Presumably this will be in conjunction with the [REDACTED] GWP so I think there's little for the hardcore builders to complain.

For those interested, Mandproductions did a thorough video on all of the upcoming May the 4th promos.

@CapnRex101 said:
" @Doctor_Hugh said:
"Personally, I appreciate LEGO producing some promos which aren’t made of bricks. As a general Star Wars collector, not just SW LEGO, this is a nice collectible.

My main frustration with the article is the pains they take to not say it is definitely for the May the 4th event. It is obviously for that. What else could it be for? "

The title is 'May the Fourth promotional coin revealed', so I am not sure what else I needed to say.

This will obviously be available at some point during the May the Fourth promotional period, but I cannot say for certain whether it will be across the whole weekend, only for one day or even tied to purchasing a specific set."
So why say “almost certainly” in the article, as that only throws the title into doubt?

I don't care for the SW side of things, but as far as the coins go, I love the classic LEGO logo one, in the style of the old Pirate coins. I had to grab one because, I mean, it's a metal coin version of the ones I loved as a kid!

Knick knacks and bric-a-brac.

@sirventricle said:
"Presumably this will be in conjunction with the [REDACTED] GWP so I think there's little for the hardcore builders to complain."

Did you type ‘redacted’ or did Huw replace [REDACTED] with ‘redacted’?

Not sure why people are so angry, you get this for the £70 spend and a mini Lego Death Star 2 for £150.

@Kynareth said:
" @sirventricle said:
"Presumably this will be in conjunction with the [REDACTED] GWP so I think there's little for the hardcore builders to complain."

Did you type ‘redacted’ or did Huw replace [REDACTED] with ‘redacted’?"

I typed it! We can try though - Death Star II mini build...?

I'd much rather have a minifigure. This reminds me of something you would get with an action figure.

@Johnny__Thunder97 said:
"LEGO needs to stick to LEGO.
Nobody (or at least, next to nobody) cares about tat.
Give us a polybag, a minifigure, a discount, bonus VIP points etc."

Some people do care because every time I get something like this I can sell it on my BL store for $25-35.

@NewEnglandIV said:
"I'd much rather have a minifigure. This reminds me of something you would get with an action figure. "

From the leaks that I've seen it doesn't look like we're getting an exclusive minifig this year, unfortunately. Not excited for this either.

Must admit I prefer Lego, and if not Lego then I preferred the key chain, because at least it has a use or even a SW blanket like they had for Christmas. This is cool for those who like it, I like the pattern/image well enough, but for me personally, it's just more "stuff".

@dimc said:
"I don't care for the SW side of things, but as far as the coins go, I love the classic LEGO logo one, in the style of the old Pirate coins. I had to grab one because, I mean, it's a metal coin version of the ones I loved as a kid!"

I enjoyed the collectible coins, but that one was definitely the highlight.

We used to get Colonel Yularins. Look how far we’ve fallen.

Lego is saving me money with these lackluster GWPs. I could care less about a coin and the mini Death Star II surely isn’t worth the high spend threshold. This will be the first May 4th event where I purchase nothing since coming out of my dark age.

Yeaaaah guess I'll avoid ordering stuff that day

Ooh, so pretty! The way the trans-blue overlay gives it a bit of a 3D effect is awesome, and the coin itself reminds me of the Power of the Force coins that were packed with every carded action figure around the time RotJ came out.

@gunther_schnitzel:
I will give you $5 value in trade for any of these coins. Hey, like all rare coins, “face value” is way less than they sell for on the open market.

@sjr60: I would love to have Star Wars minidolls. And hey, Leia's technically a Disney Princess now...

@BJNemeth: You find that in almost every fandom. "This doesn't appeal to me, so how can anyone like it?"

@TheOtherMike said:
"Leia's technically a Disney Princess now..."

She is a princess. She's (sadly) owned by Disney now. She's definitely not part of the Disney Princess marketing juggernaut, nor does it appear they have any interest in adding her to the lineup. While there was a huge discussion/argument about what rules Disney applies to the Disney Princess club, Disney does not appear to have publicly stated these rules. Tink was a member, but got spun off into Disney Fairies. Esmerelda just got dropped from the lineup altogether. Mulan isn't a princess, a princess-equivalent, or married to a prince, but she's included. Anna and Elsa are not (but Frozen merch sells well enough that they don't need to be shoehorned into the other branding). As yet, no live-action characters have been added. Giselle was a possibility, but they reportedly would have had to pay Amy Adams royalties on use of her likeness due to her film contract. Even the brief animated version wouldn't get around that, since it was based directly on Adams.

So, maybe it's because she's live-action. Maybe because she wasn't the focal character of the first film in the series. Maybe it's because Disney didn't release that film, but simply acquired it in a soulless corporate buyout.

I like this. As a collector of varying Star Wars merchandise since the early eighties, anything a little bit different is always welcome and if you don't agree, my Emperor Palpatine Pez dispenser will come and visit in the small hours.
(Actually like all three of the promos this year. Along with the rumoured additional VIP points I should have a good May 4th).

It’s a shame that Lego can’t do a blistered minifigure like the Kenner ones - this would look great above a blistered Darth Vader with a homage card back.
I appreciated the classic logo coins they did - they set off a display nicely (especially the space one!)

If it were designed and packaged like it belonged in the set with the other VIP coins I would be much more interested.

@Jackthenipper:
They came close when they switched SDCC minifigs from just a 2x2 plate glued on cardstock to provide a place to mount a minifig, to the clamshell packaging that lasted until the pandemic effectively killed that line of promotional items. However, with the shift away from using plastic to package plastic, I don't see that as likely to happen. But I would absolutely love to get Boba Fett and a Scout Trooper packaged this way.

@bandit778 said:
"I like this. As a collector of varying Star Wars merchandise since the early eighties, anything a little bit different is always welcome and if you don't agree, my Emperor Palpatine Pez dispenser will come and visit in the small hours."

My C3PO Pez dispenser: ""Oh no, we're doomed!"

@bandit778 said:
"my Emperor Palpatine Pez dispenser will come and visit in the small hours."
Wow, I had no idea they still made Pez dispensers. Not had one since the 60s. Yogi Bear if I remember rightly!

Tat.

@Johnny__Thunder97 @Apusttow @ODSTtrooper42 @legomanijak

There's only one word to truly discribe our feelings towards these... things:

Karabast!

Perhaps available via Reward Points?

@sjr60:
I see them in stores all the time. Probably the most recent ones I've actually bought were a boxed set of Frozen characters.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Jackthenipper:
They came close when they switched SDCC minifigs from just a 2x2 plate glued on cardstock to provide a place to mount a minifig, to the clamshell packaging that lasted until the pandemic effectively killed that line of promotional items. However, with the shift away from using plastic to package plastic, I don't see that as likely to happen. But I would absolutely love to get Boba Fett and a Scout Trooper packaged this way."

Lego never did a Star Wars clamshell for the conventions, did they? All I can think of that came close were the 2009 Comic Con displays. Obviously Marvel and all the other themes had plenty of clamshells.

@Jesse_S_T:
No, not that I'm aware of. They started with the 2x2 cards with DC, then added Marvel before switching over to the clamshells for both. TLM2's Unikitty, The Hobbit's Bard and Azog, and Stranger Things' Barb are the only others I can think of offhand. And the two from The Hobbit weren't even unique minifigs (nor do they have the SDCC exclusive bug like the others). However, I know that there was a clamshelled version of Lester, the Leicester Square "mascot", and a LEGO Store employee that were released through other avenues, so I suppose it's _possible_ that at least one SW minifig has been released this way. Just, you know, not at SDCC.

Ooh, I thought I'd just thought of one (Times Square "NY I <3" Yoda), but I was able to find a few photos of the packaged version, and they're just heatsealed in plastic bags.

This look cool.

A LEGO Star Wars challenge coin? Yes, please!

Ah, ye ole Lego mint is back in action.

I side with those who desire brick-fig promos. But, I also appreciate stacked GWPs of any type.

I guess I'll be adding to my mostly-unintentional collection of 6 Lego coins (gold (best one), space, pirate, oil, Mario x2).

I like it actually. I don't know if I'll be able to swing the price, but it looks neat otherwise.