V-19 Torrent Fighter looks alot like a younger and more durable B-Wing. I probably won't get that so I can get both the RGS and AT-TE. Funny how when you see new sets at this price you go crazy trying to get them into a budget xD.

EDIT: Im especially happy though because Episode 2 was one of my favorite episodes.

You mean the TIE Defender, right? Because the Crawler is already a set.

TMD

Probably a typo.

So has anyone heard more about those two other sets that appeared briefly in Replacement Parts? The Grievous bust (presumably) and the Death Star playset (also presumably)?

DudeNuva

Nope. And what was someone saying about a service pack for the ISD? Because I have one and I'm kinda confused here.

In 2006, when they first released the ISD sets, the bottoms were unstable and easily broke. When they released the new wave of them, because of their popularity, they had changed the construction slightly to strengthen the bottom. Now, they're offering Service Packs to those who bought ISDs in the first wave, so that they can reinforce their sets, too.

Basically, it's just more pieces to make the ISD more stable.

DudeNuva

Summer Sets:
7673 Magna Droid Fighter, RRP $49.99
7674 V-19 Torrent, RRP $49.99US
7675 AT-TE, RRP $89.99US
7676 Republic Gunship, RRP $99.99US
7678 Tie Defender, RRP $29.99US
7679 Fighter Tank TX 130S, RRP $49.99US

*Walks Away*

-S82-

Magna Droid... Could that possible hold those white droids that protected Grevious? Probably. Those will be awesome. Hopefully the AT-TE has power functions but atleast include some more figures this time because the AT-AT lacked them.

Their correct name is MagnaGuards, but yes, they protected Grievous. You can play as them in Battlefront II.

DudeNuva

I've made a new attack droid: HR-80. See the Flickr page for the backstory. You can also see the Brickshelf gallery. What do you think of it?

EDIT: Remember those outrageous prices? Turns out those are the exact US equivalents of Australian prices. They will be undoubtedly be lower in the US based on current price trends.

Wait, meaning the dollar amounts we discovered were actually Australian, or those were the correct amounts in US Dollars and the Australian prices will be higher?

DudeNuva

No, those were the Australian prices translated into US dollars. In other words, the US price will be lower. The currency is USD, but that's how much the Australian price if you converted the Australian dollars into USD.

The magna droid fighter sounds good. I wonder what it will look like...

Hm... that doesn't sound right. If you translated those prices from AUD to USD, the prices would be uneven. Lego's prices are usually _9.99, which is uniform. I hate to say it, but I think that those prices are correct.

DudeNuva

Me too. But I wouldn't mind if they were wrong lol.

If the prices are wrong, I hope they're wrong in our favor.

TMD

Especially.


Anyone getting any SW sets for Christmas?

The Naboo Starfighter, and my brother and I are getting the Hoth Base.

That's all the LEGO I know I'm getting...

TMD

We had Christmas today because we won't be here tommorow, and I didn't get any SW sets. I hope I get some where I'm going. These new ones look very cool.

~Cmdr.~

Yeah I know Im getting the Naboo Starfighter as well. And that's all because Im getting a 360. For my birthday though I should be getting some though.

Well, that's what I translated this quote as, though I'm probably wrong:



On a different note, I just got the TIE Crawler. It's a bit overpriced, I think $30 or $40 would've been a better choice. The minifigs are awesome, and the TIE Crawler's pretty stable. If you want a more detailed review, ask.

I've made a new MOC: The JS-P1 speeder. See the Flickr page for the backstory, or you can view the Brickshelf gallery. I also have a WIP, the P-40 cargo speeder (Flickr page). It's at the bottom of the set. I need some suggestions as to what kind of cargo comparments I should have. Please post suggestions here or on my Flickr page (if you have an account).

Does anyone have any 2008 sets yet here? Maybe someone can give use a in-depth review of them...

-ZotS

Not sure if this has been said, but the star wars sets are for preorder on S@H. The Rogue Shadow keeps getting better and better...

Hey, I just built the Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive Booster Ring, and does anyone else have any issues with the cockpit? My cockpit is even worse than the first. You can't do a barrel roll because the cockpit will fall open. I was disappointed because I'd heard that the cockpit was an improvement over the first, but mine works terribly. Anyone else have this problem?

On a similar note, my instructions were also terrible. I had to literally hold open the booklet, instead of using both my hands to build. It was very awkward. My lightsaber blades used for the guns and hexagonal wings didn't fit as snugly into the clips as I'm used to. Sometimes, the bar holding the hexagonal wing will just pop out of the of the clips. Other times, the winglets refuse to close all the way. I'd heard about the the droop in quality, but this is the first time I've experienced it. I hope that TLC can improve their quality.

Hey guys, just wanna let you know:

Echo. Base. Rocks.

TMD

Yeah, I know, don't rub it in.

And I just want to let you know that the MTT and Sith Infiltrator rock.

DudeNuva

MTT rocks more than both of them combined.

Hmmm... no Star Wars sets for me. But still, how is the Echo Base TMD?

-ZotS

I got Ob-Wan's ship. It is pretty big. I really wasn't paying attention, so the ship part took about the length of a movie (I was watching one). I didn't know Kit's head was rubber. It's cool like that. I also got Lego Star Wars the Complete Saga for the Wii. It is cool. Man, is it fun!

I think the reason why the TX-130 is so expensive is because they need to use lots of parts to make it look good probably. Too bad, because I kind of hoped it would be a 20$ set when they made it. However it would be cool if it came with some other stuff like some destroyer droids,turrets, STAP's, and lots of Clone Troopers to make it worth the money.

Don't worry, I know that the MTT rocks. *pats the big brown thing*


It's a very simple set, more like a conglomerate of different parts than an actual set proper. But it's nice. The gate is simple. The Snowspeeder is cool, looks really good. The probe droid is nice, as well as the E-Web and Cannon. Combined with the AT-AT from a few years back, it's terrific. My main gripe is the abundance of flick fire missiles and the like. Ah well, a few more lightsaber blades are always nice.

TMD

Ah, I wish I would've gotten that AT-AT from 2004... much better than the motorized one. Unfortunately, I didn't have the money...

DudeNuva

I had the best stiken Christmas ever!!!!! Yesterday, I got the Republic Crusier (drools) and the Naboofighter and and Vulture Droid. In my stocking, i got another CP battle pack and a Droid Battle Pack. And, to top it all off, I got a Wii, and LSW: TCS!!!! woohoo!!! But, I'm real annoyed that my mom thinks the Epi III Obi-Wan head on Qui-Gon doesnt make a difference!!! Honesty, parents don't understand about Limited Edition sets and their limited edition head mess-ups!

Just contact Lego Replacement Parts about the misprint. I believe they'll send you a new one, because of the vast number of cases that the misprint created.

DudeNuva

Which is something I should have done many weeks ago. ^^;;

TMD

Another two new sets have been posted on brickset- 'Twilight' and 'Homing Spider Droid'.

Actully {SP?} It Is "Rouge Shadow and "Halfire droid and spider droid" sets


DUDE!, the MTT is awsome ! but, now my clones are out numbered by a lot

And my Jedi starfighter with Hyperdrive booster ring Came with a wrong part too..

What Me Got:

MTT
Sith Infiltratior
Naboo Starfighter
Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive Booster ring
XXL Mobile crane

-T.B.O.C

Actually, Tojn is correct. Two more sets have been listed as Twilight and Homing Spider Droid. However, on another site, TIE Defender has been replaced by droid gunship. It's all confusing. With the droid gunship, that makes nine new CW sets, when it was supposed to be eight. Someone also said Twilight and Homing Spider Droid are TRU exclusives. I'm not sure what to believe. If homing spider droid is a set, I hope it's not a badly underscaled droid like the hailfire droid. It probably will be, though.

I just got my UCS Millenium Falcon!

The Twilight is the main ship in Clone Wars, right?

Congrats on the UCS Falcon, -Ignika-. Have fun building it. Might take a few days.

DudeNuva

That's what I'm thinking. It makes sense, really:
The ship Anakin was seen flying in the trailers doesn't have a known name.
The only Twilight in Star Wars so far is the scene in ROTS when Padme's giving birth, and I'm pretty sure TLC wouldn't make that into a set.
It makes sense for TLC to make the main ship the main hero is using the upcoming series. They did it with the Force Unleashed with Rogue Shadow, why no with this?

Incase I haven't mentioned it yet... LSWCS FOR DA PS3 YES! Force Throwing Obi-Wan with Palpatine into the lava of Mustafar is just...awesome. Especially with the awesome new background on Mos Eisley Spaceport.

-GG

Look. They could be fakes, but maybe they really are preliminary sets.

They match the Brickset descriptions, anyway.

DudeNuva

Those are definitley preliminary. They're a little too good to be fake. The only thing that I don't like is the fact that the AT-TE looks exactly the same as the old one. I'm sure a few new parts would'nt have hurt.

Fakes all the way.

1. Silhouetted (or abscence of) minifigs on the boxes.
2. SBDs in the Magna Droid Fighter set?
3. Simple graphics on boxes- easily forged and looks unprofessional.
4. Virtually no improvements made to the AT-TE.
5. 3 Large sets doesn't make for the best sales.

The only thing that would suggest otherwise is that the boxes seem to have been assembled and look as though they were printed professionally.

The silhouettes are those of Stormtroopers. Perhaps placeholders? One of them is actually named Anakin Skywalker, if you can tell through the blurry print.

The AT-TE isn't changed much, but the V-19 Torrent looks good.

DudeNuva

Those look like they're from a dealer's catalogue: look how it's all folded-like, like somebody forgot to flatten the pages. There's a slim chance they aren't leaked and they're safe to discuss, but I'll wait and see.

I do agree they're not fake though. Remember, these aren't even supposed to be out until next summer, do you expect them to have them to have the complete set with correct minifigs and completely finished box graphics?

What part of the story is this ship from?

In the fall of 2008, there's going to be a new CGI series based on an old Clone Wars TV show. It's called Star Wars: The Clone Wars. A trailer for this series can be found here. LEGO is releasing a line of 8 Clone Wars sets, and Anakin's Jedi Starfighter is the first of them.

Which reminds me; those three set pictures I found don't have the Clone Wars logo on them, and weren't we expecting them all to be Clone Wars sets?

DudeNuva

Hey, found the Stormie BP at TRU yesterday. It's a sweet set. The dropship isn't as bad as it looks, as soon as you take out the part where the Stormies sit. It's not fantastic by any means, but if you buy three BP's, keep at least one built.

As for the figs... 8D

TMD

I just picked up two Rebel BP's and one Imperial BP, and they are awesome. The new Rebel troopers are really cool, and the Stormtroopers aren't that bad; I can hardly tell the difference in masks between them and the Stormies from the ILC. As for the vehicles; the hovercrafts are sweet, but I just gave the dropship to my cousin.

DudeNuva