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Bit much, no? It's a good MOC. It might not be the most detailed (bearing in mind Narkina 5 isn't exactly ripe for the greebles), but it's a good representation of the source material, and the way it's all combined in a Cloud City-esque layout is nice IMO. Criticism is fine, but respectfully, this doesn't sound very constructive - least of all calling it low effort. The time or energy put into a MOC does not always correlate with how good or bad it is perceived to be. I can definitely see the effort put into this. The detail will come with practice. Keep it up OP!

Phenomenal! The 41st colours look great on this. I love the way those angles come together at the top of the wing.

As expected SolidBrixStudios has shown off some small mods to improve the Coruscant gunship. I'll definitely be doing Ewok Pilot's double doors, and maybe the ball turrets as well.

I haven't looked in that many places admittedly, but they have been the notable omissions from shelves I've seen here in Finland... Which is annoying, as the only place to get them may well end up being S@H, where they've jacked up the prices. There is a local LEGO store I intend to check tomorrow though so let's see.

Well, yes - but let's remember said series of which this is spun off is fifteen years old now (even nine if you count her first appearance in Rebels, of which this is basically a direct continuation). With things like Young Jedi Adventures I'm not sure Ahsoka is the main draw for kids any more, especially in an era where nostalgia=€€€.

You've been killing it of late! Love these, the T-6 is absolutely gorgeous. Big fan of the V-wing as well. I know you said these weren't minifig compatible, but how close is that to minifigure scale? Next to a figure I think it wouldn't look out of place. Do you plan to build these IRL?

I couldn't speak to whether there would be a significant market for them, but the technical side is interesting! Are the colours themselves printed, or are they painted? Since the problem is normally small features at printed resolutions, might it be an idea to print them oversize and then turn them down using a desk lathe (or files or sanding paper if you're patient!)? It miiight help structurally, and might also make it easier to control the tolerance to fit to other LEGO parts.

Interesting review. Putting this side-by-side with the previous iteration, it is really noticeably smaller. Personally I don't mind that (I always prefer the smaller end of "minifigure" scale), but the dodgy access to the main bay is a shame. I'm looking forward to seeing how people mod it to add the second door, I suspect he's right that that would improve accessibility somewhat.

As much as we talk about army building in this and other threads, it does seem like it's a dying art. The sets to do so are fewer and further between, and they're generally more expensive. It can't be easy for kids to build their own armies of several of the same soldier, or at least it's harder now than it was 5-10 years ago.

It's largely semantics of course, but for TLG, the design of the minifigure is patented and trademarked. Droids like these don't use any minifigure parts, so don't (or can't?) get described as minifigures. Huyang and C-3PO are still described as minifigs, for instance. But for sites like Bricklink, if someone is looking for a droid figure, the association is with minifigures, since they're figures at minifigure scale. Therefore it makes sense to classify them as minifigs to make it easier for people to find. So are battle droids minifigures? Well, yes and no. Depends why one would want to make the distinction.

I like to think one of the rebels managed to score a hit on him just on that button, but when he went to replace it they'd run out of stock of the white ones

Luke, Obi-Wan and Yoda are probably the three most recognisable Jedi in Star Wars, and Mos Eisley is, well, Mos Eisley. Dexter had one scene where all that really happens is Obi-Wan gets some information, and it's never seen again. It probably would sell, but certainly not in the numbers the other three would/did (and even then I seem to remember Obi-Wan's hut being something of a shelf-warmer). I'd love to get the Diner as much as the next guy, and we definitely need some more non-clone AotC sets, but even among them the Diner is surely some way down the list of priorities.

What I've found interesting is that, unlike where some sets are divided by love it/hate it reactions, this really does feel like we get the whole spectrum. Some love it, some hate it, some think it's decent but imperfect, some think it's mostly bad with a few highlights, some are not bothered by it at all, some think it's just fine. It's honestly kinda great seeing such diverse opinions on a set. And of all the sets for this to happen with, I'm surprised it was a gunship of all things!

Gunship looks good, mostly. A few bits of exposed Technic I'm not crazy about, and the tip of the nose does look a little squared off, but this is a really tricky area to pull off well. Otherwise, glad it's dark red, and will never say no to a bit of variety! I think I'll pick this up, almost more for the Padmé figure than anything. Is this the first time we've had the version of the gunship with completely sealed doors and no bubble turrets as well? I think so, right?

Delighted by the return of midi-scale, but the demise of helmets is a bummer. Still, I can see why the two wouldn't exist on shelves at the same time in case they cannibalise each other's sales.

Yes and no - as much as it's a well-known scene, there are plenty of other scenes that we can have for the sake of variety. And we did get Luke Vs Vader on Cloud City as the very first one, after all. That said I am surprised it's only been seen the three times, two of which were in big exclusive playsets. It would've been the perfect candidate for one of the duel sets we used to get, for instance. I'm not sure about the Obi-Wan Vs Vader on the Death Star though. It wasn't much if a duel, and the scene would just be a bit of imperial hallway; not particularly interesting IMO.

In all my years of buying LEGO (15+), I've had this happen a grand total of twice, and one was an AFOL designer program set with crap QC. So I would count yourself lucky! In all seriousness, I imagine it's something quite easily sorted by TLG customer service.

Display might be a problem for me too... Does anyone know if the Star Destroyer was strong enough to be wall-mounted?

To be fair, ever since TLG started properly going in on clones again, they have been pretty consistent stylistically, helmet accessories notwithstanding. The last cloth kama we got was the airborne trooper in 2020 IIRC, and they've all been printed since then. I think Rex will be the first in a while with a properly defined pauldron. That said, a cloth kama would have been much better here, and I agree that a smaller, solid pauldron would probably be better too.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who read this in the intro guy's voice.

Good article - I didn't even know about the mark in the UCS X-wing being edited out. Does this sort of thing happen much, if at all, in other themes?

It looks like the dark brown colour. As said, the fact it's been edited in photos demonstrates intent to me. I don't know if TLG uses external companies for their lifestyle shoots, but if so it's possible they changed it assuming it would be fine, and TLG just missed it. I guess the same could happen internally too, although it seems unlikely that sort of thing would happen to me. LEGO's already flirted with this kind of thing before in box art renders, and while those were - presumably - genuine mistakes, this just seems like another indication that they're not actually that bothered about depicting their products accurately. It smacks more of laziness and a lack of care than deceit.

This had better not become standard practice. Borderline false advertising, even if it's only in the lifestyle shots.

I seem to recall seeing somewhere that Mando 3 had a fair few production issues, so perhaps that fed into that slightly. I agree that the quality is far higher; as an opening salvo of tie-in sets to a show, it's pretty perfect. As much as Rebels 10-year sets would be nice, I'm not sure what they could do for it. The Ghost would have been the perfect choice were it not made for Ahsoka, and we'll surely see Ezra and Thrawn in sets next year. So maybe a remake of the Wookiee Gunship with Zeb.

This is a good point actually. I know the Ghost is massive, but does anyone know how big the T-6 is in-universe? Does the scale of these sets match up well when the numbers are crunched?