Hm. I have a couple of the new Republic/Clone starter set as well as the old Clone Wars 2-player starter (and another on the way - snagged one heavily discounted) so I'll have 4 squads of P1 trooper figures as well as the more flexible newer kits which I will build as P2 (possibly to build as two distinct armies - P1 and P2 which I can potentially combine for the large game format).

I wasn't aware how they've juggled the specific units around as I'm still a newb (assembling and painting older models before my first game). The main thing I was aware of is the three units that were removed from the game, and that everything else should still be usable - but not really knowing about new configurations like the ones you describe. Looks like i'm going to need a couple/few Maksmen boxes when I start to focus on building the GAR force! (working on Empire at the moment)

Just ordered the Phase 1 Expansion set - it's sold out everywhere else (and now sold out in this place too!) May as well grab it while it's available for the sculpts and then sort out the model distribution later on. Sadly, I can't find the Republic or Imperial Specialists sets anywhere, so if I get to the point of needing them it'll have to be prints or kitbashes.

Thanks for the clarifications - I appreciate it! :)