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The shuttle looks great! Unfortunately, the minifigure selection is really bad. They cheaped out on Darth Vader by not using the version with arm printing, the Luke is apparently based off the early trailer for ROTJ because he has a blue lightsaber for some reason (also his glove is on the wrong hand), and the Shuttle Pilot is okay but not exactly exciting. I retract what I said in my previous post in this thread; this wave really is mediocre. Since I’ve changed my mind, I’ll probably just end up getting the Shuttle, the Mando set and the Microfighters. I’m even considering just getting the 2015 Tydirium on eBay instead since the build looks on par with this new build and the minifigure selection was wayyy superior.

This set looks fantastic, especially next to last year’s Book Shop. Interesting to note that they only showed two modular buildings on the back of the box instead of the usual three though. I’m not a fan of the Corner Garage personally but I don’t know why it isn’t included in the line-up here? I can agree that the timing here is a bit awkward given current events in the US, but as @Marty McFly puts it, these are noble Lego officers who go after donut thiefs and cookie smugglers in the case of 2015’s Detective’s Office. Lego is an idealized escape from the real world after all. My only gripe is that there are only five minifigures here, compared to something like Barracuda Bay which has eight along with some creatures. A police car would’ve been nice but I can just get a City one to park next to the Station.

That looks great! I got the official Delorean set over the summer, and even though I heavily modified it, I’m still not satisfied with it. Hope Lego ends up releasing a definite version of one of cinema’s most iconic time machines.

I really like your Battle Pack and Duel ideas! I have one additional idea for Solo (one of my favorite Star Wars movies!): Kessel Mine Heist ($80): The exterior could be the wall of the Kessel Base with a small tower and cannon. The interior could be the entrance in the center with a small area for mining, the Coaxium vault, and the control room on either side. The minifigures could be Han Solo in Disguise [New!], Tobias Beckett in Disguise [New!], L3-37 [New!], Segwa [New!], and two Kessel Guards [New!].

This set has been too credibly rumored to be fake now. Maybe it just has a great PPP; Ninjago is notorious for putting out great-valued sets most of the time. We just need to be patient and wait for our first glimpse at it. I imagine this will be the same age range as its predecessors. Diagon Alley didn’t have the 18+ theme on it, so this set will probably follow suit. (Unless this set is depicting the Ninja smoking and going to R-Rated movies. ) Me either. Not only are clone D2Cs always just a cheap replica of the real thing, buying them is akin to supporting blatant plagiarism and theft in my eyes. On a sadder note, I’m still in shock about Kirby Morrow’s death. I never would have expected to hear that the Black Panther and the Ninja of Earth would both pass away this year.

Lego doesn’t want clone knock-off brands to rip off their designs. Revealing the product closer to release lowers the window of time that clone brands have to start producing their own versions. Still, I wouldn’t be surprised to see it leaked or revealed in the next few weeks. I’d be surprised if we don’t have a look at it by Christmas

Since this project-that-shall-not-be-named will be represented in the upcoming video game, I have to imagine we’ll get physical Lego products based off of it but only time will tell.

I admit that I was pretty disappointed when the first rumor list came out, but these actually look pretty good! I already planned on getting the Mando and Microfighter sets for the figures mainly, but I think that I’ll get two of the TIE Fighters to display next to Vader’s Castle and I might as well get the X-Wing to complete the wave. Overall, I’m feeling better about this wave, though I hope we’ll get more interesting sets in the summer!

That is awful news. I admit that I’ve lost interest in Ninjago over the last two years, but that doesn’t make this news any more saddening. It was a big part of my life at one time and Cole was always one of my favorite characters. I still can’t believe this happened; Kirby was still so young. I am so done with 2020’s cruelty. RIP Kirby Morrow.

That is a great analogy! That new Mando minifigure is gorgeous! I could’ve sworn I saw arm printing in that leaked image but I didn’t want to get my hopes up. I’m very glad Lego is doing my arm printing for Star Wars figures. The bike and the cannon look pretty good; the tent and campfire look a little meh. I’m tempted to get multiples of this set anyway though, so maybe I’ll be able to make it a more complete build. Overall, I’m pretty satisfied!

Thought of a couple set ideas based on the first three chapters of The Mandalorian Season 2. Mos Pelgo ($80): Similar size and contents to the 2014 Mos Eisley Cantina set. (A location, a molded creature, and a speeder of some sort.) This set could include the cantina of Mos Pelgo, maybe another small little building, Cobb Vanth’s speeder, and a new molded Bantha. Minifigures could include Beskar Mando, Cobb Vanth with both helmet and hair piece (New!), the Weequay bartender (New!), and two Tusken Raiders. The Ice Cave ($20): Not very likely to happen, but this would be a good way to get Frog Lady as a figure if my dream of getting a Mando CMF doesn’t come to fruition. The builds would be a small part of the ice cave and a giant spider, similar to Aragog. Minifigures would include Beskar Mando again, Frog Lady and her spawn tank (New!), and various little spiders. Imperial Gozanti Freighter ($130): Similar build to the Rebels one, except maybe they could add the balconies that the Mandos use to infiltrate the ship. Minifigures would include Bo Katan (New!), Koska Reeves (New!), Axe Woves (New!), Imperial Captain, Imperial Freighter Pilot, and Stormtrooper.

Seeing as how we still have a lot of missing character gaps from The Mandalorian Season 1, I figured that I’d come up with a hypothetical CMF series so that we can get some of the characters who are less likely to come in sets. CMFs seem to be moving towards 12 per series, but I’m going to go with the classic 16 anyway. 1. Din Djarin (Child) 2. The Mandalorian in his original armor with improved helmet design. as well as dual molded arms and legs. His accessories could be a camatono [new mold] and a 1x2 plate of Beskar steel. 3. The Mandalorian (Mudhorn Battle) with Egg accessory. 4. Beskar Mandalorian and The Child. Mando would have dual molded arms/legs here as well and would also have his face underneath the helmet. 5. Cara Dune. An improved version of the figure we got in the AT-ST raider with a new hair piece. 6. The Client with Tracking Fob accessory. (New Mold) 7. Peli Motto with Pit Droid 8. Toro Calican with two face prints (with and without goggles). 9. Mayfeld 10. Xi’an 11. Burg 12. Remnant Stormtrooper 13. Remnant Scout Trooper with a Child version of the existing wrapped baby piece. 14. Death Watch Mandalorian 15. The Mythrol (New mold for head); he could come with some of those credits he was always talking about. 16. Offworld Jawa I excluded some missing characters and figures (namely Kuiil, Moff Gideon, The Armorer, Paz Vizla, and Incinerator Stormtrooper), because I believe that there’s still a chance to get each of them in sets.

Poor timing definitely didn’t help either, and this is something Lego still struggles with now when it comes to making sets based off the shows. It’s understandable to a degree, but Lego has definitely made some strange decisions. With Resistance, Lego only made two sets; one of which was a very poor choice for a set. And while the other set (Vonreg’s TIE) was solid, it came out like a week after it got blown up in the Season One finale which is both unfortunate and mildly humorous. With Mando, Lego’s hands are a bit tied in this case, because LFL/Favreau are very tight lipped about information. Still, I don’t see why this Tatooine set couldn’t have come out like now instead of waiting until February (other than the time it takes to produce the set of course). There’s obviously no spoilers in it and everything included in it has already shown up in Season One anyway. It’ll sell well either way, but it’d probably be more popular now since the season’s still running. Also, by the time we have the gaps filled from Season One (assuming we ever get the characters and sets we’re still missing), their relevance in the show will be way in the rear view mirror by that point. I’m not really sure what TLG can do to fix this problem, or if they even can with how fluid television production can be. I just hope they realize that it’s not the source material that made the Rebels sets do poorly, it was their strange choices, poor luck, and possible lack of communication with LFL that caused that to happen.

I try to forget about the special editions, even though I unironically want a Yow Yowza minifigure. And I agree about the Rebels sets. I missed out on every single one of them and all of them go for a lot of eBay and Bricklink. I think Lego overdid it with the Rebels sets in 2015/2016 and now we have a shortage of them. If it weren’t for poor set choices (i.e. Captain Rex’s AT-TE that really only showed up in two or three episodes, the Rebel Combat Frigate being a store exclusive, minifigure inaccuracies, etc.), we’d probably still get the occasional set from it. I almost typed this in my initial post. When the characters are relevant again if and when that show finally comes out, maybe we can get some “legacy” sets based on the original series. If Lego can release an obscure set like the Resistance IT-S Transport (which is a really good set, don’t get me wrong), then I don’t see why they can’t do another Ghost for around the same price point. It’s showed up in nearly every episode of Rebels has shown up in two live action movies at this point and is certainly more recognizable. Surely Lego knows how valuable the original set is. As for the thing with Bo Katan looking the same age as she did in TCW, I think that’s a good thing for us. It means that they can throw the same figure of her into any TCW, Mando, or even Rebels set and not have to do different versions for each. That probably betters our odds of getting her even more.

Amazing, every word of what you just said... was right. Unfortunately, the internet tends to make things worse and has made any popular fandom an active warzone. Aside from talking about how Lego will ratio OT to PT to ST sets, I really hope they take more advantage of the shows and other media as well. What are arguably two of the best Star Wars sets of 2020 are based on The Clone Wars and The Mandalorian (the 501st set and the Razor Crest respectively), so surely Lego will capitalize on how successful both shows have been in the last year. Side note: I’d love it if they went back and did more with Rebels too, but the lackluster sales of some of those sets are probably why Lego is wary of doing sets based off the shows now. I’d also love it if Lego did more stuff beyond even the shows too (Jedi: Fallen Order and more Galaxy’s Edge sets when?), but that’s a whole other tangent. In that Brickset interview from back in July, some Lego designers acknowledged that they were aware of the demand for more Mando characters and sets and mentioned that it takes time to get those out. Favreau and Lucasfilm seem to be very keen on preventing spoilers from getting out about this show (which they’ve been pretty good at aside from the casting leaks throughout this year), which explains the delay between the show and the release of merchandise.

As others have said, Lego will probably make about as many sequel sets as they do prequel ones. The new movies have been pretty well covered, but there’s enough untouched material and potential remakes to fill a few set slots each year. Sure, the films themselves were divisive amongst fans, but coming from a guy who generally enjoys all of Star Wars (yes, including the sequels), I still want to see equal coverage of each trilogy/era like we did in 2020. I still think the Original Trilogy will always be the most favored by Lego, because they’re the classics and are the only Star Wars films that have never had people screaming “[Insert Director Name Here] ruined Star Wars and my childhood forever!” Other than when new films are coming out, Lego will always come back to the classics as their bread and butter.

Had a stressful week so I felt like treating myself with a Lego set today. I was gonna get a few more 501st sets but didn’t find any. Instead, I got the “Knights of Ren Transport Ship”, or Night Buzzard, and saved 20% on it. Now, I just need two more Knights of Ren to complete the set.

That’s the dream job my man! If Lego hired me, I’d get straight to work in putting more Clone Wars sets on the market! The Clone Wars Ahsoka’s Jedi Starfighter ($20): An Ahsoka version of the 2018 Jedi Starfighter set. Figures would be a Seasons 1-2 Ahsoka with midlegs (New!) and R7-A7 (New!) Plo Koon’s Jedi Starfighter ($20): Rinse and repeat! Figures would be Plo Koon with a new head mold and R7-D4 (New!) Bounty Hunter Battle Pack ($15): A Clone Wars version of the 2017 Bounty Hunter Battle Pack. The build could be another speeder bike or something. The figures would be Cad Bane (New!), young Boba Fett (wearing the red armor he has in that episode from Season Four) (New!), Asajj Ventress in her bounty hunter outfit (New!), and an assassin droid. Galactic Republic Battle Pack ($15-30): I have two different versions of this one in mind. If this were a $15 set, the build would just be a small bridge with some sort of turret attached. If it was $30, then the build could just be a Republic outpost (like the ones in Battlefront 2) and some sort of small speeder or tank. The minifigures would be the same either way (though two battle droids would be thrown in at the $30 price point): two 332nd Clone Troopers, a Coruscant Guard Clone Trooper (New!), and a plain Phase 2 Clone Trooper (New!) 212/104th Legion Clone Troopers ($30): These would essentially be the same sets as the 501st but the colors of the builds are changed and maybe one or both of the vehicles could be swapped out for another. Separatist Tank Droid ($30): Slightly updated from the previous version. The minifigures would be two Super Battle Droids and a 187th Clone Trooper (New!) Mandalorian Speeder ($30): Updated version of the previous set. The minifigures would be Season 7 Darth Maul (New!) and two Mauldalorians (New! Just slightly updated from the 2013 ones.) Runaway Droid Pursuit: Based off the Ahsoka’s Journey arc of Season 7; the builds would be the runaway droid from the first episode, the crane speeder, and Ahsoka’s little bike. The minifigures would be Ahsoka Tano in her Coruscant fatigues (New!), Trace Martez (New!), and Rafa Martez (New!) T-6 Jedi Shuttle ($40): Minifigures would be Obi-Wan Kenobi, Savage Oppress (New!), and Adi Gallia (New!) Coruscant Police Gunship ($50): Similar to the last version. Minifigures would be Seasons 3-5 Ahsoka Tano (New! Slight updates to last time with no bug eyes), Commander Wolffe (New!), and two Coruscant Guard Clone Troopers. Republic Attack Shuttle ($70): Close in size to the 2021 Imperial Shuttle. Comes with two Plain Phase 2 Pilots (New! They’d have the full helmets and armor like in TCW), TCW Padme Amidala (New!), and a plain Phase 2 Clone Trooper. Mandalorian Guantlet Fighter ($60): Updated and more modern version of the 2011 set. Minifigures would be Bo Katan (New!), Pre Vizla (New with darksaber mold!), and two plain Death Watch/Nite Owl Mandalorians (New!) Captain Rex’s Y-Wing Starfighter ($50): Based off the final episode of The Clone Wars, this blue and white Y-Wing would be at the same scale as the new 2021 ships. The only minifigures would be R7-A7, Captain Rex (New!), and Jesse (New!). Rex has a new helmet mold so he can have his range finder. Separatist MTT ($90): The build would be a blue and gray version of the previous MTT. The minifigures would just be Seasons 1-3 General Obi-Wan Kenobi (New!) and Seasons 1-3 Asajj Ventress (New!). There’d of course be a ton of battle droids. The Twilight ($100): A modern version of the original 2008 set. This would really be a homage set to the show’s roots. The minifigures would be an accurately colored (dark blue and maroon robes with silvery gray armor) General Anakin Skywalker from Seasons 1-3 (New!), Seasons 1-3 Ahsoka Tano with midlegs, Phase 1 Captain Rex (New!), and R2-D2. AT-TE ($130): This is more ROTS themed now that I’m thinking about it, but I’ll just include it here. The minifigures would a non-Mustafar robed Obi-Wan Kenobi, Commander Cody (New!), 212th Trooper, Airborne Trooper, and some sort of walker driver (New!) Venator Class Star Destoyer ($160): About what you’d expect. There’d be six minifigures: ROTS Anakin Skywalker, Admiral Yularen (New!), a naval Clone officer (New!), two 501st Legion Clone Troopers, and a generic astromech droid, possibly based on one of the droids that helped Ahsoka and Rex in Order 66?

I have some more ideas that are based on the content outside of the films. The Mandalorian Shootout on Nevarro ($40): Similar build to the 2018 Mos Eisley Cantina; just modified to reflect the bar on Nevarro. The minifigures would be The Mandalorian in Beskar Armor (same as 2021), The Client (New!) and a Death Trooper (same as 2017). Kuill’s Farm ($60): The builds would be Kuill’s hut/tent, his windmill, a buildable corral, and at least one Blurrg, whether it be moulded, brick-built, or a mixture of both. Minifigures would be Mando (same as 2019), Kuill (New!), IG-11 (same as 2020), and two Offworld Jawas (New!) Imperial Troop Transport ($30): Basically an Imperial version of the 501st set. The builds would be an E-Web cannon, an ITT and maybe a Speeder Bike. Figures would be an Incinerator Stormtrooper (New!), two Imperial Stormtroopers, and a Scout Trooper. Mandalorian Covert ($30): Small little play set; it’d mostly be an area for the armor forge and maybe a small made-up armory or fighting area for play features. Minifigures would include Beskar Mando (same as 2021), The Armorer (New!), and Paz Vizla (New!) Jedi: Fallen Order The Stinger Mantis ($130): Theoretically, this could tie in with the Fallen Order sequel whenever that comes out. Minifigures would include Cal Kestis (New!), Cere (New!), Greez (New!), and Merrin (New!), with a new mold for BD-1. The Second Sister’s TIE Interceptor ($40): Same scale as 2021 TIE Fighter. Minifigures would include the Second Sister Inquisitor (New!), an Imperial TIE Pilot, and an Imperial Astromech Droid. Imperial AT-ST ($40): Downsized version of the 2016 set. Minifigures could include Cal Kestis (the same as The Stinger Mantis but with his poncho), BD-1, Saw Gerrera (New!), and an Imperial AT-ST Driver (same as 2016 but with the new helmet mold.) Galaxy’s Edge Batuu Cantina ($30): Small playset of Oga’s Cantina, with the entrance and a small bar. The minifigures would include Hondo Ohnaka (New!), a generic bartender (New!), and DJ R3X (New!). TIE Echelon ($60): Minifigures would include a FO TIE Pilot, Captain Cardinal (New!), and two First Order Stormtroopers. Resistance The Fireball ($50): Minifigures would include Kaz (same as 2019 but with a pilot helmet included for him), CB-23 (New!), Jerec Yeager (New!), and Neeku (New!). First Order AAL [Atmospheric Assault Lander] ($70): Improved but smaller version of the 2015 set. Minifigures would include Commander Pyre (New!), Poe Dameron with Jacket (same as 2016), two First Order Stormtroopers, and a First Order Ground Crew (same as 2015). Rebels The Ghost ($130): Larger and improved from the last version. About the same scale as the 2019 Millennium Falcon. Minifigures would be based off Seasons 3/4 of the show: Hera Syndulla (New!), Kanan Jarrus (same as 2017), Zeb (New!), and Chopper (same as 2014). The Phantom II ($30): More or less the same as the last version. Minifigures would include Season 3 Sabine Wren with darksaber (New!) and an Imperial Rocket/Jet Trooper (New!) AT-DP ($40): Smaller version of the 2015 set. Figures would include Season 3 Ezra Bridger (New!) and two AT-DP Pilots (New! Just slightly updated from last time.) TIE Defender ($70): Same scale as 2021 TIE. Minifigures would include Grand Admiral Thrawn (New!), Commander Volt Skerris (New!), and an Imperial Stormtrooper. Duel on Malachor ($20): Similar to the Mustafar and Starkiller Duel sets. This one could recreate part of the Temple on Malachor with the Sith Holocron. Minifigures would be Ahsoka Tano (New! Similar to the rare 2016 figure) and Darth Vader (New! Rebels/RO/ANH Version)

I’m guessing his jetpack isn’t included, only because Lego probably wants to avoid Mando’s cape from getting wrinkled or bent from sitting down on the bike and having another accessory on top of it. I think that if and when Lego does Mando with the jetpack, he’ll have a cape piece similar to the one Boba Fett uses so that this whole potential problem will be negated.

I have the same problem with this set and my TFA Poe X-Wing so you’re definitely not alone.

To be fair, it is called “The Mandalorian”, so having the titular characters in most of that sub-theme’s sets does make sense. Lego does the same thing with most of their themes, not just Star Wars, like The Lego Batman Movie or Harry Potter for example. And technically speaking, he hasn’t appeared in every set from this sub-theme. He wasn’t in the Battle Pack and wasn’t in The Child set. Besides, the difference between this and other sub-themes is that the show follows Mando around intimately and almost exclusively so nearly any scene that gets turned into a set has to include him. Solo, for example, didn’t exclusively follow Han around the entire time, which is why he wasn’t included in four of the system scale sets from that movie. Of course, I’ll probably be agreeing with you if I wind up having over five of the same Mando minifigure like I do with Emmet from The Lego Movie. It’s a real shame that Lego isn’t capitalizing on Mando’s success as much as they could be. Funko and Hasbro have done a fairly good job covering the show. I guess Lego’s somewhat limited on vehicular sets they could do (Gideon’s TIE Fighter, ITT, more speeder bikes, Cobb’s speeder, and some random stuff that made brief appearances) and they don’t seem to like doing playsets in Star Wars too often, which probably have more set potential. (The Nevarro cantina, Mandalorian covert/forge, the lava river, Kuill’s farm with the Blurrgs, or the ice cave with the spiders.) Maybe the poor Rebels set sales scared Lego off from doing too many sets based off of the shows?

I can barely make anything out, but it looks about how I imagined from what little I can see.

Here’s a list of some of my dream Lego Star Wars sets that are somewhat realistic. These are just based off the movies; I’ll share my ideas for sets outside of the movies in another post! Original Trilogy Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced ($40): Same scale as the 2021 TIE Fighter; it would include Rebels/Rogue One/ANH Darth Vader (New!), Grand Moff Tarkin (same as 2016), and generic Imperial Navy Officer minifigures. Master Builder’s Series Yavin 4 Rebel Base ($350-400): My ideal Yavin 4 set would be a larger, modernized version of the model we got in one of the visual dictionaries years ago. It would include the scenes and areas that you would expect (the briefing room, command room, hanger, the area where the Yavin ceremony took place, the watchtower) and it could come with chibi X-Wing and Y-Wing ships. Like the 2008 and 2016 Death Stars, it could include characters from more than one movie so we could get some Rogue One figures here. My ideal version would include 20 minifigures: Luke Skywalker X-Wing Pilot (2019), Luke Skywalker Yellow Jacket with removable Yavin Medal accessory (New!), Han Solo (2016 version but with removable Yavin Medal Accessory), Princess Leia (2019 Tantive), Princess Leia Ceremony Outfit (New!), Chewbacca, Jan Dodonna (same as 2021), Vanden Willard (New!), Red Leader Garven Dreis (New!), Gold Leader Jon Vander (same as 2018 UCS), Wedge Antilles (2020 version but with new face print ideally), Evaan Verlaine (New!), Rebel Fleet Trooper (x2), Rebel Ground Crew (New!), Jyn Erso (New!), Cassian Andor (New!), Mon Mothma (New!), and two Astromechs to man the Starfighters. Hoth Wampa Cave ($30): A detailed Wampa cave that includes Hoth Luke Skywalker (the same one that’s coming in the 2021 microfighter), the Wampa, and Ben Kenobi’s Force Ghost. Cloud Car ($30): A Cloud Car that actually has the proper orange color. It could include two Cloud Car Pilots and Lando Calrissian (the from 2018 one that goes for $40+ these days...) MBS Jabba’s Palace ($500): One side would be a detailed exterior of Jabba’s Palace while the other side would be like a doll house style build. It would have to be a fairly tall model in order to fit the Rancor Pit underneath. Besides Jabba, the Han Carbonite piece, and the Rancor, the figures could be Luke Skywalker in his Tunic (New!), Han Solo (same as 2017), Leia in Boushh disguise (New!), Huttslayer Leia (New!; just slightly updated), Lando Calrissian in disguise (New!), Boba Fett (same as 2017), Bib Fortuna (New!), Oola (New!), Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2, Sy Snootles (New!), Salacious Crumb (same as 2012), two Gamorrean Guards (same as before), Malikili (New!), and EV-D9D (New!). Because of the high minifigure count, the big molds needed for Jabba and the Rancor, and the large build, I could see the price of this theoretical set being as much as $500. Jabba the Hutt’s Sail Barge ($130): It could just be an updated version of the one from 2013 and maybe a Sarlaac Pit side build. The minifigures would be ROTJ Luke Skywalker (New!; with an updated hair piece and without the glove on his right hand), a human skiff guard (New!), a Gamorrean Guard (same as 2012), Max Rebo (same as 2013) and Jabba the Hutt (New! Slightly updated from last time). Endor Speeder Chase ($30): Comes with two Endor Speeder Bikes and a little tree build. The figures would be Endor Luke Skywalker (New!), Endor Leia Organa (same as 2015), and an Imperial Scout Trooper (same as 2019). Endor Shield Generator ($60): The build would be similar to 2017’s Battle of Scarif but in a forest location instead and a little bit more of an interior. There would be five minifigures: Endor Han Solo (New!), Wicket (same as before), some other Ewok, and two Imperial Stormtroopers. Prequel Trilogy Flash Speeder ($30): Similar build to the one from 2015. Battle of Naboo Padme Amidala (New!), Captain Panaka (New!), and two B-1 Battle Droids. Coruscant Speeder Chase ($40): It would be a direct remake of the set from 2002, but with the floating droid included as well. The minifigures would be Padawan Anakin Skywalker (New! Updated hair piece!), Obi-Wan Kenobi (2017 version with 2020 face prints), and Zam Wessel (New!) ARC-170 Starfighter ($80): This would have to be at a similar scale to the new 2021 X-Wing and not too unlike the previous version. The only minifigures would be three Clone Pilots (New!) and an astromech (New!) A really enticing minifigure inclusion could be ROTS Padme, since she’s a sorely missing figure that doesn’t really have a lot of sets to appear in. Some Buzz Droids could be thrown in as well. Vulture Droid ($30): Essentially the same as 2024’s model. The minifigures could be Nute Gunray (New!) and two Battle Droid Pilots. Droid Tri Fighter ($30): Again, just essentially the same model as the one from 2014. The minifigures could just be some random Battle Droids. Duel on the Invisible Hand ($60): Think of a smaller version of the Death Star Final Duel (or a larger version of Snoke’s Throne Room) but based off the duel from the beginning of Episode 3. The minifigures would be Anakin Skywalker (New! No Mustafar torso and maybe a new hair piece?), Obi-Wan Kenobi (New! No Mustafar torso), Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (New!), Count Dooku (New!), and two B2 Super Battle Droids. Palpatine’s Arrest ($100): An updated version of the precious Palpatine’s Arrest set. The builds for Anakin’s speeder and Palptine’s office would be greatly approved. The minifigure selection would be the same just with slight updates for each of them. Sequel Trilogy First Order TIE Fighter ($40): Despite all of the TIE Fighters we’ve received in recent years, we’ve never gotten a normal First Order one that’s not Special Forces. The build would be a First Order version of the 2021 TIE and the minifigures could be a normal FO TIE pilot (same as 2018), Captain Phasma (same as 2018 or slightly updated, and a First Order Stormtrooper (same as 2019). Resistance Shuttle ($40): The build would be pretty straight forward. Minifigures included could be TLJ Leia (New!), a generic Resistance pilot (New!), and Poe Dameron (same as 2017). Duel on Crait ($20): Similar build to Starkiller set. Could include some wreckage to make the set look more interesing that just the red dirt and white salt. Minifigures would be Jedi Master Luke Skywalker (New!) and Kylo Ren (same as 2017). Kylo Ren’s TIE Whisper ($60): Built at the same scale as the 2021 TIE. Minifigures could include Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, General Hux, and Rey; all re-uses. Ochi’s Ship ($50): Similar build and size to the Quad Jumper. Minifigures could include Poe Dameron in his Kijimi jacket (New!), C-3PO, Zorii Bliss, Babu Frik (New!), and a First Order Stormtrooper. Resistance B-Wing ($50): Built at the same scale as the new 2021 ships. The minifigures included could be a generic Resistance pilot (New!), TROS Rose Tico (New!), and Aftab Ackbar (New!). Battle of Exegol ($70): Basically exactly like CM4Sci’s render but just a bit more expanded upon and connected. Minifigures would include a battle damaged Rey (New!), Ben Solo (New!), Emperor Palpatine with undead reborn face prints (New!), and two Sovereign Protectors (New!). I’d very happy if we see all of these sets in the next few years. For the sequel trilogy in particular, these are really the only other vehicles, scenes, or characters from that era that I still really need or want for my collection. It’s been pretty well covered as the films have come out.

I don’t see what the big issue is here? People have been clamoring for a Beskar Mando figure since he got his upgraded armor in Season One and now he comes in a cheap set. Some people couldn’t afford or didn’t want to buy the Razor Crest or buildable The Child sets, so now they can get Baby Yoda in the same cheap set. An extra Tusken Raider is fine by me since they’re good to have multiples of. The builds themselves sound like typical $30 set material. There’s no way Lego would have a Cobb Vanth figure ready within three months of his live-action debut. They undoubtedly got their first look at him the same time that we did and that would’ve been too late since this set was in development by then. Jon Favreau has been playing his cards close to the chest when it comes to this show, which is why there wasn’t much revealed in the trailers and why there isn’t much merchandise based off the second season yet. I do hope we get more Mando sets in the second half of next year though. We still need Kuiil, The Armorer and Moff Gideon figures from Season One. (I wouldn’t mind getting The Client, Incinerator Stormtrooper and Heavy Infantry Mandalorian figures as well.) From Season Two, we already know we need Cobb and new versions of Greef and Cara, plus any new or spoilery characters who show up.