These definitely look better with some bulk in the legs than the marvel ones, and the minifigures are going to be great but the lack of articulation in the arms of these things is really rough and seriously un-fun.

Oh boy, this is going to be great :D

Could Lego have made a more ugly set!!!
Why the tiny heads??

75370: Stormtrooper Mech - new First Order Dark Trooper prototype) And it is one that actually has sence.

This to me adds another tombstone to the Star Wars theme I have been collecting since more than ten years. First one was 75201. At this pace I will rebuild the entire Death Star with them. Good for kids though I guess.

I fail to see the why.
I guess management set a harsh portfolio inflation goal.

Why is this the TESB Boba yet again? There were TESB Boba Fett torsos continually in production from 2016 to 2021 and now there was finally a chance to get an armprint for the ROTJ armor and they ignored it in favor of giving TESB Boba more of a curve on his belt. The mechsuit is even based on the ROTJ armor with its red gauntlets and the UCS Jabba Sailbarge next year will need a ROTJ version of Boba anyway.

This is a terrible concept preying upon suckers paying 15 bucks for an armprinted figure and the only good thing coming of this will probably be Magazine Polybags of just one of these figures. Really wonder how they will extend this to Jedi characters.

I think they're quite cool. I quite like small mechs like this and have even designed some of my own.

I think the Darth Vader one would be much better with Moff Gideon, though.

I think they're neat :) I don't know whether I'll pick any of them up, though. I probably have enough Vaders at this point, but I'm a sucker for Boba Fett. That Stormtrooper mech I actually really quite like though. Something a bit Force Unleashed about it in its ludicrousness.

Definitely miss the poseability of the earlier mech designs. And I *really* hope these don't replace microfighters.

If Grogu had a mech then I’m sure it’s fine for Bob and Darth. The Stormtrooper one actually looks good.

I'm actually a little tempted to get 75370 , as it's the closest thing we'll ever get to a Lego Spacetrooper, or at least the Legends one.

I kind of hate these but I have no conception of what kids would like so whatever.
I can't believe people are saying these are an 'affordable' or 'cheap' way to get these figs. Sure, the Boba with arm printing is currently pricey and I will be copping his mech for that reason, but £12.99 for a stormtrooper?

Is it just me or are these mechs a lot more chonky than the Marvel ones (Hench for our non-UK readers). Someone's not been missing leg day at any rate. Personally I favour this heavier stylised look

Great to see more smaller sets with desirable minifigs. As mechs these also look very bulky, which could be desirable for a mech.
It feels like lego is a bit more reachable for kids pocket money with sets like this. Star Wars in particular was missing lower end sets.

Still not a fan of the lack of articulation and higher price point, but arguably these at least look bigger (glares at Rocket Raccoon mech).

Vader's mech looks weird. No cape and those red highlights look out of place.

Still kind of weird to see the Marvel mech template used with Star Wars. Is there nothing else but mechs they could have done for the lower price point?
At least these are helmeted and armored characters. No RotJ Luke with flesh colored hand yet XD

Best part is that the figures are available at a low price point, and Boba looks lit. That said, these work much better for Marvel than Star Wars.

I would be interested in army building the Stormtrooper mechs if my plate weren’t so full though…

I mean I guess, this is a good way to get figures for relatively cheap.

@SearchlightRG said:
"Because mechs, like bow ties, are cool."

Geronimo!

;¬]

@Bkingn said:
"-Kids will love the mechs
-Adults will buy cuz of the minifigs

Win Win situation"

I would have bought them for the minifigures if they'd given us RotJ Boba and ANH/RO Vader, both of which have only been made once. But no, it's ESB Boba and ESB/RotJ/RotS Vader AGAIN...

@LeonHardJPG said:
[[ @SearchlightRG said:
[[Because mechs, like bow ties, are cool.]]

Geronimo!

;¬]]]

It's offensive to me from my part of the world for a Spaniard to use that term. Be smarter and better!

What. Is. This. ??

But only BB-8 gets one of these.

Star Wars Mechs... it's almost as absurd as SW Xmass special. Ridiculous.

And the legacy of the Nexo Knight mechs continues.

With the Stormtrooper, it means the chest "armor" piece returns in white again since
70366 : Battle Suit Lance

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

@Trigger_ said:
"1111 views!

Weird that they’re making stuff so blatantly non-canon but it’s cool that we’re getting Boba Fett and Vader at such low price points and hopefully the fact that they’re making action figure sets means Hasbro will finally shut up and let them make a Star Wars CMF series."

If LEGO wanted to make a Star Wars CMF series, they would do it. They have produced and sold single minifigure bags (with and without accessories) in the past, they have produced buildable Star Wars action figures in the past. The argument about them not be allowed to sell individual minifigures as they are in competition with large articulated action figures always seems too convenient for me (and never said by LEGO), especially after they realised people were buying magnet sets with minifigures in instead of their more expensive sets with those figures. When they started gluing and bolting the figures together and to the magnet bases, people were forced to go to the sets instead.

Meh-chs.

“Hench”? Not in the US, dude.

Honestly, I like these! They’re good ways to get pretty good minifigures, and the mechs capture a lot about the characters well.

Here’s hoping we see some of the good guys get mechs!

"You know, for kids"
Only great as a movie line, but just a limbo excercise in every other discussion.

SW and mechs thrown together... I think Brickset misfiled this in SW instead of in DREAMZzz.

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Friends mechs would be hilarious enough that I endorse this idea in spite of it being a spite suggestion.

This comment thread is once again revealing that there are two kinds of AFOLS:
1) Those who believe every Lego product ever should exclusively appeal to their specific interests.
and
2) Those who accept that Lego is primarily a children's product based on creativity and can be freely purchased or not purchased in an open marketplace.

For those of you in 1, just consider President Business' reaction at the Taco Tuesday revolt: "What is going on? Just stop building that stuff! Just stop it!""

The fact that AFOLS only get divided in two classes is as black & white as those Darth Vader and Stormtrooper mechs. Pretty shortsighted.

Boba and the stormtrooper's mechs actually fairly good. I appreciate the minfigures at a cheaper price. I'm curious to see how well these sets do. I would prefer they do something else, but we'll see what happens. As much as I would love to see a clone mech, I don't think it's a good idea. If they introduced a new legion in the set, they would likely keep it exclusive.

@ICAbricks said:
"To paraphrase Anger from Inside Out:
"Congratulations, LEGO Mechs, you've ruined Star Wars! First Marvel, now this!"

FR LEGO actually made these?!?!?!?! WHAT THE FFFFRRRRIIICCCKKK?!?!??!!??!?!"

I think we all know that it was Disney that ruined Star Wars.

Also, I want to be the first to pitch:

Trans-blue Harry Potter Patronus Mechs.

Nope.

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
" @Watsonite said:
" @ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Friends mechs would be hilarious enough that I endorse this idea in spite of it being a spite suggestion.

This comment thread is once again revealing that there are two kinds of AFOLS:
1) Those who believe every Lego product ever should exclusively appeal to their specific interests.
and
2) Those who accept that Lego is primarily a children's product based on creativity and can be freely purchased or not purchased in an open marketplace.

For those of you in 1 , just consider President Business' reaction at the Taco Tuesday revolt: "What is going on? Just stop building that stuff! Just stop it!""

The fact that AFOLS only get divided in two classes is as black & white as those Darth Vader and Stormtrooper mechs. Pretty shortsighted."

Okay, there's three types of AFOLs:
1) Lego is only for me.
2) Lego is for everyone.
3) Pedants."

You even seem to have trouble resuming your own premise since 1 and 2 don't reprise what you initially stated. Oops, must be that pedantic nerve acting up again.

I like the look of all 3. The Vader and Fett ones are good ways to get the figures. However, 75262 still a cheaper source of Stormtroopers if bought used.

Edit: The price-to-Stormtrooper ratio is better even on a sealed copy

While the mechs really make little sense in the SW universe these ARE kinda cool. Notably, the minifigures are very nicely detailed and make picking these up a no-brainer IMHO.

Given how quickly Microfighter production has slowed and how 75363 is going to be about the same price with far fewer pieces, I'm guessing these mechs might be their replacement. Certainly a better investment in terms of price per piece, although I'm not sure these mechs work for Star Wars. They certainly have a bulk to them that the Marvel ones lack however, so if they mean we get better versions of those, I'll be happy to see what comes about. As someone that's been collecting for 20 years, I don't need these, and I intend to pass on them, but it'll be nice for some people to get some figs that are in some of the more expensive sets. That's part of why I liked the Planet Sets and Microfighters so much; they were a way to get something that was a bit more manageable size-wise as well as occasionally get an excellent fig, too. I don't know if mechs are the right call to do that, but I guess it's time to shake things up a bit. For those that will buy them, I hope you enjoy them, I'll be excited to see where these may push the other mechs along in other themes however.

Boba Fett gonna go out of stock day 1

@CCC said:
" @eiffel006 said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"What a stupid concept.

But boy these mechs must sell like crazy - somewhere at least. Definitely not over here. They're always in the bargain bins and still you never see anyone buying them. Let alone kids playing with them. I know loads of LEGO playing kids. None of them has any mechs."

This is called an experience bias. The world does not revolve around you. These toys may be beneath German kids, but plenty of kids around the world will enjoy them. And you know what? Good for them. That’s what LEGO is all about. "

The question was "What do you think?" and AustinPowers answered that question from his perspective. If the question has been "What do you think kids around the world will think?" then maybe his answer would have been different. But that was nto the question posed in the article.
"

I should have removed the first line, which, is true, answers the question. But the second paragraph does not. It presents a personal experience as a universal (well, at least German) truth. That has nothing to do with what he thinks (which, btw, is almost always negative).

Because there is a small but very vocal niche of SW fans that cannot/will not/do not want anything past the initial trilogy. Period. And the knee-jerk complaining that many put out in cyberspace, bemoaning the watering down of the original SW trilogy, gets old. Lucas had a grand design for the SW universe and those involved like Zahn, Filoni and Favreau stay respectful of that vision while adding to it.

As for he mechs, yeah, my boyhood SW fanboy screams "WTH?" while the AFOL in me loves the idea of stormtrooper mech army/brigade and the very nicely done minifigures.

These are fun - like the Fett one in particular. Chunky!

Vader one is a bit lacking for me, but add some yellow highlights and swap the Vader fig for a Blacktron pilot, and it's golden.

And imagine an R2 D2 mech suit! Instant win!

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
" @CCC said:
"
I was editing my previous comment and seemed to have screwed up as it has now gone.

If I saw a five year old buying something I didn't like I would not walk up to him and say he was stupid for buying it. If he asked me if I liked it, I would say no. It is correct that not everyone wants a $400 UCS model but should the people that don't get to say that they don't want it or that it is too expensive for them, when other people do want it and it is not too expensive for them?

Brickset would be a boring place if the last line of the article was "Enter positive comments about this set / theme below".
"

Dude, I didn't say "positive comments only." Let me very politely suggest that there's a noticeable difference between a fair critique and outright toxicity. There's a guy above screaming "What the frick" and in response to these products and, assuming that isn't parody, maaaaaaybe that's not an emotionally healthy attitude to have relative to a children's product that you're not required to buy.
"

Yet you called me toxic.

Not totally interested in these sets, they're just not for me.
But hey! That's a nice cheap way of getting classic Boba Fett, so count me in for that one!

@CCC said:
" @ResIpsaLoquitur said:
" @CCC said:
"
I was editing my previous comment and seemed to have screwed up as it has now gone.

If I saw a five year old buying something I didn't like I would not walk up to him and say he was stupid for buying it. If he asked me if I liked it, I would say no. It is correct that not everyone wants a $400 UCS model but should the people that don't get to say that they don't want it or that it is too expensive for them, when other people do want it and it is not too expensive for them?

Brickset would be a boring place if the last line of the article was "Enter positive comments about this set / theme below".
"

Dude, I didn't say "positive comments only." Let me very politely suggest that there's a noticeable difference between a fair critique and outright toxicity. There's a guy above screaming "What the frick" and in response to these products and, assuming that isn't parody, maaaaaaybe that's not an emotionally healthy attitude to have relative to a children's product that you're not required to buy.
"

Yet you called me toxic.
"

There's a lot of toxicity here! I've probably made my point and I'm done. Back to positivity. Star Wars Mechs rule.

@StyleCounselor said:
[[ @LeonHardJPG said:
[[ @SearchlightRG said:
[[Because mechs, like bow ties, are cool.]]

Geronimo!

;¬]]]

It's offensive to me from my part of the world for a Spaniard to use that term. Be smarter and better!]]

It's a Doctor Who reference. The 11th Doctor said it when he first showed up on our screens ('The End of Time pt 2'), and in 'the Big Bang' episode when flies the Pandorica into the exploding TARDIS to restart the universe.

I know they're not meant to be played with in the context of the other sets, but these don't really feel very Star Warsy... Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think that there were many humanoid mechs in Star Wars. Cool idea on its own though.

If only the Stormtrooper one was black and not white...now that would be an absolute win

I've seen dumber products licensed to SW, but 16€? Yea, no.

@Mynatt said:
"Didn't Hasbro have a monopoly (along with owning the brand monopoly) on Star Wars action figures? I'm surprised these were able to get around that.

Cool way to get the figures!"

This is the best way to build an army of Troopers.

This looks incredibly stupid

Trooper mech has a nice diversity of parts that will be good for other builds.

Not sure of the reasoning behind Star Wars 'mechs'. Seems like a money grab to me. Just revive the BIONICLE line.

What is it with these mechs that make the comment sections go crazy lol

Also, Lego over here trying to get all their money’s worth for the Nexo Knight chest piece 27167 (set 70362) in this wave and the Marvel wave from earlier.

I think these sets are also a great compromise. Kid’s will be happy they get a minifigure, but this will also satisfy the kids who liked the bigger action figures that Lego abandoned.

Is the bar used by the Vader mech a new piece? If not, then it's at least a piece recolor.

Apologies to the reposting. My internet must have messed with the post request. Would we be able to get a delete function at some point that will be available longer than 30 minutes?

I was enjoying all the comments other than the toxic ones bemoaning toxicity. :o)

Looks like the Price from the 3 Star Wars Mech was confirmed after i saw in LEGO Shop online

@M_blockhead_357 said:
"I'm sure these will be just as good as the Star Wars Mini-Rigs that Kenner made in the 1980s when they were out of movies to merchandise."

Oh wow, I didn't know about these. Those *have* to be direct inspiration for MicroFighters!

@Lordmoral said:
" @Mynatt said:
"Didn't Hasbro have a monopoly (along with owning the brand monopoly) on Star Wars action figures? I'm surprised these were able to get around that.

Cool way to get the figures!"

This is the best way to build an army of Troopers."

or maybe lego could just make more battlepacks instead but that will never happen

A bit ripped for a stormtrooper

Actually like these way better than the Marvel ones, more muted colors, funny concept, yeah people hate the locked joints and yeah they don't make sense and yeah Lego makes a lot of mechs but I personally don't have any of these Minifigs and I'm still sad Lego ended Ccbs after the Star Wars ones, so these are welcome to me. I see good, uncommon parts, nice colors, nice figs, cheaper price tag. I don't have money to throw around at this time of my life but if I did maybe I'd buy all three, and nothing from Lego has impressed me for a while.

@Lordmoral said:
" @Mynatt said:
"Didn't Hasbro have a monopoly (along with owning the brand monopoly) on Star Wars action figures? I'm surprised these were able to get around that.

Cool way to get the figures!"

This is the best way to build an army of Troopers."
Pretty sure Bricklink is the best way to build an army of Stormtroopers. 1 fig per 16€ purchase really isn't.

I can't see why anyone would complain about a Star Wars mech.
You can display it with your Star Wars teapot!
https://images.app.goo.gl/wYgnmJraobRwomPL8

I've got a bookshelf of Boba Fett, so I'll definitely be getting that Boba Fett Mech. I don't know that I'll display the mech, but the figure will look good with the rest of my Fetts.

@PhantomBricks said:
"Apologies to the reposting. My internet must have messed with the post request. Would we be able to get a delete function at some point that will be available longer than 30 minutes?"

You can always click the 'Report' link and ask to have your own post deleted. Or some good mech-angel might come along and help do that for you ;)

@Ridgeheart said:
"Also, just to point out: Boba riding a mech is absolutely canon, and frankly essential to his design.

Maybe not in the SW-continuity, but one or two doors over where they call him 'Vava' instead of 'Boba'.

https://youtu.be/lxX6lMJykBc?t=134"

Okay now I need to see the minifig in purple and the mech in dark blue, recoloring the set to be based on Vile is perfect-

Makes me think about how perfect Mega Man would be for Lego, but I suppose they kinda need a new game in order to justify a theme--

@darkstonegrey said:
" @PhantomBricks said:
"Apologies to the reposting. My internet must have messed with the post request. Would we be able to get a delete function at some point that will be available longer than 30 minutes?"

You can always click the 'Report' link and ask to have your own post deleted. Or some good mech-angel might come along and help do that for you ;)"

Thank you! I think one of the mods saw my triple or quadruple post and took care of it.

Perhaps now that stormtrooper's aim will improve.

@ItisNoe said:
"Is the bar used by the Vader mech a new piece? If not, then it's at least a piece recolor. "
The word on the LEGO street is that yes, Vader-mech’s lightsaber blade is a new mould.

@dudebrick said:
" @Zander said:
"***SMALL SPOILER ALERT FOR MANDALORIAN S3***

@Trigger_ said:
"Weird that they’re making stuff so blatantly non-canon..."
They should have made a mech for Grogu based on IG-12 which actually does appear in the Disney+ series.

"

YES. YES. YES."
This isn’t working for me.

These do run into the typical problem of default OT selection. Nothing Prequels, none of the hero characters, just like with the helmets. Feels like any series ends up starting with Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and a Stormtrooper. No hero mechs or whatnot to be seen. I get that most of the protagonists don't wear armor and can't be as easily depicted in this method, but it still feels odd.

Ideal for me would be an Obi-wan with his CW03 armor. Would fit in well like it did in the CCBS in 2015, while still giving a cool Jedi mech. Otherwise, hopeful for a Luke mech with Yoda backpack. Or any Clone Commander - would be a way to finally get Bly, for instance.

Probably doesn't have as much creative breadth as the microfighters, but I'll still pick up some if they appeal to me. And sing a lament for the Planets subtheme while I'm at it.

@AustinPowers said:
"What a stupid concept.

But boy these mechs must sell like crazy - somewhere at least. Definitely not over here. They're always in the bargain bins and still you never see anyone buying them. Let alone kids playing with them. I know loads of LEGO playing kids. None of them has any mechs.

Here's an idea, why not take the concept full circle: next, Friends mechs.

Autumn's Weasel Stomping Day Mech
Paisley's Pie Fight Mech
Leo's Cookathon Mech
Zac's Fun & Pranky Mech

The possibilities are endless...

Or Duplo

Your first Mech
Letters and Numbers Mech
Bathtub Mech (*warning: does not float) "
Thankfully you have your mega blocks you can play with.

Question: Do these sell well? Do kids go all in on them or something? They keep doing "mechs" for every licensed property they have, and half of Ninjago and Dreamzzz are all mechs too. No AFOL I know personally has any attraction to these sets, and the kids I know in my life (though there aren't many of them) have no interest in mechs either.

I'm curious -- they keep making them, so there has to be a successful audience?

@emQ said:
"Question: Do these sell well? Do kids go all in on them or something? They keep doing "mechs" for every licensed property they have, and half of Ninjago and Dreamzzz are all mechs too. No AFOL I know personally has any attraction to these sets.

I'm curious -- they keep making them, so there has to be a successful audience?"
At a guess, (mostly) boys aged 5 to 11 inclusive. Unfortunately, I don’t have market research data to support my hunch.

@Modeltrainman said:
"I want to see an R2 mech, and a C-3P0 mech! These are weird, but interesting!"

I want baby yoda one

@MegaBlocks said:
"Why? Mechs have nothing to do with Star Wars.

Lego have an obsession with mech sets.

I think I'll wait for the Queer Eye Mechs."

Doesn't baby yoda have a mech...
. I think so

@Modeltrainman said:
"I want to see an R2 mech, and a C-3P0 mech! These are weird, but interesting!"

R2 becomes even more of a demon than he actually is, and 3PO finally feels big enough to take on everything that terrifies him?

Short stumpy fingers. Easily remedied but why LEGO are release of like this is odd. Pennies to improve

@MegaBlocks said:
" @socal_bricks said:
"Heck, you're not even the primary target demographic of LEGO Star Wars (of LEGO as a whole). AFOL's are cool, but kids are where the money is at. "

I must be mistaken over the "Lego Sets for Adults", "Adults Welcome" and the 18+ sets then.
"

It's a trick get parents buy kids a cool adult set..

@MegaBlocks said:
"Why? Mechs have nothing to do with Star Wars.

Lego have an obsession with mech sets.

I think I'll wait for the Queer Eye Mechs."

My family would love Queer Eye mechs! (And it seems unlikely they'd sell any worse than their set...)

Honestly don't get the complaints about these sets, they're clearly aimed at the kids and not the AFOL crowd.

That said, I still might get the Boba mech for that ESB Boba minifig.

What a waste of time and effort… these do nothing to expand the SW line’s reach…. In fact they smack of infantilization of the line …. This is a poor choice on Lego’s part.

These are kind of ridiculous, but I like them!
The Boba Fett one is the best of the lot IMO.

@monkyby87 said:
"Thankfully you have your mega blocks you can play with."
Funnily enough, of all the alternative sets I have, about the fewest actually might be from Mega.
Mega are far from the best alternative brand. Love my Castle Grayskull and the ginormous UCS TOS Enterprise though.

I like these, can't wait to get Boba and Darth. I'm one of those people that stopped collecting lego star wars back in 2001, so I don't even have most if any of these characters, so I'm excited to be able to grab them with mech suits. Hoping for a Kylo Ren and a Maul mech.

I thought April Fools was on April 1st

Seemed like an April fools joke tbh lol

@Mynatt said:
"Didn't Hasbro have a monopoly (along with owning the brand monopoly) on Star Wars action figures? I'm surprised these were able to get around that.

Cool way to get the figures!"

Hasbro has exclusivity in selling standalone action figures in retail stores in North America (and I am pretty sure Europe and Australia too) but they don't have global exclusivity. Manufacturers from Japan like SH Figuarts and Mafex also make 6" scale Star Wars figures at a much higher quality and almost triple the price, and Hot Toys makes the highly detailed 12" scale figures. These are more aimed at an older collector market than the Hasbro figures which are intended for kids. They can't be directly imported to the USA but they are available through grey imports.

The same exclusivity prevents Lego from selling Star Wars minifigures on their own. Normally, they have to be included as part of a construction toy, or as limited special items like polybag giveaways or SDCC exclusives, or fridge magnets and keyrings. It is for this reason that we will never see a Star Wars CMF series.

I’d pick up the Darth Vader Mech for sure if it had the cape included. Might just pick up the TIE Bomber instead if I can find it on sale.

The two studs in the junk area are a bit distracting. I’d cover that up with a grill like Bobas. All my Stormtroopers are Rebels versions with the blue highlights. Anyone know what shade that blue is? I’d customise the Mech to match.

@Amik said:
" @Watsonite said:
"I fail to see the why.
I guess management set a harsh portfolio inflation goal."

It's for kids. You DO realize they still exist right ? "

Oh no; I thought we were experiencing 'Children of Men' IRL.
Thanks for the wake-up call.

Loads of psychological research has shown that decision overload is bad for everyone and even more so for children. What were those again? Of yeah, my bad.
An inflated portfolio 'for children' is still an inflated portfolio.
Less is more, even more so if the "more" items don't really make sense or add only to the counter itself.

But hey, you know, for kids.

Something fresh is welcome, as another revamp of Spiderman or Iron Man would be more of the same. Darth Vader needs another Obi or Luke mech to have a duel with though?

So Boba Fett minifig is not exactly the same as in cloud city set from 2018 (75222) right?
Can someone confirm? :)

@gradatim said:
"So Boba Fett minifig is not exactly the same as in cloud city set from 2018 (75222) right?
Can someone confirm? :)"
I've seen a comparison on Instagram - updated prints on all the pieces, presumably a different head, no cloth pauldron. Jetpack might be the only common thing (and rangefinder, I guess).

@Watsonite said:
" @Amik said:
" @Watsonite said:
"I fail to see the why.
I guess management set a harsh portfolio inflation goal."

It's for kids. You DO realize they still exist right ? "

Oh no; I thought we were experiencing 'Children of Men' IRL.
Thanks for the wake-up call.

Loads of psychological research has shown that decision overload is bad for everyone and even more so for children. What were those again? Of yeah, my bad.
An inflated portfolio 'for children' is still an inflated portfolio.
Less is more, even more so if the "more" items don't really make sense or add only to the counter itself.

But hey, you know, for kids."

You write too much about nothing. Anything else you would like to add ?

@ambr said:
"Something fresh is welcome, as another revamp of Spiderman or Iron Man would be more of the same. Darth Vader needs another Obi or Luke mech to have a duel with though? "

That’s my big “complaint” with these. Complaint in quotes because it’s certainly not on the level of feeling my childhood was stolen or anything! I also feel like there should’ve been one good guy mech in this wave.

I struggle to think of who would work as well as these guys though. Maybe some kind of combo Luke/R2 mech?

A 4Lom or Zuckuss mech would have worked for me.

Anything would have been better than these. And just think, in the summer wave we're getting a $200 buildable figure. These inspire me to keep my money in my wallet. Would have been nice to get some more of the $15 battle packs instead of these.

My kid likes mechs, I think they are stupid, so all good. As a gift-buying-dad I miss simpler/cheaper sets. 16,- is not cheap. We have 20 kids birthdays a year and the mechs are beyond the threshold. Why not make one minifig SW sets for under 10 euro? A stormtrooper with a simple speeder? Or make up some other vehicle? Or even a Stormtrooper campfire or whatever, sets that are easy to pick up. Like the Guardians headquarter set, two cool minifigs and a little build, perfect! We'll give ten away of those this year. City has plenty, but they don't seem to be as desirable.
Make mechs, but make some really simple SW sets as wel...

These are fun, but I wish Lego could figure out a better way to do hands on these type of things.

I don't like them at all. No need to buy any of them.

@Amik said:
" @Watsonite said:
" @Amik said:
" @Watsonite said:
"I fail to see the why.
I guess management set a harsh portfolio inflation goal."

It's for kids. You DO realize they still exist right ? "

Oh no; I thought we were experiencing 'Children of Men' IRL.
Thanks for the wake-up call.

Loads of psychological research has shown that decision overload is bad for everyone and even more so for children. What were those again? Of yeah, my bad.
An inflated portfolio 'for children' is still an inflated portfolio.
Less is more, even more so if the "more" items don't really make sense or add only to the counter itself.

But hey, you know, for kids."

You write too much about nothing. Anything else you would like to add ?"

It takes two to tango.

@Kynareth said:
" @Anonym said:
"Why is this the TESB Boba yet again? There were TESB Boba Fett torsos continually in production from 2016 to 2021 and now there was finally a chance to get an armprint for the ROTJ armor and they ignored it in favor of giving TESB Boba more of a curve on his belt. The mechsuit is even based on the ROTJ armor with its red gauntlets and the UCS Jabba Sailbarge next year will need a ROTJ version of Boba anyway.

This is a terrible concept preying upon suckers paying 15 bucks for an armprinted figure and the only good thing coming of this will probably be Magazine Polybags of just one of these figures. Really wonder how they will extend this to Jedi characters."

Why do SW fans complain like this? I don’t recall anyone complaining about the Marvel mechs should have been based on x movie of a character, or even Comicbook Guy complaining it doesn’t match the 1972 art.

Basically, kids are going to love these."

You people are just saying every kiddy and toyetic idea appeals to children when that is not the case, otherwise Lego wouldn't cater to """""""""""""adult"""""""""""""" markets more and more year after year because they aren't growing or remaining stable every year.

The Marvel mechs were based on random versions of the characters, there was no rhyme or reason to any of it beside the name of the selected character some were movie related, others based on comics or entirely made up renditions. But something like that doesn't exist for Star Wars, the look is far more consistent across basically every story and medium. That Boba mech looks like a specific suit of the two he had for decades of which Lego hasn't made one in over 10 years and never with arm printing. Star Wars fans just want new stuff and they really don't have to do much to fulfill that criteria when its just about printing the gauntlets red. It begs the question why they based the mech and included minifig off of different versions of the character for anyone thinking just a tiny bit critically about it which is what the designers of the toys are paid to do. They would have had to actively choose the two to be inconsistent as the mech designer and figure designer are working together closely or are the same person sometimes. If you think they can just do anything with NO questions ever asked they should lower their hiring standards from architecture bachelors to school children.

Baby Yoda in IG-11 Mech!

LEGO, please contact me to arrange my royalties, ty.

@Rare_White_Ape said:
" @Mynatt said:
"Didn't Hasbro have a monopoly (along with owning the brand monopoly) on Star Wars action figures? I'm surprised these were able to get around that.

Cool way to get the figures!"

Hasbro has exclusivity in selling standalone action figures in retail stores in North America (and I am pretty sure Europe and Australia too) but they don't have global exclusivity. Manufacturers from Japan like SH Figuarts and Mafex also make 6" scale Star Wars figures at a much higher quality and almost triple the price, and Hot Toys makes the highly detailed 12" scale figures. These are more aimed at an older collector market than the Hasbro figures which are intended for kids. They can't be directly imported to the USA but they are available through grey imports.

The same exclusivity prevents Lego from selling Star Wars minifigures on their own. Normally, they have to be included as part of a construction toy, or as limited special items like polybag giveaways or SDCC exclusives, or fridge magnets and keyrings. It is for this reason that we will never see a Star Wars CMF series."

LEGO just has to apply to buy the actionfgure license specifically for a set amount of time. Target stores in the US carried Star Wars Figuarts and character model kits occasionally, these must have come from the companies themselves or licensed wholesales. Diamond Select also did Star Wars 7 inch figures and get sold at regular joints. Disney produces astromechs in house for their theme park droid factories, the license is definitely up for grabs to anyone who is willing.

Hard pass. And I get nearly everything Star Wars / Lego.

@PapaRich said:
"Hard pass. And I get nearly everything Star Wars / Lego."
I just don't get this term. Shouldn't it be EASY PASS? HARD PASS always seems to me to be a difficult decision before choosing to pass. But I'm apparently in the minority on this. :o)

Where’s the Baby Yoda Mech? Seriously, the only character in Star Wars who actually has a mech doesn’t get included! C’mon Lego, he’s the cutest character since Wicket, even people who’ve never watched any Star Wars will buy one.

You dang Star Wars nerds. A mech is just a walker with arms.

This is a joke, right?
I honestly had to check that it wasn't 1st April