What Happened To Midi-Scale?

[Blackjack]

Lego only made two of these sets: the Imperial Star Destroyer and Millenium Falcon. Did they cut the line because of low sales or what. These sets haven't appreciated well historically, but they are making a comeback. Would anyone want to see the line renewed?

[TheDarkness]

I think they worked for what they were, a cheaper alternative for parents for the key ships. However, not having any minifigs was probably not so wise. They had a heap of these heavilly discounted at the end of their run.

[Blackjack]

Yeah, they should have had an exclusive figure in each one.

[TheDarkness]

It didn't even have to be an exclusive one, just throw and old Han and Chewie in there and they probably would have sold twice as many to the kids

[dunkers97]

Though exclusives would'f made the TFOL (teen fans of Lego) and the AFOL's buy them more.

[stephen_rockefeller]

An exclusive minifig may have helped a little but there is/was little hope for these sets IMO as far as investment potential.

[sadowsk1]

I like these sets and wish they had more. Like most sets the main thing that holds them back is their pricing. People didn't want to spend 40 bucks on a Star Destroyer or Falcon of that size, price it lower and of course it will attract more interest.

[TheDarkness]

An exclusive minifig may have helped a little but there is/was little hope for these sets IMO as far as investment potential.

Certainly it was never going to be flash investment potential, but it would have helped with the kids wanting the sets. Adults were too enarmoured by the 10179

[Darth Lego]

Adults didn't like them because they were supposed to be for the kids. (Most adults have enough money to buy $100 sets.) Kids didn't like them because they didn't really have any playability or minifigures. What kid likes a set with no minifigures? Next to none.

[comicblast]

They are kind of like the minibuilds in the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar...build it once, play with it for a little while, then you have no idea what to do with it afterwards. None of the Midi-Scales were made to hold minifigures in them, so it wouldn't work either way to throw in a minifigure or two. IF TLG did put some minifigures in, it would have made them more popular though.

[TheOrcKing]

While they did have nice details for their size, all I saw with those ones were a 'large collection of parts' sets. I agree if they did like the DK books and contained at least an exclusive minifigure or two, they could have gone somewhere. I remember the first time I saw either one and thought "oh neat". Till I realized the actual size and price of it, and quickly felt like I could get better with $40. Nice piece count and made decent sized displays though. On a odd note, I found it strange that both were only available at Wal-Mart. I would've thought that one of them would have been exclusive to Target as an equalizer.

[Studebricker]

I never liked them, but I never really liked the minis either. Just got one of each for myself, to display alongside my UCS sets. If they never make another midi, I won't shed a tear...