Another SDCC 2015 Exclusive Announced

To me they seem appropriate. A cool looking build that a Star Wars fan who may not be an AFOL might like to grab, one this AFOL definitely would, but it isnt SO amazing that by not being able to get it, I won't loose any sleep.

Seems right to me!

However, Ive got 2 friends going to be there this year and I just sent them this picture to BOLO for ;)

The X-Wing design is getting rather boring by now. They might as well release a single mould for it if they can't do any better. :|

Although, I'm sure a lot of fans are able to nudge the design in the right direction. ;)

If Lego would get the memo and stop making convention exclusive minifigures, I'm totally fine with this type of set being the new standard.

I really like this new trend of vignettes representing iconic scenes.

I rather enjoy this kind of set and the fact that it can be made with ones own extra pieces and, of course, the instructions. But I feel that if I were paying the money and waiting in the lines I would like a little something more than just this. It is sets like this that make me feel as if I would rather stay home than go though all the craziness to get a set that I could just brick link.

Those "tiny figures" are hilarious. Has LEGO done that before?

I believe this means LEGO might make another Dagobah minifigure scale set. Might be wishful thinking. I agree with CapnRex101, and am not a fan of this scale.

Don't TLG get it? If they released these types of (very cool) sets to the wider community they would sell a ton, but as it is, they're just for the lucky few and to hell with the rest of us! Yes we can all use Ebay if we really want them, but at a massively inflated price.

What, not even microfigures? Those "figures" are pathetic...
Also, that X-Wing model really isn't that great- the wings look terrible. They should add a 1x3 angled flat to make them at least passable...

Meh

Agree with @hoarder40. We are in California and cannot get tickets to go to SDCC - we sure tried. Why not release these at a forum where it's open to all who want to go instead of the lucky who get tickets.

I will give LEGO credit though for making these not too hard to find the parts for!

I would suspect that the set will include a real minifig just like the Tatooine set did. My bet is that it would be Yoda.

While I think these are pretty lame and wouldn't waste my time with them, I can see why non-AFOLs might really like them. What's more, I much prefer stuff like this being released at SDCC than a slew of awesome exclusive minifigures. Even if you DO like this model and can't go to Comic Con, it looks really cheap and easy to build.

FU, LEGO, for playing into this stupid SDCC exclusive obsession year after year. I thought they were better than that. For a company that bucked standard toy convention by reducing its box size, they sure did knuckle under to peer pressure in piling exclusive upon exclusive at SDCC.

Just wait another few days for all the tooth-gnashing over the amazingly cool exclusive minifigs you'll never, ever get.

These are the perfect exclusives, IMO....ones that are cool for attendees, but still easily obtainable by the rest of us from parting them out.

This looks like a fun set!
I don't perticularly care for the 'minifigs', but they are a nice touch.

Just a shame this set like other exclusives are virtually impossible to obtain. Especially for Europeans. Not really LEGO-fan freindly, and this rare and exclusive sets strategyshould be discontined immediatly. But have made that statement here before.

Who would spend $40 on that?! I see a pile of basic pieces, two tiny 1x1 structures masquerading as figures, and the seventeenth release of that same stinking X-Wing. If it was full scale, sure! That I would buy! But this is completely undesirable in my eyes.

Yeah, it's pretty much garbage. Not sure why Modok, et al are getting so upset by this -- it would be much cheaper than $40 to Bricklink these pieces and put it together oneself.

I was in love with the Minecraft Microbuild set's, and now that there's Star Wars ones too, its something ill certainly be drooling over!

I like it, very much recognizable for its scale. Plus trans-green plates!

But $40? They're only charging that because people are willing to pay extra for an exclusive.

I think someone has the pricing wrong, no way this set is $39.99. It's surely a $9.99 set.

The term of this figs is... microbrickfigs.
I like it!

I'm happy with it!

Yes it's exclusive, but it's not amazing. You can easily build one yourself. The exclusivity is the cardboard box which I can cope with not having. With regards LEGO ceasing to make event exclusive sets - where's the fun in that? LEGO are rewarding those that attend the events with something a bit different and special - I applaud them for this. Some companies offer nothing as a memento of the event. Yes, some end up on eBay for vast sums of money but I'm sure a lot more stay with the original purchaser. I'd like all of the Microfighter sets from previous cons but I doubt I'll ever get them. Oh well, plenty more tat to collect. I'm at peace with the fact that when it comes to anything to do with Star Wars you cannot be a completist - there's just too much stuff released every year and I can't ever see an end to it :-D

At least it isn't minifigs that you will never see unless you pay a fortune 2nd hand.

It's extremely frustrating that LEGO are making a micro scale version of Yoda's Hut and the Lars Homestead. Why can't they make minifigure scale versions instead of re-releasing the same sets over and over again (Naboo N1 Star fighter, Sith Infiltrator).

@mr_skinny
the main issue is that those event exclusives are all sold in america only so for europeans the chances are much lower to get there. And there are no such events in europe.

That's like what, 50+ Cent a piece? Ridiculous pricing for a really nice set.

To all those who are baffled by the price, Comic-Con exclusive sets are pretty much always priced like this (excluding the individual minifigures, which are generally free giveaways). And no, they never include exclusive parts.

Somebody should make a "Comic Con" or "Event Exclusive" tag for all the previous Comic-Con giveaways in the Brickset database so it's easier to look them up. But for now, just use this link and look at some of the egregious prices: http://brickset.com/sets?query=comcon The 83-piece Indiana Jones set from 2008 was $50! The six three-minifig Star Wars display sets in 2009 were $50 EACH! The 84-piece Sith Infiltrator in 2012 was $40 just like this one! And to think people are complaining about a 177-piece set being $40 (or claiming it should have been $10 — even if it were a regular retail set with that piece count it'd probably be at least $15).

I imagine part of the reason for these prices is to help LEGO recoup the cost of their booth at San Diego Comic-Con, which isn't cheap.

We had two Lego shows in the New England area in May. At both of them, there was a vendor with with Star Wars Celebration Sandcrawler/Owen Homestead set, priced at $125. Either this vendor had a lot of them, or that set wasn't selling. This leaves me wondering whether anyone actually buys these things at the eBay prices, other than a handful of collectors who grab them as soon as they go live.

I'm not impressed by these. Not in the way I would be by, say, a Lego Star Wars Architecture theme.

It's not just a LEGO, it's also a souvenir of the event and souvenirs of any event are usually ridiculously priced so it's somewhat silly to apply the typical price per piece analogy to the set.

This is the kind of set I like to see as an exclusive. It is something that we can all mostly replicate if we get the instructions. We can have the experience of making it without the exclusivity, and collectors can have the 'official' versions.

It's nice and detailed! Is there any minifigure in this set?

Are the instructions to these exclusive sets posted anywhere though? They do not seem to have a set number.

@Drakuhl: LEGO has never posted instructions for these online in the past, so they're only revealed if the people who buy the sets share them online.

It'll probably come with a standard Yoda minifig (at a guess). The Tatooine set in the same style came with a standard Threepio

@Aanchir: is there a site that collects them?

I'm going to assume here. Somebody designs a set, and then somebody has to approve it. I just cannot imagine the conversation.
"This set looks neat. Iconic depiction from Star Wars. I like it, but, what are these random stacks of 1x1 plates?"
"Characters, that one is Luke Skywalker and this one is Yoda"
"Oh, bloody brilliant idea. Let's do it".