LEGO Star Wars 2025 Set Discussion - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Samppu]

7 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Why waste money on a new piece for a set with a shelflife of like 3 months when they could insert it into a regular set that will stay on shelves for at least 1.5 years?  It‘s simply a much safer investment. I highly doubt a new piece would be good enough of an incentive to offset that loss. The ACs would have to sell like crazy for that to happen. 

Besides, ACs are some of the least versatile sets in existence, from a sales perspective. You could buy any random set as a birthday gift, a reward, or for any other event. But what kid cares about an AC after Xmas? 

Ok, you win, but still, the mold didn't need to be new if at least the character was. E.g. having a novel Kaminoan like Lama Su with the same mold from Taun We in Obi-Wan's starfighter would have been most welcome, or an additional Jabba's thug with the same reused helmet from the UCS Sail Barge.

[BrickBob Studpants]

3 minutes ago, Samppu said:

Ok, you win, but still, the mold didn't need to be new if at least the character was. E.g. having a novel Kaminoan like Lama Su with the same mold from Taun We in Obi-Wan's starfighter would have been most welcome, or an additional Jabba's thug with the same reused helmet from the UCS Sail Barge.

That I fully agree with!  Having a new character in an AC is feasible, and as others have pointed out, they‘ve done it before with General Merrick. If they can afford new prints for Xmas sweaters, they can afford prints for new characters too

[JohnTPT17]

37 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Why waste money on a new piece for a set with a shelflife of like 3 months when they could insert it into a regular set that will stay on shelves for at least 1.5 years?

New CMF Parts: Sweats Nervously (I know they're towards a slightly different market and the CMF team had different mold budgets, but still).

And even if it's not a matter of new mold, Star Wars could take a page out of the Harry Potter CMF book and at least do a few useful prints for some characters/character variants. Maybe there's some kind of a licensing issue there, but it would make them far more interesting.

And I for one loved getting Advent Calendars after Christmas for dirt cheap as a kid a a pseudo-Battle Pack or City Filler set. The structure might have been a little odd, but bricks are bricks, and you can use countdown throughout the year for birthdays/other holidays if you really wanted to.

EDIT: Looks like I got Ninjago'd about the new prints!

Edited February 6 by JohnTPT17

[Darth_Bane13]

16 hours ago, Kit Figsto said:

Right, but not necessarily everyone has the same sentiment there.  I can see the flip side of this being just as common, with parents buying a set with more variety for their kid, or a kid choosing the set with different figures as opposed to three or four of the same.  I can 1000% picture my parents, if kid me was given the option between a set with 4 Clones and, say, the Clone/Jedi BP, encouraging me to choose the Clone/Jedi set because it gives me more variety to play with.  Frankly, both as a kid and now, that's the one I would've gone with anyway.

I already knew someone was gonna say this, which is why I said "personally" clarifying it is MY opinion. Of course not everyone is gonna have the same view of what figures should be included in a battle pack, but I and many others think a battle pack should either focus on army buildable figures or have all named characters. I think the Clone/Jedi battle pack should've been separated into two different sets, one with 4 Jedi and the other with 4 clones. Keep in mind the original point of battle packs was to build your army (it said so on the box), I was expressing I was glad that Lego was returning to their roots by focusing more on the troopers then including officers and crew members. Also there are other ways to have small sets include named characters like minifig packs. I don't see why it is so hard for people to understand this, this was a very common complaint in the Lego community back in the day.

[SketchBrick]

On 2/4/2025 at 9:58 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

Think about it this way- Characters like Malgus go for $150 or so secondhand, but you wouldn't want lego to sell a Malgus microfighter for $160 just because he's a desirable character. 

I agree wholeheartedly. It does us as fans no good to draw a false equivalence between "secondary market value" and "how much this piece of plastic costs to put in a set".

Minifigures in sets should be reasonably valued at about $3-4. Maybe closer to $5 if it's really fancy and uses new moulds. That's what Lego themselves prices them at in most of their basic sets (looking at trends over the past several years, including CMFs, battle packs, BAM stations, etc.)

It's 100% on the buyer if they choose to spend hundreds of dollars on a rare figure just because it's desirable to them (*cough* Venator Rex *cough*).

[Mandalorianknight]

8 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I already knew someone was gonna say this, which is why I said "personally" clarifying it is MY opinion. 

I think the confusion is stemming from that you started not saying that you didn't see why the subjective desirability shouldn't count, so people were explaining why they think it shouldn't. Nobody's saying that you can't or don't feel that it should be factored in, but they'll say their opinion on the situation.

5 hours ago, SketchBrick said:

I agree wholeheartedly. It does us as fans no good to draw a false equivalence between "secondary market value" and "how much this piece of plastic costs to put in a set".

Yeah I mean I think I overpaid for Peridea at $55, but they could probably have gotten a lot of people for like $70 just off Thrawn being back going off the old one's BL price. (Hopefully not me. They basically did the same thing with the X-jet and I didn't fall for that, but at the same time I REALLY liked the ahsoka series...)

[CloneCommando99]

11 hours ago, SketchBrick said:

It's 100% on the buyer if they choose to spend hundreds of dollars on a rare figure just because it's desirable to them (*cough* Venator Rex *cough*).

Eagerly awaiting the inevitable Max Rebo mech.

 

There is a serious lack of location play-sets this year.

[Kaijumeister]

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

There is a serious lack of location play-sets this year.

Seriously, it feels like we got spoiled last year with these and I wish they’d have kept the trend going.

Boarding the Tantive IV was more or less flawless, Paz vs. Gideon had a great little build and some fantastic minifigures, and Duel on Peridea was super accurate to the source material with a solid character selection (I somewhat understand the ‘grey slab’ complaints but personally the black pillars and gold accents make it pop IMO).

If we do get more location sets moving forward, I hope they’re of the same quality as these three sets. 

@Mandalorianknight Same here with the Ahsoka series, loved it and can’t wait for Season 2. Every Lego set based on the show has been strongly designed too.

The lack of an Enoch still annoys the hell out of me given Lego were perfectly willing to create new moulds for the Imperial Supercommandos, Praetorian Guards, and Moff Gideon’s helmet last year. He either should have been in the Peridea set or been included in this year’s Battle Pack. I get why army builders are happy about his omission but I’d much rather get the character than not get him at all just to make the BP amassable. Not exactly like we’re getting many new moulds this summer by the sounds of things anyway.

Edited February 7 by Kaijumeister

[Tariq j]

On 2/6/2025 at 12:17 AM, Samppu said:

Imperial battlepacks, yes please, but I see that unlikely since there will already be that night trooper one.

The Christmas calendars seem to me like the worst missed opportunity to include obscure and desirable figures, like Boss Nass, Dexter, Imperial dignitary, an unseen Jabba's guard or alien... In Harry Potter they do exactly that after all by including obscure ghosts for example.
In Star Wars we rarely get any novel figures in calendars, which were not available elsewhere, and usually pretty easily - the Bespin pilot perhaps was one welcome exception, which comes to mind, but not many others...

 

Yeah, I would like to see some more obscure characters in the calendars. They’ve done it a couple of times before. We got a young Boba Fett in the 2013 one, U3PO in the 2016 one and Anton Merrick (Blue Leader) in the 2018 one. Mon Mothma would be a good choice for a future calendar. 

[CloneCommando99]

9 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Paz vs. Gideon had a great little build and some fantastic minifigures,

I know. I can’t believe I didn’t realise it last year. But a few days ago I ordered it because it’s a very neat set.

 

Also. That’s just the beginning for my plans this year… with it looking lacklustre (for me btw, I’m happy for those who are happy) this summer I have decided to begin a little project. Speaking of which, can I get double VIP points on Pick a Brick on May 4th?

[MKJoshA]

On 2/4/2025 at 5:21 AM, Mandalorianknight said:

I wouldn't mind this when I have kids, I can still share the lego hobby with them without feeling bad about keeping my collection separate.

You say this now. But I'm telling you, it's getting harder and harder for me to create a dividing line between "dad's collection" and my son's. He's way more excited to play with the Lego than I am to collect it. That's a tough argument to make. "No son, you can't play with my White Darth Vader because he's worth $50!" But then I cave and let him play and all the stories he makes up make me want to give it all to him. (And he's collection is already sizable for a 7 year old).

[Darth_Bane13]

1 hour ago, MKJoshA said:

You say this now. But I'm telling you, it's getting harder and harder for me to create a dividing line between "dad's collection" and my son's. He's way more excited to play with the Lego than I am to collect it. That's a tough argument to make. "No son, you can't play with my White Darth Vader because he's worth $50!" But then I cave and let him play and all the stories he makes up make me want to give it all to him. (And he's collection is already sizable for a 7 year old).

I think people who don't let their kids play with their Lego need to watch the Lego movie again. I get some sets being off limits like UCS, but at the end of the day it's still a toy and would be better used being played with than collecting dust on a shelf.

[CloneCommando99]

Eagerly awaiting more news on the U-Wing. Like a full fig list confirmation.

 

Where is the Andor S2 trailer Disney?!!!

Edited February 8 by CloneCommando99

[BrickBob Studpants]

22 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Eagerly awaiting more news on the U-Wing. Like a full fig list confirmation.

Indeed! Kinda silly we know a lot about the August wave and yet still have no confirmed minifig list for that one  I‘m still hopeful it includes two Death Troopers (or Range Troopers even) rather than two Stormies, but we‘ll see. It’s better to keep low expectations!

[CallumPears]

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Indeed! Kinda silly we know a lot about the August wave and yet still have no confirmed minifig list for that one  I‘m still hopeful it includes two Death Troopers (or Range Troopers even) rather than two Stormies, but we‘ll see. It’s better to keep low expectations!

Yeah I want it to be literally anything other than Stormtroopers, as they're already very easy to get hold of and also because for me personally I still haven't come around on the new design and I've already got plenty of the older ones. Even some random civilians would be of more use to me. I also already have 30 Death Troopers but at least they'd be something we haven't had in a while. Range Troopers though? Yes please. (But that is just speculation based on Hasbro making one, right?)

But yeah until we see pictures I'm keeping low expectations and assuming the Stormie leak is true. At the very least I'm a fan of getting new Imperial Officers so Dedra will be a must-buy for me in the same way as I'm looking to get Praji from the new Destroyer. (I really hope she is in her ISB uniform and not some undercover outfit, and also that they don't go overboard with the feminine curve details so it can be more versatile.)

[Mandalorianknight]

4 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Indeed! Kinda silly we know a lot about the August wave and yet still have no confirmed minifig list for that one  I‘m still hopeful it includes two Death Troopers (or Range Troopers even) rather than two Stormies, but we‘ll see. It’s better to keep low expectations!

If it doesn't come with death troopers, I'll be OK with it so long as that means the nightdeath troopers' helmets are molded to expose the figure's jaw.

Range troopers would be awesome- they're stupid expensive due to only being in that one solo set that I don't think I ever even saw on shelves. They've been one of my favorite trooper types since release and I'm glad they're going to be in a star wars project again.

5 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Eagerly awaiting more news on the U-Wing. Like a full fig list confirmation.

I can exclusively confirm-

Cassiaan Andor, K-2S1, and 2 TK troopers.

[CloneCommando99]

5 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I can exclusively confirm-

Cassiaan Andor, K-2S1, and 2 TK troopers.

Who let Timothy Zahn into Lego HQ?!!! And why did he not make Thrawn sets instead of Clone ones?! (Blood Crow, Springhawk, and Tie Defender would genuinely slap)

[Meaf]

10 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Indeed! Kinda silly we know a lot about the August wave and yet still have no confirmed minifig list for that one  I‘m still hopeful it includes two Death Troopers (or Range Troopers even) rather than two Stormies, but we‘ll see. It’s better to keep low expectations!

Same here, feels like it'd be a shame not to put the death trooper helmet mold to good use since it's already getting resurrected (ha) for the Night trooper BP. I'm really curious to see how the U-Wing line-up turns out, it just feels like no matter what there's going to be at least a few conspicuous omissions. I'm guessing Luthen won't be in it since we already got him, but even he feels like a weird omission with how central he is to the story, and there's only been one set so if you missed him before you're out of luck. 

[Mandalorianknight]

6 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Who let Timothy Zahn into Lego HQ?!!! And why did he not make Thrawn sets instead of Clone ones?! (Blood Crow, Springhawk, and Tie Defender would genuinely slap)

I maintain that the naming convention works perfectly fine in context. (He was able to get in the building but getting the Andor set was as far as he could go- he had to make him and K2 clones to even get that one out)

I do think we have a nonzero chance at a defender if next year the pendulum swings to an OT dominated year. Realistically the only other TIE option would be an Advanced, so I could see a TIE Advanced V Y-wing and a standalone defender both being on shelves. Obviously as cool as Thrawn Trilogy (any of the three) sets would be, we won't get them.

27 minutes ago, Meaf said:

Same here, feels like it'd be a shame not to put the death trooper helmet mold to good use since it's already getting resurrected (ha) for the Night trooper BP. I'm really curious to see how the U-Wing line-up turns out, it just feels like no matter what there's going to be at least a few conspicuous omissions. I'm guessing Luthen won't be in it since we already got him, but even he feels like a weird omission with how central he is to the story, and there's only been one set so if you missed him before you're out of luck. 

We're assuming they're resurrecting the normal mold for the nightdeath troopers. If it's a new mold with the jaw damage included, it makes more sense as to why they wouldn't be in the Andor set.

I think everyone agrees if we're only getting one set the hypothetical best for 5 figs would be something like Cassian/K2/Dedra/Luthen/Mon, but we all also know it's unfortunately unrealistic.

[Swordy]

16 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Eagerly awaiting more news on the U-Wing. Like a full fig list confirmation.

 

Where is the Andor S2 trailer Disney?!!!

Yes, please. That may be the only news I’m looking forward to after last word of Cloneomania this summer. I hope for Cassian and K2, I pray for Dedra (for Billund’s sake), and I feel slightly optimistic we might get a couple standard Death Troopers.

Let’s hope your streak of bringing new tidbits on Andor S2 to pass continues. If not, you must of course be burned at the stake. (They still do that in the U.K., right?)

On 2/5/2025 at 9:40 PM, JohnTPT17 said:

Also, I don't really mind $20 Battle Packs. Yeah, I would love it they were a little cheaper, but CMFs are also $5 each, which means it's the same cost per minifig at the end of the day (though CMFs usually have more detail, though Battle Packs have more of a build) - in a bubble, I at least don't think they're a "scam" or anything. That, and you can usually find them 20 percent off within a few months and basically get it for $4 per minifig, which is much more doable.

I don’t either, because, like you said, I’m okay with $5 = 1 minifigure. However, I still find myself waiting around for the 20% off discount, just simply because I don’t find as much personal value to me as a LSW fan as they charge—well, and I do like saving money regardless.

On 2/6/2025 at 9:35 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

Yeah I mean I think I overpaid for Peridea at $55, but they could probably have gotten a lot of people for like $70 just off Thrawn being back going off the old one's BL price.

I’d actually love it if TLG applied this to all of their sets, but especially for ones whose figures are valueless by comparison. I’m talking $5 for the UCS Falcon because of C-3PO or Rey, $3 for the UCS AT-AT for Rebel Pilot Luke, any set with Vader at $4. (If one figure alone can drive up the value, surely one figure alone can drive the value down.)

5 hours ago, Meaf said:

I'm guessing Luthen won't be in it since we already got him, but … there's only been one set so if you missed him before you're out of luck. 

*raises hand slowly* I’ve been disappointed that my local Bricks & Minifigs doesn’t have Luthen, and I’m scared to look at Bricklink prices. To quote Anakin, “I need him.”

Edited February 9 by Swordy

[JohnTPT17]

9 minutes ago, Swordy said:

*raises hand slowly* I’ve been disappointed that my local Bricks & Minifigs doesn’t have Luthen, and I’m scared to look at Bricklink prices. To quote Anakin, “I need him.”

Bricklink is almost certainly going to be cheaper than Bricks and Minifigs. At the very least, it'll be comparable - his 6 month sold average is $15, and there's one US store that has him for $9.99 plus $5.99 shipping. Expensive for one minifigure, sure, but really not too bad compared with other Star Wars minifigs that have only appeared in a single set.

 

[CloneCommando99]

I wonder what the May 4th GWPs will be this year. We know that the millennium falcon polybag will probably be the £40 one.

The question is what will the other 2 GWP’s be. Will the Insiders exclusive be brick built or another coin thing?

 

[Agent Kallus]

7 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I wonder what the May 4th GWPs will be this year. We know that the millennium falcon polybag will probably be the £40 one.

The question is what will the other 2 GWP’s be. Will the Insiders exclusive be brick built or another coin thing?

 

I know it's foolish to look for patterns where there are none, but I think TLG will probably follow the pattern of recent years as in

Low threshold - polybag

Mid threshold - random non-lego tat

High Threshold - boxed GWP diorama

 

[Virginia_Bricks]

4 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

I know it's foolish to look for patterns where there are none, but I think TLG will probably follow the pattern of recent years as in

Low threshold - polybag

Mid threshold - random non-lego tat

High Threshold - boxed GWP diorama

 

Its never going to happen, but I wish they would bring back figure polybags for the mid threshold. Even simple figures like a new imperial officer with reused prints so it won't skyrocket on the secondary market.

But I was easily able to sell my 2 "coins" from last year, so better than nothing.

[AD_Bricks]

1 minute ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

Even simple figures like a new imperial officer with reused prints so it won't skyrocket on the secondary market.

Yeah literally, giving us new characters that are just figbashes would be more than adequate for the mid-tier promo. Nothing exclusive so nobody has to miss out, but gives us official versions of more obscure / background characters that also help to fill out the larger sets.