The Stud

Well, I was planning on buying the Apartments at the Lego Store in Rockefeller Center yesterday but to my surprise… that store doesn’t exist currently. (They’re in the process of relocating very close by.) Hopefully I’m able to make it to a different Lego Store sometime in the next couple days. I also read the Brickset review of the set the other night and I absolutely love the “Leg Godt” sticker inclusion!

I hope they’ll fix the color of the jetpack and helmet if they wind up doing any Book of Boba Fett sets. As great as this new figure is, it bugs me more each time I look at it. I also feel like the official Cara Dune figure is fine as it is, though I do think the face print is a little over-detailed.

I’m personally not too hyped for What If?, even though I am still looking forward to it, so it’s kind of a bummer for me that Lego is putting much more of an emphasis on that show, with it taking up almost half of the CMF series and getting two entire sets based off of it (repetitive sets at that). Despite being a bit disappointed in the finales for both, Wandavision and FATWS were shows I enjoyed and was invested in, so it’s a bummer that we’re only getting five CMFs total between the two of them. Granted, those minifigures will probably be much more detailed compared to if they were included in sets but there is so much more they could do for both shows. I’m still glad that we’re getting the WW2 mech but I wish they held off on either this one or that Sakaarian Hulkbuster so that these two sets aren’t coming out at the exact same time as Iron Monger, which this Hydra Stomper set will probably closely resemble. For that matter, why is the Sanctuary II coming out two months later than everything else but these two Disney+ mechs are coming out at the same time as the Iron Monger and other Infinity Saga sets? It’s just a bizarre choice all around.

Except the hate is irrational because she has done literally nothing to you personally, besides producing a couple movies you didn’t like, and also producing several more movies that you probably did like, including four of the previous Star Wars films. The vitriol shown towards her day after day is on par with how George Lucas was treated during the prequels, which was just as wrong and disrespectful. It doesn’t help that so many lies are made up about her by grifters, like the made-up drama that Filoni and Favreau are going against her, when in actuality they have a strong working relationship, or her “betraying” her close friend George Lucas and his wishes. You said it yourself: she’s just being used as a scapegoat. And for what it’s worth, Rian Johnson said he disliked Empire Strikes Back as a kid and that other line has been taken completely out of context. I loved The Last Jedi though, so we’re obviously not going to see eye to eye on this subject. Back to the Lego sets, I’m impressed that Lego has managed to keep up and represent most of the major Mandalorian characters so far. With this new wave, we’re really only missing “Rosari-oka Tano” and Cobb Vanth from Season Two, and then maybe Frog Lady and Bo’s two Mandalorian buddies if you want to count them. From Season One, we really just need Kuiil, The Client and an Incinerator Stormtrooper. All of these could be thrown into just a handful of sets so I’m not too worried.

I’m not even going to comment on the irrational hatred people have for Kathleen Kennedy or the flat-out falsehood that Filoni and Favreau have had to “go above her head” to get stuff done. The narrative that TLJ was made to intentionally piss off the fans is very worn out and also has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion in this forum. This new wave looks fantastic though! I was disappointed when the rumor list for the January sets came out and saw that it was mostly stale OT remakes with only one set from the shows that had garnered so much hype last year (TCW and Mandalorian). I was super relieved and happy when the rumor list for this summer came out listing a bunch of Mando and Clone Wars sets, and even one for The Bad Batch. And now that I’ve seen the sets themselves, I’m in love with this wave! The Trexler Marauder/ITT looks fantastic. It looked very boxy in the show so it makes sense why the set looks that way too. I may prefer the Rebels/Kenner/Season One variant, but hopefully we get that as some sort of 501st-esque Battle Pack someday. The Greef Karga and Mortar Trooper looked great in the leaks we’ve already seen. Like last year’s AAT, thus wouldn’t be a bad set to get a few of to army build, especially since it’s the current best way to get more Imperial Stormtroopers with the new helmet. (Since Lego retired that 20th Anniversary Dropship so damn fast.) The new Slave 1 is a pleasant surprise. Despite already having the UCS version, I still regretted not getting the 2019 Slave 1. Now that I know this is Mando-based and not ESB-based, my interest in this one has gotten even higher. The build itself looks nice and it doesn’t look like any compromises were made to accommodate for its smaller size. While more minifigures would have been nice, getting that awesome Beskar Mando figure again is great (especially with the spear!) and the new Boba Fett torso, arms and legs are amazing! The helmet and jet pack look off unfortunately though, as others have said, they look like they did in Chapter 14 while the rest of the minifigure is based off Chapters 15 and 16. An odd move but seeing as how we didn’t think we were getting Mandalorian Boba at all, I’ll take it. Moff Gideon’s Cruiser looks absolutely fantastic. The build looks like a nice display piece and the miniature TIE Fighters are a nice touch. The minifigure selection here also looks incredible. The new Fennec Shand, Moff Gideon and Darktrooper figures are amazing, though I don’t think a black lightsaber piece is a good enough representation of the Darksaber. The repeat of Cara Dune is nice in that it brings down the value that was artificially raised for her figure in the AT-ST Raider, but disappointing because she should have her Season Two outfit which is slightly different and would have had her New Republic badge. Overall though, it’s a great set and nice to finally have a Lego Arquitens. The Advent Calendar is fine. It seems a little weak compared to previous years, despite its Mandalorian branding. It’s nice that most of the figures it comes with are massable and I do really like how the Holiday Din and Grogu look, but something about this one feels off compared to last year’s AC, which in my opinion, is one of the best Star Wars advent calendars to date. Moving on to The Clone Wars sets, the Mandalore Throne and Vault is a nice little set, though the builds are a lot smaller compared to the Starkiller and Mustafar duel sets. The throne and prison cell look good though, and that Maul minifigure looked amazing in the leaks. Ahsoka still looks good; I wasn’t expecting Lego to update her with the AAT still on shelves anyway. The Mandalorian Fighter looks great, though I wasn’t expecting the color scheme to be so dark on this one. All three minifigures look fantastic though, and I’m still in shock that we’re actually getting Gar Saxon and finally Bo Katan minifigures. This or Gideon’s Cruiser are probably the sets I’m most excited for. Overall, this is a fantastic wave! Other than that Vader Meditation Chamber from the other day, I think I’m going to be picking up every single one of these sets. The only problem is that there’s a lot of great Ninjago and Marvel sets coming out at the same time, plus the recent Friends Apartment and some older D2Cs I was planning on getting this summer. I better start saving now!

I think it’s funny that Korg’s headpiece was the first thing we saw get leaked, which led to all the Infinity Saga speculation in the first place, but the full minifigure and the set he comes in will end up being one of the last things we see.

The Sanctuary II actually looks pretty good for its size! The build is a nice representation of the ship, I especially like the Chitauri color scheme, and it will just look nice in my Endgame final battle display that I’ll be making. The Thanos minifigure is surprisingly pretty good (of course it’s one of the few minifigures to get leg printing in this wave though... ). The Captain Marvel minifigure looks decent, though it’s a bit too blue and it has the same problem as the other MCU variants in that she doesn’t have leg printing. And lastly, I’m glad to get a second Mark 85 Iron Man to add to my double Hall of Armor. Tony Stark’s Sakaarian Iron Man is a fun surprise. I would’ve been fine with Steve’s WW2 mech but thought that it was weird that it would be coming out at the same time as the Iron Monger set and Captain Britain being in the CMF series already. Now I’m not bothered by her inclusion in the series! The mech itself looks well built, I like the unique Sakaarian color scheme that helps differentiate it from other Hulkbusters and whatnot. The race car transformation feature is strange but cool, and I wonder how it’ll play out in that particular episode. The minifigures are pretty fantastic here as well. 2012 Tony Stark in his “Brick Sabbath” shirt is great, but I’m also glad to get my first Valkyrie minifigure and it’s cool to see The Watcher get a minifig as well. I look forward to learning more about the latter’s character. The special What If? box art is gorgeous, though so is most of the boxes in this wave.

I really liked the IT-S Transport as well. I really enjoyed the build process and the few figures it came with were of good quality. Had it not been for COVID postponing my Disney trip last fall, I probably would have gotten this set after actually riding it which would have been a cool experience. And fingers crossed that The Ghost does end up popping in something else soon. I mean it’s already shown up in Rogue One and The Rise of Skywalker, so it’s only a matter of time until it plays more of a major role in live action.

For what it’s worth, I recall reading that Rebels has done pretty well on Disney+ and was one of the shows people were most looking forward to binge watching before the service came out. Of course, a Star Wars property being successful doesn’t necessarily mean it gets sets (cough, Jedi: Fallen Order, cough) but the only thing stopping Lego from making more Rebels sets is the fact that they didn’t do too well the first time around, for a variety of reasons. With any luck, these new Clone Wars and Bad Batch sets coming out this year will do well enough to show Lego that fans want more sets based off the animated content. If we can get obscure ships like the Galaxy’s Edge IT-S Transport at a high price point, surely a decently more recognizable ship like the Ghost could be done. Also, the Vader Meditation Chamber looks meh to me. The screen with Ozzel and Piett is the coolest part in my opinion, but the inclusion of Vader’s printed arms in this set makes their omission from this year’s Imperial Shuttle even more puzzling. I’m not too disappointed though, as that saves more money for me to spend on all the awesome-sounding Star Wars sets coming out this summer, as well as the new Marvel and Ninjago ones.

I just built the set last night and feel the exact opposite. With all the colorful parts, minifigures and the complex build, I feel like I got a pretty good value out of it. Ninjago’s dragons almost always impress me though, so I’m a bit biased. This Ninjago Brickhead promo is a strange one. I’m sure they’ve happened before, but I’ve personally never seen a promo where you still have to pay for it on top of spending a certain amount. It’s also strange that they’re doing this when there’s no new Ninjago sets coming out in the US, though I’m still missing 1/2 of The Island sets so it’s not a huge deal for me.

Please add me to the list too!

Yep, around ten years ago, Disney traded ESPN sportscaster Al Michaels to Universal for the rights of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. They’ve since used him in the short-lived (and in my opinion, disappointingly overlooked) Epic Mickey video game series, a few minimal appearances in Mickey shorts and a walk-around character at Disneyland. There have been rumors circulating that Disney is or was developing an Oswald series for Disney+ but we haven’t heard anything about that in a while. Still, I’d love it if we got Oswald and EPCOT’s Figment as minifigures one day. They’re two very underutilized characters.

I wouldn’t say that. The Disney [Princess] theme has co-existed with the Disney [parks and CMF series] line since 2016, and the latter really only gets releases every three years anyway. This Ice Castle wouldn’t even be part of this Disneyland/World theme anyhow, seeing as how there’s no Elsa Ice Castle you can visit at the parks.

Either way, I would love it if they made an affordable, minifigure-scaled 1989 Batmobile with Michael Keaton Batman. It would be so awesome if Lego made every cinematic Batmobile as part of this line, even the ones from the Schumacher-verse which I do not care for. (Imagine getting nippled Batman and Arnold Schwarzenegger/Mr Freeze figures.)

I agree. He’s one of my favorite Disney characters and I wish they did more with him. My ideal Disney Series 3 roster would include: 1. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit 2. Retro Mickey with the “pie eyes”. (Basically the version represented in 43179.) 3. Retro Minnie, same as above. 4. Mulan with sword and Mushu. 5. Mowgli 6. Baloo 7. Cinderella with glass slippers, similar to the roller skate pieces. 8. Rapunzel (braided hair) with frying pan and Pascal 9. Flynn Rider 10. Judy Hopps with badge 11. Nick Wilde with Pawpsicle 12. Some sort of Goofy variant that could come with the new Pluto.

This set looks absolutely amazing! Central Perk was such a great set to build and probably one of my favorite ones in the collection. Both of the apartments look so detailed and colorful, and the hallway in between them is a nice touch. From what I can see of the figures, they all look great as well. This and Ninjago City Gardens are really going to be competing for my favorite set of the year, not to mention the rumored Star Wars and Marvel stuff as well as the minifig-scaled Tumbler.

I’m not a huge Stranger Things fan, but really enjoyed The Upside Down so I definitely wouldn’t be opposed to another set. My wallet would be though... Fingers crossed for Starcourt Mall and a Steve minifigure.

Yes, this is very exciting! I just watched all of the Dark Knight trilogy for the first time recently so this is coming out at just the right time for me. It’s $10 more expensive than 76119 and the recent 60’s Batmobile, I hope it comes with an extra figure. Some version of Christian Bale’s Batman will come with it obviously but I wonder who else they could include. Surely, they won’t just include the same figures in both sets, so I’m hoping they include Heath Ledger Joker in the smaller set. Imagine how much it would fly off shelves if he did. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for Catwoman to appear as well.

I’m not sure if Vader’s Castle is still available, but if it’s not, then those are the only current sets to include Vader, yes. They’re the only sets with ROTJ Luke right now, but there’s a lot of other sets with Luke from ANH and ESB out right now. That’s definitely up there too! I’m excited to get an extra one in the Advent Calendar.

The leakers that said we could be seeing Lego SW minifigures soon was not kidding lmao. It didn’t even take a full day. Both of these new figures are absolutely gorgeous. Greef is a great representation of his Season 2 look and I am also glad that he looks less plain than his counterpart from the Razor Crest. (Sidenote, but I also hope we see more of the character himself in Season 3 or one of these other D+ shows.) Coming from someone who generally likes the newer stormtrooper helmet mold, I think the Mortar Stormtrooper is one of the best looking Star Wars troopers we’ve gotten in minifigure form. It’s just so detailed, and it makes me really hope for an Incinerator Stormtrooper as well at some point. Between these figures and the ones from the Bad Batch set, this summer’s selection of Lego Star Wars minifigures is already looking to be pretty spectacular.

The figures look absolutely spectacular. I was not expecting arm printing! My only gripe is that Tech’s helmet looks oversized IMO. The set itself also looks much better and I love the box art.

So 2023 is the 20th Anniversary of Lucasfilm Animation and I had the fun idea of concocting a hypothetical wave Lego could release to coincide with that occasion. This hypothetical wave would have eight sets based off TCW, Rebels, Resistance and The Bad Batch. (Sorry CW ‘03 and Forces of Destiny fans!) The Clone Wars: AT-TE ($100): An updated version of the 2013 set. This would be depicting the Battle of Yerbana from TCW S7 so a little barricade from that scene could also be included. The figures would include Obi-Wan Kenobi [the dirt printing version], Commander Cody [New!], x2 212th Clone Troopers [New!], and x2 Battle Droids. Captain Rex’s Y-Wing Fighter ($60): Figures would include Captain Rex [New!], ARC Trooper Jesse [New!], a 332nd Trooper and R3-37 [New!]. Separatist Shuttle ($40): A remaster of the original set. This one would be somewhat based off of that Season One pirate arc. Figures would include Count Dooku [slightly updated from 2013], Hondo Ohnaka [New!] and two Battle Droids. Rebels: The Ghost ($130): The flagship set of the wave and a better version than what Lego put out in 2014. This one would be more in scale with the 2019 Falcon. Figures would include Blind Kanan Jarrus [slightly updated from the 2017 figure], General Hera Syndulla [New!], Season 3 or 4 Sabine Wren with Darksaber [New!], Season 3/4 Zeb Orellios [New!] and Season 4 Captain Rex [New!]. The Phantom II ($30): A remake of the 2017 Phantom to go with the newly scaled Ghost. This time around, figures would include Seasons 3/4 Ezra Bridger [New!], Grand Admiral Thrawn [New!] and Chopper [slightly updated from his last appearance]. Twilight of the Apprentice ($20): A small duel set in line with the Starkiller Base, Mustafar and soon Mandalore sets put out in the last few years. This one would recreate a small portion of the Malachor temple and include the coveted Sith Holocron. The minifigures would include Darth Vader [New!] and an updated Rebels Ahsoka Tano [New!] Resistance: The Fireball ($50): A build of The Fireball around the same size as the 2021 X-Wing. Figures would include Kaz Xiono [same figure from 2019 but with new helmet piece], Jerec Yeager [New!], Commander Pyre [New!] and CB-23 [New!] The Bad Batch: It’s a little hard to think of any ideas right now. We’re only one episode in right now and by the time my hypothetical wave would be designed, Season 2 will already be done. So I guess I’ll just go with this: V-Wing Starfighter ($30): The set would be an updated version of the 2014 set. Figures would include Bad Batch Crosshair [New!], an Imperial Clone Pilot [New!] and an astromech droid [New!]

Lego can’t avoid making a Saw figure forever. Unlike other missing characters like Commander Cody or Boss Nass, Saw’s had the benefit of being very relevant these last couple years. On top of his debut arc in TCW, he’s shown up in just about every major on-screen story in between ROTS and ANH with the one exception being Solo, and even then, he showed up in the novelization for that movie haha. Plus...

I actually like that the BARC build is mostly the same as the one from the 501st set. I appreciate the consistency between the two; my problem is more so with the fact that I think the two speeders could/should have been their own set. Also... Of course, I’m also someone who isn’t bothered by the oversized build from the 501st to begin with, so feel free to ignore me.

I think it’s somewhat amusing that we’re getting Cobb Vanth’s speeder in the Advent Calendar but not as a set. Fingers crossed for that and in the winter wave, though I’m keeping my expectations low. I have a feeling that next year’s sets will follow the pattern of this year and last year where we get the more interesting stuff in the summer wave. (I’m personally expecting more OT and maybe some PT/ST remakes in this new scale come January.)