exciter1 Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 Brickset has a review up. 75170 - The Phantom - http://brickset.com/article/25433/review-75170-the-phantom 4 Quote
Kenxxx Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 Booo! I still have a few of the old Phantom! But just like the discussion of the AT-AT vs. AT-ACT... I think hardcore fans will want the original, as well as the new one with Adm. Thrawn. And 269 pcs for $39.99 .. yikes! Quote
Alpinemaps Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 I'll pick that up when it's on major sale. I'm not paying $40 for it. But Thrawn. Dude! It's Thrawn! And an updated Kanan. Not happy with the scale of it - it's a bit bigger, and while it does fit on The Ghost, it's scale is a bit out of whack with it. (Maybe we'll get a larger Ghost in the summer? Hmmm....) Quote
legopocalypse Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) Another rip off set, looks terrible and should be $20-$25 Edited December 23, 2016 by legopocalypse 2 Quote
zskid00 Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 The price is crazy. I don't know what LEGO is thinking or how they came up with it. 1 Quote
ponderingzissou Posted December 23, 2016 Posted December 23, 2016 40 minutes ago, zskid00 said: The price is crazy. I don't know what LEGO is thinking or how they came up with it. Similar pricing to the Batman Movie Lowrider set. Bold pricing Quote
jaylay Posted December 24, 2016 Posted December 24, 2016 Original is way better. Only buying at 40% off or better. Thrawn prolly worth $10-15 of that set. Quote
GhostDad Posted December 25, 2016 Posted December 25, 2016 The lousy pricing is great news. The last thing we want when trying to sell retired sets for 2 x MSRP is new sets that are $.05 per piece or something. I'd be thrilled if the new Death Star were MSRP $599. 5 Quote
lucalego Posted December 25, 2016 Posted December 25, 2016 Really like these design actually, just the price is ridiculously high. Unfortunately I missed out on a great deal on eBay that went for about £25 including p&p. Quote
TheOrcKing Posted December 26, 2016 Posted December 26, 2016 The design is smooth, functional, with a hint of 'classic' future. However same as everyone else has stated already, the price is rather absurd. I cannot think of any conceivable way to convince myself into buying this at the suggested retail of $40; a difficult time still for $30 if I am honest. It is nice seeing the Speed Champions windscreen used here plus Thrawn's unique blue hairpiece will work great in many MOCs particularly cyberpunk. Quote
justapilgrim Posted December 26, 2016 Posted December 26, 2016 I think the price is new normal. $39.99 for a few weeks then $29.99 after that. Friends hot air balloon and others did similar Quote
stackables Posted December 26, 2016 Posted December 26, 2016 I will just pick up Thrawn separately. These remakes are coming way too fast. Quote
NZ-EUG Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 Never watched rebels, any good? Admiral Thrawn looks like a bad ass collectorable mini fig! Another future edition to the collection. 1 Quote
ponderingzissou Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 3 hours ago, NZ-EUG said: Never watched rebels, any good? Admiral Thrawn looks like a bad ass collectorable mini fig! Another future edition to the collection. My son and I love it. Yes I agree Thrawn looks great! 1 Quote
red panda Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 I actually think this set is rather beautiful, or at least cute. Of course it looks over priced, but, I think this might do ok. Also, has anybody noticed that something strange seems to be occurring with availability? It was almost immediately dropped in to back order from S&H, and in the U.K., the only shop that got it was Smyths, in very small quantities. I am wondering if they have pulled this to correct the incorrect printing of Thrawn's rank as per the Hasbro issue. If so, getting an early set could be very advisable. Quote
thoroakenfelder Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 6 hours ago, red panda said: I actually think this set is rather beautiful, or at least cute. Of course it looks over priced, but, I think this might do ok. Also, has anybody noticed that something strange seems to be occurring with availability? It was almost immediately dropped in to back order from S&H, and in the U.K., the only shop that got it was Smyths, in very small quantities. I am wondering if they have pulled this to correct the incorrect printing of Thrawn's rank as per the Hasbro issue. If so, getting an early set could be very advisable. I'd think that supply hasn't been readily available. These early 2017 sets won't even hit the US market until about March. It's probably too early to speculate. However I would say that it's an excellent time to QFLL these sets, especially to impatient Americans. Either break up the set to sell the minifigures before the price drops or sell on the set unopened. 1 Quote
HandyHand Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Jangbricks review of The Phantom (II): 2 Quote
jaisonline Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 Just built it. Looks nice enough. I still like the original though. 5 Quote
thoroakenfelder Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 does it mount on the Ghost? How does it compare to the Separatist Shuttle? Quote
Phil B Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) 13 minutes ago, thoroakenfelder said: does it mount on the Ghost? How does it compare to the Separatist Shuttle? Yes to the first Q: (Video jumps directly to the part where Jang discusses this). Here's an image: Edited February 19, 2017 by Phil B Quote
jaisonline Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 1 hour ago, thoroakenfelder said: does it mount on the Ghost? How does it compare to the Separatist Shuttle? I'll post pics of both Ghosts in the Phantom tomorrow. They can actually be made to look decent docked if done the 'correct, way. Quote
TheOrcKing Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 1 hour ago, thoroakenfelder said: does it mount on the Ghost? 1 hour ago, exciter1 said: Awkwardly This baby got back. Quote
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