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@Kai NRG How did you get your GIF to display on EB? I've been trying to post one and can't figure it out. I'm using Bricksafe just like you.

I'll lock this topic if I need to. Please keep things civil. Everyone is welcome to share their opinion. Everyone is welcome to share facts/data. But it is a rare time when it's okay to stomp on someone else's opinion. I'm not going to split hairs here, you know it when you see it. Play nice in the sandbox!

Marketing. Razor Crest is an awesome ship and will remain iconic. But now they have a chance to make a whole new ship that they can market and sell.

Thank you! Yes, this review took me more time than even the big Batwing I reviewed last year. How so? I used the same format Brickset does. I was actually impressed with the turbo lasers. Maybe it's just how they look in person vs online. I agree with your thoughts on Fennec. Not sure we'll see her helmet again. Just depends on the direction Lego decides to go. But the printing makes perfect sense if their going to re-use her.

INTRODUCTION From the first episode it was clear that The Mandalorian was going to be uniquely special in the realm of new Star Wars media. Two seasons later you'll be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't love the live-action western-samurai-sci-fi inspired show. Lego has released a total of 8 sets inspired by The Mandalorian so far, and the Imperial Light Cruiser is the largest of them all. It also provides the setting for the climax of the 2nd season. If you haven't watched The Mandalorian Season Two yet, be warned that there are potential spoilers in this review SET INFORMATION Number: 75315 Title: Imperial Light Cruiser Theme: Star Wars Released: 2021 Part Count: 1336 Box Dimensions: 58.2 cm x 37.8 x 8.7 cm Weight: 2304 gram Set Price (RRP): 159.99 EUR / 149.99 GBP / 159.99 USD / Price per Part: 12 EUR / 11.2 GBP / 12 USD / Links: Brickset, Bricklink THE BOX The box is very standard for Star Wars sets these days. The front shows the ship in space. While the back shows off the play features. CONTENTS OF THE BOX Inside you'll find bags numbered 1-9 and a bagged set of instructions and stickers. More on the stickers as we get into the build. Here's the obligatory picture of the bags. Does anyone like these shots? How did it become normal for us to include them in reviews? Anyway, moving on to the build! THE BUILD Bag 1 Our very first bag gives us the main hero and villain of the set. I'll come back to the minifigures later. Side note, this is my first time trying to arrange the pieces of each bag in an aesthetically pleasing shot. So please forgive me if some of the pieces aren't perfectly aligned! Completing the first bag gives you a solid start on the main structure of the ship. While finishing the first bag you are instructed to apply the stickers to create some computer consoles. I have a love/hate relationship with stickers and Lego. Sometimes I'm glad I have the option whether or not to use a sticker on a part if I'd rather use the element elsewhere un-stickered. Printed parts don't give you that option. But in this set most of the stickers are great for Star Wars MOCs and I'll certainly use them again. But because they are stickers I'll always be worried about whether they are going to fall off. This is the most expensive set for The Mandalorian so far. I wish Lego would have printed more parts for it. Bag 2 The second bag has a bunch of Technic and hinge pieces. So you can already guess that we'll end up with more of the angled Star Destroyer shape by the end. And that's exactly what we get! Bag 3 More Technic and a whole bunch of plates. 3 bags in and were still just working on the core structure. But for a ship of this size that's needed so you can swoosh it around when you're done building it. Bag 4 A lot more plates in Bag 4, but also the elements for our first round of greebling. The end result is very satisfying. Lego designers have managed to add greebling to Star Wars ships in a simple but effective way over the past few years. And what we get in this set follows that excellent trend. Using a simple plate w/clip attached to a plate w/bar greebling panels are added to the rear of the Imperial Cruiser. We also get the micro TIE Fighters with their fantastic printed windscreens. More on those later. Bag 5 Half-way in and we get our 2 female minifigures in the set and the parts to complete the command tower. Also in this bag is the most frustrating sticker application of the set. Trying to line up the windows with 5 different stickers is certainly not as frustrating as trying to put stickers on curved Lego pieces. But it comes close. I really wish Lego would have at least given us the 2x2 brick with windows printed on all sides. That could have allowed for multiple copies of the pieces to be used to create all manner of Imperial bridges. Thankfully I managed to get the windows lined up enough that I won't start twitching every time I look at them. And Lego has always been good to send replacement stickers (and the parts they go on) when you mess up. So while it's not ideal, Lego does make the it the best possible bad scenario. The finished command tower also doubles as a carrying handle for the set. The Technic structure inside the tower is very stable and also easily grab-able! Bag 6 After all those angles we get a bag full of round pieces needed to build the cylindrical engines. There are some really great techniques used throughout this set to achieve the various shapes. Here in the back we see click hinges used to create the housing around the center engine. Simple, but oh so effective! And here's where we're at by the end of the bag. Bag 7 Nearing the end we get the parts needed to build the interior of the Cruiser as well as the angled panels and front greebles. Here you can see the clever techniques used to get the lower, angled sections attached using Technic. The mandibles get their top hull plating finishing off Bag 7. Bag 8 Our second to last bag has a lot of plates and the only Dark Trooper in the set. Finishing it gives us 2/3s of the top hull plating. Bag 9 Our final bag gives us the parts for the other 1/3 of the hull as well as what we need for the laser canon turrets. We also get the most highly sought after minifgure of all time, Grogu! Wait, you're telling me you already have 5 copies of Grogu? And even if you didn't you could buy him for $5 on Bricklink? Moving on then... Completing the ninth bag gives us the finished ship. This is a properly imposing Imperial vessel. Lots of angles and light grey make it obvious which side the ship fights for. The back of the ship looks decent too. Ship Analysis While the Light Cruiser looks amazing at first glance, there are some unsightly areas. The insides of the front mandibles have a lot of exposed blue Technic pins. This is a set, not a MOC, so it's understandable that there are some Technic elements visible. But, it would have been nice if they could have done greebling on the inside to cover all the blue. You can also see how far into the "bridge" the play-feature, TIE launcher extends. It's not a great play feature as you have to have the hull panels lifted to reach the plunger. And when you place a TIE in front there is nothing holding it in place. There is room between the jumper-plate wings and the plate w/rails so friction doesn't hold it in. You just have to balance things perfectly to achieve a successful launch instead of a fumbled drop. The TIEs themselves are cute. The fact that the solar panel wings are square instead of hexagonal is unfortunate, but understandable at this scale. But, you only get 2 in this set. If you want to launch one from the front, you have to remove it from the side docking bay to do so. The back portion also has gaps under the panels. A couple inverted slopes could have solved this easily. THE MINIFIGURES The lineup of figures in the set is certainly going to be a big draw for Star Wars fans. First up we have the "good guys." Fennec Shand is exclusive to this set so far. She has an exclusive head, dual molded helmet, leg printing and arm printing! Lego could have added a braid to the back of the helmet, but that would have limited it's re-usability so I'm glad they didn't. Fennec is pretty much the epitome of Star Wars minifigures. Cara Dune is exactly the same as her other 2 appearances in Star Wars sets. She has a head exclusive to her character (Lego is infamous for re-using female heads so this is a big deal) and leg printing so she's still a decent fig. Din Diarin, the Mandalorian himself, is also a repeat. Like in 75299 he has arm and leg printing. Grogu, or baby Yoda, is also a repeat. Next up are the really, really bad guys: a Dark Trooper and Moff Gideon. Both are exclusive to this set and look outstanding. The Dark Trooper uses the new armor mold that's been appearing in Star Wars sets this year. And Gideon has a newer-fabric, dual-color cape. The fact that the Dark Trooper has leg printing while Moff Gideon doesn't really makes his plain legs stand out. Neither has arm printing which also stands out next to Fennec's and Din's amazing prints. Minifigure Analysis There are some real knockouts in this set. And as the most expensive Mandalorian Lego set you would expect nothing less. Fennec and the Dark Trooper have great prints, unique parts, and just look great overall. Din, Cara, and Grogu are all repeats which is fine. But Moff Gideon could really use some arm and leg printing. And at $160 it seems cheap of Lego not to include a 2nd Dark Trooper. That figure alone is going for $50 on Bricklink right now. So what would it look like if Lego dialed these minifigures up to 11? Here's my customization of the figures using only purists methods. OVERALL Most people will be buying this set to add to their display, for the figures, or both. And in those categories this set performs pretty well. From most angles the Light Cruiser looks both Imperial and imposing. Just watch out for those blue Technic pins. And the figures are certainly worth getting. If you wanted to get the exclusive figures by themselves to save on buying the whole set it'll cost you $30 for Gideon, $35 for Fennec and $50 for a Dark Trooper going off the current averages on Bricklink. That's already setting you back $115. For an additional $45 you get 3 more minifigs and a pretty cool ship. The price per part on the set is a little high, but the end result doesn't feel like your getting shorted at all. SCORE How do I rate this set? 8 DESIGN The set looks like an Imperial Light Cruiser. It's very sturdy. And it uses clever techniques to get all the angles. It's only brought down by the few unsightly areas that could have been easily fixed and the unfortunate use of stickers for things like computers and windows. 9 BUILDING EXPERIENCE I really enjoyed building this set. It doesn't feel repetitive at all. And seeing all the cool techniques used to get angles and greebling is fun. 8 FEATURES There are not many features I would ask for to begin with in a ship of this size and scale. We get an area of the bridge to recreate scenes from the show. We have a handle to carry the ship with. The missile launchers are well integrated. What really drags this score down at all is the TIE launcher. The set should have included a 3rd TIE that fit more snugly into the forward bay. And the launching mechanism should have been accessible from the underside of the ship instead of the inside play area. 9 PLAYABILITY  Even with it's impressive size this ship is swooshable! And the interior play area allows for great scene re-creation. It would have been nice to have a doorway for characters to enter and exit the bridge. But at this scale that would have been hard. 7 PARTS There are no unique molds or colors outside of the minifigures. Though the molds for Fennec and the Dark Trooper certainly drive this score up! The best parts for Star Wars builders all come as stickers, which is a bummer. But, if you don't have a lot of grey or Technic to MOC your own Star Wars ships then this is a good set for those parts. 9 VALUE FOR MONEY  If this set had 2 Dark Troopers then this would be a perfect score. The set may not be at that golden 10 ppp, but the end result feels like it is. FINAL SCORE: 8 If you can afford this set, you should absolutely go buy it! This set was provided for review purposes to Eurobricks by The LEGO Group. The opinions presented in this review are my own and do not reflect those of The LEGO Group.

Guys. The OT was filmed in the 70s and 80s. During that time the American film industry was dominated by white, male actors. So yes, many groups shots of both the Rebels and the Empire include a majority of Caucasian men. This is not the place to debate why that was that way in the 70s and 80s. Star Wars has shown that it's a diverse universe. Lots of opportunity for variety in both human and alien species. What's shown on film is limited to what's available at the time of filming. I'm glad we're keeping it civil right now, but we need to move to a different discussion.

That's a fair point. And I think we could have some genuinely positive debate among the forum members about it. But this is not the time or place for it right now. Points have been stated. You can agree with one side or the other. But for now the topic needs to be dropped.

Correct. Thank you for following the rules Perfect. Thank you for following the rules

Due to many factors, the internet is rife with dumpster fires just waiting to be lit. Let's not let this topic be one of those. I'll say my bit once, and if you all can't drop it shortly then I'll lock the topic for awhile. The Empire was based off of the Nazi regime. Hilter's vision for the world was based on Caucasian male's being the epitome of humanity. It's not unreasonable for @Brikkyy13 to assume that most Snowtroopers would be white males. Even if Lucas intended some troopers to be female, the very foundation of how he designed the Empire says most would be male. With the expansion of Star Wars into other media such as books and video games. And with new takes on the Empire we've seen the original design for the Imperials get replaced with a more diverse credo. I think it's great that Lego has included other skin tones and prints for the Troopers in the AT-AT. It may not be 100% accurate. Or it might. They wear helmets so we can't say for sure. It would be a shame for Lego to keep the prints exclusive. But recent trends make me think that won't be the case. This is a fair topic for this thread, but because it's too easy to devolve into online shouting matches I'm going to say we need to lay it to rest.

@Megbricks I saw on Instagram that you got Dr Strange's new cape. Did you have to call that in or was it available online at some point? *EDIT* Never mind, just found it available in the US. Also found the tan cow horn: 67258

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Corellian Security Faction: CorSec (CS) Faction Leader: MKJoshA Faction 2nd in Command: Stuartn Capital Planet: Corellia - M11 Following the defeat of the Empire at Jakku the New Republic was founded. As Chancellor of the New Republic, Mon Mothma ordered the disarmament of the New Republic Defense Fleet. Her desire was for peace throughout the galaxy and sought to rule through political and economic means rather than through military might as the Empire had done. Under Mon Mothma's direction the New Republic offered the galaxy peace and security for all who joined. But without a large military fleet, that meant the New Republic Intelligence agency was called on to shoulder a very large burden. To handle all the possible threats, the NRI partnered with Corellian Security. CorSec was known for maintaining a large intelligence network reaching all across the galaxy, handling threats to Corellians wherever they found themselves, and having a wide range of skills the NRI knew would be helpful as they sought to keep the peace. Now CorSec uses it's galaxy wide reach to protect not just Corellians but all members of the New Republic. Uniforms Most operations for CorSec require being in plainclothes or under-cover. When the situation does arise, CorSec uniforms look like this: Though any Rebel/New Republic uniforms work as well. Such as these: Or these: Organization Departments Joining To join CorSec simply reach out to MKJoshA or Stuartn via PM. They will help you join CorSec. All new recruits will begin with the rank of New Agent Trainee. As you build for the Faction you can rise in the ranks and even become a Director of your own branch within CorSec. Map

What a great review! I love how it looks when you put all 3 builds together. Really makes it feel like a proper castle. That dragon though. It's so scrawny. A nice nod to older castle themes, but not well executed.

Now THAT'S an AT-AT! Wow, what an amazing looking set. I wonder if the extra snowtroopers are included because Lego listened to the fans after the Gunship.

Found some parts I've been waiting to show up as "In Stock" today. Notable pieces are the clear lightsaber blade, Starlord's dual-molded legs, and Mcgonagall's hat/hair in pearl gold.

Absolutely amazing! I love the perspective shot. But seeing all those minifigures in the broader shots really helps you realize the scale of this thing.

Fantastic looking ship! Great work Thaum.

This is all very fascinating discussion. But I question whether it belongs in the Star Wars topic...

Love the Brownie, Dragon Tamer, Chef and Courtier the best. But these are all really good!

I think the Hasbro vs Lego discussion has been beaten dead now. Let's give it a rest for a day or two and see if we have something more constructive to add after that time.

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Such a lovely build! Some great details packed in here.

And that's why I said "pretty much" instead of "completely"

I think we're pretty much done talking about rumors for 2021. So I've created the 2022 topic for everyone to start using. We also have the 2022 News thread for substantiated set information.

Thank you to everyone who posted in this topic over the past year. I've created a 2022 topic for news if you find anything to contribute.