LEGO Star Wars 2024 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Flawless Cowboy]

Times like this it’s important to remember that all of these sets (with the exception of 3PO) are primarily targeted at kids and kid sensibilities. For adults this is the year of the sail barge 

[Legofan2001]

1 minute ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

Times like this it’s important to remember that all of these sets (with the exception of 3PO) are primarily targeted at kids and kid sensibilities. For adults this is the year of the sail barge 

Um what “kid” was asking for a Jedi Bob Starfighter or “Dark Falcon” with completely made up nonsense figures?

[PGBQW]

2 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said:

Um what “kid” was asking for a Jedi Bob Starfighter or “Dark Falcon” with completely made up nonsense figures?

The ones sitting at the cool kids table, if I had to guess

[Renown]

2 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said:

Um what “kid” was asking for a Jedi Bob Starfighter or “Dark Falcon” with completely made up nonsense figures?

Don't piss your pants. They're just toys. 

[AD_Bricks]

I don’t even know what to say; this is completely nuts

[Mandalorianknight]

3 minutes ago, PGBQW said:

That's not a nice thing to say about him!

And not accurate either, his entire character is about how he only ever spent the night with one woman, and she's dead!

1 minute ago, QuiggoldsPegLeg said:

Are we getting a Lego Darth Jar Jar??? What is happening?

It's blue, is this some sort of Balance Jar Jar? Senate Guard Jar Jar? I almost wonder if Tales of the Jedi season 2 is going to be some sort of what if/shattered glass story and this is part of it.

 

My thoughts on the sets before the delirium of hearing this wears off:

Dark Side Falcon: I remember seeing an Ebay listing for this when I was like 7 and thinking it was real, and now believe the set is based off that. Figures are nutty- this would have been the perfect place to include starkiller, but instead including white vader and what appears to be an evolved Jar Jar of some form is more than a worthy trade.

Jedi Bob Fighter- I really hope this is a mashup of the ETA-2 and Delta-7. Wonder what color it'll be. The second figure is assumably an astromech. 

X-Fighter and TIE-Wing: this might be my favorite- a set that's as batsh*t as the rest of this wave while still being able to function as a normal set, one of the two most iconic fighters, over three years since the last ones- I think it's good. Do hope the two additional figs are as nutty as the above though- rebel friend and beach trooper would be nice.

$80 vaguely death star set with Cal- I complain about lego's price all the time, but this could literally just be the cal figure and a printed 2x2 tile saying "death star lol" and I'd consider buying- my boy is finally a minfigure. We won.

Sith Infiltrator- a weirdly normal set? Not quite my cup of tea, and feels a little underwhelming given the rest of the wave, but in any other wave it'd be a perfectly fine set. Nice way to celebrate the anniversary.

Perida: YES. YES. YES. They're giving everyone the figures they want in a single, mid-range set instead of locking them behind super expensive ones. Perfect. And any build taking place on Perida is going to be awesome.

[Flawless Cowboy]

2 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I feel like this should reasonably be considered a win for TPM fans, the number of sets this year seems higher than what we got for ESB (And ROTJ too? They might be the same)

Hard to judge, Lego has a habit of releasing major anniversary sets the year after the anniversary. This year’s Tie interceptor and Sail Barge are ROTJ sets bleeding over from last year. ESB got the AT AT, probe droid, and Vader meditation chamber, and bespin duel the year after the anniversary. We may as well get more TPM sets next year. 

[Legofan2001]

2 minutes ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

Hard to judge, Lego has a habit of releasing major anniversary sets the year after the anniversary. This year’s Tie interceptor and Sail Barge are ROTJ sets bleeding over from last year. ESB got the AT AT, probe droid, and Vader meditation chamber, and bespin duel the year after the anniversary. We may as well get more TPM sets next year. 

Bodes horribly for the 20th anniversary of ROTS…………

[Mandalorianknight]

Just now, AD_Bricks said:

I don’t even know what to say; this is completely nuts

Someone let the Jonkler into lego HQ.

1 minute ago, PGBQW said:

The ones sitting at the cool kids table, if I had to guess

Jedi Bob was considered stronger than Yoda at my elementary school lunch table. It wasn't the cool kids table, but my point remains.

5 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said:

Um what “kid” was asking for a Jedi Bob Starfighter or “Dark Falcon” with completely made up nonsense figures?

Nobody, and that's what makes this wave so incredible. No one could have seen this coming. It's beautiful. I really hope the dark falcon figure is some sort of warrior jar jar.

6 minutes ago, Flawless Cowboy said:

Times like this it’s important to remember that all of these sets (with the exception of 3PO) are primarily targeted at kids and kid sensibilities. For adults this is the year of the sail barge 

Anyone who owned the lego star wars visual dictionary as a kid died when the words "jedi bob's starfighter" appeared on their screen. I still can't believe it. When the world needed him most, he returned.

1 minute ago, Legofan2001 said:

Bodes horribly for the 20th anniversary of ROTS…………

Not really. I don't think we can count this year as normal due to the theme anniversary sets, but even still, there's the diorama, a buildible droid, the infiltrator, and the polybag, and that's just what we know so far. It's roughly equivalent to what the other movies got in their anniversary years.

[Legofan2001]

FYI I’m all for the Return of Jedi Bob and this is the year for it. But like Dark Falcon is such a disappointment it should’ve been a ROTJ Falcon at a minimum (at least that way it would make sense and give us new exclusive and long time requested figures) if I could pick anything for it to be though it would’ve been the Chimaera. With the 40-50 dollar spot being an AAT with Boss Nass. The 110 dollar spot would’ve been an MTT with Battle Attire Padme/Sabe.

Edited January 12, 2024 by Legofan2001

[Mandalorianknight]

6 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said:

FYI I’m all for the Return of Jedi Bob and this is the year for it. But like Dark Falcon is such a disappointment it should’ve been a ROTJ Falcon at a minimum (at least that way it would make sense and give us new exclusive and long time requested figures) if I could pick anything for it to be though it would’ve been the Chimaera. With the 40-50 dollar spot being an AAT with Boss Nass. The 110 dollar spot would’ve been an MTT with Battle Attire Padme/Sabe.

We cannot rule out the fact that the Evil Falcon's gungan is, in fact, Boss Nass in senate commando gear.

[Flawless Cowboy]

11 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Anyone who owned the lego star wars visual dictionary as a kid died when the words "jedi bob's starfighter" appeared on their screen. I still can't believe it. When the world needed him most, he returned.

The biggest appeal of kid sets to adults are the figs, Lego knows their audience, and most of these are bangers. Certainly unique. 

[Minishark2000]

Disappointed with the skiff price, and tbh the minifigs are nothing to write home about other than disguise lando. Hopefully it'll look good, ideally for 558 pieces we get 2 skiffs and the sarlaac?

[Kit Figsto]

Also worth noting that kids aren't oblivious to the nostalgic stuff that LEGO's trying to hit on here either.  My childhood LEGO was 5-8 years past the eras of Rock Raiders, Adventurers, Alpha Team, or Island Xtreme Stunts, but as a kid, I thought that stuff was super cool.  Heck, Jedi Bob was before my time but I still knew who he was from the visual dictionaries or Brickset/online set listings and stuff.  Obviously some of this stuff is a little bit older than that (Jedi Bob, or if they do give us Rebel Friend or something else like that), but kids aren't totally unaware of these kinds of things.

[Legofan2001]

7 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

We cannot rule out the fact that the Evil Falcon's gungan is, in fact, Boss Nass in senate commando gear.

That would just be adding salt to the wound at that point. 

[Kaijumeister]

So thus far, we know of 4 anniversary figures: Malak, Fives, Cal, and Young Leia. I wonder what other ones are coming?

[Legofan2001]

Update just watched Lifebricks video he says the set with Young Leia is a Buildable creature 😐

[wesker]

Escape from the Sarlacc should be a good companion piece to the UCS Sail Barge. Hopefully it has a much more substantial and detailed build for the Sarlacc Pit than what we've gotten in the past. I'm also pleasantly surprised by Battle of Peridia. I wasn't expecting to see Thrawn, Enoch, Ezra, Ahsoka the White or Nightsister Morgan so soon or even to get all five characters together at such a low price.

Disappointed that the Sith Infiltrator is the only system TPM set we appear to be getting, especially in light of all the gimmick sets coming out. I'm still curious to see how this one will look at the lower price from the last version. I suspect it will probably have a similar scale and parts usage to the X-Jet. Hopefully Padme's hair color will be corrected to dark brown this time since its already being used on Leia in Yavin IV.

Not sure what to think of the X-Wing and TIE Fighter set. Pairing them together is such an obvious decision that I'm surprised hasn't happened sooner, but I wonder if the interchangeable parts will compromise the appearance and the play functions. Hopefully the two mystery figures are based on some notable Rebel characters. I'm still waiting for a Nien Nunb minifigure and we haven't seen Admiral Ackbar, Mon Mothma or Crix Madine in quite some time.

I'm glad we're finally getting a Cal Kestis figure and that the Death Star playset he's coming in won't be too expensive. Given the low price I could see this one being inspired by the old Kenner playset rather than recapturing the spherical shape of the UCS version.

Jedi Bob's Star Fighter is a wasted spot that could've gone to a new AAT or Naboo Fighter instead. I would have preferred getting Jedi Bob as an anniversary figure somewhere else. The Dark Millennium Falcon sounds awfully gimmicky but I can forgive that if the Evil C-3PO, Chewbacca and Gungan minifigures turn out to be Triple Zero, Black Krrsantan and Darth Jar Jar.
 

1 hour ago, Legofan2001 said:

So lego is once again refusing to make a Boss Nass after 25 years and a Battle Attire Padme 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

This is getting pretty frustrating. They're normally pretty good at covering characters from other Star Wars media but they really seem to be giving us the bare minimum when it comes to TPM. We haven't had a new character from that film since Captain Tarpals in 2015. They really need to step up their game.

[Mandalorianknight]

2 minutes ago, wesker said:

Not sure what to think of the X-Wing and TIE Fighter set. Pairing them together is such an obvious decision that I'm surprised hasn't happened sooner, but I wonder if the interchangeable parts will compromise the appearance and the play functions. Hopefully the two mystery figures are based on some notable Rebel characters. I'm still waiting for a Nien Nunb minifigure and we haven't seen Admiral Ackbar, Mon Mothma or Crix Madine in quite some time.

It's Rebel Friend and Moustache Rebel, right? Like who else could it be?

Maybe a Gonk Droid. Though I assume Darth Gonk is gonna be in the evil millenium falcon. He's been in an official game!

3 minutes ago, wesker said:

Jedi Bob's Star Fighter is a wasted spot that could've gone to a new AAT or Naboo Fighter instead. I would have preferred getting Jedi Bob as an anniversary figure somewhere else. The Dark Millennium Falcon sounds awfully gimmicky but I can forgive that if the Evil C-3PO, Chewbacca and Gungan minifigures turn out to be Triple Zero, Black Krrsantan and Darth Jar Jar

Don't apply logic here. That all went out the window the second someone typed the words "evil millenium falcon" and the concept of what made a good lego set forever changed. We live in a new age now- the age of unknown blue armored gungan.

[Legofan2001]

9 minutes ago, wesker said:

Escape from the Sarlacc should be a good companion piece to the UCS Sail Barge. Hopefully it has a much more substantial and detailed build for the Sarlacc Pit than what we've gotten in the past. I'm also pleasantly surprised by Battle of Peridia. I wasn't expecting to see Thrawn, Enoch, Ezra, Ahsoka the White or Nightsister Morgan so soon or even to get all five characters together at such a low price.

Disappointed that the Sith Infiltrator is the only system TPM set we appear to be getting, especially in light of all the gimmick sets coming out. I'm still curious to see how this one will look at the lower price from the last version. I suspect it will probably have a similar scale and parts usage to the X-Jet. Hopefully Padme's hair color will be corrected to dark brown this time since its already being used on Leia in Yavin IV.

Not sure what to think of the X-Wing and TIE Fighter set. Pairing them together is such an obvious decision that I'm surprised hasn't happened sooner, but I wonder if the interchangeable parts will compromise the appearance and the play functions. Hopefully the two mystery figures are based on some notable Rebel characters. I'm still waiting for a Nien Nunb minifigure and we haven't seen Admiral Ackbar, Mon Mothma or Crix Madine in quite some time.

I'm glad we're finally getting a Cal Kestis figure and that the Death Star playset he's coming in won't be too expensive. Given the low price I could see this one being inspired by the old Kenner playset rather than recapturing the spherical shape of the UCS version.

Jedi Bob's Star Fighter is a wasted spot that could've gone to a new AAT or Naboo Fighter instead. I would have preferred getting Jedi Bob as an anniversary figure somewhere else. The Dark Millennium Falcon sounds awfully gimmicky but I can forgive that if the Evil C-3PO, Chewbacca and Gungan minifigures turn out to be Triple Zero, Black Krrsantan and Darth Jar Jar.
 

This is getting pretty frustrating. They're normally pretty good at covering characters from other Star Wars media but they really seem to be giving us the bare minimum when it comes to TPM. We haven't had a new character from that film since Captain Tarpals in 2015. They really need to step up their game.

Finally someone with actual common sense about what’s wrong with this wave 😂. If Lego only planned on making ONE TPM system scale set they SHOULD’VE just made a 140 dollar Naboo Royal Starcruiser. They could’ve included almost all the characters from TPM+given us new versions of Padme and possibly Sio Bibble,Ric Ollie,and Sabe!

[Minishark2000]

I think Greedo is being a little too pessimistic, but he has a bit of a point and I am a little disappointed with some of these choices tbh. After the weirdness wore off of the falcon I am just beginning to kind of resent it as a waste of a set slot, c'mon Lego could have given us a way better flagship of the wave set, e.g. a playscale battleship e.g. a venator, Imperial star destroyer, etc

Edited January 12, 2024 by Minishark2000

[Legofan2001]

Also don’t we love that for the 25th anniversary instead of getting sets we NEED remakes of or sets we NEED made they wasted those slots on just nonsense? Lego could’ve used this golden once in a life time opportunity to give us a Zeta Class Shuttle to ya know finally make some new rogue one sets. Or remade Bounty Hunter Pursuit after 22 years…………

1 minute ago, Minishark2000 said:

I think Greedo is being a little too pessimistic, but he has a bit of a point and I am a little disappointed with some of these choices tbh. After the weirdness wore off of the falcon I am just beginning to kind of resent it as a waste of a set slot, c'mon Lego could have given us a way better flagship of the wave set, e.g. a playscale battleship e.g. a venator, Imperial star destroyer, etc

They could’ve given us something random but cool with Dryden Vos’s yacht or gone crazy and said Mos Espa playset themed to either TPM or Book of Boba. 

[Minishark2000]

4 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said:

Also don’t we love that for the 25th anniversary instead of getting sets we NEED remakes of or sets we NEED made they wasted those slots on just nonsense? Lego could’ve used this golden once in a life time opportunity to give us a Zeta Class Shuttle to ya know finally make some new rogue one sets. Or remade Bounty Hunter Pursuit after 22 years…………

They could’ve given us something random but cool with Dryden Vos’s yacht or gone crazy and said Mos Espa playset themed to either TPM or Book of Boba. 

Yeah actually they could have done a remake of the original mos espa podrace, nice big 1300 piece set with Anakin's, Sebulba's, aldar beedo or gasgano, etc's podracers. Would have been way cooler now that I think about it. Or yeah anything else that's obscure but also cool. Also it was a waste of a slot which the MTT should have taken, it was such an obvious choice for the 25th anniversary

[CallumPears]

4 minutes ago, Minishark2000 said:

I think Greedo is being a little too pessimistic, but he has a bit of a point and I am a little disappointed with some of these choices tbh. After the weirdness wore off of the falcon I am just beginning to kind of resent it as a waste of a set slot, c'mon Lego could have given us a way better flagship of the wave set, e.g. a playscale battleship e.g. a venator, Imperial star destroyer, etc

Yeah I'm fine with them doing some funky stuff for the anniversary but did they have to make it the biggest set of the wave? Could've made it a smaller set (with figures like Rebel Friend who I'd much rather have over evil Chewie or whatever) and some joke builds like the little car from TCS or something. An evil Millennium Falcon just seems like such a weird choice when it hasn't appeared in anything, even infinities stories. 

[Duke27]

15 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said:

Also don’t we love that for the 25th anniversary instead of getting sets we NEED remakes of or sets we NEED made they wasted those slots on just nonsense? Lego could’ve used this golden once in a life time opportunity to give us a Zeta Class Shuttle to ya know finally make some new rogue one sets. Or remade Bounty Hunter Pursuit after 22 years…………

Chill, we still have september wave

Edited January 12, 2024 by Duke27