I really just want a bunch of those larger dark bley wheels. I don’t think I’ve seen them in that color before.

For that price and with stickers, I was really expecting some kind of interior diorama besides just the small hangar.
But at the same time, I really don't know what kind of memorable interior they could have put in it.

@darthnorman said:
"One let down: The 4 big stickers, the gray ones could have been plates/wedges, the sign should be a print, especially for that amount of money."
6 - two signs, two in the same line as the signs, and two in the back.

Still meh. I love Venators. But I don't care for the TCW version.

Six big stickers... Why?

It's a pity that the stand is not identical to 75252

Looks good, but what is with the dark shadows in the official pictures?

@AcePilotHarryKane said:
"But at the same time, I really don't know what kind of memorable interior they could have put in it. "

The brigde maybe or a big hangar for Jedi Star Fighters, Gun Ships or ARC-170s.

Nope, not interested in the TCW version.

@HandPositions said:
" @Grammaticul said:
"yeah if this isn't set of the year i don't know what is"

Rivendell.

With that aside, this is certainly an impressive model and I hope it’s given a substantial shelf life so fans can hope to afford it someday."

And just like Rivendell, it's a day one purchase that I won't be able to build for lack of room...

A huge gray arrow cannot be a set of the year candidate.

Any day now for the avengers tower...

must have it....
that looks awesome,

No Imperial capital starship designs top the OG star destroyers or the Executor, IMO. Prequel ship designs aren’t bad, but almost all of them feel really derivative of OT designs. Yes, I get that “in-universe” this is basically a proto-Star Destroyer so it naturally *kinda* looks like it, but this is one reason why THE PHANTOM MENACE is my favorite PT film - the ship and vehicle designs actually felt entirely NEW, like stuff we hadn’t seen before. Only the Sith Infiltrator particularly resembles anything from the OT, and that’s on-screen for all of 10 seconds.

Yeowch at that price. That’s all I got.

@GenericLegoFan said:
"Any day now for the avengers tower..."

Figure we won't see anything on this until late October/early November for its' rumoured Black Friday release date.

@SinKiller_Nick said:
"Looks good, but what is with the dark shadows in the official pictures? "

Because it's in space and in space you have hard shadows (no clouds or light bouncing off of different things).

A very pretty set, more so than the ISD, I think. Not the greatest fan of the TCW-style red bridge modules, but it still looks mighty fine. Fun too to see the tiny gunship build with cheese slope wings in an official set.

That last top down picture is gorgeous.

109cm long...
Lego please stop making massive sets. Please
They're cool right. But I got no where to display them
If I can even afford to buy it in the first place

@Jo3K3rr said:
"Still meh. I love Venators. But I don't care for the TCW version. "

How do they differ? Looks the same to me.

Wow I cannot wait to apply those gargantuan stickers in the back /s

@lippidp said:
" @Jo3K3rr said:
"Still meh. I love Venators. But I don't care for the TCW version. "

How do they differ? Looks the same to me."

The bridge tower is a different shape, the paint scheme is different (both the red areas and the open circle symbols), two engines are missing, plus lots of smaller details.

It looks fantastic! I especially like the blue windows on the bridge for some reason.

That’s a sexy spaceship.

@darthnorman said:
"One let down: The 4 big stickers, the gray ones could have been plates/wedges, the sign should be a print, especially for that amount of money."

Might want to look a little closer. The plaque _is_ printed.

@Jo3K3rr:
Yeah, it’s too bad you can’t just, you know, build it slightly different to look like the other version…

@WemWem:
I remember seeing a fake cutaway image of the Ep2 Jedi Starfighter that basically turned it into a miniature Star Destroyer, complete with a tiny Corellian Corvette trapped in the belly.

@CapnRex101 said:
" @Jo3K3rr said:
"Still meh. I love Venators. But I don't care for the TCW version. "

May I ask why? There are not many differences between them, other than stylistic things inherent to animation. Off the top of my head, the Open Circle Fleet symbols are situated further back on the animated version, while the film design has two more engines and the small dorsal hangar door. There are other small changes, but those would likely be lost at this scale anyway.

I am not disputing your opinion, I am just curious."

There's a few more changes. The superstructure between the the turbo laser turrets is different.

The hull plating is much more varied, with indents and recesses. It's smoother in the film, more like an ISD. The two pits in front of the Open Circle Fleet logo is bigger. In the film version they're deeper and narrower.

The hangar doors is biggest change. They're sloped in the show version. While they're flat in the movie. There's also a couple of grey boxy shapes on the top in the film. (Obi-Wan's is the only one with the small hangar doors.

@lippidp said:
" @Jo3K3rr said:
"Still meh. I love Venators. But I don't care for the TCW version. "

How do they differ? Looks the same to me."

Hull paneling is quite a bit different. The hangar doors are different. The placement of the Open Circle Fleet logo is different. The superstructure between the turbo laser turrets is different. The hangar doors are very different. They're sloped and have a center ridge. In the film they're flat.

@ELbricker said:
"Unfortunate for Lego for the image leak last week."

It leaked a few months ago.

@PurpleDave said:
" @darthnorman said:
"One let down: The 4 big stickers, the gray ones could have been plates/wedges, the sign should be a print, especially for that amount of money."

Might want to look a little closer. The plaque _is_ printed.

@Jo3K3rr:
Yeah, it’s too bad you can’t just, you know, build it slightly different to look like the other version…

@WemWem:
I remember seeing a fake cutaway image of the Ep2 Jedi Starfighter that basically turned it into a miniature Star Destroyer, complete with a tiny Corellian Corvette trapped in the belly."

Yeah you could. It would take bit. But I still would have liked to have seen the film version be used for the UCS model.

Ready the cannons, fire!!!

@AcePilotHarryKane said:
"For that price and with stickers, I was really expecting some kind of interior diorama besides just the small hangar.
But at the same time, I really don't know what kind of memorable interior they could have put in it. "

They could have incorporated the top side hangar doors opening, revealing the fighter and gunships bays down below. https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/4/4b/VenatorHangar-OFNF.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20210714050006

It's honestly really weird seeing people already hating or rejecting the set because...it's from the Prequels / TCW?

@ELbricker:
It wasn’t a leaked image last week. That was physical copies that got stocked to the shelf where customers could actually pick the box up. Leaked images are going to happen, but RLFM sites like Brickset won’t touch the images if they have a watermark, and will otherwise take them down if asked to. Once the sets are in public view, all bets are off.

@darthnorman:
That entirely depends on where you are in space. Near a star, sure. That light will overpower everything. Near a nebula? The light source is expansive, so you’re likely to get soft shadows. Behind a large object, or far between stars? There’s no strong light source, so no strong shadows. Between two large objects? You’ll probably get some bounce light, like we get under a full moon, so soft shadows again.

I like this tremendously. The Rex needs a waist cape. The rest of it needs a big sale or some fantastic, exclusive GWP.

Not having a photo of Rex, has got to be the dumbest promotional decision I can remember. Wow! Incompetence.

Are they trying to hide him?

@just2M1lky said:
"In Lego’s pictures- image 12, the large 8x16 plate has been printed!"

And yet it looks like at least six stickers. Four 6x6 tiles and two 6x1x5 sloped bricks

That's a gorgeous ship. But, like with all other UCS sets, the price is scary and I'd have nowhere to put it even if I did build it, so I'll be skipping it.

Has there been any hint if there will be a limited gift-with-purchase item to go with the Venator? This will determine if I buy it in October or when I’ve found room in my store room.

@StyleCounselor said:
"I like this tremendously. The Rex needs a waist cape. The rest of it needs a big sale or some fantastic, exclusive GWP.

Not having a photo of Rex, has got to be the dumbest promotional decision I can remember. Wow! Incompetence.

Are they trying to hide him?"

They're not hiding him though? Rex is clearly there in the main photo of the whole set and stand. Besides the set is the Venator and not a CMF of Rex featuring a huge build to go with it

@VaultDweller_197 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"I like this tremendously. The Rex needs a waist cape. The rest of it needs a big sale or some fantastic, exclusive GWP.

Not having a photo of Rex, has got to be the dumbest promotional decision I can remember. Wow! Incompetence.

Are they trying to hide him?"

They're not hiding him though? Rex is clearly there in the main photo of the whole set and stand. Besides the set is the Venator and not a CMF of Rex featuring a huge build to go with it"

No crap. What planet are you from?

The current images include nothing that shows arm printing in any detail, or any of him in any detail.

People are a little curious. Phase II Captain Rex goes for more than $200 here on Earth.

I wish it were bigger.

@Grammaticul said:
"yeah if this isn't set of the year i don't know what is"

Nah, Rivendell takes the cake. This is definitely best Star Wars set of the year though.

Animated side of Star Wars puts me in a coma, I just can't get into it. Looks like there's enough of an audience though so there's that. So many other sets to spend $630+ in combination. Does look like a gorgeous set. UCS Anakin & Sebulba Podracers would be nice in the future if they ever entertain the Prequels again... doubtful.

@MegaBlocks said:
"Prequel Trilogy = Avoid."

But still get the UCS ships yes ? :-)

@MegaBlocks said:
"Prequel Trilogy = Avoid."

people actually agree with this statement? Wow. Quite the opposite, avoid all gray boring old trilogy star destroyers and made 100 times x wings

I'm totally not a prequel fan but dang this set looks great, way more interesting than the ISD! Way out of my price range, as was the ISD, but this looks great!