75159 - UCS: Death Star (2016)

[gregpj]

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

[oneknightr]

29 minutes ago, Lego_Monsters said:

NYC, city of resellers.

Same here in the San Francisco Bay Area but the lowest I've seen here is $430.

[Skotty]

This might seem a little odd for a first post on this particular thread, but I'm a long time Lego fan and have a 10188 Death Star set, and all the comments about the cheese wedge were bugging me.  Unless I misunderstood, the general cheese wedge joke was about a cheese wedge being added to the end of the sliding door base in the new Death Star set. 

However, this is not the case.  It may have been a running change at some point, but my copy of the 10188 Death Star set has this cheese wedge.  It is black instead of grey, but it's there, shown on page 57 of the instructions.  So to those of you who thought you would be getting a new cheese wedge, you really aren't.  It was there before, just in a different color.

Edited September 15, 2016 by Skotty
Fix page number reference

[exciter1]

This might seem a little odd for a first post on this particular thread, but I'm a long time Lego fan and have a 10188 Death Star set, and all the comments about the cheese wedge were bugging me.  Unless I misunderstood, the general cheese wedge joke was about a cheese wedge being added to the end of the sliding door base in the new Death Star set. 

However, this is not the case.  It may have been a running change at some point, but my copy of the 10188 Death Star set has this cheese wedge.  It is black instead of grey, but it's there, shown on page 57 of the instructions.  So to those of you who thought you would be getting a new cheese wedge, you really aren't.  It was there before, just in a different color.

You rock! This is the best news in weeks.

[Alpinemaps]

I thought that was part of the complaint? Not just the cheese wedge but that a "major change" was just changing the color.

[Mr_Coat]

I'm building one now. My cheese wedge is also black....

[thebrickdad]

If that's the case, methinks I'll get a 75159 to part out. I really need a black cheese wedge for a new MOC.

[kos999]

One thing to consider:

What can a company do with a set that has still in huge quantities, is very old and is not selling any more?  

Answer:

Post a  sell out, give all market stock in 1 week and make a remake that will be almost identical everything (including the core bags) and with an adition of some new elements and minifigures from new movies !!!!!! Cost for the company, just 1/10 comparing with a new set and no parts stock anymore. 

 

 

Edited September 15, 2016 by kos999

[Val-E]

 

Correction - 550 euros is the price for the kit including DS final duel at special reduced price

Edited September 15, 2016 by Val-E

[keith1833]

For those in the US, buy this before the end of September and get a chance to win a space slug.

https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Death-Star-TandC

Um, no thanks.

[Fenix_2k1]

I'm struggling to understand why, if you have the full death star, you'd need or want the final duel set bundled with it?

Does Ultimate mean something different in Danish?

[Val-E]

Ultimate = $$$$$

[Darth_Raichu]

Where is the designer video for this thing? I want to see some uncomfortable LEGO designers being forced to push this thing. 

It seems like LEGO is getting lazier by the month

[exciter1]

6 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said:

Where is the designer video for this thing? I want to see some uncomfortable LEGO designers being forced to push this thing. 

It seems like LEGO is getting lazier by the month

I'm waiting on the edge of my seat.

[KvHulk]

52 minutes ago, keith1833 said:

For those in the US, buy this before the end of September and get a chance to win a space slug.

https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Death-Star-TandC

Um, no thanks.

Alternatively, to enter without making a purchase:

1) Send us an email at the address below, with the following information:

• Write “LEGO Star Wars™ Escape the Space Slug™ Sweepstakes” in the subject line
• First and Last Name
• Email Address
• VIP Card Number

2) Send the email to [email protected]

[Bobofischer]

Haven't followed the thread. However the new Death Star can be purchased at the Disneyland Paris Lego store already (VIP Members). 

[Manse1001]

9 minutes ago, Bobofischer said:

Haven't followed the thread. However the new Death Star can be purchased at the Disneyland Paris Lego store already (VIP Members). 

Also available at SAH so I imagine other Lego stores will get their copies, I believe today was the official VIP release of this set, but like most others I didn't give a toss when it was !! ;o)

[BoomBoomFlash]

2 hours ago, KvHulk said:

Alternatively, to enter without making a purchase:

1) Send us an email at the address below, with the following information:

• Write “LEGO Star Wars Escape the Space Slug Sweepstakes” in the subject line
• First and Last Name
• Email Address
• VIP Card Number

2) Send the email to enterVIP@LEGO.com

"...US and Canada (excluding Quebec), may enter to win..." Hmm, why is part of Canada excluded?

[Mos_Eisley]

19 minutes ago, BoomBoomFlash said:

"...US and Canada (excluding Quebec), may enter to win..." Hmm, why is part of Canada excluded?

Just like in the U.S., some places have laws against certain types of drawings and stuff like that. 

[gregpj]

23 minutes ago, BoomBoomFlash said:

"...US and Canada (excluding Quebec), may enter to win..." Hmm, why is part of Canada excluded?

 

3 minutes ago, Mos_Eisley said:

Just like in the U.S., some places have laws against certain types of drawings and stuff like that. 

http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/why-many-contests-exclude-quebec-residents

[Mos_Eisley]

14 minutes ago, gregpj said:

 

http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/why-many-contests-exclude-quebec-residents

Well there you go. Some places like to make contests too difficult to bother with. 

[exciter1]

43 minutes ago, Mos_Eisley said:

Just like in the U.S., some places have laws against certain types of drawings and stuff like that. 

Does anyone here know someone who won a drawing by submitting your name in the box at a chinese restaurant?  Just curious?

This might be an inside joke with myself, if I'm the only one who's ever noticed these boxes in the restaurants.

 

[Manse1001]

 

[rcdb1984]

i thought they were going to take the old death star and change the few pieces LoL

[dk_collector]

(Re)selling prices on 10188 are now dropping, dropping, drop....:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-Death-Star-10188-Brand-New-/201661168714?hash=item2ef3f13c4a%3Ag%3Am7QAAOSwQaJXRbDy&nma=true&si=rh%2BwaR2UDbapjKSgU2g5oT8zNbE%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

...and 20 USD below RRP (399 USD)!

Edited September 17, 2016 by dk_collector

[Manse1001]

Jangs review is up: