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Can the AAT detach from the ship and act as its own vehicle? It reminds me of some of the classic Space sets (possibly because of the crater baseplate!) which could function either as a whole unit or separate parts. This looks like something that could either be a mobile heavy weapons platform or a dual purpose air and ground assault vehicle. Either way great design!

Great model and instantly recognisable.

I think people wishing for a full AOTC anniversary summer wave are going to be disappointed. For the ESB anniversary two years ago we got a total of one system scale set (the AT-AT), a couple of convention exclusives, and the helmets line was also launched under this banner. I know a lot of this is coming from YouTube and Instagram bouncing off existing rumours to drive clicks, but best case scenario it will just be an AT-TE and Jedi Starfighter (if the rumours are true) with an AOTC 20th Anniversary logo on the side of the box and the rest of the wave will be new media tie-ins plus other films, as happened in 2020. I know "past performance is no indicator of future etc." so maybe I'm wrong, just hope this won't be another Commander Cody situation where everyone gets upset about something that was never going to happen.

As someone who's just finished Breath of the Wild I'd also love to see related sets, but I'd go bigger and wish for a Divine Beast in Lego. Question though is which one?

For the price, the N-1 Starfighter really needs something extra, and apart from being Mando's new ride, and a prequel call back, it's lacking. No silver pieces, no side build. I get that Lego wanted to include a jetpack, and that Mando can't fit in the cockpit wearing said jetpack, so it needs somewhere to be stored so it doesn't get lost under the sofa, but I think removing that storage compartment and shortening the length by about four studs would go a long way to improving the scale issues. At the moment the cockpit seems way too far back from the nose of the ship. The wings are lacklustre too - I don't have a problem with studs, but maybe some greebling or slopes to add contour, otherwise they stand out as a bit plain. The BD mould is something to get excited about, but that alone can't justify the high price. Anyway enough nitpicking, gonna save my money for the Horizon Forbidden West Tallneck instead

I haven't even played Horizon Zero Dawn and I want this. It looks like an interesting build and I like the look of the terrain around the base, really complements the main build.

I think there was a similar thread to this not too long ago. Apart from the massive copyright infringement issues involved - especially if you're even considering putting the Lego logo on what you make - getting the quality and tolerances of 3d printed bricks on par with genuine pieces is much more effort and cost than it might seem.

I like it! Nice twist on a well known ship design.

If we are getting Kaminoan figures, it would make sense to put them in more than just the rumoured Jedi Starfighter - actually I'm kind of surprised that a desirable (and probably expensive to produce) new fig would show up in a cheap set. Even though Taun We would make more sense to pair with Cad Bane's ship, I could see Nala Se (along with Omega) being included here to get more use from the mould and drive sales of the set. Give it 5 figs including new moulds and desirable figs and some large pieces and the PPP ratio doesn't look too bad.

Australian pricing has the Dark Trooper set at $49.99...... Previous US $30 sets sold here for $45. That's adding insult to injury. I get that the set was never going to be US $20 - it has similar part counts to the duel sets but two more figures - but an extra $10 price hike is rough. Lego really needs a price point between $20 and $30 for sets of this size. And to whoever sets the Australian prices - tell 'em they're dreaming.

Great models, the dark blue colour combination looks so good.

Another fantastic model! I especially like the detail in the legs and torso.

Gonna go in a different direction for the unknown TBOBF set:

I'd say that the ability to create a MOC, and the ability to create logical, easy to follow instructions for that MOC, are two separate sets of skills. It's like not everyone who excels in their chosen field can necessarily teach or train others to do what they do.

Great models! I'd say the Interceptor is also my favourite and I like how much space there is in the interior of the Starhopper for the size of the ship.

One aspect which I think is a big driver of the consumer side of Lego is the minifigs. More so in the licensed themes, but often discussions of new sets will centre around what minifigs are included. It can often feel like a new set is just a vehicle (pun intended) for the sale of figs - in the case of battle packs this is almost literally the case. Yes a new figure can be thrown together from existing parts, but that often requires the right prints to already exist, plus potentially helmets and other accessories. For all of Lego being a building block construction toy, the one thing that can't be MOCed - or is extremely difficult - is the figs, and they often seem to be what is driving sales. It often seems to be the case that minifigs (again more in the licensed themes) are treated more or less the same as action figures, and for the people that prioritise figure collecting, MOCing or other creative endeavours are probably far down on their list of reasons to buy Lego.

The General Lando fig from the most recent OT A-Wing is ridiculously expensive on Bricklink and I could see the same happening when Nien Nunb is finally released. I agree that the next Falcon released should be an ROTJ one, and the 2019 model has shown that Lego are fine with doing a version of that ship that doesn't include Han.

Fantastic idea! All round great build and connects seamlessly to the Stuntz bike. I especially like having the cheese slope flap hinge down to cover up more of the bike frame - simple but very effective!

Even as someone who collects mostly OT sets, I wouldn't want to see more Hoth related sets for the rest of this year - although I am biased as I already have a Falcon and a Snowspeeder. Personally I think Hoth is a bit played out in Lego at the moment - so is Tatooine, but with new media centering on that planet it's a bit hard to avoid. If they did put out more OT sets for 2HY - ignoring the millions of voices who would cry out in terror if this happened - I'd like to see something from the 2nd half of ROTJ, as this is the one section of the trilogy mostly overlooked in recent waves (or maybe I just want more biker scouts and a B-Wing )

Given that Lego often likes to put conflict within individual sets, I'm guessing the unnamed 'bounty hunters' from Boba's Palace will be antagonists rather than allies.

Great project! I was intrigued about some of the droids you mentioned, as I don't know the names of any of these without a deep dive into Wookiepedia. I tried my hand at a brick built WED-9-M1, shown in the pic below with a Luke minifig for scale. The scale of the droid is off, as it often is with figures at this size that lack specialised parts and I couldn't get the arms to rotate horizontally rather than vertically without sacrificing the round body. Feel free to use some or all of the design for your scene.

The battle pack is now listed as 10th Jan but the accessory packs still say 1st Jan...

As has been said, I doubt TLG would do an exact replica rerelease as many of the moulds are now out of production (much as I would love a reissue of LL928). Probably a reimagining with modern parts would be more likely. I wonder though if they did go down the rerelease route, at least say with minifigs and prints, whether we'd see a similar situation as with the Star Wars 20th anniversary figs with a big logo on the back of the torso to prevent people from passing off a new fig as something much older.

Similar to a makeup brush you could try a lens cleaning brush.

The thing with video game tie-ins is that, apart from the Battlefront battle packs, all the system scale sets for Force Unleashed and The Old Republic were released in that period between the prequel and Disney era, when Clone Wars was the only new media, so there were a lot more open slots to fill in each wave. I think it's less that TLG doesn't want to do video game material, and more that while Disney keeps pumping out new shows there are more than enough movie and TV related sets to produce, and video games won't be revisited until there is a need to fill a gap in an upcoming wave.