kamigawa

I know what it is, I've already checked the first page of the thread, as I said. Point is, I didn't know if it counted as the second UCS of the year 2013, which means I won't have to check on that matter till March-April 2014, or if it was given a 10XXX set number in order to justify its size. Guess it actually meant this years's second set is a diorama rather than a ship. Oh, well, time to hybernate till next spring, when "official" rumors of the new UCS will surface. Sigh.

Just a quick, open question: judging from the first page, with all the sets displayed, is it pretty much safe to assume that this year's second UCS will be the Ewok village? I've lost touch with the EB community for a few months, and since I won't be able to check every day for news, it would help a lot knowing I should not expect anything else on that front until the next year.

My 2 cents: 1) 200 euros for 1500 pieces? Here, Lego, here, let me pat your head. (I will probably buy it, though, since I have quite a feq points to redeem in their shop). 2) I fear that the longer "axis" wing will bend in a matter of months. Even in the video itself it was clearly bent, and I don't believe they've had that precise model hanging around for a couple of years just waiting to shoot the video. (Check at 1:16 for the full bending-parts-glory).

Thank God there are none. I'm not willing to pay a hundred or more extra bucks just for some ultra-super-mega-limited-exclusive-onlyfortoday-anniversary-jubilee minifigs that have nothing to do with the set. It's an UCS, for God's sake, let the minifigs swamp the other sets as they are already doing, with the most obscure and forgotten characters being thrown in just to inflate the price.

Any info about the B-Wing? I remember someone recently said we would get some tidbits of information soon enough, but I must admit I have no idea of the line-up of forthcoming LEGO/toy events where it could be seen.

My suggestion: the Death Star's Core with the Millennium Falcon and the other ships flying towards it, as in the final battle of ROTJ.

Random question about the new sets: I see that they are going to release the Fury, on of The Old Republic's iconic ships. Do they intend to test the ground before a future full release of models about the game, or it's just a one-time-only set that somehow was thrown among the usual waves?

The fact that you can remove it doesn't mean it doesn't happen at all :)

Well, since you have already decided the battle will be between those two sets, I'll highlight their pros and cons (I own them both). LAMBDA SHUTTLE: -)extremely well proportioned -)movable wings and a well engineered internal mechanism -)huge on all 3 dimensions, which means you will have to find a box-shaped place where to fit it (while the Executor is only long). EXECUTOR: -)quite literally BIG. Find beforehand a place where you will display it, trust me on this. -)repetitive, but the greater amount of pieces if compared with the Lambda is very noticeable. Good if you want to feel like a God after the 4000th piece is set in its right place. -)the center holds an anoying small set made for minifigures. After a while you won't notice anymore the slight bump its makes on the mdoel, but at first you'll look at it half the time. Also, if (like me) you're thinking of displaying the set without any means of shielding it from dust, remember that the Executor is a pain in the megablocks to clean, unlike the Lambda. However, dust on grey is infinitely less noticeable than on the Lambda's white; also, remember that white pieces tend to gain a yellowish tint after some years, while the grey ones don't.

Incredibly enough, I don't think I've never seen someone looking so desperate to please the public with a UCS. Throughout the whole video I felt as if the two designers were screaming "please tell me you will buy it! look, we managed to fit as many gimmicks as possible into it! OOOOOh, shiny!". I was looking forward to this set, but they really scared me away.

[OT] If I remember correctly, the developers asked a member of eurobricks (cavegod or others, one of the bigger MOCers anyway) to copy the outstanding mechanism he had come up with for the wings. I suppose that using an engine at the time would have led to criticism since a cheaper and working option had already been succesfully used. (However, as I said, an engine could have made sense because the gears make the wings close reeeeally slowly. It must be said, though, that it is a problem related to the kind of mechanism in itself, so it could not be avoided with such pieces). [/OT]

We have to rotate that friggin' small lever on the back of the Lambda for three. damn. minutes. just to close its giant wings, and we get an engine for the B-Wing's cockpit? I suppose that after the eleventh minifig (at least three of them with newly molded eyes, one with an extra new smirk and two Uber Giga Limited minifigs of an actor who ate a sandwhich in the background near a B-wing (complete with super limited Lego Sandwitch)), TLG just couldn't find another way of inflating the price of the UCS. The developers looked each other in the eyes and asked "We need to make this set more expensive". One of them said "Let's use some gears. It worked with the Lambda". The chief said "Still too cheap. And we don't have an excuse for making them out of pure platinum. YET." The most clever of the bunch said "What about a pound of gold dust?" "Nope, it must have something to do with the set. Good idea, though, I'll write it down here". The last one said "Let's add a motor". Roaring applauses ensued, together with bottles of wine and cakes.

Power functions on the b-wing? And what for? Just to open and close the wings? I can't really see the utility of including a true motor just to move two wings, unless you like the idea of setting it on a loop and watch it clap its wings to death. Or maybe you need a fancy fan for those really hot days. If you are sweaty and like Lego, I say it's two birds with a stone.

Technically speaking, the entry was added after discovering that foreign shop. I'm not sure if the UCS tag was added as a placeholder or not. Maybe it's just there to remind us that the set was already clarified to be part of the 10XXX series.

Just a simple question: what do you mean without the stands? You can't place this set on a table, because the bottom is indeed flat, but the engines are not on its same level (they are a bit lower, ~1 cm).