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Any idea what head to use for Sergeant Linus Mosk, easily my favourite Andor-character? https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Linus_Mosk

2017 called...

Most impressive and extremely beautiful!

Thanks for the input, guys!

Hello there, I think most of us can agree the new Dune adaption is stunning. Has anybody a good idea how to do purist minifig of the Sardaukar? Thanks for your ideas!

Impressive in its quiet beauty and style, not to mention the build technique. Just fabulous. I almost wish this was an official set.

Well said, sir. Even if we were talking about a children's toy - a premise which I, as a teacher surrounded by kids, have hard time accepting! Certainly not in terms of UCS anyway - Lego is still the Rolex of children's toys. Their own aspirations say as much. Nobody buying a Rolex would say "oh, the indices are misaligned, nobody will notice". True, the vast majority of people will not notice, watch enthusiasts however do. Same here. I am not sure if the designers are the problem though. There might be strict guidelines in terms of part usage, manpower/manhour invested in the design process etc. determining the end result more than the skill or vigor of the designer. I mean, I cannot imagine any professional to be happy about his Lego contribution being marginally modified Snowspeeder No217 ...

I am a PT fan myself and as such I hope for its success, too. I also I don' think there is anything trivial about a 350€ set. It needs to be perfect in everything and every way possible as far as brickbuilds and minifigs can be perfect. 'Good enough' does not cut it at 350€. This is also Lego's own standard. The people are clones. Their gear is notably different. This set is not aimed at kids or casual fans. I would argue there is a sizeable group among the target audience is capable of making a difference between a commander and a pilot. (And I would not underestimate kids or casuals in that regard either, that seems rather depreciative). Also, is ridiculing and name calling now a thing here? Must be the toxic fans people keep talking about...

nwm, better drop it. Sorry.

The Solo line is a bit of an outlier: 12 new moulds were made for it. That's more than TLJ and TRoS combined (5 and 6, respectively). And beautiful moulds, too. Think about the Patrol Trooper helmet. It is not easy to understand in hindsight since Patrol Troopers and Range Troopers have one scene each. But the designers said they hoped for more screentime (in fact, they said they were happy that the Patrol Troopers were not cut entirely). Apparently the production of this movie was a real mess not just for the filmmakers. I find it fascinating when glimpses of the frustration break through even in highly controlled marketing material... but let's stay on target: Solo got a lot new moulds, and we would not expect that again any time soon.

Crosshair looks like a good proto-Death Trooper or Death Trooper leader. The figures in general are well done. I am just worried the canopy looks like it uses stickers, and I hate applying stickers to big rounded pieces...

The toy companies themselves have agendas when "saying" something. And "saying" in that context usually means carefully crafted press releases intend on keeping good relations with Disney and painting a success story, even if there was no success. That's how those things work. The fact that one company openly addressed the lack of interst in the ST is stunning in and of itself. It is also one of the few hard facts ever provided regarding the popularity of ST toys relative to other eras, even if it cannot be applied 100% to Lego. It is ok to state a lack of evidence when it comes to ST era merch selling less than that of other eras, as long as one keeps in mind the evidence for the opposite is even thinner. Again, time will tell. Also, it is plain wrong to dismiss the possibility summarily, and not just for ontological reasons.

I guess it is because some are not as sure as you are. Lego had 16 years to give us a P2 minifig Commander Cody and did not. After such a long time, people jump at any set that might include him and simply hope it does. Of course there is no definite proof because this is not the stuff any company would make public. This could damage business relations and appear rather unprofessional. Thus it was actually stunning to me when Diamond toys openly stated there was no demand for sequel characters. You can also read between the lines when Hasbro releases a number of 50th LFL anniversary figures, including OT, PT, TCW, R1 and even EU ...but the ST is not there. Maybe Lego faces a different situation but just as there is confirmation about the failure of ST sets, there is no confirmation about their success. The next years will be quite telling because the ST is still fresh and the PT fans are only beginning to come out of their dark age. When they start rediscovering Lego, I doubt they will turn to the ST.

Love this ship, great job! This makes we want to buy another spice freighter.

It is also good for those who start with Lego Star Wars, or come back to it after a long time. It is pretty much what you want from an Imperial Tie. Perhaps another crewman would be nice... I for one hope the Tie pilot is special, e.g. Squadron's based, but that seems unlikely. Also, a new Imperial Tie pilot helmet mould would be cool, but again unlikely, to say the least.

Any chance the Tie is based on Squadrons? I guess not but the new Tie pilot helmet paintjobs and mods featured in this game would be great for a new minifig.

Great design! The TX-225 works well as a platform for artillery weapons, and this is yet another impressive proof. Thank you!

Lovely design. This would be a fine entry level set, and it is the epitome of swooshable.

Not just the number of minifigs... their quality is not overwhelming either, especially compared to other themes (Ninjago....), and even past SW waves. Few new moulds, lack of arm printing, and now reusing the Mustafar-bodies. Since minifigs are a very important part of LSW this is a very unsettling development. (to be fair: the Solo line got 12 new moulds, but TRoS less than half that number) Two things: a) Lego already knows afols are willing to pay insane prices. Lego is a high price product anyway. It could get worse, yeah... ...but, b), one has to choose his battles. Right now it is more important to me that Lego understands my wish for many more PT/TCW-sets. That's my vote; that's my battle.

Many of the traditional BPs were not so much army builders, as they were supplements to the main line. The Patrol Trooper pack perfectly supplemented the two Solo Speeders e.g. The "4 identical figures" gold standard was rare anyway. Thing is, the people who army build are often adults and relatively well-off. Lego knows they would pay double if it is a true army builder people want (501st, OT Stromtroopers). The 15€ BPs are more kid friendly and a good way to get some, not dozens/hundreds, minifigs on a budget. (This why I bought BPs in the early 90ies). These two kinds of sets can coexist if designed correctly, the 15€ sets being starter or supplementary sets for children and people on a budget, the 30€ for affluent, army building afols. Indeed. They often bought one, and that's it. When I was a kid, the army was ready in my imagination rather than in true minifig numbers anyway.

Question: would you want a Star Wars Squadrons Battle Pack? There are some very interesting pilot helmets and suits, which would add to attractive minifigs. Of course that is not a traditional army builder, more like an Inferno Squad or Bounty Hunter type pack. But I would like it very much. ...listens to their adult fans, to their PT/TCW fans, and to their army builder fans.

I am quite happy about them, even if I do not agree with some of their explanations. The recent interviews clearly demonstrated that Lego knows how important the afols are for Star Wars, be it as parents or otherwise. They also understand that there is a generation of afols who want of PT/TCW-sets, system scale as well as UCS. I mean, it was rather obvious but it is nice to know Lego acknowledges that fact. The 'lego is making sets for kids'-argument may be true but it is getting weaker and weaker by the year when it comes to Star Wars. That will be very interesting, indeed. With the demand for TCW, The Mandalorian, and classic (non-ST) stuff, the IT-S is hard to explain. Arguing the price point of a system scale (!) TIE Bomber would be to high for such a nice set while releasing a 100€ I-TS is plain contradictory if that was the main reason I do believe a modern TIE Bomber would easily be 100€, too, if not 120€. And while it is not as iconic as some other sets, it has a cult following who would easily pay that 120€, or buy it for their kids. Despite a few seconds of screentime in the movie, there were many toys e.g. And you cannot tell me all the other toy companies lost money with it all the time. Yeah, it lost against the Gunship in the UCS scale, but the Gunship would have won against pretty everything except the most iconic OT vehicles. And the play value of the bomber if quite high anyway: bomb drop mechanism, spring loaded shooters, and space for minifigs, plus being very swooshable. It would be a good set.

I too would have preferred a Delta series, but I have to admit the Bad Batch is a great source for new minifigs. The helmets alone are pure gold.

Some of what he says can be seen in official Lego interviews and promotional videos, too. The Lego Patrol Trooper designers e.g. anticipated a much larger role of those troopers, hence the elaborate dual moulded helmet. They were very disappointed that they were almost completely cut. That is probably not malevolence by Disney but it certainly does not help Lego, and definitely proves Disney's incompetence to handle the production of the movie and its merch correctly. (And yes, that has something to do with the reshoots of Solo, but again: who's fault is that, if not Disney's?). If you break it down to that, one cannot disagree. However neither does it represent my argument, nor was it my main concern. That would be your highly toxic language, calling others "fanboys". Ok, I can agree with that, even though I never focussed exclusively on FO sets, I was speaking about a relative lack of sets for other media, like the Mandalorian.

Apparently Lego did shift their approach to secondary media and did make a big leap of faith this year. They release a top-of-the-line 100€ set with characters that rank as obscure even among die-hard fans, from a medium that hardly warrants the term 'secondary'. I do have a hard time believing Lego would prioritise it over any Fallen Order/Mandalorian set, however small, without incentives offered by Disney.