75159 - UCS: Death Star (2016)

[gregpj]

This one is for you LEGO, inspired by @BrickLegacy and brought to you by Brickpickers everywhere.

[Mathew]

I haven't seen anyone mention this major misstep with the new version:  Where's Obi-Wan's hood and cloak?   Lego not only was lazy but they actually screwed something up that was right with the original.  

  

 

Edited September 1, 2016 by Mathew

[jaisonline]

19 minutes ago, Mathew said:

I haven't seen anyone mention this major misstep with the new version:  Where's Obi-Wan's hood and cloak?   Lego not only was lazy but they actually screwed something up that was right with the original.  

  

 

 

The 10188 money % that was used for Kenobi's hood and robe was allocated for 75159 Han's new Dirk Diggler-like hair element.  You dim think that type of hair style comes cheap do you?

Seriously, yeah it's a slight miss but Lego went with the printed torso and leg look instead.  Oh well, that is the last mishap with this set

[jaisonline]

Nice video by @just2good with great comparison pics.

 

[Ed Mack]

10 hours ago, jaisonline said:

Nice video by @just2good with great comparison pics.

The review is pretty much spot on.  I will also be leaving bad reviews for this set.

[Sandwraith]

• Battle the Royal Guard in the throne room  

Ah yes i remember that scene... err... wait.. it's AOH's lookout tower all over again!

[jerryherb]

23 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

The review is pretty much spot on.  I will also be leaving bad reviews for this set.

arent we all? lets make this POS rate at half block on their site. the closer to 0 the better. we are the force to be reckon with

Edited September 1, 2016 by jerryherb

[exciter1]

4 minutes ago, Sandwraith said:

• Battle the Royal Guard in the throne room  

Ah yes i remember that scene... err... wait.. it's AOH's lookout tower all over again!

The only royal guard battle I recall is when Yoda smashed them in Sidious' chambers about 5 seconds into their fight in Sith.

[Darth_Raichu]

1 minute ago, exciter1 said:

The only royal guard battle I recall is when Yoda smashed them in Sidious' chambers about 5 seconds into their fight in Sith.

Huh? Not sure what you were talking about. They were a bit annoying but not that hard to defeat   

 

[jonnyhanukkah]

Gotta admit Han Solo's hair is bangin'

[Rodeogeorge]

Am I the only one who prefers the old style minifigures?  The new ones are cool but the old simple ones have charm that the new ones lack.

Maybe I just like Old Style.

[Bold-Arrow]

I might be in the minority here , but I think there should be a differentiation between the set being crap and what TLG did beign crap . I think the set looks pretty cool if that was an original design .

[mezzaluna]

4 hours ago, BrickLegacy said:

I have a feeling the Amazon reviews are going to be brutal for the 75159.

we can only hope

[Mos_Eisley]

4 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said:

I might be in the minority here , but I think there should be a differentiation between the set being crap and what TLG did beign crap . I think the set looks pretty cool if that was an original design .

It looked cool when it was 10188.  75159 looks stupid. 

[mezzaluna]

am i the only one here who will actually buy it

Edited September 1, 2016 by Knightwing01

[Mos_Eisley]

1 minute ago, Knightwing01 said:

am i the only one here who will actually buy it

Yes. 

[Bold-Arrow]

2 minutes ago, Knightwing01 said:

am i the only one here who will actually buy it

2 to 3 years from now , many new Lego fans will actually buy it . It think it is rather too soon now as most folks do have the 10188 

[lego rules]

3 minutes ago, Knightwing01 said:

am i the only one here who will actually buy it

No.

 

There's a sucker born every min.

[labfreak7]

I already posted my disapproval on Facebook

[mezzaluna]

Just now, lego rules said:

No.

 

There's a sucker born every min.

hey, watch your language!

[Darth_Raichu]

1 minute ago, Knightwing01 said:

am i the only one here who will actually buy it

I'd buy it at 50+% off

[Brian Briggs]

8 minutes ago, Knightwing01 said:

am i the only one here who will actually buy it

No, I'll probably buy a copy for my collection, too. None for investment though.

[labfreak7]

I'll buy if it is heavily discounted, or falls off the back of a truck.

[Ed Mack]

Unless you don't have a 10188, buying a 75159 only encourages LEGO to be lazy, uncreative and uninspiring.  

[KShine]

21 minutes ago, Rodeogeorge said:

Am I the only one who prefers the old style minifigures?  The new ones are cool but the old simple ones have charm that the new ones lack.

Maybe I just like Old Style.

I absolutely prefer the old style minifigs - From an artful viewpoint, it is a more suitable match for the simplicity of the LEGO form.

[Brian92007]

Same here I'll leave bad reviews for it to. I'm happy with my only set I got 10188.