Sam892

The Advent calender figures are ok, it will mostly depend on what version of Luke, Rey and Poe we get. Another Battle droid though really? nothing comes across more lazy then the yearly pointless battle droid. No one really needs more and theres plenty of other Droid figures that use similar pieces. Maybe K-2S0? A Medical droid? Commando droids or Superbattle droids. Surely adding one of those in place of a battle droid would be cost effective, especially since their molds were only very used once or twice, and most have cost a fair amount to create in the first place. Its not even like their ever even commander, security or Pilot variants. Come on Lego up your game!

I hope the new roller coaster track is added when the site comes back up. The two pieces in the black panther set are no where near enough.

My VIP card arrived today, came in a nice black envelope with minifigures over it. Theres nothing inside that details exactly what the promotions are, just says more details will be annouced in early 2018. The card its self doesn't feature a magnetic strip and instead has a barcode at the bottom.

I haven't got an Email yet and I bought mine day of release.......... hopefully they are still emailing them out.

My local TRU has the R3 M3 polybags in for £4.99 each and the bricktober minifigure packs for £14.99. That includes the Batman one.

Its extremely hard. The majority of LEGO's sales over christmas will be from regular sets. The falcon is a niche set, in the grand scheme of things, very few people are going to buy one. LEGO has to consider whether it invests the majorty of its resources into a few extra falcons, or into all the normal sets people are going to buy for christmas. I understand that some people are upset about not being able to get the falcon right now, but for gods sake everyone needs to calm down. Just have some patience, theres much more important things to complain about.

I've put some LED lights in the back of the engines on my MF. I found that the empty compartment in the back of the MF is perfect for a portable battery charger to sit. I've just plugged my LEDs into that.

I've put some LED lights in the back of the engines on my MF. I found that the empty compartment in the back of the MF is perfect for a portable battery charger to sit. I've just plugged my LEDs into that.

I read somewhere it will be a combination of exclusive discounts, exclusive double points promos and exclusive gifts. I'm not too sure how true that is but I'll try to find the artical that listed those benefits.

I know its pretty unlikely at the moment, but has anyone spotted any of the unique pieces on Bricks and pieces yet?

Sorry for repeating this but Milton Keynes (UK) LEGO store has about 20 sets left, they got 40 in this morning. So if you can get here this morning there's a good chance you can get one. There also meant to be getting another 20 sets this weekend. Best part we aren't even having to line up. Just get a ticket from the store manager and come back at 9:30 to pick it up.

Milton Keynes store has 40 MF sets in stock. Currently theres 19 of us in the que. so plenty left.

I wouldn't except anything else unique on launch day, the Black VIP cards are most likely the only thing LEGO will bundle with them.

Thats extremely harsh. LEGO has a pretty good ability to factor Fan desires, I mean thats clearly part of the reason we're getting a new Falcon. They didn't have to make a new one but did due the extremely high demand, and price on the second hand market of the 2007 one. Sure they were also motivated by sales, but they could of easily made something else and made money. Plus just looking at the updates the Falcon has recieved, they were clearly made for Fans. Lego didn't need to add interior parts or different radar dishes. LEGO can only produce so much of a single set at once logistically. They only have so many molding machines, so many printers and only so much transport space. Its not the only set they're making currently and the production of UCS MF's can't take over the whole factory. There's more than enough for people, maybe everyone should stop panicing and think logically. These things are going to be available for a few years, its not majorily important everyone gets one on day one. LEGO will make sure the flagship SW set will be regularly stocked in its stores. Also while its not massively relevant to the MF, LEGO's decision to layoff (not fire, firing someone implies they broke rules or did something wrong) 1400 employees doesn't make them evil. They didn't just get rid of 1400 people, I'm sure thats an incredibly tough decision, that they thought long and hard about. The customer comes first not the employee, and if these job loses ensure LEGO's survival long term, or allows them to deliver better and stronger experiences to the customer then its the right decision. Everyone just needs to calm down and not panic, the MF will be restocked regularly.

There was nothing up about a midnight release, it might be worth ringing the store and inquiring. I can't see them doing a midnight release, but maybe they'll open an hour early for Falcon customers.

I saw the UCS falcon on display at the Leicester Square LEGO store earlier today. I was shocked at just how big it is in person. Its absolutely remarkable.

Its a shame you can't pre order Lego on the store, or I could get 3x VIP points on this beauty. In all honesty this is an amazing set. Sure the Minifigs are a bit lack luster, Leia and Han (esb) look awesome but the rest are so lackluster. I'm suprised LEGO didn't try to go for Star Killer base version of Han and maybe a Chewie with snow printing. The porgs are a nice edition but I'm sure we'll have more in a set next year. Lego should have just gone for a Bespin setting, and chucked in Lando and Lobot. Still I guess no one is buying this for the figures and LEGO knew they could throw whoever they like in it.

If this is the new UCS MF then it absolutely blows the old one out of the water. Just goes to show that 10 years of new elements and building techniques can really do. I'll have to wait and see a few more angles, figures and the price before I decide if I'm going to get one. But that is one beautiful piece of junk.

I stumbled across 75150 Vaders Tie Advance vs A Wing refuced from £70 to £40. At that price And with it being retired I gave into temptation. Overall I'm pretty happy with it, I finally got the New Vader and the other figures are great aswell. Vaders new Tie Advance is buy far the best version of it around.

My wallet can not repel prices of this Magnitude!

Justice League 50 doesn't mention anything about Wally and neither does Superman 52 I believe. The only mention of Wally so far was in Titans Hunt number 8 I think which finished this week. Spoilers for Titans hunt

Totally agree. While some may see it as controversial, it was very intelligent and original. I'm extremely interestet to see what a certain character has done to the DC universe having weakened it on purpose. Plus his affect on the Multiverse, as his medling st the end of Flash point changed Earth Prime, Two and Three. Still I can't wait to see what he does next, he's only been around for two issues so far ( Justice League 50 and Rebirth 1 ) and he's started with a strong body count in both issues.

I could easily see a UCS falcon being released next year. Theres a lot of room to update the previous UCS design, and they could include the ability to have it in either Episode IV or VII style depending upon how you want it. The Falcon seems to be the only ship in the Sequel Trilogy to carry over from the original ( at the moment at least ), and it appeals to all generations of fans. Also by then the current Falcon will be discontinued and if it has a large presence in Episode VIII then they'll be a lack of a Falcon set to capitalise on the movie. LEGO would also be in a difficult position as they'd struggle to justify releasing a standard Falcon, due to only having done one two years previously. I mean people complain about LEGO remaking sets too soon, another standard Falcon would probably generate a lot of negative reactions from AFOLs. So a UCS Falcon seems like a smart move, people love the old one, but either can't afford the after market price or wish to invest the large amount of time source its pieces. There's also a lot of new components and elements that LEGO has released in the last decade that can really smooth out some of the blocky curves on the previous one. They could also do something similar to what they did on the UCS Helicarrier, by giving people they chance to add Power Functions. Especially if they don't include an interior again, LEGO could take capitalise on all that free space by allowing you to add light up engines, motorised ramp, motorised landing gear or a well lit cockpit. There's so many possibilities.

Hi I'll get a postage quote tomorrow, and PM you Thanks Sam

I imagine if there is any future series ( surely there will be though ) that they'll keep to animated characters. It would be so much harder to do live action characters as they would need to get the rights to certain actors/actresses faces. I imagine it's all the more harder as well trying to secure the rights to dead Actors faces on top of that. I know LEGO in the past have made Jack Sparrow and what not, but those contracts have most likely expired or don't include CMF. At least with animated characters they only have to seek approval from Disney, if they were to try to make a Mary Poppins figure they'd have to get permission from Julie Andrews and the Estate of P. L. Travers who created Mary Poppins. It's a lot easier for LEGO to just mine the huge wealth of iconic cartoon characters, I mean they've tackled 18 so far, so theres still a good few hundred to go.