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Hi @Ryancup and welcome to Eurobricks! And, as other members have said, either Bricklink (or possibly heavily discounted sets might be an option). Some of the 'Classic' sets are incredibly good value and, depending on the design, you may be able to use the odd-coloured parts for the hidden structure/frame etc. I've merged your thread with this one to keep the forum tidy, I hope that's ok.

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Great find, thanks! If it's anywhere near the quality of the UCS Slave 1 it will be well worth the wait Link to the relevant Brickset page if anyone's interested: (here)

Thanks for sharing this @dmaclego - it's truly awesome (and I don't use that word very often!) I've been watching your progress on this via flickr, and it's genuinely one of the very best that I've seen. The level of attention to detail is incredible; most builders would just focus on creating an Imperial Shuttle, AT-AT or landing platform, but you've managed all three! Your approach to the platform supports is unique as far as I know; I dread to think how many parts they required (or the cost) but the end result is well worth it. I hope that you're able to display this long-term, so that it can get the recognition it deserves - a true masterpiece.

I'm quite impressed by BB-8; it's definitely on my shopping list. However, more interestingly it's not labelled as UCS, so there's still a decent chance of another in 2017... perhaps we'll get a Falcon after all

Well, they all look a touch underwhelming, but in truth I've never been that captivated by minifigures. Personally I think TLG peaked when they swapped to light-pink heads; but I did grow up when classic spacemen were cutting edge!! Perhaps they'll be of more interest once the official images emerge, until then I'm just looking forward to a half-decent Yoda's hut, which will do nicely

Thanks, @Sir von Lego that's really interesting indeed! I've been quietly hoping that we could get something from Dagobah or Cloud City, so the prospect of Yoda's hut is very exciting. I'm not too bothered about the scale, but it should mean that we'll get a new Luke in fatigues; as much as I adore the 10123 version, it does look a little dated.....

No, 10179 didn't include any sort of interior apart from the cockpit and Luke's 'Gunner chair' (which is just a basic seat and steering wheel!). The interior is crammed with the large technic frame which is used to support the enormous weight, so there isn't much room for anything else. I'll be interested to see if the newer version includes one, and how the internal frame is designed. I'd actually prefer it if they concentrated on the exterior - at that sort of RRP 99% will be sold to serious collectors anyway, so I can't seen any need for 'play features'!

Hi marshal-banana, welcome back to Eurobricks I always thought that the original UCS 10212 was pretty stunning, but this is in a totally different league! The level of detail is just incredible; the engines and exposed pipework really add to it, and the wing deployment is very smooth, especially considering the load that the motors must be under. To be honest, although the white LEDs are movie-accurate I still prefer them to be light blue but perhaps that's because of LEGO's influence! Another masterpiece to add to your UCS Sandcrawler and Falcon; do you have plans to do anything else?

That will do nicely, anything below £750 and it will be a day one purchase for me! I'm actually hoping that it only has a small interior section (possibly similar to the vintage Kenner set) so they can use the majority of the parts to create a truly awesome exterior. Just think of all that wonderful greebling - I can't wait

Thanks for the great review @Whitefang I totally agree about the high RRP - it's £54.99 in the UK which is totally ridiculous considering the size of it. However, I managed to grab a couple recently at 50% which was a genuine bargain! It's been one of those sets that's been on a seemingly permanent 30% discount, and I guess that's a decent indicator of the what we're willing to pay for it.

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@Aggron44 - I've merged your thread into the general Q&A one to keep the forum tidy. Please feel free to create a new one when you've built it

Credit to SMC as I hadn't noticed it.... BB-8 (75187) is now listed on Brickset (link) Age range -10 - 16 Dimensions - 35.4 x 37.8 x 9.4 cm (13.9 x 14.9 x 3.7 in) Weight - 1.34Kg (2.96 lb)

@F1v3s - I've just merged your thread with this one to keep the forum tidy

Well, after a lot of frustration, my GR-75 is gradually getting there! The detailing on the underside is stunning, but it's also incredibly fragile! I've re-built several sections 5-6 times - I'm not that co-ordinated and have annoyingly large hands which aren't a good combination in these sorts of circumstances!! It's one of the most complex builds that I've attempted, partially due to LDD being totally illogical, but the end result is well worth the effort. Following on from other comments in this thread, I strongly recommend that you construct the outer-hull plates first, delete them from the LDD file, and then re-generate the building guide. You'll still get lots of floating parts, but if you build the sections in sequence, there's points where they'll link together via a plate etc - which makes it reasonably manageable. The central section is quite delicate during the initial stages, but once you've added the main technic beams that run through the core, it's a lot easier. Oh, and the engine design seems to be totally impossible unless I'm missing something, so I just removed the LBG & Black 1x1 studs and it still seems to hold together......

And it begins.... my first part of a Rebel fleet! I've reached step 71 of 300 (excluding the stand) and completed the main outer hull plates. The photos I've seen of this really don't do it any sort of justice; the level of detail is nothing short of incredible! It's been straightforward so far, but the main section sections looks a little daunting... it could be quite interesting to get this all to fit together. Thanks again to @mortesv for the LDD file.

Yes, LDD has an interesting approach to creating instructions - random floating parts don't seem that logical! I'm currently waiting for my last two Bricklink orders to be shipped but hopefully I'll receive them sometime next week. I'm almost tempted to try and build some of it in advance, but I'm still missing a few of the key parts so it's probably best to wait until I've got everything! I've followed ecmo47's advice though, by removing both supports/stands from the file which should make it a bit easier to view....

I have to say that I'm not at all impressed by the new banner for the boxes; it looks like the sort of quality you'd expect to see on a budget 3" minifigure! The Star Destroyer looks decent and could be on my shopping list if I can find it at a reasonable discount. As mentioned by others, Snoke looks a bit odd in Gold robes - I'd expected a hybrid between the Emperor and the alien 'God' during the opening scenes of Prometheus! However, the others are both an easy pass for me which helps my UCS Falcon budgeting. The Resistance Bomber looks like it was constructed by a 10 year old, and the AT-AT doesn't appeal at all. Perhaps I'll be more interested when I've seen the source material.....

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Well, after a couple of months of trawling Bricklink, I've just placed my final order so I should be able to build my own GR-75 shortly! For anyone who's debating the challenge, it took 7 separate orders for the 865 parts (comprising 167 different part types!). I'd strongly recommend looking at the parts list before you start buying; some are quite rare/expensive but most have cheaper alternatives (e.g. newer versions), and you might need to swap the odd colour(s) to minimise the pain involved! I ended up doubling-up on some parts to make the orders a bit more sensible for the sellers; in total I ordered enough parts for about 1.3 of them for £96.25 including P&P. So, it isn't the cheapest to build, but there could be one of those situations where economies of scale would work (e.g. if you're debating a fleet, source them all at once!). Virtually all of my parts were new, so you could probably get it cheaper if you're happy to buy used. I'll post some photos when everything has arrived...... And, before I forget, thanks to mortesv for sharing this masterpiece with our community. I've had a look at the LDD file and it looks quite challenging to build, but hopefully it will be possible with a bit of determination!

Hi Pierre, this looks stunning, and you've captured the shape of the original perfectly! The greebling of the 'city' looks beautiful and it demonstrates how much better 10221 would have been if TLG had used a greater variety of elements. Do you have any photos of the underside, and rear engine block? I couldn't see any in in your flickr folder (link).

@Captain_Yoda - welcome to Eurobricks! I've merged your thread with this one to keep the forum tidy, I hope that's ok

Congratulations mortesv, yet another masterpiece! I don't think there's any way that you could improve this; the level of detail is incredible! The greebling around the engines is particularly eye-catching, with the mass of pipework all running towards the centre; it makes 10030 look a little inferior, to say the least! Do you have any idea of the number of different part types?