The Rancor

Yes, thanks for doing that!

I purchased it at the end of last week, but I'm now the proud owner of a Mos Eisley Cantina (2014 not 2004) and I was actually surprised at how good the value for money was, which I'm not used to with Lego SW (well, it's good value in terms of SW anyway). I'm in the process of creating a review.

Looks like there might be a new Boba minifigure beyond my grasp, a bit like the exclusive Dengar or some of the Death Star minifigs. Well, there's always other means to get them, but a Slave I as long as the ISD? That's properly massive, but picturing it in my head it would roughly be minifig scale. I wonder how much green there's going to be?

Now that's long overdue for an overhaul, new Cloud Cars and a couple of interior details would be great. I can imagine TLG making a good playset out of the carbonite freezing chamber for example

Hello as well, I can't remember ever coming across this thread before but SW is my central theme and I meet posts and membership time, would I be able to have this tag too please?

The 'swashbuckler' looks more like one of the 3 Musketeers than a Pirate, isn't the name referring to sword fighting and not specifically Pirates?

Considering all the rest of the sets of this wave are set distinctly after Episode III, I'm still slightly surprised that an Episode I set has come into the mix. If the MTT is retailer specific in the UK, there's a chance it belongs to Argos, because I've been to both TRU and Smyths over the last couple of days and they had pretty much every set except the MTT. The ISD might be TRU exclusive because it wasn't in Smyths but otherwise it seems like everything's creeping out there.

I have some second cousins around 10 years old and someone once tried to give them some Mega stuff, and they immediately realised that it was not Lego then treated it as a separate toy to the the rest of the Lego. It was Barbie branded which could be a draw - people arguably recognise that brand as a girls' toy more than 'Friends' despite the fact that from what I've seen of Friends the builds couldn't be beaten. Because some of these brands actually overtake the maker's brand in terms of graphic design on the box, (some) people see Halo or Barbie or even Call of Duty and just think great, a Call of Duty playset my son will love that! Clearly people often notice when non-licensed property is not Lego because some brands such as Mega have barely any of their own themes at all. It's certainly clear in the Argos catalogue.

I only just discovered this thread and it's a great idea. I'm in Poole, Dorset, UK. Closest person to me is Rainclouddustbin in Bristol

A good note to be reminded of, especially as we can't quite see the closed rack door and whether there's any extra interior space. But still the rack is a large concern. And to Chosen One, yes, go for the Star Destroyer if you can - the Malevolence just isn't a particularly interesting set and it's firmly rooted in the Clone Wars. The Star Destroyer in comparison is an iconic ship with very good movie accuracy as well as characters.

I was frankly repulsed when I walked into TRU the other day and found that the massive Lego Movie display had turned into a display of Kreo or something, I didn't really take note of what it was as soon as I realised the whole display had no Lego sets at all. Fortunately my parents or other relatives never mistook anything else for Lego and any concerns about cost just meant smaller sets were bought. Despite what I just opened with, I don't think clone brands are much of a problem in the UK as they might be in other countries. The fact that Lego is pretty expensive here would indicate a lack of competition to need to lower the price. I think a particular problem comes when clone brands sell sets which are deliberately trying to look like Lego boxes or claim compatibility, because compatibility would suggest all bricks are Lego to the less initiated

I love the varying degrees of SNOT all over the model, certainly in those pods on the sides. I'm with Nom thinking it's quite an obscure vehicle, from that image it's very accurate but it's hard to tell whether the front is curved like that or whether it's more angular. It would look even better with some greebles but I don't know how easy that is in LDD. Generally though, an intriguing great build!

I think some people (including myself) that have been buying into SW since 1999 have reached a point where we can't help but compare all new set remakes to their best previous iteration, and this is a case in point. I think Aanchir indicated just how much more movie-accurate this new MTT is than the one from 2007 and I agree because 2007 was just too tall and long, plus some other detailing. However, the huge space for droids and usable cockpit were in my opinion the best features. Having space for only 3-4 droids and inappropriate characters is certainly not ideal and it's hard to let accuracy outweigh those things.

I hold up most spaceships to view them from different angles and sometimes to see a flight mode/wings in different positions, but unfortunately I don't actually swoosh very often, if at all. It's pretty difficult with some of those bulky models too. The Republic Dropship with ATOT being carried takes the biscuit!

I agree, it's one of a small range of models that has only ever been made once, and with a huge range of other Episode II sets. Actually what I'd really like is a range of sets based on the inside of the Death Star. Sorry, but £275 is more than I can afford. However, I can easily imagine Lego creating small playsets based on iconic scenes, such as the trash compactor or cell block, or Obi Wan's final duel. The weak link would be no vehicles, and almost every SW set has them, but it's nice to imagine it.

The uneven icy landforms look perfect, great with the random ground panels as well! I also love the inclusion of the original X Wing back when it was the correct colour, complete with those boarding ladders. There's a great sense that it's busy too, as you would be if the AT ATs we're closing in!

Thanks for the review, and perhaps even more importantly the confirmation that SW summer sets are appearing outside of brand stores in retail. The joints for the neck look interesting, if perhaps slightly long in my opinion. Otherwise though, it's looking like there's a decent 'hangar' space even if the cockpit is slightly squashed. I'm glad they finally made the AT AT pilot in grey/blue because I was always certain they weren't white. Snowtroopers are ok, but I don't think TLG could really improve on the original mould.

No I didn't get that memo so now I know but I don't think I'd ever do the second on that list!

I love the way that the ostrich just shuffles into view and takes a look at the camera, JJ's glance at it made me giggle. It must be so fun for the promotion team of Star Wars to keep teasers going for another year and a half. The market is very Mos Eisley-ish and I'm also impressed by the detail that's gone into the props. I imagine that even some of the people in the background could be potential extras here. On the subject of Battlefront, I believe DICE, who work on the Battlefield games are working on the new instalment. Should be an ideal match, exchanging an armoured jeep for an ATST or a fighter jet for a TIE Bomber. I always preferred playing in the first person on Battlefront too so maybe it'll stay that way.

Talk of a possible new Pirates theme, but certainly a new ship has got me quite excited, if behind the curve slightly. I don't really mind that the new ship would be called The Brick Bounty, perhaps the wording ties in with something in the new Pirates area update in Legoland(s). I hope the ship itself takes the form of something like the Armada Flagship, or a fluyt shape. I have a feeling it would be of a similar size to Brickbeard's Bounty, but hopefully TLG would introduce something like a very simplified 2 tier deck, with room down below and up top. I'd hope that if there was a new range, a new skull-shaped hideout or other land-based sets bolster the variety, but I have a slight feeling it could be like the most recent Castle range - fairly 'suited to the main target audience'.

Though I've been away for a while I've been keeping tabs on the new Star Wars sets, and I'm glad to see an Episode IV/V renaissance in the Summer wave. Unfortunately my nearest UK Lego store is around 100 miles away, so I'll have to wait for retail, but the Cantina and AT-AT particularly caught my eye. Looking at some of the teasing reviews and mocs with the Cantina and its fan-pleasing minifigures I can't wait. I've also never had any iteration of an AT AT, despite getting every iteration of Echo Base and Snowspeeder, so that will be essential to any proper battle dioramas and the detailing does seem to me particularly movie-accurate. As for the rumours surrounding the (likely) exclusive Naboo set to match the minifigure instruction page, I would be very inclined to believe it's a TF AAT, possibly without even an extra Flash Speeder depending on scale, though an update to both sets would be welcome.

I'm back on, and it seems an appropriate topic to post back onto, seeing as I've had a couple of years teetering on the edge of a dark age (or at least dark years as alois correctly refers to them). I will graduate from university in September and I couldn't really explain why, but when undertaking my course, Lego just seemed to drift away as I became very involved with new work, new people etc. Fortunately there was enough interest for me to wonder what I was doing and Lego Star Wars has been a very strong influence in keeping that interest going, especially as TLG has produced an actual Rancor since I last posted! I'd agree with the general impression so far of a dark age as being a time where you don't make the time for Lego in general. I've moved to almost only making time for Star Wars so hopefully no dark age any time soon, but who knows, whispers of a new Pirates theme might pique my interest for original themes again...

I agree, somewhere in the region of about £1.50-£2.00. I won't buy very many if they are any more than £3.50.

I can't wait for Steven Moffat's new series - I can only make out the Dalek dome and weeping angels as familiar faces. Some of the other stuff was interesting though - some crazy human swordfighter and some new green scaly alien too. I'll have to watch the trailer again

Stupid OTT safety laws - I love my firing cannons and often deliberately build buildings using flat plates to knock them down. If I got hit in my eye... 1. I would blame myself for aiming it there and not tell anyone and deal with it 2. If my parents wanted to sue (altough mine aren't that type) I would convince them otherwise 3. There is a very clear picture displaying the danger of shooting parts in the instructions so TLG have already addressed the (pathetic) hazard.