Mandalorianknight

Good TPM ideas @ArrowBricks, I can't believe I made a "realistic" wave and somehow forgot the AAT. Yours is a solid price point and a good way to get Gunray in there. Though I suppose the answer is that in the modern era, since the vehicle has the potential to include clones, they just wouldn't do the TPM one. :/ I also think that if we get more of those $200 sandcrawler type sets, the podrace would be a solid choice for one. But lalalala I'm not reading those AOTC ideas until I do my wave. (Same to @Swordy though I saw and respect the idea of making a ROTS wave without a single clone trooper.) Obi-Wan's Delta-7 Microfighter ($14.99): Obi-Wan Kenobi Jango Fett Mech ($14.99): Jango Fett Clone Trooper Battle Pack ($19.99): 4x P1 clone trooper with a small barricade and a remake of the speeder from the 2002 AT-TE Dueling Dooku ($9.99): Count Dooku's speeder with Yoda and Count Dooku Geonosian Cannon ($34.99): Comes with 3x Geonosian, 1x clone sergeant, and Mace Windu Droid Factory ($54.99): Droid Factory interior, with a function to move the large bucket of slag/scrap, as well as a function to move some of the automated cells as weapons and one to drop a ray shield. Includes Padawan Anakin, Padme (with cape), R2-D2, C-3PO with a B1 head, a B1 with C-3PO's head, 2x b1 battle droid, and 2 buildable droidikas. Hailfire Droid ($64.99): Clone Lieutenant, Clone Captain, Kit Fisto, 2x B2 battle droid. Geonosis Arena Battle ($129.99): Roughly semicircular arena with main balcony/gate and stands. Includes the three central pillars and three arena beasts. Figures are Padawan Anakin, Obi-Wan, Padme (battle damage), Clone Trooper, Nute Gunray, Jango Fett, 2x Geonosian, 2x b1 battle droid, 2x b2 battle droid Republic Gunship ($179.99): 2x Clone Pilot, 1x Clone Commander, Yoda, Coleman Kcaj, Bultar Swan Limited Edition- Dogfight over Geonosis ($199.99): Significantly larger Slave One (~1500 pcs) and a slight update to Obi-Wan's delta-7 starfighter. Comes with Jango Fett, Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R4-P17, 2x Clone Trooper (Training Fatigues), Lama Su, and Nala Se. Jango Fett Bust ($59.99): Jango Fett Clone Trooper Helmet ($69.99): Includes spare parts to swap out between trooper, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and commander. Midi-Scale Republic Gunship ($49.99) UCS AT-TE ($449.99): Clone Commander, 3x Clone Trooper, Yoda, Bail Organa

I know you're a TPM guy so I'm glad to have your stamp of approval. I always try my best to make sets I think lego would actually make, and at the end of the day Maul is the bestselling part of TPM. We also just recently had a $70 infiltrator, so I wanted to distinguish it from that. Oh man I hope it's not a UCS falcon. I think the 2017 one still holds up, whereas the Blockade Runner is begging for a UCS remake. I also think there'd be something poetic about choosing the first ship ever seen in star wars as the 50th anniversary fall UCS. A UCS landing craft could be cool, though I think I might rather have a new playset one. The Lambda this year seems to imply they may be starting to take your downscaling concerns to heart, so maybe it'll be a $130ish set next year? I'm always the brick-built creatures guy, but I can't deny that something about a molded bantha has me interested. It might be nostalgia from the old LSW games. Every time I do an ANH wave, I always at least have a draft of either a large death star playset with the detention block and trash compactor, or one set of each room that can combine together. I share your surprise that we've never had a playset detention block. Have you seen F1? Brad Pitt channels his best Literally Me for a solid two and a half hours. It's great. I bring it up because I very much want Starfighter to be that film translated 1:1 into space, and correspondingly for my hopes that there's some racing involved in starfighter, I hope our set wave for it is just a bunch of unique starfighters. That's a DIABOLICAL set choice. I don't know whether to applaud you or try to exorcise you through the screen. Overall a very solid wave, I'm glad the Mcquarrie anniversary fig concept is seeing some popularity, and I think you've got a good variety of solid sets there. That Republic Gunship/Millennium falcon double punch would rival 2014 for the best heavy-hitter playset selection, and while I'm sure there'd be some whining about how we've had them before, are probably my two most-wanted system sets at that flagship price point.

I do think that overall 2027 should be focused on ANH's 50th, since it's the 50th of the movie that is the reason we have any other movies or shows or comics for star wars, but these three in particular I think would be excellent ways to give AOTC's anniversary some recognition as well. A new Gunship in the standard colors is an excellent idea and would probably do better than the last few flagships (onyx cinder and evil falcon are both hitting 50% off at a lot of retailers, and I'm sure the Jugger-not is soon to join them). Plus as we normally get two flagships a year, it would allow for the release of an ANH falcon as well, our first standard OT falcon in 16 years. Petranaki's another good one. I'd like to get a UCS Tantive IV as our fall UCS set, but I wouldn't mind Petranaki as the may UCS, and as you point out it does not need a $350+ price point to be done well. I haven't done this in awhile, so I'm going to once again start giving a wishlist wave for every movie, starting with TPM. Which is always the toughest one given there's no clone/imperial/FO faction. Anakin's Podracer Microfighter ($14.99): Anakin Skywalker, Pit Droid. Battle Droid Mech ($14.99): Looks like a bulked-up B1. Comes with Padawan Obi-Wan as well, since lego counts B1s as less than a minifigure. Droid Army Battle Pack ($19.99): 6x B1 battle droid, 1x B1 commander, and 1x B1 pilot. Builds are a STAP, 2x droidika, and one of the folding racks for droids. Darth maul's Speeder ($9.99): Maul's Bloodfin and a moisture vaporator with Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul. Flash Speeder ($34.99): Flash Speeder with a Naboo Security officer, Queen Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and 2x b1 security battle droid. Duel of the Fates ($54.99): Naboo catwalks, reactor, and ray shield array (transparent panels that can slide in and out). Includes a function to launch a character from the side of the reactor pit up to the catwalks. Comes with Qui-Gon Jinn, Darth Maul, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Naboo Starfighter vs Vulture Droid ($69.99): Comes with Anakin Skywalker, R2-D2, Padme (battle outfit), and 2x B1 battle droid. Naboo Royal Starship ($89.99): Mainly LBG with some pearl silver elements. Comes with Padme (tatooine), Ric Olie, Jar Jar, Senator Palpatine, and 2x Senate Guard Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator ($109.99): Higher price point and size than previous versions. Includes Darth Maul, Nute Gunray, Rune Haako, 2x security battle droid, and Darth Sideous. Mos Espa Podrace: Limited Edition ($199.99): Anakin, Sebulba, Gasgano, and Ben Quadrinaro's podracers alongside a build for the start/finish line. Comes with Anakin Skywalker, Sebulba, Gasgano, Ben Quadrinaros, 4x pit droids in various colors, Shmi Skywalker, Fode and Beed, Kitster, and Watto. Maul bust ($59.99): Darth Maul B1 battle droid head ($49.99): (Cheaper because it's smaller/less pieces than a helmet) Lucrehulk Droid Carrier ($69.99) UCS MTT ($699.99): Massive MTT with full interior. Comes with 32x b1 battle droids and 2x b1 pilot.

I actually could see ATLA at least starting out with just the one 18+ set. Unlike Spongebob, ATLA's had a much more difficult time staying popular with kids, I could 100% see lego deciding that a 18+ Appa with the main cast would be the way to go to start out. I don't know how popular they are among kids here, but they're certainly beloved enough by plenty of adults. If you're suggesting a line of playsets I don't know that they would do well, but a line of 18+ or an Icons subline would both do just fine.

I've never been into the games, but they seem enjoyable. I am surprised they cancelled Sands of Time with how well-known of a franchise it is. A last airbender set would be pretty cool. I know Avatar notoriously struggles with spinoffs and adaptions, but they at least keep the IP in the public consciousness, and the combination of that and how beloved the OG show is would definitely let an Appa set sell well. I had failed to consider video games- I would love some Smash Bros content, though it's sort of an amalgam of other IPs, many of which have started to show up in lego form (though somehow only Zelda at figure scale). I'm not huge into video games, but many of my favorites are part of IPs we have sets for and yet little to no coverage for the game itself, which I guess is part of more what I think about with dream themes at this point- dream subthemes. Jedi: Fallen Order/Survivor: We got one statue and a minifigure in an unrelated set, but between the Stinger Mantis ship, tombs and other iconic locations, and all the giant creatures, it would make an awesome subtheme. Not to mention all Cal's ponchos where you could get unique, desirable minifigures just by swapping out the pattern on a piece of cloth. Marvel Rivals: PLEASE, lego, you give me Rivals waves and I'd never ask for anything again. This is the only game I've played multiplayer on in years. It's got some of the best designs most of these heroes have ever had, and it has so much set material between the convoy vehicles and some of the more iconic locations. It even has a prime option for the buildable characters lego loves with Jeff the Land Shark. You could fill endless CMFs with all the characters and skins, and sets at varying price points with all the vehicles and temples. You've even got a giant mech with the Vampbuster suit. Moon Knight: The two MCU minifigures we've had- much like the show itself- aren't bad, but really aren't who Moon Knight is in the comics. MK himself would be great for sets, as in the modern era he consistently runs with two outfits simultaneously, has a fun group of supporting characters (Former avenger Tigra, vampire receptionist Reece, essentially his own henchman/goon in Soldier, his spiritual brother Hunter's Moon, and so-bad-at-being-a-villain-he-gave-up-and-joined-the-good-guys 8-ball), and unlike many marvel heroes, he actually owns stylized cars, jets, and planes. And not even just sci-fi VTOLs like his newer mooncopters- MK used to run with a stock white helicopter called the Mooncopter, and as recently as a few years ago drove the Moonmobile, which would fit right in at that $25-35 superhero car set slot. The Justice League: There's this little known group from a small indie company called Detective Comics. Lego technically owns this license for their small Batman line, and so the door is open to making sets based on these really obscure but fun heroes like "Wonder Woman", "The Flash", or "Green Lantern".

It was absurd that Jessica and Scarlet Spider both got snubbed, but we got werewolf and sun-spider. At least the spider-cyborg seems to have been intended to have more of a role in the movie at one point (Though given the series released two years later, I guess that excuse doesn't really work.) I bet he'll be a sandwich board like the Ewoks.

P stands for Prince of Persia. A returning franchise AND video game related. (Obviously not- I assume, maybe there's a new game coming or something, but it's funny how well that lines up) As I've said here before I've been lucky to get almost every IP I love in lego form- even Dune somehow. (At least, all of them that can get sets- I understand we'll never get Lego JJK or Invincible and respect that). The one thing I really want that we don't yet have is for Transformers to escape Icons and become a full theme.

Aw, man, I totally had it in my head that "big bad wolf" referred to Death. I was planning on getting him and Puss In Boots together for a diorama, but now I'm not sure I'll get any of these figures- I don't have much of a connection to Shrek, and while I loved The Last Wish, the only physical recreation of it I'd want to make is the final battle between Puss and Death. That said, taking away my personal thoughts on it, it's objectively a perfect choice for a CMF and is going to sell like hotcakes. A TON of millenials and Gen Z will be buying these trying to get Shrek himself.

You're never going to make everyone happy with GWPs, but what I would go with is something that, while not including any exclusive elements, does provide an addition (though not an essential one) to the set/sets it comes with. In Gondor's case, a mini Grond with some re-used Barad-Dur Orcs, or a Gondor Soldiers Battle Pack would both be excellent choices. That way you get something that feels worth buying the set day 1, but at the same time dedicated collectors can bricklink or PAB the parts separately if they missed out.

I thought it was $1000. For $650 that's an amazing deal for 8000 pieces and the LOTR license. This may supplant Rivendell for me as the one that I buy.

Absolutely amazing. The Hall of Kings looks like a MOC in the best way possible.

That was a WILD tonal shift. I don't dislike the show, but I think everyone was expecting Jod to have a change of heart. And instead he not only stays on the bad side, but gets a lot more homicidal. It's never been confirmed so I'm not saying it should count in favor of the show, but I always loved the idea that Cassian's sister was Kleya and neither of them ever knew. It's the classic star wars familial twist, but with the Andor layer of complication and tragedy. He thinks he's lost his sister and abandoned his search as one of his many sacrifices for the rebellion, but in a roundabout way he does save his sister in the end. If we're counting the animated shows and not going season-by-season, it becomes more nebulous. First off, I feel like I can't rank Visions, even though it has one of my favorite disney-era Star Wars pieces of media in The Ninth Jedi, just because it's a number of entirely unrelated shorts. It's got variance on a level that makes clone wars 08 look consistent. So it floats in an unranked ether. Best: The Mandalorian (S3 was rough but the first two seasons are perfect star wars. The best Boba in canon, a Luke scene that singlehandedly makes up for his TLJ characterization, and Mando himself is a solid blank-slate, everyman projectional protagonist. The western and samurai vibe is great.), Andor (Actual prestige television in the universe. Luthen and Syril are both excellent creations to add moral ambiguity to each side.), Ahsoka (If this show has 100 fans, I'm one of them. If this show has 10 fans, I'm one of them. If it has no fans, I was sent to Peridiea. Baylan is a top 10 star wars character. The lore additions are perfect. I am this show's Sabine Wren's most loyal defender and I love that her mistakes here are thematically in line with Anakin's, only Ahsoka is able to keep her off the wrong path.) Great: Rebels (An OK start but it gets really good. S3 in particular is immaculate. As these rankings show I'm a sucker for mandalorians and the show has some of my favorite additions to their lore.) Good: Clone Wars 03 (cool, but no substance... but it doesn't NEED substance. The show exists so we can go "whoah, sick" when grievous mops the floor with some jedi, or Fordo singlehandedly defeats a separatist platoon, or Windu takes down the seismic tank, or a random clone responds to grievous appearing outside his elevator car by slowly loading and point-blank firing an RPG, backblast be damned), Clone Wars 08 (High highs and low lows), Fine: Skeleton Crew (As I've said before, it's not meant for me, but it's not bad by any means. A fun story.), and The Bad Batch (It has some excellent episodes, but the same quality variance issues as clone wars. The reason it's lower is that unlike clone wars, it doesn't have the semi-anthology and subject matter shifts- it's the same plotline and core cast across every episode- so there's not as much of an excuse.) Rough: Ewoks/Droids (Now I haven't seen these in full, but I've seen enough. And I've seen other 80s cartoons- they could have done better), Resistance (Sort of like early rebels if it never matured and without the family heart.) Actively alter lore or characterization in ways I dislike: Tbobf (They had the perfect boba in Mando S2 and they just... forgot?), Kenobi (this plotline shouldn't exist in canon it breaks so much) So bad it's good: The Holiday Special (I watch this every year around thanksgiving with some of my friends.) The Acolyte: The Acolyte (I will be polite and say only that I think dodging any sets based on it was lego's second smartest move of the 2020- era of the theme.)

If anything, I think the fact that hunger games ideas projects regularly reach 10,000 supporters and still don't get in is a mark against lego making sets for it- whether that's because they view it as inappropriate (which, I would say it's not super likely we ever get anything for it, but we did get Dune and Stranger things) or the license holder doesn't want to play ball. Shrek is probably the most likely, but I do think if lego got the Shrek license they'd want to go all-out and make actual sets for it. This really isn't the same thing- Street Fighter isn't something like Mortal Kombat where there's a ton of blood and gore. I'm not sure how aware you are of street fighter but you seem to be imagining a much more violent and dark concept than what the games actually are. They're fairly campy, the combatants wear bright costumes and a number of them have special powers. It's in essence on par with your average MCU movie- brightly costumed characters- many with powers- have largely bloodless fights. And the MCU's had multiple CMF series. Also, "potentially R-rated" feels like a pretty big stretch when the games are the equivalent of PG-13, as was the last movie they did. (and for that matter, isn't the fact that the combatants are adults better than if they were kids? I feel like children fighting eachother- much less murdering eachother in bloody fashion like in Hunger Games- is a lot worse than a fighting tournament for adults.)

I haven't played the more recent games (Aside from playing as Ryu and Ken in Smash Bros) so maybe I'm missing something, but while it's a fighting game, it's not Mortal Kombat. They're punching each other and throwing hadoukens, but they're not gorily massacring each other- I actually don't remember there being blood at all. A quick check shows the games are rated Teen, so it's not anything more violent than Star Wars/the later Harry Potter Books/etc, and it's definitely not as bad as something like Stranger Things. Street fighter would be fun, I think- I'm not super versed in the lore but it has a lot of recognizable characters, and a variety of different archtypes/outfits.

To some extent there's a limiter on this- obviously Rivendall or Barad-Dur will have higher sales, but I think it would be hard to argue that the Gray Havens or Prancing Pony would sell better than Orthanc at similar prices. It has been 13 years after all, and many adults who have bought some of these new LOTR sets probably aren't even aware that there was an Orthanc set back then. And even for those who are, the cheapest fully complete Orthanc in the US on bricklink is $999.99. I doubt most fans would pay $500-600 more than a new orthanc would be nowadays for a used version of the old one. To say nothing of how expensive sealed copies are- the cheapest is almost $1200. It's important to remember that "Adults who buy lego" is a much, much larger group than "dedicated Afols who use sites like Bricklink", which is something that, at least in the star wars theme, is commonly brought up with all the figureless 18+ display sets that seem to sell well despite most people in the forum saying they'd just prefer normal system sets. Funnily enough, Star Wars went longer than LOTR did without Gondor without a set of the Massassi Temple/Yavin Rebel Base. 24 years. I agree that the main missing locations (Gondor and Barad-Dur) being covered means that the remakes are opened up a bit. I'd still bet on Helm's Deep for 2027.