TotoMagnus

The Sketch reminds me of a Galactic Heroes X-Wing…is this Moose/Goose guy trustworthy? Can’t remember his name being mentioned in the past.

I also do like the UCS Death Star but it doesn‘t say GOAT to me, like a 1 grand item should, in my opinion. My jaw didn’t hit the floor, you could say. For example: I‘m definitely not a mini figure guy, but for this set only the best available parts should have been used. The omission of the dual molded leg for Threepio is a sucker punch, especially it is now the 2nd time this happened, after the Khetanna. Yet…a part of me still wants to own it, maybe as an end mark for collecting Lego. But the price feels 100-200€ off the mark. Anyway…the backside: Maybe a depiction /diorama of the reactor room with an x-wing and the MF? Just the Death Star‘s hull depicted wouldn’t work that much for me. Also, the licence/license topic always interests me. Dare I say: Don’t give me the Epstein files, release the agreement between Lego and Disney. The only thing maybe halfway comparable I found is the article from 2018, regarding the Hasbro agreement. Maybe an interesting read for some here: https://www.jeditemplearchives.com/2018-09-16-the-cost-of-hasbros-star-wars-license/

How about this nightmare of a scenario: There was a rematch (offscreen) between Boba and Cad where Cad put Boba into his Bacta Tank (or grave), so Cobb swears revenge and takes Boba‘s armour to confront Cad…. I hope I‘m wrong, but I‘ve seen Filoni doing worse, so that I‘m now kinda worried of what he does next…

Are we a 100% sure that a potential Cad vs Cobb would be released under a BOBF banner? Are there any rumors of Timothy Olyphant returning for the movie? The words „flashback“ or „rematch“ come to mind, since to be honest: The „end“ of Cad always felt more like a „lets store him in our closet and see if we can use him later“ kinda thing to me, rather than a final one. After all, it’s Filoni we are talking about…

Heiligs Blechle! Hopefully it is just a newly invented Tano Tax. Otherwise I can kiss my plan on getting cheaper figures from this wave goodbye 🤪 Seems that I will be getting my Star Wars fix from Hasbro more and more…

The CTT wasn’t that obscure in 2005 due to it being based on Concept Art for the AT-AT. So the design was kinda familiar (or well-known) to the Fans even before the movie got released. The UT-AT on the other hand…got barely any form of recognition, it lived more or less only on some ILM Databanks. the form of propulsion also changed from it being a hovering vehicle before it was „revealed“ as being some form of skiing/sledding vehicle, iirc. That being said…Star Wars to a part lives and thrives from obscure Background characters or vehicles (the Rebel Attack Sled on Hoth being my favorite Shitto Vehicle), so a UT-AT would have been perfectly fine with me. Hell, with this figure selection I would have even preferred it over the CTT and on a whole it would sell equally compared to a CTT imho. (For the record: I wouldn’t have bought it, but I also won‘t buy the CTT).

The AT-ST I plan to pick up. Not on Day 1, but down the line it will be mine. Pricing etc. is comparable (but not excactly) to the UCS A-Wing, so bottom line: I‘m fine with it. A second pilot would have sweetened the deal though. The rest of the Wave: Nice figures but I don’t need these sets. Especially not with these price tags. Hopefully the majority will vote with their wallets and not in a „I‘ll buy only 9 sets instead of 10, that will show‘em“ kinda way.

Yeah, that was also my thought. Maybe one of the Imperial landing vehicles which he blew out of the sky? I would prefer a smaller set like the speeder of Cobb though. My major gripe for this years‘ selection is that it feels like the anniversary of ROTS is being used like a trojan horse to flood the market with Clones. Where is Anakin? Where is ROTS Obi Wan? Where is Padme (is she alright?) No Arrest Scene? Battle of the Heroes? In my eyes, Hasbro handled the Anniversary much better. Sure, they are releasing Clones as well, but they are not missing out on the Main Characters (apart from Padme and maybe Yoda, I‘m afraid), with their crown jewel being the SDCC Vader/Obi Wan set.

AT-ST sounds promising to me. Pity that there is only one pilot. Kinda ironic: In 2023, the 40th anniversary of ROTJ, there was no „real“ UCS Set to celebrate the movie. Sure, Red 5 is in the movie, but it’s more or less a cameo. Since 2023 it is now the third ROTJ UCS set (nearly) in a row. So next year a B-Wing then? Or a new Shuttle Tydirium? 😅 The rest doesn‘t interest me. 2 years ago I would have bought a 327th Battle Pack with a smile on my face, but these days…gone they are. Consumed by Darth Clonefatigue.

Sticker Sheet next? 😅 I especially like the Clone Pilot Helmet. Hopefully this figure gets available via a Microfighter or even better: A magazine, since I don’t need a V-19.

I agree with most of your comment, just a small correction: The critics kinda adore(d) Episodes 7 & 8, judging by this list: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-star-wars-movies-ranked/ Personally I can quite live with this list, maybe switching Episodes 5 and 4 + 8 with 6. For the AC: I just hope that Lego finally retires the ugly sweater trope. It feels lazy and boring to me in the meantime.

Dammit, there goes my hope for a more suitable minifigure line up 😁 Thank you for the new parts part. Didn’t think about this! (…or Lego won’t use new parts and just print the horns on the torso or reuse „kinda-looking“ parts for the head #maniacallaugh😈)

Regarding Mas and Sly: Maybe (hopefully) the GWP isn’t a TIE Fighter, but the Chancellor’s Podium with these 3 figures to recreate the proclamation of the Empire. Otherwise the inclusion of Mas and Sly in the Death Star Figure line up wouldn’t sit right with me. Sate Pestage and some of his buddies would fit better, for example.

Well…I do like Plo Koon. But that’s about it for me and this wave. I didn‘t like this color coding of Clones and their vehicles before, I don’t like it now. You could use this AT-RT as a Mining Guild Vehicle though. ☺️ Regarding the Range Trooper and the used weapon someone talked about: I think it is some kind of Rocket Launcher the Hasbro Figure comes with: https://yakfaceforums.com/main/2024/11/10/tbs-range-trooper-for-andor-confirmed/

Latest Episode of the „Cantina Klatsch“ Podcast.

The UCS X-Wing got definitely revealed during Celebration, the others I can’t remember for sure…they got revealed but was it during Celebration or maybe the Lego Convention? 🤔 Anyway I also think the Slave 1 will be shown in Japan. I mean, Daniel Logan and Temuera Morrison will attend, so it would be the best opportunity to have them smile into cameras next to their Lego counterparts. On a sidenote, Maxbaut quasi-confirmed that Krennic will be in an upcoming 1.000€ set…

That’s were Disney fumbled the ball in my Opinion: Catering for the new young fans, like LF did with Clone Wars. Both times had a movie trilogy which wasn’t well received by the majority of people. Back then they still served to the children a TV show for them to grow up with content. Disney tried it with Resistance but failed to „stay on target“. I like your proposal. Give at least something for everyone. Give some water to Sequel love, let it grow so in a couple of years we can achieve an equality of the movie trilogies and their factions. This should be the goal in my opinion. Also @CloneCommando99 The heart and soul of Star Wars are the movies, I think we can agree on that. Therefore I think some form of coverage should be mandatory, even if the dose is small. Sure, of the 3 trilogies , the ST is the least popular atm. Let’s make her popular again, I say. 1st step: Don’t forget. I think LSW could handle 1-2 playsets a year. On a side note: Yeah, the ST Starfighter design was kinda lazy. There is a video from EC Henry on YT describing the situation which I like. Still I don’t see the problem of a kid using an OT TIE with a Special Forces TIE to defend Starkiller Base, or the other way around. More and More I get messages of friends telling me something like „I showed my son/daughter all the Star Wars movies and the liked the Sequels“. Normally it ends with a „Help me“ but for me it reads like children would also play with ST stuff, if they would get a chance.

@CloneCommando99 How can your proposal be perfectly balanced when you are missing 2 major factions? Personally, I would amp up the factions to 6 (including First Order and Resistance) and subtract Mandalorians out of the factions and put them next to Bounty Hunters.

Mine was more an (ridiculous) example of a GWP where I could say: Yup, don‘t need it. 😁

Father, Son and Daughter? 🤪 TBH I hope it is something I don’t like cause currently I‘m not planning to buy much in May this year. The T-Rex is much more tempting to me. The only Rex I want to display ☺️

Only possibility for me would be a stormtrooper with his head.

Some context regarding the Chewbacca info: His cohost (who doesn’t have any leak information whatsoever) was assuming that we could get new alien moulds with so many figures to which Max replied that the Empire does not have that many Aliens within their ranks and the only Alien minifigure is Chewie.

I listenend to this part again and will try to translate it: He hasn‘t seen the set yet “It will be the set with the most minifigs ever“ “I don‘t remember, but above 40 or so“ „some background characters“ [like imperial Officers and Palpatine‘s counselors] What follows next is an assumption: “I can imagine a mixture of Doll house and UCS set, with panels which can be opened“ Back to Minifigs: „I think Chewbacca is among them“

Yeah, that’s where I stand. I want to trust him due to his track record but this time it is hard to do so 😁

I just listened to the latest Podcast Episode with Maxbaut. He has a „very very very good feeling“ that August will bring us a Slave 1 Playscale set, with 707 pieces and 3 minifigs: Jango, Boba and Kaminoan. 70 Bucks. Also: Death Star 2 with ~ 40 minifigs. I don‘t know what to think of this. I like him and his reputation is sky high. But still…I have some doubts. What do you think?