Lobot

....And the application window is now closed - thanks to everyone that applied Hopefully we'll be able to make an announcement within the next week.

I was raised in the early 80's with a combination of Classic Space and Technic sets, including the highly impressive 8851 Excavator which was nothing short of phenomenal to a 10 year old, especially as it was one of the very first to run a pneumatic system. I'll admit it does look a little dated these days, but I'll never forget the control system and the magic of it all. I then moved onto being a teenager, and onto other hobbies, and I eventually passed my complete collection onto my nephew. Scroll forward to about 2009 and Mrs Lobot bought me a 10178 Motorised AT-AT for Christmas - I think it was intended to be a joke, but it's fair to say that she's regretted it ever since! I don't remember having a better Christmas; as it gradually took shape it triggered something long-buried in me and even my dad was impressed to finally see it lurch across the floor! Since then I've focused on collecting SW sets, interspersed with the occasional Technic one. Over time I've gradually refined my interests and predominantly focus on UCS. It's a great hobby, but 2016 has been a low-point for me in terms of sets; hopefully TLG will have something stunning for 2017

I had my second shipping notification today following one from the 3rd October, both for the same order! In addition, the order total had increased by £10 from the previous one... perhaps a little makeover of the S@H website may be required. Hopefully they'll fix it in time for 'Brick Friday' otherwise it's likely to collapse from the surge of traffic!

I don't mind at all - whatever is easiest for you

I've just had my shipping notification for the order I made on Saturday. It will be interesting to see if the Stormtrooper polybag appears as it's listed on the S@H order but wasn't in the original notification. I get the impression that their new system is having some quite serious teething issues; the latest email didn't even include any details of what I'd ordered! It's weird that a company with a superb CS team has such an awful website - perhaps they'll fix it at some point

Just a quick note to confirm that the deadline is Friday (7th) so you've still got a couple of days to submit your entries! We've agreed to delay it a little longer than originally intended due to recent forum upgrades. And, thanks dmaclego for the prompt about the missing link to the Blog - I'll ask the Admins to see if they can restore it

Have you checked the order details in your account? My email confirmation didn't include the Stormtrooper polybag but it's shown on the system, so I'm hopeful that it will be included! Also, I don't think that the VIP points are credited until the order has been shipped; if it's not showing then just call CS and I'm sure they'll be able to fix it for you

I don't know what you mean.... but, yes, I've had a long day at work!

I don't think we need an additional 'Force Friday' thread, so I'll merge it with the promotions one

Hi Kakureon, and welcome to Eurobricks! LEGO are currently offering 'Force Friday' special deals on their website which run until Sunday, but you'll need to be a VIP member to qualify. If you're interested in spending some money, I'd call their Customer Service Team and see if they can create an account for you. They're currently offering triple points which is basically 15% of the total spent, which you can then redeem against future purchases. Shipping is free on orders above £50, plus there's also a free Episode VII Stormtrooper polybag with orders. If you're looking for impressive OT ships; either the UCS Slave 1 (75060) or UCS TIE Fighter (75095) are well worth a look. For future reference, there's a general Q&A thread pinned to the top of the forum. I'll merge this with it in a bit

Is anyone else having problems with the website? I managed to get to the final checkout screen, but it displayed something along the lines of.. 'sorry we've encountered a technical error, please contact Customer Services' when I tried to submit the order. I was hoping that it would be a slight improvement on the previous version; that was pretty awful at times, but at least you could order through it!!

It's amazing that the UK deals still haven't been formally announced with only 4 hours to go! Perhaps TLG are worried about the stability of their new website so they're trying to minimise the hype; I noticed tonight that it's already getting a little 'twitchy' and failing to sort items High-Low etc. I'll be interested to see if they reduce the current limits on the SW Exclusives - I could do with a couple if they want the business

Perhaps it's a cunning plan to make the 'new' Death Star look better! The Duel of Naboo set looks a little small and basic, but if it's around the £20 price mark I'll grab a couple at some point. It reminds me of the Carbon Freezing Chamber set, and there's several useful parts in it. Considering that Darth Maul is only available in £85 set currently, it should be a relative bargain. However, Yoda's Starfighter looks absolutely awful - I just hope that the production version is a significant improvement

It will be interesting to see if the rumours about the European promo are correct; hopefully we'll receive confirmation shortly. It seems odd that TLG lacks any sort of structured approach to announcements across the globe, not to mention consistency with the actual promotions! I'm not surprised that the FO Stormtrooper polybag may be available though; TLG must have a stockpile of them following a mediocre May 4th, but 5 does seem amazingly generous! I was going to order something in the next couple of days to take advantage of the current £10 discount, but the prospect of this offer is enough for me to wait. On a related note, I've just received a 'VIP' email about 75159; in addition to the 'bundle' discount with 75093, there's another offer: 'LEGO® VIP Members, 18 years of age or older as of the sweepstakes closing date, who are legal residents of any of the countries listed below, may enter to win one of one hundred twenty (120) LEGO® Star Wars™ Escape the Space Slug™ sets when they purchase a LEGO® Star Wars™ Ultimate Collector Series Death Star set, #75159, at a LEGO Store or through Shop.LEGO.com during the Sweepstakes Entry Period' Now, if the Space Slug was included with all sales that might be enough to counteract the £125 price increase from the old one!

The 2016 & 2017 Pictures & Rumours threads are primarily intended for new sets (e.g. those to be released in that year) rather than any promotions, events etc. And, as I mentioned in my post, you're welcome to create a specific one for it. We've had dedicated threads for previous May 4th events, and 30th September is probably going to be interesting enough to generate a decent amount of interest (especially considering the possible differences between the US & Europe!). Please feel free to PM me if you'd like to discuss it further

The recent posts regarding the confirmed, and potential, offers for 30th September aren't really relevant for this thread. If anyone wants to discuss them, please feel free to create a new thread specifically for it. I appreciate that 2016 is almost over in terms of new sets etc, but I'd prefer to keep this thread as tidy as possible. Thanks for your understanding

I don't think anyone would complain about that! One day my dream of owning a new UCS Cloud City will become reality. I often wonder if there's a reason why TLG has released so few Dagobah & Bespin sets over the years. Considering the aftermarket prices of 10123 and 4502, there must be a huge potential market for them amongst OT fans, especially if it included a nice array of exclusive minifigures. I just hope that 75137 has decent sales figures; it might persuade them to look at it again.....

Thanks for the info, I hadn't noticed that! Interestingly, in the UK at least, the 'kit' has an overall discount of £30. If this is an attempt at softening the price hike hopefully we'll get some other decent deals in the next 12 months. I'm expecting some pretty scathing reviews on the LEGO website for 75159 when it's finally released; hopefully TLG will listen to them!

Another stunning model for your Rebel fleet, mortesv. And...

From my perspective, 2016 has been a very poor year for Star Wars LEGO in general. I had high hopes when I first heard rumours about a UCS Hoth set, well until I saw it. It's a sad state of affairs when the only sets that I've actually looked forward to building were both £19.99 (Droid Escape & Carbon-Freezing Chamber). I expect to be disappointed, but perhaps the 2017 Snowspeeder will turn things around, otherwise it's going to be another cheap year for me

Sets that I'd like to see which TLG haven't been made yet: Lars homestead Docking bay 94 Yavin 4 Endor landing platform & dish TIE Bomber And, without a doubt, a UCS-style Cloud City!

Looking on the bright side, if TLG are content to 'refresh' a set that was still available until 9 months ago, then we might see a re-released 10179 at some point. I'll be interested to see the UK RRP; it was £274.99 for 10188, but I can see this being £425+ That's quite a nice jump in the profit line, and I'm assuming that RO will help with festive sales. I'm genuinely surprised that they've done this; I can only describe it as lazy. I'm just hoping that 2017 brings some better news for OT fans

Please can I remind everyone that this thread is for 2016 Pictures and Rumours. There's another thread available for this sort of comment and I'll transfer some posts around shortly.....and done And to clarify, a 'scalper' is defined as 'a person trading in the equities or options and futures market who holds a position for a very short period of time' so in relation to the LEGO 'market' they will acquire products that are only available for limited periods (e.g. Comic-Con exclusives) and sell them at an inflated price. So, the term isn't relevant to someone purchasing a set that was available for 8 years, unless I'm missing something.....

Whilst I appreciate this may be of interest to some, I really don't want this forum to play any part in 'spreading the word' about the availability of these cloned sets. Therefore I've removed the links from the first post and locked the thread. Personally I hope that TLG either find a way of stopping their production, or in the case of 10179 re-issue it! Thanks for your understanding

Ironically, the reverse of the box looks far more appealing than the front! If it's a fake someone has put a lot of effort into it.... I was hoping that it would include a few really special minifigures (e.g. a chrome Death Star Droid) but it doesn't look that promising. Perhaps it's time for me to spend my UCS money elsewhere; I quite like the idea of upgrading my telescope!