Mandalorianknight

The vader helmet looks more like the TFA vader helmet because of that hilariously low image quality, but from what little I can make out it looks good. It's the ESB/ROTJ helmet too, as it doesn't have the red eyes. That scout trooper though ..... that'll be my first helmet purchase for sure. I didn't even think it was lego at first, they captured the shape amazingly.

I thought 99 might be too dark for the set since it'd basically be his death scene, but that said I also included a set with a flametrooper and a geonosian for it to burn, so... Boba fett was in the $25 freezer in 2015-16 (I forget) and the $30 skiff in 2017, but he's still pretty hard to get a hold of and the bricklink prices are absurd for a figure that appeared in sets that cheap. He's one of those figures that's just always going to be in high demand. Yeah, the films themselves never get anniversary waves. The closest we get is special packaging and convention exclusives. Pretty much everything on your list is in desperate need of a remake, but for some reason these two stuck out for me. The AT-TE's had more recent models then, say, airspeeder chase or geonosian starfighter, but it's a much more well-known vehicle and I'm surprised it's been 8 years since the last one (excluding the scavenged AT-TE from rebels, as while I love the series, most of the sets were bad). And it's been too long since the last jango slave one, looking to be even longer due to BoBF.

Thank you! I can't wait to see what you come up with using the leftover parts! I have this crazy theory now that with 6-8 packs a gunship or AT-TE could be possible, (of course, you'd have to use black parts instead of clear parts for the cockpits, and I suppose the bubble turrets would be hard). That way the entire selection of republic ground vehicles could be made from copies of one set. I can't wait to see it!

These are great, I especially like the slave one vs jedi starfighter one. And I can't believe there hasn't been an official landspeeder one yet, given lego's enthusiasm for the vehicle. Chronologically the next thing in the timeline is clone wars, but since there's so much of it I'm splitting it into 3 waves: seasons 1-3, 4-7, and the Siege of Mandalore movie.

As it turns out, it is manageable with only 2! So here's my attempt at it with only 2 copies. I tried not to use too much of your design but there's definitely some influence, mainly the flags for the slopes and of course the front. I tried to make it at a similar scale to their depiction in battlefront 2017, their most prominent canon appearance. I think it turned out well, though I'm getting bat-tank vibes for some reason. It can fit one trooper inside and has room to clip equipment on the sides. However, I had a lot of parts left over, and I remembered you mentioned a swamp speeder: It doesn't look great, due to only using parts left over from the tank and the central fan/engine being tough to re-create with bricks from this set. In the end, I went for a slightly different design, but tried to keep the basic concept the same. I still had parts left over even after the swamp speeder, so I made a small ballistae and weapons rack with the extra parts, and at that point pretty much all that was left were brackets and skis, which I couldn't find anything to make it into. One last image of the different vehicles that can be made from 4 copies of the set (plus a couple extra parts for the modded AT-RT joints). My AT-RT and BARC mods are in this thread if anyone's interested.

I really don't understand this at all. By that logic they can't make any clone wars sets since the clone army was dissolved, or even the scout trooper helmet itself since the empire was dissolved BEFORE the first order was. Plus, the first order canonically has holdouts at the end of the timeline, so... Maybe it's both! Last wave was 3 helmets anyway.

I want this one so bad! Plo Koon and the wolfpack are some of my favorite prequel characters, and wolfpack troopers are SO EXPENSIVE on bricklink, making them impossible to mass. Moving on from my TPM wave, an AOTC wave:

These are great! There were a few posts of star wars vehicles using the classic space part inventory, but I love this twist of modernized SW sets made to look like classic space. You also clearly know your stuff, as aside from the basic "blacktron as empire and classic space as rebels", you've got the snowspeeder as ice planet, and the M-tron walker is genius! The one thing I'd say is that the outlander kinda just seems like a normal set with a classic space figure and windscreen, though the design itself is incredible and since it's a completely new design and not a mod like some of the others, I can see why you'd want to keep it in the canon colors.

Are they? I mean the clones are the main republic troops in half the films, I'm not sure imperial TIE pilots have more screen time. And I'm also not sure how the rebel pilot helmet is any more "ball" like than the other ones, though I admit the visor might require some parts to be available in trans-orange that currently aren't.

Not sure how that got mixed up, but I agree. If they branch out into other eras, we could easily get clones, jet troopers, sith troopers, etc down the line. Did you know they're on phones now? I just found it for IOS and I'm halfway through attack of the clones. I'm not sure why a clone helmet with alternate colors and rebel pilot helmet with alternate insignias hasn't been produced as part of the first or second wave. It seems like those would be more popular than a TIE pilot, at least.

That's a good custom. I'm still going to try to find solutions using official lego, but that looks great.

I think technically the pilot is exclusive, though I'm not 100% sure. Either way, I agree that it would have benefitted from something extra to get those who own tydirium to consider it, though for people who don't have a shuttle it's a nice (and cheaper) alternative.

I'm not trying to minimod but I think we need to de-escalate here. If i'm reading it correctly he was just saying he couldn't remember the spelling of the name so he went off another animated film based on asian culture with a sword fighting heroine and dragon sidekick, not a race thing. This is a lego discussion forum, I think this is like the last place that stuff like this should happen. Again, I'm not trying to minimod but I think we need to de-escalate here, what with the implied accusations of racism and all. Given lego's approach to anything remotely controversial, with no more jabba's palace sets or slave leia/oola off the top of my head but I know there's ones relating to the shell gas company and some of the architecture ones (except for the vegas one, their decision there was clearly the right one), I don't think we'll get another Cara anytime soon, which is sad. No matter people's opinion of Gina, they should be able to understand that Cara Dune is a fictional character that doesn't neccesarily share the beliefs of Gina, just like Pedro and Djin. Does anyone have any other suggestions for a hairpiece, since apparently this one has the print on the side of the head?

I can't speak for the guy but I mean, it's a disney animated film inspired by asian culture with a swordfighter protagonist and a supporting character that's a talking dragon, specifically one that's not the stereotypical dragon. The protagonist also has a connection to the animal they ride, which can't talk but is shown to have a degree of intelligence and personality. Sure, some are common disney movie traits, but most disney films don't have swordfigher protagonists or unique takes on dragons. The film looks good, but you can't deny it's got some similarities to mulan. No reason to jump to the conclusion that it was about race, that's a bit odd. Disappointing, i was hoping to use it for Cara as well. Still hoping she's in the arquitens still, though even if she is I doubt they'd update the figure for it.

That tx-130 is incredible as an alternate build! Making a canon vehicle out of the parts of another set is tough, especially when they don't seem to lend themselves to the set (like you said, not many wedges), but you did it perfectly. I'm definitely going to try and make one out of 2 501st sets based on yours, I can post it here if you want.

I believe it is april, I think that's when last year's helmets and statue dropped, and usually the only set releasing in may for SW is the may the fourth D2C

Thank you! Although I just modded the 2013 gunship to close the gaps, I didn't start from scratch. If I were you, I'd start by using the "part out" feature on bricklink to get the part list for the 2013 model, swap the dark red for dark blue, and then make some of the other mods such as full doors and maybe the lights (I'm going off the umbara arc here, but I don't believe that was standard on 501st ships). Alright, I seem to be making more lists recently, so I'll do another chronological movie/film list on this new thread. Starting with TPM, with every film and show (except clone wars gets 2 waves because of how much content there is, and resistance gets none because I didn't watch enough to really get a feel of the show.) getting one wave that consists of: 4 micros, 2 battlepacks, 1 duel, 5 system sets, 3 helmets, and 1 UCS/MBS. TPM WAVE:

Slightly more than slave one did in the OT, I believe. The KoR are the Boba Fett of the sequels: they look cool but all they really do in the films is stand around waiting to get killed off by a solo. This looks fantastic! The Night Buzzard is such a cool-looking ship, and this really captures it's look. The scale is impressive as well, it looks about as long as your UCS falcon!

^Possibly minor spoilers for bad batch if true, but I can't remember if it was ever even confirmed. If there's a fifth figure, I'm hoping for either the one listed in the spoiler or another Fennec Shand (in case the arquitens is bad). I doubt we'd see 6 new figures in a set, though I guess we are already getting five, but my money's still on an existing figure maybe with updated prints like Anakin or a clone.

It's been leaked by reliable sources as an AT-AT... I agree, we don't need to create separate topics for random rumors and discussions that fit under an existing thread.

I love this list! The four I quoted are my personal favorites here because we really need another TIE advanced, seeing as it's been over a decade since the last full sized one. A 501st gunship variant seems like a great idea, too, and we really need fallen order sets. Shoretroopers are super hard to mass, so a battle pack of them would be great! I had another idea for massive faction packs with the main trio of each faction, as well as troops and vehicles: Republic ($79.99): AV-7 anti-vehicle cannon, 2x accurately sized AT-RT, a BARC speeder, and barricade with war table and E-web. Comes with Anakin, Ahsoka, Rex, Fives (season 5 appearances), 4x p2 clone trooper, 2x AT-RT driver. Separatists ($79.99): Proton cannon droid, large crab droid, small battle droid transport. Comes with Dooku, Grievous, a commando droid captain, 2x commando droid, 2x b2 battle droid, 6x b1 battle droid. Rebels ($79.99): Snowspeeder, scavenged AT-RT and stolen 74-Z speeder bike, P-Tower, and some terrain with a command center. Comes with Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, 4x rebel fleet trooper, 2x snowspeeder pilot (Wedge and Zev) Empire ($79.99): AT-ST, 74-Z speeder bike, large Turbolaser tower, and a small barricade. Comes with Vader, Palpatine, Thrawn, 1x scout trooper, 4x stormtrooper, 2x AT-ST driver. Resistance ($79.99): Ski speeder, 12 Com turret, maintenance vehicle, and command center. Comes with Rey, Finn, Poe, Rose, a resistance pilot, and 4 resistance troopers. First Order ($79.99): First Order AT-ST, smaller first order snowspeeder and some starkiller base defense area with a first order banner. Comes with Kylo (unmasked, during gap between 8 and 9), Phasma, Hux, 4x FO stormtrooper, First Order driver, and First Order gunner.

Thank you! I had forgotten that the CW gunship has the separated doors, but I'll definitely work on that now! Thanks! I love that custom gunship design, is that Muunilinst 10? Thanks! In response to the suggestions: Good catch on the doors, I'll have to work on that. As for why the trans tiles and curved tiles are missing, this was just a day 1 mod and I didn't have the parts on me, but I'm purchasing them soon. I'll have to check out your AT-RT, that sounds great!

The 75021 Republic Gunship released in 2013 and is somehow still the most recent republic gunship. With the next UCS set being a republic gunship, the odds of getting a system scale one in the next few years are very low, so I set out to purchase the 2013 model. I quickly ran into a problem: it's incredibly expensive secondhand. The cheapest listing on bricklink from a US seller is $250, almost twice the cost of the 2013 set, and it doesn't even include figures. I thought I'd be clever and try to purchase the parts for the ship, but that ends up even more expensive. TIPS ON HOW TO PURCHASE THE GUNSHIP ON A BUDGET: -Don't buy the sticker sheet. Most stickers on this set don't add much, with the exception of two stickers that essentially make two large LBG slopes white, in which case you should just buy the white slopes instead. -switch out the bubble turret canopy for this part. You'll also need to switch out the hinges. The part looks very similar, but is $10-40 cheaper depending on where you're getting it from. -Make a wanted list of the parts. Then, go through your collection and find any parts from that list that you have, deleting them from the list as you go. Using this, I cut the cost down from $250 (without shipping) to $80 (including shipping), although I was able to find roughly 30% of the parts before ordering. I highly suggest this for any lego fans who want to get the set but don't want to shell out hundreds of dollars on it. GUNSHIP MODS: Like I said, this is a great set. However, it's based off the attack of the clones model, meaning that it's not exactly spaceworthy. Most Notably, it has large openings below the cockpit, and the bay doors only close halfway. I decided to try and mod the set into the clone wars variant of the vehicle, which is actually able to close it's doors all the way: As you can see, the gaps are covered as they are in the gunship variant seen in the clone wars show. Here it is with the bay doors open (they unfortunately can no longer open fully, I'm working on fixing that) and the area below the cockpit visible. I was able to fit 16 passengers alongside the two gunners and two pilots. I also made a more accurately sized AT-RT, and while it still can't fit inside the gunship, I still thought it would be interesting to show alongside it: Let me know what you think of my mods and AT-RT moc, or any suggestions you have. If you are planning on buying 75021, I hope this helps you save some money!

Minor update: I physically built the A-wing and TIE interceptor. I did end up making the A-wing in the classic ROTJ colors because I prefer it to the vanguard colors. The A-wing turned out pretty well, in my opinion. Here's the interceptor: The TIE interceptor also turned out pretty well, although it did require some changes to the wingtips to fully work in real bricks. It also requires a stand to be displayed.

Yup. If you buy any set in between them, or don't buy them in that order, you have to start over without cancelling your previous orders. You also have to order 66 copies of the new X-34 snowspeeder, a T-47 snowspeeder in the colors of Luke's Landspeeder, retailing for $50 each. As @Eaglefan344 said, if you like the new one more, get it and sell the old one. Retired LSW is super expensive, especially UCS sets.