Lobot

+1 for kyphur (great trade, really nice guy )

Hi, that's fine, whatever you have spare. Please can you PM me to finalise the details (I think that your inbox must be full as I can't PM you!)

Hi, I've got 4 x Harry Potter Trolley (30110) & 5 x Republic Attack Cruiser (30053) polybags for trade. These are all brand new & sealed. I would be interested in a straight swap for other new & sealed polybags preferably within the UK, please PM with any offers. My Ebay username is 'hothbase' if you want to check my feedback

Do you have any spare 30024 trucks? If not, anything else from the recent promo would be fine! Cheers, Robin

Bespin Corridor Duel This is my entry for the ESB Community build. I've always loved this scene and I was determined to have a go at re-creating it! I know that my Luke isn't the correct version and the wall colours aren't 100% correct, but I'm fairly limited for parts and 'Pick a brick' didn't have any dark red upslopes. I used four sets of the standard Technic LEDS to illuminate it. Maximum dimensions are 26 x 25 studs, now slightly modified from previous photos. Anyway, C & C welcome (but please be nice as it's my first attempt!) Luke looking apprehensive: Darth looking apprehensive: Without the roof:

I found the only way that I could disassemble mine was to use the pliers on my Leatherman to very gently tease out the longer technic pins/bars from the wings and those used to connect the wings to the hull. I don't know if anyone managed it without resorting to simalar measures?! Still a great set though

Simply beautiful, ACPin! The detail is amazing and you even included R2 peeking in the window! It will be interesting to see what you decide to do for Episode VI.....

Has anyone tried to build 10123 Cloud City from scratch? If so, does anyone have any idea what it cost to build? I'm not worried about the minifigures, I just want a copy of the actual set! I've spent an hour sorting through my spares tonight and found 137 of the 698 required parts (19.63%!). I had a quick look on the Lego site & they have most of the basic parts I need either via the 'Pick a brick' or replacement service, but there are several larger ones not listed (inc the larger rounded base plates & the column that forms the main structure for the carbonite chamber)...is it possible to source these without spending a fortune? Any advice would be really appreciated

Thanks to everyone for the very positive comments, and a big thanks to M<0><0<DSWIM for the Brickshelf suggestion! I've slightly modified the original design & added some better pictures. I need to get some more 2x2 grey tiles for my episode VI build, which is going to be along similar lines

Thanks everyone for the nice comments, I'll try & sort out a Flickr account before the next Community Build! This must be the LEDs affecting the colours, I didn't notice it before you mentioned it Luke's hair is actually blonde; I borrowed it from the Luke in '7110 Landspeeder' - I know it's not perfect but it was the best I had!

Here's a link to my entry: Corridor Duel

I managed to find a bashed, but sealed, 7119 Twin-Pod Cloud Car for £14 plus P&P last week. I’ve been meaning to get one for a while, but never quite got around to it! It arrived today and it’s a great set. The ship is classic Lego, very swishible & nicely designed; Lobot is also very cute Highly recommended, but that’s it for me until Christmas.

Hi, I've managed to get hold of 6 new & sealed Promo 30053 Polybags. Edit: (5 now available as one is heading to the US!) These have been given away today with a newspaper in the UK. If anyone would like one, or all, of them please PM me. Ideally I'd like to do a straight swap for any other sealed SW Polybags, but please feel free to contact me if you have other suggestions! I'd also be happy to do a straight swap in the UK for the Harry Potter Lab (30111), if anyone has one spare! My Ebay username is 'hothbase' if you want to check my feedback. Cheers, Robin

I've managed to get hold of 6 spare (brand new & sealed) Venators (30053), so if anyone from outside the UK is interested in one, or all, of them please PM me. I'd be interested in a direct swap for any other SW sealed polybags; my Ebay username is 'hothbase' if you want to check my feedback! Cheers, Robin

I’m definitely in the ‘OT’ and ‘accurate’ camp on this question! In my opinion UCS sets should be i) impressive, ii) challenging to build and iii) as accurate as possible. Lego have a massive range of other sets, so I’m surprised that they would consider diluting a winning formula with the addition of unnecessary ‘play’ features....like a bridge, but the ‘GL’ factor does explain a lot! I can’t imagine that many parents could afford to buy this set for their kids....so the primary market must be solvent adults! Personally I would have been much happier to pay £25 less for the set & to not have the bridge or minifigures. I hope that Lego will eventually make a new UCS AT-AT; I have a 10178 and it’s a cracking design but not the prettiest of sets. Alternatively I’m sure that a new Slave 1 or a re-release of the Snowspeeder would do well. I’m not keen on the PT, but if they did a nice (3,000+ piece) Venator I would be tempted.

Well, I just finished building mine and thought that I should make some subjective comments. The ship looks far better in real life than any photos that I’ve seen, and it’s almost elegant. It’s very stable and the internal frame has been well designed. All of the sections lock together nicely and the engines, in particular, look beautiful I was surprised how colourful the interior is; lots of red, yellow & blue (!) but most of this disappears when the final plates are added. Actually the use of colour was very clever as it provided helpful reference points. It was nice to build but perhaps next time I’ll put all of the bricks in a large pile to make it more of a challenge; the numbered bags almost made it a bit too straightforward (but I’ll admit that I’m a bit strange like that! ) Yes, the bottom part is flat and in an ideal world Lego would have done something to make it a little more interesting, but this is similar to the original model. Other community members have made valid points about the greebling, and I can see why. It creates a nice effect, but I think that this would have been improved if they had used a greater variety of parts including light grey round studs, and possibly a few translucent 1x1 plates. Is it impressive? Yes. Is it expensive? Yes. Would I recommend it? Well, if you’re a UCS fan and can stomach the cost I would say yes, otherwise it might be worth waiting for a sale!

Well spotted! They're also 'selling' Death Stars & Robotic vacuum cleaners (they seem to like these for some reason! ) Standard, low value feedback, total scam

And surprise, surprise: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-10179-Millennium-Falcon-First-Run-Brnad-New-/260862908555?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item3cbca4188b http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-10179-Millennium-Falcon-First-Run-Brnad-New-/170703862845?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item27bebe3c3d They're trying auctions now! Both via new seller accounts, it's funny that neither can spell 'brand'!! Reported x 2

I just ordered a UCS Executor from Lego Direct; I can't wait to build it! They're currently offering free postage & 50 extra VIP points on orders over £50.

And again (from China this time and they're the first release, apparently! ) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-10179-Millennium-Falcon-First-Run-Brnad-New-/120785301357?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item1c1f5d6f6d Reported

And they're back again (this one seems very determined!!): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-10179-UCS-Millennium-Falcon-Brand-New-/120784997280?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item1c1f58cba0 Reported

And they're back! Be warned....7 already 'sold' at £170! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-10179-UCS-Millennium-Falcon-Brand-New-/270824170929?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item3f0e60e5b1 They also have Death Stars @ £130 and lots of robot vacum cleaners ; exactly the same as a couple of days ago....I've reported them to Ebay.

I totally understand that Ebay cannot monitor every item that is advertised, it’s clearly an impossible task! However, I do feel that when items are reported they should be able to act more rapidly, especially when the item(s) have been subject to a recent scam. A couple of the ones I reported were still active over 24 hours after I had emailed Ebay, and I assume I wasn’t the only one doing this! In the UK we’ve had several cases were a genuine, established account appears to have been hacked and used to commit fraud. I must admit that I was almost taken in myself when the first one appeared ; they only listed 6 as being available and the seller had very good feedback over several years and a lot of it was for items of a decent value. However, there was a significant ‘gap’ in the feedback, as the account had been inactive for a couple of years and, thankfully, I walked away. I don't know how frequently this is occurring, but I am surprised that Ebay doesn’t seem have some type of automated flag that notifies them when a dormant account is used to sell a lot of high value items in one go? Anyway, I’m just pleased that these scams seem to be getting less common

I checked late last night and it was still available; 14 ‘sold’ ..........ah well, at least they managed to close it before it reached 200 like one of the others a couple of weeks ago. I’ve reported anything that I've seen like this since it started; I feel really sorry for those who have fallen for similar scams, but I’m surprised that Ebay is still allowing this to happen.

It looks like they're back again on Ebay (Death Star for £136.60), be warned! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-Star-Wars-Death-Star-10188-w-24-Minifigures-New-/190579310358?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item2c5f697f16 I've just reported this to Ebay and asked them to investigate. I could be wrong, but it looks similar to recent scams; old & established account that has been dormant for several years - I guess that it's been hacked?