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You know, I'm starting to dig these corporate non-answers the designers are giving in these interviews. I can actually feel the cringe of the "You need to purchase everything day one" regarding what in the end is a known expensive toy meant for children first and for us second, way to justify the poor release schedule :D Also, didn't a similar out of synch release happen before with the last AT-AT and UCS Hoth, to the point where on the blurb for Hoth they specifically wrote the set was to be paired with the "Available AT-AT for a full Hoth scene"? :D Anyway, your link to the IT-S and the comment about the Quadjumper someone made earlier really sum up my opinion on the niche comment.

Looking at your version I realized for the first time how much more "sharp" the front of this ship is :D I've been so used to the lego versions I forgot about the real thing Kudos on the wonderful work

Reading duel on Tatooine made me think of a possibleset by the same name: Duel on Tatooine (between 20 and 30$, depending on the builds and because of the number of figs): Old Ben, Old Maul, Ezra Bridger and Chopper, builds are a brick built Dewback larger than the one from the Microfighters, a bit of terrain with Ben's camp, although apart from a "fire extinguishing" mechanism I cannot think of any other built in play features

If I remember correctly you need to have a certain number of posts before being able to PM other users. I kinda remember it should be 10 posts, but I could be wrong, so I'll advise you to check a bit more of the forum, participate in some threads and try again =) although I repeat I am not 100% sure on the number 1o.

As much as I loved TCW season 7 and the Bad Batch (even when there were just the rough animations on YT) I still think (and would have loved) that they could have easily used Delta squad for that arc

I did bricklink mine without the figures and stickers and I agree with @jdubbs that apart from the ones on the wings -and maybe the ones with the republic logo- the rest are not that essential, although I was looking at replica stickers on ebay that go for much less than the original sheet. That said I'm sorry for the prices of the ball turret, I was lucky to snag the four needed from a local seller for 0.29 each and have to agree that the prints do matter in this case. Also while looking trhough the pieces you already own keep in mind the old trick of color-swapping the internal ones if you already own them in a different color, I'm sure it saved me quite a bit.

Glad to see you've started tackling ESB after your wonderful work on Ep IV. I loved all of them but in particular I have to mention the lighting on the bacta tank and the perspective on "This is Rogue 2", those details are stunning. My only gripe is poor luke still in his bacta undies while the rest of the gang visits him, when a simple ep IV torso and white legs could have sold the dressing gown thing he's wearing in the movie, but I guess you wanted to use the fig more than just the once :D

About fig prices going up I too noticed the trend lately, especially if CW-related. I also wanted to buy some more plain clones, but yeah, even here on the other side of the Atlantic I've seen crazy numbers next to the currency signs. Same with the (already expensive) clone pilots, now going for more than a microfighter, meaning my poor gunship remains pilot-less.

I also would go with number 4, to me it looks the best between shape, part usage and simplicity

I for one really like the AT-AT from the pictures, although I agree that the legs -or pylons- look rather skinny, as they did in the 2014 one. Also the lack of printed dishes on the joints is sad, but I noticed the same trend on the AT-TE. If the price goes down from the awful 160€ I presume it will have I might think about it. Also I motion to make this the to-go insult for spoilers and fake leaks spreaders. :D

Never realized how oversized the official one actually is until I saw your comparison and the profile shot of your MOC which looks exactly the size it should be

Finally pulled the trigger and bought 75222 Cloud City as an early 30th gift to myself. Definitely happy with the finished build, maybe a bit upset it vanished from the italian S@H just a couple of weeks ago, as I was hoping to get double VIP points, but then again I found it MISB on BL for 50€ less than RRP and that's also nice.

It was marked as "sold out" for the US and Canada back in november, but it was still on the italian site at the beginning of april. Then they announced the new UCS A-Wing and it disappeared, even searching for the set number specifically gave a "page not found" although the url clearly stated the name of the set. I wrote to customer service about that (usually sets go through a "retiring soon" period, this one did not) and they also spewed the same thing about being retired in december, and that's sad 'cause I was looking forward to the double VIP points. I advise you to turn to bricklink as I did.

I had to look it up and was again baffled by the designs this new trilogy brought us, even when they're not recycling OT ships with minimal variations. *sigh* ST notwithstanding I really hope most of your list gets done in the future, seeing as they're all sets in need of a remake (except maybe the desert skiff, but it ties in well with the Kethanna) or never seen before =)

I'm gonna buy the 4+ snowspeeder for Wedge and bought the 4+ Tie for the rebel trooper, so yes, I would love to get sets on the lower price range with interesting figs without them being microfighters or simplified jumbles of large pieces :D

I thought the same thing when I finally noticed the set number, also because 75175 was an odissey to get here in Europe at the time, so it's a number I'll remember for a long time :D I must say that I like the final result, but it's not the set for me seeing as I don't have the interest nor the funds to buy UCS ships, much preferring to stay at play- and minfig- scale. Anyway, I checked a couple of comments sections about the A-Wing while playing @jdubbs complaint bingo, and the most points go to the 200$ price point, followed by confused comments about the LAAT Gunship UCS. Third place to the lack of pieces (usually comparing it to the latest ideas pirates set) but I found only onecomment explicitly citing ppp. Weirdly I found no complaints about the studs (too many or too few showing), nor lamenting the lack of figs or the colour, which prevents me to have a complete slip :D

You're right, I forgot about the Silencer =D I'll say it's the book's fault for stopping right before the first TLJ wave, and not the fact that I wasn't consulting brickset/bricklink as I advised in my own post =D

I gave it a shot, but I warn you that searching through bricklink some of the most peculiar single parts may bring better results, since I only used the 2017 ultimate book as a reference Going left to right, top to bottom I identified 1) more than half a 75168 Yoda Starfighter, as stated 2) Part from the core of the Umbaran MHC (75013), also from this set parts 17 and 31 (a side cover and part of a leg) 3) I can confirm its the front of the BH Gunship (7930) AlthoughI can't confirm it part 15 may be from the same build 6) I'm pretty sure it's the top hatch from the FO TIE (75101) 7) Looks like half a speeder bike, but I have not found a set looking like it 8) as stated is a windshield from the 75081 Skyhopper 9) From the pattern on the glass it looks like it's from DS Final Duel (75093) but again I cannot confirm it 13) Comes from the Mando Speeder 75022 24) I agree with the posts above, it looks like the base from Vader's Transformation (75183) 25) I'm pretty sure is an almost complete BARC from 7193 26) is definitely a snowspeeder wing, don't know which one 27) is an almost complete speeder bike from the Solo Imperial BP (75207) and finally 28) is part of the Micro-Wookiee Gunship (75129), with 29 being one of its wings. Hope it helps, you have quite a mixture there.

I think a set like this would really sell well, even for people not that interested in the disney movies and the striker (although I for one loved Rogue One), with many people buying at least two for the OT TIEs.

The podracer is definitely a nice build. I bought it for my brother last christmas (he got the 1999 one 20 years ago, so it was a nice throwback gift) but he never got around to build it until a couple of weeks ago when I got to do the honours in a build off between me, him and his girlfriend and two of the new speed champions sets (they're both motor-buffs).

Hate the movie, love the MOC, nice work

I do agree, but was thinking about the last X-Wing sets (both Poe's and Red 5) both with only four figures and similarly priced sets getting maybe to 5 (such as the AT-Hauler), showing a bad trend on LEGO's part to include less and less figures :(

quoting what I'd be interested in I have to say - I'd love to get more shoretroopers -weird how they were the more scarce while the death troopers ended up in the real BP-; - I like your idea for a rebel BP but apart from the lovely helmets from the U-Wing I'm afraid it would be too similar to the last rebel one which incidentally was also from RO; - I agree that the time is ripe for a new wheelbike and the elusive p2 Cody; - would definitely not wait for your GAR set, the only thing making it better would be to make it completely Umbara themed, as the clone selection and the AT-RT screams Umbara to me; - I'm guessing that by including two vultures in one set you mean them to be more like the size they were before the last one (never seen it live, but looks huge in pictures); -I'm afraid your ARC-170 idea has too many figs for the pricce point and I'd prefer another astromech, but then again we NEED to have R2 pop-up somewhere, otherwise it wouldn't be LEGO :D; - and finally I would like to know if you mean the Home One or Liberty MC-80, I'm loving the idea of an updated Mon Mothma and finally a Wedge who isn't smiling like a deranged madman, but I guess that a 200$ price point similar to the last Tantive IV would be more likely. Anyway, if this was real it would be a tough time for my wallet :D

Weird question for you tonight. The last few days I saw the arctic ice crawler 60192 on clearance at more than 30% off. I'm not really a fan of orange, but looking at the shape of the thing I wondered how difficult would it be in your opinion to turn it -adding pieces, of course- into something resembling an AV7 Clone Artillery to go with some bomb squad clones? I'm mainly asking because the siren call of discount lego is calling and needs to be silenced in some way, either by buying or by acknoweldging that it's not a worthy purchase :D

Since they're the ones missing from my RO lineup, the only thing I don't like about your list is that K-2SO and particularly Bodhi -being my favorite- are yet again in the most expensive sets, and this time separated :D