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Add some searchlights to swap out with the turret and boom! Just like 75192

I had to check that price on the shadow ARF...holy megablocks! Glad I got mine last year pre-pandemic when things were high but not crazy.

I agree, I think it would look a little cartoonish. Is there a picture with the set-up? Not opposed to it but I think it would look wonky.

Did you order right at release? Trying to judge since I got mine in ~45 min post release time. Hope it ships very soon or waits until after next weekend when I'll be out of town.

Yeah that is definitely a hard point. I know they are doing their best and at least in the US, there has to be so many orders they have to work through. Granting a 1 week grace period. Happy my BB Shuttle and Meditation Chamber got shipped. First time ever I bought the entire wave...was gonna miss the Marauder until seeing the reviews and figures, I had to pick it up.

Are you sure it is the version that includes Finch?

stares intensely at "In Warehouse" status

Ooh, if the bottom comes more flush with the troop bay, this looks excellent. Nice work!

Well...first time in long time doing this, but I bought the entire wave of sets (Gunship, Mando Starfighter, Slave One, Shuttle, Marauder, Duel, Cruiser, Meditation Chamber, and Forge). Oof, but very excited! Only other planned purchases would be the rumored AT-AT and Tumbler (Batman).

Do you think they'd throw in a Pilot Luke? Probably doesn't fit the generic AT-AT and I hope it is just all Imperial with Veers, 2 pilots, and a snowtrooper or 2 (a commander again would be awesome!)

That's awesome! From others who have gotten it early, this seems to be the case.

That is, if they can keep it stable. I know previously it has been discussed if it would be poseable or a static model. Any insight with regards to scale and stability for some of the MOCs (e.g. Raskolnikovs?)

Interesting...good to know! Apologies if anyone thought there was doubt on the forge release. I was only speculating on the inception. Confident that we will see it soon!

I concede my point, just playing some devils advocate Would love to see better pics of the forge soon.

I would agree, but look at the Black Widow set from last year...

Good point. However, I think to avoid some of the controversy of last year, maybe they pulled those sets. CC is done, unless they plan on revealing sets for CC - Special Edition, which is in late-November. SDCC cancellation was known more in advance than last year for LEGO to pull those sets. And if SW Cele is moved to next year, maybe just scrap it for 2021 altogether. Ah I forgot GWP have the set numbers outside typical lines, good call. Well hopefully more will reveal itself soon. Just looking forward to the August wave in the meantime! A thought I had: Maybe the Mando forge was/is supposed to be a CC exclusive? It seems like a potential set to fit that bill possibly? Just throwing the thought our for consideration.

Could 75303 also be in there? Probably cancelled. I suppose maybe a GWP with the rumored AT-AT as well if you want to count that..

I saw Iron Monger at a Wal-Mart this weekend.

I wonder if the boxart mishap on the gunship was a carryover from development of the AT-AT boxart. I think this is reaching, but fun to consider... Speaking of boxart, I like the all black for sets like the helment, but for vehicles, I really miss the dynamic boxart like seen on 75192 and 75181. Just my personal preference but I think that looks a lot better. If the UCS rumors are true, this year hit all my must-have boxes for UCS sets. Always wanted a gunship and AT-AT and now, allegedly, LEGO is coming out with both in 1 year!

It's possible, that is my leading take on it. They also could have been careless and just punched in the number into their system and didn't realize it was confidential info at the time. Interesting to consider!

Any thoughts on the discussion of the AT-AT from one reddit user with LEGO customer service? Seems...intriguing but also don't think there is really much there.

Now that is an idea! I am guilty of flying 75060 and 75181 around the living room...I also did 10030, with the 2 upper segments removed and just pretended (I was much younger). Based on reviews, picking up the gunship and flying it around should be easy (long as the weight does not make it overly cumbersome).

One thing about the gunship clone commander, I wish the visor was metallic, they have done it before on the clone officers for the 2013 line...it should be metallic. Oh well.

If they paired that with the rumored AT-AT this winter...wow, that would be clutch

I'm gonna go against the grain here...I voted for it and I really like it. I do not have a non-CW animated Mace Windu and no clone commander at all. The spinning missile pods, printed parts and moving features are excellent to me. Also, I don't mind that the clones have a mix of realistic and animated features. This allows LEGO to hopefully have a unified consistent look between the 2 going forward. Just sharing my thoughts, not saying anyone else has to or should agree with me.