LEGO Star Wars

[MadCow]

why? they are just as crappy as ever...and getting worse

I liked the one up in Scranton when I lived there but that was like 15 years ago.

 

[Niltusk]

My wife made the mistake of getting me the lego falcon for Christmas and now I'm hooked, since then I've bought the Tie Fighter, X-wing, A-wing and waiting on a Y-wing to be delivered. Decided I'm going to only get OT ships otherwise there is way too much to buy!

Welcome aboard! Good luck with that focus plan.

I have to reset my focus every so often because this **** literally compels you to grab stuff from the shelves. I swear to god they sprinkle crack cocaine on the pieces.

 

[Niltusk]

Heads up to Old Repub collectors looking for ships, theres a seller that dropped 5 Old Republic store displays on Ebay. You get the Sith ship, Republic fighter and all the minifigs for 60 bucks and free shipping. The bad side is that they're totally bonded and frozen in place. I messaged the guy because if the wings worked I wanted a couple sets, but no wing movement = deal breaker for me.

 

[ApeManRyan]

Hey guys,

Thought since today near me is a bad blizzard and sort of bored. I decided to make a Lego Star Wars Collection video. I added more over the past couple of months and more to come once I make room. So enjoy!

 

[Centurion]

The upcoming Mos Eisley Cantina set looks pretty cool, but a bit on the small side for me. I was hoping for a higher piece count:

The new AT-AT is also smaller than the previous release:

 

[Boba Ben]

I like the two Squidwards walking together.

 

[Centurion]

Hey guys,

Thought since today near me is a bad blizzard and sort of bored. I decided to make a Lego Star Wars Collection video. I added more over the past couple of months and more to come once I make room. So enjoy!

Nice collection you got going there.
You can recreate a lot of OT scenes with those.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[ApeManRyan]

Nice collection you got going there.
You can recreate a lot of OT scenes with those.

Thanks for sharing.

I definitely can for sure. I hope one day my 1/6 Star Wars collection will be big enough to recreate scenes also. I'm taking on the Hoth Stuff which I can't wait for them to start shipping but as I wait I'm going to work on getting the mos eisley cantina stuff.

 

[Centurion]

The Hoth items look awesome.
Sometimes the wait is the hard part.

 

[ApeManRyan]

The Hoth items look awesome.
Sometimes the wait is the hard part.

Indeed it is!

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

London Toy Fair News:

STAR WARS

All of the sets from the Spring and Summer waves were on display, although for the vast majority of the sets (even the Spring ones that are out in the shops already), the minifigures were not present. Instead, we had little cards showing pictures of the forthcoming minifigures … most of which looked great and several of them had new printing.

I shan’t comment on any of the spring sets, as I am sure you know all about them already. So, onto the summer sets :

75048 Phantom … £19.99 - $3.11 USD

Looked like the front of a Y-Wing, but not a lot more. Really didn’t know what to make of it! Don’t recall which figures came with it … something to do with the Rebels series I think.

75049 Snowspeeder … £34.99 - $57.95 USD

Looked bigger than previous versions. Comes with the new firing missiles under the wings and the harpoon can be placed in one of the new “stud blaster” guns and can therefore be fired, which is a cool play feature. 3 figures included, Luke, Dak and someone else … I think!

75050 B-Wing … £49.99 - $82.78 USD

I didn’t really get to see this in great detail, it was hanging up … but to me, it looked pretty similar to 6208 to me. Figure wise, it seems we’ll get 3 new figures, including Ten Numb, Airen Cracken and B-Wing Pilot. All of which appeared to have new prints and helmets etc.

75051 Jedi Scout Fighter? … £59.99 - $99.34 USD

Again, wasn’t quite sure what to make of this … not a ship I was familiar with, again, something to do with Rebels. Don’t recall the figures.

75052 Mos Eisley Cantina … £64.99 - $ 107.62 USD

The Cantina element of the set looked ok … probably not quite big enough for most people’s liking, although it does have representations of the main areas of the Cantina, so you can re-create scenes quite easily. It can either be closed up or opened out, in a line. The new Dewback looked great, although it was a preliminary version, without articulation or printing. The Landspeeder appeared to have a new main colour (possibly from the Friends line). We get 3 Bith figures, for the band (so you’ll need to buy two to get the whole band) and the Sand Trooper, Luke and Obi Wan figures all looked to have new prints.

75053 The Ghost … £69.99 - $ 115.90 USD

Looked like an odd mix of Star Wars bits from various other ships, including the Falcon. Primarily white in colour. Don’t recall which figures came with it.

75054 AT-AT … £109.99 - $182.12 USD

Again, smaller than previous versions, but captures the overall feel of the AT-AT. The head is much sturdier than the original version, at least, including more new missile things under the head! Includes General Veers, plus some Snow Troopers etc

75055 Imperial Star Destroyer … £119.99 - $198.68 USD

AGAIN, smaller than the last one, built in a similar fashion, although the top comes off easier and the sides open out in a more robust manner. The guns on the outside of the ship are connected and have a handle, so will rotate in unison, which was neat. There is a sturdy handle too, perfect for swooshing. The bridge, unlike the last one, cannot fit any figures in it, by the looks of it. It looked like the printing on the Darth Vader figures was new, in fact most of them looked new to me! Instead of having a large trans blue brick with a sticker to represent the Emporer, we get a custom moulded minifig trophy statuette in the shape of the Emporer, in trans blue. A neat little addition.

75056 Advent Calendar … £24.99 - $ 41.39 USD

Comes with various mini models, some new, some not (the Y-Wing is the same as the 2011!). The Landspeeder looked rather similar to the keychain version from a few years ago. Figure wise, we get a Christmas Darth Vader, a green R2 unit with a cone head (i.e. made to look like a Christmas tree), General Rieekan and a Santa Trooper, plus a few others that are available in other sets.

I have added the current USD conversions above to give a ballpark.

 

[Niltusk]

The phantom is probably my least favorite Old Republic ship design, but I am so glad to see it in the line up, cause I was really afraid the Old republic stuff was about to go the way of the Dodo.

The Ghost ship from the Rebels series should be interesting, I love the design, sort of like a symmetrical Falcon, can't wait to see this set.

 

[Centurion]

At those prices, I'm guessing the AT-AT to have about 1,500 pieces and the ISD with 1,700-1,800.
But I really think the prices are going to be lower than that in the US and the piece-count to reflect it.

 

[Centurion]

I hope LEGO announces their Star Wars UCS set for 2014 next week at the German Toy Fair.

 

[MadCow]

Nothing for me from that list.

 

[Boba Ben]

I don't like those little blasters that shoot the Lego studs.

 

[MadCow]

I don't like those little blasters that shoot the Lego studs.

I don't either. Over the last few years they've really pushed the play features.

 

[minivader]

dont know if anyone is interested, found rancor's pit on clearance at target for $30. Seems like a pretty decent price.

 

[MadCow]

dont know if anyone is interested, found rancor's fit on clearance at target for $30. Seems like a pretty decent price.

Wow, that's a sick price! I wouldn't think twice about buying it at that price.

On another note, I found the Star Destroyer MicroFighter today. It looks really nice and they're only $10.

 

[Centurion]

I can confirm at my local Target as well.

The following were all 35% off:

Rancor Pit
X-wing
AT-TE