Darth_Bane13

I definitely understand the need for visual consistency. I don't collect anything pre 2007 which I'd consider classic era LSW, old sets look out of place next to newer sets. Castle is cool but I wish we would get a full line again. 2010-2016 were some great years for the theme.

Older Sealed sets are definitely costly, Used on the other hand can be pretty reasonable unless the set is in high demand. I think for Used sets you just have to watch out for yellowing, missing pieces, stickers and overall poor condition. I have gotten used sets that are as good as new though and saved me $100+ for not getting to open a sealed box basically.

Has the poor state of modern Lego Star Wars made anyone else go back and collect older LSW sets? Personally I'm done collecting and caring about newer sets, the issues have been talked about ad nauseam at this point so I wont elaborate.

Interestingly the 2015 UCS Tie Fighter is really sturdy for a UCS set, I didn't get the interceptor because of the angle of the stand.

08-14 clone era sets are peak LSW, modern clone sets are overpriced slop.

I actually haven't watched it so I can't really judge. The reason being by 2023 I had lost all hope for Star Wars shows after the disastrous Book of Boba and Kenobi, and Ahsoka isn't exactly a character I think is deserving of her own show. She should've died in rebels imo. I hear people talk about it a lot so I'm tempted to give it a watch, although I'm not a big Dave Filoni fan.

They probably wouldn't do one for $350 these days, The 05 DS2 adjusted for inflation is about $450. With some added detail I could see the new one around $500, and that would be on the lower side realistically.

I think the Rex criticism comes from the fact that Lego lied and said he was exclusive in the instruction manual of the UCS Venator.

Ahsoka of all things, really? otherwise I agree with your sentiment, there are plenty of great games, books, and comics I can get my Star Wars fix from.

If the Death Star doesn't have an exterior then it's an MBS to me.

It looks legit to me

Maybe they'll put him in a set not related to the movie? unlikely though since we don't get many sets anymore.

Well MandR hasn't army built since the 2020 501st set, and he literally trashed on the 327th battle pack and told his fans NOT to buy it. Anyway you can read my follow up post where I backtracked and said it's understandable since it's for the kids B-day.

I wonder if we'll finally get a Clayface minifigure with the new movie coming out.

Yeah it's understandable if the kid really wants the set for his birthday. It's just crazy how How I could get 4 battle packs for the price of one new one when I was a kid.

And this is why we have $45 battle packs

Rebel pilot helmets are the same, I thought the 2018 ones were more accurate though.

The set is partly based off of ROTJ so technically it is accurate, it would be nice to get the correct torso for ANH Vader eventually though.

And the most interesting Death Star locations have already been made into dioramas. For me the Royal Guards ranks pretty low in the issues with the figures in this set

Yeah I'd prefer that too

Potential hot take here but I would've just preferred a remake of the 2005 death star 2 for around $500, no interior. A giant diorama of scenes just isn't as cool to me.

I like how they still use the same royal guard helmet from 2001, it's pretty much perfect.

Yeah it's him or Malak for me, would be Cal if they included his poncho...

What's crazy is that they put the dual molded C3PO in a $140 set (buildable C3PO) and imperial officer dual molded legs in a $70 set (Vader meditation) yet can't do it in a $1000 set.

Well more people buy sets when they're on discount so I think it's relevant to the discussion. I'm willing to bet most LSW sets sell better at a lower price. Take Obi wans starfighter from 2022, it has been 20% off at your standard retailers for years now. Does that mean it's sold poorly? No, and it also hasn't stopped Lego from increasing Jedi starfighter/interceptor every year. People need wait for clearance or not buy at all for this to have any change in Lego's future prices.