2012 LEGO Star Wars (January)

[Toys N Bricks]

LEGO Star Wars 2012 January Rumor Thread
Keep checking this topic for news with upcoming LEGO Star Wars 2012 January sets. If you have news on these LEGO sets, post it here! Please note that prices are estimates only.

LEGO Star Wars Box Art / Logo featuring Darth Maul


New LEGO Star Wars Sets

LEGO 9488 Elite Clone Trooper & Commando Droid Battle Pack ($12.99 USD / $14.99 CAD / £9.99 GBP)
Minifigures: ARC Troopers (2) and Commando Droids (2)


LEGO 9489 Endor Rebel Trooper & Imperial Trooper Battle Pack ($12.99 USD / $14.99 CAD / £9.99 GBP)
Minifigures: Endor Rebel Trooper (2), Scout Trooper and Stormtrooper


LEGO 9490 Droid Escape ($19.99 USD / $24.99 CAD / £19.99 GBP)
Minifigures: Sandtrooper (2), C-3PO and R2-D2



LEGO 9491 Geonosian Cannon ($19.99 USD / $24.99 CAD / £19.99 GBP)
Minifigures: Commander Gree, Barriss Offee, Geonosian Fighter/Soldier with Wings (2)



LEGO 9492 TIE Fighter ($49.99 USD / $64.99 CAD / £40.99 GBP)
Minifigures: Tie Fighter Pilot, Death Star Trooper, R5-J2, Imperial Officer


LEGO 9493 X-Wing Starfighter ($59.99 USD / $79.99 CAD / £49.99 GBP)
Minifigures: Luke Skywalker, Jek Porkins, R2-D2, Astromech Droid


LEGO 9494 Anakin’s Jedi Interceptor ($29.99 USD / $39.99 CAD / £29.99 GBP)
Minifigures: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2-D2, Nute Gunray and Security Droid


LEGO 9495 Gold Leader’s Y-wing Starfighter


LEGO 9499 (Episode I set containing Queen Amidala Minifigure)


LEGO Star Wars Board Game

LEGO 3866 Battle of Hoth (Games)


LEGO Star Wars Planet Sets

Hollow Planet, a buildable mini vehicle and a minifigure.



LEGO 9674 Naboo Starfighter & Naboo ($9.99 USD / $12.99 CAD / £9.99 GBP)


LEGO 9675 Sebulbas Podracer & Tatooine ($9.99 USD / $12.99 CAD / £9.99 GBP)


LEGO 9676 Tie Interceptor & Death Star ($9.99 USD / $12.99 CAD / £9.99 GBP)


Plus 3 new never before mentioned LEGO Star Wars Planet sets! These LEGO sets are shown on the right. More info available in the 2012 LEGO Star Wars (Summer) thread.

Mini Promotional Sets

[Uno Brick]

Judging by the names, all these new sets seem pretty cool. I'm still not quite so sure about the Planet Sets, but the battle packs sound great!

I wonder though, if the minifigs will be updated/changed to Non-CW, i.e. Sebulba, Endor Rebels, and Geonosians. I've got mixed feelings about new figs, as some of them I feel need the update, while some are fine as is. The Endor Rebels, for example, imo are great the way they are in the recent Battle of Endor set. On the other hand, I know many Star Wars fans are greatly disappointed with the new Geonosian, so that would be a minifig to tweak. I'm pretty sure Lego isn't going to redesign a minifigure just released in a recent wave, but it's always nice to hope. ;)

[Brickbuilder0937]

So they're updating the X-wing again, unfortunately this probably means the price will be updated as well. :( I am happy about the TIE fighter re-release as it is one of the Star Wars sets I never had the privilage of owning.

[sadowsk1]

I'm just happy they are continuing the Star Wars line, I think my interest in Lego would dip dramatically without the Star Wars universe.

[agrahmann]

Interesting that none of these would seem to include the Queen Amidala minifig that was previewed at ComicCon. Maybe she's still farther out.

[lukeskywalker]

Wow, The new battle packs sound cool. I can't wait.

[DrBeaker]

Other than the TIE re-release, there isn't a lot in this wave that looks super exciting to me.

[unclephn]

I was hoping for a Mandalorian battlepack again, but with some Mandalorian guards, or even Dutchess Satine.

[ncbarrett]

I was hoping for a Mandalorian battlepack again, but with some Mandalorian guards, or even Dutchess Satine.

This list in no doubt only a partial for next year.

My guess you'll see more movie and less clone wars sets with them coming out in 3D starting next year.
9674 & 9675 make very much sense with Ep 1 coming out in May

[UnknownUser]

I'm not sure on the new battle packs. Sure, having 2 opposing factions in 1 set increases playability but in turn causes battlepack armybuilding to be more costly.

Other than that, the rest sound rather interesting, especially the planet sets. Hopefully they're not too expensive. If the pricing trend continues then MAYBE the TIE would be $50 (not bad) and X-wing $60.

[koromo]

Good lord, hide your wallets

[SpaceNinjaDino]

I'm curious about the Battle of Hoth. That's my favorite SW scene and always love it when its recreated in video games. I'm worried that it will underwhelm.

[ATXHusker]

I thought Echo Base was just released? Apparently this is a companion set ala Hogwarts?

-Chad

[hatcher]

Well, until I actually see these sets, I can't really form an opinion, and that's assuming these reports are accurate. I don't like the idea of mixing the good guys and bad guys in battle packs, but that just might be me. The planets idea sounds rather, um, unimpressive. And a new X[Wing makes little sense when they are still selling the current model at TR. I can only guess what Jek Porkins might look like as a mini figure. :D

Time will tell.

[sadowsk1]

Well, until I actually see these sets, I can't really form an opinion, and that's assuming these reports are accurate. I don't like the idea of mixing the good guys and bad guys in battle packs, but that just might be me. The planets idea sounds rather, um, unimpressive. And a new X[Wing makes little sense when they are still selling the current model at TR. I can only guess what Jek Porkins might look like as a mini figure. :D

Time will tell.

I was wondering about Jek myself. It would be cool if he had a bit of a gut, but they might just give him a beard and shove him in the x-wing. I was hoping for a little more personalization with Wedge in the last release, oh well.

[Shijima]

As long as the X-wing isnt given 3 misplaced figures (han, leia,chewie) in the set to inflate the price, I think it will be cheaper, and probably look better(if the sith infiltrator's evolution is any indication) than the 6212.


Personally, I am excited for the Endor Rebel Commando's. They average $7.00+ on bricklink, way too much for my tastes, but I want to get a decent squad going, two is not enough to assault a shield generator bunker!

[ha876]

Awesome

[Brickbuilder0937]

I find it strange that there are no Clone Wars sets in the list :? . But considering this is only a rumor list I wouldn't be surprised if the sets were completely different. Only time will tell.
Edit: Fixed topic title.

[Ice]

With 2 factions in a battlepack (and all the minifigures named in the set), I really hope LEGO is not just going to give us only the minifigures. :?

I thought Echo Base was just released? Apparently this is a companion set ala Hogwarts?

-Chad

I don't think it will be like that. Its rumored to be a "LEGO Games" set so you can expect board game formats like the NinjaGo one.

[Derek]

I find it strange that there are no Clone Wars sets in the list :? . But considering this is only a rumor list I wouldn't be surprised if the sets were completely different. Only time will tell.
Edit: Fixed topic title.

The battle pack is CW. Plus, the geonosian cannon could be CW. Maybe it'll be $40 and include an exclusive Jedi for enticement.