75342 Republic Fighter Tank unveiled!

Wait oh fun this looks kinda nice!!! I gotta get someone to get this so I can borrow it.

I’m cool with this. The minifigs would be nice to have and the tank is not too shabby.

@Hermdefermdeherger said:
"Wooow. Like others have said, the body looks really plain. Figs are nice tho. Also, de-exclusivifying (it’s a word (no it’s not)) the mace windu from the gunship. Hm. Don’t see them doing that with og trilogy figs in d2c sets."

That doesn’t look like the same minifig to me. I think the one in the gunship will stay exclusive

@ao_ka said:
"Looks ok, it has a weird 4+ feel, the previous version was better in this regard. Will probably cost $79.99 because it has 5 minifigs, new troopers and "big parts that justify the price". In terms of Clone Wars, I'm still waiting for a new V-19 Torrent."

I actually think it is rumored to be a $39.99 set.

Hmm, quite a few new Star Wars set reveals lately! Clearly I’ll have no shortage of options when it comes to making a purchase for this year’s May the Fourth promos.

Hey, he's got arm printing. Neat.

Eh, too blocky. Not for me sorry.

I don't think it's a very flattering angle, but from what I can see this is a pretty good rendition of the tank, much better than the last one that got the 'face' all wrong. But let's be real, we're all here for those sweet purple clones.

and ugliest set is ... new republic fighter tank . At least it have a decent figures but big no for model itself. Easy pass for me.

definitely looks like a 4+ set if I'm honest. Might just get it for the figs though

I'm so down to clown! Don't care what tank looks like (I have the other 2). I will treat this as a battle pack. I don't care if not CW canon. Purple is soooo much cooler than brown.

Anyone who has played the Battlefront games mag recognize the tank. I think it debuted there if I remember right.

@JasonBall34 said:
"The tank is from Legends, right? Makes sense the troopers would be too."

It became canon with the 2019 SWBF II game.

I don't own a Mace yet but I don't think I need a second tank since I own the one with Aayla Secura.

@PixelTheDragon said:
"Anyone who has played the Battlefront games mag recognize the tank. I think it debuted there if I remember right. "

Actually, it first appeared in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (the 2002 game, not the animated series).

I am a little disappointed. I was expecting a total of three clones no droids for this build and it to look very close to the 2017 version. Promobricks had reported this set so I knew it was happening, but I guess he wasn't the one who stated how many figures it came with. The build I should have expected to look worse as it has fewer pieces than it's predecessor. It does look more like a juniors build though. Especially those side cannons that are large bricks. I'll await my final verdict until more pictures are revealed. The minifig selection while not what I expected is still pretty good. I definitely plan on getting this, but I will be waiting to get it on a discount. I might try to get a second depending how much it reduces in price. I want to try to have at least 2 187th regs.

Small edit! The figs actually look like 3 clones! There is one who doubles as a pilot! I will probably try to get two of these then! I can't believe I missed it.

Hoping this is priced like the 501st battle pack. Got the same number of figs and the build looks like as many pieces as the that set.

"This minifigure selection seems somewhat surprising, since the purple-armoured troopers originate from Star Wars Legends."

Isn't the tank itself from Legends? It's not in any of the films or the Clone Wars show, so its not in anything still being deemed official

Honestly this seems almost like a successor to the 501st Battle Pack, 4 mini figures, 2 droids and a basic build - which, I quite like. If it's around the same price, that's a win and if it lasts longer than 2 months in Australia prior to retiring, also a win!

Hopefully they continue to bring these out every couple of years.

I guess this is the next in the new class of battlepacks (501st, Dark Trooper)? I like the concept, but the tank looks way worse than the $25 version in 2017. It looks more like a 4+ vehicle.

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"See, I still don't have a Mace Windu. At $40, I could justify getting this."

I'm in the same boat.

This is cool!

Another set when all value is towards the figures instead of the build.

Saw this a few hours ago and immediately thought it was fake like the leaked clone trooper from not long back. As said, looks like a 4+ build and a massive downgrade on the previous version.

Legends! Hell yeah. Should cost 30€, like the 501st BP, but I heard it'll be 40

Tank looks good. Larger size/more playable traded for a few details is worthwhile, but the large white slope pieces on the side need a sticker or something.

Purple clones?

@CM4Sci said:
"Hey, he's got arm printing. Neat."

I hadn’t noticed that. I’ll have to rip them off and stick them on Obi-Wan.

@Steelhunter115 said:
" @ao_ka said:
"Looks ok, it has a weird 4+ feel, the previous version was better in this regard. Will probably cost $79.99 because it has 5 minifigs, new troopers and "big parts that justify the price". In terms of Clone Wars, I'm still waiting for a new V-19 Torrent."

It's actually reported to be priced at $39.99 USD."

I count 6 figs in that photo. If this is really $40 US I’ll be pleasantly surprised.

I already have at least one earlier version of this tank, and didn’t find it that interesting of a vehicle back then, so…um…is that a new Mace Windu? And purple Clonetroopers? Does it also come with Batman?

@CM4Sci:
Maybe dual-molded arms?

It's a bit plain and looks almost like a 4+ set, not bad, but not an immediate buy for me

@Darth_Dee
Windu's legion, 187th.

Also for others, I think that's dual molded arms and not printing, even cooler

Hopefully they’ll keep producing more Clone Wars to replace the horrid animated figure heads from a decade ago. I’m continually ‘fixing’ those minifigures when a replacement part is produced.

It could be great but I doubt I’ll get it since I already have the 2017 one and noncanon sets don’t interest me, for the most part.

From what I'm seeing. I like it. The use of the X-wing windscreen is pretty creative in trying to get those front angles and have some room. Plus it looks it's a printed piece.

@CapnRex101 said:
" @Brickalili said:
""This minifigure selection seems somewhat surprising, since the purple-armoured troopers originate from Star Wars Legends."

Isn't the tank itself from Legends? It's not in any of the films or the Clone Wars show, so its not in anything still being deemed official"

The TX-130 does originate from Star Wars Legends, but joined the modern canon when the vehicle appeared in Star Wars Battlefront II.

Regardless, I have no issue with LEGO producing Legends sets or minifigures. In fact, there are myriad subjects I would love to see, notably including the Ebon Hawk to accompany the upcoming Knights of the Old Republic remake.

Choosing to depict the purple 187th Legion Clone Troopers is interesting though, given they have a canonical equivalent. I presume the brown colour was considered unappealing."

I believe the troopers appearing in Clone Wars S7 are supposed to be a branch of 91st Recon, like Lightning Squad, his unit during the Ryloth arc, as the armor color better matches.

@CapnRex101:
Okay, now you got me curious, because I have a Hasbro armored Mace Windu action figure (I think it’s based on the CGI series), and the helmet has purple unit markings. Are you referring to the original Genndy Tartakovsky Star Wars: Clone Wars shorts or the CGI Star Wars: The Clone Wars series? I found a site that lists six GT shorts where the 187th supposedly appears, with Chapter 1 being noted as their first appearance. I do see Mace in one scene, but no clones are shown with him. He has no helmet, and his limited armor has two lines on each shoulder. I can’t tell if they’re really dark brown, really dark purple, or basic black. There’s no equivalent on the Hasbro action figure, as the only marking that’s on armor other than his helmet is a dark red Republic symbol on his left forearm.

Next is Chapter 12-13, where Mace is unchanged, but his many troops start out wearing basic white, and are completely red by the end of the battle. I don’t think any of them ever got to wear unit markings.

Finally, from Volume 2, there’s Chapter 23-25. Mace appears without armor, but briefly flies his purple Ep3 starfighter. This might be the first instance of purple as his signature color, excluding the lightsaber blade, since his Ep2 starfighter was fairly generic (7868). Most of the clones he fights alongside are in basic white, and don’t seem to be assigned to him. What few unit markings I can see look like blue or red ARC Troopers.

Whatever the case, under Disney’s thumb, the CGI series is still canon, while Tartakovsky’s run is not. If that’s where these brown markings supposedly came from, there’s no issues with ignoring them.

This build looks really bad IMO. It just doesn’t feel up to par with modern standards. As others have said, it reminds me of a 4+ set.

the tank looks.... bad especially compared to the 2017 version and who wanted those clone troopers..... pass for me. Lego disappoints Star Wars Clones fan again.

I have the 2017 version, but for $40, with a Mace Windu that appears to have arm print, and a good selection of unique clones? Heck yes!

I am disappointed, not by how bad this set might look on first glance, but by the people who are complaining about everything, even the minifigure selection, which might I add is superb in my opinion for 2022. Putting in 4 actual minifigures alongside 2 battle droids? LEGO could've took the cheap way out and have a similar selection as the 2017 tank: Mace Windu, one 187th trooper and 2 battle droids.

Quite some of the fans that are complaining about the figs in this set are the exact same ones who have been asking for more clone unit minifigures? LEGO has absolutely delivered, and I think even though the tank looks overly disappointing, the minifigures are great.

Mace Windu has arm printing with clone armor gauntlets, what more can you expect? I honestly would've expected no more than maybe just a brown cape over the minifigure from the UCS Gunship, but they actually went and printed the arms: making this version of Mace Windu basically the same as the one from the Gunship, still leaving that one exclusive to that set but also reusing the base.

Two things. The tank looks HORRIBLE!!! Very, very disappointed with the build. The minifigures however, look WONDERFUL. I'm super happy we'll be at least getting some sort of phase II clone troopers as Lego skimps out on prequel trilogy/clone trooper fans, but overall this set could be a-lot better and at a better price. The minifigs are a win though.

What a weird, weird choice for a set. I've always had a soft spot for the fighter tank - I won an old 'custom of the week' on FBTB back in the early days - but come on. The last fighter tank was in 2017. The last Tie Interceptor was in 2006, while the last Tie Bomber WAS IN 2003.

The only thing I can think of is that Sam Jackson makes a surprise return in one of the upcoming disney shows, Lego knows this, and wanted a way to shoehorn him in to their current product line?

Otherwise...this is as weird as the fixation on Jedi Starfighters.

Man Lego is making it tough here. One one hand, this is a lazy downgrade in vehicle terms, but on the other hand, man those 187th troopers are so sweet.

@CapnRex101:
I’m having a hard time locating any images of brown clone markings that relate to Mace Windu. What I did find is reference to the 187th Attack Battalion (aka 187th Legion) with purple markings, a Hasbro-canon regiment of Galactic Marines with similar markings, and Lightning Squadron under the 91st Recon Corps (no markings identified) as Legends per Disney, plus an unidentified unit of indeterminate size with maroon markings that fought at Abraxes.

So, is brown the Lightning/91st, or the unknown unit that might be maroon?

@PurpleDave said:
" @CapnRex101 :
I’m having a hard time locating any images of brown clone markings that relate to Mace Windu. What I did find is reference to the 187th Attack Battalion (aka 187th Legion) with purple markings, a Hasbro-canon regiment of Galactic Marines with similar markings, and Lightning Squadron under the 91st Recon Corps (no markings identified) as Legends per Disney, plus an unidentified unit of indeterminate size with maroon markings that fought at Abraxes.

So, is brown the Lightning/91st, or the unknown unit that might be maroon?"

91st = brown

https://clonewars.fandom.com/wiki/91st_Reconnaissance_Corps

187th = purple

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/187th_Legion

Darn it! Now, I want brown ones too.

I think it's going to be a 4+ set. Gotta get those 4 year olds on tanks and war asap.

@CapnRex101 said:
" @KingTyrannos said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Brickalili said:
""This minifigure selection seems somewhat surprising, since the purple-armoured troopers originate from Star Wars Legends."

Isn't the tank itself from Legends? It's not in any of the films or the Clone Wars show, so its not in anything still being deemed official"

The TX-130 does originate from Star Wars Legends, but joined the modern canon when the vehicle appeared in Star Wars Battlefront II.

Regardless, I have no issue with LEGO producing Legends sets or minifigures. In fact, there are myriad subjects I would love to see, notably including the Ebon Hawk to accompany the upcoming Knights of the Old Republic remake.

Choosing to depict the purple 187th Legion Clone Troopers is interesting though, given they have a canonical equivalent. I presume the brown colour was considered unappealing."

I believe the troopers appearing in Clone Wars S7 are supposed to be a branch of 91st Recon, like Lightning Squad, his unit during the Ryloth arc, as the armor color better matches. "

I agree and now realise that my above comment was unclear. It seems strange that LEGO elected to portray non-canon Clone Troopers affiliated with Mace Windu, the 187th Legion, instead of the canon equivalent affiliated With Mace Windu, the 91st Recon Corps.

@PurpleDave - The Clone Troopers with brown markings originate from the modern Clone Wars series, rather than the Tartakovsky series."

Also strange that the tank itsedf seems to be based on the canon version, while Windu has his Legends clone unit. As Palpatine would say: ironic.

@CM4Sci said:
"Hey, he's got arm printing. Neat."

And yet, still no dual-molded legs. I think SW figures would benefit much more from dual-molding than adding arm printing. Maybe it's cheaper to print than dual-mold?

@Bagelwolf said:
" @CM4Sci said:
"Hey, he's got arm printing. Neat."

And yet, still no dual-molded legs. I think SW figures would benefit much more from dual-molding than adding arm printing. Maybe it's cheaper to print than dual-mold?"

I definitely agree that we need dual molded legs in Star Wars(the only ones that come to mind are Imperial officers). I'm pretty sure dual molding is more expensive than printing because it requires a more intense molding process. They may also need newer machines. I do recall an interview with the Lego team where they actually said they are phasing in new equipment for more dual molding or side arm/leg printing. I can't remember which one it was though.

@AgentKallus said:
" @SlimBrick1 said:
" I hope that the turn they are taking with Clone Wars lego means they will release another Rex. Also that purple airborne trooper looks Sick.

THey still need to print clone arms, that would up the detail by a thousand. I hope the 6 minifigures don't rack the price up too much."

A Battle droid shouldn't count as a minifigure.

Also ( at least in terms of production) they are much cheaper for Lego to make, no printing or complex parts ( complex as in how minifig Torsos and legs have moving parts but as still one part).

On an unrelated note IIRC the 187th trooper with the airborne helmet is the commander, I don't remember his name though. I'll look it up then edit this comment.

Edit: so he is the commander but he does not. appear have a known name. Kinda bizarre but I'll give him the headcannon name of Commander Fury for the time being, ( cause he's Windu's commander and Samuel L Jackson played Nick Fury)"

I heard that the commander's name is Thunder, but I don't remember the source so it may have been someone just imagining a name. I would make the correlation between Commander Thunder and Lightning Squadron, but Lightning Squadron is a part of the 91st whereas Thunder is from the 187th. I really like the name Commander Fury though! You may have inspired me to create a new head canon.

@StyleCounselor:
Appreciate it. This gets me not only a few images, but a narrow list of episodes I can check out later. Might be a few days, though. We’re setting up a show this afternoon and tomorrow morning, and I also have visitation and a funeral to attend, so higher priorities exist.

@Bagelwolf:
Dual-molding takes at least as much time for one shot as regular parts do for two, if you want crisp divisions like arms and legs. For stuff with a marbled look, like the original Bohrok faceplate, they inject all of the colors simultaneously, so no waiting for one color to cool before you can swap mold sections and inject the next color.

For printing, I heard a few years ago that they were running at capacity, so stickers are preferred for one-time, non-critical deco, which helps keep the machines free for minifig parts, common prints, and critical deco like Speed Champions headlights. In this case, they might print arms simultaneously with the torso, so all it might require is time on the correct printing machine, where dual-molded parts are going to slow production down if they’re used too often.

@PhantomBricks:
Some of the pages I found, and the one @StyleCounselor linked to, say Commander Ponds was in charge of Lightning Squadron.

@PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor:
Appreciate it. This gets me not only a few images, but a narrow list of episodes I can check out later. Might be a few days, though. We’re setting up a show this afternoon and tomorrow morning, and I also have visitation and a funeral to attend, so higher priorities exist.

@Bagelwolf:
Dual-molding takes at least as much time for one shot as regular parts do for two, if you want crisp divisions like arms and legs. For stuff with a marbled look, like the original Bohrok faceplate, they inject all of the colors simultaneously, so no waiting for one color to cool before you can swap mold sections and inject the next color.

For printing, I heard a few years ago that they were running at capacity, so stickers are preferred for one-time, non-critical deco, which helps keep the machines free for minifig parts, common prints, and critical deco like Speed Champions headlights. In this case, they might print arms simultaneously with the torso, so all it might require is time on the correct printing machine, where dual-molded parts are going to slow production down if they’re used too often.

@PhantomBricks:
Some of the pages I found, and the one @StyleCounselor linked to, say Commander Ponds was in charge of Lightning Squadron."

That would definitely be correct. Although Ponds had an unfortunate end at the hands of Baby Boba in Clone Wars. I was actually focusing on the naming convention for the 187 Commander, and why he might have been called Thunder, but I appreciate the reply nonetheless!
I would love to see Ponds in minifig form, but I doubt that would ever happen since he was only in two Clone Wars arcs excluding the Windu assassination. Also random fun fact, we actually have the Lightning Squadron in minifig form!

@PhantomBricks said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor:
Appreciate it. This gets me not only a few images, but a narrow list of episodes I can check out later. Might be a few days, though. We’re setting up a show this afternoon and tomorrow morning, and I also have visitation and a funeral to attend, so higher priorities exist.

@Bagelwolf:
Dual-molding takes at least as much time for one shot as regular parts do for two, if you want crisp divisions like arms and legs. For stuff with a marbled look, like the original Bohrok faceplate, they inject all of the colors simultaneously, so no waiting for one color to cool before you can swap mold sections and inject the next color.

For printing, I heard a few years ago that they were running at capacity, so stickers are preferred for one-time, non-critical deco, which helps keep the machines free for minifig parts, common prints, and critical deco like Speed Champions headlights. In this case, they might print arms simultaneously with the torso, so all it might require is time on the correct printing machine, where dual-molded parts are going to slow production down if they’re used too often.

@PhantomBricks:
Some of the pages I found, and the one @StyleCounselor linked to, say Commander Ponds was in charge of Lightning Squadron."

That would definitely be correct. Although Ponds had an unfortunate end at the hands of Baby Boba in Clone Wars. I was actually focusing on the naming convention for the 187 Commander, and why he might have been called Thunder, but I appreciate the reply nonetheless!
I would love to see Ponds in minifig form, but I doubt that would ever happen since he was only in two Clone Wars arcs excluding the Windu assassination. Also random fun fact, we actually have the Lightning Squadron in minifig form!"

Actually, it's Boba's assistant assassin with the ponytail who kills Ponds (he survived the crash of the cruiser and is taken hostage).

@PurpleDave

Truly, priorities. Condolences, my friend. Send them on in style. :/

The new figures do look great, Mace with dual molded arms and the two new clone varients. Strange though, that their source material only seems to be the Hasbro figures. Toys begetting toys, like the Sandspeeder I suppose. I will definitely be getting them, canon or not. Legends continuity or whatever we want to call it does open up so many avenues and in this case, imho, is most impressive.

@Fillone:
One of the coolest SW items in my collection is a Galoob Action Fleet Snowspeeder. As the series was winding down, they started unloading rare items and prototypes through contests run on their website’s forums. I ended up winning the Snowspeeder with Sandspeeder test deco, an Action Fleet X-Wing with a pure white Biggs’ Red 3 test deco (because they actually painted the whole thing white, the paint was already cracking and flaking off of the flexible cannons), a Micro Machine AT-AT with test battle damage (looked like they attached it with a soldering iron) and a metallic test deco, and five Galoob Bucks (each good for $1 off the purchase of any Galoob product, and stackable unlike coupons). Sadly, I spent the Galoob Bucks, and I wish I’d kept them now.

@PurpleDave
Very nice, I had Zev's Snowspeeder - I can picture it now - and an Action Fleet X-Wing with Luke and R2. That's some rare sounding stuff and I can only imagine the size of your collection.

@SlimBrick1 said:
" @maaboo35 said:
" @SlimBrick1 said:
"Also, I am not really into legends as I think that Canon is more worthwhile to know in terms of actual star wars geekiness. XD"

There is so much wrong with that statement that I don't even know what part to start correcting first."

Um thank you, but nothing is wrong with that statement. I am stating my own opinion and if you think it's dumb, ya don't have to say so. I just think it is more fun to watch a star wars movie or show with a friend and make them laugh because you are naming every ship or character in the background, then rambling on about comic books."

Why do you need to make them laugh at all?
Surely simply knowing the information and being able to notice references that others cannot is good enough, or do you need that surefire satifaction from making someone look as if they are an idiot.

Also, you want to be able to make your friend laugh by recognising characters and backgrounds and vehicles etc.., however if you read the comics and Legends material then you have more information and information more interesting than some of the newer media they have put out.
I think the reason people have a problem with what you said is that it sounds very matter-of-fact and very cocky, which I am sure most people do not expect when talking about a new set that has been leaked and more-or-less announced.

Anyway have a nice day.

@SlimBrick1 said:
" @BlyKilledAayla said:
" @SlimBrick1 said:
" @maaboo35 said:
" @SlimBrick1 said:
"Also, I am not really into legends as I think that Canon is more worthwhile to know in terms of actual star wars geekiness. XD"

There is so much wrong with that statement that I don't even know what part to start correcting first."

Um thank you, but nothing is wrong with that statement. I am stating my own opinion and if you think it's dumb, ya don't have to say so. I just think it is more fun to watch a star wars movie or show with a friend and make them laugh because you are naming every ship or character in the background, then rambling on about comic books."

Why do you need to make them laugh at all?
Surely simply knowing the information and being able to notice references that others cannot is good enough, or do you need that surefire satifaction from making someone look as if they are an idiot.

Also, you want to be able to make your friend laugh by recognising characters and backgrounds and vehicles etc.., however if you read the comics and Legends material then you have more information and information more interesting than some of the newer media they have put out.
I think the reason people have a problem with what you said is that it sounds very matter-of-fact and very cocky, which I am sure most people do not expect when talking about a new set that has been leaked and more-or-less announced.

Anyway have a nice day."

Okay thanks for that. Can we just drop it? I wasn't being cocky or mean, I was just pointing out that I don't know much about the purple clone troopers because I am not into legends."

Yep happy to stop.
Thanks.

I have both previous versions of this tank, and I'll get this one, too.
I don't care if the purple clones are canon or not- I don't care what Disney decides is or isn't canon. Disney bought the rights to Star Wars, so they can do what they want with it... but I'll continue to have my own head canon about it all.

Star Wars legends and I love it! The more new clones the merrier LEGO i wanna make a rainbow of em.