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  1. Kit Figsto
    Since we didn't get any news from D23, I wonder if the February Toy Fair (I forget if that's New York or Nuremberg?) would be when they might unveil a set. That seems like a really good opportunity to show one of the large sets based off of the original movies, since it won't have any spoilers and will get people excited about the theme's return. Then again, I don't remember if they even have the Toy Fair anymore, and if LEGO still unveils sets at it or not.
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    Yeah, I don't really see him being that much. I'm thinking initially Kuill and Mythrol will be like $40-60, but once the set's been out for some time, it will likely drop. We saw that with the Cantina figures, and I realize that Ponda Baba or Garindan aren't the same level of popularity as Kuill, but they were also fan-requested characters only available in an expensive D2C set. I expect the same price occurrence from Cad Bane, honestly, as that set has only been out for a couple of months, so there's plenty of time for that price to drop. Interestingly, Cad Bane is actually cheaper on Bricklink than P2 Commander Cody, which is REALLY surprising to me, since Commander Cody has been highly requested for probably 5+ years now, the sets are only $20 apart in price, and also the AT-TE still hasn't really shown up in America (at least not at Target/Walmart type store). Now, if there's no other release of Kuill, then the price will likely skyrocket once the Razor Crest retires. I mean, just Lando alone from the Cloud City set is $200, then you've got Boba Fett costing like $125, Han and Leia are each $50+...those four figures already are the original cost of the set plus tax, with a little bit left over...
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    Not sure on exact value, but in the past, with exclusive figures in expensive sets (such as figures from the Cantina or Cloud City), it seems like the resale price starts off very high when the set initially releases, then drops a little bit and eventually stabilizes once the set has been out for some time and is widely available (with the Cantina, for example, it sold out almost instantly and was out of stock for a while, so minifigure prices stayed high for a little while until it became easier to get the set). However, once the set retires, resale prices are likely to go back up. Essentially, I would suggest waiting a little bit before you buy (the set itself is likely to have a shelf life of at worst a year, but more than likely at least two years or more) in order to get the best deal. Just don't wait until it retires.
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    Sort of exciting on this front, right now on Lego.com, there's a VIP promo for a Pirates accessory pack with purchases over $50. If you go onto the offers page with details, it says to be on the lookout for the next one, a Halloween(!!) themed accessory pack coming soon! I would assume this might be starting October 1st, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I'm curious what this might include. I'd guess some of the new-ish pumpkin and jack-o-lantern pieces, probably some spiders, maybe a buildable tombstone and a skeleton?
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    I assume they'll use the Bib Fortuna head mold from the past, since the BOBF one is a bit different. I also am guessing that they'll do the Carbonite mold, since at this point it's only been like 3-4 years since they last used it (Cloud City and the last OT Slave I). I'm assuming the bricks from the Mandalorian sets are just because they're not going to make a mold that large when it's literally only going to be used once. Storage is also a bit of an issue, especially in the Razor Crest. It can work with the Slave I, like they did with Cloud City, but I think having two of those carbonite pieces standing up in the Razor Crest would just take up way too much room. If the diorama depicts the Boushh scene, I feel like Chewbacca pretty much has to be included, as it would look a little half-empty to have Boushh standing in front of Jabba without Chewie.
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    Not sure if this is still the case, but I was at WalMart a couple of weeks ago and found they had a lot of LEGO on clearance, including SW (which, for whatever reason, doesn't seem to happen often). They had the Duel on Mandalore for $13, Trexler Marauder for like $30ish, and the Mandalorian Starfighter for $40. This specific location had a lot of each set, though it was also in a smaller town, so that might be why. Anyway, I grabbed one Mandalorian Starfighter, as I'd been waiting for a price reduction for a while, but figured it could be worth checking your WM if you haven't already.
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    Hi, A year or so ago, I was downsizing and selling off some older sets on Bricklink. I was surprised when I looked at listing 4432, the 2012 Garbage Truck, as I was able to get about $30 for my used copy of it (a set that originally cost $20). For an unlicensed City set without any real unique parts or unusual minifigures, this seemed really odd, since most used City sets I was selling, I was usually either selling for less than I paid, or for some older ones maybe selling for about the original price. Come to find out, a sealed version of the set is at least $80, sometimes upwards of $100. Why is that? It wasn’t an exclusive and didn’t seem to have a short production run or anything. While it’s older, there are sets even older than it that are roughly the same size that can be had for cheaper (7991, the 2007 Garbage Truck, which arguably looks better in my opinion, can be had for like $60 brand new), and there are similar vehicles from the same era that are also way cheaper (Dump Truck is about $40 new, Ambulance is about $60 new, Cement Mixer about $60 new, 4x4 Fire Truck is about $40 new, etc). It’s also not something like farm, where we almost never get them - it seems like we get some form of a garbage truck every 4-5 years (if I’m not mistaken, there’s one either currently out or recently retired). That seems even less frequent than something like the Ambulance, and yet this Garbage Truck costs more? Anyway, I was just curious if there was something I’m missing about this set, or if anyone knows why it in particular costs so much?
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    https://www.brickfanatics.com/every-lego-set-rumoured-2022-march-update/amp/ This came out in March from a credible source. However, given that these sets come out in a week, I assume it's either cancelled or being released another way (probably the former, though).
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    So, I'm going to assume that third set is cancelled, given that these come out in a week and there is still zero information? That seems odd, because wasn't there a price and part count for it? I know set numbers will be cancelled all of the time, but how often do we get info on a piece count and price and never see the set?
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    Also, Indy doesn’t have nearly the same amount of source material as something like Star Wars or even HP (I know Indy has the TV show and the comics, but realistically I don’t think we’re getting anything from those). On top of that, the nature of the movies seems a lot less conducive to tons of sets like SW, just because there’s a lot of time spent in locations where sets aren’t super feasible (either due to a lack of playability, the actual source material, like the tanks in Last Crusade, or spending a lot of time in one location that doesn’t require multiple sets, like the Temple of Doom). If you go through the movies, there’s probably 3-5 vehicles or locations each that are definitely going to make good sets, and then you start getting into things that either have very little screen time, or aren’t super realistic as sets. If they didn’t do ANY remakes for this wave, I honestly don’t know what they could even do. The Grail temple is the only one that sticks out as something that would both work well as a set and wasn’t made in the first one. I think the bridge fight in ToD would be a good option. Then I guess the plane from the intro of ToD? The map room? The circus train? Something from Castle Brunwald? Anyway, point being, I feel like most of the sets that they chose were stronger options than pretty much all of those except the Grail temple (which technically could still be that large set). While I think the collector market is there for Indy (as evidenced by the eBay prices of almost *anything* Indy, not just LEGO), I’m not sure it’s on the level of SW where you could pretty much pump out a set or action figure of anything and people would buy it.
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    I'm surprised we got descriptions this early! I feel like there's a high chance of a second wave, assuming this is a January release, especially since the movie is a summer release. At the very least, I'd be surprised if we didn't get 1-2 more Indy 5 sets after the movie comes out. There's definitely enough from the first four movies to do at least 2-3 more waves of sets, too. They could do remakes of the motorcycle chase, Shanghai car chase, Venice canal chase, possibly the Flying Wing, Jungle Cutter, Cemetery Battle, Crystal Skull/Raiders temples, and I really, really hope we get a remake of the truck chase, that's one I wished I had from back when it came out, and it's just too expensive on the secondary market these days. They could also do the ToD bridge fight or the Grail Temple, just to name a few possible new ones. I'm happy about the selection of sets here. I missed out on the original Well of Souls set, so I'll definitely be getting the new one. I'll have to see on the others, but am definitely interested in the fighter plane and Temple of Doom. Also, the prices seem really good for these, at least based on the piece counts and my assumption on the general size of each set.
  13. Kit Figsto
    I just built my Hideout today, and I have to say, I'm super impressed. It was a very enjoyable build and I liked a lot of the techniques used for the branches and leaves. The only thing I didn't like about is it that I had some trouble with the far right side's rounded green plate (the side with the mushroom on the front, on the right hand side of the tower if you're looking at it from the front). I built my set on carpet, which I know can be kind of tricky when attaching things onto plates, but that specific plate seems to really not attach to the rest of the set very well, since it's basically a round 2x2 plate holding it on. It seemed like if I tried to attach anything to that side of the build and pressed hard, the whole thing popped off.
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    That must've been it, because I was pretty sure I recalled Chewbacca referenced in mention to this set, but I guess it was just speculation since he makes sense as a main character you'd include with an Endor AT-ST. That said, I am a little bit surprised that they didn't include a main character as a 4th minifigure in the set. It seems like all of the 4+ sets except for the TIE came with one (even the A-Wing had C-3PO thrown in). This seemed like a good set to include a Han or Chewbacca just to add playability, but I'm glad Wicket is in there at least.
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    Does the AT-ST also come with Chewbacca? I feel like I remember seeing somewhere that he was to be included, but the picture didn't show him, so I'm assuming not. No idea if I fabricated that in my head somewhere, but I guess that's not the case.
  16. Kit Figsto
    I'm the same way, for the most part. I've never felt embarrassed when looking at LEGO/buying it, but it's not necessarily something I go around telling people about loudly. I have some sets on display in my house (some SW MBS stuff, and probably will have more when I eventually move to a larger place), and if someone outside of my family is ever over, I don't bring it up unless they ask me about it. However, if someone is critical of me enjoying LEGO, then that's probably not someone I would particularly want to spend time with anyway, or at least that's how I look at it.
  17. Kit Figsto
    My order arrived today, I placed it pretty much at midnight on the 15th. Interestingly, mine was all in one package (three sets + the Aston Martin + the Forest Hideout). Maybe the separate orders was only for parts of Europe? Anyway, I've started to build some of the sets I got, but haven't built the Forest Hideout yet. I must say, the box looks fantastic, and I'm really excited to get it built.
  18. Kit Figsto
    They just revealed it a little while ago at LEGO Con. It looks fantastic! Super faithful to the original set, but with some modern twists (I think my favorite detail is the buggy using modern red wheels in place of the old red wheels with studs on them).
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    It seems to have that effect on BL prices in general, even though the magazine isn't available in the US. For example, Cloud City Luke is like a $5 figure now, I think almost entirely because he was in one of those magazines, since the only other ways to get him were a $350 MBS set that's retired and currently goes for $500+ sealed, or a regional exclusive that still is over $100 to get today. I think since there are tons of European sellers that can sell the figure for cheap, sellers in North America have to reduce their prices, otherwise they just aren't going to sell. For Luke, it seems like most of the cheapest BL lots are in Europe, but there are stores in America that still have him for $8-9, a far cry from the $25-30 he was before the foil pack came out (and honestly, I think that amount would be a lot higher now if it weren't for the additional releases, since all of Han, Lando, Leia and Boba Fett from that set have shot up over the past couple of years).
  20. Kit Figsto
    Me too! It helps that I've been looking forward to some of the sets I ordered as well, so my whole order should be pretty fun once I get it. This GWP is just the cherry on top.
  21. Kit Figsto
    I originally had planned on getting the DeLorean and snagging the promo that way, but that was sold out both online and in my local store. One of the employees there told me a few weeks ago that this specific store tends to get deliveries mid-week, so while there was a chance that they'd have some in stock tomorrow, I wasn't willing to risk not getting the promo. Instead, I picked the Winnie the Pooh set, as I'd wanted it anyway, and then threw in the Mandalorian Forge and Fish Tank, both sets I'd been eyeing for a bit. I think if the promo comes back in August, I'll just get the DeLorean then and get another Forestmen GWP, and either sell it and recoup some of the set's cost, or keep a second one for myself.
  22. Kit Figsto
    Do we know if that third $30 set is still coming? Has there been any information on that?
  23. Kit Figsto
    Wait, what, is this being rumored? I know a while back there was speculation, but I think that was entirely just speculation since the Jedi Starfighter was heavily rumored to be Obi-Wan's from Ep II and contain Taun We, as well as possibly some more AOTC sets (or, at least people thought the AT-TE would be from AOTC, since it was barely in ROTS, not that I'm complaining because I think the minifigures here are a lot more interesting). If my memory serves me right, didn't people think this was the $50 set (which we now know is the duel set)?
  24. Kit Figsto
    Just a heads up, if anyone in the US is looking to get their hands on the Mandalorian N-1, I'd recommend checking your Kohl's. Mine had three yesterday, whereas all of my local Walmarts are showing that it isn't available there yet/is out of stock.
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    Are we expecting that this is with any $160 purchase, since the castle won't be out until August? I've been wanting to get the DeLorean (not that I can at the moment anyway, due to it being out of stock), so I figured I'd wait and grab it when this promo is happening, assuming it applies.
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