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Lately, a reveal roughly two weeks ahead of release seems to have become the norm for D2C sets, so this tracks. Sure, this is technically an Ideas set and not a D2C, but still

I stand corrected I had no idea they brought it back into canon, let alone 6 years ago! Maybe there will be a remake once it makes an appearance in a show or movie

While it’s hard to predict what they’ll do with the summer sets, I think it’s pretty likely KK will be included in one of them. He’s the most iconic AC character next to Tom and Isabelle, and so it’d be weird not to have him in the theme’s first year

Huh. Not surprised they went with the 2007 version over the 1999 one, that one was pretty terrible with all its misprints So yeah, here you go, for those who didn’t like the new version that comes in the Sith Infiltrator

And the book-exclusive minifig is… …Maul, with 25th anniversary printing on the back. We don‘t see the front, but since he comes with a hood and his regular lightsaber, it‘s probably a reprint of the 1999 one, in the same vein as the 20th anniversary figures. Sure, it could theoretically also be the Rebels version, but wouldn‘t they use the Inquisitor lightsaber hilt if that was the case? Then again, it‘s broken in the show, so who knows.

Oh yeah, that was so much fun! Especially when we had no idea which sets some parts or entire minifigs were from Factory leaks are still a thing obviously, but to a much lesser degree.

Well, considering the sets will likely be revealed in mid-April as usual, we should hear more details well before that Funny to think that we used to have a ton of figure leaks by this point

The Crawler isn’t canon and the Defender only appears in the later seasons of Rebels. Not surprising those two don’t get much love And the TIE Drone cries even harder since you forgot that one!

Not all of them, but we can expect at least one set to be revealed! My guess would be the three new starter sets (highlighting the new functions) plus maybe Bowser‘s train

Right?! So weird. I remember day-dreaming about Nintendo sets for almost 20 years, and now the Mario theme already celebrates its 5th year! And AC just joined in too! Crazyness I wonder what we can expect in terms of characters this summer. I hope Roy is in there somewhere to finally complete the Koopalings!

Not having a single new character in the entire wave was already pretty disappointing, but now more so with the lack of updated minifigs even Not sure what the point of the leviathan set is, since all of its contents are already included in the AT. Sure, it‘s nice for people who can‘t afford the tower, but still a disapppoitment for collectors. Also, no Quicksilver or Strucker in the AoU set? Come on! Nobody cares about Hydra goons Minifig-wise, the best set has to be the Milano. Sure, also no new characters, but people have been clamouring for a new Gamora and a grey Drax again, so this is promising! Also, bring back Star-Lord‘s helmet! Pretty please? That said, I don‘t want to complain too much. We‘ve already had Lizard, Rogue, masked Electro, and Zola this year (albeit non-classic versions of the latter two). Plus we‘ll surely see quite a few new characters in the X-Mansion!

The figures will allegedly be updated with USB connectivity and perhaps other upgrades

We now have some set names, courtesy of @Brick Clicker: 75580 Banana Car $24.99 75581 Minions Party Bus $39.99 75582 Buildable Minions $59.99 75583 Gru's House $99.99 Pretty strong focus on the minions, unsurprisingly

We know the anti-leak person they hired is good at their job, but a sting operation?! I doubt they’d go that far. Unless we hear otherwise, I still trust the summer info we have

Well, Messiah has none of the really weird stuff yet. That only happens from the fourth book onwards That‘s probably why Villeneuve insists that he doesn‘t want to tackle anything beyond Messiah I still doubt we’ll see another set, but I certainly wouldn’t say no to that!

@Brick Clicker bring us news on the 2HY wave: 71433: The Goomba Treehouse $16.99 71334: Wiggler Course Crash $59.99 71335: Peach's Castle $64.99 71336: King Boo's Haunted Mansion $84.99 71337: Bowser's Train $144.99 71339: Mario Starter Course $49.99 71340: Luigi Starter Course $49.99 71341: Peach Starter Course $49.99 71338: 18+ set $169.99 So the assumption of the three $50 sets being new starter courses was correct. Brick Clicker also says the new figures are updated versions that now have a USB connection, potentially replacing the batteries by making them rechargeable. I wonder if there are any other updates! The Bowser Train sounds like the best of the bunch. Makes sense, after we just got his car from 3D World!

The Bumblebee set is coming, as confirmed by @Brick Clicker! It's set number 10338 with 950 pieces and a price of $89.99, releasing on July 1st

@Brick Clicker is back with some rumours!! the advent calendar is Spider-Man-based with a snowman Spider-Ham Drax is grey and Groot is Baby Groot (moulded) The AoU set (76291) is based on the opening scene and NOT the final battle. It includes Iron Man, Cap, Thor with a plastic cape, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Hulk and 3 Hydra agents 76290 includes Hulk, Cap, Black Widow, Loki, a chitauri and a buildable leviathan Edit: Ninja'd! So we went from two rumoured Ultron-related sets to zero. Ouch. At least the Surtur set comes with two minifigs, so the second one could be interesting!

Couldn’t agree more! They did such a good job with these sets Everything looks just like in the game, they managed to incorporate things like items falling out of the trees and bell rocks in clever ways, the minifigs are stellar, and everything is printed! The Fabuland vibes I’m getting are very strong too The only drawbacks are the low number of minifigs per set and the lack of player characters. Other than that, this is a fantastic start to this theme!

He didn‘t specify! Hopefully soon

The question is though, what else they would do. The most obvious idea is a sandworm-riding diorama, even though it’d have to be microscale to make any sense There are other vehicles too, sure, but while they’re well-designed, they’re not quite as recognisable as the ornithopter That said, I definitely wouldn’t say no to more sets! Part 2 was really impressive, even more so than the first one. Now I’m hoping for Dune Messiah to be adapted as well! Please stop after that though, I don’t need to see , as hilarious as that would be

Wasn‘t it the same guy who claimed last year‘s swamp speeder would come with Bly? If so, we can safely ignore him.

Mtdbricks is teasing some Marvel news in his IG story Fingers crossed for some interesting details!

Correct me if I’m wrong, but as far as I’m aware none of the established leakers have said anything about the set other than Young Leia being included. I believe the „buildable creature“ rumour comes from a semi-reliable source, but none of the other details have been corroborated

Exactly. There is a clear difference between a rumour and baseless speculation Taking at closer look at the pictures, I have to say I quite like these sets, definitely more than some of the previous ones!