I did not find the image on Brickshelf; I found it on another site. But that was the one I was talking about. Too bad it's a fake.

Master of Ice and Sonic, have you been able to get any info about this Death Star set? Such as what pieces were included, or anything like that?

DudeNuva

Is it still possible to make droids drive vehicles in TCS?

Has anyone seen the new set pics? All of them are cool, especially the rebels.

-ZotS

You mean the final, official ones? Yeah, there's tons of galleries on Brickshelf now that have the final versions. And I agree, the Rebels are just fantastic, especially the fleshie faces. But that Anakin... he looks weird.

DudeNuva

I agree... Aniakn's face is deranged and distorted beyond recognition and is too different from normal Mini-figs... If I could only find my Ani head-piece... I hope this style doesn't continue...

Yeah Anakin's hair is wierd. It kind of looks like Exo-Force hair. I'm not sure if I like it though. I'll see when I get the set.

Well... rather than getting the set to see if I like it any more I simply won't get it Anikan is just too weird for me...

It's a shame college cost me so much money, because some of these new sets look really cool.


I've been out of this game for a while, when did the Sith Infiltrator, MTT, and JSF with Hyper-drive ring come out? I want to know what my priorities should be for new sets. Don't want to pass up on one that might not be around much longer.

Has there been any word on a new Republic Gunship yet?

I can't see anything. On a second glance, when concentrating really hard, I see Grievous. Is that what it is? I think you should back off from the screen when taking a picture so it's less blurry.

Nope, the parts lists were taken down sometime ago. I found about this too late to check anything, but you might want to look around on places like Flickr and Brickshelf to see if anyone took a pic of the parts list. I'm willing to bet it's a Death Star playset, though.
About the Anakin minifig, I like everything except the face. That face looks strange. The hair looks good, though, and it's nice to have more hair that's plastic, and not rubber. Torso looks nice. I'm afraid the face will be used for all seven remaining CW sets, which is a shame if we finally get some minor Jedi, like Shaak Ti or Ki-Adi-Mundi.

I hope the Death Star set won't be as much as the $300 one. I sure don't have enough for that. I actually kind of like Anakin's head. A step in a new direction.

I dunno 'bout you guys, but I love Anakin's new hair... I'll get the set and buy a few more of the pieces online. It rocks.

They came out over the summer, July-ish.


You forgot Plo Koon. ;P

I dunno about Anakin's head, it does look odd, but I'm waiting to see the rest before I pass final judgment... If he was yellow toned, he'd fit in with the EXO-FORCE figs... *sigh*

TMD

I sure did =P. Funny, though, Plo Koon is my favorite Jedi. I personally think Anakin's face shows too much detail. I don't mind some scars, or leg or arm printing, but this face shows every single wrinkle. The eyes are too complicated for a minifig to me. I'll be switching the head to the regular Ani head. Perhaps if I get more CW sets later, I'll feel better about. But as it stands now, it won't be on display long.

In response to my previous post, I am about 97% finished with The Complete Saga for DS. And, I found the last Minikit of Dagobah, so you can forget that. However, I still need help finding the Minikits of:

1) Escape from Naboo (Episode I, Level 2)
2) Gunship Cavalry (Episode II, Level 4)

To anyone who has found all the Minikits on any of these three levels, could you please post/PM their locations? I'll be able to figure out which one of the ten of each level I haven't found. And I know that it's not any of the Fruit Pickup Minikits for both of them, and I know it's not any of the Survival Minikits for Gunship Cavalry.

Well, I know I never did that review on the Hoth Base, but TMD, I can tell you this: It'll be worth the wait to Christmas.
Mini Review:
Starting with the box, it does a good job of attracting the potential buyer's attention. On the front it depicts a battle (showcasing all parts of the set) that'll make the passing little kid shout "Wow cool!" or the AFoL say "Hey, that looks like a good display piece, with some good parts to boot." The back shows some of the features, as well as other sets available from LSW this season.
With figures from both sides, it's a fun set to play around with on it's own, but it's also a great companion to sets like the Imperial Landing Craft for sieges. For added fun, once you get the hang of it, the rebel turret can be fired and works pretty well, and I think the Imperial cannon is supposed to be fired, but you'd have to flick the red piece directly with your finger, which doesn't work so well. If you simply like to display, the possibilities are simply endless (because of all the different parts.
LEGO has made a good number of Hoth SW sets, but I think this'll be the one that unites them. If you're a big MOCer, you've probably already got this covered, but if not, now you have something for your AT-AT or AT-ST to march on, and something for your Snowspeeders to defend. Speaking of snowspeeders, the one included is finally gray, depicting the proper color of Luke and Dack's. It's fun to have the crane pull off the engine (which you can actually do without pulling the engine directly), and there's also a little command center on the inside. K-3PO is a nice touch, but I would've prefered something along the lines of General Reiken (sp?); we still need rebel leaders. He could've been standing inside at the command center, monitoring the battle.
Overall, between the Snowspeeder, K-3PO, extra snowtroopers, firing turret, the REBEL TROOPERS (having been extremely scarce until now), and of course, the base itself, is a must have. Maybe if I combine this with many of my LSW sets creating the ultimate siege scene, I'll be able to take a picture and share here. But I might wait for the Rebel Scout Speeder before I do so...

Hope this helped in some of your descisions, and let me know how I fare as a reviewer (and yes, I'm aware that pictures would be required for a full review).

Thanks for the review Onua, it'll definatley be worth the wait.

TMD

Wow, Onua.

I think you just convinced me to buy the Echo Base.

Awesome review.

DudeNuva

Thanks all. BTW, I forgot to mention the probey, if anyone's still not sure about the set.

I was already gonna get the Rebel Base... It's so cool, and I can get some Snowies! The Probe Droid is okay, but the legs are too short, and it should have two sections to it's body. Nothing a few modifications can't fix, though...

I don't own the set myself, but I've played around with it a little before at someone's house. I'll make a breakdown review because I want to voice my thoughts:

Minifigs: Good minifigs, K-3PO is nice, and this is the cheapest set with snowtroopers. The probe droid isn't dead-on accurate, but I still like it for some reason. It just looks cool. The blasters are nice, though the E-Web cannon is a bit of a letdown. It has two slots on the side for flick-fire missiles, which you shouldn't have a problem firing as long as your fingers are the size of a mouse's. It's asymmetrical because of the slots, and that bothers me. The other E-Web from the 4504 Falcon is a lot better.

Crane, screens, and weird thing you put the snowspeeder on: I really like the crane. It's nice, simplistic, and it doesn't look half-bad. The screens are pretty good, but a big letdown for me was that the screens are stickered. I think there was a similar screen that was printed; why couldn't they have used that? Also, I found it a little lame the way the attached it to the base. The weird thing you put the snowspeeder on is pretty lame and dull. I really don't see the point of it, except to maybe spin the speeder. Maybe that's why they put it in, because it really doesn't serve any other purposes in my mind. You can just put it on the ground; what did we before this? Anyway, I think that's a waste of pieces, and a waste of money that could've been used to print some of the stickers. As I've mentioned, the way they attached it to door is pretty dull.

Turret: I'm surprised they didn't make this turret with the earlier snowspeeder sets, because it's cool and better than the other turrets or whatever they are. One gripe is the way the lasers fire; it just drops out and wouldn't harm a snowtrooper unless he happened to be waiting patiently for the laser to fall on his head. It does fire better than those dum flick-fire, but it's not the greatest firing mechanism. Other than that, the turret is pretty solid.

Snowspeeder: 4500 Rebel Snowspeeder was the first SW purchase I made by my own decision, so I feel a special attachment to it. Overall, the only thing I really prefer on this rendition is the harpoon. The cockpit is easier to remove, but 4500 had a more accurate cockpit, with the back half staying down while the front moved upwards. Also, when doing barrel rolls, the cockpit tends to open. The cannons on 4500 was one of the things that led me to that set, and I'm disappointed they replaced those with two-piece cannons. The way the engines are designed, there's a gap between the cannons and engine, and the back of the engine and cannon don't really line up, which is bad for a perfectionist like me. Also, the back of the engine is connected only by one line of studs, so you can take it off with the crane. It makes it less sturdy, although it's not that bad. I would give more leeway if the gray parts were printed. If you hate stickers and refuse to put them on, your snowspeeder is going to look really bland. One thing that puzzled me is the screen inside the speeder. It's the exact same in the previous versions, yet it's now stickered. Why not use the piece that's already there instead of making a sticker? I prefer my 4500, but if you don't have a snowspeeder and want one at retail, you'll probably want this one.

Door: This door is beautiful. The use of dark bley is great, and the way they used those bevelled brick is awesome. They achieved the rounded shape of the blast door pretty well, and those rock pieces with the swirls on it are pretty cool. I'm wondering why they didn't use tiles to cover up the gaps in the door. Would it have been that hard? Besides that gripe, the door's pretty good.

Overall, if you don't mind stickers, and have the money but don't have 4500, I would recommend getting this, as it has great minifigs, and the turret and blast door are just so awesome.

I went to Wal-Mart today and the JSF with HD ring is all gone (luckily I already got one) but there was a few Naboo Starfighters with Vulture Droids. But what really suprised me was that they recently got Sith Infiltrators. And lots of 'em! It seemed there was at least 20 of them. The box is pretty eye-catching. After all, it has a giant Darth Vader head and has "Limited Edition" on it with big, silver letters and has an image of Darth Maul on a speeder with a caption under it that says "Includes hard-to-find Darth Maul figure"...

@Zaktan
A friend of mine has the Sith Infiltrator (His Dad got it for him whilst in Europe) and I have to say, it's a cool set. The Bloodfin is much more movie-accurate than the old one. So yeah, it's a decent set.

How much do they cost?

TMD

I'm not sure... Never checked the price, but I think it's around $30... And while it looks alot better than the old one, it's WAY out of scale. It's much too small. That kinda thing is what bugs me in some LEGO sets... Like Imperial Shuttle, Imperial Landing Craft, Sith Infiltrator, etc.

I have 100% on LSW1 and LSW2, waiting for Xmas for LSWCS. Ask me any questions, and I'll help! And BTW, The Sith Infiltrator is $39.99 CDN and $29.99 US, which makes no sense. Isn't our dollar as much as yours?

-Ork

No, actually, Canadian prices have always been above those of the US. Something having to do with our governments, I believe...

And yes, the Sith Infiltrator is indeed $29.99. Lego S@H confirms that.

DudeNuva

I went to the Lego Store a couple of days ago, but there was no new lego star wars sets. To bad, cause they are cool.

It has more to do with the amount of currency in circulation and the amount of gold they have to back it up.


When is the official release date for the Rogue Shadow and has anyone spotted one in the SoCal area?

The LEGO store in Anaheim is probably your best bet...

TMD

They did not have any of the 2008 sets when I went there this weekend...

Does anyone have any idea when they get new shipments? (day not frequency)

Would you be able to access Veers and Evazan in LSWII?

Because,I REALLY want Veers.

-L34

Nah, no way of playing Veers on LSWII. The closest you'd be able to get would be do do a custom character with a Death Star Troopers helmet (it's the same shape, but black rather than gray and has no goggles), a generic smily face (he has one with a mike in the cutscene), an Imperial officers uniform (closest there is) and a pistol.

Jalaguy

The creation you described is basically a Death Star Trooper with a pistol. It's a shame there aren't more specific pieces in the Character Creator, though.

So no sightings of 2008 LSW sets thus far, yet some Phantoka have been found. Odd.

DudeNuva

Link to gallery with battle packs, Rogue Shadow, the new Castle Impulse set, a new Racer set with glow-in-the-dark lightsaber blade, some Exo-Force sets, and custom figures made from the Rogue Shadow figures.
My thoughts on the Rogue Shadow:
The two prongs aren't as blocky as I originally thought. They made the slope with plates quite nicely. The hidden compartments are nice, but if they aren't accurate to the game, I'll probably remove them. Nice to have some more rifles, though. I'm disappointed in the one-person cockpit. It might be accurate that way, but knowing LEGO cockpits, it probably isn't. The ship is also very cramped inside. Where are Vader and his apprentice going to sit? I have to wonder if the real ship is this small. Landing gear is nice, but it looks like there are holes in the bottom, which annoys me. Overall, it looks nice, but too small, although I don't know that for sure.

My lego store had the new army builder sets. I picked up one of each.

The MTT I ordered came today, and I'm currently building it...

The battle droids are getting rather boring.

TMD

Awsome. Did they have the Rogue Shadow there?

I can imagine.

Still have eleven days before I can open mine.... How's yours, is it worth it?

DudeNuva

The stormtroopers in the Imperial BP have a grey mouth shape with black "teeth" like the shocktroopers... Another mini-fig change. In the AT-AP, the shockies now have white waists... What's going on? Maybe they'll never stay the same...

Yeah, definately worth it. It's big, it's cool, and it rocks.

The Droideka's a tad big, though...

TMD

I have mixed feelings about this. The stormies finally have that missing step. Now they look greater than before. However, I'll have to buy six more helmets separately to make my six other stormies match. The stormtrooper minifig has gone minor changes over the years:
Original trooper with a smaller eyes, helmet's mouth is smaller, yellow head (first appearance in original TIE fighter)
Eyes and mouth are enlarged (first appearance in II, if I'm not mistaken)
Legs are printed (first and only appearance in II)
Yellow head is changed to flesh (first and only appearance in 6211 ISD)
Head is changed to black (first appearance in ILC)
Helmet's mouth is changed from black to grey with black stripes (first appearance in IBP)

About the shockie legs. . . I don't like it at all. True, white may be more accurate, with the only black on the hips being the segmented armor parts, but black gave a little contrast. Now, it looks too bland for me.

Actually, about that Stormtrooper Helmet issue, I've got an interesting case. In my Imperial Star Destroyer, which I received last month, as the box shows two Stormtroopers were included. Interestingly, one Stormtrooper had the old helmet with the black mouthpiece, while the other has the gray mouthpiece with black stripes. And, as we know, the ISD I'm talking about was released last year. Maybe that added to the fact that I got it this year caused LEGO to accidentally put one of both helmets in the set.

On a different note, I think I've finally gone crazy. Today, after paying for a few items that I was buying at Costco, I walked over to a place where they put boxes, so you could put your items in there and take them home without them sliding all over the car. After removing two boxes, I noticed an empty box of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga for Wii. I asked the cashier if I was allowed to take it home, she asked why, and I replied, "Oh, I'm just the craziest LEGO maniac." I ended up bringing it home. Imagine! I brought home a slightly damaged and empty box of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga for Wii! How crazier can one get? XD

Dude, it was free, does it really matter that much?

XD

TMD

Sweetness.

Yeah, I noticed that. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I mean, it looks a lot more movie-accurate when it comes to build and coloring, but in terms of size, it's way off. 2 1/2 inches is much larger than any normal minifigure, perhaps even Supers.

How many blasters (new 2007 SW mold) are included? (That includes the short and long types.)

DudeNuva

20 standard, 2 rifles.



TMD

Awesome. I've been in need of a good supply of SW blasters.

DudeNuva

I have them both for the PC, and let me tell you, I think they're just awesome. Plus if you get a new comp, get a Vista and then you get to play Halo 3, case ya' don't gotta 360.(I use a lot of abb.) Or, Vista's are just shiny, in case you don't care about Halo. LSW2 is pretty easy to find in my area, dunno where you live, and S@H still has them in stock.-OrkDarnit goverments! -Ork

It may depend on when your ISD was packaged. The UCS ISD was changed from old grey to new bley mid-production. Jango Fett's Slave I and AT-TE were given a slight redesign mid-production (for those who bought it earlier, they were given a service pack). Yours is probably because of the upcoming IBP, they had some extra helmets, and they decided to put in a set with stormies which is still going strong.

Not to mention the fact that Vista is so full of bugs that it's all but unusable...

Anyway, here's a Birckshelf folder with an incredible in depth look at the Rogue Shadow.

TMD

Nice. I might get the Rogue shadow.

Rogue Shadow is awesome. I want to get it along with most of the new sets coming out on '08. Every year seems to get more exciting.

Still looking to buy that AT-AT though. I'll have to wait till after christmas.

EDIT: Looks like I'm going to have to wait till March xD

You mean AT-AP ;P. I will be getting at least one of each set, and maybe multiples of BPs.