First image of 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina

Oh man I missed out on the last one. This looks like it’s gonna he expensive.

Anyone able to translate that text in the Facebook image?

Seen this on Instagram looks cool but I'm guessing the price will be nearer that of the Diagon alley set so it might be off putting

Ooh I see an updated Dew back could of done with a couple of those & maybe Ben's land speeder & more Jawas!!

Looks amazing! If only they could get a decent sandspeeder model out there. It bothers me that they keep putting out new ones and they're nearly identical to the previous models, which are merely okay.

I think mine did a pretty good job, although it could use some stickers or printing

https://www.flickr.com/photos/flanaganbrothers/31281079082/

Not bad at all, but I personally have enough with my cantina 75052

Wow, this is so cool and all the details. Especially its a complete building! Will buy it.

I'll be getting this eventually, just not Day 1 like with the Razor Crest.

Yeeeeeeeeeeees!

Looks very nice, and seems it will be contesting the titel of best SW location set still held by the Ewok village i.m.o...
But doubt it will be mine, besides the fact I already have, and combined, the 2 previous cantinas, that will become redundant with this one, there are also space and budget restrictions.. :(
Hope the new, and some long awaited, characters will also become available via other sets..

Interesting it shares the doom, arches etc. with 75052, but with 5x as many bricks, so expect 5x the price. There are some great 3000+ piece versions of this already on rebrickable, one of which includes a spaceport requested in the comments if looking for ideas on ways to expand this set to include one.

Yes...a set/idea worthy of the Master Builder Series (MBS) moniker!
Despite all the high-priced sets that have come out this year might have to make room for this one and use those stocked up VIP points to take a dent into this next bill :)
(Kinda glad I passed on Diagon Alley LOL!)

Niiiiiiice

When my eyes saw this image with a large tan building, my first thought before reading the article title was the Colosseum. Oh well... this looks surprisingly good too.

Seems pretty clear to me that the last minifigure is Elis Helrot

I must say it does tickle my fancy, but I might be able to satisfy myself with the 2014 playset. The minifigs are a big draw though.
If it came down to it, I'd rather shell out for Diagon Alley than this. I've never bought such expensive sets before, so I'll have to make sure to pick the best one.

Finally second +18 set after USC Millenium Falcon. The price will be astronomical but it looks amazing.

@cody6268 said:
"And 10188, the long lived old Death Star set, beats this set out by 3 as the Star Wars set with the most minifigs. "

75159 (the re-released Death Star) has 27 of them!

When you exclude R2-units and brick-built droids, it still has 23. (10188 has 20, 75290 has 20 also)

Edit: and that Fabuland set you found is completely insane. Thanks for running that query! :D

@XIII said:
" @sirventricle said:
" @XIII said:
"This is actually really nice, but whether or not I get it will depend on the price."

Apparently €350 in Germany, according to Promobricks. Might work out to £320/$350?"

That's not bad: I was expecting it to be much more. I think that it's cheaper than the Ghostbusters firehouse was."

The Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters retailed for $300 in the U.S., and for over 4,600 pieces. It was cheaper.

@mr_skinny said:
" @FSLienad said:
"I think it would be perfect if only it had a bantha. I was counting on this set to bring them into LEGO existence."

Why would a Bantha be in the middle of a space port?

"

Because Lego does a lot of other things that make a lot less sense.

WOW!! A proper Chalmun’s cantina has long been my most-wanted set, and this looks absolutely incredible (and that’s without even seeing the interior!). An absolute Day 1 buy for me.

I wonder if it is hinged to open up? Not sure how you get at the insides.

Ordinarily I try to buy sets cheap on eBay without the minifigures, but this one might have to be the exception...

I'm guessing it's a $400 set and LEGO didn't screw it up. Good job LEGO for getting one of these big sets correct.

Wow! I initially had no interest, but that's tempting...

Very nice, I’ll have to save up for this. After Clod city and insult on Hoth they have finally nailed it!

I'll have to not eat for a bit, but this just might be my set of the year.

There is a Microfighter Bantha, although it would be nice to get a molded one.

It looks like way more than 3187 pieces. This is pure awesome.

@chrisaw said:
"No mention on here of the Levi or Adidas cross promos that Lego themselves have put online videos up for?"
I doubt those announcements will be well-received amongst Bricksetters. It's OK, I always have other sources to look and I don't need to depend on Brickset to get excited for them.

I'm liking it - particularly the V35

@HandPositions said:
" @XIII said:
" @sirventricle said:
" @XIII said:
"This is actually really nice, but whether or not I get it will depend on the price."

Apparently €350 in Germany, according to Promobricks. Might work out to £320/$350?"

That's not bad: I was expecting it to be much more. I think that it's cheaper than the Ghostbusters firehouse was."

The Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters retailed for $300 in the U.S., and for over 4,600 pieces. It was cheaper."

I just checked and the price was £274.99 ($366.78) in the UK and €379.99 in Portugal ($452.64). I was lucky and found it when there was a deep sale. Still, I can't help but feel we are getting ripped off!

Holy cow, yes! I'm excited. Big set w so many minifigs!

Breathe, just breathe..

Finally not a cheap small section of the place!

@theJANG said:
"It has a roof... and walls all around? Impossible!!"

You better believe it

Looks great!

@merman said:
"Personally I feel LEGO is overdoing it with the D2C sets. In the past there were like 4 a year, now there is one every month, sometimes even two.

I collect these sets but it is impossible to keep track, finance and store.

With 4 months left in this year we still get:
- Mos Eisley Cantina
- Bat Wing
- Elves Club House
- Colosseum
"

For a second, I thought this one was gonna be an Elves-Themed Club House Exclusive and thought: Wow, cool, I will consider this for my kids... Then I realized it's just the other set with a bunch of drunken christmas elves partying in a ski hut. :(

Gotta say, waay more attractive than the previous sets of this sort, but as someone who cobbled together a half-decent Cantina over the years from the various smaller sets, I am absolutely not tempted to get this.
Which is actually nice, cause it saves me a lot of begging from my wife, and some room to spare :D

Now THIS is a great showcase of the Master Builders Set! It's got everything you need for the scene for the most part, has plenty of detail packed in, and feels a lot more like a display piece than an overpriced play set. That, and it's less of an eyesore than Cloud City by far!

Iv been wating a UCS setlike this for a long time now... GIME GIME GIME i so need my hands on this set

I love the Cantina (probably the Star Wars place I want the most), but the roof looks kinda bad if my intention is to display it. Wish they just did a modular roof that can be taken apart instead of this leaky looking roof

Man, I'm glad it's a full building this time.

I'm excited for this! My bother and I have enjoyed all the star wars MB and UCS playsets over the years.

I think it's funny though how a lot of fans are saying this is better than the cloud city MB set and yet this cantina appears to suffer from the same overhead display angle (good for a table, not a shelf). Unless it opens from the sides or can be rearranged, we will have to wait and see.

Day 1 purchase (I'll attempt it, at least).
I still would have preferred a new Imperial Shuttle, but this looks pretty darn kewl.

LOVE it, but likely waaay out of my price range. guess i'll have to get the dewback on bricklink

This first image has exceeded my expectations (to steal a phrase from @CapnRex101 ) for the rumored set, and it is definitely nicer than the MOC I've been tinkering with: https://flic.kr/p/2jwnjye ; https://flic.kr/p/2jD31RT.

I think this set is one of the best Star Wars sets ever!

If this set it priced reasonably at say $300 then its a day one purchase for me. $350 and I will wait for some deal or a free giveaway. $400+ and I will have to wait for a serious discount.

i was hoping for a Ackmena minifig in this.

@goalieboy82 said:
"i was hoping for a Ackmena minifig in this. "

and a Krelman minifig too.

@ahughwilliams said:
"for all of us who have the previous versions, we can just use them for parts to build more of the city around the cantina."

YES I'm so glad someone see pointed this out!!!!!!

I think Elis Helrot is in this set using the newer skull part that has been in Ninjago

No Ackmena or Krelman figures? I don't know about this, guys...

ninja'd

Beyond excited for this set. :o)

I’ve fallen away from the Forum and LEGO rumors as a whole these past couple years so all of these unveiling’s are just such a surprise and treat!

This is a great follow up to Bespin. No midi-vehicles, no 100th landspeeder, crazy great figure selection, and announced in time where there’s still time to get some of the other recent Tatooine sets.

I’m not sure about the “roof” yet. From my Battlefront obsession, I was expecting a 2nd level but I’m not sure that’s cannon.

There is some weird scaling/sizing issue for the minifigures pictured in front of the box. They look like children. Someone forgot to resize the image when they compiled the overall image.
Saying that…... it looks good.

Easily the best looking rendition of the Cantina LEGO ever will have produced.

Interesting how lego has now applied the branding for the master builder series.

Box art looks fantastic though. Its nice the detail lego is putting in to features like that

I like how it looks when it's closed, definitely interested.

As stated in above comments, so many sets, limited amount of money to spend. I did however manage to buy the limited edition Bespin Duel set.

Can't wait to see the interior and how the cantina opens up.
The set seems a bit bulky to me but It might due to the different scaling of the decor components.

Tatooine is one of my favourite planets in the star wars universe, so this is a must have for me. Amazing figure count!

Zero interest in another Cantina set, just not an interesting enough location. The minifigs look amazing and I fear will be unaffordable on the secondary market. This may be the death of my interest in Star Wars LEGO

Day 1 buy for me. Set looks excellent; I can't wait to see the inside.

The only cantina alien I can find who matches the coloration of the alien standing next to Labria/Kardue'sai'Malloc is Elis Helrot. He has a bald, light-colored head, and wears a light-colored vest over a darker outfit. Nobody else really seems to fit.

@theJANG :
It has _part_ of a roof around the outside, and just rafters in the center.

@Kai_Dragon_eXtreme :
To be fair...they don't make many.

@XIII :
Based on what I've seen reported, same price as the Firehouse, but less parts. Though, the Firehouse was underpriced by about $100 by the common $0.10/pc standard.

@HandPositions :
$350, not $300. If it was $300 for 4634pcs, maybe we wouldn't have heard so many endless complaints about it being "overpriced".

@CopperTablet :
SW typically gets two per year, I believe. With the split between UCS and MBS, this is to be expected, as they'll probably still want to roll out a UCS set every year (earlier this year was the A-Wing).

What an amazing set. A must have.

It's clear Lego sees AFOLs as cows to be milked by bombarding us with huge sets.

Is Lego a toy or a display piece? Because the black background of the box makes the set look inert and lifeless.

I've spent about $2,000 on Lego each of the last five years and now that budget can be consumed in five $400 sets. Maybe that is better for an adult like me who has hundreds of sets but it would also mean abandoning my Lego of the last 40 years - a wave of sets from low to high price and picking and choosing the sets you want buying them all bit by bit throughout the year with some other sets here and there.

Lego as display piece or Lego as toy.

@Snazzy101 :
They've been accomplishing that pretty well for the last decade with SDCC exclusive minifigs that cost 1-2 weeks worth of allowance.

@The_Rancor :
I know they've done Greedo and Jawas a few times. There was an Ithorian Jedi, and Bith were in a previous cantina set. Wuher and Dr. Evazan are human, I believe. So, Ponda Baba, Labria, Kabe, and Garindan for sure, and probably that mystery minifig next to Labria. So, based on what you've already compiled, that's about a third of an article in one set.

In spirit, this is a Day ! buy; but in actuality, not at all, because I have trouble saving my money and it's hard enough justifying buying $100 LEGO sets... still, the Cantina is one of my favorite locations, love all of the aliens associated, and I'll be so hurt to miss this one.

Love the cantina. Hope that inside will be plenty of bottles and other stuff in the bar.

I was super excited, when they announced Mos Eisley as an UCS, but this is really a disappointment. The set is claimed to be for 350 eur and I created exactly the same thing, almost identical from 3 sets (75205 and 2x 75052) for half the price! I think Lego is is destroying their afols..

I would love it, when they make a colloseum...

I personally prefer ships, so I will wait for a comprehensive CapnRex101 review before making my final decision, but it does look good.

Merman said: Personally I feel LEGO is overdoing it with the D2C sets. ... I collect these sets but it is impossible to keep track, finance and store.
CCC said: I'd prefer more choice and buy the ones I like than limited choice which would probably lead to less purchases.
Inversion said: You are not supposed to buy all of them, the aim is to have a choice.

I think all of you are a bit right, Lego has gone a tad overboard with the big sets, but it's nice with more choices and very few people has the money/space/interest to buy all of them anyway. I think the problem is the timing, while I understand the importance of the Christmas season I believe Lego still should spread the releases more over the year.

Right now we get the modular in January, then there's a half-year drought with little but City/police and similar KFOL themes, before they suddenly release a floodwave of large sets in August/September/October. I really suspect that this many large sets at once cannibalizes each other's sales, by spreading them more out they may sell better and each set gets the attention it deserves.

I think lego are trying to bankrupt me. If I hadn't spent £400 on ebay this year, I would be seriously tempted by this. I'm gonna wait for the inside photos, then hope for a sale.

Colosseum? Are we talking Architectural or Taj Mahal scale? If the former, then I'll get, if the latter, again wait for a discount, considering I've only earned back £35 of that £400 I spent so far.

And then there's the modular....

Can't wait to see how Obi-Wan's Hut from earlier this year connects to this.

This set along with the Death Star, oh and Ewok Village, are the best sets in SW line imo. Plus having a full enclosed building instead a facade is totally unusual but for the Modular line and I love it!

Finally, although it is licensed, for the second time this year (after Barracuda Bay), even the retail price feels right (unless I have got used to hyperinflated pricing by TLG).

TLG your sets need more shelf life!!!

oh my word, where has this been all my life ... there I was feeling smug for finally talking my wife around and letting me splash out on the Razor Crest, Ren Transport, AAT and 501st battle pack, because, as I insisted, I couldn't live without them, then I saw this beauty ... how the heck am I going to get away with another £350+ buy .....

Literally no reason as to why they can't do Lego Star Wars like Lego Harry Potter - many small sets (that you can get multiples of if you want) with cool minifigures to piece together your larger Hogwarts castle. I don't wanna have to fork over 400€ or 30€ per figure just to finally get a Kubaz, a Devaronian, or an Aqualish. They should've made a second cantina set with a collection of different patrons to accompany the last small one from 2017/18 (?) which had Wuher, Han and Greedo. This is just a combination of the last large Cantina from 2014 and the small one from 2017/18 with some rare or exclusive figures thrown in to bait people who want more alien diversity (+availability) in Lego Star Wars.

As long as this isn't a $500+ set, I don't know how Lego could make it any better.

@kelano28 said:
"There really is an unprecedented amount of large, quality D2C sets these days. While I'm no completionist, wanting about half of 10 big sets per year is still way more expensive than wanting half of 4 big sets per year.

Does anyone else feel their threshold to purchase shifting around? I used to buy most sets I want and nowadays it feels like I have to do way more pruning and second-guessing to decide what to buy.

..oh and this set looks incredible."

My threshold has done nothing but go up. It is getting outta hand how many sets they're producing. I still want to get
The Nintendo Set
Diagon Alley
This Cantina

It's coming at the expense of buying the last two Modulars (Corner Garage and Bookstore) and if its between the Cantina and the Razorcrest, the Razorcrest is on the chopping block. Oh well.

I'm skipping this one.
Some minifigures are interesting but the build itself is very ugly and a terrible display set IMO. Just a rectangle of tan bricks without any architectural beauty in my eyes.
But hey...at least I'll be taking a break from the overpriced Star Wars sets until Autumn 2021 when, hopefully, they'll release a good UCS again.

@bananaworld said:
"
The people complaining that LEGO release too many large sets are hilarious and deeply unsettling; they're even more whiny than those supposed grown-ups who pathetically harp on about not being able to get a set exactly on release day.

Spoilt brats."

Don't be a dick

The article says 21 minifigs. Counting R2D2 as a minifig, which lego does, there are actually 22 figs in the photo. Look closely and there is a Jawa stood in front of Chewie and the 22nd fig is in the doorway of the smaller building.

@magpie9:
On the white background, starting in the lower left and working counter-clockwise, I've got:

1. Tiny Ponda Baba
2. Tiny Dr. Evazen
3. Wuher
4-6. Bith band members
7. R2-D2
8. C-3PO
9. Han Solo
10. Chewbacca
11. Obi-Wan Kenobi
12. Luke Skywalker
13. Greedo
14. Sandtrooper (orange pauldron)
15. Sandtrooper (black pauldron)
16. Garindan
17. ??????? (possibly Elis Helrot)
18. Labria
19. Momaw Nadon
20. Jawa
21. Kabe

I'm not seeing this Jawa that you claim is in front of Chewie. If you're referring to the white background, I think you're misidentifying Chewie's bowcaster. If you're talking about the black box art, I can't even spot Han, Chewie, Wuher, or any of the band members in that photo. There are two minifigs near the smaller building in the back, which accounts for two minifigs between the Jawa, Kabe, and Momaw Nadon, but whichever remains also appears to be absent from the box front. And if you look closely at the top of the box, it's impossible to tell most of them apart*, but there are only 21 characters, plus the LEGO logo in the upper left, and the Star Wars logo in the upper right.

*Working my way through by elimination, I think the upper row (L-R) is the LEGO logo, Luke, Obi-Wan, 3PO, R2, Han, Chewie, and the two Sandtroopers (no idea which pauldron either is wearing). The lower row (L-R) appears to start with the three Bith band members, with Greedo as the fifth minifig. The rest of them I can only guess at, but I _think_ Wuher is between the Bith and Greedo, who is followed by Ponda Baba, Dr. Evazen, Labria, Elis Helrot, Momaw Nado, Kabe, the Jawa, and finally Garindan skulking way off in the corner like a sneaky spy. I think.

@PurpleDave said:
" @magpie9:
On the white background, starting in the lower left and working counter-clockwise, I've got:

1. Tiny Ponda Baba
2. Tiny Dr. Evazen
3. Wuher
4-6. Bith band members
7. R2-D2
8. C-3PO
9. Han Solo
10. Chewbacca
11. Obi-Wan Kenobi
12. Luke Skywalker
13. Greedo
14. Sandtrooper (orange pauldron)
15. Sandtrooper (black pauldron)
16. Garindan
17. ??????? (possibly Elis Helrot)
18. Labria
19. Momaw Nadon
20. Jawa
21. Kabe

I'm not seeing this Jawa that you claim is in front of Chewie. If you're referring to the white background, I think you're misidentifying Chewie's bowcaster. If you're talking about the black box art, I can't even spot Han, Chewie, Wuher, or any of the band members in that photo. There are two minifigs near the smaller building in the back, which accounts for two minifigs between the Jawa, Kabe, and Momaw Nadon, but whichever remains also appears to be absent from the box front. And if you look closely at the top of the box, it's impossible to tell most of them apart*, but there are only 21 characters, plus the LEGO logo in the upper left, and the Star Wars logo in the upper right.

*Working my way through by elimination, I think the upper row (L-R) is the LEGO logo, Luke, Obi-Wan, 3PO, R2, Han, Chewie, and the two Sandtroopers (no idea which pauldron either is wearing). The lower row (L-R) appears to start with the three Bith band members, with Greedo as the fifth minifig. The rest of them I can only guess at, but I _think_ Wuher is between the Bith and Greedo, who is followed by Ponda Baba, Dr. Evazen, Labria, Elis Helrot, Momaw Nado, Kabe, the Jawa, and finally Garindan skulking way off in the corner like a sneaky spy. I think."

Yes, zooming in you seem to be right, and certainly on the box there is only 21. Good job I have an eye check appointment next week. LoL

May well might be a day one purchase. I like it a lot so far but want to see more before I complete the purchase.

I wish they had added a complete roof that removes like the roof of the 75192 Falcon.

I love it but I’m guessing it’ll be about $650 putting it waaay outside my price range. I’ll keep holding on for a RoTJ Millennium Falcon.

@Fandabidozi:
In the US, we're expecting it to be about the same price as Diagon Alley. However, I looked at some AUD prices, and I'm not really sure of the conversion rate. Is 50% over USD normal? That seems to be the case for the expensive stuff, but maybe not for the more budget-minded sets. Anyways, DA costs $600 AUD, and if the rumors are true, that's probably where the cantina will fall. The piece count is lower, but DA only had one new mold, which could be used elsewhere. The cantina, on the other hand, needs at least four new molds just for alien minifigs, which will almost certainly never be used outside of SW sets, and probably not that often within the theme. The dewback also drives the price up, as all large, multi-piece animals do.