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Yes, they are definitely stickers, and a main reason why the Stormtrooper ‘s mouth doesn’t look so good, I think the look can be improved by placing the two small side stickers on the inner edge of the tile rather than in the center of the tile. This will create a continutity of the black shape, thus avoiding the awkward white border.

Official images have now been published, including the TIE Fighter Pilot: https://brickset.com/article/49344/star-wars-helmets-officially-announced!

I think we need to see more pictures of these two sets. From the small picture of the Stormtrooper on the left side of the box, the front look appears to be much better than that from the side. It was the same with the Razor Crest. From the official picture the set doesn’t look that great and seems a bit out of proportions, but all the other pictures leaked afterwards showed that it is indeed a good set with the right proportions.

Nice! From the official image on Lego.com and those on Jedi News it seems the Razor Crest might have a lot of interior space. There are visible hinges on the bottom of the ship, and multiple sections could open up for easier access to the interior, including not only the middle door, but also the front lateral section and well as the back lateral section. The back part of the cockpit also appears to be removable for better access to a second seat.

Just wondering, do we know if Lego will release a May the Fourth promotional set like 40333 and 40362? A micro-scale Tatooine or Yavin 4 from A New Hope would fit well with the two sets released in 2019 (even without the 20th Anniversary logo).

True. And depth will be even more a challange then width. I barely had space for my (now sold) system-scale Republic Gunship on normal-size shelves.

My reflection went immediately towards displayability rather than look of the ship. I always loved the UCS Super Star Destroyer which is, in my opinion, one of the most stunning Lego models on display. A Nebulon-B (long and narrow) would similarly look very displayable on shelves. On the contrary, a UCS Republic Gunship would result far too big for shelves and generally hardly displayable, requiring a large surface (e.g. dedicated desk/table). The latest system scale version was already 48 cm long and 43 cm wide, which is perfecty fine size.

Personally, I think light bluish gray would look much better than white on the new X-wing, as it was used for the resistance X-wing from 2016. A similar color combination was also used on the Quadjumper, which is in my opinion one of the best looking SW sets. Other toys also show that Poe’s new X-wing is more gray than white: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0727/8355/products/1-72-poe-s-x-wing-fighter-the-rise-of-skywalker-ver-00_1200x1200.jpg?v=1570379639

The Ghost from Rebels appears briefly in one scene. It would be amazing (but unlikely) too have a new version of it with a quality in line with the new Millenium Falcon. Maybe just a cameo, like Chooper and the Ghost in Rogue One. Anyway, overall good Lego opportunities.