exciter1 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Brickset has a review up. 75170 - The Phantom - http://brickset.com/article/25433/review-75170-the-phantom 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenxxx Posted December 23, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted December 23, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legopocalypse Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) Another rip off set, looks terrible and should be $20-$25 Edited December 23, 2016 by legopocalypse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zskid00 Posted December 23, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponderingzissou Posted December 23, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Original is way better. Only buying at 40% off or better. Thrawn prolly worth $10-15 of that set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 looks like something Benny built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legoray01 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 IS that a smurf? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDad Posted December 25, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucalego Posted December 25, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted December 26, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted December 26, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I will just pick up Thrawn separately. These remakes are coming way too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ-EUG Posted January 8, 2017 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponderingzissou Posted January 8, 2017 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red panda Posted January 10, 2017 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoroakenfelder Posted January 10, 2017 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyHand Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Jangbricks review of The Phantom (II): 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Just built it. Looks nice enough. I still like the original though. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoroakenfelder Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 does it mount on the Ghost? How does it compare to the Separatist Shuttle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted February 19, 2017 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 Awkwardly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted February 19, 2017 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted February 19, 2017 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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