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Wow, what a way to quickly negate any valid points you may have previously made in this thread.

Still a work in progress. Need to place another BL order.

Am I The Ninja with the first copy of the latest coupon?

I completely agree with Emazers on this one. I thought this was a near guaranteed winner the moment I saw it. I am not even that big of a car enthusiast but this evokes that emotion that not a whole lot of sets can. This set will be a potential game changer for Lego. Lego has had whole untapped market of middle aged males with disposable income, and that was the car enthusiast, and FINALLY they have come up with a set that will make someone who likes cars and is a minor Lego fan think about making the jump to be a true AFOL. While they have made a small attempt to tap into the Car Enthusiast market, Speed Champions and the Lego Creator Ferrari and Mini Cooper, those sets do not exactly evoke that "high end" collectible feel. This model does. The reasons I believe this model to be a winner are as such: 1. It is an iconic car. If you were a teenage male back in the 1990's, you likely had at least one poster of a car on your wall. There was a high probability chance it was the Porsche 911. 2. It passes the CEO test. I would definitely put this in a glass display case in the middle of a room, put a spotlight on it, and admire it for it's beauty. It has a high end feel, and is just impressive to look at. 3. Will tap into the coveted middle aged male with disposable income market. This is targeted directly at a 35-45 year old male with disposable income. Anyone coming out of their dark ages, after this has retired, and has affinity for cars will want this for display. 4. Potential for a series. If this retires, and is replaced by a Technic Ferrari, Lamborghini, or other high end sports car, this will go through the roof. An AFOL will have a chance to have a whole lineup of beautiful Technic cars to display. 5. Potential for a growing market. While Lego Star Wars market continues to grow, it is likely growing rather slowly compared to the market for Friends, or other markets Lego is now just starting to tap into. The car enthusiast market, is a market Lego, has mostly ignored except for some smaller and mid size sets (Mini Cooper, Ferrari) here and there so far. This set can get a car enthusiast and turn them into a true AFOL, especially if they come out with a new version every two years. The only other potential market I feel Lego has ignored so far is the Disney AFOL market. While they have many Disney Lego's, a large UCS scale Disney Park line or something of the like would go bananas. Thankfully and hopefully the upcoming Disney Castle D2C will change this whole in their strategy, and will only continue to grow that market. 6. International Appeal. It definitely does not hurt that this set will be popular across the globe. Few things can completely transcend countries and regional barriers. Cars (both the Disney movie and the real thing) and Disney, and Star Wars to some degree, transcend international boundaries. This only increases demand for a product. In short, this set has the massive potential, and if you are new to the game, I would strongly consider it. It will likely be less hoarded than the average 300 dollar set due to the fact that it is Technic, and the fact that it is 300 dollars. This is a no brainer for me, and should be for you as well. I think I would pay 600-700 dollars if I was an AFOL coming out of my dark ages to have one of these on display. This is coming from an AFOL who just recently spent 900 on an SSD, and 700 on an UCS Imperial Shuttle after coming out of his not first, but second dark age. Blugh! They look so nice though!

I always knew that one day I will own Porsche this is it.

Over the last week my son and I worked on Benny's Spaceship together. Fun build! Big and bulky. The kids are fighting over who can have it hanging up in their room.

My Doctor Who set, cosily next to my Ghostbusters Ecto-1 set. The Doctor operating the Tardis: Oh no, under attack!

The Mini is a classic over here in Europe, it's Mr Bean's car. It's just as famous as the Beetle. It's one of the first small urban cars, like the Fiat 500. It's not a classic in the US because the car culture is very different in the US. It all comes down to which side of the Atlantic you're standing on.

Well this is one set that all investors should be getting, no excuses, as most Technic sets stay out for 2 years my strategy will be getting one or two every other month, shooting for 10-15. and since as its coming in June I should have 300 VIP Points so the first one will be free, remember 2 yrs come fast so please don't wait forever. Ed

Agreed, when I finished building this set, I put it on my shelf and said to my wife "what do you think?" She turned to me and said "it looks like a brown box". I showed her the door.

Just wait for the "I just just bought my first investment set, the Porsche 911!" posts...

They did the same thing with Death Star at my local store. For a long time they just had the empty box on the shelf and when you asked for it, they'd bring a clean one out of the back. It was like that for a long time.

That wasn't a movie it was a complete travesty and that's not really a mini either. Both cheap ass, crap copies of the originals. It's a legendary car in Europe. Probably one of the most successful cars in motorsport running the monte carlo one week and battling mustangs and ford galaxie 500's in touring car championships the next. Even so 10242 hasn't done great in Europe. The reason. The chose the wrong model and the wrong colour. If they'd done a 60's cooper s in Red, White or Blue it would have been a bigger winner. But the chintzy 90's model in british racing green with a picnic basket, yuck. I Finally, reluctantly ordered one this week to use vip points and get another Mr freeze but I'll be using the kit to turn it into a countryman asap. To keep things on topic. Based on the above i think lego should have done this porsche in white with red details. Still buying it though.

I found two Raptor Escapes sitting on a shelf at 10% off MSRP. I don't expect to find more

Anyone else really bothered by the creases on the front of the box in the LEGO designer video?

Now that I have the Speed Champions Porsche 919 & 917K set, unless something new comes out, this Porsche and the Bucket Wheel Excavators will be my only new model purchases this year. Not bad but will be quite costly for only three sets, heh. As for long-term.. I don't know. The appeal is there but, like the Tumbler, it will probably be too obvious a target for hoarding by seasoned hoarders, n00bs/casual "investors" and big sell-everything sellers. If I were starting over now with no research, I certainly would have blindly made it my target. And I don't like the idea of competing with hundreds and hundreds of sellers over scraps for years.

yup. at least the b-wing wasn't a total turd and is a true UCS set

It would be nice if it was that simple wouldn't it. While something being classic definitely helps, ultimately, just being classic is missing a key portion of the equation. Being classic just proves that the appeal and design of a product has stood the test of time. I would actually argue Full house is more Nostalgic than Classic. I am not sure the show design has really stood the test of time. Nostalgia is defined as "a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations." While I agree with Ed that something being Classic definitely helps with sales and increasing RRP as it proves something has a timeless design, ultimately, the key part of the equation in producing those sky high prices is EMOTION. Most people (this is arguable) have at least a reasonable head on their shoulders, and know that buying Lego sets for 3-4x RRP especially the ones that end up being over 600-1000 dollars make no sense. That money can go so many other places.... like putting food on the table, a mortgage payment, a mutual fund, however, normal logical human beings will spend absurd amounts of money on plastic bricks. Why? EMOTION. Spock would say "It is illogical." It is illogical, but we do it anyway. Why? Because we want to. We love it and if we love something and want it bad enough we spend the money on it. We want the feeling of seeing that SSD or Millenium Falcon sitting in our home every day. Once emotion takes over, people do things that make no sense. Why else do we spend 1000's of dollars on a piece of pressurized carbon set into a ring and give it to a significant other? EMOTION. It's not because that ring is going to sell at 4x RRP in a couple years. The difference between classic and nostalgia is the emotional factor behind it. The mini does not have a truly classic movie scene. It has the Italian Job and that's it that I can recall, and that wasn't even that mainstream of a movie. The Beetle and T1 van are featured in more movies than I can mention. On top of that, many people owned one, or knew someone that owned one. In the US, the sales of the mini have never been that big. Maybe the European market has a higher Mini sales. But EMOTION is the key factor causing people to spend enormous amounts of money on a product that is discordant with actual value. Without emotion, we would all be logical Vulcans, only analyzing the innate value of the plastic and spending accordingly.

41999 evokes no emotion. No one is nostalgic for a "Crawler." Nostalgia sells. Just look at Fuller House on Netflix. Not the best show by any means, but I enjoyed it thoroughly, and thought it was fun, and look forward to season 2. Same for the Porsche 911. This is an iconic car, that most middle aged males will be nostalgic over. I know many friends with posters on their walls, right next to Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, and Jessica Simpson back in the late 90's early 2000's. I did not have a poster with a "Crawler" on it in my bedroom or dorm room.

The horde has been warned!

If TLG turns UCS sets to playlets across the board, then that label will no longer be appealing on the long run; hence it - the stamp- will no longer add any value to the product.

Some more building by the kids. My kids have been playing the DC Mighty Micros app so we went and grabbed all the DC ones yesterday. My daughter built Batman, Catwoman and Captain Cold (my favorite). My son built Flash, Robin and Bane. My son also decided to open up an Iron Patriot. Oops. Oh well!

So my 7 year old built the millennium falcon over the weekend. He didn't think it had enough weapons or protection so he "upgraded" it so it has more firepower and a certain Jedi and some others protecting it.

Damn low resolution pics ... I can work with them .

If this was truly intended to be a play set then why not take out the imperial forces all together and the wampa and lower the price OR keep the price the same and add some more bricks to unify the base and other bits better. Then have an Imperial release that is focused on the attacking side....... This set is just so fragmented and whats frustrating is that there are a lot of great individual elements that would fit into a MOC nicely.

I think this was supposed to be a don't drink a drive shot by the nephew. lol

The UCS B-Wing is an all time iconic set in comparison to the Assault of Hoth.

But the VW Bug and Camper Van were classics here as well as Europe.

Mini is not a classic. Sorry. Most Americans had no idea of the car until a few years ago. VW is a classic, love it or hate it.

Not sure that's the right play at all. You don't buy items like Shuttle Tyderium off Lego, you get them much cheaper elsewhere. You buy stuff you can't get in other shops at good discounts. If you've already hit your target on those sets, then maybe buy the Tie Fighter early.

Touche'. The things we do for love. =) It's at least kid friendly, and something my wife and I could watch with the kiddos around, which is more than I can say for GoT or Breaking Bad.....

UCS B-Wing. But as soon as people hear this is retiring, they will be buying this terd up and extending its life.

I can't stop looking at the huge gap between the headlights and fender/bumper. I feel like they could've minimized that gap by creating a custom/unique piece that curved upwards.

To add to this - I've seen totally non-LEGO friends post this on FB today and yesterday, and BusinessInsider.com even ran a page on it: http://www.businessinsider.com/legos-porsche-2016-4

I see that too. Wondering if they are updating website as the 20% sale is now done, and the larger, more expensive sets are still not listed on website yet (since they took those sets down for the sale). Maybe they listed this promo code too soon or its just not activated yet.

Yes thanks! It's the only statement I remember reading about the UCS badging. So it represents a building challenge... Hmmm, nope I don't think so. ** edit .. Unless they mean a challenge to WANT to build it then yes, they succeeded!! **

The numbered tile mentioned in the Designer Video is an interesting touch, and a throwback to the 41999 set. I wonder what the "exclusive online content" will be when you enter the vehicle number into the website... This is a day one purchase for me - no question. It is an incredible model. The interior packaging reminds me of the care and design given to an iPhone box.

Many refer to it as being the new golden age of television. It's definitely true compared to the garbage at the theaters.

This is such a classically cliché choice ....but I don't care.

Just built this and I have to say it's pretty cool. I didn't see the need to modify it for extra tilt. The tilt is just fine for the mazes that are in the instructions. Perhaps an advanced maze may need the extra tilt. This will have a permanent spot on my coffee table.

Got this off of Brickset, but this book has wonderful little MOCs. Might get a copy for the kids:

Best way to display the 10179, in my opinion! Just pure awesomeness!

So now you are going to list the set on EBay, right?

Something like below should have been the May 4th mini / promo set (with or without the space slug). http://www.fbtb.net/2016/03/22/revel-in-the-beauty-that-is-marshal-bananas-falcon-diorama/

Lego technic 853 from 1977, from my own collection ;-)

Yep, that's all of it. Sadly the doggie toys were gone -- just the packaging. I was hoping you guys would spot the Penthouse. February, 1993! I can only imagine how I'd have reacted then as that being a "Lego" gift to me. Interesting side note: the boxed weight in grams came in less than 1% off of the Price Guide weight. Note the peanuts in the ziplock bag. Someone really went to some effort to make the box set seem "right".

Where did i say theres no At-at coming out? You're putting words in my mouth and then getting on your soap box about it. Yes there will be a new at-at, it will be based on rogue one. It will probably come out next January hence why they dc'd the old one so there was at least a years gap. However, the fact is they have mentioned one being available to complement the set in the instructions of AoH, the new one won't complement it, as it's a different At-At to the Hoth one. So they must have been talking about 75054 which has already retired. Hence me saying it looks like the release of this set has been delayed and was probably due to come out last year and they've shot themselves in the foot by delaying it because you can't buy a Hoth At-At from Lego anymore.

Here's an offer for all Australian fans of Lego... NOTHING! Haha! The tyranny of distance is frustrating not to mention having no flagship stores. Oh well! Not the end of the world! Enjoy your respective events, gang