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LEGO Announcement: 75192 UCS Millennium Falcon
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Diprosalic
Banned
yeah but those are actual places like the taj mahal.
pop culture it's all star wars. 3 death stars and the old falcon in the top 10.
I was expecting $1000 CAD honestly. That said, this should have more minis, ie, Luke, Obi-Wan, R2, Lando, Nien Nunb, etc. It should cover the main cast who piloted / adventured in the Falcon from IV-VII. Underside honestly looks bad. Partial interior is a disappointment. I somewhat want this but for $900 I can build a large 40k army and more power tools for other hobbies...so...I've gone from must-have to maybe.
HellforLeather
Member
looks awesome but get the eff outta here with that price.
Fox Mulder
Member
It's for the hardcore.
I purchased each piece off bricklink in 2012 and built it. It was fun to build but is far too big to put anywhere in my apartment really. It still sold for $900+ when I was done with it.
EroticSushi
Member
They couldn't include Obi-wan, Luke and R2D2 for that price?
That's my thing. I'm disappointed those aren't included.
What the hell is that supposed to be?
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
I'm not even that big of a Star Wars fan and I haven't touched a Lego in over 22 years...
...so why do I want this so badly?
...so why do I want this so badly?
Skinny Pete
Banned
$799? Fuck off Lego.
catapult37
Member
I wish they'd do another AT-AT. :-/
I love the falcon design in the movies, but the lego versions always seem pretty cluttered. That's very much due to the original design I guess though.
I love the falcon design in the movies, but the lego versions always seem pretty cluttered. That's very much due to the original design I guess though.
According to the video it's a new creature from TLJ.
edit: They appear in the new Funko lineup as well:
Powdered Toastman
Member
Probably a Porg
PeskyToaster
Member
I have the plastic one for action figures that lit up and made sounds and you could open up the back. It looks about that size. I don't remember if it was Hasbro or another one. I'd rather have that than a lego one though.
Price is pretty much inline with most Star Wars sets per piece if I recall. Its just a very large set.
UnemployedVillain
Member
Part of the official media kit
Should it be titled "How to handle the Millennium Falcon ?" or "Mine, MINE, ALL MINE !!!!"
BattleMonkey
Member
It still is a rip off? You can get two Ghostbuster HQ's for $700 and that is almost 1,400 extra pieces.
FuriousOne
Member
ALL IN. Bring on the 14th.
TheListener
Member
I will have this.
The Dutch Slayer
Member
$800 that is cheap for the amount you get seriously I thought this was going to be like 1200 :O
Looks incredible btw I wish I had time for stuff like this.
Looks incredible btw I wish I had time for stuff like this.
jadedm17
Member
Lego sets are great investments; Watch this be $2000 in a few years.
It's fun to judge too but we all need our hobbies. Personally I don't make much but having no kids, no cable, no expensive iPhone, don't smoke or have an insane car payment.... yea, I could afford this; You can have anything, you can't have everything.
Criticizing with no points to make. Ridiculous post is more like it.
Lego has an insane range of set types and prices. How is this ridiculous or effect you at all?
clevbrowns94
Member
Not a fan of it for building or playing purposes. That's way too few minifigures for that price (I believe the Lego Death Star had about 16 and it cost $300 less). For that many pieces, it doesn't seem that big, so it obviously has a lot smaller pieces. It doesn't approach the kind of beauty of something like the Lego Taj Mahal, which I think is the best of the biggest Lego sets.
That said, I am still getting one for investing purposes. I think it will at least double in value, it has the advantage of being the biggest Lego set ever, and I can't see that changing any time soon.
That said, I am still getting one for investing purposes. I think it will at least double in value, it has the advantage of being the biggest Lego set ever, and I can't see that changing any time soon.
Rad Shadow
Banned
This looks nice, but that price is crazy and I already have a Lego millennium falcon.
DJ_Lae
Member
It looks cool. Just...$900CDN is insane.
I mean, it's not as if I've never purchased expensive Lego sets before (I have and love the Tumbler and Disney Castle). But even I had to nab the Disney Castle as a family Christmas present otherwise there's no way in hell I could have justified it to anyone, even myself.
I mean, it's not as if I've never purchased expensive Lego sets before (I have and love the Tumbler and Disney Castle). But even I had to nab the Disney Castle as a family Christmas present otherwise there's no way in hell I could have justified it to anyone, even myself.
adamantypants
Member
EIGHT HUNDRED YOU ESS DOLLARZ
Because it is considerably more than the nominal price in the US or Denmark, or even many euro-countries. I did expected 1000+€ price, that would not have been out of line with how much more some sets cost here.
Hell, direct conversion (from dollars) is overpriced though considering prices here included taxes (or, well, can be), it is not that bad, but that extra 100€...
IIRC, stuff costs as much more in Belgium as here in Finland, while some other places have lesser price increase. Why the variability?
It just fucking sucks.
echoshifting
Banned
Among the 3,000+ piece sets, there's Ghostbusters Firehouse and Disney Castle. And original sets like Grand Carousel, Assembly Square and the new Ninjago City. They don't make a ton of sets at that size, but only about half of them are SW (and that's only because they made three versions of the Death Star).
Edit: I guess it would be more accurate to say, they didn't used to make a ton of sets at that size. Many of the largest sets were released within the last couple of years.
CloudyTuba
Member
I can't imagine spending that much money on a lego spaceship but I blow my money in my own bullshit ways so I can't judge.
Fancy Clown
Member
$800 for a toy jesus fucking christ
And that's not for the star wars ip on it.
Like yeah, it sucks that it's that much more expensive, but it is what it is and is online with other star wars sets.
I'd say an iPhone is a rip off but each to their own.
New Iphone probably released the day after the MF..
Marty Chinn
Member
It's a good thing I planned ahead and bought all those SNES Classics to fund this. Three should be enough.
SpinningBirdKick
Banned
UK price is better than I expected.
Count me in.
(I would've bought it anyway...)
Count me in.
(I would've bought it anyway...)
Master Yoshi
Member
I have to find a way to far this set. Oh my fucking God. It's incredible.
Turin Turambar
Member
It's kind of admirable their business, now I think about it. They got to sell people $800 for just a load of plastic pieces. Imagine the profits.