75183 - Darth Vader Transformation

[jaisonline]

Retail price looks to be $29.99 and 34.99€
282 pieces.
3 minifigures (Vader, A.Skywalker, Emperor)
Remake of the popular 2005 set, 7251-1: Darth Vader Transformation.  https://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=7251-1

 

[exciter1]

Very poor effort, but a cheap way to get Vader and The Emperor.  The burnt Anakin figure is terrible.

[brickolodon]

ill say, very good...from reselling point. i will get one for future collection...

[jaisonline]

On 2/18/2017 at 10:15 PM, exciter1 said:

Very poor effort, but a cheap way to get Vader and The Emperor.  The burnt Anakin figure is terrible.

not sure why it's not priced at $25 MSRP like the Bespin Freeze Chamber. oh well.

[DFC01]

A poor build with a Darth Vader extra tax on it? I'm going to wait for some sale to get this one. Not worth the RRP.

[Val-E]

On 19/2/2017 at 4:15 AM, exciter1 said:

Very poor effort, but a cheap way to get Vader and The Emperor.  The burnt Anakin figure is terrible.

Darn, it will probably not help DSFD either then.

[blocp13]

from what I can see from all the £30 ish  packs for 2017, is TLG hammering the minifigure after market, most of the minifigures released in these packs are high priced on ebay etc.

Owning a load of high priced minifigures is now getting worrying as when before it was exciting knowing you had something worth a few quid.

They just seem to be screwing with the people that pay high prices for these big set with exclusive minifigures, then release them in a cheap set.

Edited February 20, 2017 by blocp13

[Val-E]

I´ve always said never to base investment strategy solely on minifigs in a set - the set itself has to have enough merit to fly on its own. Treat them as a bonus, if anything.

Sure, there are some sets like Double Decker Couch that have done well due to minifig content but I do not have much faith in stuff like fun in the park, for instance.

[Guest TabbyBoy]

Since this set is small and based on the prequels, I'll pass. The only prequel set I've cleaned up on so far is the 9515 Malevolence even though I thought it was a turkey at first! I could be wrong again, I have been before.

[wotguvnotmeguv]

Maybe a bit harsh to write is off as a remake - the 2005 set was a small, sub-£10 offering - think the piece count was around the 50 mark, so this has much more to it.

Lots of play value in it though for kids re-enacting a key bridge between the originals and prequels. 

[Sprocket77]

On 2/20/2017 at 9:06 PM, Val-E said:

I´ve always said never to base investment strategy solely on minifigs in a set - the set itself has to have enough merit to fly on its own. Treat them as a bonus, if anything.

Sure, there are some sets like Double Decker Couch that have done well due to minifig content but I do not have much faith in stuff like fun in the park, for instance.

I read the first line and was like, ooh ooh Double Decker Couch, then you mentioned it and ruined my response. The Riddler Riddle Racer, might be another good minifigure driven set.

[jaisonline]

35 minutes ago, Sprocket77 said:

I read the first line and was like, ooh ooh Double Decker Couch, then you mentioned it and ruined my response. The Riddler Riddle Racer, might be another good minifigure driven set.

not so sure.  superhero sets minigs are refreshed so often that people don't seem to care about cool sets w/ awesome mini-figs (e.g. Joker's Steam roller and the 2nd Arkham Asylum).  The Double Decker coach was diff as those minifigs won't be refreshed for years.  

getting back to the topic at hand, Vader and Emp Palp seem to be getting put into more sets.  The damaged anakin skywalker is prob the "key" minifig if there is one.  the retail price is way off though so i expect major discounts in before it's retired.  thus, buy the set on the cheap if you can wait.

[jaisonline]

here's a video to see the set "hands on"

 

 

[exciter1]

[MrToes16]

I'd invest if it had a printed piece that said "Nooooooooooooo"

[thoroakenfelder]

Interesting that they didn't count the medical droids as figures to show added value.

[jeff_14]

On 3/29/2017 at 2:53 PM, thoroakenfelder said:

Interesting that they didn't count the medical droids as figures to show added value.

The big one is attached so in real estate terms that counts as a fixture.

Edited March 31, 2017 by jeff_14

[mezzaluna]

I like this set at 50 percent

[JDM]

looks a lot like the Solo carbon freezing set 

[Darth_Raichu]

I did not know Palpatine used golden lightsaber hilt in the PT ???

[exciter1]

10 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said:

I did not know Palpatine used golden lightsaber hilt in the PT ???

It was later used for golden rod.

[Will 4]

Seems TLG's new motto is death to exclusive figs.

[thoroakenfelder]

1 hour ago, Knightwing01 said:

I like this set at 50 percent

"This set is worth one quarter portion."

[Alpinemaps]

[lucalego]

"This set is worth one quarter portion."

God that made me laugh