comicblast Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I really, really hope this set doesn't come with stickers. I have a hard time understanding why Lego would put stickers on any UCS set, but hopefully like 9492 this set will also have none. Does anyone know about this? It doesn't seem to me to be a set that would require stickers. Doesn't LEGO do a sticker for the UCS plaque? Quote
Cashmoney-0 Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Doesn't LEGO do a sticker for the UCS plaque? Yeah, but it would be amazing if that was printed too. I can only wish. Quote
Huskers1236 Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Doesn't LEGO do a sticker for the UCS plaque? Yes, I figured he was talking about stickers on the actual model. I assume there will be a sticker sheet for the info plaque. Quote
inversion Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I can imagine stickers for the cockpit. However DO amazed me with the lack of stickers. That's why I feel that set is perfect. LEGO should handle their premium segment with the appropriate level of quality. I hope that what they do in China includes a cheaper (not necessarily worse) tech for printing. I believe if they are not retarded they will come out with the tech for mass producing different prints in the incoming years. Quote
Cashmoney-0 Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Build two of these tie fighters to accompany the 10175 in pursuit of the 10240. 2 Quote
ravenb99 Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 was looking over the list of exclusives that the Merlin pass discount does not work on and noticed the new sets at the bottom with the price points Tie Fighter 199.99 UCS Helicarrier 349.99 Ferris Wheel 249.99 there was a 4th and I can't remember what it was Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Was it a UCS AT AT or UCS Hoth Echo Base? Quote
ravenb99 Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Was it a UCS AT AT or UCS Hoth Echo Base? I can't remember now, I'll be back another day soon and double check it I found it funny that they made the list for all the sets for the year now unlike last year. RI, SW, Tumbler had all squeaked by for a long time but now are on there. Same with Slave and DO. I guess they figured they needed to be proactive and put everything on so when they came out you wouldn't get the discount. Quote
mudcatsfan Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) The Tie Fighter at 199 is disappointingly high to me. I feel like there's not enough ship there to have a high enough piece count to justify 200 bucks. Even the X-Wing 'suffers' from that. Edited January 30, 2015 by mudcatsfan Quote
zskid00 Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Yeah, that does seem a bit high especially when you consider that the Slave 1 is the same price and it's a larger and more detailed ship than the TIE Fighter should be in the UCS scale. Quote
Follows Closely Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 If it was less than $200 we would all be complaining its too small. 2 Quote
mudcatsfan Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) If it was less than $200 we would all be complaining its too small. I disagree, consider the mini fig scale Xwing and Tie fighter. Xwing 560 pieces 4 figs 59.99 Tie 413 pieces 4 figs 54.99 So the Tie is WAY less pieces and about 9% cheaper. Probably should have been even bigger price difference between them and often was when on sale.Xwing was often 49.99 and Tie was often 39.99 if i recall correctly. Red 5 UCS Xwing is 1558 pieces and 199.99. That already feels like too much $$ per piece. Now we're saying a UCS Tie (which we already know usually has MANY less pieces than it's rival the Xwing when made at the same scale, and its going to be the SAME price as the Xwing??? The minifig piece ratio is 560/413 Xwing /Tie . if we do that at the UCS scale that would be 1558 / 1149. 1149 pieces for 199.99. This could be ugly. the original Tie Interceptor UCS was only 703 pieces and 99.99 compared to the orginal X-Wing UCS which was 1300 pieces and 149.99 Anyway you look at this, a $200 Tie is questionable.............unless its the Vader Tie Advanced....... Hmmmm Edited January 30, 2015 by mudcatsfan Quote
zskid00 Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Maybe it will come with 20 Stormtrooper minifigures. Wishful thinking, I know. Quote
exciter1 Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Maybe it will come with 20 Stormtrooper minifigures. Wishful thinking, I know. What is this? Stuffing stormtroopers into it like a clown car? 3 Quote
tonysbricks Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 $200 is exactly what it should cost. TLG can't win. People say they would pay more for printed parts, then complain that the new avenger carrier is too expensive. 2 Quote
naf Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 The TIE Fighter could easily match the piece count of the Red 5. If they want to achieve a nice round cockpit with appropriate greebling, that could eat up a lot of bricks. Plus, I'm sure the wings will utilize a lot of large plates, and we all know that large pieces will increase a set's price. Quote
Ed Mack Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 The TIE Fighter could easily match the piece count of the Red 5. If they want to achieve a nice round cockpit with appropriate greebling, that could eat up a lot of bricks. Plus, I'm sure the wings will utilize a lot of large plates, and we all know that large pieces will increase a set's price.Right. The TIE Fighter's solar wings are huge and use large plates to construct them. The set should be to scale of X-Wing in all phases. Quote
zskid00 Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 I'm curious about the break down of the pieces because 1,114 for $200 is very expensive. It looks very nice but if that price is accurate I will be disappointed. Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) concept box art... I can already hear secondary market buyers complaining about getting only 1 TIE (instead of 3) in a box they paid $500 for. That boxart is misleading. ETA: Is that even a real concept art ? That Yoda on the top is not for this year. My money is on fanart Edited February 2, 2015 by Darth_Raichu 2 Quote
hannibal Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 I also think this is a fanart. I can make same thing in Phtoshop for less than 10 mins Quote
biniou Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) concept box art... ETA: Is that even a real concept art ? That Yoda on the top is not for this year. My money is on fanart https://ideas.lego.com/projects/49609 Lego Ideas set from 2013. Edited February 2, 2015 by biniou 2 Quote
mudcatsfan Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) The TIE Fighter could easily match the piece count of the Red 5. If they want to achieve a nice round cockpit with appropriate greebling, that could eat up a lot of bricks. Plus, I'm sure the wings will utilize a lot of large plates, and we all know that large pieces will increase a set's price. Right. The TIE Fighter's solar wings are huge and use large plates to construct them. The set should be to scale of X-Wing in all phases. So per the Lego Ideas post linked above, it seems clear the values should not be the same. A Tie Fighter to scale with an X-wing has less bricks (not the best measurement), less volume (pretty good measurement), less mass (better still), less Lego. Every Tie to Xwing ratio has been this way. To have them at the same price point feels wrong. Bigger longer plates is true, but does not adequately make up for the fact the Tie has far less mass & volume than an Xwing. From the lego Ideas article linked above where he made the UCS Tie to scale with the UCS Vader Tie, and the UCS Xwing. The kit is comprised of 1114 pieces and the vast majority are readily available. The price-point on a kit this size would be around $150-$180 USD and would be comparable to other builds of this size. Edited February 2, 2015 by mudcatsfan Quote
biking_tiger Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 I'm not buying this one unless it's got a shield generator. I can't see spending UCS $$$ on a ship that blows up if you look at funny... No one told them the solar panels couldn't generate enough juice for the shield. Quote
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