Retiring Soon - open speculation

[eliminator]

Sorry if already mentioned, but I just received the Lego store catalog for 2017 and there's no UCS Tie Fighter. Perhaps it just didn't make the cut....

[Legojona]

8 minutes ago, eliminator said:

Sorry if already mentioned, but I just received the Lego store catalog for 2017 and there's no UCS Tie Fighter. Perhaps it just didn't make the cut....

Fingers crossed!

[Val-E]

2 hours ago, paulvdb said:

The big City police station and fire station sets normally last three years and are then replaced by new versions. Other City sets may retire sooner. Or even later but I can't think of any that lasted more than three years. There will be a new police station (60141) in 2017 to replace the current police station (60047) from 2014.

Trains have lasted 4 years before.

1 hour ago, eliminator said:

Sorry if already mentioned, but I just received the Lego store catalog for 2017 and there's no UCS Tie Fighter. Perhaps it just didn't make the cut....

Any other notable absentees? Simpsons. SHIELD, Mini?

[eliminator]

5 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Trains have lasted 4 years before.

Any other notable absentees? Simpsons. SHIELD, Mini?

No Simpsons sets

No Shield sets

Yes, Mini still in there

...keeping in mine this is only the 55 page consumer catalog...there's probably many missing sets.

[Phil B]

6 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Trains have lasted 4 years before.

Any other notable absentees? Simpsons. SHIELD, Mini?

Mini is there, no Simpsons, no Shield (at least, in the US version). MF still features. Ecto 1&2 next to GBHQ.

[eliminator]

Of note, there's no VW van and no Tower Bridge.

Edit: Probably no need to advertise them since they've been around since 2011ish.

Edited December 29, 2016 by eliminator

[Val-E]

What about FW and F40?

[Phil B]

3 minutes ago, Val-E said:

What about FW and F40?

F40 is there, Ferris Wheel isn't.

Edited December 29, 2016 by Phil B

[eliminator]

2 minutes ago, Val-E said:

What about FW and F40?

F40 yes

What's FW?

[eliminator]

Also, Technic Arocs 42043 isn't there but should be around til next holiday season.

I'd be very surprised to we the Ferris Wheel go so soon. Slow seller?

Remember, the FW and Tower Bridge did go on Black Friday sale at the UK LEGO Shop at Home...perhaps a hint of retirement.

Edited December 29, 2016 by eliminator

[Martae54]

Missing notables are :

no UCS Tie ..

no Temple

no TB

no FW

no Simpsons

no FO Tie 

no Kylo Command Shuttle 

no Poe Xwing

no T1

3 minutes ago, eliminator said:

F40 yes

What's FW?

Ferris Wheel. 

[Val-E]

So basically SImpsons, Tie, ToA, Shield, Ferris, T1 and TB are not there.Did I miss any other exclusives - modulars?

 

Edited December 29, 2016 by Val-E

[Val-E]

As per German catalogue TFA stuff is still there.

[marcandre]

The catalog is not a good gauge to determine retirements. It's been proven time and time again. The SSD had a massive two page spread when it was sold out at LEGO Shop at Home and everywhere else. VW and TB has been missing from many issues but live on in perpetuity.  

[Val-E]

True. However they are all strong candidate to be done by this time next year, if not sooner.

Amazed the Simpsons are still going.

[Val-E]

Down to the last 29 retiring soon sets at EU SAH. Friends is done, it´s basically a Ninjago v Duplo v Nexo slugfest.

[Shewie]

3 hours ago, Val-E said:

As per German catalogue TFA stuff is still there.

this was posted here about week ago. different movie tho.

[ChristopherJB]

5 hours ago, Val-E said:

So basically SImpsons, Tie, ToA, Shield, Ferris, T1 and TB are not there.Did I miss any other exclusives - modulars?

 

Only real set that will be gone from this list is the Simpsons. I can't see Shield disappearing after a year. That Tie Fighter will be around forever. Stay tuned.

[GhostDad]

5 hours ago, Martae54 said:

Missing notables are :

no UCS Tie ..

no Temple

no TB

no FW

no Simpsons

no FO Tie 

no Kylo Command Shuttle 

no Poe Xwing

no T1

Ferris Wheel. 

All of these will stay at least until Fall/Winter 2017, with the possible exception of the Simpsons sets.

[Leopard]

Has anyone bought USC Tie Fighter at a discount, if so how much was the lowest? Haven't seen one in such a long time honestly. 

[Val-E]

Just now, Leopard said:

Has anyone bought USC Tie Fighter at a discount, if so how much was the lowest? Haven't seen one in such a long time honestly. 

 I believe 50 USD was the lowest and about 100 over in Europe.

Could anyone post recent seal codes of all the above sets?

[asharerin]

4 hours ago, Val-E said:

True. However they are all strong candidate to be done by this time next year, if not sooner.

Amazed the Simpsons are still going.

TLG and The Simpsons have a very strong relationship (i.e. Fox bent them over lol). Not surprised to see the theme continuing.

[Bold-Arrow]

8 minutes ago, Leopard said:

Has anyone bought USC Tie Fighter at a discount, if so how much was the lowest? Haven't seen one in such a long time honestly. 

It has been almost exclusively available at a discount ... 40$ thing was a fluke . IIRC ~130$ would be the lowest 

7 minutes ago, asharerin said:

TLG and The Simpsons have a very strong relationship (i.e. Fox bent them over lol). Not surprised to see the theme continuing.

A google search for that yielded some very Disturbing images and by disturbing I mean take a look  

[GhostDad]

Thanks to this site, I nabbed a UCS TIE off Amazon for ~$100 a few months back.  As I recall, it was the standard $140 price + coupon of some sort.

[iahawks550]

UCS Tie retiring would be a gift, but thousands have been bought at 20-40% off.