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Read this promotional article on LEGO.com. https://www.lego.com/en-gb/categories/adults-welcome/article/lego-star-wars-display Broad points: 1. UCS, Helmet Collection, Diorama’s, Starship Collection, buildable droids and characters, Brickheadz are targeted for adults. 2. These sets exist to counteract the space required for UCS sets. 3. Helmets are described as compact in all dimensions 4. Larger brickbuilt droids are described as a manageable size; Buildable characters do not need much space. 5. Starship collection is on a smaller scale, a “pocket friendly”, direct alternative to UCS “titans”. 6. Display is paramount to 18+ - “It’s time to move beyond the vision of great big museum-style display cases and prove that even a single shelf can become a striking LEGO Star Wars display“. Although is it not mentioned, it is hard not to assume downscaled play-scale sets follow this same line of thought so adults can display them and children can too if they want. At some point this design philosophy and strategy will move on. I am obsessed with how this might and should look because it’s going to define the next several years once it’s implemented. Ultimately, I think it’s created a stale environment but has skyrockets profits. I won’t critique this strategy, instead I have the following questions. 1. If LEGO follow this same philosophy above, how should they have done it and how should they now do it? 2. If LEGO were to move away from this philosophy, what should the future look like?

Flagship sets - 10-14+. Lower tier than Signatures. Tantive IV 1250 pcs, £140 Includes: Princess Leia Organa, Bail Organa, Captain Antilles, Rebel Friend, Rebel Fleet Trooper, C3-PO, R2-D2 Hoth Echo Base 1150 pcs, £140 Includes: Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Chewbacca, General McQuarrie, Sergeant Callum, Dak Ralter, Hoth Rebel Trooper (x2), C3-PO, R2-D2, 2-1B Medical Droid - moulded Tauntaun Rebel GR-75 Transport 1250 pcs, £140 Includes: Princess Leia Organa, General Rieekan, Toryn Farr, Hoth Rebel Trooper (x3) Imperial AT-AT Walker 1350 pcs, £160 Includes: Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Imperial Officer, Imperial AT-AT Driver, Stormtrooper, Endor Rebel Trooper (x2) Imperial AT-ACT Walker 1500 pcs, £180 Includes: Chirrut Imwe, Baze Malbus, Pao, Imperial AT-ACT Driver, Death Trooper, ShoreTrooper (x2) Luthen Rael’s Fondor Haulcraft 1200 pcs, £140 Includes: Luthen Rael, Cassian Andor, Vel Sartha, Bix Caleen Mos Espa Podrace 1350 pcs, £160 Includes: Anakin Skywalker, Sebulba, Ben Q, Watto, Shmi Skywalker, Fodesinbeed Annodue, Kitster, Pit Droid Naboo Royal Starship 1200 pcs, £140 Includes: Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Amidala, Captain Paneka, Ric Olie, Darth Maul, Anakin Skywalker, R2-D2 CIS Landing Craft 1400 pcs, £170 Includes: General Grievous, Magnaguard (x2), Tactical Droid, Battle Droid Pilot, Battle Droid (x4) Republic SPHA-T 1300 pcs, £160 Includes: Aayla Secura, Agen Kolar, Roth Del-Masona, Phase I Clone Lieutenant, Phase I Clone Trooper (x3) The Invisible Hand 1400 pcs, £170 Includes: General Grievous, Count Dooku, Battle Droid Pilot, Security Battle Droid, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chancellor Palpatine The Finalizer 1350 pcs, £150 Includes: Kylo Ren, General Hux, Rey, First Order Officer, First Order Stormtrooper (x2) Resistance Troop Carrier Fortitude 1250 pcs, £160 Includes: Finn, Jannah, Beaumont Kin, Pilot Dreanna Conunda, Pilot Gandris Dyun, Sith Trooper (x2) - moulded Orbak Final Order Star Destroyer 1400 pcs, £170 Includes: General Pryde, Final Order Fleet Technician, Ap’lek, Cardo, Kuruk, Trudgen, Ushar, Vicrul

Always thought the dining room would work well as a diorama, I was convinced a few years back we’d see it. Touché on the large scale Slave One.

Double pack sets: Naboo Starfighter vs Vulture Droid £49.99: Anakin Skywalker, R2-D2, Naboo Engineer, Droid Pilot, Security Battle Droid Republic Y-Wing vs CIS Proton Cannon £109.99 - see previous entry on the last page. Z-95 Headhunter vs Droid Tri Fighter £79.99: Phase II Clone Pilot, Clone Flight Crew Member, Droid Pilot, Admiral Trench Poe’s X-Wing Fighter vs First Order Tie Fighter £84.99: Poe Dameron, BB-8, First Order Tie Pilot, First Order Heavy Gunner Kylo Ren’s Tie Silencer vs Resistance A-Wing £69.99: Kylo Ren, Resistance Pilot, Lieutenant Connix, First Order Stormtrooper Executioner Tie Dagger vs Poe’s X-Wing Fighter £99.99: Poe Dameron, BB-8, First Order Tie Pilot, Sith Jumptrooper Imperial V-Wing vs Rebel T-47 Airspeeder £59.99: Imperial V-Wing Pilot, Imperial Purge Trooper, Rebel Pilot, Rebel Commando Wookie Catamaran vs Corporate Alliance Tank Droid £89.99: Tarfful, Wookie Warrior, 41st Elite Corps Trooper, Battle Droid (x3) Wookie Ornithopter vs Droid Gunship £79.99: Yoda, Commander Gree, Wookie Warrior (x2), Super Battle Droid (x2)

Cheap playscale sets. Inspired by the Carbon Freezing Chamber and Hoth Medical Chamber sets. Death Star Detention Centre £24.99: Han Solo, Princess Leia, Imperial Officer, Death Star Trooper Yavin IV Watchtower £24.99: Rebel Fleet Trooper, Rebel Honour Guard, Imperial Jumptrooper Hoth Wampa Cave £24.99: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, moulded Wampa + Tauntaun Bespin Junkyard £24.99: Ugnaught, Chewbacca, C3-PO Endor Speeder Bike Chase £24.99: Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Scout Trooper Gian Speeder £29.99: Padme Amidala (Theed), Naboo Royal Guard, Naboo Security Guard Geonosian Cannon & Dwarf Spider Droid £24.99: Winged Geonosian, Geonosian Battle Droid (x2), Luminara Unduli Duel on Geonosis £24.99: Count Dooku, Yoda Mace Windu’s Jedi Interceptor £34.99: Mace Windu, R4-M6 Obi-Wan’s Jedi Interceptor (blue) £34.99: Obi-Wan Kenobi, R4-P17 Rey’s Speeder £24.99: Rey, Constable Zuvio BB-8 Canto Bight Police Speeder £24.99: Canto Bight Policeman, Finn, Rose, moulded Fathier Duel on Crait £19.99: Luke Skywalker, Kylo Ren Force Bond Duel £19.99: Kylo Ren, Rey I will let people imagine what should/would be included in the sets.

I like all these ideas. The Death Star Trench Run is probably one of my favourite ideas ever - what a good set that would be! The Gunboat = High-Altitude Entry Transport-221.

Battle Pack supremacy. Defined my childhood. Cheapest way to have the most fun. A sign of a good era is strong battle packs. There’s many choices, LEGO release them. New Republic Troopers - New Republic Soldier (x3), New Republic Officer Includes - Vehicle TBC Death Star Troopers - Death Star Trooper, Death Star Gunner, Stormtrooper (x2) Includes: Death Star Turbo Laser Turret Anaxes Clone Troopers - Anaxes Clone Trooper (x4) Includes: Speeder Bike 212th Clone Troopers - Phase II Clone Trooper (x3), Airborne Trooper Includes: Gunboat Endor Forces BP - Rebel Commando, Rebel Trooper (x2), Ewok Warrior Includes: Speeder Bike, Ewok Glider Naboo Forces BP - Naboo Security Officer (x2), Gungan Warrior (x2) Includes: Flash Speeder, Kaadu, catapult Geonosis Clone Troopers - ARF Trooper (x2), Phase II Clone Trooper, Flametrooper Includes: AT-RT (grey, orange, yellow) 501st Specialist Troopers - Phase II Arc Trooper, Phase II ARF Trooper, Airborne Trooper (x2) Includes: Falchion Tank 91st Mobile Recon Troopers - Barc Trooper, Phase II 91st Corps Trooper (x3) Includes: Barc Speeder CIS Specialists BP - Tactical Droid, Commando Droid (x2), Sniper Droideka Includes: Flitknot speeder, command centre Resistance Forces BP - Ovissian Gunner, Caphex Spy, Resistance Soldier (x2) Includes: Turret, Speeder Bike Final Order Troopers - Sith Trooper, Final Order Technician, Sith Sovereign Protector (x2) Includes: Laser Turret Cannon Kashyyyk Forces BP - 41st Elite Corps Trooper (x2), Wookie Warrior (x2) Includes: Defence turret, Barc speeder Sandtrooper BP - Sandtrooper x4 (Orange pauldron, white pauldron, black pauldron, no pauldron) Includes: Dewback, ground turret Advanced Rebel Trooper BP - Rebel Commando, Rebel Vanguard, Bothan Spy, Rebel Sniper Includes: Rebel Hovertank (AAC-1) TK Stormtroopers - TK Stormtrooper (x2), Imperial Commando, TK Shock Trooper Includes: AT-AC Walker

On reflection, my Signatures idea could just be 14+ or 16+. On that basis, here are my top 10 sets for this “sub-theme”. In my mind, atleast 2 should be released each year. Jabba’s Sail Barge, Desert Skiff and the Great Pit of Carkoon 1850 pcs, £220 Minifigures: Jabba the Hutt, Salacious B Crumb, Huttslayer Leia, Luke Skywalker, Boba Fett, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian (Skiff Guard), Max Rebo, Nysad, Brock Starsher, Pagetti Rook, R2-D2, C3-PO Republic Dropship and AT-TE Walker 2000 pcs, £250 Minifigures: 2 Exclusive Jedi, 2 Phase I Clone Pilot, 4 Phase I Clone Troopers Boba Fett’s Slave 1 1550 pcs, £180 Minifigures: Boba Fett, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, Princess Leia Organa, Bespin Guard, Stormtrooper Republic Venator Class Cruiser 2000 pcs, £250 Minifigures: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Phase II Captain Rex, Phase II Commander Cody, Republic Officer (x2), Medical Droid Nebulon B Frigate 1650 pcs, £190 Minifigures: Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca, R2-D2, C3-PO, Rebel Pilot, Medical Droid Republic Gunship 1650 pcs, £200 Minifigures: Yoda, Mace Windu, Ki-Adi Mundi, Phase I Clone Pilot (x2), Phase I Clone Trooper (x3) Republic Frigate 1550 pcs, £170 Minifigures: Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Maoi Makador, Antidar Williams, TC-14, Republic Astromech Droid Millennium Falcon 1800 pcs, £220 Minifigures: Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, C3-PO, Darth Vader, Snowtrooper Commander, Snowtrooper Tantive III 1700 pcs, £190 Minifigures: Bail Organa, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padme Amidala, Captain Jeremoch Colton Imperial Landing Craft 1500 pcs, £180 Minifigures: Imperial Pilot, Sandtrooper Captain, Sandtrooper (x3), Garindan, Ben Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, Moulded Dewback

Love all these ideas!

The Clone Wars set ideas - I still think there’s scope for Clone Wars sets, clones or not. Jedi Ambassador Shuttle £79.99: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Quinlan Vos Republic Y-Wing Starfighter vs CIS Proton Cannon £109.99: Phase I.5 Clone Pilot, Mace Windu, Phase II Anaxes Clone Trooper, Tactical Droid, Battle Droid 501st Clone Trooper Specialists £19.99: ARC Trooper, ARF Trooper, Airborne Clone Trooper (x2)

I guess you could add Gungans or Naboo Palace Guard etc to the AAT, if needed. Yes, I’d probably increase the Podracer set with an additional Podracer if it was to go to a higher price point. I’d probably go Ben Q and Kitster as additional figures. I quoted these in particular because: 1. I do like the idea of a Geonosian Cannon, I chose to omit it because I felt it would more likely be £24.99/£29.99 given the downscales. Perhaps it could include a Forward Command Centre. 2. Ever since I saw Hasbro’s Vintage Collction Gunship, I have wanted a Gunship with more Jedi. My idea focused on Clones as I had the SPHA-T to experiment with Jedi - on reflection I’d have included another in that set idea, Pablo-Jill. 3. This is one of my most wanted sets. Whilst Lego’s downscaled versions are welcomed, it did leave a lot to be desired. Think it would be a cracking set.

Love these ideas especially.

In terms of movie waves or a series of playscale sets released within the same lifecycle window (2-3 years), these are the one’s I’d want from the Prequels. Each set provides something new. Am I underestimating the prices? Surely LEGO could do something like this? TPM: Gian Speeder £29.99: Padme Amidala (Theed), Naboo Palace Guard, Naboo Security Guard Trade Federation AAT £49.99: Nute Gunray, Battle Droid Commander, Battle Droid (x3) Naboo Starfighter vs Vulture Droid £64.99: Anakin Skywalker, R2-D2, Naboo Pilot, R2-C4, Naboo Engineer, Security Battle Droid (x2) Gungan Sub: Journey To Topeka City £89.99: Qui-Gon-Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jar-Jar Binks, Boss Nass, Captain Tarpals, Gungan Warrior Naboo Royal Starship £119.99: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Captain Paneka, Ric Olie, Jar-Jar Binks, Padme Amidala, Darth Maul, R2-D2 Boonta Eve Podrace £149.99: Anakin Skywalker, Sebulba, Qui-Gon-Jinn Watto, Fodesinbeed Annodue, Shmi Skywalker, Pit Droid AOTC: Hailfire Droid/Homing Spider Droid £39.99: Geonosian Battle Droid Commander, Geonosian Battle Droid (x3), Shaak Ti Coruscant Airspeeder Chase £49.99: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Zam Wessell Count Dooku’s Solar Sailer £64.99: Count Dooku, Yoda, FA-4 Droid Republic Gunship £159.99: Clone Pilot (x2), Yoda, Ki-Adi Mundi, Clone Trooper (x3) Republic SPHA-T £169.99: Kit Fisto, Sora Bulq, Clone Commander, Clone Captain, Clone Trooper (x2), Super Battle Droid (x3) Petranaki Arena £199.99: Count Dooku, Jango Fett, Poggle the Lesser, Boba Fett Winged Geonosian, Geonosian Picador, Geonosian Battle Droid (x3), Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala, Mace Windu, Coleman Trebor, Bultar Swan, R2-D2, C3-PO ROTS: 212th Clone Troopers £29.99: Phase II 212th Clone Trooper (x3), Airborne Clone Trooper, Battle Droid (x2) - Crab Droid Duel in the Senate £49.99: Darth Sidious, Yoda, Bail Organa, Phase II Clone Shock Trooper Seperatist Shuttle £59.99: General Grievous, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Magnaguard, Pilot Battle Droid Republican AT-AP Walker £74.99: Stass Allie, Commander Neyo, Phase II 91st Star Corps Trooper (x2) Duel on Mustafar £119.99: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2-D2, Mustafaran, Mouse Droid - Green Jedi Interceptor Clone Turbo Tank £149.99: Luminara Unduli, Barriss Offee, Commander Gree, Phase II Kashyyyk Clone Trooper, AT-RT Driver, Tarfful, Wookie Warrior

I’d be happy with all these, good ideas. I like all these. Bit surprised you chose a more expensive Infiltrator vs the Naboo starship, though. I actually think they should be on the shelves at the same time, they play possibilities are through the roof. Agreed, although I can’t imagine anything too special except a UCS Falcon. Just thinking of a UCS Imperial Landing Craft, that would be amazing to say the least. A moulded bantha has to be number 1 for me for ANH, it’s about time. I have always been surprised that a small Death Star Detention Cell Breakout has never been released. A couple of Death Star Troopers with Han, Luke, Chewbacca, and Leia would go well. Maybe throw a stormtrooper and an Imperial Officer in if you’d want it to be a larger playset.

An ambitious 2027 set roster, inspired by the anniversaries for ANH and AOTC. ANH: Death Star Troopers £19.99 (detailed Death Star turbo laser tower turret): Stormtrooper (x2), Death Star Trooper, Death Star Gunner Luke’s Landspeeder: Tusken Raider Encounter £49.99: Luke Skywalker (poncho, hat with goggles), R2-D2, C3-PO, Tusken Raider (x2) - moulded bantha, terrain side build, most detailed playscale landspeeder Imperial Landing Craft £119.99: Imperial Shuttle Pilot, Imperial Sandtrooper (orange pauldron), Imperial Sandtrooper (x2), Obi-Wan Kenobi, Garindan - moulded Dewback Yavin IV Ceremony £64.99 (inspired by Ninjago 71866): Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, General Dodonna, Rebel Honour Guard, R2-D2, C3-PO AOTC: Geonosis Clone Troopers £19.99 (TCW): Geonosian ARF Trooper (x2), Phase II Geonosian Clone Trooper (x2) Attack of the Clones: Heroes & Villains Brickheadz £34.99: Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Count Dooku, Jango Fett, Phase I Clone Trooper Mid-scale Republic Dropship & AT-TE Walker £89.99 (with play function to drop the AT-TE) Republic Gunship £159.99: Yoda, Ki-Adi Mundi, Kit Fisto, Phase I Clone Pilot (x2), Phase I Clone Trooper (x2) Petranaki Arena £199.99: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala, Mace Windu, Count Dooku, Jango Fett, Poggle the Lesser, Coleman Trebor, Geonosian Battle Droid (x3), Super Battle Droid (x2), Winged Geonosian, Geonosian Picador, Bultar Swan - 3 moulded creatures, 3 pillars, playset structure of main elements of the arena included gates, main spectator stand, and accompanying side stand) UCS AT-TE Walker £349.99: Phase 1 Clone AT-TE Driver, Phase I Clone Gunner

Really hoping for a Maul Mando Fighter this year. Maul, Rook Kast, and the new Darth Talon.

How can it be that in 2025 LSW fans were given two options to buy Jango’s Slave One: 1. £260, 2970 pcs 2. £60, 707 pcs The discrepancy in size and cost is insane. Was it greed to force more people to buy the UCS version? Was it the right decision otherwise a more expensive, but cheaper counterpart to the UCS set would have cannibalised the sales of the cash cow? Either way, this option neglects the vast majority of fans in terms of quality and affordability. A £100-£120 Slave One would have been fit for purpose. As an adult I certainly don’t want to rely on expensive UCS sets for my LEGO fix. It’s not viable in terms of space and finances. I am starting to strongly favour a minimum three-pronged release schedule for UCS sets: if a UCS set is released, there must be atleast 2 other viable alternatives released that same year, catering for both teens/adults and children. In other words, two UCS sets are being released this year. 1. Mando’s N1 - would be accompanied with an updated, better scaled and compacted N1 at around £70 and say a Smart Brick set. 2. Executor - would be accompanied by a Signatures set, and say a Microfighter. I still find it outstanding that Jabba’s Sail Barge was released for £430 after 11 years. Imagine a mid-scale and a Signatures set in that year? Perhaps the argument is that it would make the shelves look stale, but we all know it’s profit profit profit. Interested to hear thoughts.

7673 Magnaguard Starfighter 7674 V-19 Torrent 7675 AT-TE Walker 7676 Republic Gunship 7678 Droid Gunship 7679 Republic Fighter Tank 7680 The Twilight 7681 Homing Spider Droid 2008 Summer Wave, based on The Clone Wars movie. My wish is a wave that matches the consistency and ambition of this wave. These are proper LEGO Star Wars sets. The Mandalorian and Grogu wave reminded me of 2008, the year that made me not like Star Wars but love it. Except M&G movie sets fall short, by some way.

Creative idea, enjoyed reading this. I have wondered where LEGO Star Wars goes next in terms of 18+; this is certainly an option. Problem is, it requires too many sets for it to work, which move away from the traditional ethos of the theme.

Imperial Shuttle is missing as is the R2-D2 and Ewok Attack smart brick sets. Thanks for this, though. Helpful.

What we are seeing recently is prequel-heavy summer waves every other year. I’d expect a Gunship next year. Either way, the summer wave in principle sounds pretty good. It does help that there’s some meaty Mando & Grogu movie sets. I am most looking forward to the Imperial Shuttle as I regret not buying the Tydirium so much. The thought of a high-level buildable Yoda sounds promising too. If they get the eyes right, I will buy it. I am most intrigued about the Bespin Duel set. I would love it to be a larger playset that depicts the scene in its entirety. Can’t see a big play set, though. Anakin’s Jedi Starfighter will be nice for the new Anakin (fingers crossed), but the third figure is puzzling. There’s no obvious choice and I don’t see them replicating the V-19 Torrent style lineup - Ventress has no obvious set to be included, whereas Dooku has plenty. A Season 1-3 Ahsoka would work, but again it’s just the inverse of Ahsoka’s Jedi Interceptor.

Really like these ideas, they sound fun with great figures.

What I will add is many of the characters back in the day didn’t belong in the scene so to speak, but were included. I will accept your list minus the UCS figures - that’s pushing it! Wouldn’t be at all surprised if there’s no 3rd figure! But, I’d be surprised given Obi-wan’s Jedi Starfighter. The Mando & Grogu sets sounds promising and are certainly helping to ease my concerns of the direction as you say. They are big and should have lots of new figures. The summer wave sounds good for the most part; all the sets feel like they have a place. Now, some of these are rather radical!

Shaak Ti, Tactical Droid, Wald, Eeth Koth, Nute Gunray (ROTS), Even Piell, Oola, Malakili, Stass Allie, Poggle the Lesser, Ree-Yees, Kao Cen Darach, Jedi Consular

LEGO have a track record of good sets in principle, bad sets in practice. I am tempering my expectations, I suggest everybody doing the same. Long gone are the days of Coleman Trebor, Queen Amidala, and the whole Jedi contingent arresting Palpatine.