75159 - UCS: Death Star (2016)

[gregpj]

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

[Ed Mack]

13 hours ago, dcdfan said:

But they're not trying to Make America Great Again. They're trying to make China and Denmark great again.

They sold out Denmark...They are just like the rest...Mexico and China are their allies now.

[KShine]

5 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

I just got the most recent BLOCKS magazine with my monthly article in it.  Great magazine...My article "looked" great.  It was about the 10188 and was written several months ago.  I wrote about the 75159's possible influence on the 10188.  I assumed that it was a completely different set.  I sure look like an a s s now.  

[Ed Mack]

34 minutes ago, KShine said:

 

If LEGO had never licensed Star Wars - none of us would be here.

This is true.  Now, the best thing for all of us would be LEGO losing that license.

[KShine]

3 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

This is true.  Now, the best thing for all of us would be LEGO losing that license.

Possibly, but it won't be happening any time soon - What do they have left on their agreement, 6 or 7 years?

Edited August 21, 2016 by KShine

[Ed Mack]

2 minutes ago, KShine said:

Possibly, but it won't be happening any time soon - What do they have left on their agreement, 6 or 7 years?

Right...There is no chance of that.  Just a pipe dream.

[Migration]

2021, I think.

 

[BrickLegacy]

9 hours ago, Alpinemaps said:

Han's just looking for the cheese wedge he dropped.

 

 

I thought Han looked like a reseller being bent over by TLG.

 

[Lego Templar]

Possibly, but it won't be happening any time soon - What do they have left on their agreement, 6 or 7 years?

Yeah Lego letting go of their number one seller and Disney giving up free money. Maybe in a parallel universe but not here and I highly doubt ever.

[Alpinemaps]

I thought Han looked like a reseller being bent over by TLG.

I can't help if that's how you take that. As I said, he's looking for a piece he dropped. I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Migration]

11 minutes ago, BrickLegacy said:

 

 

I thought Han looked like a reseller being bent over by TLG.

 

At first I thought he was mooning us.

[jstodda]

Han's just looking for the cheese wedge he dropped.

More likes Lego's response to our design concerns hahaha

[jstodda]

I can't help if that's how you take that. As I said, he's looking for a piece he dropped. I have no idea what you're talking about.

More like Lego's response to our design concerns hahaha

[fossilrock]

23 minutes ago, jstodda said:

 

More likes Lego's response to our design concerns hahaha

 

You should change out his lower half with the "where's my pants guy"... Be more fitting.

[Will 4]

1 hour ago, BrickLegacy said:

I thought Han looked like a reseller being bent over by TLG.

I thought he'd gone big on 10188's  and was going to jump after seeing 75159 pics

[redcell]

If LEGO had never licensed Star Wars - none of us would be here.

Sure, but it's a big jump from that to the notion that without SW, Lego would crater.

[KShine]

6 minutes ago, redcell said:

Sure, but it's a big jump from that to the notion that without SW, Lego would crater.

 

It was only meant as a reminder to the power of Star Wars, and the influence that it has. Crater or not, the impact SW has on a brand should never be disregarded.

[MathBuilder]

2 hours ago, Ed Mack said:

They sold out Denmark...They are just like the rest...Mexico and China are their allies now.

What does Mexico have to do with this? 

[Will 4]

3 minutes ago, MathBuilder said:

What does Mexico have to do with this? 

Factory there.

[Edgarama]

Maybe Trump can use Mexican manufactured ABS to build his wall...and LEGO will pay for it!

[MandRproductions34]

What I will be doing to the new Death Star.

[mudcatsfan]

Just in case everyone wasn't annoyed enough.

 

 

[Alpinemaps]

Just in case everyone wasn't annoyed enough.

 



 

Is this where I bring up Series 1 Mixels?

/runs and ducks for cover

[Average Guy]

18 hours ago, fossilrock said:

Ohh my gosh, Trump finally said something wise!

I think Trump should choose his hairdresser as his Vice-president, because that person KNOWS how to take on the tough issues. If they can handle that mess they can handle anything.

[Steve Brule]

Trying to say this is nbd because Star Wars is an old property seems a bit naive. Look at the bigger picture. LEGO has shown they have no reluctance to rerelease an exact set that retired 9 months prior. That means anything in your inventory could be rereleased at anytime. Of course this won't happen with every set, just the good ones that people WOULD BE willing to pay a premium for if the set weren't otherwise available.

Some are too entrenched to see the big issue though.

[fossilrock]

Hahha.. Yeah, just wait and watch.  I'm sure they already have the marketing team working overtime, while they come up with catch names for sets like "City Hall", "Green Market" and "Spooky House" that they'll release next year...  Meanwhile their designer staff was laid off.