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I know Sloane is a big character in the comics but surely we will get Cal soon, its almost comical we're getting a Squadrons tie-in before FO.

It was probably the result of "Hey, we need a 25$ Clone set that isn't a walker, we also have this Twilek head mold we spent a ton of money on". Tbh none of the TX-130s have been directly inspired by a specific game or movie.

I'll gladly take a small cannon over another BARC speeder or Spider Droid.

You can get kinda close if you flip or remove the railed plates towards the window that prevent the canopy from lowering.

Built mine last week, it looks a lot better in person. You can also easily flip two plates around to get rid of the gap. If it wasn't for the flat sides and height it would easily be my favorite rendition of it but for now I still prefer the 2017 one model wise.

A Cobalt based ARC would be incredible, though I think Promobricks would note it specifically.

2 on the left, 1 in the middle, 1 on the right. The Heavy (left most) will most likely have a different torso and helmet print while the Specialist/Sniper (right most) will have a normal torso with 2 small marks on the chest. The Officer (middle) will probably have a unique kama/leg print.

Even if the Battlefront franchise is dead again I'm glad to see more references and sets based off of it years later. This is great news for those who didn't buy the 501st Legion set due to the higher price because they can finally army build at a reasonable price. I don't think there has been definitive word on Accessory packs next year but I think an Endor Troopers and 212th pack would be the likely options (I don't think we'll know though until December). The Tie Bomber and Speeder Bike chase are also incredibly good OT set picks and a Rex Helmet has been the most request PT helmet from what I've seen. This is sounding like the best winter wave in years so far.

The Clone Trooper Command Station situation is why I don't like Lego's approach to minifigure packs over battlepacks. They end up producing less of them resulting in heavy scalping for desirable army building figures. The only BP that had a similar stock issue was the Mandalorian BP but that was resolved by this time.

I could see some harder to get variants like Geonosis camo, security, or commanders adding value to the BP. Not to mention several droids like Magna Guards, SBDs, and Commando Droids are harder to come by now (especially since B2 legs tend to fall apart/snap). I think a straight up remake of the 2007 one with a commander replacing one of the regular droids and a Magna Guard replacing a B2 would do well.

The attention to detail is incredible right down to the correct pieces in the packaging.

So the AT-TE is definitely delayed in the US for both online and in-store?

This, its the availability issue more than anything. Not to mention BPs occasionally go on sale, those packs probably won't.

Oh boy, I hope that 20$ price point is a battle pack (preferably a 212th one).

Maybe they're going to fix the printing issue on the helmets? They look kinda wonky in some reviews.

I genuinely hope Lego is going to stick to their guns about no exclusive characters in expensive sets. I can see more detailed versions of existing characters being allowed but figures like Mando-era Ahsoka or Kuiil are way too significant to keep only in a 550$ set.

On the topic of the Clone Commander, I hope we get a P1 Clone Captain re-release soon in more saturated colors like the newer Commander. The P1 Clone Pack is also still impossible to find in person at my nearest Lego store and I've heard people still haven't received their online orders of them from January. I can only imagine how bad the AT-TE will be.

I have been to my local Lego store 4 times this year and have seen the Clone pack once. They get bought almost immediately according to the few employees I talked to along with the new Fighter tank. Meanwhile, there is almost always 2-3 large bins filled with Rebel trooper packs (I cannot speak on the Batman pack though). I know its anecdotal evidence but the Clone pack is in a MUCH higher demand than the Hoth pack imo, which doesn't ever look to be low in stock.

The new AT-TE looks like a re-release just with better figures. I don't think it looks that bad tbh considering the 2013 one already felt great proportion wise and the feet issue looks like it could be solved with a few spare parts. I really hope we get another Clone Battlepack to go with it next year, this time not exclusive to Lego stores or 30$. The Justifier still has yet to justify its price imo.

Lego is really keeping Cody under wraps it seems, hope he or the set don't leak before Lego Con tbh.

Nice to see Scorch and Cody back.

Wow that's.... significantly smaller than I expected.

Same source for the Fighter Tank is confirming a P2 Cody in the AT-TE from what I've gathered.

I'm sure some people are excited but its a set that was expected to happen eventually. Its good for what it is but there's pretty much nothing special about it.

This. They probably only had time to change minifigures which is why a Dwarf Spider Droid could be in it despite not being present. If P2 Cody was to be in a set this is it.