RebelFriendRyan

Ah yeah that slipped my mind. That certainly complicates things. It might be overkill to have that, the Microfighter, the Smart Brick one, and another Playscale one out at the same time haha. But yeah let’s go big and get X-Wing vs TIE Advanced for $160 with Starkiller thrown in, I wouldn’t be upset at that, and it’s certainly an iconic moment worthy of an anniversary set.

I had been thinking about this too after the leaks. Oddly enough, Yoda vs Dooku actually seems the most likely out of the bunch. If I remember right that was supposed to be an anniversary set in 2019 before Obi-Wan got switched to being a polybag. I was thinking similarly about each movie getting an anniversary fig, but given that in 2019 we got the Slave I and the Snowspeeder, I almost wonder if they’d double up on Episode III, getting either a Grievous vs Obi-Wan or a Palpatine’s Arrest. Those both seem fairly unlikely though. With it being the 50th anniversary maybe another route is a new playscale X-Wing to go with the Y-Wing like a repeat of 2012. (The Y-Wing even has a similar fig lineup already with Leia present) It just seems a little hard to fathom that they wouldn’t have an X-Wing better than the Smart Brick one on shelves for the 50th anniversary. I’m guessing there won’t be a new Playscale Falcon just yet since a new UCS one seems more likely. I’ll throw out one more idea that’s a bit out there for an anniversary set: ~$30 escape pod pseudo-diorama (same scale as whatever Mustafar Duel ends up being) with McQuarrie C-3PO just like the painting.

I’ve been lurking for over a year at this point and today is the day that I’ve got something interesting enough to say that I’ve actually made an account. In regard to the idea of Episodes 1-6 each getting a set with a McQuarrie anniversary figure, I know there’s been discussion of what the Episode I set might be. I’m surprised I haven’t seen anyone mention the recent news that a speed champions set is getting chrome silver wheels soon, the first chrome silver part since 2013 I believe. Combining that with the fact that we haven’t had a Naboo Starfighter playset since 2015, it might be a pipe dream, but I really think there’s a chance that we’re getting a Naboo Starfighter playset with Chrome Silver. This gives them an excuse to put Episode I Anakin in a set to have that unifying theme, and *fingers crossed* we could get a battle of Theed Padme finally. If I were Lego, I’d probably include the McQuarrie C-3PO in this set, with the loose connection of young Anakin having built him. I think people would pay $100 for a chrome silver N-1 with Theed Padme, it’d be a slam dunk. There was recently an image of some drum lacquered gold legs which could either be a test part or could be a prototype for a McQuarrie C-3PO.