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I’ve been out of the loop for a while, but this sounds like an excuse to reuse the already common Yoda and R2 minifigures more than anything?

I’m only a casual collector of this theme, however with each Harry Potter wave I can’t help but be in awe of the care and attention to detail put into these sets. Not to mention the amount of thinking outside the box. It really does set a high bar that I wish more licensed themes could meet. 2nd Task and Room of Requirement will be instant buys for me! Wish the latter would have included the new broomstick mould though. I also quite like the concept behind the House Banners, a little derivative of the previous book sets but regardless still fun and unique. Lenticular portraits, windows, and fireplaces will certainly add to the immersion and charm of these sets. Also, is that a basilisk in the ‘pipes’ above the Slytherin common room? Talk about friendly fire

What I don’t understand about the summer list (so far) is how only some of the set names actually confirmed at this point. Given that these sets will be entering production in a matter of months, why are sets like Obi-Wan’s Delta-7 a certainty, but the AT-TE and a hypothetical gunship are not? I can’t see the logic behind this. The only reason I can think of is that some of these sets belong to the upcoming D+ Shows.

Right? Talk about misleading.

The set numbers escape me, but there’s a $90 and $40 set in May that no one currently knows the identities of. The $40 one is speculated to be the Death Star Trash Compactor quote set I believe.

I just got into playing HZD so this set is right up my alley. It’s a beautifully crafted set that captures the Tallneck’s scale and rich mechanical detail, it’s a nice touch that Aloy can ‘hack’ it. The rest of the display is gorgeous too, and Aloy is a perfect minifigure. I would love to see a Breath of the Wild set with this level of care and attention to detail.

D-0 was also present in the TRoS Millennium Falcon and Y-Wing sets. I can’t imagine a minifigure scale BD-1 has been produced without any JFO sets in the pipeline, perhaps next year. Lego’s reticence at not producing a proper darkaber mould is baffling. I suppose the current solution does the job, but given it’s already been in 2 recent sets, not to mention its inevitable appearance in the Mandalorian Season 3 sets, you’d think the LSW team would put a bit more effort in. @Clone OPatra Absolutely agree with your comments on the Solo sets, I felt they were some of the strongest LSW set waves we’ve had and they were filled to the brim with new minifigure moulds Interested to see what JB Spielwaren have up their sleeves, their IG countdown ends in just under 7 hours. As cool as a rancor set would be, I sincerely hope Lego don’t go all in with TBoBF and allocates some sets for other upcoming shows too.

Can’t say I’m a fan. The build fails to capture the compact sleekness of Mando’s N1. Might get this at a discount but I’m underwhelmed. The BD unit looks nice!

Well that’s an unsurprising but welcome set for June, it’s funny that the N1 is priced as high as it is given Lego’s approach with sets like the X-Wing / TIE / Boba’s Ship. A new darksaber mould would be nice but can’t see that happening, but at the very least Din should be given a face print now. Boba’s Palace is looking great. I missed out on Jabba’s back in 2012 so this is a definite buy for me, the throne section is so detailed! Damn shame that Lego didn’t bother to update Boba’s helmet and jet pack but nothing too major I suppose. Once again, the packaging is beautiful, I’m a big fan of how each property a set is based on has its own character art and colour scheme. It’s interesting that the $90 May set still hasn’t been confirmed. The secrecy makes me hopeful it’s going to be a Kenobi set, ideally that Inquisitor ship shown on the concept art with a nice selection of minifigures.

That’s just how Lucasfilm tend to operate, theirs is always a drip-feed marketing approach so the promotion around a show doesn’t begin until they’re only a few months away. Honestly, I would be surprised if we don’t get any Kenobi sets this year, surely Lego wouldn’t wait until 2023?

Really happy with this list so far! Cad Bane’s ship is definitely based on the Bad Batch, it’s fantastic that Lego is willing to assign a flagship set based on an animated show again. We have to be getting at least 1 Kenobi (show) set surely? I can understand Lego passing on Andor this year as it airs quite late in the year, but there has to be at least one set for Kenobi I would think. Amazing that there are still quite a few sets we don’t know about The fact that BD-1 comes with a moulded mini figure has to mean more Jedi: Fallen Order sets are on the cards.

Damn, that’s a nice looking set! Makkari’s hairpiece from Eternals makes perfect sense for Fennec. Wish they’d recolour Boba’s helmet but who knows, maybe June’s TBoBF set will give us that update. It’s amusing how Lego imposes these embargos on set reveals only for them to leak pretty much 9 times out of 10. Absolutely nothing spoileriric here and the delay in revealing it makes me think this will be branded as a TBoBF set after all. Overall, Lego’s Star Wars offerings this year are off to an excellent start. Incredibly hyped for what the summer wave will entail, fingers crossed we get a solid list in the coming weeks.

Where is this indicated? Can’t see any of the usual leakers teasing anything. Hoping for a summer wave even better than last year’s!

Mario Kart would be the perfect subtheme to introduce minifigures. The course builder system is one thing that’s clearly worked well, but MK tracks at the digi-figure scale would demand a lot of space. I remember when Marvel and DC had the Mighty Micros sets going for a few years, that format would be perfect for Mario Kart. Two competing karts and characters at a relatively low price point, complemented by larger track-based sets would be amazing.

The geometry of the Dark Trooper helmet is a little disappointing, however I’ll still be picking it up along with Din’s helmet. So is the palace set not being revealed today then? I got the impression today was supposed to be the day.

Damn that sucks, these sets release in a month after all. I see your point through, Lego will probably reveal Boba’s / Bib Unfortuna’s Palace after the season finale of TBoBF.

New moulds have always been a tricky topic for this theme ever since film-based sets clearly had far bigger budgets than regular waves. I personally loved the Solo sets in particular for the sheer variety of new minifigure moulds they offered. Outside of budgets, I wonder what drives Lego to produce new moulds for certain characters, especially when it comes to their policy on where using existing moulds is passable enough for new characters. The Bad Batch definitely come to mind - the existing P2 helmets work okay, but ‘compromises’ like Crosshair not having a rangefinder just makes the character look so inaccurate in my opinion. The ongoing use of the 2013 P2 helmet make me worry that if we ever do see Rex and Cody, they just won’t look right. Stormtroopers too - the current helmet mould looks quite detailed, but there’s no functional benefit to them. 2021 introducing parts like the horned Mandalorian helmet, new armour piece, Dark Trooper head etc. was certainly a step in the right direction. The new buildable helmets look fantastic! Mando is a day 1 buy, Luke’s helmet is also far better than I was expecting but a pass for me, can’t wait to see the rest of the March sets on Tuesday. Hopefully this also signifies the summer set list releasing soon as well as confirmation of what the mystery May set is.

Wasn’t their hint in response to @The Stud’s comment about a Stinger Mantis? Unless I read the whole thing wrong.

Good points all in all! Last summer was one of my all-time favourite waves that made me feel like Lego were really listening to what people wanted from this theme. They’re finally starting to embrace making sets based on new media and I’m all for it. Cue Hawkeye’s ‘Don’t give me hope’ line If this really is a hint, I am most excited!

Nice one! I’m in the same boat as you regarding the summer wave, looking forward to seeing some good Disney+ based sets if we’re lucky. Does it seem to you guys like this summer wave is a fair bit larger than last year’s? They were indeed, it happened at the end of last October if that helps narrow it down. GAME erroneously sent dispatch notifications to people who had pre-ordered and subsequently cancelled them altogether. Got a £5 discount code as their way of consolation though!

Blue Milk Luke is inherent to the Deluxe Edition, it’s not just a pre-order exclusive The packaging for the Deluxe Edition is bigger to accommodate the figure and lenticular sleeve, as all the other perks (such as DLC character packs) are digital content. This game looks fantastic. I had initially pre-ordered it for the Switch until GAME cancelled my pre-order last year, but just pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition for the PS5 now that we have a solid release date. That Polygon article is awful though, it’s horrible to know how much misery the developers at TT have had to go through to get this game out, no wonder it took ~5 years. Mumble mode got a big laugh out of me, can’t believe they actually implemented that! The bar for quality voice acting has now skyrocketed. Really hope we get a proper summer set list soon.

Kenobi is an interesting subject because unlike shows like Mando, TBoBF, and Andor, Lucasfilm themselves have already revealed a fair amount about the show, namely a certain rematch and Kenobi not necessarily staying on Tatooine. Not to mention the concept art we saw on Disney+ Day that was already shown to investors a whole year prior. Based on that, I’d genuinely be surprised if Lego hadn’t received any Kenobi material in time for giving us us a Kenobi set this summer, though I wouldn’t put it past Lucasfilm knowing them! Never mind the fact that there’s a lot of anticipation behind this show that they’d be foolish not to capitalise on.

So many cool new moulds! It’s always wonderful to see classic aliens get representation in Lego form. Though this looks more like a Mando S2 set now, it would still be nice to get an updated Boba figure. I can see that being the main anchor point for this being considered a BoBF set even if the overall cast of figures isn’t extant with the show.

All good points, Funko in particular is a useful barometer for this sort of thing given how rapidly they can pump new product out that is often very specific to moments from films. Finally watched Hawkeye and loved the show. It’s intensified my hope that the Infinity Saga accessory pack contains Ronin, I can picture it having him, maybe another Avenger, and two Chitauri or Outriders along with a small rubble build to go with the Endgame Final Battle set. Assuming that the big D2C this year is indeed an MCU Avengers Tower, it would be a great opportunity to get more detailed Iron Man suits.

As long as we get a properly updated snowspeeder (with an accurate cockpit!) that doesn’t simply iterate on the overall baseline we’ve seen for goodness knows how long, I’m down for this. Ships like the Falcon and X-Wing have seen tremendous improvements over the past decade so why can’t the snowspeeder do the same? An ESB-version Falcon would actually make for an awesome set. I’ve yet to build my Rise of Skywalker version but could see a new variant that improves upon it selling well, particularly if it has a more detailed interior and fully enclosed panelling. Although saying that, I selfishly hope the summer wave has more stuff we haven’t seen before and less rehashes, not to say there isn’t room for both!