The Stud

I had a great experience going to the Lego Store for May the 4th today. This was only my second time going, and the first time was three years ago and it wasn’t the first day of the event, so it was a neat experience. It was even busier than when I went to the store on January 1st. I was worried about the Store running out of sets or promos, but they seemed to have plenty of everything. I guess I didn’t need to worry about getting the UCS R2 at midnight lol. The sets that seemed to be selling the most when I was there were the Cantina (one of the sets I was originally planning on getting) and Dagobah Jedi Training. The store was running like a very well-oiled machine and a lot of the employees wore Star Wars costumes which made it even more of a cool experience. I got The Bad Batch Shuttle and the two corresponding Star Wars promos, as well as a Friends flower polybag. They were also giving out a bunch of free stickers, including some Lego Porg and Solo ones that seemed to be from four years ago. Overall, it was a stellar time. Also, I now officially own every set that is currently out from the Star Wars Disney+ shows.

Got the UCS R2-D2 ordered with all three promos; just waiting for the confirmation email.

This might ruffle some feathers, but I have never heard as much pure whining about a Lego set as what I still see for the UCS Gunship to this day. Yes, there’s valid criticisms to be had as with just about any Lego set, but the incessant complaining about literally just the set’s figures is insane. I’m someone who initially voted for the Gunship (which I regret now since I think I would have been more interested in a UCS-sized Nebulon in retrospect) and it’s gotten to the point where I honestly kind of wish that it lost the fan vote just because of all the entitlement that’s arisen. It’s going to be funny seeing all the people who complained about the reuse of the Clone Commander from the Gunship will probably now complain if the Landspeeder C-3PO doesn’t come in other sets with the dual-molded legs. (Which I’m sure will happen at some point to be fair.)

Oh yeah, good call! It’d go perfectly with my dream minifigure selection for a new minifig-scaled gunship. Republic Gunship ($160): Updated version of the 2013 ship. Minifigures would include Ahsoka Tano, Captain Rex (New!), Turquoise Pilot (New!), two of Bo-Katan’s Mandalorian Loyalists, different from the one we got last year (New!), and Rook Kast (New!)

That’s something else I was thinking as well. This could be how we get more No Way Home sets down the line, maybe Shang-Chi too since those sets/figures weren’t the greatest.

I’ve had army building on my mind this year so I figured that I’d make a list of some of the Accessory Sets, Battle Packs and larger sets that are ideal for army building (like the AAT or Republic Fighter Tank of recent years) that I’d like to see in the next few years. I’ll try to be realistic with these, but some of these are definitely wishlist material. Prequels/Clone Wars The Siege of Mandalore Accessory Set ($15): The build would be some crates and a turret of some sort. Minifigures would include two 332nd Troopers and either an Ahsoka reuse or even a new Captain Vaughn [If we get a Commander Cody figure this summer or somewhere else down the line, they can reuse a new helmet mold between the two.] Clone Trooper Battle Pack ($20): The builds would be another BARC Speeder and a Command Post. The figures would include two plain Phase Two Clones (New!) and two Coruscant Guard troopers. (New!) 212th Utapau Attack Battle Pack ($20): The build would be a Crab Droid and the figures would include three 212th Clone Troopers (New!) and one 212th Airborne Trooper. Separatist Tank Droid ($30): The build would be what you’d expect. Figures would include two 327th Troopers (New!), a pilot Battle Droid and a regular Battle Droid. The Dark Times (Era Between the PT and OT) Elite Squad Battle Pack ($20): I have no ideas for the builds but this pack would include two Elite Squad Troopers (New!) and two TK Troopers (New!) from The Bad Batch. Purge Trooper Battle Pack ($20): Again, no ideas for the build, but the figures here would be one Purge Trooper Commander (New!) and three Purge Troopers (New!). They’d all have different weapons like in the game. Mimban Mudtrooper Battle Pack ($20): The build would be a small version of the AT-DT. Figures would include two Mimban Stormtroopers and two Imperial Mudtroopers (New!) [Admittedly, not a very realistic battle pack at this point.] Imperial Supercommando Battle Pack ($20): No ideas for the builds, but the figures would include two Mandalorian Supercommandos (New!) and two Rocket Troopers (New!) from Rebels. [Again, not a very realistic choice.] Scarif Trooper Battle Pack ($20): The build could just be some of the gorgeous Scarif terrain. Minifigures would include two updated Death Troopers (New!) and two updated Shoretroopers (New!) Darth Vader Hallway Rampage ($30): Very similar concept to the 2022 Dark Trooper Attack set, only this time the build would be depicting a Tantive IV hallway. Minifigures would include three Rebel Fleet Troopers with some different faces and a special Rogue One/ANH Darth Vader with the arm printing and the redder eyes (New!) Imperial Assault Tank ($40): New version of the 2016 Tank but with the treads from the film. Two orange Kyber Crystal crates would be included here. The figures would include Saw Gerrera (New!), two slightly updated Hovertank Pilots (New!) and one Jedha Stormtrooper (basically a stormtrooper with a backpack and paldron). Original Trilogy Endor Rebel Accessory Set ($15): The build would be a small tree. Figures would include two Endor Rebels (New!) and a generic Ewok (New!) Imperial Stormtrooper Battle Pack ($20): Very similar to the current Snowtrooper Battle Pack; the builds would be a speeder bike and some Endor terrain. Minifigures would include three Stormtroopers and one Scout Trooper. The Mandalorian Era Imperial Troop Transport ($40): Very similar set to last year’s Marauder Tank; this would just be the troop carrier version and a lighter shade of grey. Kuill’s Blurrg would also be included. Minifigures would include two Stormtroopers, an Incinerator Stormtrooper (New!) and Kuill (New!) Sequel Trilogy I’m honestly pretty content with the battle packs we got from the Sequel Trilogy. I can’t really think of any additional ones besides another First Order Stormtrooper pack somewhere down the line.

Yep, I had someone go hunting for me and they found a ton of the Palace and a few copies left of the Dark Trooper Attack. I had them get me two of each for a total of $160, which is a pretty good deal in my book. As someone who’s been really into the Star Wars comics recently (albeit the newer Marvel ones, not really the older ones referenced here), I would love it if we got some Lego stuff based on those, or at least a few figures. I wouldn’t read too much into that description though unfortunately.

I wonder if this is how they’re going to approach doing sets on upcoming movies that are keeping their plot details under wraps, kinda like how the No Way Home wave had what were essentially a Homecoming and Far From Home set. Those were essentially “legacy” sets. Maybe some of the four Black Panther sets coming later this year are going to be based on the first movie? Especially since the production of the second film has been chaotic to say the least. Regardless, it seems like it’ll essentially fill the same role as the Infinity Saga line from the past year. I imagine we’ll get some 2012 Avengers products under this Legacy line.

Not really groundbreaking, but new Lego Star Wars sets are going to be unveiled at Lego’s own panel at Star Wars Celebration on May 27th. I’m not sure if we’ll just see a few sets or the whole wave but there’s something to look forward to!

I think it’s probably just inflation honestly. The last AT-TE (Captain Rex’s from Rebels) was $120 for about 100 pieces less. This one is going to be bigger snd also come with a side build this time around. Plus, if the Cody speculation is true, part of the budget is probably going towards a new helmet mold.

My next paycheck is coming in on May the 4th funnily enough, so hopefully The Bad Batch Attack Shuttle is still available then.

Promobricks said on Instagram that Taun We is coming in the Jedi Starfighter and all of our credible sources have been referring to it as a Starfighter, not an Interceptor. We also just got a Jedi Interceptor two years ago, while our last Jedi Starfighter was four years ago. What you’re saying about Lego having multiple Obi-Wan related sets out at once is what I was thinking though. If the AT-TE is Episode 3 based, then we’ll probably have just about every noteworthy version of Obi-Wan available this summer, except for Episode 1 and TCW figures I guess. Also:

All indications point to it being a Jedi Starfighter, not an Interceptor. It’s coming with a Kaminoan too, so definitely not an Episode 3 set.

I think the Gunship was originally speculated to be the $140 set, while the $100 set was speculated to be the AT-TE. I think that if BD-1 is getting a new mold, TODO would be deserving of one. The only problem is that the BD mold is more reusable with their being another droid of the same model in The Book of Boba Fett, whereas we’ve only seen one TODO-style droid.

I keep seeing people post about finding both 75324 and 75326 for 40% off at Costco, so I enlisted somebody that I know with a membership to look for me. Lo and behold, Costco had a plethora of both so I told them to get me two of each! I wasn’t super satisfied with the build of Boba’s Palace but with two copies of the set, I should be able to modify it to look better. I’ll throw some of the extra alien figures into my Mos Eisley display when I get that for May the 4th. I also wanted to expand the Dark Trooper hallway and have ten of those guys so I accomplished that goal too.

Fingers crossed that we get all three since I don’t know when or where else Lego could do a Lama Su figure, whereas the other two seem very likely for some of the sets we’re getting this summer. I initially assumed that this was going to be a Season 2 set when the rumor first came out but I’m thinking otherwise now. I believe that Cad Bane, Todo and The Justifier will return and play a bigger role on Season 2, and that may be why Lego’s doing this ship, but I think that the minifigure selection of the set will technically be based on Season 1. I’m more surprised that the biggest non-D2C Star Wars set we’re getting this year is from animation, and is also seemingly the only set we’re getting from the animated properties this year. I know I’ll be getting it regardless. I’m not making the same mistake that I did with Clone Wars and Rebels by not getting any of the sets when those shows were around (though I wasn’t even into Star Wars yet when the first show was running) so I’m definitely getting all the sets from The Bad Batch, as well as the live-action series. You never know if and when Lego will get around to making this stuff again, which is also why I tried to get most of the the Rogue One and Solo sets when those were out.

Yeah, Taun We would probably make more sense but if we’re already getting her with the Jedi Starfighter, I hope that we get Nala Se with The Justifier instead. She was more prevalent in The Bad Batch anyway. Oh yeah, I forgot that we saw Clone Commandos in this show! Not to mention the named troopers we need, like Howzer, a new Captain Rex and pre-Empire Crosshair. Speaking of the Empire, we are missing Rampart and it’s been a while since we’ve gotten Tarkin in a set… ugh, there’s just so much.

Which informer if I may ask? It’d be great to get two of the three noteworthy Kaminoan characters (Nala Se and Taun We) this summer after having never gotten any in Lego form before. I’m guessing that The Justifier will come with Cad Bane, Todo, Omega and Nala Se as new figures, and then we can probably get reuses of Hunter and Fennec Shand here. It would be a pretty solid figure selection. I have to say that I really hope Lego does more stuff with The Bad Batch next year instead of just doing one set a year. There’s so many different troopers in the series - Elite Squad Troopers, TK Troopers and notable appearances of plain Phase 2 Clone Troopers - you’d think that Lego would be all about doing more stuff with it.

Idk, they seem to line up with what we heard already and are exactly what I was expecting. I believe that 75334 and 75336 were already confirmed to be Kenobi series sets. Presumably [Spaceship from Kenobi] is referring to the Inquisitor Ship from the concept art and teaser, which seemed like the most likely thing to get as a set from what we’ve seen of the show so far. Having what is presumably an [Obi-Wan Darth Vader] duel set makes sense considering how much they’re hyping up the rematch between those two characters. The Justifier is the most notable Cad Bane ship and is from a currently running series, The Bad Batch. We already knew about 75333 as the Obi-Wan Jedi Starfighter. They’re all pretty safe guesses. FalconFan and Childish Landino both reposted this I believe. I still don’t understand how The Justifier can be done at such a size and price point. I’m not a big PPP guy but it’s rumored to have between 1000-1100 pieces for $160! That’s crazy. It’ll come with cool minifigures for sure but it sounds like a set that I’ll wind up waiting for a sale or saving up my VIP points for it after I get the UCS Star Destroyer this fall.

Oh god, I hope this doesn’t turn out like us waiting to see the Infinity Saga sets for weeks on end last year.

That’s a good point I haven’t seen a lot of other people point out. This Double VIP list is practically all of the smaller Star Wars sets, but the one they don’t include on here is arguably one of the strongest sellers. (Though a lot of the hype has worn off and a lot of stores tend to have plenty of copies of the set…) Lego knows what they’re doing and it’s really crappy. Not including D2Cs and new sets is one thing, but actively omitting this set in particular grinds my gears even more Also, am I the only one who is just seeing little to no hype for the Landspeeder? I see more discussion and hype for the May the 4th promos than I do this set lol.

It doesn't say no duplicates on there, but the other six figure packs Lego has done (Looney Tunes, Marvel, Series 22) have all been duplicate free to my knowledge. I'd assume that you won't have to worry about doubles here.

Thanks for sharing, but man, this list mostly sucks. Like half of these are sets that I thought were already retired or near retirement, and they're mostly all small sets which are kind of a waste for Double VIP. You can also get a lot of them cheaper elsewhere. I'm kind of regretting getting the Light Cruiser a couple weeks ago instead of just waiting to get it here though. I'll still get the Mos Eisley Cantina but would have been even happier to get extra points for it. I was also planning on getting the UCS R2-D2 but I think I'll just save that for a later promotion. (Ideally, it'll be in stock when the Monkey Swing and Cardboard Rocket promos are live during the second half of May.) I'll get the Bad Batch Shuttle instead, as it's half the price, was next on my wishlist anyway and actually does have Double VIP. Looks like I won't be getting an extra Aunt Beru promo after all.

Good catch, but damn. Lego is really getting stingy here. This might make me reconsider my purchases a little.

Same thing in the US. Unless it’s just a surprise in-store only thing, looks like Blue Milk Luke is another hit towards Fulcrum’s credibility.