Well the wait is for the UCS set. Don’t know what is keeping the press release so long since an image of the set itself is already on the May the 4th announcement on the Lego website

May have to get the UCS AT AT then... are there any VIP point discounts planned too?

I'm going to buy the Sith Infiltrator eventually, but as of today, this hasn't bee a strong star wars year yet. Let's see what the second half of the year has to ofer.
As for promos, I'm rather looking forward to May 15th when they're rumoured to offer a space themed GWP (hopefully not another Space Baby-/Microbuild).

As someone who already owns 7126, the troop carrier does not entice me to make a purchase. As mentioned above, it should have been a standard released set if Lego felt the need to release an update of 7126.

Also, the $160 threshold for 40686 completely messes with my spending plans. I was gonna get 4 of 75372 and them 75360 (A. because it's too overpriced to buy on its own and B. because I don't have a LEGO R2-D2 or Yoda yet), because I was anticipating the paywall to be $10 fewer than it ended up being.
So... guess I'm getting 40675 as well. I don't even know if it'll count as a Star Wars set for the GWP, or what the heck I'm even gonna do with it afterwards. Build and display it? Keep it sealed as an investment? IDEK anymore.

@Ridgeheart said:
"I'm just happy you Trekkies are eating well in May."

Wait, what happens in May?

I wish the troop carrier was just a regular set so I could get one to add to my army rather than buy a large set and get it for free.

Lego SW with a weird year so far, some Ws but also many Ls to balance it out. It seems everyone agrees the carrier should just be a regular 20-25€ set, so that's reassuring. I'm interested to see what happens with the July-August wave…

Also those 1x2 plates with rails being in green are a lovely little early 2000s era Lego Star Wars throw back. I just built 7166 and it had the same pieces, I think 7126 from the same year also did.

can gladly pass this promo by, and get the sets I want from other places at a cheaper price now!

I'm only shooting for 30680 this time as it was already on my wanted list, and while I might buy 40686 if it were available as a regular set, I don't feel like buying enough to get it as a GWP, nor do I feel like buying it on the aftermarket.

@TheOtherMike said:
"I'm only shooting for 30680 this time ..."

You could just buy it directly from Target for $4.99.

https://www.target.com/p/lego-star-wars-aat-30680/-/A-89144308

I like how the back of the box shows one of the pilot droids without legs! XD

Not sure why people are upset about the Droid carrier. The cut off is $160...that's way cheaper than usual. And with SW prices so high as it is, you'll hit it in no time.

Wasn't there supposed to be a promo patch and key chain with the R2-D2 25th anniversary logo too?

I already bought the aat polybag a few months ago at Barnes & Noble. :( I wish the gwp was something more exclusive

Dang, I'd rather just purchase the troop carrier separately. I guess I'll have to find $160 worth of Star Wars sets to buy.

Plenty of clone packs in the recent years, and for separatists you can either get a $30 pack (that includes clones anyway) or a GWP... Not balanced all that well.

@Toa_of_Pi said:
"Also, why is the coin for the Battle of Yavin? Wouldn't it make more sense to have the Battle of Naboo for the 25th anniversary? Last year was a ROTJ anniversary and we got a coin related to that movie"

Happy 47th anniversary, Ep4!

This Troop Carrier isn't too hard to get.

@FuddRuckus said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I'm only shooting for 30680 this time ..."

You could just buy it directly from Target for $4.99.

https://www.target.com/p/lego-star-wars-aat-30680/-/A-89144308"

Since there are already some Star Wars sets I've been meaning to buy, why not get another one I've been wanting for free with one or two of them?

@xoddam said:
"If 40686 Trade Federation Troop Carrier was a general release set instead of a GWP, I would be very happy with it, but I think it's a pretty rubbish GWP. Nothing exclusive about it at all. It's a vehicle we've seen before and you could probably buy all the parts from Bricklink. I'm not one of those people who thinks every May the Fourth GWP has to be a super exclusive minifigure polybag, but at least give us something we haven't had before!"

This.

Also, meh... and bleh. Tired of SW Lego being so mediocre to bad.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
"I fought in the Battle of Yavin and all I got was this crappy coin."

Well, Luke and Han got medals. So, you're either Chewbacca or Wedge, as those were the only four Rebel survivors of the battle of Yavin 4. (and I doubt Vader got anything but a scolding from the Emperor for his involvement!) Actually, let me rephrase that, as it wasn't a battle - it was the Yavin 4 Massacre."

Hashtag:justiceforthatY-Wingpilot

@Murdoch17 said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
"I fought in the Battle of Yavin and all I got was this crappy coin."

Well, Luke and Han got medals. So, you're either Chewbacca or Wedge, as those were the only four Rebel survivors of the battle of Yavin 4. (and I doubt Vader got anything but a scolding from the Emperor for his involvement!) Actually, let me rephrase that, as it wasn't a battle - it was the Yavin 4 Massacre."

There was also a Y-Wing pilot shown flying back afterwards. Unless you're saying he crashed attempting to land at the base?

@Obi_G said:
"can gladly pass this promo by, and get the sets I want from other places at a cheaper price now!"

I totally agree. Can we just get actual LEGO for GWP? Enough of the coins, medals, and keychains. TLG put exclusive figs in so many sets for this anniversary and totally missed the opportunity to offer one for the 4th.

Need a new MTT please! Was never able to get one when I was younger.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
"I fought in the Battle of Yavin and all I got was this crappy coin."

Well, Luke and Han got medals. So, you're either Chewbacca or Wedge, as those were the only four Rebel survivors of the battle of Yavin 4. (and I doubt Vader got anything but a scolding from the Emperor for his involvement!) Actually, let me rephrase that, as it wasn't a battle - it was the Yavin 4 Massacre."

There was also a Y-Wing pilot shown flying back afterwards. Unless you're saying he crashed attempting to land at the base?"

I thought in canon that Wedge was the only non-main character survivor? If I'm mistaken, I deeply apologize.

@Murdoch17 said:
"I thought in canon that Wedge was the only non-main character survivor? If I'm mistaken, I deeply apologize. "

The film doesn't ever address this. You just see the Falcon, two X-Wings, and a lone Y-Wing flying back to Yavin following the explosion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPQEr9g5U8A

This video explains the two conflicting backstories, from Lucas-era EU canon and from Disney-canon.

As so many other people have said, I'd have loved to see that Trade Federation Troop Carrier as a proper set. I'd buy like 3 of them easy :P :P :P

Im glad that the droid set is a GWP, cuz scalpers would buy all those sets before anyone could buy it.. But yeah a nice droid army building set would be welcome but i have my concerns.

@gunther_schnitzel said:
"I fought in the Battle of Yavin and all I got was this crappy coin."

Offers stack, so you get the AAT too and not just a crappy coin.

@Captain_Blockbeard said:
"As someone who already owns 7126, the troop carrier does not entice me to make a purchase. As mentioned above, it should have been a standard released set if Lego felt the need to release an update of 7126."

I imagine there are more LEGO SW collectors now that don't have 7126 than those that do have a 7126. 23 years is a long time and there are lots of people new to the hobby. Those are the people LEGO are targetting with this GWP.

@Bkingn said:
"Im glad that the droid set is a GWP, cuz scalpers would buy all those sets before anyone could buy it.. But yeah a nice droid army building set would be welcome but i have my concerns."

I’ve yet to see one of these low-end LSW retail sets that, following the initial frenzy, doesn’t end up becoming a shelf staple for several months. The problem is, there’s a lot of Chicken Little-ing over having to get these things on day one “in case they never restock”. Except for stuff like the Nebulon B and Bespin Duel (both of which were intended to be convention exclusives, and which had already been shipped to the US by the time the conventions got cancelled), or GWPs, if they blow through stock that fast, they will certainly make more.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
"I fought in the Battle of Yavin and all I got was this crappy coin."

Well, Luke and Han got medals. So, you're either Chewbacca or Wedge, as those were the only four Rebel survivors of the battle of Yavin 4. (and I doubt Vader got anything but a scolding from the Emperor for his involvement!) Actually, let me rephrase that, as it wasn't a battle - it was the Yavin 4 Massacre."

you forgot Keyan Farlander in that Y-Wing

I personally feel the battle droid carrier GWP would have made for a great set 1t around the £25 mark seeing as we don't have any Battle droid centric sets available at the moment

Brilliant move for LEGO not so much for consumers! With the last year mini death star why would someone buy more lego than the threshold required for 1 GWP. Here you can easily scale up! I myself plan to buy at least 4x 160$ lego. Not sure how many GWP's LEGO prepared but expect them run out crazy fast..

@gradatim said:
" Not sure how many GWP's LEGO prepared but expect them run out crazy fast.."

Especially if people are buying 4 at a time.......... :-)

@Belboz said:
" @gradatim said:
" Not sure how many GWP's LEGO prepared but expect them run out crazy fast.."

Especially if people are buying 4 at a time.......... :-)

"

Not at a time. Separate orders, if you want multiple of the same GWPs.

Is it confirmed that Star Wars purchases will get double insider points between May 1 and 4?

@CCC said:
" @Belboz said:
" @gradatim said:
" Not sure how many GWP's LEGO prepared but expect them run out crazy fast.."

Especially if people are buying 4 at a time.......... :-)

"

Not at a time. Separate orders, if you want multiple of the same GWPs.
"

Yes but that's being pedantic. The point was that they will 'run out crazy fast' if individuals are buying multiple copies. I realise this is perfectly within the 'rules' but I have my own views as to TLG permitting this - particularly as they seem to regularly run out of GWPs within hours of a launch.

@Belboz:
They’re supposed to be cancelling duplicate GWPs, and/or the system should be rejecting them. As for selling out, this is largely solved by raising the GWP threshold so people are less inclined to hoover up as many copies as they can manage. For the most part, this last bit seems to have been working. The Ideas car sold out in under 36 hours, where the Ideas sailboat did not.

I saw the AAT polybag for sale in a Fred Meyer store yesterday.

is it possible to get 40686 and 30680 without the insider thing?

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"Yep, definitely gonna pick up that battle droid carrier. Kinda neat that it's designed as a remake of 7126.

But it's such a shame that it's a GWP though. This is the battle pack fans have been begging for, and LEGO locks it behind a $160 spend threshold."

LEGO "cares" about its customers.

is it possible to get 40686 and 30680 without the insider thing?