Well! I’m so glad I’ve held off on Diagon Alley, This may may be the perfect balance between play and display, Bravo Lego

So many minifigures! But like Cloud City, don't have the space :(

Would have liked to seen Dannik Jerriko (the pipe smoker / brain vampire) though.

@Eggythehead said:
"Do sets like these ever get discounted and if so, where?"

John Lewis and Smyths often get these big exclusive sets about 3-5 months after the release then they always do offers on them giving them a great price tag!

Diagon Alley reveal inspired me to buy this set eventually. I have some big plans for this beast in my Lego World....

I don't like Star Wars, but this set is gorgeous.

@Brick_Clicker said:
" @Eggythehead said:
"Do sets like these ever get discounted and if so, where?"

John Lewis and Smyths often get these big exclusive sets about 3-5 months after the release then they always do offers on them giving them a great price tag!"

Thanks for the heads up! Do they do that online or in store usually?

I wonder how they've done Garindan's head. I hope there is an entire mold under the hood rather than just his snout/eyes attached to a regular minifig head.

@Eggythehead said:
" @Brick_Clicker said:
" @Eggythehead said:
"Do sets like these ever get discounted and if so, where?"

John Lewis and Smyths often get these big exclusive sets about 3-5 months after the release then they always do offers on them giving them a great price tag!"

Thanks for the heads up! Do they do that online or in store usually?"

Both :) Just check Smyths website now and they have loads but none on sale at the moment but I heard some of them might be going on sale at the end of September!

I like the way the building opens up to play inside and the complete bar is a great bonus. I assume the other building is the entrance to the space port for the Millennium Falcon as not mentioned in the press release. For the collectors having a complete building will look great if you have a star wars landscape to put it in with the Millennium Falcon parked next door.

Only concern is not sure if its worth the 5 fold increase in price compared to 75052 in 2014, which did a lot with 600 odd pieces, and still had 8 mini-figs, but is difficult to find now.

Eggythehead sometimes Amazon.co.uk obtains a large initial inventory and then discounts on say Black Friday or prime day, before becoming totally sold out and then the Amazon marketplace resale at silly inflated prices.

Kinda dissapointed it doesn't connect to Obi-wan's hut. Oh well, doesn't really take away from such a great set! (Especially since I can probably just replace some pieces in the side building to make them connect)

@ambr said:
"I like the way the building opens up to play inside and the complete bar is a great bonus. I assume the other building is the entrance to the space port for the Millennium Falcon as not mentioned in the press release. For the collectors having a complete building will look great if you have a star wars landscape to put it in with the Millennium Falcon parked next door.

Only concern is not sure if its worth the 5 fold increase in price compared to 75052 in 2014, which did a lot with 600 odd pieces, and still had 8 mini-figs, but is difficult to find now.

Eggythehead sometimes Amazon.co.uk obtains a large initial inventory and then discounts on say Black Friday or prime day, before becoming totally sold out and then the Amazon marketplace resale at silly inflated prices."

Thank you! I do like this set but my wallet doesn't

I like the details and especially how it can be opened from both sides! I think I will buy It and try also to learn from new building techniques!

Man Lego keeps chugging the super expensive sets lately. Couldn't care less about Star Wars so this is a hard pass for me, though it is pretty nicely designed and I'm sure many fans will jump on it.

It's spot on! Just like the MOC I've always wanted the time and money to build... Now to just find the time and money lol. Oh, and space to put it somewhere... that's a tough one too, darn. I hope they keep this (and other recent D2C sets) available for a good long while!

One more beautiful set I will never be able to put my hands on. Just as many UCS ones, it will stay a dream. Nothing more. It's just beautiful to the long OT fan I am.

Man, that's a nice set. I plan on getting one down the line. Guess I should pick up a Landspeeder in the mean time.....

Oh my word, this is beautiful. Amazing. Not gonna buy it due to its price, but what a great set.

Available only Oct. 1st in Canada... But, at $450 CAD, which is about $340 USD... I can handle the wait if it means I'll pay less than about anywhere in the world! (I do have to add the 15% sales tax however, which means it's going to cost me $517 CAD, or about about $392 USD).

I don't know, after Diagon Alley this feels rather underwhelming and boring actually, and then I'm a big Star Wars fan and not a Harry Potter fan. Figures look great though.

Click the stress of just having spent £319 on Lego away...
@bananaworld... that music is always in my head anyway.
But what a set - price aside, it’s beautiful. Diagon Alley is great, but would only be half great in my modular line up... this is fab!

Like many, I'm not seeing the value for the amount of building you get, even factoring in the large number of minifigs.

@guachi said:
"Some of this press release is pure cringe: "The impressive building kit gives adult LEGO fans the chance to relax and enjoy a mindful building experience as they reconnect with their passion for the original trilogy."

but it does have the benefit of providing vehicles and figures we haven't seen before instead of the 20th landspeeder."
That boilerplate sure is getting repetitive accompanying 18+ sets alongside the sterile packaging. At least they included Tatooine's skyscape on this one, which is a neat touch.

I just received the Diagon Alley.
Difficult to explain my wife, I also need this.
And you know, we will maybe have the biggest set with the Roman Colosseum.
Compared to the Diagon Alley (5544 pieces, 399€, PPP 7.2c), it is expensive (3187 pieces, 349€, PPP 10.9c).

Best Star Wars set ever

Lego site says available Oct. 1st (US) did I miss something about Sept 16th release in another region?

It's really hard to get a reading on the color of the horned guy. Is it supposed to be dark orange? A lot of the pictures make him look redder.

I mean I think it looks really cool, but for me just far too expensive. Comparing the piece count and price to sets like Diagon Alley, Ninjago City and the modular building series it just really highlights the Star Wars tax.

Cool, but not $350 cool...

This looks wonderful, can't to park my 8092 and 7965 here provided I can conjure up the space.

@merman said:
"I wonder why de Dewback lacks posable legs. "
Cheaper. Doubt many adult buyers would care much whether it had articulated legs or not. Not even sure kids would care.

@haldir said:
"The first image in the press release seems to be suggesting that Greedo shot first...
"
Han was yellow first. That’s all that matters :~P

For $350, Greedo should have arm printing. Also, I think Ponda Baba and Dr. Evazan would have greatly benefited from dual-molded legs for their boots.

I try to be very selective when it comes to Star Wars Lego and only have a few iconic sets and very few larger ones (modified 75105 MilF, new AT-AT, anniversary Slave One), but was sorely tempted by Cloud City and I am being even more tempted by this set.
For me, it's just about perfect. Yes, there are a couple of characters that are "missing", but I'm sure most of those could easily be added by a couple of Bricklink orders and, like many SW fans, I already have a Landspeeder, so that's not an issue.
I answered "No, too expensive" in the questionnaire, but I may be very tempted, if I can get it at a reasonable discount.

I like this too...
Good detail it looks huge & some great figures and a new Dewback!!

Finally, a Master builder series set that can also be displayed!

In all seriousness, wow, this is just amazing.

Love the set. Need some wide display room to keep this though.
Being a Master Builder type set, I think another one (yes I know the 100th version) of Luke's Landspeeder is needed. This being the ultimate set and all.

Wish they had put the care and detail into that large Hoth and Cloud City like they did this one.
Hoth was a disjointed collection of individual sets and not as detailed as it should've been and Cloud City was nicely detailed but awkward layout and should've had a brick built cloud base to show off the floating city.
Hopefully this is the standard for future large SW sets.

Momaw Nadon is in there so I'm buying it.

Looks very good, you could even argue it's on par with the cantina MOC's out there. Not sure if I'll get this though...

This is a fantastic set and display piece. I'm really envious of anyone that gets it. The V-35 speeder is awesome and the new minifigs are exquisite. Unfortunately at that price, I'm not a prospective buyer.

This set is a blast, but I spent way too much on Lego this year. Maybe in a year or two when it is on sale actually...

So many cool alien moulds I'd love to see in small(er) sets at some point.

I thought the Master Builder tag was to denote sets that are larger but more aimed at play value over display, which Cloud City definitely was, so why the 18+ age tag? It's packaged like a USC set, aimed at over 18+ market but listed as a Master Builder so aimed more as a play set. This is all getting rather confusing! Plus the AUD price tag is just under that of Diagon Alley. While I'm not into HP I'd still be getting the Diagon Alley set first over this if it gets out to retailers and is on 20% or more off special lol!!

Well I think that people who were disappointed with Betrayal at Cloud City and Assault on Hoth with be happy with this one. Price seems decent considering it is Star Wars. I'm really impressed....and depressed...because I am going to have sell a body part to get this AND Diagon Alley :)

I am the happy owner of sets:
75052
75205
Two previous Mos Eisley Cantina sets, so as much as I like the new set, when it comes to the minifigs I already have most of them. Also, Wuher (the bartender), and Greedo are exactly the same, meaning: identical to set 75205. I still like the shape of the older stormtrooper helmets better (as you can pose the minifigs with their heads facing sidewards, and the aesthetics are IMO better, even though the duo moulded goggles are of course an improvement). There are 6 new minifigs unique to this set, and those are really cool! The overall set is far superior to anything previously released. It is a bigger and a far better build than all its predecessors. The Hammerhead (I thought he/she is called: Momanadon, unless I am now mixed up with some other character?!) isn't new either as it was included in a Yoda Chronicles star fighter set, but the print might be different. Pretty cool TLG finally made a Garindan, Ponda Baba, Dr. Evazan, bat/mouse dude, horned devil dude, and beige Trandoshan like looking dude. Don't remember the names of all those 'characters', hence I just refer to them as dudes!
Overall this thing looks massive and impressive, it just is the best Mos Eisley Cantina TLG has ever made, yet also the fourth reiteration. I am sure if this is going to be your 1st SW Cantina set you will be totally ecstatic.

Any recommendation that on laptop the huge ‘oyun.se’ ad doesn’t cover 2/3 of the screen? There’s no ‘close’ option...

Isn't that landspeeder supposed to be the equivalent of a sedan with room for 4 passengers in the film & art books with all the designs of all creatures and vehicles, if I remember correctly?!? It looks nice, but I am afraid it is only a single minifig seater vehicle.
The other speeder looks like a near identical copy from set 75205

I will be getting this eventually, just not Day 1.

Not sure to buy it cause of its price and I'm lacking some room to store it.
Nevertheless, the set is impressive, and there are some nice minifigs I might collect from Bricklink.

I have not kept score on the dude/chick ratio inside the bar in the 1977 film, or the many 'definitive versions' of episode IV, with added scenes/footage, replaced characters in the Cantina scenes (wasn't the werewolf man erased and another CGI'ed on top of him?!?) and what not, however there were various women hanging out at the bar, drinking and smoking. It would have been nice if TLG will design an additional Mos Eisley set that includes a bunch more minifigs from the Cantina & streets around.
Still this is a really awesome set, perhaps even one of the best SW sets made!

Who wants to bet $50 of that price tag is due to the Dewback Mold?

It looks amazing, but I will never be able to buy such expensive sets, as much as I would love to own one

Hopefully this is one of the first big sets where Lego will offer extra vehicles and minifigures to complete the Mos Eisley scenery. Maybe a Millenium Falcon landing dock ????

It's such a great set! Luckily I hate SW so I don't need to worry about having it, but I'm sure it'll be a must have for any SW fan out there!

@leviness said:
"Any recommendation that on laptop the huge ‘oyun.se’ ad doesn’t cover 2/3 of the screen? There’s no ‘close’ option..."

If you sign in you don't get ads popping up constantly.

@MrTCell said:
"I wonder about the removable roof they mention several times - it definitely looks like it's missing! Perhaps because it never rains on tatooine? ;)"

I thought cantina doesn't have a roof?

Nice set of course, but I have the 75052 cantina from 2014 which I paid only 60 Euros and it is enough for me (not to mention that a landspeeder is included!)

IMHO the essence of this set is the new minifigs much more than the building itself.

I'm also wondering why this set is that overpriced compared to 75978 Diagon Alley. Does it contain a lot more larger pieces?
If it had the same PPP as Diagon Alley, it would only cost $229.99 instead of $349.99. The Dewback and Alien moulds alone do not justify extra cost of $120 in my opinion.

I’m on the fence... I actually made a MOC that is somewhat similar in layout to this set comprised of the last two Cantinas. I am quite proud of it. However, those minifigs are killer though. If I can get the set at a discount I may splurge and make a MOC using all three sets, or I may pick up a few of those minifigs on BrickLink and call it good. .

Pretty sure this will sell like hotcakes if the ppp is the same as the Diagon Alley.

"Removable roof" refers to the 6x10 section above each booth. Look at the photo of Han and Greedo: there is overhead light on it, because that section was removed.

So much nostalgia from playing the complete saga- characters like the imperial spy were in the game but haven't been made into Lego until NOW- plus the cantina was the "hub" of the game!

@greenhorn said:
"I'm also wondering why this set is that overpriced compared to 75978 Diagon Alley. Does it contain a lot more larger pieces?
If it had the same PPP as Diagon Alley, it would only cost $229.99 instead of $349.99. The Dewback and Alien moulds alone do not justify extra cost of $120 in my opinion."

Diagon Alley just got an extraordinarily good PPP, while this has a pretty good PPP, considering it's Star Wars

Awesome design!

But I don't understand what the other, smaller building is?

@PurpleDave: What TLG counts as a minifigure is very inconsistent. Read their descriptions for 75273, 75280, and 75293. I don't care how they define minifigure; I'm just a little surprised there isn't a consistent policy.

@PurpleDave said:
"I can't say they've never done it, but I'd love for someone to point me to a single instance of a car (_NOT_ a bus) they've released that has actual seats for four people built in."

75828 Ecto-1 & 2 from the female Ghostbusters movie seated all four.

Okay so there weren't Twileks but I definitely remember some female aliens being present. Just looks like a Good Ole Boys Club to me. With as many figures as they put in this set they should have tried harder. Also they are missing over half the band.

@560heliport said:
"I did a little reading about the Tonnika Sisters issue... Wow! I wonder what the truth is?"
I got interested as well and found this interview with one of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Yu1fKCDko - at 26:49 she's asked about this and has a very long answer. It's down to an unsigned contract indeed.

@PurpleDave said:
"I can't say they've never done it, but I'd love for someone to point me to a single instance of a car (_NOT_ a bus) they've released that has actual seats for four people built in. "
31108 Caravan Family Holiday was released earlier this year. As for Star Wars there's 75091 Flash Speeder. But yes, it's very rare.

@Jackthenipper said:
" @Brainslugged said:
"How much more appealing would it have looked with some really nicely designed box art scenery rather than just the plain black background?"
This would look great with Kenner style packaging

"

Man I would love to see more of the silver and black...

Where is TFOL supposed to get $350? Well I could rob a bank it would be worth it for this beauty.

I seem to be one of the few that finds this set very underwelming, its just a collection of tan bricks that doesn't look complete when put together.

Disney's mark up makes it expensive too so a pass from me.

" @TheBigLegoski :
Dude. You're talking about a company that just released a set that comes with a 2-seater limo. One seat for the driver, one for the passenger. I can't say they've never done it, but I'd love for someone to point me to a single instance of a car (_NOT_ a bus) they've released that has actual seats for four people built in. If you want that kind of fanciness, it's best to look to the MOC-building community. Unlike the HP team, I managed to get Harry and Ron in the front seat of an Anglia that's the same size as any of the official minifig-scale versions, plus I crammed a trunk (actually a crate), an owl (uncaged), and a rat into the back seat. I'm sure there's a minifig-scale, 4-seater V-35 MOC out there somewhere."

@PurpleDave
Dude! TLG released this four seater Flash landspeeder in 2015
75091
Also, you can put four minifigs in the pink car from the DownTown Diner Modular, you do have to have one minifig face sideways with its legs pointing to the other passenger in the back seat and their arms all in the air, not ideal, but stil, it is possible. The latest speed champion sets have space for at least two minifigs to be seated next to each other, so those are steps in the right direction. In quite a few 6 stud wide city vehicles you can place a second minifig next to the driver, though not always properly placed on the studs or you have to mod those vehicles a bit, sometimes you actually need to completely redesign them, but in other cases needed changes are less drastic.
ps.
That limousine from 60271 ..... mmh, SMH, well, no point in discussing that, that is a 4 stud wide vehicle, luckily for those interesting in that set, this limo is probably not why people will desire that set.

they need to bend the barrel of Greedo's gun to the right.

Brilliant set. Far more accurate compared to the catina in the film too.

Just the shame we didnt get more cantina characters

No doubt an impressive model but I cannot justify spending $350 on a Lego set.

darn it Lego!!! you have done it again!

@Brikkyy13 said:
"“Best Star Wars set ever”???

Last time lego released a playset like this it was mixed to negative reception and the time before that you lot branded it as the worst LEGO set of all time. Short of a couple of cool new figure moulds this set is a big beige box. Quite frankly the cantina was not deserving of a set this big when the previous sets have been enough. At $530 lego can keep it. If I decide to buy it I’ll get it on discount in a year when it’s in the clearance bin, just like the last few playsets released at this price point. "

It was labelled as an UCS set and was basically a playset rather than a display piece.

@fulcrumbop said:
"So many minifigures! But like Cloud City, don't have the space :(

Would have liked to seen Dannik Jerriko (the pipe smoker / brain vampire) though."

The Snot Vampire!

Does that mean VIP members can pick this up at brick & mortar LEGO stores on September 16th?

This set has multiple "greatest mini-figure of all time" candidates.

They skimped on Greedo’s arms??? ...The price combined with that sort of spiteful omission, really is disappointing.

Why did they have to release this cantina and the Diagon Alley set so very close together? My wallet went into intensive care at the first press release; by now, if it were Catholic, it would be getting the Last Rites....

I passed up the first Diagon Alley set to get Medieval Market. There's no way I can pass this one up as well. But even though I have at least one of the smaller Cantina sets, I don't have a Dewback (other than the brick-built Microfighter version), and that array of aliens is brilliant. In other words, there's finally a Lego set that does justice to one of the greatest movie scenes in all of science fiction (or one of the greatest science fiction scenes in all movie history). I can't pass it up either. And the high-value sets already on my wishlist are mostly from 2019. At least I don't have to worry about Lego's experimental steps into High Art and Interior Decoration--I can't afford even to think about them!

I really am excited about this set. I rarely buy a set when it comes out anymore, but this is definitely a day 1 purchase

From where in canon do the kyber crystals come?

This is beautiful! I gotta start saving up for this one

@PurpleDave said:

@legoboyUK :
Between the three OT movies, this scene and Jabba's palace/sail barge are really the only two instances where Lucas went all-out with a menagerie of aliens, and the cantina scenes lasted long enough that the band managed to play two different songs, neither of which got screwed up for the SE release (plus it's been around six years longer than Jabba's palace). It's really one of the three most iconic set pieces in the first movie, alongside the Falcon interior and the Death Star. Some people just like the idea of using it as a display backdrop for all their SW alien minifigs.

I’m not saying the Cantina doesn’t form an iconic part of the movie. I’m saying other than the background music, for which this ‘playset’ doesn’t provide, the bar and the one booth, as a playset, what more does it provide? It doesn’t. As you say, just an expensive backdrop for 20 figs without much opportunity to play.

I suspect most would be just as satisfied with a 1,000-piece set just picking up the essentials. A bit like the earlier releases did.

@windjammer:
Probably the door where the droids hide, since they’re not welcome in the cantina.

@560heliport:
Oh, yeah, can’t disagree with that. If you change the policy, it should really be followed up with the _new_ policy, not just a general lack thereof.

@TheBigLegoski:
They shouldn’t have to resort to 8-wide vehicles to pull off side-by-side seating. I’ve been doing it for over a decade, and I can’t just requisition a new mold. To date, the only 8-wide vehicles I’ve designed are Lightning McQueen and Holley Shiftwell from Pixar’s Cars movies (because they’re wider than most other Cars characters), some straight trucks (not the cabs, just the cargo boxes), and a Routemaster (which has a 2-stud aisle between the seats).

@twentythree:
Get there before the doors open, or they might sell out of their initial batch.

@AstroDroid:
The only source I know them from is the Freemaker Adventures series, but apparently “Kyber” crystals were first mentioned in Clone Wars S5. Pre-Disney, there were dozens of different crystals that had been identified as the power sources of various lightsabers, one of which was the “Kaiburr” crystal, which may be where the Kyber bake cake from. Most people probably knew of Adegan crystals being used as a power source.

The set look good but its too big for my place I would struggle to find somewhere to even keep the box let alone the model when it is built! The price hurts as well.
In the world of down sizing I really wish Lego would provide some micro build sets like these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaRhSM-9J9Y&t=300s&ab_channel=hachiroku24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPY02brT5B8&ab_channel=hachiroku24 I could buy lots of them and still have space to display then.

@andyh1984 said:
" @leviness said:
"Any recommendation that on laptop the huge ‘oyun.se’ ad doesn’t cover 2/3 of the screen? There’s no ‘close’ option..."

If you sign in you don't get ads popping up constantly."

@huw. There has been a few reports now of people seeing ads. No idea if OP was signed in, but I keep seeing reports on Instagram of ads on your site when they are signed in. Weird. I never do

@leviness said:
"Any recommendation that on laptop the huge ‘oyun.se’ ad doesn’t cover 2/3 of the screen?"
uBlock Origin ;)

Finally we get an Ithorian and an Aqualish!

I need this, although I would like to see some more Aliens. Love, love, love it!

Looks nice, but I have already the 2 previous cantinas which also look good combined and extended a bit with bricks from my bins..
Of course in this new set there are the handful of new and long awaited aliens.
But I cannot justify including this set into my budget for 5 or 6 minifigs "new" minifigs.. 50/60 euros a fig is a multiple of what I am willing to pay..

I really like this, however I have 75052 already which I have been expanding into a larger set and adding minifigs to. I doubled the size of the bar and added Wuher, for instance.

It's unlikely that I will double-dip especially given the AU price f $530.

I was intially tempted by this. Now that I've seen the opening, I'm not so sure. It seems to take up alot of room for not a lot scenes. Its a shame about the lack of female figures, though I'm not bothered in making an issue out of it.

I'm sort of glad to be disappointed, as by the sound of things the Collosseum is going to be big. I'm still hoping its architectural range.

Have mercy on my poor wallet.

If we're lucky, some stores will already have this for sale for black friday. In my place stores usually give 30% for the BF-sales, I hope that I can pick it up then.

@xboxtravis7992 said:
" @PixelTheDragon said:
"It's a well designed set with quite a lot going for it, but anyone else wish they made a cheaper version of these sets to go along with the Master Builder/UCS ones? There is such thing as something being TOO big, ya know? "

We have had several smaller Mos Eisley Cantina sets over the years. The last one was released two years ago and although its now retired you can probably find it used for a decent price if you look for it. https://brickset.com/sets/75205-1/Mos-Eisley-Cantina"

To add to that, at least where I live, you can also find the 2018 one NIB for around retail (and sometimes less) on more local sites.

@PjtorXmos:
Momaw Nadon may be a first-time minifig, but he's not the first Ithorian we've gotten. There was an unnamed Ithorian Jedi Master in the Jedi Scout Fighter from the Yoda Chronicles specials.

@daniellesa:
Unless they've done some seriously complicated design work that causes the two wings to scissor open, you can probably get a little creative with the positioning. One wing should be able to stay closed against the bar (which may allow the ceiling framework to stay in place). If the other wing can open 180 degrees, the whole thing could then fit on a narrow shelf.

Thanks for the replies on my ad problem!
I was not signed in on the other laptop, that must be a reason for the content covering ad. I'll also check out ublock.

Thx, Levi

This might be the first UCS/MB-series set I pick up. I tend to use photography potential as an excuse to buy sets and most UCS sets are too much of a pain to photograph or store for me to justify buying them. This, on the other hand, is like a great big box of Star Wars backdrops (could even repurpose some of it to be other planets from the movies/shows) and excellent background characters

I really like this set but when are we going to get BoShek? We need an extra minifig pack for this set alone to really do it justice.

@worldofpenguins:
I'd support that, for sure. There are plenty of aliens that they could produce without cutting new molds. There are several wolfman heads that could be used for the Defel character (who still appears in the SE, while the Shistavanen character got edited out). There are several characters with roughly humanoid heads and no hair, and a handful of regular humans as well. Bo'Shek is low hanging fruit, as they already have all the prints they'd need to create a minifig, since his flight suit is a pretty common design throughout the OT. Heck, you really need two of the Saurian minifig from this set, since the two cousins who appear in the movie are dressed identically.

One thing I wouldn't want to see is a bunch of Bith. Between this and a previous cantina, you'd already have six identical Bith, which is how many appear in the film (five on stage, and one sitting nearby).

I watched A New Hope tonight. In the cantina, the bar is brightly lit. Maybe there's a skylight? If so, the "open" roof over the bar in this set would make a lot of sense! I plan to use a Blacktron figure for BoShek- not a very good match, but why not?

@PurpleDave said:
"
One thing I wouldn't want to see is a bunch of Bith. Between this and a previous cantina, you'd already have six identical Bith, which is how many appear in the film (five on stage, and one sitting nearby)."

Most people don't have the 2014 cantina

Compared to the Diagon Alley (5544 pieces, 399€, PPP 7.2c), it is expensive (3187 pieces, 349€, PPP 10.9c).
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Is it?

The problem with doing a pure price per part by comparison is twofold. It doesn't take into account licence cost, which will be different and secondly the size and complexity of the part will be different. Bigger and more complex parts will change the averages.

It makes comparisons meaningless.

One day R2 you will get a back print

@The_Toniboeh:
I know I missed the first cantina because I missed a lot of stuff in 2004, but I'm pretty sure I made a point of getting the next two. 2014 was my first chance at any Greedo minifig, so the Bith would have been a huge bonus. The most recent one would have been more about getting the new landspeeder.

@BuffaloG:
Is it? People throw the term "licensing fee" around with no clear understanding of exactly how it affects the final MSRP of a set. People were doing this back at a time when I was able to conclusively prove that Star Wars sets had a significantly better average PPP than World City! It was something like $0.09/pc vs $0.11/pc, and World City is unlicensed.

The biggest factor that can be clearly demonstrated is bulk discounts. The Taj Mahal set beat the first UCS MF by about 1000pcs, but the price ended up being half what we would have expected. The final model, however, uses large amounts of several elements, which gets into economy of scale. The more you can use the same parts over and over, the less mold changes they have to do on the production line, and the less expensive it is to churn out the parts needed to assemble the set.

Another major factor is exclusive molds. The first set that really sparked off a fact-based rant against rising PPP on SW sets was 7959-1 Geonosian Starfighter, which cost about $10 over what we would have expected. Notably, it was the only set that included a new custom element for Ki-Adi-Mundi's extended forehead, and it was one of only two sets that included the new Geonosian headsculpt at the time. Prior to that, what few aliens we ever saw usually just involved new print on the standard minifig head (and the sculpted heads often skipped expensive deco, like the Ewoks, Yoda, and Watto), but 7959 kicked off a decade of seeing tons of sculpted _and_ decorated alien heads, which is absolutely going to drive the prices up. With the huge range of aliens, these new sculpts rarely stay in constant production, so they need to be able to recoup the cost of these expensive molds off the sales of a single set, or they'll never be approved. This set is already very expensive and will require a multi-year run to really be profitable, but it includes at least three new molds for the aliens Ponda Baba, Garindan, and Labria.

And a third factor that we're even seeing here is the large animal molds. Fancy dedicated animal molds can't often be repurposed, but at least stuff like horses can be used across a range of sets. Dewbacks, not so much. In addition to just being very expensive to produce compared to a simple 2x4 brick, the Dewback is only in production to put a single copy in a very expensive set that will never see the sales volume of a more budget-minded set.

apparently there is a hidden feature under the seat for Han and Greedo. sourced from interview with Jemns Kronvold Frederiksen.