75159 - UCS: Death Star (2016)

[gregpj]

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

[CM4Sci]

5 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said:

 

hahahahaha

 

Look through the designer videos and see which designer hasn't been in a video so we can blame him. 

Edited August 18, 2016 by CM4Sci

[Deanfjr]

well at least they improved the cannons....

Edited August 18, 2016 by Deanfjr

[thedingman5]

Well, no point in waiting any longer! Time to break the seals and build 10188!!

[Will 4]

I often wonder with Lego designers how they get in and where they come from as I feel more techinc ones should do UCS sets considering how good the Sandcrawler was

[Mos_Eisley]

3 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Better for their pension plan, definitely. At least they made it easy for Lepin.

"When my grandfather designed 10188..."

[gbg108]

5 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said:

That photo must have required almost $100 more parts than the others

[jstodda]

That photo must have required almost $100 more parts than the others

He flipped the flames. Duh. Lol.

[Deanfjr]

New updated minifigures, Han & Chewie look very detailed I must say

Edited August 18, 2016 by Deanfjr

[DarthBall]

Well, no point in waiting any longer! Time to break the seals and build 10188!!

I'll second that.

[Val-E]

11 minutes ago, CM4Sci said:

hahahahaha

 

Look through the designer videos and see which designer hasn't been in a video so we can blame him. 

Astrid

[CM4Sci]

Nope, never mind, I like this place and I don't wanna get banned. 

Edited August 18, 2016 by CM4Sci

[Val-E]

2 minutes ago, CM4Sci said:

I've got a better picture and I can not post it anywhere, Reddit even took it down cause it's a "duplicate" Where to post? 

Chinese Knockoffs Facebook page?

[Loghamel]

1 minute ago, CM4Sci said:

I've got a better picture and I can not post it anywhere, Reddit even took it down cause it's a "duplicate" Where to post? 

So how many messages can a person receive before their inbox becomes full?

[fuzzy_bricks]

1 minute ago, CM4Sci said:

I've got a better picture and I can not post it anywhere, Reddit even took it down cause it's a "duplicate" Where to post? 

Imgur, Photobucket, Picassa,Flickr

[Bold-Arrow]

2 minutes ago, CM4Sci said:

I've got a better picture and I can not post it anywhere, Reddit even took it down cause it's a "duplicate" Where to post? 

WWKD

[CM4Sci]

Just now, Bold-Arrow said:

WWKD

Post it on a Facebook page and then take it down? gosh that just might work lol

[Will 4]

Just now, CM4Sci said:

Post it on a Facebook page and then take it down? gosh that just might work lol

Wow you have 2x more likes than posts I doff my top hat to you.

[tjj1984]

4 minutes ago, CM4Sci said:

I've got a better picture and I can not post it anywhere, Reddit even took it down cause it's a "duplicate" Where to post? 

You could put a link in a comment in the main reddit thread. It will likely get upvoted to the top comment eventually.

[lukiepete]

As someone who opted to wait for 75159 in the hopes that it would make a cooler display piece... well... nothing to see here but disappointment. There are so many different ways they could have gone with this and, instead, they just rehashed the look of a set they had out for seven years and updated it with play features.

UCS is a big swing and a miss this year and I don't think 2017 is shaping up to be any better.

[MathBuilder]

“Only the best is good enough.” - Ole Kirk Christiansen, Founder of LEGO.

But then corporate greed happened...

[CM4Sci]

Hey @Alpinemaps is it cool if I post it here for like 2 minutes, everyone can see it, then remove it? My inbox is drowning.

[Pomodoro]

1 minute ago, lukiepete said:

As someone who opted to wait for 75159 in the hopes that it would make a cooler display piece... well... nothing to see here but disappointment. There are so many different ways they could have gone with this and, instead, they just rehashed the look of a set they had out for seven years and updated it with play features.

UCS is a big swing and a miss this year and I don't think 2017 is shaping up to be any better.

They're making sure everyone will be able to afford the 40th anniversary MF by releasing sub-par UCS all year long.

[tjj1984]

If I had a 10179, I would be listing it on eBay before the 2017 UCS is announced...

[pzyluke]

I suggest checking out the "legoleaks" subreddit on reddit.com (you add /r/legoleaks to the end of reddit.com to get there specifically)

[Cheese]

Could this actually be deliberate by Lego given the leaks that have occurred with the recent releases meaning that Lepin are able to have their own versions out before the Lego official releases? There is some chatter that the actual version is a combination display and play set. Given that Lego monitor fan forums it would not have been hard for them to just make people think that they are doing what many people think they will do i.e a refresh with some updated mini figures only by leaking such an image. Why the initial release of a pic of set no and piece count and then another pic a day later with the pic of the set but no piece count. Given the backlash from AOH and the increased price surely they're not that's stupid? Just speculation and wishful thinking on my part.