TeddytheSpoon

Just came across this - that solution for the engine intake is ingenious, I may have to update mine to reflect that! EDIT: done, that didn't take long! Thanks for the idea @JoeChu1980! BARC Speeder v1.1 by TeddytheSpoon, on Flickr

Man, that Rogue Shadow set was great. I don't think there was a lot of hype outside of the core SW fandoms when it was announced, given what a dumpster fire Battlefront II was on release, even if that game did redeem itself eventually. I do know that even the producers (EA I think?) were surprised at how well it did, apparently they think it exceeded their expectations to the tune of a million or so (!) copies. So while it isn't a 'hype' game, I think Fallen Order has been more of a slow burner in terms of popularity, but that's now getting close to fever pitch. What have the performances of previous LEGO/SW video game crossovers been like? I know the fact they keep doing them would suggest not bad, but we've only really had Rogue Shadow, the KOTOR sets (which were based on possibly the biggest SW game ever) and the Battlefront II battle pack. Is it a case that they've been bitten one too many times by them? I have seen quite a few of those Inferno Squad battlepacks on eBay...

Interesting, they don't seem quite as enthusiastic about Fallen Order sets though

That is disappointing if true. Could that be another thing we see at SDCC? We still don't have an official release date yet.

Thought of doing a nostalgia wave of remakes, so, er, here it is! I've tried to stick with sets that are more than 5 years old, as that seems to be a decent gap between remakes/re-releases. Since the only sequel sets that were out by that point were the first round of TFA sets I'm not including any in here. Battle Packs (not doing microfighters, less fussed if they're not remade) Clone trooper pack (based on 7655): updated P2 clones, two shinies, one shock trooper, one 327th. BARC speeder with either a side car or a small turret. Snowtrooper pack (based on 8084): two snowtroopers, one scout trooper, one General Veers type figure. Speeder bike and probe droid. Mid-range (£20-£30) Jabba's Prize (based on 4476): Leia (Boushh), Han and Carbonite, Gamorrean Guard. Mechanism to lower Han out of the carbonite and maybe a trap door to mimic the rancor pit. V-Wing starfighter (based on 75039): clone pilot, astromech droid, Plo Koon. A properly shaped v-wing please, not the doofy looking ones we've had so far! Top range (£40 - £70) Bounty hunter pursuit (based on 7133): Obi-Wan, Anakin, Zam Wessel, Boba Fett. Both speeders and the little droid that drops the caterpillar things in Padme's room. TIE interceptor (updated version of 6206): TIE pilot, two stormtroopers, imperial technician. 'nuff said really. Battle of Naboo: a combination of 7115, 75091 and 75080. Jar Jar Binks, General Tarpals, two Naboo guards and a smattering of battle droids (probably 3 or 4). One of the gungan horse thingies, a Flash speeder, and an AAT. Toppest range (£80+) Battle of Endor (mainly based on 8038 with some of the other Endor sets sprinkled in): Han, Leia (both Endor), Wicket, Endor trooper, scout trooper, two stormtroopers. Bunker, speeder bike, part of a tree with some Ewok traps at the top similar to the one in 7956, Ewok glider. Ghost: speaks for itself really. Ezra, Kanan, Hera, Sabine, Zeb, Chopper, Thrawn, Governor Pryce. Mostly based off the later series (i.e. Kanan with his face mask, Ezra with short hair, Sabine with the darksaber etc). D2C Venator. Again kinda speaks for itself, though I've tried to pull a few characters from across TCW rather than have it based on a specific scene. Ahsoka, P2 Rex, Admiral Yularen, Obi-Wan (clone armour), one 501st trooper, one 332nd trooper, one shiny (all P1), an astromech droid. Bridge, holo-table planning room, artillery that can be removed for ground assault (similar to the one in 9488 but a bit bigger maybe), and a little chibi jedi starfighter for either Obi-Wan or Ahsoka similar in style to the TIE fighter that came with the two death stars. Let me know what you guys think! I tried to balance it out as much as possible but I could quite easily have split it into PT and OT nostalgia waves.

On this at least, I think we are all agreed. I reckon the Child is a pretty safe bet to be revealed at SDCC, I wouldn't be surprised if the Bespin or Ponda Baba hints were related to it as well. Especially Bespin, it would make a lot of sense to reveal another ESB set at a convention.

I'm not sure. While I like @MandRproductions idea of two battlepacks with a summer wave $30 set, I don't think we can take the demand for subsequent sets to be the same for the 501st, certainly not enough to outdo two $15 battlepacks' worth, since people have been clamouring for it for so long. I don't think kids would go for a $30 set with three each of rebels and stormtroopers, say, over two battlepacks. The other thing is whether they would put that many figs in a $30 set; battle droids are cheaper to make than minifigs so including them in a set like this doesn't hurt LEGO too much. Even some of the most expensive sets in this wave don't have six bona fide minifgs (not counting droids), so $30 army builders would have some pretty crappy builds which I'm not sure would wash with kids, who are the main market as always.

Wow, this looks like a serious piece of engineering. Can't wait to see it come together. Is it the first or second Death Star? At the moment it looks like the one at the end of RotS!

Congratulations guys, stiff competition and well earned prizes! Thanks for organising it @MKJoshA, looking forward to the next one

I could see the cantina set being one of two things personally. Ponda Baba, Dr Evezan, Luke and mayber Wuher, all with the bar and the gubbins behind it, would be a pretty neat exclusive. But equally I could also see them being Brickheadz of Ponda and Evezan; wasn't last year's exclusive a pair of Brickheadz as well? Where did the $40 rumour for that come from?

Simple answer: because that's where the money is. LEGO is a business at the end of the day, and while they make the odd strange decision, they're not going to turn a blind eye to massive markets. The sets and packaging are designed precisely not to be in the LEGO aisle of stores, and instead to be their own thing, quite different to being a toy. Sure, it sucks that we haven't got Exegol or a yellow lightsabre or phase 2 Cody (at least yet, I would almost expect at least one of those to show up in the next year or so), but the way I look at it, LEGO expanding to other areas of the market means they'll have more money to spend on phase 2 Cody, Rex, Exegol et al. And besides, if LEGO did what we wanted, we'd have nothing to complain about on here, and we can't be having that.

I've said it a few times before, but I think this is another one of these sets that are for people who aren't into LEGO. People like us who frequent LEGO forums are not the target market here. I won't be buying one, even if I do think they look pretty great.

All in favour of re-naming it the Thicc Separator? I'm already excited thinking of the ways people could include that in MOCs. The small orange one seems to be relatively popular for those.

Wahey, called it! They look better than I was expecting, going with the round tiles instead of standard 1x1 plates gives it quite a unique look. Not sure why they gave some sets tiles and these two plates though. EDIT - just seen each set comes with a bespoke soundtrack! I presume this will be a podcast similar to what the Bugatti Chiron had?

Thanks! I do worry that that delicacy may translate to real life as there's some slightly dodgy connections on there...

Love that Scimitar, that might be the best mini version of that ship I've seen!

I could see them giving Vader a red tint, but even then I agree that Maul is too colourful for that. Mind you, if that was the case you could probably make the third one Kylo Ren with his repaired mask, which would be pretty sweet.

To be fair there's a few battle packs I'd like to see get a remake similar to the Stormtrooper one we got last year. I'd love to see what they could do with the very first clone battle pack, or turning some of the two v two packs into full size packs, like the Endor troopers as @Mandalorianknight suggested.

Thank you! It is technically minifigure scale, or at least my approximation of it, but I was surprised at how big it actually is. It does make sense when compared with the sizes of some other ships though.

Hi everyone! I'd like to share a MOC I just completed from the Rise of Skywalker... Kef Bir Sea Skiff by TeddytheSpoon, on Flickr This is the vehicle that Rey uses to get to the DSII ruins on the ocean world of Kef Bir. Quite a tricky build due to the lack of source material, and one or two connections that might need fixing in the brick, but I'm happy with the result! Kef Bir Sea Skiff by TeddytheSpoon, on Flickr Just like in the movie, I've added some functionality to allow the starboard wing (outrigger?) to swing up and stabilise the ship. Kef Bir Sea Skiff by TeddytheSpoon, on Flickr A few more photos are on my Flickr - I might be adding some more soon.

I'm a fairly recent convert to Stud.io, and have a question for some more seasoned users. I have a series of hinges at small angles to create a curve on a wing but can't get it to connect to the straight trailing edge (not a great design I know, but hey). I know LDD has a hinge align function, and I'm wondering if Stud.io has a similar one - as far as I've seen the closest thing is the Connect tool, which I haven't really got to grips with. I don't really want to work out the right angles and ratios!

Never thought I'd be so glad we're getting new heads, not only as it's more accurate but it means more diverse skin tones for custom SW characters in MOCs. Win-win!

My point was that AFOLs are not who LEGO is targeting with the 18+ sets. There was an interview on the Brothers Brick with one of LEGO's marketing people, and she said that they were trying to reach out to adults who are not fans of LEGO (ANFOL?), so we can infer that that market is bigger than the existing AFOL market. While there is obviously a market for the custom figures, I'm pretty sure the size of the market doesn't anywhere near warrant LEGO going out of their way to meet its needs, as it's just not worth the time and as a result money.

Very nice, looks like a great mash-up of all the existing walkers! Is this an in-universe design or one of your own?

This looks great, the tank droid might be the best build yet in this thread! I've been thinking about converting some of my TCW builds to 212th colours but wasn't sure it would work, seeing your BARC makes me think I might do just that though. I also share your opinion that 212th > 501st