It is a lego model containing over 3,000 pieces. It will cost $270, and be available only through Lego Shop @ Home.
*WOW*
It took hours to put together the UCS Tie Interceptor, which barely had 700 pieces. This will take DAYS ...
I can't wait Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on :
In other news, LEGO has announced today that it had managed to dispose of its surplus of grey lego pieces, widely derided as being "yucky" and "boring" by little kids and toddlers across the country. In an odd coincidence, several technical writers at the toy company abruptly died of unknown causes, the only clue being a print-job on a laser printer, with the repeating words: "Place lego piece 2000 above and forward of lego piece 1999. Place lego piece 2001 above and forward of lego piece 2000. Place lego piece 2002 above and forward of lego piece 2001. Place lego piece 2003 above and forward of lego piece 2002." ...and so on. The investigation continues with no comment from police except for the fact that Jack is getting plenty of play, and not all of the work.
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Pooey on you.
Posted by E. Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Heh. I might buy a couple of those... maybe stage a little fleet action, or use their pieces to build an SSD.
*wonders if LEGO could get around to releasing a Calamari Cruiser model in the near future*
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
Holy Ship!!
I will definitely be getting several of these. One for assembling as is, the others for the parts. Think how many Star Trek ships you could build out of these beauties... Drool... Posted by Toadkiller (Member # 425) on :
One time, I took some Legos, and made a little train. It had wheels and everything.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
If I had the spare $350+ necessary to buy that, I would.
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
It's 270$, at least according to the aformentioned source.
Of course, if you intend to buy several...
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Canadian $$ is a bit higher, I'd wager.
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
Anybody know about the RRP in Euro? Should be roughly in the US-$ price range, no?
Posted by E. Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Yep, give or take a few percent.
Posted by EdipisReks (Member # 510) on :
quote:Originally posted by Austin Powers: Anybody know about the RRP in Euro? Should be roughly in the US-$ price range, no?
it depends. not all products go by exchange rates. for instance, and x-box in the US is $199, but it is 250 Euros, despite the rough parity between the Euro and the Dollar.
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
I hope it's going to be cheaper in Europe than in the US. After all, Lego comes from Denmark.
Posted by Intruder1701 (Member # 880) on :
They also have the Lego Corellian Corvette. I saw it at Toys R Us for like $130.00
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
wow, the price is more unbelievable than the legos....
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
The Tantive IV at Toys R Us in SJ is $269 +tax.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
San Juan?
Posted by EdipisReks (Member # 510) on :
San Jose?
Posted by Free ThoughtCrime America (Member # 480) on :
Houston?
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
We have a problem....
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
Obviously.
Care to enlighten us what SJ is supposed to mean?
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Piece listing. Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
Great god almighty!! That's brilliant. Thanks Snay. Right now I'm counting what and how many pieces I needed for my favorite LEGO models (Akira, Nebula, Sovereign). Now I can finally build them in grey (instead of using white or yellow bricks). Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
Now this is annoying for all Euro-Members: The Star Destroyer will cost 330 Euro!!! That's in comparison to 269 US-$ which would convert roughly to 280 Euro.
For all those in the UK: the price there is 225 Pounds Sterling (which converts to about 355 Euro!!)
So much for buying several...
Why is it so much cheaper in the U.S.? Is LEGO afraid George W. would launch an attack against Denmark otherwise??? Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
The $269 is an introductory price ... after Jan 1, it rises to $300. Happy, ya punk?
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
The prices I quoted are also introductory, just for your info. They will rise in January too!
Posted by EdipisReks (Member # 510) on :
Lego is no longer turning a profit, so they are charging as much as possible for the large kits. they know that more or less the same amount of people are going to be buying it whether its $199 or $299 (in other words, lego dorks), so they might as well charge as much as they want.
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
Well then, to hell with Lego! No wonder they aren't making any profits nowadays - serves them right for killing of all the great lines they had and introducing crap like bionicle etc. Stick with your roots I say - although these times have long passed.
Posted by EdipisReks (Member # 510) on :
i really really miss the old castle legos. those things fucking rocked. damn bionicle.
Posted by Timo (Member # 245) on :
If you speak of the "old" castle Legoes, be damn sure you refer to the days the walls were made of yellow bricks!
(OTOH, those things didn't rock...)
I miss the days there were more than three different sets of trains on sale simultaneously. The current electricity distribution system is the best by far, at least compared with the third-rail thing that came between battery power and the modern rails. But the selection is so narrow.
I do think the SW line is awesome, though. Wish they'd buy Trek, too. How do they manage to get these super deals?
Timo Saloniemi
Posted by EdipisReks (Member # 510) on :
heh, i don't mean the yellow brick ones i mean the mid 80's ones. to me, those are old.
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Good marketing.
Take a look at the Lego "Legend's" line, Timo ... they're re-releasing some of the older sets. I'm looking forward to the "Black Sea's Barricuda", being offered this winter! It was the first big pirate ship ... I canna wait!
Snay (has Lego on the mind)
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
I was thinking especially about the "space" and "city" sets of the late seventies (blue-and-grey spaceships) and early eighties. That's when I started to get interested.
I once built a film studio complete with soundstages, office buildings and outdoor "backlot" - as in "Pinewood" that is. I had several Trek sets on miniature soundstages. Unfortunately the only one remaining partly intact is the Enterprise D bridge with the modifications from Generations.
Posted by EdipisReks (Member # 510) on :
i always liked constructs better than legos. they worked better with my Brio train set, imo, and they defintely worked better with my he-man figures (i had every single figure and playset from the first 3 series of toys). last year, my dad freaked everyone out by being obsessed with organizing my hundred billion legos (just because i liked constructs better doesn't mean i didn't have a shitload of legos). guess he was having a midlife crisis.
Posted by Intruder1701 (Member # 880) on :
Well at least your mom didn't throw all your legos in the trash because "you are getting too old for these"
Posted by E. Cartman (Member # 256) on :
You're never too old for LEGO.
Posted by Magnus de Pym (Member # 239) on :
SJ is Saint John. Or John's. Whichever's in New Brunswick. I don't care, the maritimes suck.
Posted by EdipisReks (Member # 510) on :
quote:Originally posted by Intruder1701: Well at least your mom didn't throw all your legos in the trash because "you are getting too old for these"
she threw away all of my other toys. they were only worth, say, $5,000 or so. bumb bitch mothers.
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
I guess she threw them away years ago, no?
Who needs to throw away anything today? After all, we've got Ebay!! Posted by Tahna Los (Member # 33) on :
I wonder if there is a Super Star Destroyer Lego set.
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Nope.
Posted by EdipisReks (Member # 510) on :
quote:Originally posted by Austin Powers: I guess she threw them away years ago, no
it was about 8 years ago.
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
Tahna, that would be great, but think of the size! If the SD is about a meter long, how long would a SSD in the same scale be?
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Eleven meters long.
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
And consisting of about 35.000 pieces. Boy, that could be fun... Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
It'd be worth the price tag, just for that amount of pieces, IMHO.
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
A lego SSD would be sweet. But I think I'd rather have a lego battlemech, with fully articulated joints and spring loaded missile launchers. This link offers examples of what I'm talking about. It's not star wars, but it's lego, so I like it. Check it out if you want.
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