75159 - UCS: Death Star (2016)

[gregpj]

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

[oneknightr]

1 hour ago, Ed Mack said:

I own a very busy car wash and oil change...

Mental picture of Ed every time he mentions his car wash.

[jstodda]

Everyone knows buying is an emotional decision vs logical (thats why some of us can build a house out of 10188 boxes). Maybe youre AFOL, or looking to make money selling something you enjoy. Either way there is an emotion driving it.

Kids drive the emotional extreme. Why do 9 year olds have $900 iphones? Surely its not a logical choice.

People will find a way to get what they want despite price. $500 is a lot but during Star Wars and Holiday frency that can be overcome easily. Now what happens over 8 years is the big question.

[Ed Mack]

2 minutes ago, gbg108 said:

Speaking of spending too much...you know what else most people don't cheese out on? Weddings. Hershey Hotel was high on my wife's list but Brandywine Manor House FTW! 

It was hard writing those checks five years ago knowing it was all going to be lost in a day. Feels a little better now looking back and pretending I just invested that money in 10188. Same diff.

Yepper.  Big money.  My wife's father spent $3500.00 on her dress 20 years ago.  But it was worth it.  I can only imagine what a wedding costs now. 

[asharerin]

2 minutes ago, Spanky said:

I just awoke from my 16 mo slumber and am absorbing all the new discussions here at BrickPicker.

Is it confirmed by reliable sources that 75159 is a recreation of 10188, or is that just speculation?

Oh what interesting times...

 

 

Given that CM4Sci is scurrying around the forums like a rat on acid asking if the "leaked" pics have been requested to be taken down i'd say we are in for an interesting time indeed. Buy button at Defcon 2.

[Ed Mack]

3 minutes ago, oneknightr said:

Mental picture of Ed every time he mentions his car wash.

I am a lot better looking than him.

[Sprocket77]

2 hours ago, Ed Mack said:

I think the $500 price point is a killer of this set, though.  People are somewhat educated about prices and many will know that an identical set cost $400 a year ago.  There is no value here and $500 just "sounds" like a lot of money to me.  Hell, it is a lot of money.  

I don't see why it's that big of a difference. The type of people I see buying this don't check prices, €400, €500, who cares, I want it, so I'll buy it type of attitude. 

 

[KShine]

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Edited August 19, 2016 by KShine

[jstodda]

6 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

I am a lot better looking than him.

The guy in the Red shirt in the back or Walt... lol

[mezzaluna]

3 hours ago, asharerin said:

I do it each and every year with my wife's and kids' iphones. I windowshop at the Lego store with my pretzel while they line up at the Apple store. God bless consumerism and excess.

i just love how the death star thread turned to claw machines and car washes

[BrickLegacy]

5 minutes ago, asharerin said:

Given that CM4Sci is scurrying around the forums like a rat on acid asking if the "leaked" pics have been requested to be taken down i'd say we are in for an interesting time indeed. Buy button at Defcon 2.

I'm still not sold on the pics being legit.  Maybe I'm still in denial.  The VIP brochure is either fake or work from an intern.  The "instruction manual" pic looks photo shopped,  Just zoom in and look at the set number.  The background isn't consistent.  That doesn't seem right unless its an early draft graphic, then its plausible, I suppose.

The only pic that looks legit is the one with the box and the reflective glare.  That looks real...but like others have said the aspect ratio is a little off isn't it?  And since when did LEGO start sending sets in cases that open up in the front and not on top?  Has anyone seen the set in person yet?  These are supposed to be in stores by now.  Surely Kevin can confirm these pics are real for us, can't he?  Why aren't we seeing more leaked pics by now? 

I'm not trying to call out CM4Sci.  I'm just making observations.

Oh, and you want some more drama? emazers pulled his ebay listing...

 

[CM4Sci]

12 minutes ago, asharerin said:

Given that CM4Sci is scurrying around the forums like a rat on acid asking if the "leaked" pics have been requested to be taken down i'd say we are in for an interesting time indeed. Buy button at Defcon 2.

I'm getting suspicious, yeah? Wouldn't LEGO try to get this of all things taken down instantly? 

[jstodda]

[jstodda]

3 minutes ago, CM4Sci said:

I'm getting suspicious, yeah? Wouldn't LEGO try to get this of all things taken down instantly? 

Walt needs to visit Kevin........

[Phil B]

4 minutes ago, BrickLegacy said:

I'm still not sold on the pics being legit.  Maybe I'm still in denial.  The VIP brochure is either fake or work from an intern.  The "instruction manual" pic looks photo shopped,  Just zoom in and look at the set number.  The background isn't consistent.  That doesn't seem right unless its an early draft graphic, then its plausible, I suppose.

The only pic that looks legit is the one with the box and the reflective glare.  That looks real...but like others have said the aspect ratio is a little off isn't it?  And since when did LEGO start sending sets in cases that open up in the front and not on top?  Has anyone seen the set in person yet?  These are supposed to be in stores by now.  Surely Kevin can confirm these pics are real for us, can't he?  Why aren't we seeing more leaked pics by now? 

I'm not trying to call out CM4Sci.  I'm just making observations.

Oh, and you want some more drama? emazers pulled his ebay listing...

 

I'm just an observer here, but I still think there is a chance that LEGO set this all up to find the source of the recent "true" leaks (e.g. 71040). Make up a fake box, heck, even have a few printed, make sure images are slightly different (perhaps even a watermark somewhere, or a single altered pixel) then proceed in the normal manner and see where the pictures show up. CM4Sci could be connected to one of the leak sources and get this stuff, so no foul play by him(her?), but it might be the last time as TLG might plug the leak next time around.

[exciter1]

15 minutes ago, CM4Sci said:

I'm getting suspicious, yeah? Wouldn't LEGO try to get this of all things taken down instantly? 

They like to leak stuff for sets like this early, so the disappointment seems less abrupt.

[Migration]

4 minutes ago, Phil B said:

I'm just an observer here, but I still think there is a chance that LEGO set this all up to find the source of the recent "true" leaks (e.g. 71040). Make up a fake box, heck, even have a few printed, make sure images are slightly different (perhaps even a watermark somewhere, or a single altered pixel) then proceed in the normal manner and see where the pictures show up. CM4Sci could be connected to one of the leak sources and get this stuff, so no foul play by him(her?), but it might be the last time as TLG might plug the leak next time around.

That would be an epic prank on their part...

[Deadfraggle]

I sent a tweet with @LEGO  "tagged". I asked if the new Death Star set is basically a re-release of 10188. LEGO hasn't responded on their Twitter Feed. They generally respond to everyone.

[Ed Mack]

17 minutes ago, jstodda said:

The guy in the Red shirt in the back or Walt... lol

Both.

[biking_tiger]

There just isn't enough tinfoil to go around...

[Val-E]

I blame Donald Trump.

[Fenix_2k1]

1 minute ago, Deadfraggle said:

I sent a tweet with @LEGO  "tagged". I asked if the new Death Star set is basically a re-release of 10188. LEGO hasn't responded on their Twitter Feed. They generally respond to everyone.

I've seen a few people flaming the Lego Group twitter account for 75159 being no different so they definitely know the pics are out there. 

[Ed Mack]

17 minutes ago, Knightwing01 said:

i just love how the death star thread turned to claw machines and car washes

That's what I do.  No need to best this topic up anymore.  Time to talk about the important things in life...

[emazers]

"Well I have about 20 Emails and 3 phone calls on the New Death Star and what am I doing about the 10188.I was going to wait a while to post but with my name poping up everwhere well he is my thought. "Do I have the blues on this on the 60 DS I had sure who wouldn't. But you guys with just a few act like the world has ended, and Lego investing is dead, Well I have sold 15 DS, $550-600, most on Craigs List, and with the Double VIP Points a few weeks ago and I had a few hundred dollars VIP Points I took the $5000 grand and so and went out and got Sancrawlers, Ferris wheels, More Simpsons sets, Ewok Villages, PR, Etc and with all the VIP points I had I got 2 Sandcrawlers Free. and I got Most of my DS for $262 from B&N and alot for for $285 with the Toys R US Buy 2 get onfe free, and that was twice a year for years, and others I got were $300 or so on Amazon. so I have 45 DS Left, I see these taking many many years on being worth $800-1000 unless the new one is not made long. "My Theory is I am waiting for Christmas to see how much these are going for which I don't see much, I look at it this way now after Christmas if there are 100's on ebay I will unloade 25 more even if I can get a $50 profit I will do it so I look at it me having $12,000 grand put away, having lost nothing but these would have been a $1000 set in another year or two. so either way I am still living on wall street, I still have 40 POTC Pearl and Queen Sets, 40 HP 4842 & 10217 Sets, 45 SSD, 58  HH and thousands of more great sets and exclusives. and as I said before I would like to stop buying when I am 70 and thats 2 yrs from now, now easier said than done. "Now I will sail if Lego does the HH, TH, and other great Exclusives basically the same way well then giving up on investing might be a thought, So here are my thoughts and what I am doing, and you guys that have 5 or under and don't need the money I would hold on to them, you guys with 10 and up if you can make your money back I would sell about 5 of them. and whoever thinks the new DS will be a poor seller I disacree. So if anybody wants to email me or even call me I have talked to hundreds of you guys on the phone. "So Don't Crack and give up the ship"      Ed

[Will 4]

1 minute ago, Val-E said:

I blame Donald Trump.

I thought it was Brexit.

[asharerin]

13 minutes ago, CM4Sci said:

I'm getting suspicious, yeah? Wouldn't LEGO try to get this of all things taken down instantly? 

We still love you mate. Keep us updated.