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That kind of sucks because I was looking forward to another LotR wave. But if they're not selling well, we may only get more Hobbit sets.

Welcome. At 27, are you emerging from your "dark ages."

Speaking of the movie and whether it will be good or not... I was highly skeptical of Dark Shadows and my wife and I loved the 60's classic and even the 80's revival. We were so skeptical we skipped the theater but rented it recently on dvd and we loved it. So I think I'm going to leave my opinion open until I see it.

Great review, but I think I'm not going to get this one. The new figs (other than Ashoka and Clones) really don't look very Star-Warsian. I don't remember the episode(s) they were in, but then, I wasn't able to catch most of the 3rd and 4th seasons. In reference to the price: I too was balking at the price of Lego's recently when I realized that Legos have always been pricey. I got the Galaxy Explorer in 1979 and that set was $30 (US) then. Run that through an inflation converter and it comes out to almost $90 in current money. So its all relative. I've come to the conclusion that I would rather pay for Lego's quality than substandard plastic.

Lone Ranger was one of the first toys I have memories of as a child in the early 70's. I had an 11 inch figure of the Ranger with a horse (Silver, of course) plus a tri-fold vinyl town. As of this movie, I have mixed feelings as the classic blue suit is so ingrained in my mind, the image of the black coat of the Ranger in this movie is startling.

I got my figure when I pre-purchased the game. I've played and enjoyed all the lego games before this but none have made me want to pre-pay until I saw the Elrond figure and the code is for an in-game figure which is just a blast within the game.

Great set. Elendil also placed a Palantir in the tower. This particular Palantir did not fall into the hands of Sauron. Weathertop was the tallest in a chain of hills called...wait for it.... The Weather Hills. Weathertop was what Men called it as the Elves called it Amon Sul.

Ten years ago I would have been appalled by this news. But now, I think this is a good thing. Lucasfilm will still do their own thing just like Marvel, Pixar, Miramax and the many other companies Disney owns. Disney has done good things with their properties. Personally I've enjoyed all the Pirate movies and Prince of Persia. I even enjoyed John Carter. Are they perfect movies? Definitely not; I just know I enjoyed them. And while I liked Avengers, I didn't think it was the be all/end all of movies that so many people heralded it as. Lego Star Wars will continue as Lego has a relationship with Disney outside of Star Wars (i.e. Pirates/Prince of Persia). Having said that I'm with a lot of other folks that's worried the entire Expanded Universe will be stricken from Canon. I'm a great fan of the EU and would hate to see it go. On the news of the new movies, I think they should begin with another Episode 1. Now, I don't mean remaking Phantom Menace. I mean a new Chapter 1 of a new series. Such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Episode 1 - The Rise of Darth Revan. Just an example, we know that will never happen.

Good luck on your restoration. Personally, I think you should just go with a mild detergent cleaning and leave it at that. I had this set as a child also. Actually I still have it scattered amongst my collection but I haven't assembled it for more than thirty years. It wasn't my first set (that was the Coast Guard Station) but as I was an absolute nut for Star Wars at the time (and still am) my parents bought me this set. It set a precedence for my building style that I have a hard time breaking from. Here is a model I built a few weeks ago before I knew of this thread, clearly inspired by the Classic Space: EDIT: I didn't pay attention until I was reviewing my post that my ceramic ET was in frame, LOL. Talk about 80's. I even remember building this variant:

Outstanding! Great find. What other figs were there?

Great work area; mine pales in comparison. Good lord, who has to dust all that stuff?

Yesterday, I found Star Wars 7930 - Bounty Hunter Gunship complete and sealed for $20 USD at the very same Goodwill I found the big box.

That's a terrific find. Queen Anne's Revenge is a $100 set alone.

I was unloading a storage unit where I had all my Star Wars stuff stashed and came upon this set. I have no recollection of ever having gotten it. I probably received it for Christmas, never opened it and packed it away. It was like Christmas all over again. I can't tell you how many times I ALMOST bought this set from eBay.

On a non-Lego note, in the Jedi Academy book series Luke talked about having to kill a Rancor once and how he regreted doing it. The story took place about 15 years after the events of Return of the Jedi.