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As someone who owns neither I think it's between that and the Torrent. Maybe the ARC-170? Sort of- I like visual consistency in my collection, so jumping back two decades in design language would be offputting to me. I just buy parts for MOCs. But yeah, my spending on modern on-shelves sets has tanked. It's looking like I'll close out the year without buying a single 2025 LSW set, and there's currently one single SW set on the docket for 2026 that I MIGHT be interested in, if it doesn't have a smart brick stuffed into it. (And I can find it on sale- 473 pieces for $70 isn't as bad as some of the stuff this summer, but I'm still not paying it.)

I mean this in the most respectful way possible, but the writing style of this comment is very similar to ai generated prompts. It also doesn't make a lot of sense. Internet forums and social media didn't hate all those animated children's films you mentioned. The minecraft movie (which I guess is "live action", but I mean, really it's a who framed roger rabbit mix of both) was disliked in the first trailer or two, but internet opinion on the movie swung around long before release. Moana 2 wasn't considered as good as the first but it wasn't hated. And people LOVED inside out 2 and the mario movie. But the more important point about that is why are you bringing up animated kid's movies that made money when talking about the MCU? Even if those movies got a lot of internet hate around release, the primary audience is one that's not writing reviews or active on social media. Also, you bring up the fantastic four, the fantastic four bombed. There's no way around it. I liked it, I think most people who saw it did, but similar to thunderbolts, being liked by fans doesn't translate to success if not enough people watch the movie in the first place. You talk about "trying to fit the facts around their narrative to hate disney or marvel", as if the MCU's actually doing great. The facts clearly show that the MCU is not in a good place. For every hit it manages to squeeze out, three movies bomb. This year alone, all three MCU movies released likely failed to break even. The few movies that still do well are ones using nostalgia from outside the MCU, such as Hugh's Wolverine or Tobey's spider-man. There was a time when MCU movies were more or less guaranteed hits, and we're now at the point where the majority of movies the last few phases have failed. You can talk all you want about how internet comments don't translate to a movie's financial situation- the MCU is objectively losing money hand over fist. And that's not even mentioning all the disney+ shows... So we generally agree that the only characters they really have as draws are ones from other universes, the only problem is that we haven't seen any indication they're bringing in anyone you mentioned besides Deadpool. And even if they decide to shell out even more money to get Tobey (which probably requires some sort of deal with Sony, I'd imagine), Hugh Jackman, etc, we're now at an avengers movie in which spider-men and the X-men fight Dr. Doom, where most of the characters aren't from the main universe we've been following, and the script would have to be completely rewritten like a year out from release. I wouldn't put money on that going well. I agree with you general points, but to be fair here, it's Captain America in name only. Unless your only knowledge of the film going in is the title, you know it's not Steve, and as marvel comics learned in the mid-2010s, throwing a beloved hero's name and powers to someone else doesn't automatically make them beloved as well. There's a reason nobody's clamoring for Ironheart sets. And in general why the MCU's in the state it's in- because for whatever reason it looked at marvel comics' failure in the ANAD era and went "what if we replicated that in a medium that's significantly more expensive to make projects in?".

I guess they could try, but even then, we're looking at: Spider-Man: Yeah, he's spider-man, it'll be a safeish bet, but we'll have just had a spider-man movie, so it's not like people will be missing seeing him. I don't think he'll be enough. Star-Lord: I personally still like him, but it seems like his popularity's waned a bit, and regardless Star-Lord without the Guardians loses a fair bit of star power. Thor: I mean I don't know if anyone else feels the same, but endgame and Taiki ruined the MCU's thor for me. Any future appearances by him mean nothing to me. Loki: People LIKE Loki, but again, I just don't see him at main protagonist level. I think he'll probably be the Nick Fury of this movie and probably the most successful in his role, but we're now at, like, him throwing Spider-man and a bunch of nobodies at Doom. Strange: Obviously the script's being continuously rewritten but last I heard Strange wasn't even IN Doomsday. If Doom's plan in this movie really is "kidnap a small child and commit multiversal genocide" and marvel still manages to mess up the protagonists badly enough that people root for him, I really do think they should just have Morbius lead the Samvengers at that point. But, like, this is everybody they have. The Thunderbolts and FF are the only active teams, and the Samvengers are the only other 616 "team" (despite their setup being... one line in the thunderbolts post credits scene). Everyone you mention is either dead or from outside 616, and I mean... there's no way that works without either being 50% exposition or just going "look, here's the only characters left anyone cares about, don't ask how they're here or why they're working together"

I think this is a case of correlation, not causation. If you look at this list the vast majority of it is split between clone stuff and UCS/MBS sets. Most of the sets on the list that have been remade also fall into those categories. I don't think it's so much that lego's looking at this specific list, and moreso that the general concepts covered are popular LSW subthemes. Like, we're not getting a Fury-class remake just because it's high up on the list. I'd say the same with Krennic's shuttle and the TIE striker. And with the rest? I'm sure we'll get more GAR and separatist vehicles as ways to throw more clone legions into things, but again, I don't think it's because they're on this list, I think it's because lego thinks clones sell really well and wants to keep putting out sets that can include them. Same with the ewok village- some form of MBS endor has been a long time coming. IIRC he claimed he was talking about the Death Star, which personally seems a bit flimsy to me. (I want to make clear I can't 100% remember if he was saying he meant the death star, or if people here just assumed that's what he meant.)

I need it, lego. Please. I dunno. Your options are: Thunderbolts: well received by critics and fans, made no money. F4: Somewhat well received by critics and fans, made almost no money. Sam's avengers: A group that barely know each other as of now, half of whom come from notorious box office bombs and/or cancelled season 2s, and most of whom have a pretty divisive reception. X-men: There's a nostalgia factor, but they have no future, at least with these actors. There's just no good option for them. What can they do? Make it a spider-man movie?

I'm literally over a year behind on stud.io projects, please stop giving me ideas. You see, the difference is they knew the Peridea set would have a non-dymanic build and require excellent figures, whereas they're confident that anyone dropping a thousand dollars on a single set, whether they complain or not, probably won't be turned off by a lack of dual molding. It's scummy and a far cry from "only the best is good enough", but it's their logic. At least with how they ended Survivor, it really seems like they're deliberately keeping him out of the main galaxy so he can come back for the New Beyond/Mandoverse stuff. I think part of it's that- if you look at the ratio of licensed to nonlicensed themes, licensed is I think as dominant as it's ever been. Ninjago can't do all the heavy lifting- they need a new bionicle, either figuratively "new massive nonlicensed theme" or a literal bionicle ressurection.

I think with both of these it's less "not reading the room properly" and more you projecting too much of what you personally want onto what the leakers are saying. I think plenty of people would be very excited for a comic superman set because we tend to almost exclusively get batman stuff. Unless there was anything implying they were movie sets (especially since the movie wasn't exactly a box office smash hit), or it was an andor set, I think you just have to realize that leakers may not be exclusively excited for the specific set ideas you would want. I'm not actually so sure about that. We as fans knew about the night troopers (albiet as "kintsugi troopers"), Thrawn, Morgan with a spirit sword, Ahsoka the White, Ezra using "force karate", etc I want to say like a year before the show released. I think it's more likely this was in the works beforehand and scheduled to release after the show due to being a "spoiler" set. I also just don't think that lego would have rushed a set to production so fast for Ahsoka- while I liked the show, there's no evidence it was a baby yoda or NWH level moneymaker, so I can't see lego getting a set for it out within a year when No Way Home took them 1.5. Yeah, this is remarkably bad. The specific parts used let us get an idea of the size, and it's a (generously) $40 set with a brick they're claiming is $60 of tech. And honestly, even if whatever they're putting in that brick really costs that much, it's still a bad idea for a set. The thing is, I've worked with kids a fair bit, I don't think this is true. It's just that lego's market research team THINKS it's true. This is a great way of wording it, and what I was trying to say with the "it doesn't look like the flagship of the theme". It's sort of a diorama/art set, it doesn't feel like something that should be $1000, even if the value is quantitatively there.

I might be wrong, but my understanding was that the Crest was planned as the amazon exclusive for that year, similar to Vader's Castle two years before it, and the only change to the set was the addition of a Baby Yoda figure. (And/or moving it to wider production?) I can't remember which- if any- leakers or officials said this, but I do remember some video where they were showing it off and everything was 100% complete aside from a rough prototype Baby Yoda. We know for sure they can make A set with a tighter turnaround- brickheadz baby yoda and mando was only 9 months or so after the premiere- but brickheadz are definitely a lot easier to rush out there.

At this point you may as well say "hopefully there won't be any taxes this year". The only certainty in this theme is that the majority of our sets are bat-vehicles. I think the ages rule out a mech two pack, right? Or is that not correct? I honestly think it's a batwing and batboat, or if we're lucky a batwing and a new, cheap batmobile. Kids need to be into the brand, and the batmobiles have been getting too expensive. How is this somehow still optimistic- in all likelihood that third set has no figures. I'm mildly optimistic just off the fact that getting some Arkham re-uses in cheaper sets is somehow a major win for me at this point, but I wouldn't expect anything beyond that. It's too soon for lego to be retroactively making superman movie sets (if they even do- the box office wasn't anything crazy. Honestly I'm not sure the movie even turned much of a profit.)

Glad to see the bionicle representation, and what assumably is a reference to Reviving Bionicle with the "Hail Denmark, Praise Be to Lego" quote.

Same here. I was talking to relatives the other day and realized that as of now, the only 2025 lego set I have purchased is a little $15 impulse buy from the Marvel Line (Iron Man mech with Ultron.) The year just isn't doing it for me. what few sets actually interest me are ones I am waiting for sales on. It's possible the Night Trooper Pack reaches... I'd say $17 is what I'd get it for.... before the end of the year, but if it doesn't, my lego spending went from a few hundred in $2024 to... $15* of official sets and a few bricklink part orders. *I bought two copies of the 2024 skeleton crew set because they were on absurd walmart discounts to sell the figures and use the parts for a MOC, but the discounts were so deep that selling the figs was a net gain, meaning my lego spending would be negative for the year! Exactly. At $500, this would have been a fine, unique format for the DS. At $1000, it really should have been a sphere. I think this is going to be a big factor for a lot of people. There's a lot of analysis as to whether or not it's "worth it", and while I personally think it seems better value than most SW sets these days... I honestly don't care if the value is there or not. $1000 is just more than I would personally drop on a single set. Yup. Though if it shot actual plasma bolts I would probably pick it up just for the novelty of owning an X-wing capable of lethal force. (If it was lasers as in just the literal meaning of the laser lights, I honestly don't see $100 still. lighting kits are expensive but not THAT expensive.) Yes- if kids aren't into a toy product now, the brand will die. It's true of anything that can't draw in new fans. With lego star wars there's the additional wrinkle of needing new star wars fans. I agree with your wider point that these smart brick sets are a bad idea, but come on. This is ridiculously false. Lego makes scores of $100+ sets aimed at kids every year. Star Wars, Ninjago, City, Friends, etc. Lot to go over during the down time: $1000 death star: Not as bad as it could have been. I think it actually looks quite nice, and the value doesn't seem bad. My primary issue is simply that it should have been a sphere. This is a nice display model, for $1000 the value is there, but the $1000 price point needs to be the flagship of a theme. The Death Slice simply doesn't work for me as the crown jewel of star wars. The old death star is more kid-oriented, sure, but it was iconic. It's quite literally so iconic that an emotional beat about it is part of the final scene of a spider-man trilogy. (We get a shot where Peter adjusts the Emperor Palpatine minifigure from the set- assumably the only part of it he could scavenge from his apartment- on his table before leaving to swing into the night.) I just can't see what is much more of an art set/display model taking it's place in that regard. It should have been smaller, correspondingly cheaper, and able to be wall-mounted. Other leaks: Yoda and Amended Vader busts: Another new 18+ gimmick to abandon after two years. Excellent. I hope the yoda looks worse than his 2018 buildable figure. TIE Advanced and X-wing: "Boy, I hope we get some new OT sets, maybe a TIE advanced" *Monkey's Paw curls* This is awful. We might not have two normal OT sets for another 1HY, for one thing, but it's not even as if they're being replaced by helmets or busts or system sets from another era. No. They're a gimmick, and one that drastically increases the price, but in a horrible twist of fate they're also a gimmick that resets the clock on getting a normal version of the advanced. I will be tweaking my digital Advanced moc tonight and ordering parts tomorrow, because it looks like we really aren't getting a normal one any time soon. Yeah, I've never heard about stability issues either. I had mine up on top of a dresser that I bumped into probably every morning before school (I was not the most coordinated child or teenager) and it never so much as wobbled, even when other builds fell over or plopped off the shelf. I wonder if it's people who don't own it thinking a sphere would be unstable, and not really getting that it was flattened on the bottom and not fully spherically built down to a 6x6 or something. Come on, don't be like this. It's not unreasonable to hype up the first version of a major vehicle in a full decade. Don't act like that's some sort of slight. If there truly is an electric brick in it, this is no win. Arguably it's significantly worse than a TIE avenger, because instead of getting a different cool TIE variant and waiting a little longer for the Advanced, it's an overpriced gimmick that resets the clock on a normal version of the set. If it's any consolation it was highly unlikely that if there was an avenger in the pipeline, it would have been this anyway. We know the fastest turnaround for a full system set is 1.5 years (assuming the No Way Home set was pushed out as fast as they could), so if Lego thinks the demand is sufficient, we won't see it until 2027 anyway.

To add more to this, other star wars merch doesn't seem crazy expensive compared to other brand equivalents- a quick google shows your average Black Series figure is the same $24.99 pricetag as your average Classified Series (GIjoe) or Lightning Collection (Power Rangers) figure. (Same with your average Marvel Legend, but that's disney too so I figured it wasn't as relevant). Lego is charging more for these star wars sets because they think they can get away with it, and if this forum is a good representation of the market, it seems like they can indeed get away with it.

If it is the $70 set I doubt we have to worry about downsizing. The 2016 one was half a $90 set, or $120 today. Dropping that in half we're at $60. This doesn't seem like the type of set lego would price gouge (both with there being no clone legion, and with lego's $60-70 offerings this year seeming like solid value), so I think it'll probably be about the same size, if not a little bit larger. I mean look, your choices are your own, but I wouldn't buy it even to make fun of it. People like Solid Bricks got the word out about it being an overpriced house of cards. One sale won't make a difference, but a couple hundred to thousand people thinking "one sale won't make a difference" sure will. And therin lies the other issue- the people who don't need to worry about money, or can write-off the purchases for a youtube channel, treating it like a $160 battle pack. The kids buying it just for the figures. The adults buying it just for the figures. Lego clearly believes they can pump out an objective failure of a build, throw in the 999th legion we haven't gotten before, and double whatever their pricing a few years ago would have been, and people will complain and say it's awful and somehow tie it into lego hating the prequels... and then buy it anyway. Ideally we can show them this approach won't work, but it kind of seems like it is... It is odd- people clearly HAVE the set, and at least a few are bold enough to take pictures of it. They must have used the rug in the background of the figure lineup photo to figure out who leaked it and eliminate them.

Once the NWH sandman set retires, I wouldn't be surprised if we got a set exactly like the one you described. Though I suppose the symbiote suit wouldn't be in a set based on the final fight- maybe an armored car set similar to this year's train car? Edit: No, he was in the standard red/blue there too. What fight scenes does he have in the symbiote suit? Is it when he tries to kill Sandman underground?

Ok, so the issue isn't that the leakers are hyping remakes, just that you personally wouldn't like THIS remake. I don't think there'd be anything wrong with hyping up a major vehicle we won't have seen for a literal decade. What's funny is the advanced probably is canonically the best, right? It's that or the Defender. (Or the Avenger, but we don't really get any dogfighting feats for it so it's hard to gauge whether it was meant as a defender-style starfighter or more of an anti-ground/personnel the way Cassian uses it. Though I guess by that logic we also have to take the Advanced's feats with a grain of salt since it's one of the most skilled pilots in the galaxy using it) I do think there are a few major design changes we've had for TIES that I'd like to see here. While lego didn't carry it on to the bomber or interceptor, all standard TIEs since 2018 have used a different method for the grey panel siding, one I personally vastly prefer to the "grey plate between two black plates" method the 2016 model uses. The 2016 model also uses a lot of larger sloped bricks for the cockpit area, which we've long since swapped out for more accurate curves.

Agreed. And I think it'll happen, too- the AT-TE in particular had such massive demand issues it was delayed in the US and impossible to find for like two months, and yet it still ended up at $100 within less than a year. No way the turbo tank- featuring a much more obscure legion, 250 fewer parts, featuring a structural flaw, and being a less iconic vehicle- is going to sell better. I think I got the AT-TE for a little under $100 in early 2024, but that's about standard for a set that size 1.5 years after release. Same. I made my own bomber and interceptor back before lego released them in 2023, but I never got around to buying the parts for my Advanced, and I'm hoping I won't have to because we'll have an official one on shelves. *Mark Hamill voice* "There's nothing Mere about that Mortal Remake!" But you yourself say that you think the summer 2025 wave really was "eating good" when it itself is comprised mostly of remakes (AT-RT/DSD, Turbo Tank, MTT, V-19, Jango's Slave One). Unless you think they were referring to the buildables and the firespeeder, they were talking about the remakes. Sure, some of them have a different coat of paint, but many of them don't even have that. Would it be that much of a stretch that a leaker could be similarly excited about a new TIE advanced, especially when the previous year was fully devoid of OT system retail sets?

I agree that it'd be nice for them to come back, though I think it's the other way around. Sets now have a larger number of smaller pieces compared to a smaller number of larger, often more specialized ones. There was a channel called Brickbros UK that used to make alt-builds for probably half of all the star wars sets released between 2015 and 2019, though they dropped off the face of the earth years ago. People here like @Wurger49 keep the spirit alive.

I mean yeah I'd be plenty excited for this and I think a lot of people would. It's a pretty iconic vehicle, it'll have been a decade since the last one when this releases, and for Tarkin specifically it'd be the first time he was in a non UCS set since... well, the last TIE advanced a decade ago. It's important to remember that a pretty big chunk of fans haven't been seriously collecting for over a decade, and even with those who have, it's not like we can buy everything that releases. There's nothing inherently unexciting about a remake for most people, unless you already own the previous iteration of the set and aren't looking for an upgrade, and I doubt most people have the money and space to own the hundreds of lego star wars sets released over the past decade. Yup- there are two major reasons for this 1. I guarantee you a number of the people saying that either didn't have the willpower to follow through or never intended on it in the first place and just said so for internet points (and that a number of these youtubers telling people not to buy it are going to somehow have 327th and galactic marine armies by christmas) 2. With the 327th BP especially, plenty of kids are still getting it. Most parents aren't calculating price per piece/price per gram (because, c'mon, that's ridiculous to expect some random joe to know to do), they're looking at the box lego strategically oversized and going "yeah, sure, it looks like it's got plenty of guys", if they're even doing that. As for why the kids themselves want it, the average 8 year old watching a video on how cool and awesome a new set's clone troopers are isn't going to be overly affected by "but don't get it because it's expensive", especially when they're not the one footing the bill. Even for the kids who can grasp the idea that they're getting fleeced on the set, kids aren't exactly known for extreme patience. I think it'll be a more extreme example of frontloading than we've been seeing with even the previous clone sets- now that the people who could stomach the cost, the kids, and the ones with low impulse control insta-bought it, demand should slow. I still fully expect to see both the flagship sets for under $100 within a year. But if it hasn't slowed lego's roll yet, I wonder just how much those first-week sales account for that they can eat the costs of the set shelfwarming for 2/3rds it's life cycle.

While this seems in line with their overpricing, I think it would be good to have this on some recent SW sets we consider better value before using this metric.

Oop, you're right. Glad we're charging $100 for that set, by the way. Really makes that one minifigure worth it.

They DID use a new mold on Batwoman for no apparent reason- no way they held onto the 2018/19 mold for six years- as well as a new recolor on Batwing. (I still stand by that this should have been Nightwing and Red Hood if the theme continues to be dead, or Orphan and Signal if they plan on giving us the other two in normal sets at some point, but even if you want batwing, I've always remembered him as having a mostly exposed head with sort of a pointy domino mask.)

October 21st, at the median. I really am excited for that $10 ghost rider bike. I've liked the $10 marvel sets in concept but haven't gotten either of them- I don't collect much MCU anymore, and I have no use for a half-venomized Doc Ock. This is a great way to get a character I've been missing and a vehicle that makes sense in-universe. The second figure being spidey is a little annoying- it's not like even the newest collectors aren't going to have a number of him anytime soon, so while obviously they can't do mephisto it'd have been nice if it came with even a generic goon or something- but not a big deal. The main focus is Ghost Rider and the bike. And who knows, maybe it'll be an updated suit, we've been using the 2021 version long enough.

I don't know, it's been a long time since the last one and we've got the 50th of the franchise coming up, I think 2027 seems pretty likely. I agree that May 2026 is going to be a prequel set or D+ set. I'd be shocked if it wasn't either an ETA-2 or Mando's N-1 (As we are getting the movie this year). Closing out the first trilogy: Speeder Bikes ($9.99): 2x Imperial Speeder Bike with Luke Skywalker (Endor) and a Scout Trooper Shuttle Tydirium microfighter ($12.99): Princess Leia (Endor) Emperor Palpatine mech ($14.99): Emperor Palpatine. The base of the mech is his throne, and trans-blue elements make it look as if lightning is powering and flowing through it. Imperial Troopers ($19.99): 1x each of a Royal Guard, Imperial Stormtrooper, Scout Trooper, and Imperial Navy Trooper. The build is a small hallway segment of an imperial bunker or base with a console, holder for 2 blasters, and a small turret, that can be combined with itself to make a larger hallway. Ewok Attack ($29.99): Ewok Catapult and glider. Comes with 2x Ewok (Wicket, Palpoo) and 2x Rebel Commando (one in a green trenchcoat, the other with a tan vest) Rancor Battle ($49.99): Brick-built rancor and gate with drop function. Comes with Luke Skywalker, 2x Gammorean Guard, and Malaki. TIE Interceptor ($64.99): new Interceptor with 1x TIE pilot, Darth Vader, Moff Jerjerrod, and an Imperial Advisor (Janus Greejatus) AT-ST Ambush ($89.99): New AT-ST with two-seater cockpit, as well as two tall trees with a small bit of ewok village up top and a swinging log function. Comes with 2x AT-ST pilot, Chewbacca, Chief Chirpa, Chirpa, and Teebo. Rebel Command Center ($109.99): B-wing starfighter, A-wing starfighter, and a small conference room build. Comes with an A-wing pilot, B-wing pilot, Ten Numb, Mon Mothma, Crix Madine, Admiral Ackbar, a Mon Cala Crewer, and General Lando. Enter the Sarlacc ($179.99): A new Jabba's sail barge with desert skiff and sarlacc pit. Comes with Jabba the Hutt, Salacious Crumb, Princess Leia (huttslayer), R2-D2 (server), C-3PO, Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight), Han Solo (blinded), Lando Calrissian (skiff guard), 1x Gammorrean Guard, 1x weequay, 1x Gran, Max Rebo, and Amanaman UCS/MBS: Endor Bunker and Ewok Village ($499.99): Endor bunker with interior generator room, armory/barracks, command center, and main hallway, with a tree cluster on either side containing bits of ewok village up top. Also included are a midi-scale AT-ST, a tiny ewok catapult, and 2 speeder bikes. Comes with R2-D2, C-3PO, Han Solo (endor), Princess Leia (Endor), "Rebel Commando Captain" (Endor Rex), Chewbacca, 2x Rebel Commando, Wicket, Palpoo, Logray, Teebo, Chirpa, 2x Ewok (one white with pink hood, and 1 black with dark green hood), 2x Stormtrooper, 2x Scout Trooper, 2x Imperial Navy Trooper, 1x Imperial Officer, 1x AT-ST pilot, Force Ghost Yoda, Force Ghost Anakin, and Force Ghost Ben Kenobi.

Pack it up, we've won, the august wave has been pulled from shelves and replaced with TIE avengers at every price point. No one can withstand such a debilitating blow. Yeah, it's global-scale manufacturing so we can't tell exactly what it should be, which works in lego's favor- though if the Mexico bricks are covered by the USMCA, which some base-level research would imply it is, they're definitely overcharging unless they're bringing a number of parts in from China. Yeah I don't know what market research lego's doing that implies people want the 332nd so badly. I feel like even the most die-hard clone guys would rather have a legion we DIDN'T just get. I mean I personally am cloned-out to the point that a super battle pack based on one of my favorite legions (327th) won't have me buying even at a reasonable price, but if that 2026 $20 pack was wolfpack or coruscant guard (with the hound trooper) or something I'd probably get a copy or two at some point. Yup- 2008 era sets were at a significantly lower level of detail. And when you account for inflation, in many cases the cost/figures ratio is worse than today. Glad to hear it, and I completely agree. Yup. Birthday presents aren't why these are so expensive anyway. Especially not a $45 set meant as an army-builder. Darn, man, now you've got me wanting to mass-order these on PAB for my imperial officers. (And you know, I say that, but I just looked at my officer meeting and I only have 4 DBG officers aside from Tarkin- who I already gave dual-molded legs to off a batman. Now, if they've got LBG and Dark Tan legs with boots as well...)

To be fair, So they're definitely in the movie. What's unknown is whether or not it'll be considered something too spoilery for lego. That is awesome.