More LEGO Star Wars SMART Play sets announced!
Posted by CapnRex101,
LEGO SMART Play was unveiled a few weeks ago, including three sets containing the SMART brick to be released in March.
Five more sets have been announced today and these are compatible with the brick, but do not actually include one, which makes them a little more affordable. However, they do till come with SMART minifigures and the tags used to instruct the bricks how to behave.
View all five new sets below, including an AT-ST, the Millennium Falcon and the Mos Eisley Cantina...
75420 Luke's Landspeeder
- 215 pieces
- £34.99, $39.99, €39.99
- Luke Skywalker (SMART minifigure), Jawa, Gonk Droid
Refuel and repair Luke’s Landspeeder (75420) and role-play Star Wars: A New Hope stories with this LEGO Star Wars building toy for kids. Clip Luke’s lightsaber to the Landspeeder, fold out the service station’s awning for easy access to the fuel hose, hammer and kitchen accessories, and grab the blue milk carton from the box.
This LEGO SMART Play Compatible Set includes a SMART Luke Skywalker LEGO minifigure, a Jawa LEGO minifigure and a Gonk Droid, plus a SMART Tag. Add a SMART Brick from All-In-One Sets 75421, 75423 or 75427 (sold separately) for interactive play, bringing SMART Luke Skywalker to life and activating dynamic lights and sounds when fuelling, repairing and driving the Landspeeder.
75422 Yoda's Hut and Jedi Training
- 440 pieces
- £59.99, $69.99, €69.99
- Luke Skywalker (SMART minifigure), Yoda (SMART minifigure), R2-D2
Eat. Sleep. Train. Repeat… Journey to the remote swamp planet of Dagobah for Jedi training at Yoda’s hut with this LEGO Star Wars building toy (75422). This set features a brick-built model of Yoda’s hut, with a removable roof for easy access to the bed and cooking area inside, and a Force training area where kids can pretend to balance the Force.
This LEGO SMART Play Compatible Set includes SMART Yoda and SMART Luke Skywalker LEGO minifigures and an R2-D2 LEGO droid figure, to role-play classic Star Wars scenes, plus 2 SMART Tags. Add a SMART Brick from All-In-One Sets 75421, 75423 or 75427 (sold separately) for interactive play with dynamic sounds and lights, including ‘balancing the Force’, cooking food and even slurps.
75424 AT-ST Attack on Endor
- 347 pieces
- £44.99, $49.99, €49.99
- Wicket (SMART minifigure), AT-ST Driver, Scout Trooper
Play out a thrilling AT-ST Attack on Endor (75424) with this LEGO Star Wars toy building set. Place the AT-ST Driver in the AT-ST walker’s cockpit, turn the head of this iconic Star Wars vehicle and fire its dual stud shooter and flick shooter at the hijacked speeder bike.
This LEGO SMART Play Compatible Set features a SMART Wicket LEGO minifigure and an AT-ST Driver and Scout Trooper to role-play Star Wars: Return of the Jedi battle scenes, plus 2 SMART Tags. Add a SMART Brick from All-In-One Sets 75421, 75423 or 75427 (sold separately) for interactive play with motion-activated, dynamic sounds and lights, including AT-ST and speeder bike engine noises, AT-ST walking sounds and laser-shooting battles.
75425 Mos Eisley Cantina
- 666 pieces
- £69.99, $79.99, €79.99
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (SMART minifigure), Greedo (SMART minifigure), Sand Trooper, Band Members (2)
Join in the raucous LEGO Star Wars fun at Mos Eisley Cantina with this toy building set (75425). A cool gift for kids and Star Wars fans aged 8 plus, the detailed brick-built model of the famous cantina divides into 4 modules for easy play. Activate the ejector sofas to send a LEGO Star Wars minifigure flying, make a drink at the bar, join the band for a dance on stage and take the Dewback for a ride.
This LEGO SMART Play Compatible Set includes 2 LEGO SMART minifigures – SMART Obi-Wan Kenobi and SMART Greedo – and 3 SMART Tags. Add a SMART Brick from All-In-One Sets 75421, 75423 or 75427 (sold separately) to activate interactive music, singing and sounds, Dewback walking and sleeping noises, drink-mixer sounds, slurping noises and more.
75426 Millennium Falcon
- 885 pieces
- £89.99, $99.99, €99.99
- Han Solo (SMART minifigure), Chewbacca (SMART minifigure), Luke Skywalker (SMART minifigure), C-3PO (SMART minifigure)
Role-play as iconic characters on the Millennium Falcon (75426) with this endlessly playful LEGO Star Wars building toy for kids. The brick-built model of the famous starship has 2 stud shooters and lift-off/foldout top sections for easy access to the detailed interior. Play holochess, practice lightsaber skills or just relax in the seating area.
This LEGO SMART Play Compatible Set includes 4 LEGO SMART minifigures – SMART Han Solo, SMART Chewbacca, SMART Luke Skywalker and SMART C-3PO – and 4 SMART Tags. Add a SMART Brick from All-In-One Sets 75421, 75423 or 75427 (sold separately) for interactive play with dynamic lights and sounds, including the hyperdrive leaping to light speed, laser-shooting battles, fuel explosions, lightsaber clashes and more.
These sets will be launched alongside 75421 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter, 75423 Luke's Red Five X-wing and 75427 Throne Room Duel & A-wing on March 1st, although only in the USA, UK, France, Germany, Poland and Australia initially.
What do you think of these additions to the SMART Play range? Let us know in the comments.
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“(sold separately)” of course…
Flawless integration of the smart brick into the Dagobah set.
At first I thought that Yoda’s Hut was way overpriced but then I saw that it includes “cooking foods and even slurps” and now it makes total sense.
That teeny dewback makes me want to cry. Greedo but no Han??? Notice they don’t show you the back of the AT-ST, lol. It’s because there is no back of the AT-ST.
I will say, that might be a great scale for the Millenium Falcon to get it to more kids rather than another $180 one. It does the same things, has the figs you need. Would prefer a Leia or Ben, but it’s ok. A small discount and that seems like a good toy for a reasonable price.
If any of these, it's propaby the cantina that has the best value. You know, as a modell, when the smartbrick eventually breaks...
I like the uh.... uh... bright green Thor hammer. That's about it.
@crankybricks said:
"“(sold separately)” of course…" holy crap crankybricks? Hi!! Hope you’re doing well!
"Sui wants to go pew pew."
Ok, ok, now these are nice.
These will be a hit with the kids.
The play features looks great! Especially Yoda's Hut playset.
All of them actually are not that bad in price either considering the 'extra' smart bricks, etc.
Ahem, looks like fun for us big kids too! ;)
Gonna really examine these to see what's worth it. Right now for me Yoda's Hut and the Falcon look like the standout kits with good price.
It was a bit of a silly move to not fully reveal these alongside the Starter Sets, I imagine these would've helped the reception. It's nice to get a good look at these though.
I also didn't realise the Elves dragon egg element was still available, but looking it up there was a Dark Blue release in a 2024 Star Wars battlepack.
>Have no Smartbricks
>Cost as they would have it
??????????
Great sets, for saving my money.
As I said about the others, the designs are too compromised to fit the smart brick in to. To many large holes and obvious 'place the brick here!' Places that detract from how they look. - all have had far better sets in the past.
Yoda's Hut and the Falcon work without the Smart Play stuff.
Would've LOVED these as a kid.
I am all for the idea that these are for kids and are meant to be played with.
That being said, they deserve nice looking models with clean integration. This is not that.
Chonky Falcon.
That said, I like how this one folds out to have a more spacious interior than some of the other Millennium Falcon sets in the past. It's not a terrible redesign... although still overpriced. But hey, at least I know I'm not going to be tempted by any Star Wars stuff this year. :D
I actually quite like these, even if they remind me of sets from 20 years ago! They're pretty overpriced, but I think that's more Star Wars than Smart Tag...
The designs are kinda compromised, but I think especially with the Falcon, it's not to the point where it can't be fixed with a little rebuilding, and to actually have a decent interior in a £90 Star Wars ship is kinda unusual these days, so I might actually get it if it goes on discount. The cantina looks like fun too, but I think the landspeeder and hut seem too expensive. The AT-ST is just fine, better than the 4+ one from a few years ago...
Now we just need a cheaper set with a Smart Brick - maybe in a future City wave or something?
I kind of like the Mini-lennium Falcon, but then, take that with a grain of salt. I'm not much of a SW-fan.
Is that a print on the 2x4 used in the... slushy-machine in the... uh, Mos Eisley Juice Bar, I guess? What a weird sentence. I could use some of those prints, though.
I don't get this sets, they look ugly and unfinished. I don't buy the argument they are meant for kids to justify the laziness in the designs, as if childrens had bad taste. To make things worse they are ultraexpensive, which is not something unusual in Star Wars but considering what you get for the value it is more outrageous.
Honestly, I would be interested in trying the smart play, buying one set. But Belgium isn't included in the limited release...
Based on the comments there are a number of people here that clearly missed these sets do NOT come with a smartbrick!
AT-ST is the only solid set here for me. It should be 40 RRP then I wouldn't compain, despite the glaring hole in the back, which seems to be necessary for the smart brick to function (massive design flaw if you ask me). 40 would mean you would be able to get it for like 20-25 on Amazon. A good deal for 347 pieces and two useful non-smart figures.
The others are not-good sets with worse prices. For the size of the models, for what you end up with in your hands, all of them are about €20 too expensive. I'll wait and see how far the prices drop. If the Cantina drops to 40 or below, it becomes interesting to me because of the Bith, more classic aliens are always needed.
If I do end up buying some of these from the clearance bin, I hope I can find someone who will take the smart figs off me.
Compare the price of this Millennium Falcon to the Dark Falcon.
Am I in the minority who think that even the original run of Star Wars from the 1999/2000 era look better than any of these sets? I don’t need a smart brick. I just need it to look better and have the minifigs from the original Trilogy. I don’t even know how long this would entertain my kids who love Star Wars.
People are here complaining, mean while I'm happy because it means I can be putting my money elsewhere.
Is this the first Yoda minifigure with bendable legs?
I have to say that the Cantina looks like quite like a fun set with a good implementation of the smart system
@BrickmanNL said:
"I have to say that the Cantina looks like quite like a fun set with a good implementation of the smart system"
Have you seen the demonstration video from that toy fair where they premiered it? The "music" (if you can call it that) is not even the Cantina Band music and the "singing" is just occasional baby-babbling. "Pathetic" would be my most generous word for it.
This would have been a perfectly fine set without the "smart" stuff, instead containing Han, Wuher and one more alien patron.
dirty artoo!
Why does Yoda have longer legs? He's almost as tall as Luke now.
Great to see playable Star Wars sets for kids. Seems expensive with no brick, assume will be sold individually, but my kids would soon get bored of moving a brick from one set to the next.
Beginning to wonder if you really need the brick and someone could write some code in an app to do the same functionality using your mobiles bluetooth with the brick enabled mini-figs? May even be able to enable all the mini-figs and special tiles at the same time saving a fortune in SMART bricks. Guess Lego Vidiyo doesn't seem such a bad idea now.
I'm so happy we're getting a new Luke's landspeeder. At this price it's the same as an older one from Bricklink. So I'll be buying that, and rebuild to work without any smart bricks.
The other sets look a lot better than the original few presented. Don't understand if they're going to release on the same day why they bothered with two separate reveals. Surely the Falcon should be an all inclusive set to pull crowds in?
AT-ST also looks like something I might pick-up on a double points/discount.
@CapnRex101 Do we know for how long the "sold only in country x" will last? Need to know whether I need to plan a mandatory stop at the LEGO store once in France or just not.
They really do want you spend at least 70€ (Darth Vader's TIE Fighter) in order to acquire a SMART Brick.
So in order to complete any of these sets and play with them as intended, you have to add 70€ to the price.
Instead of, you know, selling the SMART Brick on its own, separately, for something like 20€.
Absolutely ridiculous and unbelievably greedy.
The Cantina set doesn't include Solo. So if you want the whole thing you have to get the Falcon set, which is the one with the Han Solo smart fig. And of course if you want to even use the smart function you have to buy one of the 3 previously revealed sets because none of these include the smart brick. All that if you even live in a country where these are available.
FUN KIDS TOYS!!!
There... I said it.
Scrolling through the sets and their pictures and sales pitches I realized I got so out of touch with current Lego it struck me in a saddeing way.
There was nothingthat attracted me.
The sets look flimsy and have weird colors everywhere.
There is so much fluff but no substance.
The new bricks don't interest me in the slightest.
I have no connection to the merchandize vein.
These are not the sets my heart is looking for and I am not only losing hope but I think I already lost it but was not tough or honest enough to accept it.
My Lego passion is gone.
I guess they are trying to replicate Super Mario's success? Don't know if it'll work and I'm honestly pretty skeptical.
Thought, focusing on sets for kids is always good I think.
... cursed elongated Yoda
@Graupensuppe said:
"Why does Yoda have longer legs? He's almost as tall as Luke now."
Presumably his smart insides won't fit in the short ones.
These actually look great
So much better than the first Smart Play sets IMO
The more I look at these the more it invokes "Action Battle" sets vibes from 2019 for me.
Which were a massive success at the time of course... *hides*
Time for me to focus exclusively on UCS sets again from now on.
Money saved. Thanks LEGO!
I appreciate that SW Lego has been considerate enough to produce sets that do not raise a single iota of desire in me.
Of course, I want that gonk droid. :(
Is Chewy holding an enameled Mjolnir or some new Wookiesicle?
The Cantina looks like a good set and a good value, the rest, not so much. I do think it is good they immediately come with sets that don't have the smart bricks.
Luke Landspeeder looks great as does the Millennium Falcon.
But where's Luke in the Cantina? He wants to join the band!
Quite clearly, its the cost of the smartfigures thats going to kill these sets. Lukes Speeder being a £35 set for only 215 peices? If not for the smart figure that would be all of £20. And without the smart bricks to interact with, which are only in the very expensive sets, you've just got a bunch of slightly ugly lego sets with play gimics you could quite easily use the power of imagination to make the noises for yourself.
edit: Infact thats the point. Why do we need an expensive bunch of electronics, in a building set thats meant to encourage creativity, when the power of imagination exists for free?
@sipuss said:
" @Graupensuppe said:
"Why does Yoda have longer legs? He's almost as tall as Luke now."
Presumably his smart insides won't fit in the short ones."
I think you're almost right - I think the actual reason is that they made a new moulds for the torso and hips, and so because the normal connection between hips and torso no longer works, it would have required another new mould for the short legs to work on a smart figure - using the mid legs mean they can still use the new standard hips, so it doesn't require another new mould.
Essentially the sets are just remakes of previous sets but with Smart brick functionality. 75052 and 75208
@Spacefarer said:
" @BrickmanNL said:
"I have to say that the Cantina looks like quite like a fun set with a good implementation of the smart system"
Have you seen the demonstration video from that toy fair where they premiered it? The "music" (if you can call it that) is not even the Cantina Band music and the "singing" is just occasional baby-babbling. "Pathetic" would be my most generous word for it.
This would have been a perfectly fine set without the "smart" stuff, instead containing Han, Wuher and one more alien patron."
Oof that's bad, I only looked at the pictures, but yikes then
These sets look a lot better then the original 3. why wouldn't they have lead with these ones as they look more finished and integrated? I also wonder if these will be a world release or only to the 6 countries?
I don't get why the smartbrick is not included in those sets. The cost of electronics nowadays is really small if manufactured in large numbers. And the smartbrick components are very standard: small MCU, NFC antenna (just a coil of copper), inductive charger (the very same coil), a few LED's, a buzzer and a small battery (or even a supercapacitor). Even if it has a MEMS, those are less than 1€ now.
@pecadorl said:
"I don't get why the smartbrick is not included in those sets. The cost of electronics nowadays is really small if manufactured in large numbers. And the smartbrick components are very standard: small MCU, NFC antenna (just a coil of copper), inductive charger (the very same coil), a few LED's, a buzzer and a small battery (or even a supercapacitor). Even if it has a MEMS, those are less than 1€ now."
So you can buy a set you don't want to play with the gimmick in the one you do want, mainly.
NGL, I kind of like the Chibi-esque Millennium Falcon 75426. Bit of discount, bit of remodeling and it'll be a nice set for mucking around with. Kid me would have loved it, but still hated that abomination of an X-Wing 75423
I completely understand that Lego needs play sets for kids, and not just collectible sets for adults. But these are not great looking.
I mean - there is a cool Gonk droid, and I like the SandTrooper. But looks like I can save some money this year.
In a way I quite like these simplified, blocky models, they remind me of the early years of Lego Star Wars and the affordable sets that I had so many of. The issue is these aren't affordable despite a drastically reduced part count, and because of the gaps in the builds and strange mechanisms to allow for Smart Play, I think they're fairly ugly. I just don't think the Smart Play gimmick is going to be enjoyable enough for kids to justify this sacrifice to the models and the crazy price hikes, especially when Star Wars has maybe the most iconic sound design of any film ever and your average 6 year old can do a better impression of it than the tinny speaker synthesising generic stock sounds can.
The green hammer is really throwing me, for some reason.
I think kids are going to love these, and the ships seem a good size to swoosh around.
Someone please remind the adults these sets aren’t aimed at them.
@jkb said:"If any of these, it's propaby the cantina that has the best value. You know, as a modell, when the smartbrick eventually breaks..."
Well, of course! It has the "glass of blue milk" piece! But the landspeeder has those nice printed boat studs on the engines, so maybe not...
@Heriol said:
" @sipuss said:
" @Graupensuppe said:
"Why does Yoda have longer legs? He's almost as tall as Luke now."
Presumably his smart insides won't fit in the short ones."
I think you're almost right - I think the actual reason is that they made a new moulds for the torso and hips, and so because the normal connection between hips and torso no longer works, it would have required another new mould for the short legs to work on a smart figure - using the mid legs mean they can still use the new standard hips, so it doesn't require another new mould. "
I was wondering why they'd done that, but your idea makes a lot of sense!
I don't have any problem with the Smart Brick system. I just don't like that the windscreen on Luke's landspeeder is too tall
With Discounts these sets are definitely worth their price if not more. The Cantina set is a very likely get for me.
(80-30%)-5-5-3-4-3,5=35,5
35,5/666=0,053
I put the discount here as 30% but that it will reach at least 35% is also very likely unless these are suddenly exclusive to LEGO Stores only. The values of 3,5 to 5 are what I would pay for the figures separately if I were to get them from Bricklink or elsewhere. 35,50 would be the cost of all the bricks in that case, which comes out to little over 5 cent per piece. All of the pieces seem useful, definitely very little useless filler or useless colors, pretty good inventory to put towards MOCs.
Putting the minifigures at slightly lower values and, or putting the Discount at 35% changes the value of the regular parts to slightly below 5 cent per piece.
Well, these are ugly.
@ToysFromTheAttic said:
"FUN KIDS TOYS!!!
There... I said it."
Okay, but I was never one of the fun kids.
@Pollywanna said:
"In a way I quite like these simplified, blocky models, they remind me of the early years of Lego Star Wars and the affordable sets that I had so many of. The issue is these aren't affordable despite a drastically reduced part count, and because of the gaps in the builds and strange mechanisms to allow for Smart Play, I think they're fairly ugly. I just don't think the Smart Play gimmick is going to be enjoyable enough for kids to justify this sacrifice to the models and the crazy price hikes, especially when Star Wars has maybe the most iconic sound design of any film ever and your average 6 year old can do a better impression of it than the tinny speaker synthesising generic stock sounds can."
LEGO is a victim of its own design philosophy with these sets. Since minifigures first appeared in the ‘70s, sets have become ever more detailed with larger numbers of increasingly specialised parts. There’s no way of integrating a brick that’s 2x4 plus a plate anymore, there just isn’t the room, hence the chibi-ness of these sets. Merging the older, more blocky aesthetic with the newer, more realistic one was always going to be tricky. I’m not convinced that LEGO has pulled it off.
This will be such flop. Good going LEGO.
It seems to me that Lego has found another way to offer obscene sets with a handful of pieces and at absurd prices...
I think I like the Millennium Falcon. When accounting for the SW premium, it's an okay price. It's got enough detail and space inside to make it work at minifig scale without being a UCS the size of the coffee table.
I wonder whether the bricks can only play preprogrammed sounds from the factory, or if there will be a way to import custom sounds over Bluetooth, or get them to do anything besides a sound and light show. Integrating with some other controller so that a smart brick in a dive-bombing fighter makes a vehicle drive away from it could be cool. Alternatively, have the incoming fighter trigger a servo to hit a break-apart lever to signify a hit. Or even one vehicle flees and another explodes. So really, I'm asking if there's a way to get the smart brick to drive motors too.
@Crux said:
" @ToysFromTheAttic said:
"FUN KIDS TOYS!!!
There... I said it."
Okay, but I was never one of the fun kids."
I guess that's why you're here... ;-) (just kidding, obviously!)
@ulibu said:
"Scrolling through the sets and their pictures and sales pitches I realized I got so out of touch with current Lego it struck me in a saddeing way.
There was nothingthat attracted me.
The sets look flimsy and have weird colors everywhere.
There is so much fluff but no substance.
The new bricks don't interest me in the slightest.
I have no connection to the merchandize vein.
These are not the sets my heart is looking for and I am not only losing hope but I think I already lost it but was not tough or honest enough to accept it.
My Lego passion is gone."
I think it's better for people to realise something isn't for them (anymore) and simply move on to other things than to log onto this site everyday to complain about a kids' toy that wasn't intended for them anyway (not talking about you specifically, but in general). There are so many nice and wonderful things to occupy us with, so losing interest or 'passion' in some pieces of plastic might be a good thing in the end. If it doesn't spark joy, let it go.
The AT-ST actually looks pretty cool
...at least that's what I thought until I saw the back
@jkb said:
"If any of these, it's propaby the cantina that has the best value. You know, as a modell, when the smartbrick eventually breaks..."
It doesn't come with the smartbrick.
Ha. Haha...you're telling me that if KIDS want any one of these sets, they HAVE to buy one of either the x-wing, TIE advanced, or final duel to be able to use the "SMART" brick to get the full experience?
Lego, it's seriously time to lay off what ever drugs you are on.
@WolfpackBricks63 said:
"The AT-ST actually looks pretty cool
...at least that's what I thought until I saw the back"
... that is completely open. If humans are born with an open back*, it's considered a serious condition. I'd say we can apply that to Lego vehicles, too.
*translation, once again: spina bifida is apparently called an open spine in English rather than an open back in German. Well, the joke is lost, but you still get the point, right?
@enamic5 said:
"I completely understand that Lego needs play sets for kids, and not just collectible sets for adults. But these are not great looking.
I mean - there is a cool Gonk droid, and I like the SandTrooper. But looks like I can save some money this year."
I think they are good looking and pretty much fully brick built. Much like SW sets of 20 years ago.
The AT-ST is not…unsalvageable. The cantina makes me glad I grabbed the big one as my only foray into that setting.
@Alemas said:
"They really do want you spend at least 70€ (Darth Vader's TIE Fighter) in order to acquire a SMART Brick.
So in order to complete any of these sets and play with them as intended, you have to add 70€ to the price.
Instead of, you know, selling the SMART Brick on its own, separately, for something like 20€.
Absolutely ridiculous and unbelievably greedy."
Or you’re going to start finding boxes with holes punched in them or ends ripped open. It was a persistent plague for the Marvel CMFs that launched the new boxes, and I don’t see any reason to expect otherwise for these.
@sipuss:
The chip should fit entirely within the torso, since that’s the part they’re slapping a Mario-style sticker on. There may be some merit to the theory that the hips are fused to the torso, though.
@tne328 said:
"I think I like the Millennium Falcon. When accounting for the SW premium, it's an okay price. It's got enough detail and space inside to make it work at minifig scale without being a UCS the size of the coffee table.
I wonder whether the bricks can only play preprogrammed sounds from the factory, or if there will be a way to import custom sounds over Bluetooth, or get them to do anything besides a sound and light show. Integrating with some other controller so that a smart brick in a dive-bombing fighter makes a vehicle drive away from it could be cool. Alternatively, have the incoming fighter trigger a servo to hit a break-apart lever to signify a hit. Or even one vehicle flees and another explodes. So really, I'm asking if there's a way to get the smart brick to drive motors too. "
It might be possible for simple sounds, as it looks like it sends information on frequency and duration. We'll find out once they get hacked! But no chance of driving motors, the battery will be way underpowered for that. And no connections either.
Hopefully lego doesn’t learn the wrong lesson here and stop making playsets.
@kyrodes said:
" @jkb said:
"If any of these, it's propaby the cantina that has the best value. You know, as a modell, when the smartbrick eventually breaks..."
It doesn't come with the smartbrick."
You still need one to play "as intended".
Im not to happy about this announcement. I like the idea of the Smart Bricks but I already have most of those sets. To get sets with the Smart Tech ID I need to buy them all again.
To be honest Im getting frustrated with Lego re-making the same sets over and over and just changing or adding a little something to make it different.
I believe by remaking the same sets the market is getting extremely flooded and driving down the value of our very expensive sets.
That being said...I will buy some sets with Smart Tech because of the cool figs & bricks.
Im a Lego die hard and I am looking forward to this exciting new experience. I just wish the Smart Tech was available as sets rather than remade sets. What can I say...I Luv my bricks!
So they’re selling toys that don’t need the smart brick, but feel like they are priced as if they have one while insisting kids need one to get the full experience? It just makes the smart brick seem superfluous.
@ImaMom said:
"Im not to happy about this announcement. I like the idea of the Smart Bricks but I already have most of those sets. To get sets with the Smart Tech ID I need to buy them all again.
To be honest Im getting frustrated with Lego re-making the same sets over and over and just changing or adding a little something to make it different.
I believe by remaking the same sets the market is getting extremely flooded and driving down the value of our very expensive sets.
That being said...I will buy some sets with Smart Tech because of the cool figs & bricks.
Im a Lego die hard and I am looking forward to this exciting new experience. I just wish the Smart Tech was available as sets rather than remade sets. What can I say...I Luv my bricks!"
You don't own these sets as they haven't been released. You might own sets that are the same ships/vehicles/locations. They re-release sets as people new to the hobby want to buy them. Would you have been happy to hear that LEGO were not going to make an X-wing ever again because they made one 25 years before? Don't buy LEGO because you think it has future value as LEGOwill always remake popular scenes. And if you do, don't open it or play with it.
@CCC said:
" @ImaMom said:
"Im not to happy about this announcement. I like the idea of the Smart Bricks but I already have most of those sets. To get sets with the Smart Tech ID I need to buy them all again.
To be honest Im getting frustrated with Lego re-making the same sets over and over and just changing or adding a little something to make it different.
I believe by remaking the same sets the market is getting extremely flooded and driving down the value of our very expensive sets.
That being said...I will buy some sets with Smart Tech because of the cool figs & bricks.
Im a Lego die hard and I am looking forward to this exciting new experience. I just wish the Smart Tech was available as sets rather than remade sets. What can I say...I Luv my bricks!"
You don't own these sets as they haven't been released. You might own sets that are the same ships/vehicles/locations. They re-release sets as people new to the hobby want to buy them. Would you have been happy to hear that LEGO were not going to make an X-wing ever again because they made one 25 years before? Don't buy LEGO because you think it has future value as LEGOwill always remake popular scenes. And if you do, don't open it or play with it."
Yes. This is why I always make sure to buy every Hulkspeeder and Batstar and X-Mobile and Death-Wing, sliced, diced, cubed and spheroid. Even if those sets come out 4-5 times per year, including garish "What If...?" or bland shadowbox-editions. IF I DON'T BUY IT NOW, IT MIGHT NOT COME BACK FOR ANOTHER 25 YEARS.
I had fun once, and it was awful.
I don’t know… I mean that kid looks like he’s having a pretty good time so they must be really good…
No SMART Bricks included. Yoda and Wicket have midlegs.
*facepalm emoji*
Since these sets don't come with the brick (sold separately of course) then couldn't they at least look like they came from 2026 not 1999?
All of this really is just a changup on how the super Mario sets were done. And though it’s kind of neat messing around with those sets, I never once stopped wishing Lego had done standard brick built-no electronic super Mario sets with actual figures and good looking builds. We did get a few nice builds out of the dozens and dozens of releases, but almost every single one was compromised in some way to make use of the technology.
I wish they haven't used Star Wars for this range. Why would modern day kids be interested in movies that are almost 50 years old? This choise of IP is just baffling to me.
Lego Star Wars is an AFOL's theme.
@Maxbricks14 said:
"People are here complaining, mean while I'm happy because it means I can be putting my money elsewhere."
But they are wasted oportunities to make great designed playscale ships or dioramas, hence my complaint.
What a stagnant line Star Wars has become.
So if I'm understanding this correctly, all of these sets have their designs compromised to accommodate the Smart Brick, but do not include the Smart Brick. So as packaged, these are just really wonky looking builds with no additional play value to justify their strange designs. Furthermore, if you want the full functionality intended for these sets, you have to buy an entire other set to get the Smart Brick - so your $69.99 Dagobah training scene really becomes a $139.98 Dagobah training scene and you get Darth Vader's TIE Advanced whether you wanted it or not.
Bad, bad move. They should at least sell the Smart Brick on its own instead of forcing people to buy entire sets to get them. Things happen to toys and these bricks will be broken. Minimum cost of replacement is $69.99, it seems.
I'm glad TLG decided to refocus on Star Wars playsets instead of catering increasingly to AFOLs, but this is a niche product line and not an acceptable replacement for standard playscale sets with traditional play patterns. Sadly it seems like there's no room in the lineup for sets like that anymore bc of all the slots taken up by Smart Bricks, Starship Collection, UCS, and statues. This theme has now split away from its core in both directions: younger and older.
As an avid minifigure collector I'm at least glad the ones included in those sets are pretty common. I'd be more annoyed if the only available minifig of a particular character had one of those chips in it.
As it this those sets are even easier to ignore completely.
I was looking at the prices and thought about how expensive the extra smart brick is making these sets. I was going to say that LEGO found a way to make sets even MORE expensive. Then I realized that the smart brick was NOT even included! Holy cow these sets are expensive. And ugly. 'For kids' justifies the chonky designs? No. I was a kid and I appreciated quality and look. This is a bad move.
@corelbbk said:
"I wish they haven't used Star Wars for this range. Why would modern day kids be interested in movies that are almost 50 years old? This choise of IP is just baffling to me.
Lego Star Wars is an AFOL's theme."
Yet even 4+ sets sell well. Well enough to keep doing them. Similarly LEGO Star Wars comics sell well. Star Wars, like Harry Potter, has a wide age range of fans and so LEGO makes sets to cover all interests and price ranges.
@Bagelwolf said:
"I'm glad TLG decided to refocus on Star Wars playsets instead of catering increasingly to AFOLs, but this is a niche product line and not an acceptable replacement for standard playscale sets with traditional play patterns. Sadly it seems like there's no room in the lineup for sets like that anymore bc of all the slots taken up by Smart Bricks, Starship Collection, UCS, and statues. This theme has now split away from its core in both directions: younger and older."
Yet LEGO are still making standard play sets for Star Wars.
So you’re spending $40 to $100 and you still don’t get the smart brick? Cash grab!
Gonna save me some money this year on Star Wars. No new figures or ships and don’t care about the smart brick at all. Sets are definitely for kids and not for display. At least I have Minas Tirith to enjoy this year.
A broken record here, but the models themselves are just so rough looking. It feels like they said “well, they’re getting a fancy brick, so the rest is excusable”.
@corelbbk said:
"I wish they haven't used Star Wars for this range. Why would modern day kids be interested in movies that are almost 50 years old? This choise of IP is just baffling to me.
Lego Star Wars is an AFOL's theme."
One of the most out of touch responses ever.
@PixelTheDragon said:
"So they’re selling toys that don’t need the smart brick, but feel like they are priced as if they have one while insisting kids need one to get the full experience? It just makes the smart brick seem superfluous. "
Yeah, how can a $99 Millenium Falcon set NOT come with a Smart Brick?
@monkyby87 said:
" @corelbbk said:
"I wish they haven't used Star Wars for this range. Why would modern day kids be interested in movies that are almost 50 years old? This choise of IP is just baffling to me.
Lego Star Wars is an AFOL's theme."
One of the most out of touch responses ever. "
I can't speak for everyone, but do you have kids? I tried showing my kid Star Wars a couple times at different ages, he couldn't care less.
1 - Why Lego insists on solid black bricks as "invisible" is beyond me.
2 - I don't see any of this being successful. Instead, selling Smart Bricks, tiles and figures in an "action pack" for pre-existing sets, or next to current sets makes much more sense to me. Consumer options.
A few takeaways.
1: I need that Gonk droid! That looks really great, especially with the printed tile.
2: Yoda’s hut looks like the best set. I might even consider it an upgrade (build-wise) from 2018. (Price-wise not so much…)
3: Yoda’s and Wicket look terrible with medium legs…
4: LSW… you did it again. Why isn’t Artoo fixed? You gave the trash one a rotating head, and the normal one doesn’t get that?! C’mon.
5: The blue milk glass looks great, but the part count? Really LEGO?
6: Worst Falcon ever. EVER.
Wake up babe, new blue milk piece just dropped.
The AT-ST and interior of the Falcon don’t look half bad, and these prices aren’t as egregious. Stunning decision to not reveal the better half of the wave alongside the flagship sets by TLG, I wonder what they were thinking.
The biggest appeal for me in the sets that were first announced was their ability to feature cross-play between sets. The X-wing, A-wing, Tie Fighter, and turbolaser have general combat play patterns that are extensible. Other than the Millennium Falcon, these other sets seem to have limited utility that way, though I wonder if the tags for the Landspeeder and the cantina have any interaction capabilities.
My main complaint about all the complaints is that most people are still criticizing these sets for what they're not trying to do, instead of wondering if they'll work for what they are trying to do. But AFOLs will AFOL.
I can't wait to boycott all of these sets. I feel like the smart bricks take away the real play value of these sets by not letting kids use their imagination on how to play with them and make sounds. I also hate the idea of having to charge your lego set so that you can keep playing with it because that just sounds ridiculous. I would accept an occasional set with smart brick features but I do not like that all of the sets will have them now.
Can you program a smart brick to make custom noises?
@ACubeInABox said:
"Wake up babe, new blue milk piece just dropped.
The AT-ST and interior of the Falcon don’t look half bad, and these prices aren’t as egregious. Stunning decision to not reveal the better half of the wave alongside the flagship sets by TLG, I wonder what they were thinking."
Um, 75437 would like to argue with that statement. Unless, of course, you meant the glass.
Great way to introduce a new generation of kids to Star Wars LEGO. Makes sense that the Smart Brick is not included and makes these prices more ideal (Cantina's 666 piece count notwithstanding LOL).
Was looking to see how they shrink-flated the Millenium Falcon as the general design hasn't changed for 20years and this Chibi look looks ideal and more swoosh-able for a child.
While I understand why they use LEGO Star Wars to kick off Smart Play would've preferred if it stuck to more homegrown City or even the upcoming Pokemon playsets. Embed the RFD in the character or a 2x2 jumper (and attach figure) and put the Smart Brick(s) into an arena set or play rig.
@CCC said:
" @ImaMom said:
"Im not to happy about this announcement. I like the idea of the Smart Bricks but I already have most of those sets. To get sets with the Smart Tech ID I need to buy them all again.
To be honest Im getting frustrated with Lego re-making the same sets over and over and just changing or adding a little something to make it different.
I believe by remaking the same sets the market is getting extremely flooded and driving down the value of our very expensive sets.
That being said...I will buy some sets with Smart Tech because of the cool figs & bricks.
Im a Lego die hard and I am looking forward to this exciting new experience. I just wish the Smart Tech was available as sets rather than remade sets. What can I say...I Luv my bricks!"
You don't own these sets as they haven't been released. You might own sets that are the same ships/vehicles/locations. They re-release sets as people new to the hobby want to buy them. Would you have been happy to hear that LEGO were not going to make an X-wing ever again because they made one 25 years before? Don't buy LEGO because you think it has future value as LEGOwill always remake popular scenes. And if you do, don't open it or play with it."
I dont think you read my statement as it was written or intended.
I never said " I buy because it has future value. "Please dial it down a notch everyone is entitled to an opinion.
Kindness goes a long way....
I have nothing else to say other than I highly suspect this entire system will flop and never be seen again. I really wish TLG would stop attempting to integrate apps and smart tech into sets; it just doesn't work.
@corelbbk said:
"I wish they haven't used Star Wars for this range. Why would modern day kids be interested in movies that are almost 50 years old? This choise of IP is just baffling to me.
Lego Star Wars is an AFOL's theme."
Hello! I can personally confirm that many kids today still like Star Wars. My source is two days ago I was in one of the Disney parks that have a Star Wars themed area.
@BabuBrick said:
"No SMART Bricks included. Yoda and Wicket have midlegs.
*facepalm emoji*"
As for the legs, @Heriol has a theory on that that seems to hold water: the hips and torso are molded together to allow for space the chip.
These all look like lots of fun to me and I really don't mind the awkward gaps and such because they're justified by the functionality. I usually don't care about Star Wars sets because they're primarily about looks and figures and that ends up being extremely repetitive, but these Smart sets have me excited again because they bring play back to the forefront.
I do wish LEGO would systematically include videos of the sets in action on the product pages. Interactivity is a bit better illustrated that way. While we've already seen some of the tags here in action, others are new.
@shannon2611 said:
"Based on the comments there are a number of people here that clearly missed these sets do NOT come with a smartbrick! "
Apparently so did Lego when they priced these things!
@TheOtherMike said:
" @BabuBrick said:
"No SMART Bricks included. Yoda and Wicket have midlegs.
*facepalm emoji*"
As for the legs, @Heriol has a theory on that that seems to hold water: the hips and torso are molded together to allow for space the chip."
That theory definitely makes sense, but it still doesn't make the figures look good / accurate.
@NHBrickworks said:
"I can't wait to boycott all of these sets. I feel like the smart bricks take away the real play value of these sets by not letting kids use their imagination on how to play with them and make sounds. I also hate the idea of having to charge your lego set so that you can keep playing with it because that just sounds ridiculous. I would accept an occasional set with smart brick features but I do not like that all of the sets will have them now."
No, they won't. None of the January sets have Smart Bricks; why do you think all sets from now on will?
I have zero interest in the SMART play bricks, though I am sure I'm not the intended audience. I would be interested in several of these sets otherwise and may pick them up if I ever see them on deep discount anywhere.
When greed and stupidity join forces with utter disregard for the customer, I guess this tripe is par for the course.
I dread to think how many parents or grandparents - as "casual" TLG customers - will buy one of these 'smart' sets without the 'smart'brick included, give them to a loved one only to see the utter disbelief and disappointment on said loved ones face when they realise that these sets are just poorly designed overpriced sets without any actual extra functions unless you fork out another $70 minimum.
Other than the pricing on that Land Speeder, these look pretty good. I think a lot of us are spoiled by the heights of design Lego SW hit in the late 2010's and these look like a regression to almost the first generation of SW designs. But now that it's confirmed they're going with the Mario model of a few starter sets and we're not paying for a smart brick in every one of them, I'm more comfortable with these. They're naturally not for me, but they really shouldn't be. They look like they'll be a lot of fun for kids.
By the Force, those things are ugly.
How are the designs of these sets so badly hampered by the need to fit a single 2x4 brick in it?
@HuskyDynamics said:
"How are the designs of these sets so badly hampered by the need to fit a single 2x4 brick in it?"
Imagine how much better City vehicles could look if they only had to fit a minifig inside somewhere, not position them in a specific driver's seat where they can be easily placed and removed without major disassembly.
Originally Han shot first.
Then Greedo shot first.
Now Han even wasn’t there.
That piece count for the Mos Eisley signifies that LEGO, in fact, has made a deal with the devil :p
@Robo_Nui said:
"Originally Han shot first.
Then Greedo shot first.
Now Han even wasn’t there."
Well of course! You need to buy Han solo after all... it's in his name! ;-P
@Jack_Sassy said:
"That piece count for the Mos Eisley signifies that LEGO, in fact, has made a deal with the devil :p"
"The devil went down to Billund
he was looking for a soul to steal,
He was in a bind he was way behind and willing to make a deal..."
@TheOtherMike said:
" @BabuBrick said:
"No SMART Bricks included. Yoda and Wicket have midlegs.
*facepalm emoji*"
As for the legs, @Heriol has a theory on that that seems to hold water: the hips and torso are molded together to allow for space the chip."
That may well be right. Or it could be that the torso is glued to the hips as, I believe, some keychain minifigures are. If that’s right, it would be to make the smart chip inaccessible, not to make extra room for the chip. That’s important because a single mould torso-and-hips piece would be a development - and not a good one.
@ezzzzz53 said:
"Can you program a smart brick to make custom noises? "
No. At least, not without hacking it which, no doubt, someone will figure out how to do. When the Mindstorm system was devised, the code was supposed to be unalterable. But FOLs soon broke the code and eventually LEGO ran with the idea that coding was part of the play/learning experience and made it a play feature/selling point. So the same could happen with Smart Bricks.
For what it's worth, the Falcon and AT-ST don't look completely repulsive.
I was going to buy the Luke's Landspeeder. But now knowing that it won’t include the Smart Brick, I’ll just save my money.
I was going to say these are a decent value, until I realized they don’t come with smart bricks!
For $40 the Landspeeder set could have been a great intro into the tech for kids, regardless of my personal opinion on it. But alas.
"SMART Brick Sold Separately" is giving some SERIOUS "Itchy & Scratchy Dollars Not Accepted Here" energy.
What a JOKE for these sets to cost as though they came with the bricks but not include them. LEGO is on some wild drugs these days if they think these prices are halfway reasonable.
Disinterest in all these sets aside, I have no idea why they keep making such unappealing Landspeeders. Feels like it should be an easy hole in one, but the last several models have just been really rough, this included.
Not much to say about the rest. Expensive, but not designed for me and not an interest regardless. Still sad that the first TIE Advance we got in nearly a decade was a Smart Brick one. Alas, I can design my own at that point.
@Bagelwolf said:
"Bad, bad move. They should at least sell the Smart Brick on its own instead of forcing people to buy entire sets to get them."
But if they did that, who would buy any of them at all?
@SinKiller_Nick said:
"Yeah, how can a $99 Millenium Falcon set NOT come with a Smart Brick?"
Because then it would have been a $140 Millennium Falcon.
"Defining feature sold separately."
Beyond pathetic. It's like releasing a CON+TROLL set and not including the smart hub.
they could sell these without the smart brick if kids could play with all the features regardless if they have it or no. but that's not the case, all these are meant to be used with the damn brick. so lego is basically paywalling features and forcing parents to buy at least two (very expensive) sets if the kids want to use all the things it has to offer.
Brickset: “Darn LEGO, making us buy some useless electronic gizmo in every set!”
Also Brickset: “Darn LEGO, not including the fancy electronic gizmo in every set!”
@PurpleDave said:
" Brickset: “Darn LEGO, making us buy some useless electronic gizmo in every set!”
Also Brickset: “Darn LEGO, not including the fancy electronic gizmo in every set!”"
Imagine if Lego Mario only had a few sets that included the electronic Mario/Luigi/Peach, and the rest were just bricks! The theme certainly would have died immediately.
This is very nitpicky, but I'm rather disappointed with the new sandtrooper. I like the new torso & leg design for stormtroopers but it is a shame they've switched to the plastic pauldron and not included a survival backpack and it is also a shame (and this is the nitpicky part) they haven't included the different knee plate and different abdomen. Both of these are things they've historically done on stormtrooper minifigs.
@NHBrickworks said:
"I can't wait to boycott all of these sets. I feel like the smart bricks take away the real play value of these sets by not letting kids use their imagination on how to play with them and make sounds. I also hate the idea of having to charge your lego set so that you can keep playing with it because that just sounds ridiculous. I would accept an occasional set with smart brick features but I do not like that all of the sets will have them now."
They are still releasing SW sets without smart brick features.
@ImaMom said:
" @CCC said:
" @ImaMom said:
"Im not to happy about this announcement. I like the idea of the Smart Bricks but I already have most of those sets. To get sets with the Smart Tech ID I need to buy them all again.
To be honest Im getting frustrated with Lego re-making the same sets over and over and just changing or adding a little something to make it different.
I believe by remaking the same sets the market is getting extremely flooded and driving down the value of our very expensive sets.
That being said...I will buy some sets with Smart Tech because of the cool figs & bricks.
Im a Lego die hard and I am looking forward to this exciting new experience. I just wish the Smart Tech was available as sets rather than remade sets. What can I say...I Luv my bricks!"
You don't own these sets as they haven't been released. You might own sets that are the same ships/vehicles/locations. They re-release sets as people new to the hobby want to buy them. Would you have been happy to hear that LEGO were not going to make an X-wing ever again because they made one 25 years before? Don't buy LEGO because you think it has future value as LEGOwill always remake popular scenes. And if you do, don't open it or play with it."
I dont think you read my statement as it was written or intended.
I never said " I buy because it has future value. "Please dial it down a notch everyone is entitled to an opinion.
Kindness goes a long way....
"
So how exactly is the value of your expensive set driven down if they release new sets? You had it before they release a new set, and you have it after. There is no difference to you. Unless you want to sell it.
This is more like it!! The first 3 revealed did basically nothing but if there's a full wave of these, we might see some potential. Great that there's finally a new Falcon playset for $100 in these trying times, if nothing else, and it doesn't look atrocious like the X-wing! Happy for the kids.
Although, making another AT-ST and Luke's Landspeeder was certainly... a choice. Maybe for the second wave they can do a Snowspeeder and another Luke's Landspeeder!
The Millennium Falcon from 2000 is light years better than this hunk of junk, and that set was downright awful! Ditto for the Landspeeder from '99 vs the new one.
@ImaMom said:
" @CCC said:
" @ImaMom said:
"Im not to happy about this announcement. I like the idea of the Smart Bricks but I already have most of those sets. To get sets with the Smart Tech ID I need to buy them all again.
To be honest Im getting frustrated with Lego re-making the same sets over and over and just changing or adding a little something to make it different.
I believe by remaking the same sets the market is getting extremely flooded and driving down the value of our very expensive sets.
That being said...I will buy some sets with Smart Tech because of the cool figs & bricks.
Im a Lego die hard and I am looking forward to this exciting new experience. I just wish the Smart Tech was available as sets rather than remade sets. What can I say...I Luv my bricks!"
You don't own these sets as they haven't been released. You might own sets that are the same ships/vehicles/locations. They re-release sets as people new to the hobby want to buy them. Would you have been happy to hear that LEGO were not going to make an X-wing ever again because they made one 25 years before? Don't buy LEGO because you think it has future value as LEGOwill always remake popular scenes. And if you do, don't open it or play with it."
I dont think you read my statement as it was written or intended.
I never said " I buy because it has future value. "Please dial it down a notch everyone is entitled to an opinion.
Kindness goes a long way....
"
With all due respect, what are you trying to say then? Because how you wrote it is literally you saying that the value of your sets goes down because Lego makes newer versions. If you aren’t talking about financial value, then what value are you saying?
Wicket and Yoda have mid size legs! Jawa not. OK, I'm lost.
75430 from last year had a Wicket with short legs. So, is the switch to mid size connected to the Smart Brick set? Or a 2026 thing? Why not the Jawa, if he is in a Smart Brick set? Will the Ewoks from the rumored Ewok village have mid size legs?
Will I be able to sleep tonight? : )
I wonder how many parents are going to get in touch with LEGO support to complain their set seems to be missing the so-called smart brick that was advertised on the box? And then I wonder how those calls are going to go?
It feels slightly disingenuous to say that the smart brick is sold separately when it’s only available packaged in another building set. But then, this is likely the least of their worries.
Little Jimmy shouldn't be able to get a Lego toy of a Star Wars landspeeder on supermarket shelves because Big Bad Collector wants to be able to hoard scarce copies of twenty year old Lego toys of Star Wars landspeeders and slowly sell them at extortionate prices to every Little Jimmy who just wants a Star Wars toy.
Get a grip, touch grass. Remakes are good for new kids and new customers who join the hobby, and they really don't impact the prices of older sets on the secondary market that much. Older sets still retain their unique aspects relative to newer sets, which means that collectors still want them and pay collector prices for them.
That said, these sets are surprisingly decent. Not great, but decent. Badly priced, but mostly decent builds and minifig selections, except for the lack of Han Solo in the Cantina. The Millennium Falcon in particular looks like a decent build and a decent set for the price even without all the Smart paraphernalia.
@iwybs said:
"Little Jimmy shouldn't be able to get a Lego toy of a Star Wars landspeeder on supermarket shelves because Big Bad Collector wants to be able to hoard scarce copies of twenty year old Lego toys of Star Wars landspeeders and slowly sell them at extortionate prices to every Little Jimmy who just wants a Star Wars toy.
Get a grip, touch grass. Remakes are good for new kids and new customers who join the hobby, and they really don't impact the prices of older sets on the secondary market that much. Older sets still retain their unique aspects relative to newer sets, which means that collectors still want them and pay collector prices for them.
That said, these sets are surprisingly decent. Not great, but decent. Badly priced, but mostly decent builds and minifig selections, except for the lack of Han Solo in the Cantina. The Millennium Falcon in particular looks like a decent build and a decent set for the price even without all the Smart paraphernalia."
I’m not sure who this comment is directed at, because I think overwhelmingly people are not upset about more x-wings or falcons, but rather, contrary to what you think, are frustrated with how poor these builds seem to be. And they are built that way to incorporate the thus far underwhelming smart brick, which isn’t even included in the sets.
@Andrusi said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" Brickset: “Darn LEGO, making us buy some useless electronic gizmo in every set!”
Also Brickset: “Darn LEGO, not including the fancy electronic gizmo in every set!”"
Imagine if Lego Mario only had a few sets that included the electronic Mario/Luigi/Peach, and the rest were just bricks! The theme certainly would have died immediately."
I lost all interest in the Mario blind packs when they stopped including an electronic gizmo in each packet.
@monkyby87 said:
" @iwybs said:
"Stuff."
I’m not sure who this comment is directed at."
It was aimed at @ImaMom.
@iwybs said:
" @monkyby87 said:
" @iwybs said:
"Stuff."
I’m not sure who this comment is directed at."
It was aimed at @ImaMom."
Ah, ok. Yes, I responded to them as well, not sure why they were upset about newer versions of sets.
I'm gonna go against the grain here and say I absolutely love these sets.
Complaints about price and figures aside, these feel like the first true Star Wars PLAYsets that LEGO has made in a long time. I really enjoy the classic style of the builds, like modernized versions of early-2000 sets. And the play features seem really fun. These seem like playing with them will feel sorta like playing the old LEGO Star Wars games in a lot of ways. Yoda's Hut in particular, the floating crates and stew-making features are really fun and feel VERY LEGO Star Wars: The Original Trilogy.
Though I'm one of the few who hasn't been a fan of the "scale model" style of playsets that LEGO has been doing lately, where accuracy is one of the main goals. These are children's toys, us adults have the 18+ line and MOCs if we want scale models.
I think some AFOLs, especially when it comes to Star Wars, have a very inflated sense of how much their purchase means to LEGO. We are not the target audience here, I gauruntee that LEGO doesn't care if any of us like these sets. They're for kids. I think it's time for some to grow up and let kids have their fun lol. Demanding the LEGO Star Wars playsets adhere to our adult tastes feels very much like trying to pull the ladder up on the kids following us. They deserve the same fun we had growing up, let them have it.
downsizing, smart bricks, stud shooters, these sets are gonna make MandR explode
@yamaki said:
"Wicket and Yoda have mid size legs! Jawa not. OK, I'm lost.
75430 from last year had a Wicket with short legs. So, is the switch to mid size connected to the Smart Brick set? Or a 2026 thing? Why not the Jawa, if he is in a Smart Brick set? Will the Ewoks from the rumored Ewok village have mid size legs?
Will I be able to sleep tonight? : )
"
Wicket and Yoda are smart figs, with the tag/chip/whatever inside which doesn't allow disconnecting torso and hips. Short legs are presumably not used because of the space needed for the chip and/or to limit the number of leg molds for smart figs.
Jawa is a regular fig that happens to be in a smart set. The boxes show which figs in the set are smart on the right, with regular figs in the corner.
I actually really like the scale of the millennium falcon, it actually looks good
That being said, they’re all outrageously overpriced, and the rest also look bad
I feel sorry for those who haven’t left the fandom…
@ky_ebricks said:
"I'm gonna go against the grain here and say I absolutely love these sets.
Complaints about price and figures aside, these feel like the first true Star Wars PLAYsets that LEGO has made in a long time. I really enjoy the classic style of the builds, like modernized versions of early-2000 sets. And the play features seem really fun. These seem like playing with them will feel sorta like playing the old LEGO Star Wars games in a lot of ways. Yoda's Hut in particular, the floating crates and stew-making features are really fun and feel VERY LEGO Star Wars: The Original Trilogy."
The dewback in the Cantina is also nice to see. I know there was the microfighter version, but it is good to see a brick-built one instead of another big moulded lump. And being brick-built, it is easy to vary the size, shape and colour a bit.
To me, these sets would be so much better if they didn't have the smart play compatible tags and what not. These DON'T have the smart bricks yet the prices don't seem to be that much more affordable.
The front of the Millennium Falcon looks like something I’d make when I was 5. Why does it need 3 gears sticking out of it? Why is the one at the back even there? Why does the AT-ST have a huge head? Why does every set need a giant gap somewhere to be able to fit these Dumb Bricks that aren’t even included? Why is there a Technic monstrosity in the Dagobah set that’s probably meant to be a tree, but really doesn’t give off that vibe? Why does Yoda have mid legs? Why is Han not in the Mos Eisley Cantina when there is literally a spot tailor made for him? Why does the Cantina look so tacky and messy? Why does the Landspeeder look like an incoherent stack of plates? Why do some sets need a green hammer? Why are there so many random colors? Why is Greedo advertised as a singer because they were too lazy to include another Bith Musician? When if it’s supposed to be for “creativity and imagination” kids could still just as easily remove a third musician and put Greedo in if they wanted too? Why is every set trash and an objective downgrade? Why is this wave so bad? Why? Why, LEGO? Why- oh, and there’s a new Jawa torso!
I wish I wanted these. I wish the smart feature interested me at all. And I am a Lego Star Wars guy, and have virtually every Star Wars set since 2015/The Force Awakens...but these are... a miss. Kudos to Lego for trying something different, but maybe they are for a completely different customer/person. And what I have the biggest issue with is the smart brick. I don't want it, and I really don't want to pay for it either. I don't even want these on sale or clearance. I agree with some comments that they are nice to see, making actual play sets.
Give me more Rogue One sets, more Jedi like Plo Kloon, or more helmets like Sauron!
I think for longer than I want to admit, I have been looking for a sign from Lego to spend less, and I think this is it.
Hoping May the 4th has something I will want.
Scammers will love those see it in action QR codes on the boxes.
@ImaMom said:
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You, uh, posted an empty comment. Was that intentional?
Blazing hot garbage.
Grateful to have collect previous versions of all these vehicles/locations (some multiple times now) and won't be spending twice what they're actually worth for this gimmick.
Giving credit as the Falcon does look like a value at just under 900 pieces for $100.
@PurpleDave said:
" @ImaMom said:
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You, uh, posted an empty comment. Was that intentional?"
It was probably meant to be a single emoji.
They all look 4+ sets, but the prices do not. I can't justifiy paying $100 for a deformed Falcon.
@TheLastJedi said:"Hoping May the 4th has something I will want."
At the very least, I have the feeling that 30727 will be the polybag offered as part of the promotion, if that interests you.
@namekuji said:
"Scammers will love those see it in action QR codes on the boxes."
I'm... not seeing why they would.
Honestly... If these rubbish SmartPlay sets had come out in 1977, 1980 or 1983 with the introductions of the films they represent, age 7, 10 and 13 year old me, who played, almost exclusively with LEGO Space and Kenner Star Wars, would have complained that these sets were, "for kids" and not screen accurate. Call me a nerd (then and now) but I would have hated on these sets then, as I do today, at age 55 (almost 56, yikes).
I’m still entirely whelmed by the smart brick features themselves - eventually I might form a strong opinion but that is not happening today - but the physical play features on these look pretty fun. They remind me a bit of the Sonic playsets with lots of moving parts and little doohickeys.
I don’t think these are for me - although the dewback is adorable - but I hope the kids that are clearly the target audience get much joy from them.
Blue milk AND a blue pear?! Day One purchases here!
Seems like the QR codes don't work yet ;-)
E.g. 75424's point to https://link.bricks.plus/75424-packaging in case anybody was wondering.
@TheOtherMike said:
" @TheLastJedi said:"Hoping May the 4th has something I will want."
At the very least, I have the feeling that 30727 will be the polybag offered as part of the promotion, if that interests you."
Right, I’ve been seeing that in stores and completely forgot to pick one up.
" @namekuji said:
"Scammers will love those see it in action QR codes on the boxes."
I'm... not seeing why they would."
I’m not seeing why they’d even care one way or the other.
Up till now I have zero interest in these 'smart bricks'.
However, if it can make the Cantina band play that brilliant 'do-do-do-do-dooby-do... dooddley-doo, do-do-do-do...' song...
I'm in!
@BOBJACK_JACKBOB said:
"Up till now I have zero interest in these 'smart bricks'.
However, if it can make the Cantina band play that brilliant 'do-do-do-do-dooby-do... dooddley-doo, do-do-do-do...' song...
I'm in! "
It cannot.
Dinna fash, Bricksetters. This will all be over soon enough.
Except for Sweden. Their pain will be delayed and it canna be helped.
@EtudeTheBadger said:
" @BOBJACK_JACKBOB said:
"Up till now I have zero interest in these 'smart bricks'.
However, if it can make the Cantina band play that brilliant 'do-do-do-do-dooby-do... dooddley-doo, do-do-do-do...' song...
I'm in! "
It cannot."
That one thing it was expected to do
@iwybs said:
" @monkyby87 said:
" @iwybs said:
"Stuff."
I’m not sure who this comment is directed at."
It was aimed at @ImaMom."
We need a “Brickset comment of the year” poll.
This whole range just looks terrible.
For a series aimed really for the kids, it's not that price friendly either.
So far 2026's Star Wars releases have been remarkably underwhelming.
Still, all the release slots taken up with this tat means money saved for me :)
@ulibu said:
"Scrolling through the sets and their pictures and sales pitches I realized I got so out of touch with current Lego it struck me in a saddeing way."
It could be argued that it's LEGO that's out of touch.
As I've posted elsewhere, light and sound toys have existed for a long time. If you look back through history, basically every toy promoted with electronic features arrived with a lot of fanfare, praise and paid promotion, only to consistently be met with a tepid market response. The only exception I can readily think of that didn't die off within a few years are things like model trains. I'm assuming a bit part of this, beyond their long history, adult appeal and relative simplicity, is because they don't rely on proprietary systems, are fairly standardized and can be reworked with some DIY.
The suggested age group Lego is proposing for this isn't a good sign. The electronic "smart" features seem more suited for smaller children (like 4-8 years old), while the inherent qualities of Lego suggest an age range a little higher. Lego's proposed 8+ starting age basically coincides with when the appeal of the feature begins to drop off.
I'm inclined to think most kids probably start losing interest in physically playing with their sets around 10-14 years old, and if their interest hasn't already faded entirely by the time they've reached 15 years old, it's definitely transitioned into the adult display phase where sets just sit on a shelf and the electronic features serve no purpose. It's basically a complete waste of resources and money.
The Sandtrooper was the only thing that could have interested me, but even that was a disappointment... I hope that the incorrect pauldron and the lack of a backpack are an exception for the Smart Play sets and that everything will be back to normal in the future :(
Let's say I wanted to buy Luke's Landspeeder. Am I obligated to buy the expensive sets that include the Smart Brick?
Is it me, or does the Falcon look like it ran into something...come to think of it; most of the fighters look that way, but the is really, really bad, sortta' like calling the 'Minlenium Falcon'.
Ironically, Yoda's hut looks fine, same with the AT-ST, but the rest...yesh...
@Christmas said:
"Let's say I wanted to buy Luke's Landspeeder. Am I obligated to buy the expensive sets that include the Smart Brick?"
Yep, mandated by international law that you are legally obligated to buy a SMART Brick so you can have the lights and sounds. Nobody is permitted to own or enjoy the sets without them.
Losing out a chunk of this year's Star Wars sets to this Smart system is SUPER disappointing.
Guess in the end it just saves me money that I can spend elsewhere.
@Crux said:
" @ToysFromTheAttic said:
"FUN KIDS TOYS!!!
There... I said it."
Okay, but I was never one of the fun kids."
This is a revelation to me…
Besides fun is conceptual: the whole playing field is rioting while one solitary kid stands in a corner smiling at his handy work.
@Christmas said:
"Let's say I wanted to buy Luke's Landspeeder. Am I obligated to buy the expensive sets that include the Smart Brick?"
Of course you are not. You are obligated to buy the fuel station as it comes in the same box. However, you are not forced to buy any other sets if you want just the landspeeder set. Alternatively you could use the secondary market where you might be able to buy just the landspeeder or the figures or the exact parts you want. If you don’t have a smart brick you won't becable to use smart features but you are still allowed to buy the set. LEGO will not force you to buy anything more or force you to build it or play with it in a specific way.
@Graupensuppe said:
"Why does Yoda have longer legs? He's almost as tall as Luke now."
He's not tall enough to reach the cooking pot 2 feet above his head though.
@nate_dog7 said:
" @Graupensuppe said:
"Why does Yoda have longer legs? He's almost as tall as Luke now."
He's not tall enough to reach the cooking pot 2 feet above his head though."
"Height matters not. Judge me by me height, do you?"
The prices on these sets are insane, and they don't even include the "smart" brick? Yikes.
I liked Sound and Light Bricks, and I like the look of several of these sets. I've already ordered Luke's X-wing, as the best balance of smart brick, tags and minifigures of the brick-bearing sets. Of these sets, the Cantina and the MF look the most interesting, and they harmonize well with the smart minifigures in the X-wing set. People with multiple versions of, let's say, the Cantina (or the X-wing) can combine all their bricks to try and improve on the aesthetics. Until I've had a chance to try the system out for myself, I can't criticize it as a play feature, although I definitely think that the smart brick and smart tags ought to be available separately, sooner or later. It will be interesting to see what they go for on Bricklink.
@nate_dog7 said:
" @Graupensuppe said:
"Why does Yoda have longer legs? He's almost as tall as Luke now."
He's not tall enough to reach the cooking pot 2 feet above his head though."
The “tree” is supposed to be an unobtrusive represention of the Force acting on various items and Yoda himself during Luke’s training. Kinda fails in one aspect of that, but Yoda can out-Jedi Luke pretty easily at this point in the story. If he wants the cooking pot, it will come to him, not the other way around.
@corelbbk said:
"I wish they haven't used Star Wars for this range. Why would modern day kids be interested in movies that are almost 50 years old? This choise of IP is just baffling to me.
Lego Star Wars is an AFOL's theme."
I think the same
Unfortunately, the classic star wars trilogy has aged badly. No kid can be interested into a movie with 70s atrezzo
The classic trilogy survives thanks to the nostalgia factor and the good script and characters development
I have paid 80€ for the 75052 (brickset says that its actual value is about 120€)
The equivalent are: 75425 + 75420 also 120€
But in 2026 I will get less minifigs, less scenario, and useless technic functions
@el_garfio said:"Unfortunately, the classic star wars trilogy has aged badly. No kid can be interested into a movie with 70s atrezzo"
If "atrezzo" means what a cursory google suggests (props) then that depends on the kid.
@TheOtherMike said:
" @el_garfio said:"Unfortunately, the classic star wars trilogy has aged badly. No kid can be interested into a movie with 70s atrezzo"
If "atrezzo" means what a cursory google suggests (props) then that depends on the kid."
One thing to remember about the OT is that, while the props for the first two films were all created in the 70's, a lot of them looked very realistic for a very unusual reason. I know at least two of the guns featured in the first film were built around real surplus WWII weapons. Han's blaster started out as a German Luger pistol, and the Stormtrooper blaster was built around a British Sten submachine gun. Probably all of the rest of the weapons seen in at least the first film were built around real firearms. The Rebel pilot helmets were surplus Vietnam War pilot helmets. Star Wars Just Star Wars was also the first film to get zero-G explosions right, by filming detonation of the prop models from directly below. The way the dogfighting scenes were shot were patterned off of footage of real WWII dogfights shot from flight cameras on the fighter planes.
A lot of the other props, from lightsaber hilts, to the kitchen utensils at the Lars homestead, have been matched up to real products that were available at the time, where most sci-fi works, both past and present, create their props from scratch. So the OT actually holds up remarkably well compared to most other 70's sci-fi.
DON'T BUY THESE!
@PurpleDave said:"Han's blaster started out as a German Luger pistol.."
Not a Luger, a Mauser C96. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauser_C96 Like the Graflex camera flash used to make Luke's ANH/TESB lightsaber, it's become pretty rare, as people bought more and more of them to make prop replicas.
@Shadowcloner said:
" @Christmas said:
"Let's say I wanted to buy Luke's Landspeeder. Am I obligated to buy the expensive sets that include the Smart Brick?"
Yep, mandated by international law that you are legally obligated to buy a SMART Brick so you can have the lights and sounds. Nobody is permitted to own or enjoy the sets without them. "
I was afraid of that too. Because I didn't like the sets that included the smart brick; they were too expensive, the cheapest set was $70. The sets I liked didn't include a smart brick. That's bad for me. Thanks for the information, my friend.
In theory I think having some sets that are SMART Play™ compatible but don't actually contain a Smart Brick is a reasonable idea, as long as there's some logic to it and it actually keeps the price down. So the execution could certainly be better here. If kids are actually playing with these things, maybe having a few smart bricks could be nice but if you got all the sets, it'd just be excessive. That said, it'd work better if there was a relatively cheap way to buy a smart brick - I think the current cheapest is the Tie Fighter and that's like 60 quid.
So if my smart brick dies or fragments, will we be able to put in a request at the Lego parts site to get a new one? How many people who buy this round of sets without the smart brick would consider that option.