For a diorama the window definitely needs a black background at least, at best they could have hinted at the battle outside in mini format. All of this is horrendously sparse.
I love the lack of pupils in the newer dark side figs like palps and grand inquisitor. Looks good and captures the charm of the simplistic early star wars figs. They should do this for maul too and get rid of the goofy eye misprints
@@apparentlyjeremy I don't think so at all. It's highly innacurate and one of Maul's primary characteristics is his eyes and how animalistic and hating they look. They're messing up bad with the lack of pupils for the Sith characters.
@@TheFirstCurse1 Lego is meant to be cartoonish, minifigures aren’t meant to look realistic and the more realistic they try to look the more uncanny they look. Imagine the newer Ahsoka minifigures with pupils instead of the plain blue eyes, it would look weird, Lego looks better when it’s more simple, and I think it’s better they pick one style to be consistent with then tryin to do both
I would really like them to do a diorana of Palpatine vs Mace Windu. Similar to this but with a wide window that can be removed as if it's been shattered like in the movie.
NGL, I kind of like the way your doing reviews now compared to previously! I like the figure overview without the mini-figure stand, and I love the simple background! Wish they would have included as a part of the set the scope where look looks out to the space battle! That would have been a cool printed element, and would have gone well in the empty space…
I do miss the stand because I actually like having it move continuously and I might bring back a new design for one but thank you! I’m really happy with it too!
@@MandRproductionsDoes anyone have influence over Lego Idea? Could one of you suggest to Lego a production proposal for a Lego Star Wars magazine in which you get a minifigure of the Imperial Honor Guard in the red robes.
I think the set looks absolutely amazing, with the iconic window and the throne, the minifigures are awesome but I still think it is a little overpriced
I LOVE!!! The building techniques used in this diorama especially that window this is hands down the best throne room window we’ve ever gotten whoever came up with that is a genius as far as I’m concerned
I still really love how fun the trench run set was to put together, it'll be hard to top all of those sweet greebles. However as long as it's well-executed, a diorama of the Episode 3 duel on Mustafar would be my all-time fave. The prequels have a lot of potential for this style of product. Like the podrace, battle at Theed, the Geonosis arena battle, the fight against Dooku (the man needs a new minifig release) the battle over Coruscant, rescuing Palpatine, Obi-Wan vs Grievous, Palpatine's arrest. The minifigure possibilities alone make my mouth water
Visual appeal alone I think it’s the overall best looking of the dioramas. This one or maybe Degoba are the only ones I would display in my office, so far.
My favourite diorama yet, build is great, figs are great price is questionable and there's a distinct lack of royal guards. Overall It's real good though so a 9/10 imo .
Ok this is more like it! The build is great and the figures look great. I love that new Luke hair piece. It's way too expensive, of course, and the lack of royal guards is annoying, but understandable, given their minor role in the scene. It's just a shame they didn't put the same level of effort into the figures in the speeder bike chase as they did in this one.
I think the panel with the lightning pieces may not just be for accessing the bolts. I think it's so you can place the Emperor in there for when Anakin tosses him in the hole.
Classy, Stylish and obviously Iconic. I think it's really good. I think the new hair piece on Luke actually does bring out Hamill's actual face shape more and defines him better as a really true likeness. Solid diorama. Tough price but Original Star Wars will always be extremely high
Hopefully Lego will make dioramas of the prequels. Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan vs Darth Maul or the Gungan city from Ep I, Obi-Wan/Anakin/Yoda vs Dooku from Ep II, or even better yet the Windu vs Palpatine scene in Ep III would be really cool.
Ya this one looks really good I still think it could have more detail though. The yodas swamp diorama is such a detailed diorama set and is one of my favorites sets ever because of how good it looks on display. Wish they’d put in that level of detail especially for the speeder chase.
@@dqarqeer8603 the old one was NOT accurate at all. Re watch the movie and you'll see the new one is damn near spot on. Idk how ppl like you have such horrid takes
Concerning the accuracy of Vader's torso, technically he should also have black shoulder armor instead of silver ones. I also think this set should have more minifigs with this very high price. I can somewhat understand that the set does not have royal guards considering that they only stand at the elevator door in the movie. However this set could have also been a great opportunity to finally do a moff Jerjerrod (preferrably with another rank insignia than in the movie bc the costume department messed that up in RotJ) and Palpatine's dignitaries. Luke's new hair piece is really awesome but no reason to buy this set because it will not stay exclusive for 99.9999%. The emperor also looks pretty nice. I like that they made his facial expressions a little more serious, the last faces maybe were a little too comical. Though I wonder how he would have looked with black pupils, but all in all it works for me pretty well with or without black pupils. Considering that I already have the 2015 final duel set and three Vaders with arm printing and the full price is ridiculous I will not buy this set for regular prices and discounts. This set has to get at least 30 % discount to get me to consider buying it.
@@EchoBaseplates I have Dagobah displayed on my desk at work, phenomenal diorama. Should be the standard tbh, I have a feeling this set had different designers than the ones who did that.
I was on vacation in my home town last week and the Wal-Mart in town had this set for only $56 because of a tear on the box! I was not paying $100 for this set so to finally get it for almost half price had me thrilled!!!
I haven’t been sold on these dioramas yet… until now. This is a must have for me! … when it’s on sale. I don’t buy lego sets full price after I realized sets go on sale several times in their lifetime. I’m an adult, I can wait.
At first I thought the diorama would just be a rehash of the previous Palpetine’s throne room set. I like the somewhat smooth tiling and the detail on that window. A new hair piece is a nice touch.
Add a lighting kit to that and you have an even better display diorama. "Ahh, Diorama-rama, my favorite event next to hearing test Tuesday" - Seymour Skinner
Love the entirely new prints for Palpatine and slightly updated print for Luke's torso. Especially the later is something Lego didn't NEED to do, the previous torso print was perfectly fine, but they did anyway.
Wow that was quick. Pretty good set, I'm not just that interested since I have one of the previous iterations, the throne room from 2015 and I really love it
I feel like the new hairpiece suits ANH and ESB Luke more than ROTJ Luke. I always felt the old hairpiece was about right for ROTJ as he gets a neater trim.
I just wish they gave Luke the white cloth fold that happens at the end of battle. The last time we got that was in the Endor play set. It makes more sense in that set but they gave him a new print anyway. At least for this price they could’ve added an extra torso. And he could’ve had a new face print too with a much angrier face and a painful face for when he’s getting shocked.
Noticed that the robot arms on one of the fences isn't quite clasping the rod that's meant to be the railing. It's visible at 3:27. Just pointing it out since that's one way that such pieces become permanently loose and furthermore useless by the time you try and rightly pop them into place. Keep up the excellent content. Cheers.
I'd like to point out that you can get Indian Jones "Escape from the Lost Tomb" and "Fighter Plane Chase" both together for less money than this one set! And Indiana Jones is also a licensed theme owned by Disney.
out of the two diorama sets, this is definitely the better one. it looks clean, the minifigs are great, and the price isnt AS painful as the endor chase set. still not worth $100, probably will wait until it drops to 80-90, but id rather pay the full price for this set than the endor chase.
Palpatine’s legs should have been like the Lord of The Rings Rivendell set, like have the option to do it for display purposes and still give him regular legs
If you don’t like the 40th anniversary brick and want to remove it without showing the studs on the two 1x2 tiles, then remove both of those pieces and use the 1x4 tile on top of the 40th anniversary brick, pretty simple fix
Maaaan we don’t need a Luke smiling, that should had been a Luke in excruciating pain!! It would go PERFECT with that palpatine face and the force lighting
I’m thinking that both the throne room and speeder bike dioramas are also a tribute to those old Lego sets. Maybe we’ll get that scene from episode 1 one day.
Is this the BEST diorama set yet?
Yes
Yes! ;D
For the price no
For the build, maybe. For the price, no way
Yes it is! 🔥
Best diorama yet IMO. The iconic window with Palaptine's chair in front so well done
The best one but at the worst price.
For a diorama the window definitely needs a black background at least, at best they could have hinted at the battle outside in mini format. All of this is horrendously sparse.
You serious
@@ronik24 it would've been completely fine if it just wasn't so expensive
I would have to agree since this is the first diorama I've wanted to buy
The way they designed the window is interesting. 👍 Little windows making a large circular window frame.
The way you look is interesting
@@doctormomentos2514 what was that for
@@legoking0951 obv a tool bag troll that doesn’t get enough attention 😆
@@legoking0951 the way you ask is interesting
@@doctormomentos2514 you too
Love how he called the base a plinth again, they said it in the Indy Diorama and now he’s truly ascending
Bro stole my comment 💀
(No hate to you lol)
Who is they? 😁
@@GraphicStudios0921 lego
Palpatine’s new face print is awesome. Captures the Sith vibe perfectly
I love the lack of pupils in the newer dark side figs like palps and grand inquisitor. Looks good and captures the charm of the simplistic early star wars figs. They should do this for maul too and get rid of the goofy eye misprints
@@apparentlyjeremy Maul would look great in this new style
It's very inaccurate though. It looks cartoonish, which would be fine but this is a diorama set that's meant to be as film accurate as possible.
@@apparentlyjeremy I don't think so at all. It's highly innacurate and one of Maul's primary characteristics is his eyes and how animalistic and hating they look.
They're messing up bad with the lack of pupils for the Sith characters.
@@TheFirstCurse1 Lego is meant to be cartoonish, minifigures aren’t meant to look realistic and the more realistic they try to look the more uncanny they look. Imagine the newer Ahsoka minifigures with pupils instead of the plain blue eyes, it would look weird, Lego looks better when it’s more simple, and I think it’s better they pick one style to be consistent with then tryin to do both
I would really like them to do a diorana of Palpatine vs Mace Windu. Similar to this but with a wide window that can be removed as if it's been shattered like in the movie.
omg, i would love some prequel diaromas
NGL, I kind of like the way your doing reviews now compared to previously! I like the figure overview without the mini-figure stand, and I love the simple background!
Wish they would have included as a part of the set the scope where look looks out to the space battle! That would have been a cool printed element, and would have gone well in the empty space…
I do miss the stand because I actually like having it move continuously and I might bring back a new design for one but thank you! I’m really happy with it too!
@@MandRproductions this is just my suggestion but can you put the minifigs in action pose when you review it?
@@MandRproductionshey Can i ask a question
@@MandRproductionsmark?
Great review! I especially loved the zoom in on the railing piece that wasnt fully attatched to the droid arm! 😂 3:24
I considered re recording that B-roll but thought it was funnier to leave it since it’s only a few seconds before going out of focus.
I definitely agree and it worked! I got a chuckle out of it
That almost made me cry 😢
@@MandRproductionsDoes anyone have influence over Lego Idea? Could one of you suggest to Lego a production proposal for a Lego Star Wars magazine in which you get a minifigure of the Imperial Honor Guard in the red robes.
I think the set looks absolutely amazing, with the iconic window and the throne, the minifigures are awesome but I still think it is a little overpriced
I LOVE!!! The building techniques used in this diorama especially that window this is hands down the best throne room window we’ve ever gotten whoever came up with that is a genius as far as I’m concerned
I’m excited for the future if they keep putting out sets like this 🔥
The bank account isn’t
@@liamjmw IKR LOLL
This and the Dagobah one are the best so far imo. It's just the smoothness, and the flow of the builds I like.
I still really love how fun the trench run set was to put together, it'll be hard to top all of those sweet greebles. However as long as it's well-executed, a diorama of the Episode 3 duel on Mustafar would be my all-time fave. The prequels have a lot of potential for this style of product. Like the podrace, battle at Theed, the Geonosis arena battle, the fight against Dooku (the man needs a new minifig release) the battle over Coruscant, rescuing Palpatine, Obi-Wan vs Grievous, Palpatine's arrest. The minifigure possibilities alone make my mouth water
I was waiting for this review after the endor diorama video, but this one is definitely the best diorama set to date! Thanks MandR.
Visual appeal alone I think it’s the overall best looking of the dioramas. This one or maybe Degoba are the only ones I would display in my office, so far.
My favourite diorama yet, build is great, figs are great price is questionable and there's a distinct lack of royal guards. Overall It's real good though so a 9/10 imo .
3:06 I said this in the endor diorama too.
the printed birck you remove has a 1x4 tile on it, replace the two jumpers with that tile.
Absurdly priced as mostly but especially the background of the throne room looks really good.
Ok this is more like it! The build is great and the figures look great. I love that new Luke hair piece. It's way too expensive, of course, and the lack of royal guards is annoying, but understandable, given their minor role in the scene. It's just a shame they didn't put the same level of effort into the figures in the speeder bike chase as they did in this one.
I feel like if they would've added the guards it would've been worth it
This is such a gorgeous set! I can’t wait to get one! :D
Really cool that mandr got this set early before lego even revealed it lol. Great review!
I think the panel with the lightning pieces may not just be for accessing the bolts. I think it's so you can place the Emperor in there for when Anakin tosses him in the hole.
All the reviews you’ve made since moving are really high quality. Looking forward to seeing what the future holds! Keep up the great work!
Thank you :)
Great Set! I'm going to watch this while I build the inquisitor transport scythe!
Classy, Stylish and obviously Iconic. I think it's really good. I think the new hair piece on Luke actually does bring out Hamill's actual face shape more and defines him better as a really true likeness. Solid diorama. Tough price but Original Star Wars will always be extremely high
Hopefully Lego will make dioramas of the prequels. Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan vs Darth Maul or the Gungan city from Ep I, Obi-Wan/Anakin/Yoda vs Dooku from Ep II, or even better yet the Windu vs Palpatine scene in Ep III would be really cool.
I feel like there should be 2 royal guards
Mann, I don't how you do it but you get it first than any other UA-camr and glad it was you!💪🏼 Awesome revieW!🙌🏼 -Cheers from Peru👍🏼
On both of the new diorama sets Lego needed to give the figures premium quality for a premium price!
I agree with you on the Endor speed chase, but all figures got the detail they deserved for this one, especially Luke with his new hairpiece.
i hope the sales do good for one reason only, for lego to understand THIS is the kinda look we want for the sets, moc looking beautiful display pieces
Price aside, I absolutely adore this diorama set and will be picking it up.
2:46 I agree, I feel that quote is more inspirational
Second best diorama, but that Indiana Jones Temple diorama is perfection and very well-priced.
These two new sets are my two favourite scene in Star Wars ever, so glad we got that new hair piece
Damn this set looks so good but the price 😬
Itll be on sale like the rest lol
Think you'll get it?
Lego hopefully will put line 15 % sale on it when it releases💀
@@Pnutbtrsprnkls when it goes on sale I’ll get it 100%
I got it for 80
Who loves the fact that Ryan used his old background For the thumbnail so nostalgic even though it’s only been like a month in the new house
Definitely the best of the two sets releasing. That price point though……
Hey what's up Scott! I see you everywhere lol
@@SKYREN17 Hey! how are u doing? I hope that's a good thing?! haha
@@scottdavis_34 I'm great thanks! And yes, yes it is! :p
This set, with the emperor staring out of the window, combined with the super star destroyer, would be *chefs kiss*
Ya this one looks really good I still think it could have more detail though. The yodas swamp diorama is such a detailed diorama set and is one of my favorites sets ever because of how good it looks on display. Wish they’d put in that level of detail especially for the speeder chase.
Knocking the window out could be an unintentional play feature
I think this set is so good much better value than the speeder chase but the new Luke’s hair piece looks a bit weird
I don’t think they needed to change his hair. It was always accurate enough, the new one is too long.
@@dqarqeer8603 the old one was NOT accurate at all. Re watch the movie and you'll see the new one is damn near spot on. Idk how ppl like you have such horrid takes
@@carterrecore3823 calm down bro
@@dqarqeer8603 can’t take the heat don’t comment bs😂
I'm convinced you broke into the lego factory for these reviews today.
Concerning the accuracy of Vader's torso, technically he should also have black shoulder armor instead of silver ones.
I also think this set should have more minifigs with this very high price. I can somewhat understand that the set does not have royal guards considering that they only stand at the elevator door in the movie. However this set could have also been a great opportunity to finally do a moff Jerjerrod (preferrably with another rank insignia than in the movie bc the costume department messed that up in RotJ) and Palpatine's dignitaries.
Luke's new hair piece is really awesome but no reason to buy this set because it will not stay exclusive for 99.9999%.
The emperor also looks pretty nice. I like that they made his facial expressions a little more serious, the last faces maybe were a little too comical. Though I wonder how he would have looked with black pupils, but all in all it works for me pretty well with or without black pupils.
Considering that I already have the 2015 final duel set and three Vaders with arm printing and the full price is ridiculous I will not buy this set for regular prices and discounts. This set has to get at least 30 % discount to get me to consider buying it.
Just picked this up today at Walmart today for $70. Wild to think that's what they released the Attack on Ferix set at.
I bought this today
I am almost done building the set
May I ask where? :p
Second best diorama they’ve come out with. $70-$80 seems like a good price to pick this one up at. Nice review!
Which one do you like better?
@@MandRproductions Dagobah
@@EchoBaseplates amen
@@EchoBaseplates I have Dagobah displayed on my desk at work, phenomenal diorama. Should be the standard tbh, I have a feeling this set had different designers than the ones who did that.
I was on vacation in my home town last week and the Wal-Mart in town had this set for only $56 because of a tear on the box! I was not paying $100 for this set so to finally get it for almost half price had me thrilled!!!
Subjective opinion is I prefer the speeder bike chase, as it is my favorite scene. Objectively this one is a better set though
I haven’t been sold on these dioramas yet… until now. This is a must have for me!
… when it’s on sale. I don’t buy lego sets full price after I realized sets go on sale several times in their lifetime. I’m an adult, I can wait.
A Lego set based on one of my favorite scenes in Star Wars? Well this is a fine addition to my collection
At first I thought the diorama would just be a rehash of the previous Palpetine’s throne room set. I like the somewhat smooth tiling and the detail on that window. A new hair piece is a nice touch.
I love the idea of all the diorama quotes just being "AAAAAAAAHHHHH" screamed by different characters
4:56 Wohoo! I was looking forward to that 1x1 roof slope in black for a Moc!! Now I see that it is avaible in a 2023 speed champion set also. Sweet.
I would have LOVED if the quote was: "So be it...Jedi."
“ cause it’s always awkward seeing a second mouth on Luke skywalker “ 😂😂😂 lmao. Great review. Can’t wait to get this
Add a lighting kit to that and you have an even better display diorama. "Ahh, Diorama-rama, my favorite event next to hearing test Tuesday" - Seymour Skinner
The content in the new house has been amazing lately! Keep up the great work Ryan!
Big thanks from France for this review
Lucky that you got it early! I will definitely pick up this set :D
Just bought this one! So excited for it to get delivered. Insanely well designed set. I got it on Amazon for 80 bucks
Lol imagine the printed quote was actually "AAAAH!" For Palpatine I would laugh so hard.
that window design looks sick asf
Such an awesome set from one of my favorite Star Wars moments, can't wait to see this on sale so I can finally pick it up at a reasonable price.
Love the entirely new prints for Palpatine and slightly updated print for Luke's torso.
Especially the later is something Lego didn't NEED to do, the previous torso print was perfectly fine, but they did anyway.
Wow that was quick. Pretty good set, I'm not just that interested since I have one of the previous iterations, the throne room from 2015 and I really love it
I feel like the new hairpiece suits ANH and ESB Luke more than ROTJ Luke. I always felt the old hairpiece was about right for ROTJ as he gets a neater trim.
I just wish they gave Luke the white cloth fold that happens at the end of battle. The last time we got that was in the Endor play set. It makes more sense in that set but they gave him a new print anyway. At least for this price they could’ve added an extra torso.
And he could’ve had a new face print too with a much angrier face and a painful face for when he’s getting shocked.
Yes this definitely is the best diorama set! Picking this up on day 1!
I love that new Luke hair
"LEGO HAS LOST THEIR MINDS" made me properly chuckle. Just glad we're all in agreement!
3:23 the fact that the bar is not fully clipped is not letting me sleep
I need to pre-order this the second it's possible 😍
Glad you liked it, we had fun designing it
Noticed that the robot arms on one of the fences isn't quite clasping the rod that's meant to be the railing. It's visible at 3:27. Just pointing it out since that's one way that such pieces become permanently loose and furthermore useless by the time you try and rightly pop them into place. Keep up the excellent content. Cheers.
Always a good day when you upload
Wow, another review before the reveal!
You are KILLING it bro!
Thank you!!
I'd like to point out that you can get Indian Jones "Escape from the Lost Tomb" and "Fighter Plane Chase" both together for less money than this one set! And Indiana Jones is also a licensed theme owned by Disney.
That guard rail not being clipped in for most of the review had me losing my mind
As someone who passed on both the previous playsets this is very tempting, definitely gonna wait for a sale tho
Love the vids
Loving the new Luke hairpiece! It's always been a big nitpick of mine that his old hair just hasn't ever fit him right.
Yess, I have been waiting for his new hairpiece🥳
Thank you Ryan for the early review on the diorama this is all I’m getting may 1
out of the two diorama sets, this is definitely the better one. it looks clean, the minifigs are great, and the price isnt AS painful as the endor chase set. still not worth $100, probably will wait until it drops to 80-90, but id rather pay the full price for this set than the endor chase.
Personally I think the quote on the plaque should've been "somehow, palpatine returned"
With "somehow" being bold, italicized or both
the exclusion of “and pause and read we will” let me know this was better than the last one 0:45
I love how he’s now always saying plinth instead of base it brings me a laugh every time I hear him say it
It’s such a lame word. 😂
AAAAAHHHHHHHH is ryan’s ideal quote for every set
I like how "plinth" is just casually part of your vocabulary now.
Palpatine’s legs should have been like the Lord of The Rings Rivendell set, like have the option to do it for display purposes and still give him regular legs
Your alternate preferred quotes today have seriously cracked me up. Nice score getting these early. You are the best
If you don’t like the 40th anniversary brick and want to remove it without showing the studs on the two 1x2 tiles, then remove both of those pieces and use the 1x4 tile on top of the 40th anniversary brick, pretty simple fix
Never got either of the previous throne room sets. Definitely getting this one for sure
Maaaan we don’t need a Luke smiling, that should had been a Luke in excruciating pain!! It would go PERFECT with that palpatine face and the force lighting
I’ll have to get this when it’s cheaper, being obsessed with it since seeing Return of the Jedi at the cinema for the re-release!
I feel like it was just yesterday when I was waiting for the Bespin Duel set to come out. Can’t believe that was 3 years ago
I’m thinking that both the throne room and speeder bike dioramas are also a tribute to those old Lego sets. Maybe we’ll get that scene from episode 1 one day.
If lego ever makes a duel on mustafar diorama the quote better be "Its over anakin I have the high ground"
I’m definitely getting this set
Brilliant scene with incredible Lego recreation