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With all the excellent (and expensive) sets coming out this year, this is the one I’ve already set aside dedicated funds for. Eventually I will get two sets, to display in both forms. Very curious to see what cassettes will be included and if additional ones come in a GWP. I’m hoping for at least two cassettes in the set, 3 or 4 would be ideal but unlikely, and my guess is another two in a GWP. If it is a decent GWP, I may have to get both copies of the set day one. Ravage is my top choice, but secretly want (need) all variations. Waiting impatiently for August and the leaks that probably will come out a week or two before. If anyone gets the set early from Lego for review, please contact me, I’d be happy to help with your review 😉.

My settings on LEGO.com got switched to Australia (from US) somehow. Made for prices and availability to go crazy and my PaB cart disappeared. Just another 😤 experience trying to shop the site.

Check out the Ninjago Dragon set that just leaked. That would be a great scale for Gandalf vs Balrog. Re-color the Dragon Black(or brown) with Fire Red highlights, also change the head obviously. How awesome would that be? Throw in a bridge and… my money would leave my wallet instantly. Any chance the upcoming book nook could be that scale? Probably not, but what an opportunity!

Thanks, I’ll be on the lookout for it.

My daughter is wanting Belle’s castle, but not interested in the current GWP Easter bunny. Does anyone know of Double points coming up or other future GWP that might be available with the purchase of this set? Thanks

While we wait for Soundwave to be released, my goal is to get lost in a project, specifically I want to finish Optimus Prime by displaying him with a decent looking G1 Trailer. Can someone please point me to anything that might help me with my quest? It doesn’t have to be transforming, but I am up to the challenge. Sorry if this is not the correct forum, but any help would be greatly appreciated. After the build, the next obstacle will be creating a decent looking logo and stripes on the trailer. Again, any ideas? For marking it on my calendar, is there any news of a specific date for the release of SW? August, maybe? As long as it is before my birthday in October, I’ll be happy. Thanks

And Transformers Soundwave, and LotR Book Nook, and… it’s shaping up to be a great and expensive year. One filled with difficult choices and saving up. Most likely will hope for long shelf life for these sets, and (cross my fingers) sales of some variety.

Agree. A big “choke” if this is truly the GWP. (Pun intended)

That’s funny, my November 11 order was just shipped with only the Nazgûl torsos but not the capes. Strange things are afoot at the standard parts warehouse. Oh to catch a glimpse behind the curtain… chaos, ineptitude or extremely under staffed?

Just got an email that my Oct 8 order is on its way. 🤞🏻 Exactly 4 months from placing the order, to it finally being shipped. Now the 2-3 weeks for it to arrive from Denmark. I’ll actually believe it when it shows up on USPS tracking. So, given this standard, my order from Nov 11 should ship mid March, reaching me sometime in April. Last time I called CS, the support person was super friendly but seemed frazzled. Must be hard dealing with the order backup, and having no clue as to the timing.

Might they do a Soundwave brickheadz as a gift with purchase? It would be ideal to have all 3 icons sets to have a matching brickheadz! Or, better yet, we could get a SW brickheadz earlier AND the GWP is a brickheadz teasing the next icons transformer? 🤔

August Release? 1500 pieces? Can’t wait for more reveals.

Yes. Oct 8 and Nov 11. Called Lego and they said the orders were most likely lost in the warehouse conversion. They placed a re-order for both. My Oct 8 re-order arrived today. Still waiting for the other one. The original orders still say in Warehouse.

Completely agree with you. Yes, hoping great sales (or at least very good sales) of this TNG set will secure a classic Trek offering from LEGO. A nice figure-filled Trek GWP could help in generating a fair amount of early sales. Never thought I would see the day that I could buy an actual Star Trek set made by TLG. Very excited and cautiously optimistic about the set and minifigure designs. If done well, this will be an expensive year for my brick allowance. Might even have to break into my emergency piggy bank. 🐖 🏦 PLEASE Lego don’t stop with this set, I NEED Kirk, Spock and the rest of the original cast (and ANY variation of the original Enterprise) in my collection!!!

Ditto. ALL seven minifigures would be great! My guess would be 4: Kirk, Spock, Scotty and Uhura. Original 1701, 1701-A would be the best place to START. Later we can expand to TNG. Personally, for a complementary follow-up set, I am hoping for a Klingon Bird-of-Prey (same scale as the Enterprise) with minifigures of course. May Santa bring a sleigh full of coal to the leaker if this theme turns out to be a false rumor.

All this talk about having too much yellow got me thinking… what is missing in my humble opinion are the two yellow space wings (part 4596 1x2 modified plate) from the original. When I purchase this set (hopefully at a discount) it may be my goal to make some modifications/ improvements if you will, and attempt to integrate those original pieces somehow. Unfortunately current Bricklink prices have them going for $15 each. Ouch!

Very excited about a LEGO Soundwave to display alongside the original 1980s Soundwave I got as a kid from the Sears catalog / wish book for about $20. (Wonder what that would be adjusted to inflation?) But I digress… hope the LEGO designers give it a good G1 look with maybe a cassette or two. Having the cassettes in their alternate forms (bird, robot, etc) as non-transforming builds might be the way to go for a better looking design. We shall see. Looking forward to it. Now the important question… When might this set release? Looking for any educated guesses. Thanks!

Here’s something a bit odd. I just got an email this morning stating my order from July 17 just shipped??? I’ve already received this order months ago. Hope they don’t charge me twice for a duplicate order, I would not be happy about that. However, still no movement on my order from Oct 8. I’ve called twice and they have no idea when or if it will ship. The standard response I got both times was “most likely will ship soon, probably in the next couple days”. That’s what they told me in November and now again in December. Maybe I’ll see them in January or possibly February? At the time of my order Lego said it would take up to 28 days. Someone (or everyone) at Lego needs to brush up on their math!

Both of these are a must! I’m super excited about this set. Hope this turns out to be a reliable leak and an early in the year release. That being said, I won’t get my expectations up too high with the inclusion of cassettes, if any. Hope the designers realize that if they make Soundwave without including cassettes, it would be like making a GWP of classic space men without air tanks. Oops… that’s probably a bad example. # TicTacToe

Is the Wolfpack guy howling? Or did he step on a Lego?

While we are waiting for more leaks…. Anyone here buy the minifigure factory design-and-build figures ( I believe there were 3 LotR torso designs to choose from awhile back… a map of Mordor with a quote on back, the one ring with preciousss on front and continued on back, and a third design, may have been a heart or something ) My questions are… 1) will Lego ever bring back these or any other LotR designs to the minifigure factory? (My guess is no) 2) What kind of quality were these prints? (Good, bad, ugly?) 3) has anyone seen these sold anywhere by resellers, possibly on Bricklink or eBay? (I have been unable to locate any. Just curious.) Sorry for the random post. I welcome any new set from the original trilogy, even if it is a re-make of Helms Deep.

I’ve purchased many of the D&D CFMs and I’m not even a huge fan the theme, however the fun detailed fantasy figs in this series look great and fit nicely with castle. Also, they go quickly when put out on the shelves. If they came out with a LotR series I would probably purchase multiple complete sets, also probably way too many but I wouldn’t even give it a second thought. I would anticipate they would also be scooped up quickly. I have seen LotR merchandise like the funko pop minis and those blind bag (ball) weapon-builds (LotR swords) out on the shelves, but sold out, even at $10 each. So I believe there would be a pretty big market for a LEGO LotR minifigure series, that may include cross-over appeal to castle, fantasy and possibly even D&D fans.

I don’t think this was an accident that these two animals made an appearance in the ad. The colors also fit the collaboration. The Bubblegum color Pegasus can end up in a set, stuck to the bottom of a Nike shoe. 👟 The cow-spotted goat is perfect for kids “playing” a micro version of cow tipping. 🐄

If only they could make more LotR playsets like the original wave, with a nice build and a decent minifigure count. …9471: 229 Parts, 6 Minifigures. 79002: 378 Parts, 5 Minifigures. 9476: 347 Parts, 4 Minifigures. 9472: 406 Parts, 5 Minifigures, etc. I wouldn’t mind if they remade any of the original sets, if they had updated builds and improved minifigures. However, I would much prefer new scenes with at least some minifigures that haven’t been made, yet. Possibly throw in fan favorite anniversary-type figs, like they are doing for Star Wars? Or any sets to make army building possible.

From my super secret inside source… In the spirit of true prize machines, each set will have a mystery faction from all listed in the vote. The chance of a specific faction will be reflected from the vote results. The more popular the faction, the lower chance it will be in the set you purchase. The lower popularity factions from the vote will be more likely to be in the set. 😉 But seriously, it would be fun to see more than one of the factions show up in future sets or CMFs!