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All good, I agree that one should be allowed to dream. And you are right, I totally forgot about that Grievous Starfighter... Perhaps the question is how details like a kama or a skirt or a coat even are handled by Lego in the near future. And I am the first to take your side and say the current 'front only'-print is a horrible choice. Horrible! In many cases it looks like the figures have aprons, not coats or suits with boots. The new ARC-170 pilots look nice from the front, great even, but from any angle they look like wearing an apron. In case of poor Dedra it is even worse due to the weak printing quality. She has a gray apron... And the Marines and any other kama-equipped trooper looks like he has rags hanging from his belt. You and I, we may disagree on what is the best solution to those issues: cloth pieces (as in the past) or more prints/dual moulds (as rarely done and probably unrealistically expensive). But I think we both could imagine better quality troopers. And looking at what Lego can do with Dreamz or Ninjago or some CMF... why not? His E3 novel is a must-read for every SW fan, indeed. I was amazed by the depth of his characterizations. Funny, I thought most SW EU novels were bad. Even as a fan of Stackpole's BT-novels I hated his X-Wing series e.g., and only Zahn remained on my shelf. Then I read Chuck Wendig and Claudia Grey... and I thought I should give Stackpole a second chance.

I am rather aware of the likelihood, or lack thereof, hence my use of the word "would" denoting an irrealis. I merely illustrated the usefulness of such techniques, not just for kamas. It is probably not too controversial to say a kama that is only printed at the front of the leg (not on the sides) is a poor representation of the same and less attractive than cloth pieces. But then, I doubt we see them again any time soon - last cloth kama was in 2017 with the Shore Trooper polyback - though I surely do not mind being wrong on this one.

I would prefer side printing and dual moulded legs... Arm printing and leg-side printing is something many SW minifigs lack. The Night Troopers e.g., otherwise nice (I army build them...), look like regular Stormtroopers when viewed from the side. Obviously, many others do not need it all that much.

A small change but worth it, the printed skirt looks so much better.

To be fair, it is still a small sample size compared to Lego's global market impact. It just that some of the things said about "kids/AFOLs" really gets under my skin, so maybe I should be a little more relaxed.

You know, around 2010 I could never ever enter a class room after a TCW episode aired without hearing kids celebrating this clone and that clone. And although this time is over, these white troopers still capture the imagination of many boys. While the current generation may not know the smallest clone trooper details anymore (compared to 15 years ago, when that was the case - Pink Fox would never have been accepted by them, ever), it is not complete gone from what I see. I think they could sell pretty well to kids. And yes, to me it is evident the current wave caters to AFOLs, at least partially. The prices alone are a hint. The average monthly allowance of a 10yo in my country is between 15€ and 25€, and we are not exactly a poor country... Asking a kid to save 10 weeks for a battle pack is hardly realistic. This is the stuff either rich parents or AFOLs buy. And the CTT's price e.g. is beyond the average Chrismas present. etc. etc. It is just that some AFOLs, not all of them fortunately, pretend every quality issue can be explained because "it is for kids and kids do not care", which is as demeaning as it is wrong. I for one believe LSW could sell well to young audiences, it is just that see more of a general Star Wars problem to really get the kids' attention. Andor, Acolyte, Ahsoka, BOBF, Kenobi... sorry, this is not what a 10yo girl or boy wants, not at all. And counting on the parents to be exited again to exite their children seems a little desperate. Pre-Disney TCW was beloved without that. PS: yes, I also think Andor is a good show, and I for one enjoyed Ahsoka. I am also not a child anymore. I just work with them. _

As we have a nice early TCW General Kenobi, I obviously want an early TCW General Skywalker; the last one was from 2018 (and it does not look so nice compared to 2025's Kenobi). And then, Phase 1 clones. Pretty much all the recent clone releases featured Phase 2. Obviously I would prefer non-clone military and law enforcement like Senate Guards, Coruscant underground police, militias, or Judicials. But I highly doubt I will see them as Lego minifig anytime soon, if ever. I understand. This is the stuff one cannot fix at home. Yularen's pants or missing boots e.g. can be easily fixed. Though, in all honesty, if one needs to bricklink new legs to improve minifigs, or even just to fix blatant mistakes in a 1000€ set...

Thanks for the heads-up! I was thinking about what one could expect in a TIE-Fighter set but indeed, if that is what they are going for... ok. I am rather happy about that. As a fan of officer figures with different rank insignia, bricklinking DS figures will be easier than bricklinking the DS GWP figures. Colonel Yularen e.g. commands higher prices than Admiral Yularen, despite the Colonel having the wrong pants (and the new Colonel figure will feature the same mistake...). In fact, the figures I am most looking forward to are Motti and Tagge. If they are screen accurate (or easy to fix), I will get them to make a Conference Room Diorama. The rank insignia should be easy enough, but the code cylinders? PS: Motti's code cylinders e.g. ... now that is Glup Shitto material. But then, when would you want to focus on such details, if not in the most expensive LEGO set ever? ...Made by the most expensive brick toy company? ... proclaiming the hightest standards ever?

Officers, ground crew, navy troopers, multiple pilots (Imperial pilots have individual helmet markings, also some elite pilots with coloured stripes). But, with the V-19 in mind, it could be any character from the OT.

I am fine with combined diorama approach, the minifigs however are the greatest letdown: - mediocre quality (lack of boots for the officer e.g.) - inaccuracies (Yularen's pants e.g.) - lack of new minifigs (Death Squad Commander, Mechanical Crew aka Janitor, or a new variation of the DS Gunner uniforms e.g.) - and imo not enough figures (only one of Palpatine's Advisors? Two navy troopers only? No TIE pilot) And that is before seeing the minifigs in detail. I hope Motti and Tagge got the correct rank insignia and code cylinders for example. The standard lazy answer that kids would not care about those details (which is factually wrong anyway) does not apply to a 1000€ set. This thing needs to be perfection, especially when it comes to the figures because they are Lego's most vital assett.

Very creative, nice! If only Lego did an official senate set...

Although I still like the pilot, it is indeed clearly an AotC variant, if we are being generous. But then, the set is TCW and it not like printing all the way is somehow super expensive or beyond Lego's capacities. It is a simple oversight. ...a minor one I am willing to tolerate given it is not a UCS. But as Lego's prices go up I am going to be less and less tolerant. If I had not been waiting for a V-19, I might shut my wallet. The problem is Lego knows. They know this about the V-19. They also know the CTT set is a little more than a glorified battle pack and people will get it for the marines alone. And they know people accept the lack of proper kamas, either fully printed around the legs (my choice) or as cloth pieces. So why would they waste resources improving the build or the minifigs? As long as people buy it, they won't. (Yes, I am one of those, though not in that particular case).

Imperial Senate Security It is very unlikely to get them as we did not even see the Senate Guards. Or any Senate location set, for that matter. But on the other hand, they do not require new moulds and look quite nice. I also like the Imperial downgrade from a narrative point of view.

Nice! It would not take a lot to fit it into the SW universe. In fact, it almost looks like the evil version of the Naboo royal starship, which really makes sense given its design inspiration.

I for one don't like cloth pieces on minifigs (never did, even as a kid, growing up with solid capes), so the new pauldron mould is most welcome. It looks great. Obviously there might be some printing problems in the future, like white on black... but still, I welcome the change. Also, late to the party: the new pilot helmet is stunning, I have been waiting for it. Hopefully the print is good, too. The Torrent starfighter might prove to be a difficult build within the restrictions of a playset, probably a little smaller than the ARC 170, but again there is hope. New building techniques and pieces might work.