Cwetqo

Well, Kim Thomsen from LEGO confirmed on LEGO Ambassador Network that this set will be "around for at least two years, like all other LEGO sets", so there is no need to worry.

42008 size then.

Online may get out of stock soon too. Or maybe even S@H crashing, like for example when sales of 41999 started.

Yes. I use regular Tamiya RC pack and it works fine.

Well, what's more important to LEGO is that it's during work day in Billund and Enfield (otherwise they would have to pay overtime, vault might not be opened etc...). Why Billund? Vault is there (of course). Why Enfiled (USA)? People who are doing digital content in TLG are there. :)

USD price is OK, but we europeans will again pay premium (and some others like Australians even more si - I think that price there is $1300 - and 7000 dkk in denmark).

Yes, but it's not correct time. Embargo will lift on: Please be careful. EMBARGO TIMING - AUG 31st @ 11:01am EST / 4:01pm BST / 5:01pm CEST (Munich)

Those dont have anything to do with rectangular dish, but are just part of "changeover kit" for new movie version. Those two bits go to the front of falcon and make it look a bit different (beefier).

Of course is Bullocks... And it reached TLG too, so they gave us this statement, which should calm down things (you do realize that rumors about set discontinuation always drive prices up, which of course suits some resellers). Dear Ambassadors, It has come to our attention that rumours have again surfaced claiming that the LEGO® Ideas 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V has been retired from production. As communicated in our July 11 blog post, we would like to re-assure you and the rest of our fans that the LEGO Ideas 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V set has NOT been retired and will not be retiring anytime soon either, as we wish to offer the chance for many more fans to get the opportunity to purchase a copy of the set. Although we fully acknowledge and understand the frustrations of our fans who have been waiting to purchase this set, please know that our teams are working tirelessly to ensure that the set will be available as soon as possible and therefore request that everyone only share information concerning availability from a verified source, such as the LEGO Ideas Team, the LEGO Shop or the LEGO Customer Service. In the future, we hope that you, the ambassadors of your respective Recognised LEGO User Groups and LEGO Fan Media, will get in touch with the LEGO Ideas team through the LEGO Ideas sub-topic here on the LEGO Ambassador Network to verify such claims before publishing news of this nature, especially when unable to credit a source. We hope that you will communicate this information to your RLUGs and your Fan Media, for their attention. Kind regards, Hasan on behalf of the LEGO Ideas Team

There was big talk at ambassador forum about this situation. Fan media sites feel that they are at disadvantage because they have limits on what can post (as described in LEGO novelty policy), when man other media (and sites)can post wahtever they want (and that picture is basicly everywhere). LEGO officialy never proclaimd leaked picture as leak, since they never anythig official about falcon, but they did say that afol are free to talk about it in general way, but that anyone who will post mentioned picture will need to take it down. And now promobricks and other sites are dong exatly that: they post some general thing about the falcon, since they "need" to counter all news on other sites, but they post (and re-post) just those few basic things (to have at least "some" news about falcon). For me its just click-bait (when you post something with hugely popular heading, but without including anything new).

Maybe. But it would be really cool if it was something like this, with partial interior.

Could be. And Kim is having a bit of fun with us. :)

Well, it's not confirmation, but certain box image (with glass windshield and 7643pcs) has been seen around internet and Kim instructed us that this is considered leak and we should not share it until official announcment. So, be careful. Edit picture is confirmed fake. Sorry for false alarm.

Another very nice MOC! Now you just need to leave it on sun for few months to get that washed out look, which wold fit it perfectly. ;)

That would be cool, but will most likely not happen: -any kind of wireless system would cause problems with interference, compliance etc... -some protocols require additional licensing -longer range systems could cause problems with interfering with other units (imagine some dense poplated area or apartment building on christmas morning)