10253 - Big Ben

[lego rules]

4 minutes ago, Sharkfin182 said:

Retail price supposedly confirmed at $249 actually. 

http://en.brickimedia.org/wiki/10253_Big_Ben

That would be nice but I am not sure that would be considered confirmation.  Brickset quotes it at $350

[Miami Bomb Squad]

Awesome set, 5 star potential with a 3 star outcome.
Nonetheless, Must have 20.
Commence buying in 30 month or so.   
Also, Say goodbye to the TB......Finally.

 

[exciter1]

15 minutes ago, Sharkfin182 said:

Retail price supposedly confirmed at $249 actually. 

http://en.brickimedia.org/wiki/10253_Big_Ben

That's awesome, if the case.  Lots 'O Small pieces.

[Fenix_2k1]

I'd be very surprised to see this at a lower price point than tower bridge. Bargain if that price is true though. 

[yang]

3 minutes ago, Fenix_2k1 said:

I'd be very surprised to see this at a lower price point than tower bridge. Bargain if that price is true though. 

TB is at $240 though.

[Sharkfin182]

Sorry, the $249 price appears to be outdated. I was hoping maybe due to small pieces it could actually be that cheap, like the 6,000-piece Taj Mahal that retailed for $299 due to the multitudes of small pieces. Looks like Big Ben will be $349. Makes sense with the current LEGO value and demand, and inflation. After all, the modulars have been going up $10 per year the last two years: $149 (2014)... $159 (2015)... $169 (2016)... I expect that trend to continue...

[Miami Bomb Squad]

$350 according to Brickset

[rcdb1984]

yeah TB price is good for what you get 

[Miami Bomb Squad]

TB may be the best bang for your buck set of all time, however, there going to be soooooo many out there.  

Edited May 18, 2016 by Miami Bomb Squad

[Fenix_2k1]

10 minutes ago, yang said:

TB is at $240 though.

I was looking at UK Price.

TB = £209 RRP

You guys get a bargain if that's the US RRP

[c_rpg]

If it's 350$ in the US I hope they don't jack the price up to 399.99€ over here like they did with GBHQ. That immdiately puts us at a disadvantage when trying to invest in these.

[tjj1984]

2 minutes ago, c_rpg said:

If it's 350$ in the US I hope they don't jack the price up to 399.99€ over here like they did with GBHQ. That immdiately puts us at a disadvantage when trying to invest in these.

Asking because I honestly don't know for sure--aren't all sets priced higher in the EU?

[c_rpg]

2 minutes ago, tjj1984 said:

Asking because I honestly don't know for sure--aren't all sets priced higher in the EU?

They are slightly higher if you take exchange rate into account. For example:

TB: US=239.99$ BEL=219.99€(=248.00$)

SOH: US=319.99$ BEL=299.99€(=338.22$)

But in the case of GBHQ the price is higher even without the exchange rate:

GBHQ: US=349.99$ BEL=399.99€(=450.97$)

There's some other sets where this is the case, mostly licensed stuff like Star Wars.

[Phil B]

Just now, c_rpg said:

They are slightly higher if you take exchange rate into account. For example:

TB: US=239.99$ BEL=219.99€(=248.00$)

SOH: US=319.99$ BEL=299.99€(=338.22$)

But in the case of GBHQ the price is higher even without the exchange rate:

GBHQ: US=349.99$ BEL=399.99€(=450.97$)

There's some other sets where this is the case, mostly licensed stuff like Star Wars.

But doesn't the EUR219.99/EUR299.99 already include tax/VAT/BTW? In that case, you need to add 6-10% to the US price, because retail prices here are without tax. So at 10%  TB would be $263.98, but only $248 in Europe, so EU is cheaper.

[tjj1984]

13 minutes ago, c_rpg said:

They are slightly higher if you take exchange rate into account. For example:

TB: US=239.99$ BEL=219.99€(=248.00$)

SOH: US=319.99$ BEL=299.99€(=338.22$)

But in the case of GBHQ the price is higher even without the exchange rate:

GBHQ: US=349.99$ BEL=399.99€(=450.97$)

There's some other sets where this is the case, mostly licensed stuff like Star Wars.

That's interesting. I have always seen the grumblings on reddit about EU LEGO prices being so much higher, but in retrospect I guess they are always referring to licensed sets. I wonder why licensed sets are more expensive but not Creator sets.

[c_rpg]

16 minutes ago, Phil B said:

But doesn't the EUR219.99/EUR299.99 already include tax/VAT/BTW? In that case, you need to add 6-10% to the US price, because retail prices here are without tax. So at 10%  TB would be $263.98, but only $248 in Europe, so EU is cheaper.

Yes you are right, tax is always included in store prices over here! I forgot that this is not the case in the US.

Our VAT is 21% so the price differences still don't always make sense. For example GBHQ is 350€ in Germany. Over there VAT is 19% so it's only a 2% difference.

Sorry for going off-topic! I'm just hoping the price is reasonable so I can buy some as an investment I guess we can always find something to complain about.

[SLL]

looks fantastic! take my money...

[woodyhtc]

What's the release date in US?

[TheOrcKing]

9 hours ago, tjj1984 said:

[tacsniper]

tick tok... tick tok... bye bye SOH... hopefully I won't see you on shelves this xmas.

This set is awesome! Finally something to be excited for this year.

[Ondra]

I found this on EB this was first rumour with price, dont mind dates but prices are correct.I dont see this with price around 300€, that will be pass for me for sure.That 349$ price is probably Australian or New Zealand price.

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84574&st=3475#entry2344706

[Fcbarcelona101]

Love this set. Way better than I expected.

[jaisonline]

looks great.  it slides into the #5 spot for largest lego set based on element count.

1. 10189 Taj
2. 10179 UCS MF
3. 75827 GB HQ
4. 10214 Tower Bridge
5. this set
6. 10188 Death Star

http://brickset.com/sets/list-9322

 

[bricksnstocks]

The details are great. Someone is going to add a second or even multiple sets to build the whole Westminster. If you look at the left side of the box, the blurred image kind of shows how it would looks like. The only problem is the costs and size of the whole Westminster...

[Stevepixels]

A bit more info and a lot more pics. Also looks like its NOT a printed face and you can advance the clock hands externally!! How awesome is that
70cm x 70cm x 20cm 4126 pieces

http://www.bouwsteentjes.info/lego-creator-expert-10253-big-ben-opgedoken-2/

Oh and to save you from running off to google translate, here is a translation too
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bouwsteentjes.info%2Flego-creator-expert-10253-big-ben-opgedoken-2%2F&edit-text=&act=url

Any chance of some rep now