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What's your recent LEGO Star Wars Purchase?

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The other day I decided to take the plunge and basically lose my Star Wars UCS virginity - and bought myself 75060 Slave I (I had a little spare cash so why not, and Ewok Village doesn't count as UCS for me). I still need to find the space to display such a model as well as a big enough space to construct it before I can start delving into the build. Photographs of my sigfig sitting in it's cockpit will inevitably follow after it is constructed :tongue:

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I just received the order with my two Wookiee Gunships and the Republic Gunship Microfighter, alongside few other non SW sets ( a DC Comics one, two Sand Baseplates etc)

I got the Micro Gunship mostly for the Clone Pilot :wink: I have still to decide what to do with Micro Gunship itself: build them or keep those pieces as "spare parts" :classic:

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Latest purchase was from the pick-a-brick wall. I was stoked to see light grey and sand brown 2 x 2 tiles. Hardly ever see good colour tiles show up.

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I bought a couple microfighters (X-wing and Snowspeeder) as an easy way of acquiring pieces needed for my Death Star style Lambda class Shuttle MOC.

It's weird; normally I keep almost all the sets I buy together, or with slight modifications. But every single microfighter I've bought so far has been dismantled for parts about ten minutes after I build it.

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I bought a couple microfighters (X-wing and Snowspeeder) as an easy way of acquiring pieces needed for my Death Star style Lambda class Shuttle MOC.

It's weird; normally I keep almost all the sets I buy together, or with slight modifications. But every single microfighter I've bought so far has been dismantled for parts about ten minutes after I build it.

I have the same thoughts :wink:

They are not bad but they look weird sometimes. They would look "silly" displayed with the rest of my starships, vehicles and armies. I bought the Micro Gunship for the Clone Pilot but I have to decide what to do with it.

I was even thinking about buying a couple more of them and try to make a larger version but I think it would still look a bit weird. Perhaps if I'll ever buy the new UCS Marvel set coming this month I could "convert" it into SW and those Microfihgters could be take off and land on it :classic:

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I have the same thoughts :wink:

They are not bad but they look weird sometimes. They would look "silly" displayed with the rest of my starships, vehicles and armies. I bought the Micro Gunship for the Clone Pilot but I have to decide what to do with it.

I was even thinking about buying a couple more of them and try to make a larger version but I think it would still look a bit weird. Perhaps if I'll ever buy the new UCS Marvel set coming this month I could "convert" it into SW and those Microfihgters could be take off and land on it :classic:

That would be sweet. I could see it as a land/air based carrier for planets you cant really "touch" down on with shuttles or ships.

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That would be sweet. I could see it as a land/air based carrier for planets you cant really "touch" down on with shuttles or ships.

It was exactly my thought :wink:

Sadly I fear that set would be a little too much "micro scale oriented" and anything larger than the micro vehicles coming with it would appear off scale. However it's still very long so I hope the "scale issue" wouldn't be a huge problem :classic:

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Just got the TIE Advanced Prototype (about 3 weeks ago) and AT-DP one week ago. I don't personally like the Inquisitor, nor most of the Star Wars Rebels characters, so I just make the TIE Pilot drive the ship. I also like the ISB (Imperial Security Bureau), so although I don't like that "Agent Kallus" guy, he's still part of the ISB, so I still sort of like him. I may take off his head and helmet and replace it with a Imperial crewman face and a black kepi or just normal hair. I don't mind the officer in the Tie Advanced Prototype set except for the strange symbol on his kepi. Rebels sets bring their pros and cons.

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It's been very difficult for me to keep up lately, but I did just get 75034 Death Star Troopers and 75030 Millennium Falcon Microfighter, plus another copy of 5001621 Han Solo (Hoth).

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Bought the Battle of Endor Set 8038 used... curious about the AT-ST and what pieces are missing... :laugh:

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The last few things I've bought was the turbo tank and gunship micro fighters. I got the gunship micro just so I could have two pilots and fill the empty cockpit of my 2013 LAAT/i gunship!

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I bought the shadow trooper and itt battle packs this morning. I like them. I never had much of a problem with rebels-style stormtroopers, unlike many. The only problem for me with the 'drooping' mouth grille is that now it doesn't line up with the groove in the mold. I would have preferred black or balaclava'd heads, too, because from behind they look better. The other set is quite good, but I can't understand what the deal is with the 'stain' on the front of the helmet, and it being a different shade of grey.

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I bought another Wookiee Gunship today. I know it is considered the pariah of the first wave but it's not that bad :wink:

Beside Wookiee sets are a rare sight :classic:

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UCS slave I money was just taken from my credit card (order had to be split because lack of stock, grrrr) if that counts!

super excited, I just hope it get's here in a somewhat timely fashion.

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I finally built the first of my three Wookiee Gunships and it is very nice. Considered all the negative reviews it was a "gambling" to buy so many of them but I'm glad I trusted my instinct: it is indeed a nice set. The cost per brick is high but the Prototype Advanced Tie's one is higher and nobody complains :classic:

UCS slave I money was just taken from my credit card (order had to be split because lack of stock, grrrr) if that counts!

super excited, I just hope it get's here in a somewhat timely fashion.

I saw it is backorder again. Good luck: I hope you'll get your Slave I soon. I noticed more often than not they ship backorder sets before the expected date, sometimes even within few days from the order, so hopefully you'll get it "in a somewhat timely fashion" :classic:

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Managed to get a UCS 7181 Tie Interceptor from a bricklink seller - it is fab.

I know. One of my first "large" Star Wars sets. Sadly it has been partially disassembled but I have all piece :wink: so one day it will return to its ancient glory :classic:

How much did you pay it? If I'm not indiscreet. I'm curious to see how much its cost increased during the years. It was the first ever UCS: it's a "piece" of Lego Star Wars story.

Enjoy your new set, Happy Building and May the Brick be with You :classic:

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