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AT-PT? Do you mean the AT-AP? If so, I have them both, AT-DP and AT-AP. I think the AT-DP is the slightly better purchase, although I am a fan of both. The AT-DP does look better and is imo more impressive on display due to its height, but that is subjective. The AT-DP has the better minifig selection: both pilots needed, a main villain, and a Stormtrooper - what is not to like? The AT-AP's minifig selection is very good, too, but I think you actually need the Kashyyyk-Troopers to complete the set (and the droids are... well, droids).

Thanks a lot, that is a nice minifig, even though I am usually not a fan of textiles on Lego. (...which is why I am still looking for an adaequate torso print).

Likely so. I am still wondering why the colours look so different... lighting, texturing? I do not know. The colour guide is a little inconsistent, too. The Tank Transport Pilot's uniform is supposedly "hexachrome black", yet it looks a lot darker than the same colour on Kallus's uniform. Strange, isn't it? There is a Rebel's colour guide, too: http://www.starwars....wileks-and-more But indeed it does not really explain Sabine's helmet...

Is there a good torso (and good legs) to recreate Darth Sidious' appearence when he duelled Maul and Savage?

Overall, the coverage is good. In fact, it would have been excellent, if one just took the first few episodes into account. However Lego could have given us a Sentinel-class shuttle (with Tarkin, two black-pauldron stormtroopers, and crewmen) and/or the corvette (with you know who), to complete the cover of the later episodes. Also some buildings would have been nice, like the academy or the abandoned Senate building. (I realize that such scenary sets are less attractive, though). It is likely that the Sentinel shuttle would have clashed with the Tydirium, and from what I have seen, Lego probably did not have much insight into the later episodes anyway. So I understand why we are not getting them. And it is ok, seeing we got some very good sets already. I just fear for the future. With TFA around, and "classic" films still going strong, I doubt Lego will invest as much into Rebels in 2016 as they invested into TCW sets back then. ... which would be a shame. The plans for season 2 sound really exiting. So I hope my fears are unfounded. And I want a Rebels' style Vader, to go along with my Rebels' style troopers.

It's ok. I can even share your point about the expression. Just regarding the colour, it is wise to remember Lego does not have a 32-bit colour palette. They operate with approximations. And I feel white is a better representation of the very pale, almost white Pau'an skin. The greys Lego has would all be way too dark. So I think white is a better compromise.

Agreed. It was the best designed minifig of the whole Rebels lines. No mistakes, no odd colours, new moulds... what's not to love? I do not think so. Not only has the Gozanti been featured prominently in earlier episodes, the figure selection does not make any sense if it was supposed to be a set for the finale. This is just a set of a spacecraft seen in the show with some minifigs added. I am tempted to say 'randomly added', but Kallus has been seen on board of that cruiser as early as Droids in Distress making quite an entrance...

@ Khaled Yousef: good points. I do not know what defines "success" for Lego. I do not know what expectations Lego had with the LotR-line; I do not know whether they were met or not. In any case I dare say they were not as high as the ones for Star Wars. Some developments, like the current suspension of the line, may be interpreted as sign that the sales were not stellar. But that is a) an interpretation on the basis of very much incomplete data sets, and b) implicitly assumes Lego wanted to do more waves. I would not readily subscribe to that, since we have seen three waves for three movies which tied in nicely to the current Tolkien media release (Hobbit). Did they want more than that? I do not know. Furthermore, the bizarre absence of any Gondor-themed sets, despite three waves for three movies, is not explained by bad sales. In fact I have not seen any good explanation. This alone is a strong indication that something is going on behind the scenes, which we do not understand. With all these unknowns, thinking in binaries like "if it had been a success, there'd be more sets" does not seem the best approach.

Huh? Just because some countries get sets at different times doesn't remove the fact that the wave released around January 1st is THIS YEAR, and included a fair number of Rebels sets. Please bear with me, English is not my first language. When I said "new" sets other than the Gozanti, I was referring to the not yet released sets of the summer wave. Of course I have acknowledged that this year's winter wave included Rebels sets, actually I have praised some of them and discussed the (odd) colour choices of the minifigs. So it is not like I would ignore them. What I am complaining about is that we only get one new set with no new characters; only variations of minifigs - variations which we, imho, should have had in the winter wave (Sabine's helmet e.g.). If only the minifig selection would be different...

You're right, 2015/2016. If Disney shows Rebels next winter, it indeed makes sense to release the S2-Rebels sets in the winter wave. (Although I still dislike the lack of S1 sets in 2015).

Really? Can you give me a link please? Last info I had was the Season 2 premiere at the SW Celebration Anaheim in April 2015. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Rebels:_Season_Two Will they postpone the actual airing of the season so long? I know the TCW seasons were aired between September and March, but I hoped with a premiere as early as April that we might get a summer season.

It seems the only Rebels set planned for 2014 is the Gozanti. In 2015, Rebels will have completed its second season, perhaps be in its third. With TFA getting most of the attention and Lego already being behind one or two seasons in providing sets for Rebels, I am not confident that Lego can cover the show as well as they covered TCW. Worse: if there is not third season, Lego's interest in making sets for the show will be even lower. The only upside I see is that Lego can have a look at the on-screen models and colours, and get them 100% right. That being said, I can imagine a lot of wonderful characters: Lando, Fulcrum (identity revealed; I won't spoiler ), Tarkin, Vader (new mould for the Rebels' helmet style), Bail, and who knows who will show up in the next season(s). More ANH Imperials, like Motti, or more ANH Rebels, or old TCW characters like Hondo. We also need more Stormtrooper variants. Give the toy makers what they want...

Well, at least in Germany you do not get it much cheaper. A bit cheaper, but not much. I'd say you should get it. Since TCW has ended, you might have to wait for years until Lego releases a new Rex, if they ever release a new Rex. And the price of 75012 will only increase the longer you wait. While 37 Euro is not exactly a good price, it is worth it if you like Rex a lot.

Amazing!

If I may: I recommend the Mandalorian Speeder! I think that is a perfect vehicle, at least going by the colours. I could well see the Commandos driving Senators around in this car. And perhaps the gatling shooter of the battle pack can replace the flimsy gun. http://lego.wikia.co...alorian_Speeder Other than that, you may try building the H2 Executive Shuttle: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/H-2_executive_shuttle Yeah served as the Worf of TCW: defeated to show that the threat was credible. http://tvtropes.org/...n/TheWorfEffect

Regarding the face-hiding caps I may add that it adds to the Empire's military being an anonymous mass of faceless goons. I think it is actually pretty symbolic that only the high-ranking officers are individuals in the series. I was never bothered by the lack of individuality. Think positive: it is not a bug, it is a feature. Sure, but remember Lego does not have an infinite colour palette. They have to make compromises in the colours. Therefore the dark olive-grey of the officers is represented by 'dark stone grey' (the same Gandalf, e.g., uses). If you want to represent a colour tone darker than that with Lego colours, you have to choose black. (That was the very problem with Kallus! The concept art showed a grey darker than the usual officer grey and Lego went with black). Lego's colour choices have been strange, so we never know what they'll choose when they do a Rebels crewman... my bet is stone grey or black. The bigger problem is that Lego does not do any new Rebels sets this year other than the Gozanti. Anyway, I second the need for a black imperial officer. Lego should have done him right with the first micro-fighter wave. It was the perfect chance and they missed it.

Well, I'd say that too. But then in Lego-terms, I'd probably go for black because it seems darker than the officer's olive/dark-grey cap: ...which is interesting since the caps of the crewmen and the officers in the movies were of the same colour: edit: now that I see the comparison, it looks like the crewmen have slightly different uniforms in Rebels, too.

I like the idea a lot, since I am a big fan of the Senate Commandos (in the absence of Senate Guards). I'd just replace the stud-shooters with actual blasters. On a nerdy note: the SC also protected the Chancellor, so having them pose in the office e.g. is totally accurate. The TCW show simply did not have the budget to make the robes of the Red Guard initially, that is why they came up with the SC. Not that I'd complain. To bad they mostly served as target practice for the villains.

I hope it was black... maybe it was just olive-grey like the officers (it was in the movies, actually), but I think the cap in Rebels was darker than that: black. Here is a screenshot:

Honestly, while I appreciate the Rebels-sets, especially AT-DP and Tie, Lego made a lot of odd choices in the colouring of the minifigs. The officers' uniforms, Sabine's helmet, the Tie-pilots' jumpsuits (they are grey in the show), the AT-DP drivers' jumpsuits, Kallus' uniform. That is strange, especially considering how great the minifigs are. At least the Imperial crewmen had screen time, so they'd been a good choice for the Gozanti-cruiser. And they have black caps. (I hoped for Imperial crewmen in new sets anyway. I would have loved them in a micro-fighter).

Fair point. Quick and dirty shot: The photo may not do it justice, but the grey of the torso and the grey of the arms&legs are the same, so it works ok. Not perfect, but ok and imho a better representation of the on-screen Kallus than the all black version of Lego.

Wasn't the V-Wing in RotS all white, and the Lego one black? Anyway you are right, there are Imperial V-Wings, so a Lego representation is probably not EU.

I have no idea what concept art Lego actually had to work with. Or if it was concept art. I am not privy to such information, and I guess few are. So we are guessing here. I am just saying that I doubt Lego had final renderings, much less episodes to work with. At least this would explain the wrong colours of Kallus's and AT-DP drivers's uniforms, matching the concept art we know ok-ish, but not the actual episode colours. Had I not seen the show, but only the artwork, I'd like the colouring. Again, all of this is guesswork, but I have seen nothing that would imply Lego had significantly more finished material to work with the 2015 winter sets than they had when working on the Ghost&Phantom. I cannot imagine that Lego designers would make the AT-DP driver all-white had they seen the episodes first, or Kallus black... I am absolutely open for contradiction and other points of view, though.

I love the Coruscant Police Gunship and I am proud to have bought that set early. And yes, it would be no big deal modifying to it an Imperial paint scheme. The problem is just Tarkin itself, for many reasons. The old Tarkin head is simply outdated and I never thought it does Tarkin justice anyway. Then there is no suitable torso. Kallus's torso is too dark for Kallus (although this can be remedied via the use of dark grey arms and legs) and inappropriate for Tarkin. It also has the wrong rank insignia. These days Lego does a great job accurately representing such details. Lastly, the helmet... the closest would be Veers's helmet, but it has the wrong colour (and would never match Kallus's breastplate, if one would like to pursue that idea) and it lacks the insignia. The beauty of Lego is that you can do stuff on your own. I can build an Imperial version of the gunship. But the minifigs are still Lego's job, I am afraid. Maybe my standards are too high, but I see no way recreating battle dress Tarkin with currently available parts, not on the level of current minifigs. I think it is time for an upgraded Tarkin anyway; Rebels and ANH.