HandyHand Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) On 1/10/2016 at 0:13 PM, valenciaeric said: Wow, these knock-offs are getting "better" and better. <link removed - sorry, too many problems in the past with viruses from ali express> If I were a bootlegger, it would be my number one model to copy. They use original Lego images as product sample photos. On another similar site they had close up pictures, and the nobs of the bricks still showed the familiar Lego logo! They're just ripped off Lego images and the real product will probably look worse. Edited January 18, 2016 by gregpj ali ex links not allowed 1 Quote
Val-E Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 Yeah, the part count is much lower too. I guess they have just photoshopped the box artwork. Not a great deal considering the legit one can be had for around 70 euros. 1 Quote
dcdfan Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) On 1/10/2016 at 0:13 PM, valenciaeric said: Wow, these knock-offs are getting "better" and better. <link removed - sorry, too many problems in the past with viruses from ali express> If I were a bootlegger, it would be my number one model to copy. LOL @ STAR WNRS... Edited January 18, 2016 by gregpj ali ex links not allowed Quote
Phil B Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) On 1/10/2016 at 0:13 PM, valenciaeric said: Wow, these knock-offs are getting "better" and better. <link removed - sorry, too many problems in the past with viruses from ali express> If I were a bootlegger, it would be my number one model to copy. I like this Star Wars set better: <link removed - sorry, too many problems in the past with viruses from ali express> Edited January 18, 2016 by gregpj ali ex links not allowed Quote
Phil B Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 6 minutes ago, pstebbing said: Nice. Is that from episode 8 or 9? Episode Pi. 1 Quote
jbacunn Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 Yeah, the part count is much lower too. I guess they have just photoshopped the box artwork. Not a great deal considering the legit one can be had for around 70 euros. The bootleg MF is 213 pieces. I would LOVE to see what this thing actually looks like built. Quote
HandyHand Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 4 hours ago, valenciaeric said: Yeah, the part count is much lower too. I guess they have just photoshopped the box artwork. Not a great deal considering the legit one can be had for around 70 euros. 1 hour ago, jbacunn said: The bootleg MF is 213 pieces. I would LOVE to see what this thing actually looks like built. Ha, people ordering that box from Aliexpress thinking they will get an imitation 'Lego' MF looking more or less the same as the real Lego MF will be very disappointed when they receive their order and open the box. Quote
bluebeatz Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 What do you think, will the MF retire at the in of 2016? Just like the ISD and AT-AT last year. Quote
thoroakenfelder Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 10 minutes ago, bluebeatz said: What do you think, will the MF retire at the in of 2016? Just like the ISD and AT-AT last year. They have to rebox it and swap Luke for Han, and replace Tasu Leech and his buddy with another couple of generic baddies. Don't forget that they retired 7965 in Dec. 2014 only to bring 75105 in Sept of 2015. Quote
Alfiepops Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 11 minutes ago, bluebeatz said: What do you think, will the MF retire at the in of 2016? Just like the ISD and AT-AT last year. I think it may be around for the next four or five years similar to 7965. 1 Quote
Ciglione Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 It will be retired before the new movie comes out. So they can release a new MF with updated figs. Quote
Alfiepops Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 7 minutes ago, Ciglione said: It will be retired before the new movie comes out. So they can release a new MF with updated figs. One year production! Very interesting. Quote
TheGallows Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 18 minutes ago, Alfiepops said: One year production! Very interesting. Is there a new film next year then? 1 Quote
Val-E Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 I´d say Q4 2017 is more likely for all the sept 15 playsets. Quote
dcdfan Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 It will be retired before the new movie comes out. So they can release a new MF with updated figs. Is this a joke? I'm unable to tell... 1 Quote
Ciglione Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 47 minutes ago, dcdfan said: Is this a joke? I'm unable to tell... No joke. Just my opinion. Han died in TFA. So when the new movie comes out in 2018 the figs are outdated. So they probably will make a new one with Rey, Chewie, etc. Does that make sense? 3 Quote
HandyHand Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 50 minutes ago, TheGallows said: Is there a new film next year then? This year, 2016, in December we'll see the stand-alone movie "Rogue One" (playing chronologically right before Episode IV with the Rebels stealing the plans for the Death Star, which connects right to the opening of Episode IV where Leia is pursued by Darth Vader and she hides the plans in R2-D2). Around Summer 2017 the next movie of the new trilogy, Episode VIII, will be showing, with more MF action. 1 Quote
Val-E Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 Look back at the previous iterations and 7965 and 9493 lasted longer than the rest. Xmas sales show they are the most popular so expect at least 2 year lives, going on 3. The other sets like Tie and Kylo may not reach 2 years and the ones that are selling poorly might within the year. Quote
Alfiepops Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 7 minutes ago, Haay said: This year, 2016, in December we'll see the stand-alone movie "Rogue One" (playing chronologically right before Episode IV with the Rebels stealing the plans for the Death Star, which connects right to the opening of Episode IV where Leia is pursued by Darth Vader and she hides the plans in R2-D2). Around Summer 2017 the next movie of the new trilogy, Episode VIII, will be showing, with more MF action. Correct. May 2017 is for the new movie release. Could well be a update/refresh of the MF before hand therefore the current one will have a short shelf life. Will the MF appear in the 2018 Han Solo movie. Will there be a refresh for it if so? Quote
thoroakenfelder Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 28 minutes ago, valenciaeric said: Look back at the previous iterations and 7965 and 9493 lasted longer than the rest. Xmas sales show they are the most popular so expect at least 2 year lives, going on 3. The other sets like Tie and Kylo may not reach 2 years and the ones that are selling poorly might within the year. I think that the Snowspeeder cannot get a lot of refreshes. It looks ugly and was really not utilized. It's going to be unfamiliar to most kids. 18 minutes ago, Alfiepops said: Correct. May 2017 is for the new movie release. Could well be a update/refresh of the MF before hand therefore the current one will have a short shelf life. Will the MF appear in the 2018 Han Solo movie. Will there be a refresh for it if so? If the Falcon gets so many refreshes, what could they do to make it interesting enough to buy? The version that they have right now is pretty good. Kids wanting one might drive sales of new ones, but the old ones are just going to sit and molder because anyone who wants a Falcon will be able to run out and get one. If they do it, I bet that there's not many changes made to design, just new box and new minifigures. 1 Quote
Jeffrey_Dollars Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 So by this logic we should see 3 new falcons in the next 4 years? unless it somehow gets destroyed in episode 8? Interesting... Quote
Brian Briggs Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 18 hours ago, valenciaeric said: Look back at the previous iterations and 7965 and 9493 lasted longer than the rest. Xmas sales show they are the most popular so expect at least 2 year lives, going on 3. The other sets like Tie and Kylo may not reach 2 years and the ones that are selling poorly might within the year. In my opinion, @Ciglione might be right and times could be different now. Instead of a decade with no new SW movies at all there'll always be a latest SW movie at all times for the forthcoming years. So the idea of shorter shelf lives for prominent SW spaceships/vehicles featured in the new movies isn't farfetched. 1 Quote
Val-E Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Too much cost just for 1 minifig change. No way is it going this year, but from 2017 on it´s a definite possibility. Actually, I´m not aware of many sets that have been remade within less than 3 years of release - maybe just the shuttle explorer and Homing Spiders. Any others? Quote
HandyHand Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 It also depends on how big of a role the MF is going to play in Episode VIII. Now that Spoiler the MF owner Han Solo is dead. Rey is more or less the new captain, but she's basically the protagonist of the new trilogy and her role will be much bigger than merely captaining the MF. Who knows... The MF might even go out spectacularly in Episode VIII ! And if that's the case then likely only for the stand-alone Han Solo movie premièring in 2018 a new MF LEGO set will be created. Quote
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