First images of Ahsoka's Duel on Peridea and Desert Skiff & Sarlacc Pit!
Posted by CapnRex101,
Two more upcoming Star Wars sets have been unveiled today, following on from 75389 The Dark Falcon, 75398 C-3PO and others.
75385 Ahsoka Tano's Duel on Peridea and 75396 Desert Skiff & Sarlacc Pit will both be released on the 1st of August and the former finally reintroduces Grand Admiral Thrawn in minifigure form, seven years after 75170 The Phantom.
View both sets and their excellent minifigures after the break...
75385 Ahsoka Tano's Duel on Peridea
- 382 pieces
- €54.99
- Ahsoka Tano, Ezra Bridger, Morgan Elsbeth, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Night Trooper
75396 Desert Skiff & Sarlacc Pit
- 558 pieces
- €79.99
- Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, Nien Nunb
What do you think of these sets? Let us know in the comments and look out for more information about them later today.
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New hair for Luke. Neat piece, but feels like an end to tradition.
Lack gesoffen! Two sets, two price-related jokes. 7104 price rules, ok?
Will we ever get a Return of the Jedi Boba Fett?
It's insane that the cheap 75174 from 7 years ago had a RotJ Boba Fett in light bluish grey and that for this new expensive set they couldn't bother to make a distinction and just reused the ESB Boba Fett. He doesn't even have a pauldron, and there's no the excuse that he's piloting a mech this time. Nien Nunb is great to finally get though, and the Sarlacc looks more substantial than I expected which explains the price somewhat. It's still way too expensive.
That's not too bad a price for 75385 considering there are a good collection of desirable figures there and the diorama looks quite ominous (please be printed tiles). It should have included Sabine Wren but if recent reports are anything to go by she'll be an upcoming Star Wars magazine gift so easily and affordably purchasable. Might have to get this.
Good looking sets, atrocious price points...
OK I consider myself a bit of a Star Ward nerd and I have never realised there was a difference to Boba Fett's Empire and Jedi outfit. What are the differences?
@xboxtravis7992 said:
"New hair for Luke. Neat piece, but feels like an end to tradition. "
We got that hairpiece in 75352
@xboxtravis7992 said:
"New hair for Luke. Neat piece, but feels like an end to tradition. "
That was released in last year’s Emporer’s Throne Room Diorama or whatever. Let’s not get into that argument again.
Bloody hell, $80 for that skiff? How much of that is the figs and how much of that is the frame/box they put around the sarlacc to emphasis that it’s a pit?
Both sets are great which is not a common opinion I have on Star Wars sets.
Those prices though hahahahaha, I feel like I say it every set reveal now
Thrawn - so artistically done.
I didn't enjoy the Ahsoka show, but those minifigs are pretty nice and I really need a Thrawn fig.
I sold my 9496 Desert Skiff and sarlacc years ago and didn't buy the 2017 version as I think the Tatooine Return of the Jedi opening is dumb so I don't need any sets from it, but I have to say this new one is pretty nice and Nien Numb is tempting
I feel like the front of Peridea set’s box does a bad job of communicating how substantial the build is length wise it looks a lot more substantial in the top view. Still overpriced though.
I sure do love how Lego is drip feeding us the Rebels Crew… across 3 expensive sets, we still need Zeb. I’ll get this on sale.
The amount of sand around the Sarlacc wasn’t necessary, especially since it fails to recreate the sinkhole around it. That amounting to so much of the set’s already measly piece count for the price is a huge shame. I don’t think this is worth getting unless you’re a Nien Numb super fan or are getting the Sailbarge.
@lost_scotsman said:
"That's not too bad a price for 75385 considering there are a good collection of desirable figures there and the diorama looks quite ominous (please be printed tiles). It should have included Sabine Wren but if recent reports are anything to go by she'll be an upcoming Star Wars magazine gift so easily and affordably purchasable. Might have to get this. "
Too bad that the SW Magazine is not available in the Netherlands
As much as I'd like to have an updated Sarlacc pit set, that's too rich for my blood. I'll just stick to my 9496. I'd track down 75174 on the secondary market, but the one I have came with a Lando. Although it didn't come with a Han, maybe I'll just get that on the aftermarket.
Wow... when you can buy both of the previous versions of the Sarlacc pit for less then the new version, you know the Disney/Star Wars tax is getting absolutely ridiculous.
The duel sets also incredibly overpriced for the dullness and plainness of the set.
I’ll probably pick up this new Sarlacc Pit at some point. I love collecting Bubba Feets minifigs.
Plus bubble canopy pieces are always awesome.
While it's definitely the best Sarlcacc we've had (looks like there's actually more than one row of teeth this time!), it's still a letdown. At that price, I would have expected it to be at least a little deeper. As it is, it still doesn't capture the look of the sarlacc
@lost_scotsman said:
"OK I consider myself a bit of a Star Ward nerd and I have never realised there was a difference to Boba Fett's Empire and Jedi outfit. What are the differences?"
RotJ Boba has a more gray-colored armor, red gauntlets, and a blue jet pack. Nothing to cry about.
More ridiculous prices!
75385 looks pretty small for $50. Then again, we're all buying it for the minifigures anyway. Speaking of minifigures, interesting how we got a Night Trooper instead of Captain Enoch, like the rumors suggested. Oh well, at least it'll make a fine addition to my Imperial army! Also worth noting that I'm joyfully surprised that Thrawn has dual-molded legs in such a cheap set, and also Ezra's skin tone is a lot darker than I thought it would be. Warm Tan probably would've been a good halfway between the Taylor Gray and Eman Esfandi characters, but whatever. Definitely getting this!
And you cannot tell me that 75396 is worth $80. I don't care how good the builds look or how cool the Nien Nunb minifigure is, it's still at the very least $15 more expensive than it should've been.
*Sees the awesome Sarlacc Pit rendition with excellent minifigures*
:-D
*Sees the price*
D-:
Also, that Ahsoka set kind of reminds me of the old "duel on Mustafar" set from 2005.
I love how in the back of the box desert skiff pic all the good guys on the skiff are having a whole scene without any baddies to worry about. If Boba Fett wasn't included, you'd be excused for thinking this is just the scene where they fly off together once the bad guys are dispatched. One more bad guy was desperately needed.
@M4TCHST1CK said:
"Will we ever get a Return of the Jedi Boba Fett?"
'Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where?'
@jkb said:
"Lack gesoffen! Two sets, two price-related jokes. 7104 price rules, ok?"
and yet I expect that there will be defenders of these prices…
Lmao at the fact that all budget from Skiff went to Salrac pit.
These prices are ridiculous ffs
@Ephseb said:
" @jkb said:
"Lack gesoffen! Two sets, two price-related jokes. 7104 price rules, ok?"
and yet I expect that there will be defenders of these prices…"
I don't think it's defending the prices it's just accepting that Star Wars sets are more expensive than (nearly) everyone on here thinks they should be and not making the same posts over and over and over again.
Maybe a future @poshammer article will attempt to explain Lego's pricing structure though I suspect - like the stickers and instructions articles - most people on here will ignore it and continue to complain.
Hooo Thrawn + Ahsoka minifig !! But these prices wow...
another so ridiculously priced set comparing what we get and how much they ask to pay. of course I mean desert skiff and sarlacc pit.
They should have brought back raised baseplates for the sarlacc pit. That would have cost less than all those small bricks that went into that build plus it would have looked better as a pit as well.
Nien Numb is great! Love him. They should have given him with a Home One set though. Like that meeting before the battle of Endor.
Anyway, the sarlacc pit set is way overpriced and the figure selection not all that great. Chewbacca was not needed (everybody on earth now has two chewbaccas at least) and should have been a skiff guard. I do like the upgraded versions of Luke, Han and especially Lando.
@ShinyBidoof said:
" @Ephseb said:
" @jkb said:
"Lack gesoffen! Two sets, two price-related jokes. 7104 price rules, ok?"
and yet I expect that there will be defenders of these prices…"
I don't think it's defending the prices it's just accepting that Star Wars sets are more expensive than (nearly) everyone on here thinks they should be and not making the same posts over and over and over again.
Maybe a future @poshammer article will attempt to explain Lego's pricing structure though I suspect - like the stickers and instructions articles - most people on here will ignore it and continue to complain."
Oh, yes, that'll be an interesting read! And its comment section!
@lost_scotsman said:
"OK I consider myself a bit of a Star Ward nerd and I have never realised there was a difference to Boba Fett's Empire and Jedi outfit. What are the differences?"
TESB had a bland green jetpack and dark green bracers. RotJ had dark red bracers and the jetpack had a mix of all the colors from the armor, but was basically the same shape. ANH:SE.had yellow bracers, but I can’t remember what the jetpack looked like. Holiday Special had a wildly different color scheme that you’ll just have to look up. TESB and RotJ also use different rifles, but I believe they’re both built on the same Earth revolver.
Jango wore two different jetpacks with the same blue armor. One was Boba’s RotJ version, which I believe he fired the rocket from, and the other matched his armor’s color scheme and had a blunt cone where the rocket is usually located.
I expect the reason we rarely see the RotJ version is they need to paint the jetpack, while the TESB version works unprinted.
@lost_scotsman said:
"OK I consider myself a bit of a Star Ward nerd and I have never realised there was a difference to Boba Fett's Empire and Jedi outfit. What are the differences?"
Oh boy how much time you got?
The most obvious is the gauntlets are different colors and have different attachments. Rotj are red and esb are green.
The flight suits are different colors, and the gear he carries is different, and there are subtle paint differences on his armor
80 euros for ths skif and Sarlac Pit, is a real scandal.
ROTJ and ESB discourse aside, I just can't believe they couldn't include a cloth piece for Boba. Is it really that hard to make? Just use the old design!
@PurpleDave said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
"OK I consider myself a bit of a Star Ward nerd and I have never realised there was a difference to Boba Fett's Empire and Jedi outfit. What are the differences?"
TESB had a bland green jetpack and dark green bracers. RotJ had dark red bracers and the jetpack had a mix of all the colors from the armor, but was basically the same shape. ANH:SE.had yellow bracers, but I can’t remember what the jetpack looked like. Holiday Special had a wildly different color scheme that you’ll just have to look up. TESB and RotJ also use different rifles, but I believe they’re both built on the same Earth revolver.
Jango wore two different jetpacks with the same blue armor. One was Boba’s RotJ version, which I believe he fired the rocket from, and the other matched his armor’s color scheme and had a blunt cone where the rocket is usually located.
I expect the reason we rarely see the RotJ version is they need to paint the jetpack, while the TESB version works unprinted."
The RTOJ cape is green and ESB cape is beige with a brown stripe as well I think - I’m surprised there isn’t a cape for him at this price point
Does LEGO actually read about feedback on these sets? The answer is: an emphatic "NO".
@lost_scotsman said:
"OK I consider myself a bit of a Star Ward nerd and I have never realised there was a difference to Boba Fett's Empire and Jedi outfit. What are the differences?"
Honestly I don't even care at all. LEGO has been using the same version of Darth Vader in every set regardless of how his outfit looked in the respective movie, so it doesn't bother me in the slightest that they re-used Boba Fett here. Also, I don't care about the lack of pauldron, because the arm printing is so well made that I don't want to cover it up!
Star Wars has priced itself out of my desire.
$0.10 per piece plus an additional $3-4 per minifig for both sets. That skiff set has no right being $80.
@lost_scotsman said:
"That's not too bad a price for 75385 considering there are a good collection of desirable figures there and the diorama looks quite ominous (please be printed tiles). "
Alas, if you zoom in on the photos, you can see the raised edges and slightly rounded corners that strongly suggest those are all stickers on the tiles.
As for price, I’m someone who regularly defends Lego on price in these comment threads, because many of the complaints simply ignore historical pricing data. But for these two I agree with the complaints. The Disney Star Wars tax is strong with this one.
But as for Lego not listening to customers, the fact is that every single time I’ve gone to my local Lego Store on release day to make sure I can get a copy of a newly released unlicensed set that I want, the store staff always tell me the same thing: “Oh, we still have some left - most of the people who lined up this morning were here for Star Wars.” Sometimes it’s Harry Potter, but the same principle applies. If folks keep buying these sets in droves because kids love the franchise and AFOLs are nuts about minifigure collecting, then this pricing will continue.
These set prices are only further mounting evidence that Lego thinks its customers are suckers. This Desert skiff set has been a value priced set every previous time it has been released. 9469 (imo still the best skiff playset) was $25 at the time of release and I just found a sealed listing on eBay for $69.99 plus shipping. Now Lego overpriced it because it’s been so long since they’ve made one and they know the impatient fans will want a skiff to go with the upcoming UCS Sail Barge set. This is just further reason why I stopped buying any Lego sets on release day. There is no reason not to wait for a deal. I will be extra patient for a deal on this set, especially since I already own 9469 and this set doesn’t really contain anything special that would warrant buying it if you already own 9469.
As for the Ashoka Duel set, terrific little display set, but the storm trooper is a major miss. It should have either been captain Enoch, or Lego should have given us 2 night troopers that are more screen accurate. This trooper just looks like a sand trooper.
@lost_scotsman said:
"OK I consider myself a bit of a Star Ward nerd and I have never realised there was a difference to Boba Fett's Empire and Jedi outfit. What are the differences?"
This should be helpful. https://www.bobafettfanclub.com/costume/
I've still got my 9496. 213 pieces £25. The next skiff was 277 pieces and £30. This new one 558 and probably £70, and all that bulk seems to have gone into the Sarlac base.
75385 has some really awesome figs. but for that price point, I wish they could have included Captain Enoch as well as fleshing the circle out more.
The Desert Skiff looks nice, but as other people have pointed out, a Weequay guard could have been included instead of Chewbacca. The Sarlacc looks very nice, but that price point is more than double what it should be.
Meh again. I didn't really enjoy the Ahsoka show and I already have the OG Thrawn, so I can comfortably pretend I won't buy this one for the insane amount of stickers (which I do think there are way too many of). I liked Rebels, but I'll survive without a grownup Ezra.
The sarlacc pit looks like a sarlacc hill, but I am much more sympathetic towards the source material and I quite likes the figures (Nien Numb giving the needed extra nudge), so this will go on the buy-when-at-least-25%-off-list.
"Recreate Ezra's leap off the platform" ... minus, ya know, half of the equation which made that jump possible... pretty silly that they didn't include Sabine in an otherwise great selection of minifigures.
75385 looks so cool, but R$599.99 (or to be more clear, US$107) for just 386 parts is insanity.
And the other set even worse in this aspect. Heavens.
I have to say, the very first thing I thought when I saw the skiff was that people would be mad about the TESB Boba.
Nien Nunb seems like an unfortunate choice of anniversary minifigure to me. The completely-unrelated-to-the-set-but-highly-desirable characters are annoying enough when they're someone who would "never" fit normally into a set, but Nien could have been included in any Rebel starfighter, a Home One diorama or mini-set, or the next Millennium Falcon.
@Brickodillo said:
"They should have brought back raised baseplates for the sarlacc pit. That would have cost less than all those small bricks that went into that build plus it would have looked better as a pit as well."
Is 7627 the only instance of a raised baseplate in a licensed set? I can't think of any others.
@Jackthenipper said:
"The RTOJ cape is green and ESB cape is beige with a brown stripe as well I think - I’m surprised there isn’t a cape for him at this price point"
Oh, yup, I’ve started forgetting he even had a cape since it’s been so long since I picked up a Boba Fett action figure (Hasbro, at least, has been including it).
For all the price complaints these will still sell out opening day, telling LEGO that their prices are not off base. The only way for LEGO to reduce prices is for people to be more patient and wait for price drops. If you look at the prices between 2022 and 2023 it is very clear that LEGO got the message they had outpriced the demand so they dropped prices on later sets. However, since then people have continued to buy at full price. Why would LEGO put out sets at lower initial prices on Star Wars sets if the initial runs sell out every time? The fan base has proven it doesn't have the patience or will power to force lower prices. That is on the consumer. If people stopped buying at the higher prices, LEGO would stop raising the prices.
@Froggage said:
"For all the price complaints these will still sell out opening day, telling LEGO that their prices are not off base. The only way for LEGO to reduce prices is for people to be more patient and wait for price drops. If you look at the prices between 2022 and 2023 it is very clear that LEGO got the message they had outpriced the demand so they dropped prices on later sets. However, since then people have continued to buy at full price. Why would LEGO put out sets at lower initial prices on Star Wars sets if the initial runs sell out every time? The fan base has proven it doesn't have the patience or will power to force lower prices. That is on the consumer. If people stopped buying at the higher prices, LEGO would stop raising the prices."
The problem is: Retailers buy the Sets at fixed prices and often have to order before the first pictures are out. So no matter what they produce, LEGO gets the full price (as paid by retailers).
So if WE get a price drop, it is a discount by retailers who don't make much profit off their stocks or even make losses, just to have storage place for the next year.
@Froggage said:
"For all the price complaints these will still sell out opening day, telling LEGO that their prices are not off base. The only way for LEGO to reduce prices is for people to be more patient and wait for price drops. If you look at the prices between 2022 and 2023 it is very clear that LEGO got the message they had outpriced the demand so they dropped prices on later sets. However, since then people have continued to buy at full price. Why would LEGO put out sets at lower initial prices on Star Wars sets if the initial runs sell out every time? The fan base has proven it doesn't have the patience or will power to force lower prices. That is on the consumer. If people stopped buying at the higher prices, LEGO would stop raising the prices."
Star Wars fans have always been wary of FOMO so they buy as soon as they can. I personally don’t understand why people feel compelled to go to their local store and wait a couple of hours for it to open to buy the latest Lego sets. They can waste their time and money. I always wait six months for Amazon and Walmart to reduce their prices before buying. =-)
They look good but, I am not looking to buy these and I am fine.
These look decent, but not at those price points. Yikes!
tbh I blame Disney more than I blame LEGO.
I might pick up a couple of the figures on BrickLink, but otherwise I'll pass on these.
@xoddam said:
" @xboxtravis7992 said:
"New hair for Luke. Neat piece, but feels like an end to tradition. "
We got that hairpiece in 75352 "
Gosh I missed that piece in that set entirely.
The Night Trooper could be way better also, they could have put Enoch in it.
How much?!?! Wow!! those are steep prices! So over priced
Shouldn’t Luke’s right hand be black from his glove/robot hand?
@graymattr said:
" @Froggage said:
"For all the price complaints these will still sell out opening day, telling LEGO that their prices are not off base. The only way for LEGO to reduce prices is for people to be more patient and wait for price drops. If you look at the prices between 2022 and 2023 it is very clear that LEGO got the message they had outpriced the demand so they dropped prices on later sets. However, since then people have continued to buy at full price. Why would LEGO put out sets at lower initial prices on Star Wars sets if the initial runs sell out every time? The fan base has proven it doesn't have the patience or will power to force lower prices. That is on the consumer. If people stopped buying at the higher prices, LEGO would stop raising the prices."
Star Wars fans have always been wary of FOMO so they buy as soon as they can. I personally don’t understand why people feel compelled to go to their local store and wait a couple of hours for it to open to buy the latest Lego sets. They can waste their time and money. I always wait six months for Amazon and Walmart to reduce their prices before buying. =-)"
Only time I've done that is when I wanted a limited GWP, as Lego sell out of stock far too quickly
Is that 28 Stickers in the Ahsoka set?
@RogueWhistler said:
"Nien Nunb seems like an unfortunate choice of anniversary minifigure to me. The completely-unrelated-to-the-set-but-highly-desirable characters are annoying enough when they're someone who would "never" fit normally into a set, but Nien could have been included in any Rebel starfighter, a Home One diorama or mini-set, or the next Millennium Falcon."
At least the set is from the right time period, let alone film! I realize the originals have been edited so many times already, but I’ve continued to struggle finding Fives in that Tantive IV boarding scene.
Sooooo the sarlac one is basically 80$ for a bunch of ep6 minifigs?
What have they done! These prices are insanely expensive!
Technically I thought they were trying to lower prices but what in the world!
@Fishsticks said:
"Shouldn’t Luke’s right hand be black from his glove/robot hand?"
At that point in the film he still has a realistic looking prosthetic, as seen at the end of TESB, it’s only once that robot hand gets damaged by blaster fire during the fight around the sail barge that he starts wearing the glove as a quick way of covering it
I had thought we had seen the last of the brick built base plate swivel punchy sets with the notoriously epic fail 75334 Obi and Darth Dance Off….
I don’t know which of these sets upsets me more? Maybe the UCS skiff due to it locking our first Sullustan behind a ridiculous 80 quid door.
Edit: First Nien Nunb, forgot about Ten Numb. Thanks @RogueWhistler.
Nice sets can’t wait to pick them up.
@yellowcastle said:
"I had thought we had seen the last of the brick built base plate swivel punchy sets with the notoriously epic fail 75334 Obi and Darth Dance Off….
I don’t know which of these sets upsets me more? Maybe the UCS skiff due to it locking our first Sullustan behind a ridiculous 80 quid door."
This set's scenery isn't quite as boring at least, though that's not a high bar.
They haven't had specially-moulded heads, but the last two playscale B-Wings have come with Ten Numb, another Sullustan.
@Fishsticks said:
"Shouldn’t Luke’s right hand be black from his glove/robot hand?"
He’s still on the first skiff. Hand is still in factory condition when he jumps to the second skiff. It’s only after he leaps onto the sail barge that he stands there with his hand raised until someone decides it’s too tempting a target.
Thrawn's torso frustrates me to no end - they've made the curve of the tunic straighter than on other imperial officers and seem to have made the rank insignia plaque larger, so only 1 code cylinder on each side rather than 2. It is very pedantic but I think a huge shame. If they recoloured Tarkin's torso in white + shoulderboards + changed the colours of plaque to match GM it would have been 10/10.
@yellowcastle said:
"I had thought we had seen the last of the brick built base plate swivel punchy sets with the notoriously epic fail 75334 Obi and Darth Dance Off….
I don’t know which of these sets upsets me more? Maybe the UCS skiff due to it locking our first Sullustan behind a ridiculous 80 quid door.
Edit: First Nien Nunb, forgot about Ten Numb. Thanks @.RogueWhistler."
That's where my mind went too. A set riding entirely on desirable minifigs, with "display base" filler.
The skiff isn't much better – they were affordable sets historically, but the chunky Sarlacc kinda drags it down. Presumably it's meant to pair with the upcoming UCS Sail Barge, but if you're not interested in that, this set winds up being a questionable proposition on its own.
LEGO: *inserts a desirable figure into a set*
"Yeah, that'll be an extra 25% upcharge. Best I can do."
@M4TCHST1CK said:
"Will we ever get a Return of the Jedi Boba Fett?"
We actually did get RotJ Boba Fett once in 75174
No Enoch in the Peridea set is extremely disappointing. Could've been a perfect set and completely worth the price but they blew it.
The Desert Skiff set also has a lot of issues that prevent it from being truly great, especially the re-use of the ESB Boba from the mech. Why are they cutting so many corners and still charging exorbitant amounts of money? It's so frustrating.
Aaand 75385 just went onto my wanted list...
It will be a great display and play piece I'm sure!
But the Sarlacc pit is way overpriced. Easy pass! And that skiff looks way chunkier than it should be. They are meant to be small vehicles so they can move around faster.
I’ve already got the 2012 Skiff, which is already one of my favourite Star Wars sets, so I see no reason getting this new one especially at that price. Nien Nunb looks pretty good though.
I might try getting Duel on Peridea, especially for those figures. Shame that there’s no Enoch.
I think Lego now price these sets knowing full well that Amazon et al with take 30% off.
The C-3PO (if it the price speculated) seems reasonable, these sets don't and the pricing reminds me of the Andor set.
@MegaBlocks said:
"I think Lego now price these sets knowing full well that Amazon et al with take 30% off.
The C-3PO (if it the price speculated) seems reasonable, these sets don't and the pricing reminds me of the Andor set."
75338 Ambush of Ferrix was a pretty cool and decently sized ship and speeder bike. Did you by chance mean 75334 Obi and Darth Dance Off?
@xurotaryrocket said:
"Does LEGO actually read about feedback on these sets? The answer is: an emphatic "NO"."
they do, the most important feedback is sales figures, and consumers are voting for an emphatic "YES" with their wallets, even if we think these sets are lackluster and far too expensive
Here's hoping they do a Night Trooper battle pack or something for those who'd like to army build with them. I'm guessing Enoch will get another chance at a set appearance, though it may have to wait for that "Mandoverse" movie that's apparently in development.
I've been saying this on and off for a few years, but the new skiff set is, in my mind at least, unequivocal proof that the tail at TLG is firmly wagging the dog. Someone thinks past iterations sold so incredibly well due to the fans universal love for skiffs and sarlacc's, so it was only logical to release a new one with a heavily increased (though not required) piece count, a non-related (but bound to be popular) exclusive minifig and a ridiculous price point. The fans will LOVE it!
@SilveR96 said:
" @xurotaryrocket said:
"Does LEGO actually read about feedback on these sets? The answer is: an emphatic "NO"."
they do, the most important feedback is sales figures, and consumers are voting for an emphatic "YES" with their wallets, even if we think these sets are lackluster and far too expensive"
Exactly. People moaning on here isn't 'feedback'.
@Fishsticks said:
"Shouldn’t Luke’s right hand be black from his glove/robot hand?"
No. He puts the glove on when he's leaving Tatooine, after it gets shot and damaged in the fight at the Sarlaac pit.
@yellowcastle said:
" @MegaBlocks said:
"I think Lego now price these sets knowing full well that Amazon et al with take 30% off.
The C-3PO (if it the price speculated) seems reasonable, these sets don't and the pricing reminds me of the Andor set."
75338 Ambush of Ferrix was a pretty cool and decently sized ship and speeder bike. Did you by chance mean 75334 Obi and Darth Dance Off?"
No, Ambush of Ferrix seemed particularly overpriced for what it was.
@yellowcastle said:
"I had thought we had seen the last of the brick built base plate swivel punchy sets with the notoriously epic fail 75334 Obi and Darth Dance Off….
I don’t know which of these sets upsets me more? Maybe the UCS skiff due to it locking our first Sullustan behind a ridiculous 80 quid door.
Edit: First Nien Nunb, forgot about Ten Numb. Thanks @RogueWhistler."
Every Glubb Shitto Alien is locked behind 60 quid doors minimum.
@Calanon said:
"Thrawn's torso frustrates me to no end - they've made the curve of the tunic straighter than on other imperial officers and seem to have made the rank insignia plaque larger, so only 1 code cylinder on each side rather than 2. It is very pedantic but I think a huge shame. If they recoloured Tarkin's torso in white + shoulderboards + changed the colours of plaque to match GM it would have been 10/10."
The plaque doesn't even look bigger to me, so they just removed the pens for no apparent reason. This design worked for years, and now they want to "fix" it? Now there won't ever be accurate officer prints again.
Only thing more ridiculous are Landos white pants turning brown because of all the printing. When the characters shoes go just below the knees it's a boot mold, if not the piece should be the color of the pants.
@ShinyBidoof said:
"Exactly. People moaning on here isn't 'feedback'."
I dunno, seems exactly like the kind of feedback you get when you set a microphone down right in front of the speaker.
@MegaBlocks said:
" @yellowcastle said:
" @MegaBlocks said:
"I think Lego now price these sets knowing full well that Amazon et al with take 30% off.
The C-3PO (if it the price speculated) seems reasonable, these sets don't and the pricing reminds me of the Andor set."
75338 Ambush of Ferrix was a pretty cool and decently sized ship and speeder bike. Did you by chance mean 75334 Obi and Darth Dance Off?"
No, Ambush of Ferrix seemed particularly overpriced for what it was."
There's a reason I only got it because there was a discount on it during last year's May the Fourth event. Solid set, though.
The skiff set at least looks playable, the Duel set is just an overpriced mini-figure expansion, $55?? That means you're paying like $30 for what amounts to some not very interesting scenery (assuming that a minifig is $5 which the CFMs seem to support)
Let's hope this hits deep discount the way the Vader/Obi-wan duel set did.
@lost_scotsman said:
"(please be printed tiles). "
it is obvious they are not,...
Also, those prices,... o.O
By now LEGO should know that they can ask 250€ for a 300 piece Star Wars set and people would still buy it...
Total Cash Grabs.
Skiff is decent. Figs are fine (still don't like the new eyes). The rest is just pathetic pricey lumps.
Will go great will my lumpy rock collection from the other recent, sad SW sets. Lego SW continues its lazy, sad slide.
Would love but aint paying that. Sadly in a region where we get no discounts. Nice pictures tho.
They're both quite nice sets but, as usual, overpriced for what they are.
It's a case of wait for inevitable price reductions on Amazon.
The Night Trooper is a real let down as it just looks more like a Sandtrooper with the dirty armour rather than the red material over the cracked armour.
The Sarlacc set is disappointing in the fact we have the same boring minifigures instead of a chance to add more skiff guards so once again TLG miss an opportunity to do something better.
That said, it seems to be the running theme for the 25th anniversary to create overpriced an underwhelming sets. The only ones this year that have been a genuine joy to add to the collection have been the UCS TIE Interceptor and Droideka.
This just in! This new desert skiff set costs more dollars than the original 6210 Jabba’s Sail Barge which also had a desert skiff and Sarlacc Pit. That set cost only $75 while this new one is $80! Yes, inflation is needs to be taken into account, but still.
Anyways, I like both of these sets, especially the minifigs, and I hope I am able to get them sometime.
@oukexergon said:
"I love how in the back of the box desert skiff pic all the good guys on the skiff are having a whole scene without any baddies to worry about. If Boba Fett wasn't included, you'd be excused for thinking this is just the scene where they fly off together once the bad guys are dispatched. One more bad guy was desperately needed."
Couldn't agree more, there should be at least 1 actual skiff guard included in this, that would at least help a bit more to justify that inflated price. Still will be picking this up though to go with the upcoming UCS Sail Barge, overall I really like the set and the nien nunb minifig is a must have for me.