For the UCS razor crest they could have included the dark saber hilt as a promo, and in the UCS venator they could have put mace windu’s lightsaber as a promo
You also have to take that "available within the first week of the set launch" with a massive grain of salt. All you have to do is go look at the Barad-dur reviews to see a ton of people who bought it day one didn't get their gwp because Lego ran out.
You know, seeing you hold both Luke’s and Anakin’s lightsabers in your hands, the Anakin actually looks really small and the Luke ROTJ hilt looks way more accurate to the size of the actual prop.
3:42 the gold part of the switch which flips up to turn on the lightsaber and the red and green buttons on the side are just side buttons to denote if the lightsaber is on or not.
I agree with your scaling comment, however if anything the ANH/ESB hilt is too small in its scale. Especially when looking at reference photos like you did
What I am guessing the reason for adding the (Return of the Jedi) is due to how their system works. You probably won't be able to have 2 sets with the exact same name
Just not true there have been plenty of sets with the same set name. I think Slave 1, Millennium Falcon, & AT-AT for sure. Definitely more but you get the point :)
It makes complete sense for the Luke's Lightsabers to be paired with the AT-AT and Jabba's Sail Barge so I'd have no problem with what they're doing if it wasn't for including Yoda's Lightsaber with the Mos Eisley Cantina. I don't think we've even ever seen Yoda on Tatooine.
I think the promo for Jango's Slave 1 would be a great place to give us a new Zam Wessell (assuming she's not with the actual set). Let's say her speeder and her for the promo set.
I think the reason is easy to understand: OT sets are the only Star Wars sets that still sell well overall. Because it's the only trilogy of films that's liked by all generations. The older generations still don't like the Prequels. And they're still a big portion of the market that actually still buys Star Wars merch. So since LEGO wants to create FOMO with these promos, they need to attach them to sets that they know will be far more popular. The Venator doesn't sell as well because it's a Prequels set (and, to make things worse, they based it on the cartoons instead of Episode III, which shrunk the potential market for it further). And the Razor Crest sells even worse because it's Disney-Star Wars and all Disney-Star Wars is a commercial flop.
@@bu3008 lil bro, Revenge of the Sith is a awesome movie, but it's probably carrying the prequels tbh, The Force Awakens could be better than the phantom menace but idk
Lego should have been making life-sized lightsaber hilts for years now. It would be better than the small helmets imo. Just give us lightsaber hilts on the shelves every year. There are so many they could make.
I hear you on being upset with the little (RETURN OF THE JEDI) text added onto the tile, but I absolutely think I would be seeing people complain that reusing the same tile from the last one would be "cheap" This would have never been an "issue" if they just referred to the last one as Anakin's lightsaber, barring any slight visual changes, it's HIS.
This is totally nitpicky, but I wouldn‘t call the kyber chrystal an easter egg. It‘s an obvious and normal addition. I think easter eggs are more out of the line, like the nes set having a level of the mario game hidden inside. Yes the kyber chrystal is also hidden, but it belongs right there
A couple of months ago, I went onto the online store and purchased each piece individually for the 2021 luke skywalker lightsaber and the inly thing missing was the name plate (which im not too concerned with), cost approx. €42 including shipping which is a lot cheaper than the €200 + prices I've seen online
Dude, aside from the printed plaque piece, the saber (like the saber GWPs before it) is made up of 10-12 dollars worth of easily available parts! I built my own version of this based on the photos that were released a week or so ago of this set! 🤷
My theory for the gwp disparity is they think original trilogy fans need the extra incentive because they would be typically older and maybe have a family to provide for. We prequel fans are around 20-30 so we have more disposable income so they don't have to try as hard to get it cause we will literally buy anything... Obviously there are people beyond those ages or under those ages with and without families but demographics focus on majorities.
Surely the *great* minds at disney can think of an alternative that wouldn't thematically clash with the sail barge. And not be a 3rd version of an existing set, in grey.
Even if they did make them available to buy separately, I'm 99% sure that the placeholder price wouldn't be the price charged as RRP, maybe double / triple it.
This is definitely the best one so far and I love the detail on it but there’s no way I’m spending 500 dollars for almost 4000 pieces and an extra 80 for the desert skiff and sarlac pit
Personally, I think we should be able to purchase them as separate sets for a fair price. I know this is a crazy concept, but I refuse to fork up an exponential amount of money on a larger set or buy it on the secondary market (getting ripped off) to acquire this. 🤷♂️
I really like these lightsaber sets. I missed the Luke one with the AT-AT and that was my favorite. If I got this return of the jedi one, then I'd want to go back and get the other one too. That would cost me over $650. Yeah I think I'm just gonna have to miss out on this one as well. Sucks, I definitely would have liked to have one
Now correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t it have made more sense if they had released Luke’s blue lightsaber (Anakin’s) with the Mos Eisley Cantina a few years ago? Going with the whole A New Hope theme. Then for the AT-AT, do Yoda’s lightsaber, since it coincides with Empire Strikes Back. I think them including Luke’s green lightsaber with the Sail Barge is a great pick though. It ties all three of those sets and their respective GWPs together very nicely. Only gripe is like what you said: for the prequel sets, like the UCS Venator, why not give us something like Obi Wan’s lightsaber or Count Dooku? Would be really cool to see. Edit: Well, I can see how the blue lightsaber ties well with the AT-AT, since it’s even more prominently used in the movie, both when Luke cuts into the belly of the AT-AT, and obviously when he fights Vader at the end of the movie. I guess I was just thinkin Yoda’s lightsaber for the AT-AT set, because that’s the first movie we are introduced to him. And then Luke’s blue lightsaber for the Cantina because that’s its first appearance in that movie, and ultimately what kind of prompted him down his path/journey starting in A New Hope.
7:00 The name plac thing is probably lego's way to make sure this set has something exclusive because other wise the only cool thing for some people would the box since everything else you can buy for cheap
I've never understood why the Star Wars promos are set specific - I have every Harry Potter promo but haven't gotten the last three sets they released with. They always let me get the smaller ones and still qualify.
I'd use this to offset the ludicrous cost of the sail barge, but even after deducting say 100 $ it's still overpriced. I bet I can score the barge for around 300 $ during it's lifespan. I think I'm saving my cash for the brick link designer preorders next week.
@@giannimaranni800 Hard to say. There's only been two lightsaber sets and Yoda's seems to fetch double of Luke/Anakin's. You can check current prices on Bricklink. 100 $ is a conservative estimate I think, if you can wait a few months to a year to sell.
I absolutely LOVE how LEGO's screw-up of naming Anakin's Lightsaber Luke's also ruined this set's display stand and led to confusion. Who thought that'd be a good idea??? EDIT: Apparently MandRProductions did as he incorrectly calls Anakin's Lightsaber "Luke's" in this video.
LEGO added the ROTJ print on the plaque to keep the set exclusive is my guess. It's a shame, otherwise you could build this lightsaber with existing bricks and use that old lightsaber plaque.
I bet Lego made the distinction on the plaque because the plaque is the only unique part in the set. If the plaque was the same as the previous lightsaber it wouldn't have any exclusive parts, something I would have complained about.
Just me being cranky, I would prefer if LEGO was to mold a realistic crystal piece with a connection on the bottom approximately the size of those two round pieces or at least a little bit thinner.😂💎 Maybe if LEGO could scale up there diamond/crystal piece??
I don't care about Anakin's Lightsaber From Revenge of the Sith not being named Luke's Lightsaber From The Empire Strikes Back, because they already messed up by not naming it Rey's Lightsaber From The Rise of Skywalker. /s
It’s a nice static display lightsaber hilt. But certainly not enough of an incentive to get that absurdly priced 500€ barge. 😝 Given how floppy it is at such a limited length I don’t think trying to build a blade would be a wise move. 😅 Drum-lacquered silver parts would have been a better approximation for the prop’s brushed aluminum finish IMHO. But we wouldn’t want to bankrupt a small, modest family business like Lego with such a ruinous move, now, would we? 😝 On the matter of scale, Luke’s lightsaber hilt is in fact longer than Anakin’s, but not *that* much longer. On a side note, I liked getting Yoda’s hilt with the Cantina. It just would have been better paired with the AOTC Yoda statue. Maybe it’s a budget requirement and GWP can only happen at a certain price point ?
So the idea is that Lego gives subpar promos for prequel/sequel sets to purposively damage sales and justify not having to make prequel UCS sets out of some sort of spite? I can actually see that
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Outside of just selling them for $20 (which they may not be contractually allowed to do), do you think a $250 threshold each October 1 would be fair?
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No i dont
Nice video
Luke’s Lightsaber microfighter when?
Bring it down to $200 and I’d be happy
The Dark Saber not going with UCS Razor Crest is such a missed opportunity.
That’s exactly what I was thinking
I also thought the venator could have had a anakins or count dookus lightsaber
It's lego, they're full of missed opportunities
Honestly, offering light sabers as a dedicated line would make SO MUCH SENSE. It would be an awesome collection to have.
I'd much rather that then some of the helmets
Well I don’t think that much people would want to build a cylinder
Legos not that smart.
In the meantime, we have brickvault. They have excellent custom Lego lightsabers, and like 50+ designs.
@@WWE_trainsandmore Yeah I don't like the helmets. They just look off to me.
For the UCS razor crest they could have included the dark saber hilt as a promo, and in the UCS venator they could have put mace windu’s lightsaber as a promo
Why maces? Ahsoka’s would’ve made more sense
8:40 I'm Ryan from MandRproductions and you're watching Disney Channel
this is lowkey the best comment
Bro 😂
You also have to take that "available within the first week of the set launch" with a massive grain of salt. All you have to do is go look at the Barad-dur reviews to see a ton of people who bought it day one didn't get their gwp because Lego ran out.
You know, seeing you hold both Luke’s and Anakin’s lightsabers in your hands, the Anakin actually looks really small and the Luke ROTJ hilt looks way more accurate to the size of the actual prop.
That's definitely the case, Anakin's was scaled to proportionately match the main body diameter while Luke's was scaled to fit 2 adult hands.
The bias on the promos is pretty remarkable. A patch versus a lightsaber. Come on Lego, surprise us with a Dexter’s diner with Jango UCS.
It's so crazy right lmao
I bet $3 it’s going to be a Jango Fett patch. Because what fan wouldn’t want that?
Patch?
Star Wars already has more sets and promos per year than almost any other theme. Heaven forbid an expensive set come out without an exclusive GWP!!!
I think they pnly makes lightsabers from the original trilogie. Thats why they named anakin's also luke's
5:11 I didn’t expect Jerryrigeverything to be in a M&R vid 😅
This upload streak is amazing. That’s some dedication. Great videos man
Lightsabers only come with original trilogy UCS sets because they are an elegant weapon for a more civilised age.
Always first! I love your hustle and work ethic!!
Missed opertunity, Lego could have made darksaber for Razercrest, Mace Windu's saber for venator.
3:42 the gold part of the switch which flips up to turn on the lightsaber and the red and green buttons on the side are just side buttons to denote if the lightsaber is on or not.
I agree with your scaling comment, however if anything the ANH/ESB hilt is too small in its scale. Especially when looking at reference photos like you did
I think the ep 3,4,5,7,8 skywalker lightsaber is the coolest in star wars, but this is probably my second favorite
It'll be Asad miss being I won't be able to buy at the release time n I'm sure will sell out. Thanks for the hard work.
What I am guessing the reason for adding the (Return of the Jedi) is due to how their system works. You probably won't be able to have 2 sets with the exact same name
Just not true there have been plenty of sets with the same set name. I think Slave 1, Millennium Falcon, & AT-AT for sure. Definitely more but you get the point :)
@@MandRproductionsbut there’s no two display sets with the same name
@@MandRproductions ah yeah fair point
Ryan always finds a way lol, W
That’s why I’m here! W
It makes complete sense for the Luke's Lightsabers to be paired with the AT-AT and Jabba's Sail Barge so I'd have no problem with what they're doing if it wasn't for including Yoda's Lightsaber with the Mos Eisley Cantina. I don't think we've even ever seen Yoda on Tatooine.
News just in: Life sized lightsabers to replace midi-scale sets in 2026.
8:20 lmao I can tell you've been waiting to do that
Pretty cool set
Getting Dooku's with Jango's UCS Slave One next year would be cool
Makes me want to buy Anakins and Luke’s.
Who's gonna tell him?
They can be yours for the low low price of just $300.
I say put them at either a $200-250 threshold or a $160 to match with May 4th, and then have sets go on sale as well or double VIP Points like May 4th
I think the promo for Jango's Slave 1 would be a great place to give us a new Zam Wessell (assuming she's not with the actual set). Let's say her speeder and her for the promo set.
Your right, I don't own them I don't care but I always have to watch a new MandR productions video. ❤
I think the reason is easy to understand: OT sets are the only Star Wars sets that still sell well overall.
Because it's the only trilogy of films that's liked by all generations. The older generations still don't like the Prequels. And they're still a big portion of the market that actually still buys Star Wars merch. So since LEGO wants to create FOMO with these promos, they need to attach them to sets that they know will be far more popular.
The Venator doesn't sell as well because it's a Prequels set (and, to make things worse, they based it on the cartoons instead of Episode III, which shrunk the potential market for it further).
And the Razor Crest sells even worse because it's Disney-Star Wars and all Disney-Star Wars is a commercial flop.
Amazing how they make good promos for every UCS set except for the prequel ones
Yeah, only 4 UCS sets are even prequels
Prequel movies are trash. I'd even watch the sequels over them.
@@bu3008 lil bro, Revenge of the Sith is a awesome movie, but it's probably carrying the prequels tbh, The Force Awakens could be better than the phantom menace but idk
Not the Disney drawing at the end 🤣🤣
A buildable blaster GWP would be really cool!
I don't think this light saber is undersized, I think the old one from 2021 is undersized.
Love your videos
Lego should have been making life-sized lightsaber hilts for years now. It would be better than the small helmets imo.
Just give us lightsaber hilts on the shelves every year. There are so many they could make.
I'M ONE WITH THE FORCE AND THE FORCE IS WITH ME
Happy medium would be if they had these as may 4th promos. Would make them more accessible.
I hear you on being upset with the little (RETURN OF THE JEDI) text added onto the tile, but I absolutely think I would be seeing people complain that reusing the same tile from the last one would be "cheap" This would have never been an "issue" if they just referred to the last one as Anakin's lightsaber, barring any slight visual changes, it's HIS.
This is totally nitpicky, but I wouldn‘t call the kyber chrystal an easter egg. It‘s an obvious and normal addition. I think easter eggs are more out of the line, like the nes set having a level of the mario game hidden inside.
Yes the kyber chrystal is also hidden, but it belongs right there
I ordered it tonight and with gwp delivery hopefully Saturday 😍😍😍
Because OG be the best! Keep it OG Lego.
A couple of months ago, I went onto the online store and purchased each piece individually for the 2021 luke skywalker lightsaber and the inly thing missing was the name plate (which im not too concerned with), cost approx. €42 including shipping which is a lot cheaper than the €200 + prices I've seen online
Dude, aside from the printed plaque piece, the saber (like the saber GWPs before it) is made up of 10-12 dollars worth of easily available parts! I built my own version of this based on the photos that were released a week or so ago of this set! 🤷
My theory for the gwp disparity is they think original trilogy fans need the extra incentive because they would be typically older and maybe have a family to provide for.
We prequel fans are around 20-30 so we have more disposable income so they don't have to try as hard to get it cause we will literally buy anything...
Obviously there are people beyond those ages or under those ages with and without families but demographics focus on majorities.
3:44 "hehe 😃"
Just bricklink the pieces if you want it. Sail barge needs a huge discount. Promo for the sail barge should have been the pit, minimum.
Surely the *great* minds at disney can think of an alternative that wouldn't thematically clash with the sail barge. And not be a 3rd version of an existing set, in grey.
As much as this saber is so cool i wish lego would sell these separately so fans can get the sabers too 😢
Yes
Even if they did make them available to buy separately, I'm 99% sure that the placeholder price wouldn't be the price charged as RRP, maybe double / triple it.
Casually drops a review on a GWP for a set that hasn’t released😎🐐
Dang, the other starwars lego TH-camrs will need extra cuddles from their wives tonight. Ryan for the W
Is this a Star Wars Theory drama reference lmao
@@MandRproductions well……..yeah lol
@MandRproductions do you watch him?
This is definitely the best one so far and I love the detail on it but there’s no way I’m spending 500 dollars for almost 4000 pieces and an extra 80 for the desert skiff and sarlac pit
Personally, I think we should be able to purchase them as separate sets for a fair price.
I know this is a crazy concept, but I refuse to fork up an exponential amount of money on a larger set or buy it on the secondary market (getting ripped off) to acquire this. 🤷♂️
I really like these lightsaber sets. I missed the Luke one with the AT-AT and that was my favorite. If I got this return of the jedi one, then I'd want to go back and get the other one too. That would cost me over $650. Yeah I think I'm just gonna have to miss out on this one as well. Sucks, I definitely would have liked to have one
Great vid as usual, been watching since 2019
Now correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t it have made more sense if they had released Luke’s blue lightsaber (Anakin’s) with the Mos Eisley Cantina a few years ago? Going with the whole A New Hope theme. Then for the AT-AT, do Yoda’s lightsaber, since it coincides with Empire Strikes Back. I think them including Luke’s green lightsaber with the Sail Barge is a great pick though. It ties all three of those sets and their respective GWPs together very nicely. Only gripe is like what you said: for the prequel sets, like the UCS Venator, why not give us something like Obi Wan’s lightsaber or Count Dooku? Would be really cool to see.
Edit: Well, I can see how the blue lightsaber ties well with the AT-AT, since it’s even more prominently used in the movie, both when Luke cuts into the belly of the AT-AT, and obviously when he fights Vader at the end of the movie. I guess I was just thinkin Yoda’s lightsaber for the AT-AT set, because that’s the first movie we are introduced to him. And then Luke’s blue lightsaber for the Cantina because that’s its first appearance in that movie, and ultimately what kind of prompted him down his path/journey starting in A New Hope.
Imagine a Dooku’s curved-hilt lightsaber for the first prequel one 🙌 Would be an interesting challenge for Lego
Good job getting this
The razor crest would have been great with a buildable darksaber.
My favorite ever lightsaber, but no way can I justify getting the sail barge I don’t even want.
7:00 The name plac thing is probably lego's way to make sure this set has something exclusive because other wise the only cool thing for some people would the box since everything else you can buy for cheap
I've never understood why the Star Wars promos are set specific - I have every Harry Potter promo but haven't gotten the last three sets they released with. They always let me get the smaller ones and still qualify.
I'd use this to offset the ludicrous cost of the sail barge, but even after deducting say 100 $ it's still overpriced. I bet I can score the barge for around 300 $ during it's lifespan. I think I'm saving my cash for the brick link designer preorders next week.
How much will this gwp go for in your opinion? I have 100eur discount worth of points already but 400eur is still steep for the Barge
@@giannimaranni800 Hard to say. There's only been two lightsaber sets and Yoda's seems to fetch double of Luke/Anakin's. You can check current prices on Bricklink. 100 $ is a conservative estimate I think, if you can wait a few months to a year to sell.
I have literally been staying up the past couple nights just to see if you’ll post lol. It’s your fault I’m tired at school 😂
Awww thanks bro! I’ll try to upload earlier tomorrow! 😅
Would be a good use for a 3rd party metal technic rod or plain rod
I absolutely LOVE how LEGO's screw-up of naming Anakin's Lightsaber Luke's also ruined this set's display stand and led to confusion. Who thought that'd be a good idea???
EDIT: Apparently MandRProductions did as he incorrectly calls Anakin's Lightsaber "Luke's" in this video.
LEGO added the ROTJ print on the plaque to keep the set exclusive is my guess. It's a shame, otherwise you could build this lightsaber with existing bricks and use that old lightsaber plaque.
There’s a guy in the uk called Demonhunter bricks who makes custom Lego lightsabers/ Blasters etc…they’re superb
would be nice if the whole middle was hollow and provided a light brick to have the kyber crystal light up the "blade"
How much would the parts to make the lightsabers yourself cost if bricklinked?
Mandr is the a advent cleaner worth it
Ehhhh if you can get it at 20% off for sure
Ok thanks
Should’ve had Ahsoka lightsabers with the venator if they were gonna stick to the lightsaber trend
Baffles me tht they don’t sell the one type of set I’d buy all of no questions
I bet Lego made the distinction on the plaque because the plaque is the only unique part in the set. If the plaque was the same as the previous lightsaber it wouldn't have any exclusive parts, something I would have complained about.
I see that but that shouldn’t be a consideration for when is affects something both matching the established style and generally looking clean.
@@MandRproductions Luke Skywalker's lightsaber 2.0 😂
I'd be down if they just sold these sabers as regular set tbh.
The real Luke Skywalker's lightsaber was the friends we made along the way
Mandr is ti better to buy the jaba sail barge and sell the lightsaber or wait for deals on another UCS set this weekend ?
I wish Luke’s blue lightsaber said “Skywalker Lightsaber” and Luke’s green lightsaber said “Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber.”
the reason is cause original trilogy always sells the most , this is just my guess since its been around the longest
FWIW I feel like they actually corrected scale with this saber.
Epic!!!
Demonhunter bricks does full size lego replica lightsabers for around £60-£70 and they are brilliant quality mocs
I'll be Moc building a custom one 😂
I'd rather get a real replica saber for that money, or just bricklink the parts. Looks very simple.
Needs an aftermarket carbon or metal techniq rod be more sturdy. Cool set too bad I can't afford the sail barge haha
OG Trilogy Fans: 🤩
Prequels Fans: 😞
Sequels Fans: 💀
Just me being cranky, I would prefer if LEGO was to mold a realistic crystal piece with a connection on the bottom approximately the size of those two round pieces or at least a little bit thinner.😂💎 Maybe if LEGO could scale up there diamond/crystal piece??
Bro only uploads at 11 pm 😂
I don't care about Anakin's Lightsaber From Revenge of the Sith not being named Luke's Lightsaber From The Empire Strikes Back, because they already messed up by not naming it Rey's Lightsaber From The Rise of Skywalker. /s
I’m hoping we get Obi wan’s episode 2 lightsaber as a GWP for jangos UCS ship next year. If that leak is true of course.
So glad I don't get FOMO on these and then spend $200 down the road.
It’s a nice static display lightsaber hilt. But certainly not enough of an incentive to get that absurdly priced 500€ barge. 😝
Given how floppy it is at such a limited length I don’t think trying to build a blade would be a wise move. 😅
Drum-lacquered silver parts would have been a better approximation for the prop’s brushed aluminum finish IMHO. But we wouldn’t want to bankrupt a small, modest family business like Lego with such a ruinous move, now, would we? 😝
On the matter of scale, Luke’s lightsaber hilt is in fact longer than Anakin’s, but not *that* much longer.
On a side note, I liked getting Yoda’s hilt with the Cantina. It just would have been better paired with the AOTC Yoda statue. Maybe it’s a budget requirement and GWP can only happen at a certain price point ?
Can we PAB this? Or are there exclusive pieces? Other than the plague of course...
Not on or off it’s the short blade and the big blade Luke’s saber was inspired by ob1s blueprints and he made his own crystal
So the idea is that Lego gives subpar promos for prequel/sequel sets to purposively damage sales and justify not having to make prequel UCS sets out of some sort of spite? I can actually see that
I would rather it be bigger than the others than in scale with them
Are you ever going to review Milano Lego set. I have it and I think it’s absolutely amazing. I would like to hear your thoughts on it.
I think they put return of the Jedi on it so it doesn’t look they reused the plaque from the previous saber.
If I buy the UCS set to get the gift with purchase, open a then use the lightsaber, and then return the ucs set, can I just keep the lightsaber?