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Here is the annual rumor, confirmed, non set specific thread we all hold dear to our hearts... with my initial thoughts, even if you don't care, you are still reading them, aren't you! 2026 sets rumored as of Sept 2025 75421 Vader's TIE Advanced $69.99 (it better be in scale to the recent interceptor, bomber and fit in a trench along the new $1000 death star (lol, I joke) 75423 Luke's X-wing Fighter $99.99 (wait did we just get a small version last year and a really nice version in well, 2018, and it was $64??) 75436 6+ Mando & Grogu speeder bike (movie set based or season 1,2,or 3) $9.99 so regardless of the version, its cheaper then the minifighter set for both figs. 75437 Cob Vanth & Cad Bane duel playset $29.99 (probably a lame playset but Cob will be the price point) 75438 Yoda bust $49.99 (not a fan of helmets and busts) 75439 Darth Vader bust $59.99 (still not a bane but it's Vader, so maybe?) 75440 Midi Scale AT-AT $59.99 (what will be the hidden egg? Luke? a bunch of snowtroopers inside it?) 75441 Midi scale Venator $79.99 (didnt we get this recently? oh no, that was the Acclamator, totally different similar looking ship) 75443 Buildable Grogu $19.99 (at that price its probably not going to look well) 75448 Clone Shock Trooper Mech $14.99 (probably worth it just for the minifigure) 75449 332nd Battle pack - Ahsoka's clones and mando super commandos $19.99 (so its four figure battle packs again) 75452 Buildable BB8 $89.99 (the price keeps going up and I keep skipping them) 30727 something something in a polybag for $4.99

40% feels like a good buy-in for personal or investment. Plenty of dark azure & dark purple elements, and everything is nice to look at. The tractor and car of 60305 are decent but something about the trailer on its own seems off. It functions well enough and could be loaded up with three similarly sized cars. However, the bottom 'shelf' should have included the same 1x2 grill wedges built-in to hold that car in place same as the top half does. Otherwise, the car just slides around. I suppose the takeaway for 60305 is "decent but could be better". Whereas looking at the overall picture of what 60408 offers appears to have fixed everything the former did not accomplish in my eyes. Some really nice color usage & sweet rides.

$35 list price on LEGO Shop-at-Home for this runt of the litter. A nigh beefier MicroFighter esque build. No junk in this trunk. An Instagram post (@maxbautde) showing the stormtrooper hot tub section. Possibly hidden in the top left of the build tucked behind the elevator shaft. Other than the under-budget yet overpriced Tie Fighter, my chief critiques would be the sticker sheet and lack of leg printing for majority of the minifigures let alone no dual molded legs seemingly reserved for the singular Hot Tub Stormtrooper.

Advent set 75418, 2025, such a disappointment. I applaud the lego team for trying something different but this one just missed the mark. Where to start. 1x day of a tiny droid with no articulation or assembly required. 1x day of a tiny droid manufacturer with no articulation or assembly required. 1x day of a crate with three droid parts that do not build a full droid. 1x day for a dentist-like chair. 4x days of modular colorful workshop benches, stoves, garbage cans. On the plus we get a small Christmas sweater Jawa, a snowman like BB8 and a few holiday colored droid builds. Also the standard B1 and B2 battle droids (no blaster for the B1 though).