The photos of the Rogue One Lego sets have leaked! A Bothan spy from Denmark provided additional intel about the Rogue One sets. The new Lego information is appended at the end. Last week, the Internet was abuzz with the leak of Rogue One‘s buildable figures from Lego. Today, Stormtrooper Larry gets the scoop on even better toys: the Lego sets of Rogue One vehicles! The leak comes from Just2Good, a Lego lover and good source of Lego insider info. Just2Good was the first to leak the new Ghostbusters HQ Lego set in September 2015, a full two months before Lego officially announced the playset. J2G also has a substantial following on Youtube, boasting nearly 80,000 subscribers, and a long history of scooping Lego intel, outing everything from future Scooby Doo sets to Minecraft tieups. With that out of the way, let’s go to the leak itself. Saw very brief glimpse of Rogue One sets. Remember that poster from a while back? Yeah, the minifigs are basically the same, except coloring is off on a few.
I remember a (MUCH better/sleeker looking) First Order Snowspeeder-like vehicle, big blue white ship, an all black Imperial Shuttle like vehicle, new TIE Interceptor like vehicle and the AT-ST. There’s alien figures too which make me super happy! Will see them again soon and I’ll take notes, so if you have any questions I can try answering them now or observe and answer once I see it again, I’ll probably do a detailed video on my YouTube as well. Here’s the official Lego poster he’s referring to: This is the first vehicle that we haven’t seen anywhere so far, whether in the trailer or the Visual Story Guide leak. Since it looks more “finished” than the First Order’s, it could be a fast-response vehicle like the Naboo Flash or Gian speeders. No word on the affiliation though. Trivia question: Of all the leaked vehicles we’ve seen so far, guess what’s big, white and blue? To be clear, this isn’t a sure shot answer. For all we know, Rogue One has other big blue and white ships.
But the U-wing is the ship that best fits the bill to date. Like this, only less explody? This AISV (All-black Imperial Shuttle-like Vehicle) combines elements from the Lambda-class shuttle, the Sentinel-class landing craft from the old Expanded Universe, and the ominous presence of Kylo Ren’s command shuttle. Is it just me, or are the officers who use these rides compensating for something? Most likely the TIE Striker: I wonder how Lego will reinforce the chassis to keep the wings from sagging. Either it will have beefed up wing braces, or the wings themselves will be made from a single, lightweight piece. Sounds like the chicken walker will return. Since the AT-ACT were revealed to be cargo carriers, those walking trucks will need lighter and nimbler patrol escorts in the form of two-legged walkers. They also appear to be different from the Hoth and Endor versions (see more below). Q: Do you remember any minfigs other than the rebels? Rough estimates of minfig counts for each set?
A: There’s an alien with new mould, main girl is only in the second biggest set, and the Death Troopers are only in the biggest set (I’m sure we’ll get a Battlepack next year with them, however) Q: Does the AT-ST look enough like the OT version to be displayed with the Ewok Village or any Hoth set? A: It does look different, but I think you can get away with it. Q (A long-ass one): Minifigures: Are there rebel troopers in the classic OT styles? (Ala rebel naval trooper with the big white helmet, rebel commando like the ones on endor) Is Darth Vader or some other sith inquisitor in any of the sets? Vehicles: Is the AT-ST the same as the ones from the OT? Does it look good and better then previous Lego renditions? Sets: What is the mini figure count and distribution? How many and what kind of figures do we get with the AT-ST? I’ll answer with what I remember now, with questions about if a character is OT or not, please provide pictures of the whichever you’re referring to from the OT.
– I don’t remember any of these aliens from OT – No Vader or Sith but there’s a guy in white, I think that’s the Imperial Officer – The AT-ST IIRC is a little different from the OT, looks better than previous ones – Two small sets have three I think, two big ones at least five, middle I think four – All I remember is AT-ST had the only black guy of the whole wave, I think Forest Whitaker’s character? Which had a cool new military helmet mould! Q: Do you remember which set the guy in white was in? If not no worries These are the troopers I mean (pic of OT Rebel trooper from Tantive IV) A: No none of those troopers! There’s like a Rebel soldier with Captain America/Hawkeye’s Civil War face. White guy is in the biggest set. He’s not even really that cool looking. I have to say, the minifigure lineup here for Rebels are pretty mediocre in terms of new faces and moulds, there’s not much; however, the two aliens look awesome (I believe one has like a funny screaming face, the other is moulded), the new troopers have new moulds and look awesome though.
And the droid guy looks cool, new body/head mould that I think is one piece, and I remember new long droid legs! I might be wrong about the legs, they looked different from the regular battle droid ones though. Also the TIE Interceptor-like set has a Death Star Trooper. Q: Were the figures prototypes or were they finalized? And if so how do you feel they compared to the high quality of the Force Awakens figures? A: 100% final, I’d say a little less since a LOT used old prints and moulds, but still there were some great minifigures. So what’s our timeframe for these toys? Last year, the Lego sets for TFA started leaking in July 2015, even though they wouldn’t be on store shelves for 3-6 months. Given this precedent, we’ll likely see leaks between now and Star Wars Celebration Europe in July. There will be more leaks by August, when shipping starts and retail stores stock up. The Rogue One vehicles themselves should have their official reveal in three months time come Force Friday.