Stass Allie and not Adi Gallia.

The Tank Droid looks good, but I wish there were some side shots to get an idea how long it is. The CW release was a bit small compared to the 2005 ROTS one. I am a little concerned about the stability due to the lack of brick pieces in the tail section. Jango looks fantastic though. Very creative using the fire hoses for his blasters. The Mandalorian Speeder looks amazing, as does the Super Commandos and chicken leg Maul. My only complaint is that it should have come with either Bo-Katan or Duchess Satine. The Spider Droid looks good. Similar to the last one, but with a much rounder "head". Despite what Lego says however - the green lightsaber, darker skin tone, purple eyes and white undershirt all point to the Jedi being Stass Allie, not Adi Gallia. The Geonosian playset looks very well designed. Nice play features and detail for the price. Dooku's speeder has to be the best version yet. Dooku himself, Poggle and Yoda all look fantastic! Given that Yoda's head is smaller compared to the CW version, I'm hoping he'll be soft plastic again like the original and not that cheap rubber. The Stealth Fighter looks decent, but I don't think I'll be in a hurry to pick this one up. The AT-TE is an easy pass. Coleman Trevor is nice, but the rest of the figures are forgetable and the AT-TE isn't much different from the last release. The gunship doesn't look a whole lot different from the last one. The new Anakin looks good, although I wish his face was a little more consistant with the ROTS version. Obi-Wan is how I expected him to be, but its good to have him. The real star of the set is Padme. Its good to see she finally has her own face instead of Hermione's and the new bun mold looks fantastic. Next up - Droid Factory and Theed Battle Padme please. Jabba's Sailbarge looks good despite being smaller than the previous version. The nose is still going to take time to get used to. The Weequay and Max Rebo both look very well done and Ree Yees opens up the possibility of a long overdue Mawhonic in the future. My favourite figure without a doubt is the new Slave Leia though. She is well worth the wait. Once again though, I'm hoping Lego hasn't gone overboard with the rubber molds. Ree Yees is probably unavoidable, but Leia and Rebo both better be hard plastic. Nice figure selection in the Advent Calender. I like the updated Scout Trooper.

Its the old wizard beard piece thats been around since the 90s.

They've already shown a new head for Yoda and hairpiece for Leia in the Yoda Chronicles. Since the Gunship and Sail Barge are identical to the ones being released, chances are the minifigures are too. Hopefully Leia's hair will be ABS and not that cheap rubber Lego seem to be using a lot lately.

Thanks for the video Eric. The Spider Droid looks pretty similar to the last one, but the center part looks a lot rounder and nicer. Wasn't expecting a Dwarf Spider Droid to be included in the set. I think I prefer the previous version more with the battle droid parts for legs. The Mandalorian Speeder looks pretty good. I still think it should have also included Satine or Bo-Katan. Wish we had a better idea of what minifigures came in the Starhopper set. The speeder bike looks like the one commonly used by Hondo's gang on Florrum. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Starhawk_speeder_bike

Second wave store exclusives don't usually get revealled until around the middle of the year.

Looking again at the Mansion set, I really hope the Mark 42 suit isn't going to come headless. The absence of the civillian Pepper on the box art almost suggests we have to switch out her head or Tony's if we want them in the suit.

Nice speedboat, decent mansion for the price, crap buggy. The helicopter looks pretty similar to the X-Men one only with less pieces. I'm glad we're getting both an armoured and civillian version of Pepper. Can't wait to see her and Tony up close. War Machine looks great fully assembled. Mandarin looks horrible, but thats partly due to creative decisions from the movie. Hopefully we'll get a comic version of Mandarin one day.

THIS! X-Mansion, X-Jet, Sentinel, Danger Room... these are just the basics. There's at least 13 core X-Men Lego still needs to cover - not to mention the numerous villains and second tier X-Men. It would be nice if we get a new X-Men set later in the year, but I imagine any unannounced retailer exclusives will probably be based off the Thor sequel.

I don't mind which we get between Cloud City and Endor. The minifigures alone are enough reason why I can see both happening within the next 2 years. Lego has really been going out of there way to cover every variant of the main heroes the past couple years, but there aren't many options left outside of Endor and Bespin. Which of these do you think are realistically going to show up in the near future? Luke - Stormtrooper - Dagobah - Bespin - Medical Frigate - Endor camo - Death Star II Leia - Bespin gown - Bespin jumpsuit - Medical Frigate - Home One uniform - Endor camo - Ewok dress Han - Stormtrooper - Endor camo

Hopefully we'll see some Lego Sentinels next year now that they're confirmed to appear in X-Men: Days of Future Past. I know Lego don't have the license for the X-Men films but there's nothing stopping them from doing a comic version.

You know with Sentinels now confirmed to be appearing in X-Men: Days of Future Past, next year will be the perfect time to release a Lego version.

Lego still haven't released the Mandalorian Shuttle they made a prototype of yet. Plus there's always the chance of a new Mandalorian ship or vehicle popping up in future seasons. http://ow.ly/i/HJQX/original I'd love to know which episode the Starhopper set will be based on. We haven't heard anything about it yet other than that its coming in the second wave. Looking at Wookiepedia the options are: - Escape from Kavado (Zygarians) - Friends and Enemies/The Box (Rako Hardeen and Cad Bane 2.0) - Massacre/Bounty/Revenge (Ventress, Mother Talzin and/or Boba Fett) - A Necessary Bond (Pirates and Younglings) - Eminence (Bo-Katan and Vizsla 2.0)

I feel the same way. Regardless whether he had a CW face or not, this is still a different take on the character. Its no different to owning a Boussh Leia and still wanting a Slave Leia. And because the movie version of Maul is already available, so is the option to switch heads for those who don't like the CW style. If nothing else, this version of Maul simply helps fill out the huge cast of characters from the show in Lego form. That said it would have been nice to also get Satine in the speeder. After three Mandalorian themed sets, you have to wonder how many more Lego will make before she loses her chance to become a minifigure.

Except in Satine's case she already had 3 chances to appear in a Mandalorian themed set. Unless she's coming in the Starhopper or Lego releases the Mandalorian Shuttle shown in the picture with all the prototype models, she's missed her chance at getting a minifigure. Any other Mandalorian sets Lego releases will likely be based on future episodes set after her death. The upcoming Mandalorian Speeder comes with Darth Maul and 2 Mandalorian Super Commandos. I assume they are the red ones.