Popular Post gregpj Posted September 1, 2016 Popular Post Posted September 1, 2016 This one is for you LEGO, inspired by @BrickLegacy and brought to you by Brickpickers everywhere. 54 1 Quote
jaisonline Posted December 20, 2016 Posted December 20, 2016 I doubt 75159 will be 20% off anytime soon. The set seems to be selling well enough at least in my area. Who knows though. I do see 20% off sales after Ep 8 hits home video (prob April 2018). The set's new car smell and ep 8 bump will be long over by then. Quote
asharerin Posted December 20, 2016 Posted December 20, 2016 32 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said: them huge sales are casing me not to buy anything with less than a 40% discount . don't want to be the holding the one holding the carrot when prices are slashed .. enter SC from last year . For sure. No point buying early and storing when retailers are going to be slashing prices to clear out a few months prior to EOL. Quote
Alpinemaps Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 For sure. No point buying early and storing when retailers are going to be slashing prices to clear out a few months prior to EOL. ....8 years from now. 2 Quote
Val-E Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 That´s the point. The uncertain shelf life AND risk of immediate remake are likely to hold many people back. Plus storing it is a real bind. Quote
jaisonline Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 The 10188 "take 2" is an extra $50 higher than MSRP in NYC. Just shaking my head. However, folks are still buying it. Impulsive buyers I presume. Quote
iahawks550 Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 Lol. I think the only way I'm touching this set (again) is if I can get B&N type discounts of 40%. Maybe 1 Quote
jonnyhanukkah Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 On 12/23/2016 at 10:41 AM, jaisonline said: The 10188 "take 2" is an extra $50 higher than MSRP in NYC. Just shaking my head. However, folks are still buying it. Impulsive buyers I presume. but dude, Han's hair is so rad! Quote
Anomander Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 21 minutes ago, jonnyhanukkah said: but dude, Han's hair is so rad! You can get that sweet hair in the new Desert Skiff set if you really need it in your world. Many of these figs are available for far less. LEGO undermining their 'exclusivity' of exclusive sets again. 1 Quote
KvHulk Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) ...... Edited December 23, 2016 by KvHulk Quote
Voltron Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 Lego exclusivity of this set in UK finished, available to pre-order from Smyths (from 10th Jan) http://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/c-766/lego-bricks/p-22095/lego-star-wars-death-star-75159/ Quote
Manse1001 Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 Lego exclusivity of this set in UK finished, available to pre-order from Smyths (from 10th Jan) http://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/c-766/lego-bricks/p-22095/lego-star-wars-death-star-75159/And they've increased the RRP price by a tenner!!? Are they not aware that no one actually wants this set!!? Quote
Cheese Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Manse1001 said: And they've increased the RRP price by a tenner!!? Are they not aware that no one actually wants this set!!? Opportunity then to pick this up for 20% off when Smyths do their sale. At £329, I'd probably bite, but just for the personal build. Edited January 1, 2017 by LahH001 1 Quote
LandAhoy Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 On 1/1/2017 at 10:29 AM, LahH001 said: Opportunity then to pick this up for 20% off when Smyths do their sale. At £329, I'd probably bite, but just for the personal build. I wonder when Smths Sale will be was in one this morning and wasn't much on offer Quote
Voltron Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 10 minutes ago, LandAhoy said: I wonder when Smths Sale will be was in one this morning and wasn't much on offer For past few years they have had a 20% of all lego in September instore only 1 Quote
LandAhoy Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 1 minute ago, Mhd747 said: For past few years they have had a 20% of all lego in September instore only Only a few Months to wait then HaHa Quote
Popular Post jaisonline Posted January 9, 2017 Popular Post Posted January 9, 2017 I finally had a chance to look at the instructions manual. Oh brother. I knew many of the original 10188 designers worked on 75159 but even so, some of the Q&A comments made me laugh in disgust. Basically, the quaility of this Q&A directly relates to why there wasn't a 75159 Designer Video. Come to think about it, I can't remember the last time an exclusive large set didn't have a Designer Video. While I made nice money selling my 10188s, the AFOL in me is still angry about this reissue. 11 Quote
Val-E Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 6 hours ago, jaisonline said: While I made nice money selling my 10188s, the AFOL in me is still angry about this reissue. 2 Quote
Harley Quinn Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 I think the amount of hate this set gets is unwarranted. The 10188 always struck me as an "evergreen" set. LEGO was always going to have it available for people to collect. It was the set kids and adults would aspire to own one day. With all of the advancements TLG has made in their sets, printing, stickers, minifigs etc. it would make sense that at some point this was going to need a facelift if it was going to stay on the market. I like what they changed and glad they did it. This is like the greatest gift a parent could give to their child if they are a LEGO and Star Wars fan. Quote
jaisonline Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 36 minutes ago, Harley Quinn said: I think the amount of hate this set gets is unwarranted. The 10188 always struck me as an "evergreen" set. LEGO was always going to have it available for people to collect. It was the set kids and adults would aspire to own one day. With all of the advancements TLG has made in their sets, printing, stickers, minifigs etc. it would make sense that at some point this was going to need a facelift if it was going to stay on the market. I like what they changed and glad they did it. This is like the greatest gift a parent could give to their child if they are a LEGO and Star Wars fan. welcome to BP and it's cool to approve your 1st post. with regards to the 75159 "hate", it's because many AFOLs and investors who purchased 10188 or didn't because of the announcement of its replace, are very disappointed. 75159 offers very little difference to 10188 (what's in the box-wise) to justify the price increase. even the manual and stickers are pretty much the same. while i agree 75159 is a great set to own for folks who never picked up 10188 and the only TLG process, design, etc... advancements since 2008 that have been implemented are really just with the minifig updates. however, many of the included "key" minifigs can be obtained in far cheaper sets. Quote
KShine Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) This re-release and LEGO's virtual lie/knowing deception about the retirement of the 10188 has had an impact on all higher valued LEGO sets. It is an impact which might be permanent. Edited January 11, 2017 by KShine 3 Quote
gbg108 Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 38 minutes ago, Harley Quinn said: I think the amount of hate this set gets is unwarranted. The 10188 always struck me as an "evergreen" set. LEGO was always going to have it available for people to collect. It was the set kids and adults would aspire to own one day. With all of the advancements TLG has made in their sets, printing, stickers, minifigs etc. it would make sense that at some point this was going to need a facelift if it was going to stay on the market. I like what they changed and glad they did it. This is like the greatest gift a parent could give to their child if they are a LEGO and Star Wars fan. I hate this set because it represents uninspired creativity which is pretty much the exact opposite of why I enjoy LEGO. 4 Quote
jaisonline Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 42 minutes ago, gbg108 said: I hate this set because it represents uninspired creativity which is pretty much the exact opposite of why I enjoy LEGO. The quote by one of the 75159 designers sums what you typed. He found the most challenging design aspect to be redesigning Vader's TIE for the larger minifig helmet. 2 Quote
Val-E Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 The most challenging element was redesigning the price but I thought we were through with hating this and Ass on Hoth. 2017 should bring plenty more sets to dislike, such as adventure time, AA, Guggenheim and the Y wing remakes. Quote
gbg108 Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 10 minutes ago, jaisonline said: The quote by one of the 75159 designers sums what you typed. He found the most challenging design aspect to be redesigning Vader's TIE for the larger minifig helmet. I never even bothered to watch the designer video. Doesn't look like I missed much Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 1 hour ago, KShine said: This re-release and LEGO's virtual lie/knowing deception about the retirement of the 10188 has had an impact on all higher valued LEGO sets. It is an impact which might be permanent. Not a lie really, LEGO do this all the time: retire a set, change a few bits, then release under a different set number. However, I agree there is a permanent impact 2 Quote
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