Ciglione Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I can't wait for this set, as others have said already in respect to all of the sets coming out this year, our wallets will take a big (and welcome?) hit this year. Detective Agency, Slave I, UCS Helicarrier, Ferrari, Tie Fighter, Ferris Wheel, and Kwok-E Mart, not to mention the ones I have forgotten to mention or haven't been announced yet (Hoth Base, Millennium Falcon). Start saving now. Saving money???? What is that??? Since I started this "hobby" last year I haven't saved a penny anymore. 2 Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I'm working out how many LEGO stores I can hit on the day of release for non-VIP cash purchases as I can see this baby being released with a limit of 1 per household (or per street!). Quote
beeblet65 Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Tell me about it! I'll harvest them all....this thing will have a huge potential. Not to mention it is a car that every Ferrari collector and petrol head wants to have! Same here...so many UCS and Exclusive sets...it's difficult, almost impossible to resist. And if you're in this game for real, you must have them all. Let alone from the perspective as a lego fan! Ferrari easily sells 1 Quote
hannibal Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Hannibal - I would not say these amalgam models are easy sells - most of their models are bought by Ferrari and given to customers as gifts for buying the car. - these models in general are very poorly built and detailed. I base my findings in terms of seeing hundreds of these models and knowing many in the owners community. I didnt quite compare Amalgam to Lego as a business or for investment purposes. It would be stupid to do so, excuse me if i did mislead you. All i was trying to say was that this model will be extremely popular not only in the usual places, where we've seen lego being sold but in other stores where more premium car collector's items are sold too. People born with the silver spoon in their mouth like Lego too.... As with Amalgam. First of all they're all hand made. Second, some areas in the die cast indeed are not as precise but its a moulding process after all, but nevertheless there are areas and details where models look uber real! Saying they are poor quality is quite funny actually, you're probably talking of smth else... Quote
Ondra Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Does anyone know the price of this ferrari set?My expection is price and piece point like camper van. Quote
mattyman Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Any more thoughts/rumors on this set?...I'm looking forward to it, and just like the ferris wheel, there is very limited information about this....Look forward to hearing any insight on this set. Quote
Steve Brule Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Pretty pumped about this one since seeing the teaser photo on Groovebricks. Quote
beeblet65 Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 Any one have any more news on this? - I thought this was suppose to be a July 1st release but as of now, nothing. I know the mini was announced on June 5th, so was hoping for something then. Quote
Jersey Crewmax Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 Very cool, look forward to picking this one up. Quote
Guest brickcrazyhouse Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 is this going to be the next 41999? Quote
Val-E Posted June 9, 2015 Author Posted June 9, 2015 More likely it will be the next T1 (long production life). Expect official news closer to the end of this month as it won´t come out till 15th July for VIPS Quote
Patrick_lkc Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 From what I see on July store calendar, it seems like it will be release for VIPs early access on July 15 and to general public on Aug 1 Quote
mattyman Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 http://www.bild.de/auto/auto-news/lego/sondermodell-ferrari-f40-41485992.bild.html its here! 2 Quote
Val-E Posted June 25, 2015 Author Posted June 25, 2015 A German tabloid newspaper is carrying box art and a photo of the car. As I am not sure these are authorised pics I won´t post the link here but most people can probably guess the source anyway Quote
wceagles Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 1158 pieces, 90 euro (same as mini cooper so might be 100usd). can anyone read the dimensions on the box? Quote
inversion Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 This is awesome. That V8 engine is a nice touch, I am glad they go into details. 2 Quote
TheGallows Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 I'm not entirely sure I like it. I'm sure it will do well, but I cant help felling a little disappointed with this.Might just be the box art, i don't know maybe it will grow on me as other sets have Quote
hannibal Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 I think this is a missed opportunity. I do understand it's targeted for the masses, hence must be cheaper and that drives the number of parts and complexity. But the super annoying thing is that we're yet to see a proper nice car in the creator lineup to satisfy the petrol heads who love Lego too. I want a nice UCS Cretor set of a car...sports car of course, you hear the LEGO, I am talking to you!!!! This should have been 2500+ pieces set with much more details. F40 is an absolute icon and compromised set like this just doesn't make it justice. I guess it's another present for little Johnny from his grandma.... 1 Quote
TheGallows Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 I think this is a missed opportunity. I do understand it's targeted for the masses, hence must be cheaper and that drives the number of parts and complexity. But the super annoying thing is that we're yet to see a proper nice car in the creator lineup to satisfy the petrol heads who love Lego too. I want a nice UCS Cretor set of a car...sports car of course, you hear the LEGO, I am talking to you!!!! This should have been 2500+ pieces set with much more details. F40 is an absolute icon and compromised set like this just doesn't make it justice. I guess it's another present for little Johnny from his grandma....I think this is my exact problem with it. Just hoped for more Quote
Ciglione Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) I have to be honoust. When I look at the box I think great! But when I see the picture of it build I am disappointed. People were complaining about the Delorean. I think this one has the same issues. This also makes the VW T1 stand out. The Technic 24 hours Le Mans 42039 is the one I love most. I saw it build in real life and it is absolutely wonderful! Edited June 25, 2015 by Ciglione Quote
jaylay Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 looks good ... ill be stocking this one definitely! Quote
fantomas007 Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 I was looking forward to this set very much, but I am very disappointed. It looks like classic creator set, not exclusive expert set. Too simple, too rough, the roof and the bonnet should be more detailed. They should add 300-400 more pieces to make it detailed. Really dont undertand, why spare pieces in exclusive sets - if they decided to make a expert set, then they should put there 1500-2000 pieces (still less then in modular sets). People would pay rather 130 eur for more detailed set with 1500-1600 pieces...Cannot compare with VW or minicooper. Quote
jay4e Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) according to http://brickset.com/article/15596/ferrari-f40 lego has asked not to display images before 13:00 BST, so we will likely get some official details shortly. and its official: The LEGO Ferrari F40 is 8 cm tall, 27 cm long and 14 cm wide and will be available mid July to VIPs, 1st August to everyone else at a cost of US$89.99, €89.99, £69.99, DKK 799. Edited June 25, 2015 by jay4e Quote
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