What could follow 75309 Republic Gunship?

Venator please

Well the Nebulon B Medical Frigate should be next followed by the Venator Star Destroyer and then a Clone Turbo Tank.

I voted for the venator but I would buy instantly a normal scale (similar to the previous versions) ARC-170 or a Z95 Headhunter.

Yeah, I’m going to be that guy and say I’d rather see the Soulless One, a STAP, and Maul’s speederbike, and then go back to Ep6 and make that speederbike.

Excellent article. Hopefully we will see something from this series. Thought we do now have 5 items from the Prequels which is a good amount. Would definitely love to see something from Rogue One would be fantastic. The Hammerhead Corvette, the U-Wing, or the Zeta Class Shuttle. But absolutely on this list are a Ventator Class Destroyer and Anakin's Podracer.

@bnic99 said:
"Always wondered why they haven't made a set based on the Jedi Temple yet. seems like a good location to base one around. and is certainly iconic enough."

I’m just waiting for a temple playset the size of the recent Mos Eisley Cantina. Of course it should also include a Youngling room… :p

Eta-2 all the way baby.

I had a thought for it, especially after the criticism the A-Wing got for being quite bulky. The Eta-2 is a small ship so both Anakin and Obi-Wan’s could be done in one set at a good scale for the same $200US price point.

An ARC-170 would be amazing!

What about the V-19 Torrent? I LOVED that at minifig scale.

From the list it would have to be the Venator - all day long!

Definitely the geonosian arena, by far!

Imagine what minifigure selection that could have, and those beasts are actually overdue, aren't they? Off course LEGO would have to design some new moulds, but hey, if the arena could be true, with figs of all those jedi, i think ANY star wars fan would (should?) buy it! (and that's what LEGO wants in the end).

Excellent article! thanks cap!

The Eravana.

MTT is awesome only if it has the droids, otherwise as a UCS by itself seems pointless.

I really hope the Gunship sells well so we can get most of these. Why haven't we gotten any Jedi Temple or Geonosian Arena sets?

I love the idea of including Jedi Bob to the Arena set. :)

Thanks Captain for the great Article.
venator class hopefully will come one day.
I do think that Lego should just make an architecture style of set for the Jedi temple and make it an 18+ set but not a UCS set kinda like the Helmet sets.
And Lego will probably not make these for a while because they need to make their UCS Lukes landspeeder, JK.

@kelano28 said:
"I'm worried about getting any of these. I voted for the gunship but I am simply not happy with the model the Lego designers have made (doors, engines, etc). Lego seems ready to use this as an excuse to not make any more prequel UCS sets.

I hope enough people like it that cases like mine don't matter."

TBH the resounding noise is that the build is beautiful, and the only thing wrong is how they went about picking minifigs (ie ignoring the box where they asked us who specifically we wanted). Regardless, I am not one to put big money on display sets (due to the space I'm working with right now), but I will definitely put money down for this new Gunship. I know I would regret it as soon as it retires if I did not do this lol.

@EriktheRed said:
" @Librarian1976 said:
"None of the above.
I am only interested in the Original Trilogy, and even then I am tired of this theme. My vote would be for a UCS USS Enterprise NC-1701D."

Sorry but this isn't a Mega Bloks website!"

And that's a shame...we could have gotten Game of Thrones, Masters of the Universe, ¨Predator, Alien,...sigh,...

Ucs bongo sub? 9499 us way to expensive on the aftermarket!

Venator, Invisible Hand and Jedi Temple are all really great choices!

Whether UCS or not, Lego really needs to make more Prequel sets. I'd love a new ARC-170 and Turbo Tank. Also, I don't think the Geonosian Arena would necessarily need to be UCS. Remember 75952 ? A set at a similar size could work quite well!

Ahhh, I need an "all of the above" option. I sincerely hope the Republic Gunship sells well, because if I have to face another decade of strictly original trilogy UCS sets, I'll be severely disappointed.

Also, with regard to the Royal Starship, I think a model in light bluish grey would be perfectly fine. Naboo starfighters use light bluish grey all the time, and very few people complain.

I think a properly UCS-sized Naboo Starfighter with metallic silver pieces on the front would be a good choice. As for what's listed here? It's a good list of possibilities but I am not sure that any of these would, or should, be made at such high price points, and except the Jedi Temple and the Venator all of these would be just fine at $200. None of the existing UCS sets are in scale with each other anyway

In all my excitement, earlier, I forgot to mention the Jedi Temple. It's definitely a close second. I totally agree with your reasons for including it, regarding the builsing itself, and that minifigure selection is just downright fantastic <3

Honestly I think the podracer would be the most interesting in UCS scale. All the set versions are shrunk down and simplified so seeing one that’s big enough to get in all the detail and textures would be interesting

@Henry_D said:
"
But once again considering what fail republic gunship is, its hard to expect anything good from lego."

I think you're the only person that thinks any of that

I think it would be great to see more prequel trilogy UCS sets, prequel fans get big detailed sets, and because I don't care for those movies one bit, I get to save my money :)

I want the Arena.

@blogzilly said:
" @nushae said:
"Where's the love for my poor medical frigate :("

Safe, sound, and hanging out with the rest of the ORIGINAL Trilogy ideas my friend…;)

"

I think he's talking about the Pelta-class medical frigate from The Clone Wars, not the Episode V and VI Nebulon-B medical frigate.

A UCS Invisible Hand should include the ship's captain, Lushros "Magnetize!" Dofine.

Tough decisions here, top 3 would be the MTT, Clone Turbo Tank (especially if motorized) or the Geonosian Arena. Other possibilities would certainly be:

Sith Infiltrator
Kamino MBS (zero representation still)
An updated Hailfire droid (motorized)
Geonosian Droid Factory (MBS)

@BelgianBricker said:
"

And that's a shame...we could have gotten Game of Thrones, Masters of the Universe, ¨Predator, Alien,...sigh,..."

Warcraft too, current games aren't what they used to be, but the LEGO sets could still be cool.

@Brainslugged said:
"If the Gunship is anything to go by, there's always the risk Lego would make a Geonosian Arena slightly larger than minifig scale and include only two minifigures!"

And not even an Episode III Cody!

Anyway, I’ve always wanted to see the Arena in LEGO form, but I don’t know if there are enough builds to warrant a full MBS set. Maybe two pillars, a wall, Dooku’s box, Acklay and Reek, with Anakin, Obi-Wan, Padme, Mace, Dooku, Jango Fett, 2 Geonosians and 2 Super Battle Droids for $230 AUD. Just an expensive, yet not entirely MBS playset.

Also, what about a Jedi Temple that can be similar to the modular Hogwarts released last year? But then again, not sure how they can integrate action into all the sets.

As for the actual UCS sets, I’d go with Venator, Anakin’s Interceptor and Lucrehulk-Class battleship.

I prefer ships, so any of the above that are ships are fine - happy to keep adding them, although I would like a Nebulon B as well and a ship exception for the AT-AT.

I would just like them to be of a comparable size to the Slave 1, Tie Fighter, X Wing, B Wing etc as I can display those and I want to be able to display my UCS sets. A big one now and then, is cool, but I don't want it to be the norm. (Although I am def getting the gunship).

Didn’t the designers say that even though the Gunship won, USC sets of the Nebulon-B Frigate and the Tie Advance were not ruled out for the future?

I definitely would pick the Venator.

Will you be doing a similar article about the Sequel Trilogy and/or Spin-off Movies.

My suggestions:
- Kylo Ren’s Shuttle
- Resistance Bomber
- U-Wing
- Kylo Ren’s Tie Fighter
- Dreadnought
- The Ghost
- Krennic’s Shuttle
- The Razorcrest
- not sure what it’s called but the cargo ship with the four wings

Is the MTT really that large in canon? I never thought it was.

@merman said:
"- not sure what it’s called but the cargo ship with the four wings"
The one with the call sign "Rogue One"? I'd like to see that as a normal set. Seems like some good play value there with a big cargo door that could open up.

@Librarian1976 said:
"None of the above.
I am only interested in the Original Trilogy, and even then I am tired of this theme. My vote would be for a UCS USS Enterprise NC-1701D."

Deep Space Nine, with Enterprise D attached.

Personally I would go for a whole Mos Espa track with the stands (Jabba being one figure among them), elevating platform observation tower with Shmi, Padme and Qui-Gonn and a few podracers with banners at the starting line. If they included some sections of the track itself (sandpeople?) so much the better. The scale would have to be worked out, but almost anything would be an improvement over the Mos Espa podracing bucket.

Edit: on the other hand, calling it a UCS Mos Espa Podracing Bucket and it actually coming in a bucket, might be cool.

I'd love to see a UCS Malevolence but that might be too niche.

AT-AT before any of this.

Then more UCS sets that are minifig-scale or have minifig compatible insides. Like a Star Destroyer bridge in the otherwise empty belly, but make it tasteful, not like the 2011 SSD.

An MTT should carry more than 36 Droids if there is one with 16 already. Maybe half the models size and half the official troop count which would be over 100. Droids are made of regular parts so they should not increase set prices like minifigs or printed parts.

I like the Lucrehulk pricepoint but making it bigger would be better. I want to display it with 1 or 2 Venators like Battlefront 2 but a Venator scaled for the Lucrehulk must surely be a moc.

Venator scaled to fit the ISD would be perfect for those collectors.

Instead of a gargantuan Juggernaut I say AT-TE and LAAT/I are way more important. There have been many normal sized sets of these models with adequate detail but I find them in need of a UCS but still minifig-sized treatment like UCS Slave One and 2019s Tantive IV. Perfect scale, perfect detail, make it look like a Rebrickable premium instruction, give it a full set of pilots and max capacity of troopers to transport and I would pay 200$ per set/model even if they turn out being not that much bigger than the 120$ versions, as long as it is lore-accurate.

To a Master Builders Geonosis and Jedi Temple I want to add Theed Palace and Coruscant Senate. Theed would work well as a peaceful castle and a corridor battle scene, it can even be complemented with Naboo guard battlepack, Gian Speeder and tan AAT in the main waves.
The Senate while boring on the surface has too many important plots happening in it to be disregarded completely. Maybe use Palpatines Arrest, Sidious v.s. Yoda and Cad Banes Hostage Crisis as a focus and choose the figures based on those stories. And we definitely need a Palpatine for each movie.

I’d rather have the Azure Angel. I know we’ve already had a UCS Aethersprite, but I think the Eta class is ugly.

I'm all for the Venator. Even though I've already got one.
I already have the old MTT too, so no need for a UCS version. And I can't see them going for the Lucrehulk unfortunately, because that would have been my second choice. All the others to me just aren't interesting enough to validate a UCS treatment.

@JesusFreak316 said:
" @blogzilly said:
" @nushae said:
"Where's the love for my poor medical frigate :("

Safe, sound, and hanging out with the rest of the ORIGINAL Trilogy ideas my friend…;)

"

I think he's talking about the Pelta-class medical frigate from The Clone Wars, not the Episode V and VI Nebulon-B medical frigate."

If that is the case, then my penultimate bad!

I think that all but one of these would make wonderful regular play sets. The only UCS I’d be interested in is the Jedi Temple, which is certainly worthy of a large set seeing how it plays a very significant role in all 3 movies and the Clone Wars.

While I’d love a Geonosis Arena, I feel that this would be better made as 3 $25 play sets, one for Anakin, Obiwan, and Padme, each including their respective monster and a pillar. Since one minifigure would seem a little cheap, you could also include a Geonosian with a prod in each one as well. If you really need a stadium, just buy the Collosseum set, there’s no need to inflate the price so you can have a huge, boring stadium. I do love including all the minifigures mentioned here, but you’d get most if not all the Jedi with the Jedi Temple. I’m already drowning in droids as I imagine most people are. So it’s really just Dooku and Fett that become desirable. They could easily be included in a set with Mace and Dooku’s speeder.

Of course the only UCS sets I own are the Death Star and Ewok Village (also Naboo Starfighter that I got for free). I really am not that big into display pieces that are not minifigure scale. I did skip Cloud City as I feel that only the duel is necessary. The cantina I thought was outrageous, I don’t feel that it’s 5 minutes (plus Mandalorian cameo) are worthy of such a huge set. I’m quite happy with my smaller one that includes everything of importance.

All this said, I’d be open to some sequel trilogy sets as well, although I honestly can’t think of anything interesting enough to warrant a UCS set from those movies.

@unclghost said:
"> LEGO designers have previously stated that vehicles should accompany larger location-based models and I think that would be possible here.

Have they said if this is a licensing requirement (eg someone else has the rights to Star Wars location models) or a Lego requirement?"

I think the various beasts, chariots, etc, would be vehicle like enough to count. My understanding is that the vehicle requirement is more for play value, rather than a licensing concern. For some reason Lego doesn't think the Star Wars line can support a location based set without vehicles. Architecture and modular buildings seem to do just fine without vehicles though, so maybe there is something more to it.

After the success of the Ninjago modular sets, I'd like to see that carried over to the Star Wars range, starting with a series of Corruscant modulars. This would also allow for many of the minor characters be made into minifigs that would normally never have a chance of being made.

If they were to release these sets with the minifigures listed, then the Jedi temple would get my vote.
But seeing that the Lego company ignored everyone about the UCS Gunship minifigures. aka Jedi Bob.
The best possible choice would be Anakins Podracer.

By changing the subject: @CapnRex101, could you please post an article on 'Adding minifigs to 75309 UCS Republic Gunship'? Many people, including me, are interested in the subject and we would love to see if and how the minifigures fit and what design changes should be made to fit the clones in the cockpits. You will definitely need these minifigs:
https://brickset.com/minifigs/sw0609/clone-pilot-printed-legs
https://brickset.com/minifigs/sw0910/clone-trooper-episode-2-printed-legs
Also, many people (myself included) have extra parts from
https://brickset.com/parts/6004908/figure-accessories
I would like to see the crew with the weapons you recommend for this brilliant model!

And besides, we never really saw minifigs in the hold...

Thanks for the info - we're waiting :)

I quite like the Turbo Tank, ARC and maybe the Venator destroyer, but, it doesnt have the presence of other larger ships IMO
Don't think the temple or arena are UCS enough IMO

I think Theed Palace is definitely a big omission here, it could be a very impressive display piece, as well as a great play set too.

Also you forgot Yaddle for the Jedi Temple ;)

@CapnRex101 said:
" @ShadoWind - I could do that, but the model is substantially larger than minifigure-scale so really does not suit minifigures at all. I would estimate 75309 Republic Gunship at about 1.6 times minifigure-scale so minifigures look silly when placed on board.

Nevertheless, if there is interest then I can take some photos of the Republic Gunship with minifigures."

What I'd really like to see (although I understand if this isn't logistically possible) is the UCS gunship with Hasbro's 3.75 inch star wars figures, as they're a much better match for the scale of the gunship.

There seems to be some serious confusion amongst the Lego Star Wars fan-base about what they want in terms of UCS sets at the moment, only highlighted more by the number of people who say they voted for the 75309 UCS Republic Gunship but are disappointed with the minifigures... *facepalm*

I think articles like this add to such confusion by suggesting things like 'UCS Geonosian Arena' and 'UCS Jedi Temple', when these would clearly both be in the MBS category, not UCS. (As would Theed Palace, a strange omission from this article for sure)

So I reckon the Jedi Interceptor would actually make the best £179/$199 UCS set based on the options here... I also think Anakin's Podracer would be cool, and could actually enable a UCS style set at a slightly cheaper price bracket, maybe £100-120, just because the volume of stuff is considerably less... A nightmare for designers in terms of the display stand though...

I can understand the couple of years after releasing sets corresponding with the Prequels, due to their strong dislike at the time, but Lego cant try that one anymore. After the ST abomination, people have generally come to appreciate the PT more. Right now, I cant think of a single reason for Lego to not go all out on several PT waves including several UCS sets. In the SW community, for memes, the ST, or whatever reason, the fans are loving the Prequels. Lego needs to catch on, these countless remade OT sets are getting real old real fast.

@rishi_eel:
On the one end of the spectrum, you’ve got people who would buy a sealed, empty box as long as it has the SW logo on it. On the other hand you’ve got parents with young kids who can be easily and conveniently distracted with a vehicle build while they build the larger structure. I don’t know if it’s so much that they feel the set won’t sell, but that they’re conscious of how it impacts the play options after it’s built. And if you look at the more recent Modulars, many of them have some sort of vehicle, whether it be a detailed car or truck, or just a plainvanilla bicycle.

@CapnRex101:
Do it humorously, with clones giving other clones a boost so they can reach the overhead handholds!

@gorf43:
I recall the fan opinion being generally positive for the prequels individually (except any adult regarding Jar Jar), through their respective theatrical windows and until sometime after they’d been released on home video. Sure, there were always detractors, it there were also people lining up for tickets to go on sale for all three PT films, the toys (both LEGO and Hasbro) did phenomenally well at retail, and you never saw entire comment sections full of people swearing off ever going to see another SW film. The Phantom Edit showed up in 2000, but Fanboys wasn’t released until 2009 and still presented a scenario where the first person outside of Lucasfilm to actually see the completed film liked it.

@PDelahanty said:
" @merman said:
"- not sure what it’s called but the cargo ship with the four wings"
The one with the call sign "Rogue One"? I'd like to see that as a normal set. Seems like some good play value there with a big cargo door that could open up."

It’s the Zeta Class Shuttle. I want that too.

the podracer and jedi interceptor would be way oversized at 200€ (or way overpriced) the podracer would be nice, but a price point under 100€ would probably be enough to achieve great details while keeping a reasonable scale. actually it's a pity UCS have to be at least 200€ since it excludes small vehicles.

@PDelahanty said:
" @merman said:
"- not sure what it’s called but the cargo ship with the four wings"
The one with the call sign "Rogue One"? I'd like to see that as a normal set. Seems like some good play value there with a big cargo door that could open up."

Oh yes Rogue One:

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Zeta-class_Heavy_Cargo_Shuttle

since we're talking about UCS and Master Builder ideas: if someone asked me to choose between one UCS podracer and a Boonta Eve Classic Master Builder set, I would go with the latter. I would prefer a variety of pods over a single very detailed one

The two Master Builder Series options are ABSOLUTELY at the top of my list. The Jedi Temple edges out the Genosian Arena, if only because it's a more iconic location seen throughout the trilogy. Plus, it doubles as the Imperial Palace in the OT era!

I don't think the production of any prequel-related MBS sets should be predicated on how successful the UCS Republic Gunship is -- it's a completely different product type, after all.

For the UCS vehicles, Anakin's Podracer is at the top of my list. :-)

None of the prequel vehicles are as good as or iconic as the original trilogy’s. The Turbo tank isn’t bad I suppose.

Here’s sincerely hoping that the early 2021 rumours of a UCS AT AT are accurate.

@CapnRex101 said:
"For clarity, I stated several times throughout this article that the Geonosian Arena and Jedi Temple would both me Master Builder Series sets. I only referred to the Ultimate Collector Series at the very beginning for brevity.

Furthermore, I could imagine both the MTT and Clone Turbo Tank being released without either branding, much like 75244 Tantive IV.

With regard to Theed, I consider that possible but unlikely for a multitude of reasons. The most significant is undoubtedly its relative lack of recognition for Theed Palace, along with relatively limited play potential. Additionally, I think balancing the model's appearance with minifigure interactivity would be difficult because three sides of the exterior would require comprehensive detailing. The resultant model would perhaps be akin to 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City, which is probably not what people would want for Theed.

I think it could be an amazing Architecture-style structure, but I have never seen a MOC or heard an idea for how Theed could be realised for play and display."

Fair enough RE the UCS v MBS thing... I reckon a Theed Palace set would be so cool... A throne room, starfighter hangar, then the huge rooms that the Maul duel takes place in... But yeah, I really don't see it happening! Same with the Jedi Temple though, ARC-170 or the Invisible hand though to be honest- but yeah, I guess those are far easier to picture what a product could look like, while Theed Palace is not...

I'm so confused why anyone compares 75244 to a UCS set and why that caused discussion at the time... The *only* thing I can think of that aligned it with UCS branding that I can think of was the fact it was released in a May 4th slot that historically has belonged to a UCS set. Was it the fact it's piece count was larger than the 10019 UCS version?

@CapnRex101 said:
"For clarity, I stated several times throughout this article that the Geonosian Arena and Jedi Temple would both me Master Builder Series sets. I only referred to the Ultimate Collector Series at the very beginning for brevity.

Furthermore, I could imagine both the MTT and Clone Turbo Tank being released without either branding, much like 75244 Tantive IV.

Could you possibly do a poll for MBS sets separate from the UCS set poll?
Thanks again for everything you guys do.

With regard to Theed, I consider that possible but unlikely for a multitude of reasons. The most significant is undoubtedly its relative lack of recognition for Theed Palace, along with relatively limited play potential. Additionally, I think balancing the model's appearance with minifigure interactivity would be difficult because three sides of the exterior would require comprehensive detailing. The resultant model would perhaps be akin to 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City, which is probably not what people would want for Theed.

I think it could be an amazing Architecture-style structure, but I have never seen a MOC or heard an idea for how Theed could be realised for play and display."

I would happily pay $700 for a proper UCS Venator-class Star Destroyer. Also I would love to get the ARC-170 Starfighter priced at $250 and Clone Turbo Tank priced at $400.

@DarKnessLives said:
"I would happily pay $700 for a proper UCS Venator-class Star Destroyer. Also I would love to get the ARC-170 Starfighter priced at $250 and Clone Turbo Tank priced at $400."

If they make a venator I hope it is more like $200-250. I don't want UCS I want large playsets. A $250 venator with a nice interior would be the best option if they make one.

Can I have multiple votes in the poll. I'd day 1 buy 3/4 of them and first week the others most likely. The larger command ships from the prequels are shocking that they haven't been made.

I don’t know what comes next. But I do know that when this set retires you need to title the article - LEGO is about to 86 the 75309.

How tragic. No one will read this. And I’m the proudest of my self I’ve ever been in my life.

@MrKoshka said:
"I don’t know what comes next. But I do know that when this set retires you need to title the article - LEGO is about to 86 the 75309.

How tragic. No one will read this. And I’m the proudest of my self I’ve ever been in my life. "

Damn, that took me a minute to get. Good one!

All of these sound like good ideas for minifig scale sets, but very unpopular UCS sets.

Too bad they're no longer making ToR sets. I'd love a $400+ Minifigure size Sith Fury Corvette

@CapnRex101 said:
" @J0rgen said:
"All of these sound like good ideas for minifig scale sets, but very unpopular UCS sets."

We will find out, based upon the performance of 75309 Republic Gunship."

"You people didn't buy 75309, so obviously you don't want Prequel sets, UCS or otherwise." Umm... wrong conclusion!

How about a Droid Tri-Fighter, or a transforming, walking Vulture Droid Starfighter?
Of those listed, I'd say the ARC-170 Starfighter as it's the most interesting ship, with a mix of smooth profiling but still some exposed greeble-able machinery.

I still can't believe we've never gotten a Geonosian Arena set. Easily the best scene of the movie, with some awesome creature designs.

@GSR_MataNui:
To do it proper, they’d need to release a matching keychain of the Jango Fett minifig. Several years ago, they changed the design so the neck post is part of the hips rather than the torso. So, regular legs, keychain torso, loose head, and Baby Fett holding the empty helmet...

I see one of the Chinese clone companies has done a droid control ship which looks fantastic. I soooo wish it was real Lego! I am seriously tempted to buy it for the instructions chuck away the bricks then Bricklink all the parts to build a proper one!

@Vassaleen said:
"(...) I am seriously tempted to buy it for the instructions chuck away the bricks then Bricklink all the parts to build a proper one!"

Seems like a bit of a waste! There's nothing wrong with the quality of bricks from most Chinese companies.

If they're not ripping-off an existing LEGO set (and setting aside Disney's IP...) what's wrong with just displaying the set as it is? I'm off to look it up! Thanks for the tip :-)

I want a UCS Razor Crest!

I'd be happy with a proper minifig-scale (or slightly bigger) AT-TE. For the record, the current playsets seem to small for minifig scale to me.

It is good to know that the Venator class star destroyer is at the top of the poll. That's the one I want as a UCS set the most. Jedi Temple second too.

Had to go with the Venator but would love to see a large Sebulba's podracer.

If Naboo Royal Starship is done right it could be amazing, just not sure if it would look good in lego form.

Lego said if the gunship isn't successful they will not do another prequel set for a long time, and given the backlash its a complex answer to if this will happen. (I would LOVE to see a lot of these, so hopefully they make a good decision!)

Can’t believe that people want another big space dorito so bad!

@bananaworld said:
"
@Vassaleen said:
"(...) I am seriously tempted to buy it for the instructions chuck away the bricks then Bricklink all the parts to build a proper one!"

Seems like a bit of a waste! There's nothing wrong with the quality of bricks from most Chinese companies.

If they're not ripping-off an existing LEGO set (and setting aside Disney's IP...) what's wrong with just displaying the set as it is? I'm off to look it up! Thanks for the tip :-)
"

I might have seen that one. I think thats actually someone's moc they ripped off, I know they've been doing that in the past. Prolly better to just find the original builder and hit 'em up for a studio file.

@560heliport said:
" @MrKoshka said:
"I don’t know what comes next. But I do know that when this set retires you need to title the article - LEGO is about to 86 the 75309.

How tragic. No one will read this. And I’m the proudest of my self I’ve ever been in my life. "

Damn, that took me a minute to get. Good one!"

I don't think I'll be able to sleep until I figure that one out

@EriktheRed said:
" @kelano28 said:
"I'm worried about getting any of these. I voted for the gunship but I am simply not happy with the model the Lego designers have made (doors, engines, etc). Lego seems ready to use this as an excuse to not make any more prequel UCS sets.

I hope enough people like it that cases like mine don't matter."

TBH the resounding noise is that the build is beautiful, and the only thing wrong is how they went about picking minifigs (ie ignoring the box where they asked us who specifically we wanted). Regardless, I am not one to put big money on display sets (due to the space I'm working with right now), but I will definitely put money down for this new Gunship. I know I would regret it as soon as it retires if I did not do this lol."

People can say the build is beautiful all they like, and for the most part I would agree, but the fact remains it has blatant and unnecessary inaccuracies, like the fact the doors stick out when closed and the fuselage isn’t the same width all the way down. It looks like a UCS version of the regular LEGO gunship model, not a UCS version of the gunship from the film. It’s just not as good as we deserved for it to be.

Regarding the figures, what evidence is there that TLG did not in fact read the suggestions we put forward, and did not choose the most voted for figures? I can entirely believe Mace Windu was highly voted for, and I think they likely took liberties with a lot of votes for a generic clone trooper to decide the other figure. A Jedi and a clone doesn’t seem too ridiculous to me, though really I don’t think we should’ve been given a choice at all, they should have just given us two pilots with a new helmet mould. And for those whinging about a P2 Cody, they said it was Ep. II before the vote, so that was not a reasonable suggestion to give, and as for Jedi Bob, I find it highly understandable they went for a recognisable Jedi over an obscure TLG-created meme character. I’m sure there may be space for him in a future MBS Petranaki Arena, should that ever come to pass. They could even give him as a hidden bonus figure, like Harry Potter in the latest rendition of Diagon Alley.

I had the Gunship in my cart last night, excitedly logging on shortly after midnight. I ultimately decided against it. I like it, it's a cool ship and all. But it's just not "$349 cool" to me. I fear that with the Star Destroyer and the Falcon, and now the Gunship, there will no more good $200 UCS builds. With the AT-AT, that really hurts, as it is near the top of my favorites list. LEGO seems to be steadily building a group of uber-expensive sets, further pushing "biggest set ever" and most expensive. I understand, as people are buying them up. Just not me, I guess.

After reading the Captains review, I had a change of heart on the Gunship. This sounds like a cobbled together set. Especially with the typo on the plate and the fact the doors are wonky. And they want $350? Sounds like Lego went the way of Craftsman.. Given the price of the Leibherr ($450), and most of the motorized Technic, then the $800 Falcon, $700 ISD, $350 Cantina and Gunship, I think I'm finished with the Billund Butt Stretching. Go to Bricks and Minifigs and see what your sets are worth. I had $485 in sets with figures, as per Bricklink average, and they offered $85. I don't want my life revolving around trying to recoup my cost selling what equates to $6.78 in plastic I spent $600 for. So long Lego.. Your greed, and the current buzz around your product won't last long, especially considering how you keep crapping where you're eating...