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the next UCS Star Wars set! They've outdone themselves this time!

I have zero hoth sets, so a set like this could appeal to me (and it does a little) but you can't ignore the fundamental flaws with the design/contents/name of the set itself UCS or not. I read a great review of it on another LEGO website and it highlighted some significant flaws in a $250 set and thats where I think the anger and disappointment come into play. Most people accept that a $20, $30, $50 LEGO set will have it's limitations... people don't want a $250 set to have the same limitations. Because LEGO took a vacation and jammed those old sets together, you get things like: - a shield generator with 3 turbines instead of 4 - an assault with two baddies - a wampa cave that although cute doesn't match the lines of the model - a tauntaun feeding station that is where in the movies? - a watch tower that is where in the movies? - a gate with exposed gear mechanisms (yuck) You just can't ignore that no other Star Wars UCS set was this badly executed and this unoriginal.

It would be utterly hilarious if inside the box was just the boxed sets that have already been released........I'm hoping for this so we can see people's heads explode!

This is the one set that box condition might actually be the most important factor since the contents suck.

That is some excellent team player mentality there.

Kmart has new sets ready for shipping with no hot buy tag, so coupons will apply. Star Wars, Ninjago, Minecraft and Super Heroes as far as I can tell. This link can give you more coupons if your SYW account it lacking: http://shc.cpn2c.co/RecomService/web/bE3R $10 off $75 and $10 back from $50 seems like a nice combination, not counting surprise points.

I wonder what everyone's hoth box condition will be????

Picked up two full sets of Series 5 Mixels for €33.83 total. There was something else I bought, what was it now, big ship, looks funny, oh yeah, bought 2 of those Sea Cow thingy's at 40% off RRP, €150 each Score

That set is going to give me nightmares. A dog that rips out the hearts of its victims after it shoots them with a bow and arrow is NOT a kids toy. Oh...it's on sale...in for 4.

I love picking up chicks at LEGOLAND...

Golf clap to all you people who go for these obvious scams just because paypal has your back! Thanks for contributing to the reason why paypal fees are becoming asinine! Bravo!!!

I want 2x big Spidey bridge set. It's not out there yet. I'll be combining 2-3 Carbon Freezing Chambers too.

The important factor is not whether parents would pay $250 for the set but whether anyone would buy this at any point for $400-$500

I guess you can say he's not a brickmason! Get it...lego brick + mason brickmason.... I'll see myself out.

One CL scammer down, 987,678,765,789 to go.

10242 Mini Cooper at one Lego store, old style box that had been dented. Got 2.5x VIP points on it (I'll build this one) 10188 Death Star at a different Lego store. It had apparently just been returned and was sitting behind the counter. Box has a scratch in it since it wasn't in its shipping box anymore, but in otherwise good condition. Seals didn't look tampered with.

All the winning prizes have shipped...Finally. A lot of work. I would appreciate that winners would post photos of their prizes in this thread. I would like to thank everyone once again for your support. Principal Robbins received and deposited the $62,000 check yesterday. Instead of planning for next year, the school would have been planning to close its doors without the support of all of you. I salute you...

Is it really that good? is the question I intend to answer from my point of view in this blog. Lego set 75060 depicting Slave I in UCS style has been jubilated on every Lego related forum, in every review. So, conscious of these reviews and opinions, is the build still going to be great? Can we believe the hype? If you're like me, you already know my answer because the first thing you did when clicking on this blog is scroll down to read my conclusion. For those who are not like me and want to read the whole article, I tried to write down my thoughts and feelings (immediately) after each step of the build. I won't tell all surprises and advanced building methods I encountered, as that would ruin the fun for you. This way I had to actively think about the build along the way. Some aspects of this blog will transcend the nature of a review, such as using an alternative to the set's stickers and my thoughts on future demand of this Lego set and its parts. REVIEW: SET DETAILSLego set: 75060Name: Slave ITheme: Star WarsParts: 1996Price: $199.99 Looking at the value of this set, at first glance it feels better priced than the 75095 Tie Fighter, a comparable Ultimate Collector Series model. But let's have a closer look, first at the pricing in the Netherlands. Here the Tie Fighter is priced €229.99 while the Slave I's MSRP is €199.99. While the Tie Fighter is 30 euros more expensive, it has 311 parts less than the Slave I. So unless you're a great Tie Fighter fan, if you live in the Netherlands and had to choose between these two UCS's, from a cost per piece-perspective the choice is easy: Slave I. But you shouldn't just look at piece count, other factors are also important (e.g. the Tie Fighter has lots of large plates). In the US, both UCS sets cost $199.99. The cost per piece for the Slave I is $0.10. With quite a few large and special pieces (which will be discussed later), this price is in principle good for a licensed set. And don't forget that there are 4 minifigures in this set. BOX CONTENTS There are 13 build sections, some consisting of more than one bag. Within the larger bags you'll find smaller bags containing small parts. The beautiful canopy and black info plate do not come bagged. Instruction manual plus sticker sheet: The instruction book contains some nice info on the 'real' ship, its design, its history and the Lego design. In that it resembles the booklets the Lego Architecture fans have gotten used to. There's even an interview with designer Hans Burkhard Schlömer about developing the model. Due to copyright reasons (and to give you a taste for more) I'll only show you a glimpse. THE BUILD STICKER SHEET The first thing you'll have to decide is what to do with the stickers (no less than 23! Didn't expect they were so many just by looking at the sheet). You have at least four options: Don't use the stickers. Apply them. Your set will look great but it will depreciate. If you want to sell it in the future, it's better to sell it with an intact sticker sheet. Furthermore, because of the lack of quality of these modern paper-stickers Lego produces, before too long the stickers will peel and/or crumble. This process cannot be undone, the stickers cannot be restored. Buy an original sticker sheet, e.g. on Bricklink. I usually do this when building larger / rarer sets, but 75060 sticker sheets are too expensive (for my taste) already. In Europe I can find a few for 12 euros a piece + shipping. In the US there's a Bricklinker who offers them for 10 bucks + shipping. Buy a reproduction sheet, keep the original. There are specialized companies who make these sheets in rather good quality. Make sure you have the reproduction sheet at home when starting the build. Reproduce the stickers yourself. I chose 5. Just copy the sticker sheet on a A4 or letter format white sticker sheet. You can buy those in office stores. After printing, you can 'laminate' the newly made sheet by applying a transparent glossy plastic sticky sheet. Forgot that step myself, unfortunately, so on the pics you'll see matte stickers. 'Laminating' serves to give the same glossy shine as the original stickers, as well as to protect the pigments. Anyway, after (optional) 'laminating' you can simply cut out the stickers using a ruler, sharp knife and hard cutting base (cutting mat or board). For curved cuts, try to use a cup as template. The result: Not perfect, but to me it's a good alternative to using the valuable sticker sheet. Here is the result (left: Original sticker sheet, right: The plate with reproduction sticker attached): Bag 1: Opening bag 1 I thought to myself "will it be really that good?" Everyone seems to be full of praise as to building this set. Is everyone simply repeating what others say? Let's find out if the build is as good as the end result looks. The start (Slave I's base) doesn’t contain too many surprises. I take note that several 2-wide-plates only rest on 1-wide plates or bricks. The result isn’t flimsy though. On the following pictures you'll see the build status after each step, plus the bags used, plus spare parts, plus a minifig completely unnecessarily posing in a completely random manner. I included that for those who are to any extent sensitive to this obscure playfulness used in all Lego reviews. Bag 2: Building the contents of (small) bag #2 brings a smile to my face. Diagonally extended… extended still… verticality brought horizontal, horizontality connected sideways... this is what advanced Lego building is all about! The second half of this sub-build is symmetrical to the first half, so I let my girlfriend have a go… she was equally amused. Bag 3: This nicely shows the techniques to get the smooth sloped red base in its designated form. The build stays enjoyable. Bag 4: This deals with the ‘top’ or ‘back’ side of the base. Great ‘ah!’-moment here. Some stickers have to be applied in this step. Bags 5: Starting these, the nature of the build changes dramatically. All you’ll see is technic bricks, pins, connectors, linkages, plates etc.: Building the connection section between aft and for bases. As with a good film script, the build process never loses pace, never gets boring. Some interesting building techniques are demonstrated while the underside is polished and finalized. Bag 6: Continuing the Lego Technic exercise, bag 6 introduces us to (two-faced) Han Solo (including a beautifully moulded carbonite block). Work is started on the interior construction, ending with another ‘aha’-moment. Lovely. And.. this thing is getting heavy. Bags 7: This is really 4 plastic bags and 1 small thick paper box. I recommend using a sharp knife to cut the tapes of the box if you're super-tidy and want to keep it in good shape. This step #7 brings us a very detailed Boba Fett-figure as well as both wings. If Lego wanted to make a set like this even better than it is now, one thing to mind would be the build order. Building two symmetrical wings in a row makes for a slightly repetitive experience. Why not begin the build (bag 1) with one wing and build the other (bag 7) now? Less logical but more fun. Anyway, the wings add to the surface of this vehicle. It's starting to look massive. To continue the fanboy-speech, the gravitation-driven automatic wing repositioning is very nicely done. Not sure what all the spare parts are for though (4x part 17-01, not used in the build). Boba Fett: Bag 13: For me now was the time to build the stand. Probably the least exciting part of set 75060, I like to save the best part till the end. Building the stand wasn't all too bad I guess... plus you get a storm trooper in this bag (probably as a surprise for those builders who thought they only had the stand to put together). Bag 8: To summarize this part of the build: stacking up. The 'inner walls' are constructed here. Meanwhile the nicely detailed cockpit is added. Ok I'll admit, to me this build can't go wrong anymore; I'm just loving every minute of it. Even this simple 'stacking up' has its charm, as I'm constantly thinking what all the side studs are going to be used for. Bag 9: Simply great... what can I say... you just have to build this thing yourself. My favorite part of the build so far. And what a great way to use part 4278756 (gear shifter)... at one point the designer is just showing off: But the result is lovely: Bags 10: The 'tail' structure and the top (including canopy) of Slave I are built together. The full size is now shown, quite impressive. Bag 11: Port side plating is made. These are three larger subassemblies which come together at the very end. Again, a very interesting and enjoyable build. Suddenly I realize I'm in the middle of having the best Lego build experience ever. Or not exactly in the middle... only one bag to go... unfortunately! The model is becoming very heavy by the way (1,68 kg now). Bag 12: Starboard side plating. As both sides are not symmetrical, the fractions of repetitiveness aren't at all annoying. The build is rounded off by the weaponry in Slave 1's tail. OPINION THE BUILD This experience has been a treat. A great looking Star Wars ship model has been converted into a highly realistic, fun to build, awe-inspiring Lego sculpture. If this wasn't the best build I ever experienced (including several modulars and the astounding Technic Mercedes-Benz Arocs) it is certainly in my top 3. While in my opinion this set does not have any real flaws (except perhaps the weakly manufactured sticker sheet), if the build order was amended and if there were less stickers to attend to, that would make it even better. To optimize your build experience I recommend starting with bags 11 and 13, then moving to bag 1 and from there keep to the designated build order. THE MODEL As everyone and their droid have already made clear, this model is a stunner. Have a look: Although this is not really a playset (try playing with it for 5 minutes without breaking off something), the Slave I has some nice play-like features. The side guns are retractable, the 'cargo door' can be opened and Han Solo can be attached on its inside. If you accidentally lose grip and Han is dropped inside, you don't have to take the ship apart or shake it. There's a hidden hatch on the bottom; if you open it Han is released. Furthermore, the wings are gravitationally actuated. If built with care, the wing movements are very smooth. The tail guns are positionable, as are the wing flaps. The cockpit canopy can be detached rather easily and Boba Fett's cockpit seat can be turned to either horizontal (land mode) or vertical (flight mode) position. Many people have already pointed out that this set is huge. It's always a bit difficult to assess a model's size from pictures alone. To give you an impression I photographed Slave I together with a train, a classic Lego city truck and Architecture's Lincoln Memorial. The latter can easily be shoved underneath the ship if put on the stand. Both train and truck are tiny in comparison to Slave I. The minifigures are nicely done. Han (the only minifigure with two face prints) comes with his sleeping bag; as said Boba Fett is well detailed and there's a Bespin Guard as well as a Stormtrooper. Boba and the guard are unique to this set. Boba's two guns can be stored on clips inside the cockpit. The stand is made in such way that the ship can be showcased either seen from the front or from the side (this is done by simply repositioning two 2x1 plates). I prefer the side view because that way the UCS information tile is better visible. Perhaps the front view is more impressive though. PARTS VALUE As discussed in the introduction I think this set has a good parts / price ratio. The current Bricklink part out value (incl. box and instructions) is $498.54 and there is little hope this number will ever go down. There are several special / rare parts in the set, such as: UNIQUE PARTS 4 dark green round corner bricks #95118. 6 dark red round corner bricks #95188. 2 dark red other round corner bricks #87559. 2 dark red yet other round corner bricks #58846. 1 sand green wedge 3x4x3/4 triple curved #93604. 2 sand green wedge plates 4x6 cut corners #32059. 1 transparent canopy #16477. The sticker set #75060stk01. RARE PARTS 4 dark green other round corner bricks #87559 (1 other set). 2 dark red wedge corner slopes #43708 (1 other set). 4 dark red 3x3x1 slopes #4161 (2 other sets). 2 dark red 10x1x1 slopes #85970 (2 other sets). 1 light bluish grey 10x10 inverted dish #50990b (2 other sets). 2 dark red 4x2x1 slopes #30363 (3 other sets). 1 carbonite box #87561pb01 (3 other sets). 15 sand green curved slopes without studs #15068 (3 other sets). 1 dark red 8x3x2 wedge open left #43708 (4 other sets). 1 dark red 8x3x2 wedge open right #41749 (4 other sets). 6 light bluish grey round corner plates #30565 (4 other sets). 4 yellow liftarm pieces #60484 (4 other sets). 2 dark red round corner plates #30565 (5 other sets). 2 dark bluish grey round corner bricks #88293 (5 other sets). 18 dark red 4x1x1 slopes #60477 (5 other sets). 2 light bluish grey mudguards #62361 (5 other sets). Probably I forgot a few. Also don't forget about what I mentioned about the minifigures. So if you are a collector and if you wanted to gather this set roaming the vaults of Bricklink in a few years from now I'd have to wish you luck. There are many unique and rare pieces around this set. Unless Lego will reuse these pieces in other sets (I don't see an extensive market for the enormous and very specific canopy part, to name an example) I think the parts value of this set will only go up. If you want this ship, buy it while it hasn't been retired. DESIRABILITY To me it is beyond any doubt that this set will be cherished by Lego collectors who own it, longed for by those who don't. Chances of a remake are thin I think. Would any designer dare to tackle remaking / improving a set this good? And even if it was to be remade, why not first do an updated Tie Interceptor (7181), Rebel Blockade Runner (10019), Naboo Starfighter (10026), Snowspeeder (10129), Imperial Star Destroyer (10030), Y-Wing (10134), Death Star II (10143), AT-ST (10174), Advanced Tie Fighter (10175), AT-AT (10178), Millennium Falcon (10179), Dropship / AT-OT (10195), Imperial Shuttle (10212), Obi-Wan's Starfighter (10215), Super Star Destroyer (10221) or B-Wing (10227)? My point is, so many UCS vehicles have been made during the last 15 years and Slave I was ignored until now; I don't see a swift remake coming. The only UCS-remake thus far is the X-Wing and it took Lego 13 years before it was executed. What are the chances of Lego wanting to remake an already almost perfectly modeled Slave I in 2028? When it will retire I have no idea. Could be swiftly (on Lego Shop at Home I saw quite a few 'out of stock' / 'available' changes the last couple of weeks) or it could take some time. Rumors about Slave I featuring in the upcoming Star Wars Rogue One movie (first anthology, 2016) and even a full Star Wars movie dedicated to Boba Fett (second anthology, presumably coming out 2018) may be reason for The Lego Group to keep this set around longer. Let's just say that If I were in charge of Lego I'd find it hard to retire a set this great and relevant to a feature film even if that film will be coming out in two years from now. I see two things possibly standing in the way of late (e.g. 2018) retirement: 1) license agreement ending; and/or 2) Boba Fett movie not being effectuated. According to some sources Disney has experienced difficulties in assigning a heroic role for the villain-like character Boba Fett actually is. In case set 75060 is retired before the Boba Fett movie comes out and if that movie will actually come out, these sets are bound to become even more desirable than they already will be otherwise. FINAL THOUGHTS Welcome, fast-scrolling reader, to this review! To give you the swift answer: yes the build is definitely that good. And the model looks great. Asymmetry makes it look more interesting. The finished Slave I is huge. And the box art is beautiful as well. The instructions contain interesting info and history sections. After its retirement this set will most probably become highly sought-after and its price will rise. In all, designer Hans Burkhard Schlömer did such a wonderful job that the creation of his disappointing newest model (UCS Hoth Base) is easily forgiven. Clearly as a designer you'll have to do what you can within the company's instructions and fortunately it seems that for the Slave I project Mr Burkhard Schlömer had carte blanche. I'll keep my conclusion simple. This set is a must-have for any Lego fan and any Star Wars fan. Get it while you can! Find it here on Amazon. View full blog article

You do realize that both of them are moderators right? Lol and Rockefeller is 100% correct, one of the main reasons why PayPal fees continue to go up is because they have to reimburse people who think the money fairy will always cover whatever scam they decide to get themselves into because they think why not they'll always cover you right? That money doesn't come from thin air it costs someone something and FYI it isn't the scammer.

Jeez. This thread currently reminds me of the Tumbler one from a couple weeks back. Hope I won't need to call The Cleaner ( @Alpinemaps ). He's very efficient (like Mr Wolf).

You obviously have no clue as to why paypal fees have gone up over the past few years. There are many factors that cause the fees to go up and one of them is the millions of dollars they have to reimburse foolish people that are attemping to buy these to good to be true scams. Where do you think that money comes from? The scammer? So no sir I will not lighten up sorry not sorry. You are dead wrong if you think its no harm to anyone.

That's the beauty of the PEE acronym VD is over. Time to go make PEE

Didn't we just go over this like a week or two ago...? [emoji15]

There was absolutely nothing lego in the clearance section at Brossard, except for 3 Jokerland sets for 25$ a pop! Which I scooped up even though I had no cart. If there were more, I would have been totally stressed to find a cart!!! Lesson learned, always go in with a cart

At least this is a good distraction from The Tumbler thread.

Highly complicated fraud so, get money, stop communicating

I have to say, that the final outcome of the set was actually very impressive. It's full of detail and don't let the pictures fool you, it's actually a seriously huge set. It sits on a 32x48 stud base. 1 32x32, and a 16x32. Overall, I really feel you get your money worth out of it. It's not like the tower bridge where you have half the set as cheese slopes. You get tons of bricks, and plates, and bigger elements that add to the weight. I also love the fact that they double walled it so you don't have the mismatch of colors that you see in the modulars, and even the Simpsons House. My biggest gripe is the freaking back. The double walled 3 of the sides, but the back is single walled and just looks horrible IMO. It's really unfortunate too, because outside of the that, I had a lot of fun building it and watching the movie in the background. I would say, as a fan, I would get this set. If you aren't, I can see why some people think $350 is overpriced for an oversized 'modular' as it were. Oh yeah, one last observation, for those complaining about having to move stuff in order to put the Ecto inside, I understand your gripe, but once you put this thing together, you'll understand why they did it that way. In order to fit the ecto inside, they would have to add probably at least another 10 studs length wise, and a couple more width wise, and once you take into account the double walls, the piece count would explode and balloon out of control.

Will your son pay $250 for this set ? ^^ No doubt that kids will like it, but will they (or their parents) pay that much, that's another story...

It's not gospel by any means. And much of it is subject to your individual stores/sales strategy. My underlying assumptions are certainly oriented towards a storefront that sells lots of individual bricks (i.e., White 1x4 Plates in bundles of 25) based on my PAB cup excesses, parting out minfigs (or CMF duplicates) from sets I otherwise desired for my own uses, and the occassional Lego promotional ("freebie") sets. Which reminds me of another bullet point: 10. By-the-brick pricing: There's generally two types of by-brick sellers. One is small bundles (<15) of a relatively uncommon bricks. I'd recommend using Bricklink's market rate +35% (15% of which to cover Ebay/Paypal fees Bricklink doesn't account for) as a benchmark for pricing. The other is new PAB bulk brick (via cups). In this case, set your selling brick at around cost +30% (again, 15% of which goes to selling fees). Finding good comps for pricing can be tricky given fluctuations in bricks-per-lot quantities, but I've found exceeding these thresholds tends to push your price per brick above Ebay's going market rate. Obviously you'll want to adjust your % guidelines subject to your acquisition costs and lot size. 11. Listing Quantity: For by-the-brick, generally speaking nobody is looking to stock up on more than around 25-100 of a relatively small, cheap brick at a time. Shoot for listings that come out into the $2.75-$5.00 range for these type by-the-brick sales, and adjust the quantity per lot accordingly to get there. Glad to hear that despite those assumptions there's still some useful tidbits for a relative Ebay novice. I've gleaned untold insights from Brickpicker so at the risk of "helping the Ebay competition" I figure it's good karma to pay the advice forward. Just as a sidenote, the majority of my listings are for quantities of 5-20. So 45 sales in a weekend included a fair amount of several of a single listing. Certainly being a Sunday helped. Which reminds me of yet a couple more: 12. Listing Timing. If for whatever reasons you do embark upon auction listings, be sure to have them end on a Sunday afternoon/evening. Sunday's are Ebay's most active day by far for both visitors and bids/sales. As auctions enter their final 24 hours Cassini bumps them up in search results - so ending on a Sunday ensures elevated visibility at a time of peak shopper activity. 13. Target Market: Contemplate your target audience, and tailor your listings/formats/pricing accordingly. There's basically three types of buyers: (1) the soccer mom looking for a cheap kid's gift, (2) the novice AFOL who is bolstering their own inventory but not yet Bricklink-savvy, (3) the savvy AFOL who uses Ebay as one of many sites in their bargain hunting. Figure out what your ideal buyer looks like in that regard, as each one carries implications of how to best appeal to their interests, and has a plethora of pros and cons in terms of what you can expect for sales frequency/volume/ROI.

I won the Town Hall and have been working on getting it built. I took a picture to post but I am having a hard time posting. Maybe I will try again when it is built. Thanks again Ed for the chance to support a school and win Lego at the same time!

Target Today Picked up 10 Poe XWing polys at retail. At one WM Today. Went to 4 but the other 3 had zilch... 2x 76038 Attack on Avengers Tower for $30 ea 5x 60078 Utility Shuttle for $13 ea (weirdly the receipt has them as set 60048) 2x 60077 Space Starter Set for $5 ea 75100 First Order Snowspeeder for $19 2x 60079 Training Jet Transporter for $25 ea 3x 10693 Creative Supplement for $15 ea 1x 75094 Imperial Shuttle Tydirium for $74 5x 76032 The Avengers Quinjet City Chase for $40 ea 2x 31038 Changing Seasons for $25 My eastern Massachusetts WMs rarely have much at 50% Clearance. This was a pleasant surprise. I left a bunch of Friends sets at 30% off. Maybe I should've grabbed the lone Shopping Mall for $79. Oh well....

I love it when I stop by The Lego Store and the manager gives me a free minifigure because I helped sort and put back the parts while we were chatting

Saw this on the shelf of a local TRU. Little Mason didn't see the investment potential of the Arctic Helicrane.

This is a very naive point of view.

Wow, another fantastic review Roy, really enjoyed reviewing this. You are making me eye up my box of this and build it for my office. "oh the torture" Maybe I will just grab one of Ed's, he will never know. AHAHAHAHAHA

I believe it is still in review. I am really hoping for it as well.

i've thought about this. please post pics if done.

I have no doubt that those 5 UNs will bring way more profit than 75098 ever can...

Yep - considering this as a Bday present for my twins who regularly sneak around the house pretending to be ninjas (and utterly failing of course ... LOL). We have no TV so they have no clue about Ninjago apart from what they've seen in the LEGO catalog.

Following in @exciter1's footsteps, I bought Temple of Airjitzu with 5x EBay Bucks - $190 plus tax, free shipping. Not a great deal but 5% off vs retail plus 10% EBay bucks is not bad IMHO for a set I really wanted to have.

Bought my first Kwik E Mart today w/ 5x EBay Bucks. $190 shipped

Skip to page 15 ... you're going to end up in oversized lettermail. https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/prices/CPprices-e.pdf I won't give you a lecture about shipping minifigures via lettermail since I've done it and never had an issue, but with 8 minifigs in a single mailer you need to be careful. You are essentially shipping a small parcel, but we don't have the same options as the US for cheap shipping of small parcels like this. Expedited shipping for such a small item will start around $10 (even in a bubble mailer) after taxes and fees and go up to around $14. If the buyer is willing to pay for the proper service, I honestly recommend it. If you're shooting for oversized mail (you're going to probably land in the 200g-300g range), then what you should do is get a mailer large enough to basically ship all 8 polybags lying flat next to each other so no LEGO pieces overlap. Then get a piece of plastic large enough to wrap them, and tape it up (gently) to ensure the polybags don't flop around inside the bubble mailer. If the polybags settle to one end, Canada Post will either return it to you because it no longer fits through the sorter OR it risks getting mangled by the sorter. If you're really concerned, give the buyer the choice. Is an extra $6-10 worth the peace of mind? Some will say yes, some will risk it. ** Edited to add... As an expedited parcel, it'll never go through the sorter so there is no risk to damaging the LEGO parts other than some extreme case of mishandling. I would never recommend a box for 8 polybags if you're just shipping in Canada or the US but if overseas then a small box is a good idea. **

I'd rather have a gift that lasts. Spend that money on LEGO instead of flowers @brickcrazyhouse I'm sure you could work this in a multicolored effect

hahahahaha My wife hates flowers.

I'm not seeing any Wampa cave.

This is an Assault on Hoth...

I think that was supposed to be ectoplasm, otherwise I would be a little grossed out...

after waiting this long holding my PEE, i'm going to wait just a little more to see if i can get more golden. Easter is still 6 weeks away ... so hopefully others will release their PEE and flood the market and then remaining sellers can hold firm on price. except that there is new PEE in production apparently so all bets are off with this set.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Here's my MOC passion project (pun intended): My wife works for the University of Arizona Alumni Association. Her office had the idea two weeks ago to make a Valentine's Day video featuring the mascots (Wilbur and Wilma Wildcat) and the oldest and most iconic building on campus - Old Main - all made entirely out of Lego and photographed to create an animation video to post on the university website for Valentine's Day. My wife asked me ("since you're so obsessed with Lego") if I could recreate Old Main. She said her office had some Lego imitation-brand figures to use for Wilbur and Wilma. I accepted the challenge and started looking at photos. Overall it wasn't a complicated structure, but as always it wasn't without its challenges. The real miracle was that I built everything you're about to see without placing a single bricklink order (we didn't have time since I got the project on a Wednesday night and it was due Monday). I used an extra large baseplate and once I got into it, it was great fun and probably took around 25-30 hours over five days by the time it was all said and done. The roof probably took the longest to recreate. The second photo below is what it all looked like when my wife took it in to work this past Monday. The director of photography/multimedia for the University was the one who did all the real work, taking thousands of photos and then narrowing it down to 15/second for the video. This was my first "real" large-scale MOC and all it did was make me eager to start a new project. What you are about to see in the video has a lot of little changes and additions to suit the University's objectives in making their video. All I can really take credit for is the set (building, fountain, landscaping, etc). So... here's the video. We are up to 48,000 views on Facebook since Friday afternoon when it was officially posted. I'm amazed at the number of views and how many people have inquired about how they can build this themselves. I think YouTube has over 2,000 views. Thanks for watching and Happy Valentine's Day.