Yinchuan Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) A 10 lb scale will be good for almost everything a beginner can need.Oh definitely plan on being around a long time. I have already learned a ton from you all. Somebody's got to give you a run for your money! A scale is definitely in my list of supply needs. Tired of guesstimating shipping. Good advice. Walking the package right up to the counter would be way better. Edited January 10, 2015 by Yinchuan Quote
Val-E Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Star Wars logo trumps Lego and Disney so as long as it metiones SW somewhere on the box it will be alright - even Disney can Quote
NWL14 Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Btw guys, my rant wasn't toward anyone in particular. I'm just a passionate Star Wars fan. And my rant was primarily my opinion towards the current Lego R2D2. It's not high at all on my priority list, compared to the spaceships/vehicles. Cool vehicles, I'm totally on board with being great investments. Love the Falcon, love the Slave 1, SSD, DS etc. OT stuff is great. It's been great for years. That's because it's been the only thing we've got. But the times are changing now that we're not going to be limited to just the OT stuff. I believe the new generation of fans will focus more on the new movie stuff. We the OT generation, are on the way out. The new SW generation is about to emerge. Disney paid Billions of dollars to acquire The Star Wars Franchise. You know they're gonna be cranking out movies well beyond this new upcoming trilogy. No 16 or 10 year long gaps in between. The OT stuff will always hold a special place in our hearts. But we're the last of a dying breed. Quote
JDLego324 Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) I don't agree at all. My kids (8, 6 and 3) love it all, OT, prequels, CW, and now Rebels. They have Lego sets that run the gamut. The new stuff builds on the old, not replaces it. My 8 year old received the 7965 from Santa last Christmas, just what he wanted. I have collected OT Star Wars since 1991, and since about 1993 it has always been in demand. Edited January 10, 2015 by JDLego324 2 Quote
MathBuilder Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 The new SW generation is about to emerge. Disney paid Billions of dollars to acquire The Star Wars Franchise. You know they're gonna be cranking out movies well beyond this new upcoming trilogy. Don't really want to get into the SW debate. Just wanted to point out that Disney throwing money at something does not necessarily guarantee it is going to be good. Sure, Disney keeps scoring pots of gold (like Frozen to name the last one that comes to mind) but they also have had huge fiascos like John Carter and Lone ranger. Those last two were notoriously expensive... Quote
TheDarkness Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 disney logo on box? Bah. Bought my 9765 at D-Land so figured it would be appropriate to add a couple hidden mickeys to it. I thought there was supposed to be a hidden mini Tumbler under the Millenium Falcon Quote
roxio Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 I don't agree at all. My kids (8, 6 and 3) love it all, OT, prequels, CW, and now Rebels. They have Lego sets that run the gamut. The new stuff builds on the old, not replaces it. My 8 year old received the 7965 from Santa last Christmas, just what he wanted. I have collected OT Star Wars since 1991, and since about 1993 it has always been in demand. OT Star Wars (sets?) since 1991 ????? Quote
holleman67 Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 OT Star Wars (sets?) since 1991 ????? He's not referring to Lego. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Brickpicker mobile app Quote
inversion Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 The new generation will like OT just as much as the new trilogy. Part of the story, they will watch them. Parents are more likely to buy stuff/pay more if they recognise it. Emotional attachment is important. Regarding UCS sets we won't see any from the new movies in the first few years. LEGO will evaluate their success first. Until then old vehicles are much less risk and still sell just as well or even more. The new movies will get a balanced share from the play sets aimed at children, but because of aforementioned reasons OT sets won't disappear. At least we will be able to always count on the iconic stuff (MF, X-Wing, AT-AT, ISD, etc.) if not on the more obscure ones (B-Wing). What you must not forget is that LEGO will always exploit lingering demand. They are monitoring websites, blogs and forums. They are responding to that demand. If anybody thinks that the recent UCS-s in flashy boxes are the Sandcrawler and Slave I by coincidence is a fool. Rumors about the next big UCS being an AT-AT. They know that they can't release them as IDEAS, but that project signals demand and they just release them as regular sets. This shows that they are responding. So even if there will be some small draught of OT sets in the future people will surely complain about it and LEGO will just release some MF or whatever to cash in. If I want to play the role of the Prophet of Doom then my forecast is that the EP I-III stuff will suffer only significantly, but not to complete disappearance either. It is considered inferior, little to no emotional attachment and just simply uncool. Key parts will return from time to time though, like Darth Maul for instance. 2 Quote
tractorboy Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Btw guys, my rant wasn't toward anyone in particular. I'm just a passionate Star Wars fan. And my rant was primarily my opinion towards the current Lego R2D2. It's not high at all on my priority list, compared to the spaceships/vehicles. Cool vehicles, I'm totally on board with being great investments. Love the Falcon, love the Slave 1, SSD, DS etc. OT stuff is great. It's been great for years. That's because it's been the only thing we've got. But the times are changing now that we're not going to be limited to just the OT stuff. I believe the new generation of fans will focus more on the new movie stuff. We the OT generation, are on the way out. The new SW generation is about to emerge. Disney paid Billions of dollars to acquire The Star Wars Franchise. You know they're gonna be cranking out movies well beyond this new upcoming trilogy. No 16 or 10 year long gaps in between. The OT stuff will always hold a special place in our hearts. But we're the last of a dying breed. 50 years from now, people will still be talking about the OT movies, especially the first one. Its impact on western culture has been very significant. I doubt as many people will be talking about the next series of movies in much the same way in 50 years time. There will simply be no comparison. Sure, the kids might be more into it, for a few months at least until the next 5 minute hype comes along to distract them. But it certainly wont ever overtake the significance of the OT in terms of iconic status. And, most importantly, to toy collectors. Modern movies just don't have the same impact as they did back then. Just like no pop group will ever have the same impact of the Beatles ever again. It's not just a generational thing, it's a cultural thing. Quote
stephen_rockefeller Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Can we get this thread back on topic please? Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 I agree... I think we were at these opinions Sell all you have now Buy all you can now Sell some and buy some I'm in option 3 Quote
tractorboy Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Can we get this thread back on topic please? I hadn't realized discussing how the relative impact of the new movies and the OT (both of which feature the MF) could effect its resale value down the line, was off topic. Quote
stephen_rockefeller Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 I hadn't realized discussing how the relative impact of the new movies and the OT (both of which feature the MF) could effect its resale value down the line, was off topic.You're welcome. 2 Quote
Val-E Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Well, I feel that January is a month of impasse for sets like the 7965 as it is the post Christmas chill out combined with the sold out but reduced Price tag on the Lego web. When Lego do finally retire it and people receive their next pay cheques then there should be a gradual rise in demand followed by a sudden fall when the new one is released followed by another spike when the movie comes out. By then it should also have become quite scarce Quote
JDLego324 Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) OT Star Wars (sets?) since 1991 ????? I was speaking more generally, for example: To keep things on topic, I believe this set has growth potential, even if an episode 7 MF is released. If another OT MF is released, well, it will depend on how well it is liked. I really like the 7965 version of the MF. It's a great model and was a lot of fun to build. Edited January 12, 2015 by JDLego324 Quote
Darth_Raichu Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 Everyone just sell off your 7965 stashes NOW !! Why punish yourselves by languishing in uncertainty :P 1 Quote
mudcatsfan Posted January 12, 2015 Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) I was speaking more generally, for example: To keep things on topic, I believe this set has growth potential, even if an episode 7 MF is released. If another OT MF is released, well, it will depend on how well it is liked. I really like the 7965 version of the MF. It's a great model and was a lot of fun to build. -woah. That's a nice looking collection. Also its funny how we go nuts for Lego sets selling for two to THREE times retail. What are the ratios on those bad boys? $1.79 to ............$1790 My personal favorite vintage item is a POTF Tatooine Skiff in perfect sealed condition from the collection of Steven Sansweet WITH provenance. I'd like to get it graded some day for protection but hate the thought of mailing it..........twice Edited January 12, 2015 by mudcatsfan Quote
jharrison Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Checking out a few Canadian online retailers and it looks like Playvaluetoys has 15-20 in stock and Toy R Us has 10 (at $20 above MSRP) Everybody else is out. None at Walmart, Mastermind, Chapters, Sears, FutureShop, BestBuy. I think she is done. .... or this is just low inventory thanks to Christmas and everyone will get happily restocked and this will kick around for another year and nothing to see here folks. (true story, before I came out of my dark ages and would pass by the lego shelves pretty much ignoring them all the only set that I ever actually picked up and thought about purchasing was this one. Why? Because it was big and it was the freak'****** Millennium Falcon!!! Dark Ages Me has a lot more in common with most Lego buyers than current Lego Investor Me. IMO this set will do really well after it retires. ) Quote
Val-E Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Listing has disappeared from all shop at homes except US and CA.... Quote
ISO8T0 Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Downtown Disney has on sale for $112. They had 16 when i walked in. 12 when i walked out. Limit of 5. 1 Quote
trekgate502 Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Downtown Disney has on sale for $112. They had 16 when i walked in. 12 when i walked out. Limit of 5. Tip of the week. Thank you. 1 Quote
ISO8T0 Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Tip of the week. Thank you. My pleasure. Enjoy. Quote
ISO8T0 Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 So how many of you took advantage of that sale? Quote
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