@edmi said:
"Tie Wing?? X-Fighter??? What am I missing?? Is it a preview of April fools next year?..."
THAT was what made you feel like this was an April's Fool joke?

They had me at "Darth Jar Jar"

I my best Dr Evil voice:
Riiight

@Sandinista said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"Ok, now that I have watched the above trailer I kind of understand the how, but still not the why.
I mean, kids could already mix and match any set they had with any other and create their own worlds, the more absurd the funnier. After all we did this all the time as kids too. We played stuff like K.I.T.T. and the A-Team being attacked by Skeletor and his cronies, only to be rescued by Colt Seavers and Howie.
Mashup complete, enter when ready, as the holodeck computer on the Enterprise D might say.

But do kids these days need a TV show in order to give them such ideas? Has individual creativity reached such an all-time low? "

Welcome to the new age "
I don't think it's a new age. I know plenty of kids with lots of imagination. But these are kids that don't spend most of their time in front of a TV or some other screen but instead have hobbies and are out and about. LEGO seems to think all kids are stupid and/or lack creativity and have to have everything laid out before them. Put more trust in the capabilities of kids and give them the credit they deserve instead of treating them like idiots.

Really sad, this is.

Duh, just after I bought 75300 ! But we finally get some official Uglies and the next in the line has to be Y-Wing vs. TIE Interceptor!

@Belboz said:
" @xoddam said:
" @Belboz said:
"IMHO, a shameless attempt by TLG to cash in on the crazy minifigure market whilst offering nought - save a recolour - in new SW material. There are many of you on here much better versed in Lego SW but, to my mind, these are just re-hashes of old kits re-badged and made irresistible by the addition of unique minifigs."

The x-wing and TIE fighter are entirely new builds"

Fair comment but how many x-wing and TIE fighters have already been seen in LEGO form? I probably worded my comments badly but my point was that various models already exist. Maybe because I am not a big Lego SW fan, I can't see the value beyond the minifigures."

I cannot really such much value in the minifigures. White Vader I can understand is something new. But I can easily put an existing Rey's head on an existing Palpatine body, or switch C-3PO's arm if I want to mash-up figures.

The sets look like a bit of fun, but I wouldn't pay £100+ for them.

@Brickalili said:
"There’s something weirdly adorable about the TIE fighter cockpit sat with X-Wing foils"

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Chir'daki

@bealegopro said:
" @TheLegoGeek said:
" @bealegopro said:
"Now that there's a black Falcon to accompany the gray Falcon, now all we need is a white Falcon to complete the trifecta!"

75212, perhaps?"

I have never seen that before. I guess the trifecta of monochromatic Falcons is complete!

LEGO, when's the RGB collectible editions?"

Google 'rainbow falcon lego' and you will find one that is BOLOCs.

@edmi said:
"Tie Wing?? X-Fighter??? What am I missing?? Is it a preview of April fools next year?..."

It is from the new Lego show, which both these builds are based on. You should watch the trailer for it.

I like that these borrow a lot from the last few versions so they feel like rebuilds rather than new sets.

@Ephseb said:
" @Brickalili said:
"There’s something weirdly adorable about the TIE fighter cockpit sat with X-Wing foils"

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Chir'daki"

The apostrophe breaks the link, but you can look up https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ugly/Legends . The Canon-version ironically has a non-canonical LEGO reference.

I can get people liking jokes and maybe even alternate universe variants but the Falcon is unusually expensive for either.

While the X-Wing/TIE set makes sense to fresh up with figures from elsewhere than ANH, two civilians that look like they belong to Galaxys Edge or the background shots of Mos Eisley aren't exactly what I would have ever expected.

Why these are called good candidates for scalping, I wonder. Seems to me like children might be drawn to the vehicles and only collectors would really care about the figures which makes combining two so extremely contradictory markets into one product really awkward.
Just like Darth Malak & R2-D2 when Malak could have easily made far more sense in the Sith Infiltrator, ISD, literally anything minifigscale.

These look hilarious - proper fun toys for kids! I’ll bet that Falcon will be worth a bit after retiring. Personally I’d go for a small set with good Vader in it, but not another falcon sized and priced set. I also think the Vader would look more striking with blue/silver lenses on the helmet like Hasbro did.

So happy they did this Dark Falcon!
I wonder if the Rebuild the Galaxy will be deemed 'better' than the recent sprawl of Disney's SW series.

Non canon, rehash of previous sets, easy pass.

@GrizBe said:
"Well these are going to get scalped to hell and back just because of the figures."
And why exactly? None of these figures exist in the actual Star Wars universe. They are kind of like the ugly sweater Advent Calendar figs, none of which seem particularly valuable.

Are these trans red pieces on the Dark Falcon or just dark red?

@CapnRex101 said:
"These seem like fine sets overall, especially for the minifigures in the Dark Falcon, but I really struggle with the slot for the largest play set of the year being given to something with such relatively limited appeal. Those slots are typically reserved for the most iconic or currently relevant subjects, so I question whether the Dark Falcon belongs. After all, awareness of the animated series will only last for a few months, after which the model will just seem strange, albeit perhaps fun, to lots of potential buyers, with no idea where it originates. I think wacky sets like that are better suited to lower price points.

As for the X-wing and TIE Fighter, both vehicles look reasonable, although the joints for the S-foils have been moved outside the engines to accommodate the wing-swapping feature, so the wings will look weird when open, with the engines remaining together. Also, I have an aversion to 'uglies' because they are so ridiculous. Can anyone point me to the engines on the vehicle with an X-wing fuselage and TIE Fighter wings, for example?"

https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-star-wars-tie-wing-x-fighter-explained

I might have to pick up 75393 for tgat astromech!
And also for the X-Wing and TIE Fighter since I missed out on 75301 and 75300.

75389 looks awesome as well! I might eventually get it for Darth Jar-Jar, because the scalpers are going to overhype him to death on the aftermarket.

Also, why they made Yesi's surname reflect one of the worst LEGO themes of all time is beyond me.

@Sandinista said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"But do kids these days need a TV show in order to give them such ideas? Has individual creativity reached such an all-time low? "

Welcome to the new age "

As much as I love the Dreamzzz show, I can't deny that, for a theme focused on childrens' creativity, the story focuses too much on the characters' creativity instead. I think it would've been better as an interactive CYOA series, where the kids can choose what to build in each situation.
Neither here nor there, though.

@bnic99 said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @GrizBe said:
"Well these are going to get scalped to hell and back just because of the figures."
And why exactly? None of these figures exist in the actual Star Wars universe. They are kind of like the ugly sweater Advent Calendar figs, none of which seem particularly valuable. "

Jedi Vader appeared in an old 'alternative universe' type comic at one point I believe.
And Darth Jar Jar for the memes.

Other thing to consider, Advent Calendars are cheaper than these sets (and often can be found discounted once December starts) plus Christmas jumper figures are only appealing around Christmas, rather than all year round."

Well bnic99 has easily explained the figures there. Got to remember theres a heck of alot of wider fan culture with Star Wars so alternative versions of figures are always going to be in huge demand. Heck, just read the rest of the comment section for the number of people wanting Darth JarJar AustinPowers.

As for the 'ugly sweater of the star wars universe'.... And? They're still desirable to a large portion of people. Heck, Just look at the stats and thousands of people own the calendar sets. But again, see above explainations for why people will want them.

I like the X-wing. Reminds me of the classic 7140, with how the wings open.

When I first saw this on my news feed I thought it was a late April Fools joke.

@bnic99 said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @jkb said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
"These seem like fine sets overall, especially for the minifigures in the Dark Falcon, but I really struggle with the slot for the largest play set of the year being given to something with such relatively limited appeal. Those slots are typically reserved for the most iconic or currently relevant subjects, so I question whether the Dark Falcon belongs. After all, awareness of the animated series will only last for a few months, after which the model will just seem strange, albeit perhaps fun, to lots of potential buyers, with no idea where it originates. I think wacky sets like that are better suited to lower price points.

As for the X-wing and TIE Fighter, both vehicles look reasonable, although the joints for the S-foils have been moved outside the engines to accommodate the wing-swapping feature, so the wings will look weird when open, with the engines remaining together. Also, I have an aversion to 'uglies' because they are so ridiculous. Can anyone point me to the engines on the vehicle with an X-wing fuselage and TIE Fighter wings, for example?"

https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-star-wars-tie-wing-x-fighter-explained "

That does not answer my question. I am familiar with Uglies in Star Wars Legends and how silly they are as a concept, but there are still no engines on the LEGO vehicle with an X-wing fuselage and TIE Fighter wings."

But the silliness and being able to have it as a LEGO set is the whole point! It was the point of LEGO Star Wars since 1999 and as I understand it, the fighter pack above let's you just swap components just quicker. Pretty neat if you want to be silly but don't have the time to properly remoc your stuff. After all, as AFOL, you have a life. Well, some AFOLs have..."

I am not complaining about the actual set and I fully agree that their silliness is part of the appeal, I just dislike the concept of Uglies within the Star Wars universe."

The whole point of Uglies is that they are scrap and barely spaceworty (flying a Tye-wing was basically a death sentence)

As for the X-Tie, I think in actual legends continuity it kept the X-wing engines, and the solar panels were a little further out from the fuselage to allow space, something the set seems to have not replicated."

To be fair, you don't see the Engines on many comic panels either; even more so on those chosen for wookieepedia pages.

@CapnRex101 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
"These seem like fine sets overall, especially for the minifigures in the Dark Falcon, but I really struggle with the slot for the largest play set of the year being given to something with such relatively limited appeal. Those slots are typically reserved for the most iconic or currently relevant subjects, so I question whether the Dark Falcon belongs. After all, awareness of the animated series will only last for a few months, after which the model will just seem strange, albeit perhaps fun, to lots of potential buyers, with no idea where it originates. I think wacky sets like that are better suited to lower price points.

As for the X-wing and TIE Fighter, both vehicles look reasonable, although the joints for the S-foils have been moved outside the engines to accommodate the wing-swapping feature, so the wings will look weird when open, with the engines remaining together. Also, I have an aversion to 'uglies' because they are so ridiculous. Can anyone point me to the engines on the vehicle with an X-wing fuselage and TIE Fighter wings, for example?"

https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-star-wars-tie-wing-x-fighter-explained "

That does not answer my question. I am familiar with Uglies in Star Wars and how silly they are as a concept, but there are still no engines on the LEGO vehicle with an X-wing fuselage and TIE Fighter wings.

Also, I take issue with the comparison to having a car with a mismatched door made in that article. Uglies are more like if you had a partly functional car and a partly functional bus, but instead of trying to adapt the engine from one to the other, for example, you simply chopped them both in half and plonked the halves together."

Ah, I see. I misunderstood your question.

I do believe you are correct that the Lego version lacks anything that would be considered an engine in the 'real' world.

I also agree that these uglies are unappealing. The combinations are too simple, the figures aren't very interesting, the ships are too chibi and redundant of sets we just had, and finally, the price is excessive.

However, these are obviously not centered on my desires, and that's fine. They are well-done for what they are: toys for kids. They would need to be a bit larger and more creative (and have engines) to appeal to me.

The MF Doom (RIP), on the other hand, piques my fancy. I will make it a D1 purchase allowing for a suitable inducement to remedy the fact that its price is also excessive.

@yui said:
"The Dark Falcon goes harder than it should. I'm glad to see them having some goofy fun with Star Wars. Not everything has to be serious :)

@edmi said:
"Tie Wing?? X-Fighter??? What am I missing?? Is it a preview of April fools next year?..."

Thanks for sharing. Opened up a new universe to me.??

Uglies!
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ugly/Legends "

Very good point. Sometimes I forget there are new children getting into the hobby every year on the back of whatever the latest iteration of a galaxy far far away is. I still think the price point has a negative effect on that though but credit to you for the reminder that LEGO's not just for adults.....

@bealegopro said:
"Now that there's a black Falcon to accompany the gray Falcon, now all we need is a white Falcon to complete the trifecta!"

sarcasm? Kessel Run Falcon

Meh. We (kid no. 2 and I) might reconsider after watching the actual show, but enthousiasm is low in this household.
I already own the current falcon and the minifigures would sway me on a cheaper set (like it did with Saw Gerrera on the infiltrator-turns-out-I-don't-like), but I'm not forking out 180 euros for minifigures. The kid doesn't seem to care too much about named characters anway, let alone obscure ones.

Dang, I wasn't planning on buying another MF. Well, too bad...

The Dark Falcon looks great, especially compared to the last one we had. I probably would pick it up once I find it at a discount as I don't own any minifigure scale Falcon yet. The figures look amazing. Been waiting for Darth Jar Jar and Darth Rey for a while. Though I would like to see how the interior looks once more images are published.

The new X-wing reminds me a bit of the 2006 version.

The Astromech comes off like a reference to the "classic" stereotypical Lego Minifigure color scheme, but the head being mostly white breaks it. Should have been blue.

Neither set really interests me though. If anything I'd want the Falcons and X-Wings I couldnt afford in my childhood, I kinda stopped caring enough about Star Wars to just buy whatever new Lego Set.

@BJNemeth said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"But do kids these days need a TV show in order to give them such ideas? Has individual creativity reached such an all-time low? "

Insert "Old Man Yells at Cloud" meme.

I don't know how old you are, but even if you're in your 80s, the same argument was made about your generation."
If I was in my 80s I wouldn't waste my time on LEGO anyway.

I wouldn't mind being back in the Eighties though. Simpler times. Fond memories. Going by how the past ten or so years have been for me I doubt I will look back at this time with nostalgia in future.

Greaaaat...now Star Wars is doing 'Mirror Universe' stuff. Just when I thought 'it can't get much dumber', they manage to scoop a little more 'water' out of that 'pond'...:|

(Then again; in a proper 'mirror universe', the Skywalkers would actually win and keep their name instead getting it usurped...)

@GrizBe said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"Something I forgot to say in my previous post: "Sig Greebling" is the best Star Wars name ever. I will fight you on this."

Salacious B. Crumb would like a word....

As would Stomeroni Starck, Elan Sleazebaggano, Kit Fisto, Jek Porkins, Droopy McCool and Babu Frik."

Don't forget Sudswater Dillifay Glon

@Belboz said:
" @AustinPowers said:

If I was in my 80s I wouldn't waste my time on LEGO anyway.

_______________________________________

Hey - don't be so quick to dismiss the notion. Building LEGO may be one of the few things you are able to do at that age plus it keeps your mind active.
"
True, but I have several other hobbies to keep me occupied then. And two of them are typical for old men anyway (model railroading and golfing)... ;-)

Ahh...yes...I recall with fond memories my N gauge railway days with my black 5 loco. My father's mate was actually a fireman on the real five. Was a member of my local golf club for years but never got the urge to play. Just sat and got pi**ed on the cheap members only bar prices.

Ermmm...what were we talking about again.....?

@Kalhiki said:
" @GrizBe said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"Something I forgot to say in my previous post: "Sig Greebling" is the best Star Wars name ever. I will fight you on this."

Salacious B. Crumb would like a word....

As would Stomeroni Starck, Elan Sleazebaggano, Kit Fisto, Jek Porkins, Droopy McCool and Babu Frik."

Don't forget Sudswater Dillifay Glon"

Borsk Fey'lya
His name is literally failure.

Or
Ima Gun Di.

Oh my gosh, there is Dark Rey with Sith eyes, finally! SOLD.

Actually, I wasn't going to buy a whole set, but last year I had to sell both of my Millennium Falcons (normal and midi-scale), and the black Falcon looks really stylish... And there is Darth Jar Jar (I need him too, not as much, as Darth Rey, but still), and cool new Sith character I don't really care about, but he would be good for my Sith collection.

I hope White Vader, C-3PO and Luke will be going to cost a lot where I live, in current currency and retail prices ain't no way I can afford a set this big without selling parts of it. Maybe I will just buy Rey and Jar Jar, but the Falcon looks so tempting... But I need to complete Jurassic Park first... damn.

@GrizBe: I will admit that Mr. Crumb having a middle initial elevates that particular name, but I stand my statement. As for Jek, I can still remember the Rifftrax for A New Hope. "Porkins?! They named the fat guy P:orkins?!" By the way, you list all those names, yet you leave Cad Bane out. Much better bad guy name than another Clone Wars baddie, Savage Oppress.

Unlike most of y'all, I'm here for the ships, not for the figures. I'll get the X-wing and TIE fighter at half price with no figs and sub in a spare Luke and R2-D2 that I bought off Bricklink a while ago. The Dark Falcon is pretty cool, but not cool enough to outcompete everything else for my dollars.

@Eightcoins8 said:
"The Astromech comes off like a reference to the "classic" stereotypical Lego Minifigure color scheme, but the head being mostly white breaks it. Should have been blue."
Seems to me more like the colors of LEGO logo.

In terms of the ships... both seem like questionable updates to the evergreen sets they iterate on. The main good thing 75393 does is finally give playscale X-Wings their hexagonal fuselage, but otherwise the minifigures are specific to the animation (so it won't have good longevity as a product) and the designs of the ships are significantly compromised by the mashup gimmick. Altogether I don't regret picking up the multiple copies of the 2021 X-Wing and Tie Fighter sets since they generally look worse around the "wings." 75389 is weird because the minifigures are so appealing and the set is a goofy concept that is very toyetic, but like how 75354 being the long-awaited new gunship set felt like a waste on a variant, the Dark Falcon seemingly being the market replacement for 75257 's five year run is awkward... are we going to deal with the only playscale Falcon for the next five years being the parody one? It's not like the era where the Disney movies were annual when we got a new Falcon every two years or so. Seeing that this does seem to be a mostly straight recolor of the previous set, there's not a lot of motive for an existing Falcon owner to get this beyond the minifigures and the joke of it, and people getting their first (which for most people is their only) Falcon would be left presumably with only this around to choose until they make a new one. It's a gamble of whether these are too niche and become shelf warmers or if their toyetic absurdity makes them successful. Either way, looking to the *next* iterations of X-Wings and TIE Fighters that use the improvements in these designs without the sacrifices needed to make the gimmick work.

...also, I know a significant contingent of people on this site want Lego to never make a set based on the sequels ever again, but we really could use a new T-70 X-Wing set in the next few years.

I'll definitely be getting that X-wing and tie fighter set!

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@kevin8 said:
"It's like seeing certain sets from the 90s. Poor Lego, poor Afol...
However, it now seems obvious that in recent years Lego is more interested in placing "exclusive" minifigs rather than focusing on well-made sets. Yes, especially with Star Wars we had moved towards increasingly detailed and larger sets. Now they are reducing them more and more. They throw in a lot of minifigs and raise the price."

UCS Venator? UCS Star Destroyer? UCS X-wing? Those are very well made and have very few minifigures. However, with the cheaper sets I do agree with you. Lego is putting less effort into the build and more into the minifigures. I collect minifigures so I'm all for getting more detailed and interesting figures. But ya the price sucks. :(

@GrizBe said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"Something I forgot to say in my previous post: "Sig Greebling" is the best Star Wars name ever. I will fight you on this."

Salacious B. Crumb would like a word....

As would Stomeroni Starck, Elan Sleazebaggano, Kit Fisto, Jek Porkins, Droopy McCool and Babu Frik."

Yareal Poof?

I own 75347, 75348, and 8087. So I will get 75393 to add the tie fighter to my Tie fleet!

Good to get Darth Rey. She was my favourite character from the last Lego video game. "That's right I'm evil now, hiss".

@560heliport said:
" @TheOtherMike
@Grizbe

Jedi Bob is the best Star Wars name ever."

I wish I could like your comment twice!

@Murdoch17 said:
" @560heliport said:
" @TheOtherMike
@Grizbe

Jedi Bob is the best Star Wars name ever."

I wish I could like your comment twice!"

Gee, thanks! ;)

Jedi Vader and Darth Jar Jar are going to be a hit I’m sure

Ugles! I may need that just to go along with the TIE Defender in my SW Legends sets.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @GrizBe: I will admit that Mr. Crumb having a middle initial elevates that particular name, but I stand my statement. As for Jek, I can still remember the Rifftrax for A New Hope. "Porkins?! They named the fat guy P:orkins?!" By the way, you list all those names, yet you leave Cad Bane out. Much better bad guy name than another Clone Wars baddie, Savage Oppress."

Theres far too many great names in Star Wars, I just listed some of my favourites, but ol' Salacious has always been a favourite of mine because of that middle initial. Interestingly, theres only him and Wicket W. Warrick with middles names in canon.

@MegaBlocks said:
" @GrizBe said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"Something I forgot to say in my previous post: "Sig Greebling" is the best Star Wars name ever. I will fight you on this."

Salacious B. Crumb would like a word....

As would Stomeroni Starck, Elan Sleazebaggano, Kit Fisto, Jek Porkins, Droopy McCool and Babu Frik."

Yareal Poof?"

PZ-4CO "Peazy"
End of discussion

@legoluver777 said:
" @kevin8 said:
"It's like seeing certain sets from the 90s. Poor Lego, poor Afol...
However, it now seems obvious that in recent years Lego is more interested in placing "exclusive" minifigs rather than focusing on well-made sets. Yes, especially with Star Wars we had moved towards increasingly detailed and larger sets. Now they are reducing them more and more. They throw in a lot of minifigs and raise the price."

UCS Venator? UCS Star Destroyer? UCS X-wing? Those are very well made and have very few minifigures. However, with the cheaper sets I do agree with you. Lego is putting less effort into the build and more into the minifigures. I collect minifigures so I'm all for getting more detailed and interesting figures. But ya the price sucks. :("

The price has nothing to do with the minifigs. It is only based on the REAL figs. The price of minifigs is set by humans based off what other humans will pay. The actual base price is probably pennies per fig.

Lego is expensive because they search the globe for only the best, brightest, and most-creative artists, craftsmen, and laborers. Then, they immediately give all those people a huge stipend to do nothing but attend dressage competitions and drive Ferraris.

Next, they hire whatever sad, lonely, unemployed, disinterested, bearded cowpoke is wandering the swampy lowlands of Billund and task him with throwing together some sets (giving an especial lack of attention to SW lego).

Finally, they pay a gaggle of drunk designers and printers to slop some stuff into boxes. The attrition and workers compensation for injuries is astronomical.

This process clearly takes an incredible amount of time and resources. Not to mention the rates for the lawyers and psychologists necessary to enable them to continue to proclaim 'only the best is good enough' without immediately being sued into oblivion and/or breaking into hysterical, insane laughter.

And, that... is how your babies are made. ;)

@omnius said:
"Ugles! I may need that just to go along with the TIE Defender in my SW Legends sets."

I am not that excited by the set since I already have regular TIE Fighters and X-Wings, but the part of childhood me who spent days reading source books and remember seeing Uglies in those books is giddy to see them make it to LEGO.

Much like the Sandspeeder from a few years back which was based on a Kenner prototype, I like that this Rebuild the Galaxy subtheme is toying with some obscure concepts. Jedi Vader from Star Wars Infinities, LEGO's own Jedi Bob making a return, and a nod at the meme of "Darth Jar Jar" in the process. Is it dumb? Yes, but it also shows a willingness to dive into material not from the main saga that LEGO SW has been needing for a long time.

If I were to point to some other corners of Star Wars worth visiting in LEGO form, Kenner's Droid Factory, some of the wackier stuff from the old Droids & Ewoks cartoons, the Star Tours rides at the theme parks, more KOTOR stuff (hey we got Darth Malak this year at least), some of the more famous vehicles from both Legends and Canon books and games, and a willingness to return to Clone Wars (both the canon CGI series and prior 2D animated one) and Rebels to cover things that were missing the first go around. I am sure X-Wings and TIE Fighters will always be the "bread and butter" of LEGO SW, but spice it up every now and then with something a bit more out there and I wouldn't complain. I can't say I love every element of deep cut Star Wars but it would just be neat variety. Unfortunately I feel that the Rebuild the Galaxy being a tie-in to a streaming special suggests LEGO is not confident enough to sell the "deep cuts" without their own push to merchandise it, shame because I have really wanted a Empire at War style TIE Scout for some time now (I imagine the hump on it to be a long distance travel cabin for the crew, like the cab inside a long haul truck and I do want to MOC it up eventually, although I would love to see it and the TIE Phantom join the ranks of official LEGO TIEs, or even just an updated TIE-D!)

@yui said:
"I'm glad to see them having some goofy fun with Star Wars. Not everything has to be serious"

I thought they have been having goofy fun for years. Isn’t that what the prequel and sequel trilogy’s are for?

@xboxtravis7992 I always like the mini-builds in Battle Packs: they remind me of Kenner's Mini-rigs. They were supposed to be things that were "just off-camera, but looked like they belonged."
And of course, the parts can always be used to build something else.

@merman said:
"Are these trans red pieces on the Dark Falcon or just dark red?"

Looks like Trans Red cockpit windows and some 1x1 tiles, Dark Red for the rest

@yui said:
"The Dark Falcon goes harder than it should. I'm glad to see them having some goofy fun with Star Wars. Not everything has to be serious :)

@edmi said:
"Tie Wing?? X-Fighter??? What am I missing?? Is it a preview of April fools next year?..."

Uglies!
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ugly/Legends "

I think you mean “Z-Wings”!!!

Anyway, these sets remind me of Freemaker Adventures!

Didn't think Lego would do an X-TIE Ugly, yet here we are.

so lame

@edmi said:
"Tie Wing?? X-Fighter??? What am I missing?? Is it a preview of April fools next year?..."

New way to milk LEGO Star Wars fans

@edmi said:
"Tie Wing?? X-Fighter??? What am I missing?? Is it a preview of April fools next year?..."

They are releasing The Acoloyte sets on April Fool's Day next year.

@ThunderCracker81 said:
" @melkor23 said:
" @edmi said:
"Tie Wing?? X-Fighter??? What am I missing?? Is it a preview of April fools next year?..."

You have obviously missed this trailer for LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy: https://youtu.be/O77VTIAYGVA?si=2w2b_6PzMM_FsRqe"

Definitely. I’m kinda surprised they didn’t announce Jedi Bob’s Starfighter alongside these two though. Saving it for later maybe? It’s supposedly also coming out on August 1st."

These two sets weren't announced by Lego itself yet but were "leaked" by French retailer Fnac. Jedi Bob's Star Fighter is maybe a Lego exclusive and retailers can't leak it.

never had a falcon before, this might be my first.

Buying all these, I am. Care not, what you think.

They look pretty cool. Tho I will prolly skip these personally. That darth Jar Jar is gonna be lit tho. I can feel it.

Darth Jar Jar Minifigure lesss gooooo

@Japanbuilder said:
"That darth Jar Jar is gonna be lit tho. I can feel it. "
I didn’t see him in the LEGO Inside Tour set…

surely I am not the only who immediately thought of BLACKTRON when he saw the dark Falcon?

TLG seems to be following the Hasbro model of taking a bad idea and then churning out stuff for it.
For me, none of the animated Lego Star Wars shows have had any appeal so on the plus side, it saves me money so I call that a win :D

@BelgianBricker said:
"surely I am not the only who immediately thought of BLACKTRON when he saw the dark Falcon?"

I didn't immediately think of it, but now I can't think of anything else.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @BelgianBricker said:
"surely I am not the only who immediately thought of BLACKTRON when he saw the dark Falcon?"

I didn't immediately think of it, but now I can't think of anything else."

Just needs a bit of yellow and some trans red. Easy upgrade.

Why did they cheap out on the cockpit of the Tie Fighter?
Its just a black disk piece instead of the regular transparent-darkbrown/oldblack windshield piece.
Really a dealbreaker for me

I'm most looking forward to the Jedi Bob starfighter set

Like the dark color, much better than the light bluish gray version.
Might become my first Star Wars set