Star Wars Celebration VIII

[fuzzy_bricks]

1 hour ago, Darth_Raichu said:

There is too much mundane & boring stuffs in the live stream for my taste.

Agreed, but I did have to listen to The Last Jedi panel to see if they had a trailer. 

 

[exciter1]

Star Wars Celebration VIII in Orlando will be running a lottery for specific times to be eligible to pick-up any exclusives they're offering at the LEGO Store on the show floor.  No news on any exclusive set yet.  Here is a link to the lottery details and entry page:

http://www.starwarscelebration.com/en/Events/LEGO-lottery/

[ravenb99]

21 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

Star Wars Celebration VIII in Orlando will be running a lottery for specific times to be eligible to pick-up any exclusives they're offering at the LEGO Store on the show floor.  No news on any exclusive set yet.  Here is a link to the lottery details and entry page:

http://www.starwarscelebration.com/en/Events/LEGO-lottery/

You going this year?

[exciter1]

Just now, ravenb99 said:

You going this year?

Yep, I've only missed a couple.

[ravenb99]

Just now, exciter1 said:

Yep, I've only missed a couple.

Thought you went to most.  I'll be down visiting some friends.  You should be easy to find.  I assume you'll take the family car from your Lego routes...

[exciter1]

4 minutes ago, ravenb99 said:

Thought you went to most.  I'll be down visiting some friends.  You should be easy to find.  I assume you'll take the family car from your Lego routes...

Yep, bringing the Yoder along.

[Mos_Eisley]

This sucks for people who pay a premium for the Jedi badges. Funko and LEGO are the hottest stops and having the Jedi badge become useless for the main exclusives isn't cool. 

[Alpinemaps]

I'm big time hoping that the Funko Pop Thrawn will be available at TRU that weekend. I *really* want that one.

[exciter1]

25 minutes ago, Mos_Eisley said:

This sucks for people who pay a premium for the Jedi badges. Funko and LEGO are the hottest stops and having the Jedi badge become useless for the main exclusives isn't cool. 

I'm not sure why they're not getting preference for exclusives too?  They do get into the panels before the other attendees.

[Mos_Eisley]

20 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

I'm not sure why they're not getting preference for exclusives too?  They do get into the panels before the other attendees.

Both raffles clearly state that it's the only way to get into the booths before the general times, but maybe they'll still be letting the Jedi attendees in first. 

[exciter1]

Hayden meet and greet events are all sold out already.

[jaisonline]

3 hours ago, exciter1 said:

Hayden meet and greet events are all sold out already.

yeah, time usually dampens negative thoughts, bad feelings, etc...  most folks will prob welcome HC with open arms in a ep 8 or 9 force ghost role.    personally speaking, i liked him in jumper far more than eps 2 and 3.  

[exciter1]

Just now, jaisonline said:

yeah, time usually dampens negative thoughts, bad feelings, etc...  most folks will prob welcome HC with open arms in a ep 8 or 9 force ghost role.    personally speaking, i liked him in jumper far more than eps 2 and 3.  

Most people don't feel ill will towards George Lucas' dialogue pawns.

[ravenb99]

Life as a house was a pretty damn good movie

[Alpinemaps]

yeah, time usually dampens negative thoughts, bad feelings, etc...  most folks will prob welcome HC with open arms in a ep 8 or 9 force ghost role.    personally speaking, i liked him in jumper far more than eps 2 and 3.  

I'm glad I'm not the only one that remembers Jumper. I liked the concept of that movie and would have loved to have seen that develop into a series.

[inversion]

Hayden's acting was good in the PT. The lines were not his doing. I consider him as a talented actor.

[fossilrock]

Dang, the celebration exclusive looks great this year... 

[jonnyhanukkah]

Yeah I wish that was the giveaway for May 4th in stores... dayum.  Much better than the space slug set. 

I hope the pieces for the detention block are all common- should be fairly easy to put together once instructions come out

[JDM]

3 minutes ago, fossilrock said:

Dang, the celebration exclusive looks great this year... 

Nice

[exciter1]

Yeah I wish that was the giveaway for May 4th in stores... dayum.  Much better than the space slug set. 
I hope the pieces for the detention block are all common- should be fairly easy to put together once instructions come out

I wondered if there might not be one. Looks awesome!

[jonnyhanukkah]

6 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

I wondered if there might not be one. Looks awesome!

when did we first catch wind last year of the invitation system and the space slug? 

[Alpinemaps]

That set is awesome!

I will BL the pieces. It doesn't look like there is anything unique in that set. Just need some instructions.

[JimboJet]

Already 3 listed on eBay. Not going this year, hoping someone from my local SW club can grab one for me.

Any word on edition size?  Typical 1000?

Edited April 4, 2017 by JimboJet

[thelovemachine]

3 hours ago, Alpinemaps said:

That set is awesome!

I will BL the pieces. It doesn't look like there is anything unique in that set. Just need some instructions.

Someone can just BL many of the pieces and then sell to BPers...

[exciter1]

9 minutes ago, JimboJet said:

Already 3 listed on eBay. Not going this year, hoping someone from my local SW club can grab one for me.

Any word on edition size?  Typical 1000?

There's a lottery this year to see who gets into the LEGO Store for the exclusives.  They're hedging their bets with connections or hoping their VIP/Jedi status will pay dividends.

[JimboJet]

Yeah, I sent the lottery link to the entire club, hopefully some signed up.