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I don't know what you mean by "bows" can you post a picture? i know some people have had issues with cheese slopes, headlight bricks, and some clips breaking, but I don't think it's very widespread. Outside of a few headlight bricks from 30 years ago, I don't have anything that's broken just by sitting there.

Was just going to post what Sid said above. You can't go by retail costs, most bricks probably cost the company pennies to make. A lot of the cost for a set comes from packaging, marketing, distribution, labor costs for designers, etc.

The Internet played a role in putting me in my dark age, as I stopped playing with toys in the mid 90's and started getting interested in electronics, computers, and video gaming. Ironically, the Internet helped bring me out of my dark age with sites like this. I don't think I ever stopped being a fan, I just took an extended break. Glad my Lego didn't disappear during that break.

In the 80's they used to have a picture of a random kid playing with the set on the inside flaps of the box. Even back then I thought it was strange, why is there some random kid on my Lego box showing me how to play with my toy?

I used this method when applying the stickers to my kid's Galaxy Squad Eradicator Mech at Christmas, and the stickers are still stuck even after their rough play. I think the key is to not soak the stickers, just dip them and apply. They still stick pretty quick, you don't have a whole lot of time to position them before the sticker starts getting tacky again, but it's enough to get it placed just right. I would agree, practice on some stickers you don't care much about first. But so far this method seems to work out great. Also, as I said above, I would only use this method with the clear stickers; the white stickers look like they are paper as opposed to plastic and will probably get ruined when dipped.

I use this method for the clear stickers, as they are plastic decals. The white-backed stickers, I'm assuming they are paper and won't work with this method. 1) Fill a small bowl with water and add a drop of dish soap. 2) Dip the part that you're going to apply the sticker to so that it's wet, set it aside. 3) Take the sticker with a pair of tweezers and dip it into the water. Then apply it to the Lego part. You can slide it around for a little bit until it dries, allowing you to position it exactly where you want it. Dap it lightly with a lint-free cloth to clean up excess water. This method allows you to slide the sticker around after you put it on the part, so it's much easier to apply them exactly where you want. Another benefit is that you don't get air bubbles or fingerprints on the sticker, which is great for when you have to apply to a clear piece.

I bought and built this set over the weekend, and I must say that I'm pretty impressed by it. It's not supposed to be true "classic space" but an homage. What I found when building this set is that it looks like spaceships I would have built as a kid. The 80's space ships had a lot of wedge plates in them, and most of my custom ships were big and pointy because of it, kind of like how Benny's ship is designed. I also made liberal use of hoses, computer terminals, jet engines, and grills. I didn't care if it made sense, I just wanted it to look cool. This is the look Benny's Spaceship is going for. Finn in the movie would be too young for classic space. The Man Upstairs probably donated all of his classic sets to his son, the sets he now deemed undesirable, and instead started focusing on building his massive, modern Bricksburg. So, the kid had a mix of these old classic space parts, and new parts from sets he might have received today. Hence, Benny's Spaceship is born: a mix of old and new. What I loved: 1) The size of the ship.. it's huge! 2) Greebles, I really like all the little details on this thing. 3) Lots of playability. The two smaller ships, the computer room, room for 3 in the cockpit. I'm usually not impressed by things like flick missiles and spring loaded shooters, but they make sense here and go with the overall theme of the set. 4) Great minifigs. Really like space Wyldestyle and Astro-Kitty. I would have preferred an unbroken and unscratched Benny, but he's in the movie that way so that's how they had to portray him here. I have plenty of blue classic space figures to substitute if I want anyway. Even though I love the set, I do have a few nitpicks: 1) Stickers! Way too many stickers. I'm just glad to see that they are the clear style so that I could use the wet application method - perfectly straight stickers with no air bubbles or finger prints! 2) The classic space logos on the tail wings, they need to be a bit smaller. Two of the stickers are placed on the wings in one direction, and the other two are placed in the opposite direction. In the opposite direction, there isn't enough room to place them, a bit of the sticker sticks off the side of the wing. I ended up having to trim off some of the sticker so they fit, luckily just some of the clear part and not the actual logo. 3) Would be nice for the canopy to be an actual classic space canopy, just to get these in circulation again so I can replace some of my older scratched CS canopies. However, I understand that they couldn't do this since they use a different hinge mechanism for canopies today. 4) I would have used the older style black hoses instead of the gray ones used here. 5) The smaller ships don't attach well to the wings, the connection is a little flimsy. I think they should have used two hinge clips instead of one to make it sturdier, or some other method of connection. These are just minor nitpicks, I think the set is great and I'm happy to have it sitting on my desk. I disagree. Kids today would laugh at 928, and there aren't enough adults that would buy it to justify the cost of production. Speaking for myself, I enjoy hunting down classic sets on ebay/bricklink, garage sales, estate sales, etc.... the thrill of the hunt I'm an adult CS fan, yet I'm not sure I'd buy reissued sets.

In general, I think all of the Star Wars remakes from 2012 to now are pretty spot on. The TIE fighter and X-wing are great, Gunship and AT-TE are very nice looking sets, Jabba's Palace , and I really like the new Sail Barge. Some people complain because the new Sail Barge has a blocky front end and is smaller, but like you said it still has lots of space for minifigs, and despite the blockiness the front end is way more movie accurate than the previous barge. And in reality, if we cared that much about blockiness, we wouldn't be building with Lego in the first place With regards to this MTT, I think this is a miss. The main feature people remember about the MTT in the movie, the droid hangar with massive amounts of battle droids, pales in comparison to what 7662 has. This one comes with a few non-battle droid minifigs, but they aren't that exciting. I'd be more excited if they were Gungan warriors, and I hate Gungans. However, they belong in this battle. One miss out of a great line of remakes is not a bad record. I think I'll try to track down a used copy of 7662.

I completely agree. Even if the general shape of the new MTT is more movie accurate (which is debatable), the droid racks are definitely not movie accurate. The droid hangar is what this vehicle is known for, and they got it completely wrong in this new version. I'm sure it's for cost cutting reasons, but they really should have left the Jedi and Theed guard out and thrown in more battle droids.

Awesome review, and awesome set. I actually like both the original and the retail version, I'd be happy owning either one. Really happy to see that there aren't any stickers. I actually got to meet Ernie Hudson at a comic con over the weekend, he was there with the ECTO-1A. Got my picture taken with him and the car, which he autographed. I'm going to display this set next to the picture. Just too bad I didn't have this set in hand for him to sign as well.

I like it, especially your Sy Snootles minifig. Is that a custom torso, or is it official Lego? Have any better pictures of her, she has a microphone in her way ;)

Classic Space and Futuron.

10225 R2-D2, I'll be celebrating May the 4th by building the most famous droid in the galaxy with the family. Got the Darth Revan figure too, looks great.

We were buying the kids a lot of star wars and ninjago sets for them to play with, and they did the same thing. They build the sets but then disassembled them into a big pile. However, they didn't really build anything else, and when I asked them they said that they couldn't because they didn't have enough pieces. It's partly true because the modern sets have a lot of technic pieces for structure, movement, or play features, so sometimes a good portion of the piece count for a set is small technic pins. I ended up buying them those creator 3 in 1 sets because they had a lot of standard bricks and pieces that they could build with, they were much happier with those. I also occasionally take them up to the lego store to fill a PAB cup with standard bricks to supplement their collection.

Of course Lego can be put back together, and that's why I do let my kids play with sets I consider to be mine. However, they do so under my supervision until they are older. For example, my stepson has a tendency to dissect every part of a set, including removing all minifigure arms from torsos, hands from arms, and taking the legs off of the full assembly. I let him play with my vintage lego pirate ships, and he ended up jamming so many pieces into the cannons I had to take them out with pliers. This type of "play" can cause actual damage to the parts, some of which are expensive to replace. The kids have a tons of their own Lego that we've given them, so they really don't bother me that much about playing with my stuff. Some of their pieces and minifigs are damaged well loved, and we don't replace these parts right away (we will once they get older). We want to teach them that if they're too rough on their toys they will break and aren't easily replaced.

New pirates... very exciting news! I would be happy with either a full theme or just a big 10210 sized ship. I just hope they go back to the old style jolly roger, or design a completely new one. The design they had for 2009 wasn't so great.

Reminds me of this: Some people don't have a creative mind, or lack the time to do a MOC themselves, but still want to have fun building, so set collecting is great for them. I do both. Instructions are small enough that I can fit them all in a file box in the closet. The boxes on the other hand, while pretty, take up too much space so I mostly recycle them now unless they are from special sets like Imperial Flagship or MMV.

This thread has a nice discussion on the differences between the two sets, and includes a size comparison picture. http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47395

I don't think you can go wrong with either one, the models are very similar to each other. They both have nice minifigures, it comes down to the color choices on the model. Some people prefer the sand green and brown look, while others like dark green with red. I have 8097 and I think it's a great looking model, haven't seen 6209 in person though.

I'm opposite, I never visit the pick a brick wall with a build in mind, because more likely than not they aren't going to have the bricks I need. I usually fill up on bricks I know will be useful in MOC's, such as tiles and bricks in uncommon colors (like light blues, dark greens, etc) I also fill up on foliage pieces when they appear, can never have enough off those.

I know some people have complained that the small 1x1 pieces like this clip, cheese slopes, etc have been cracking. I'm not sure if it's part design or a plastic issue. The only parts I've had crack are the 1x1 headlight bricks, and those were from space sets in the 80's. You can contact Lego and they'll send you replacements for free.

+1 for TWP, sorry for coming across as impatient, it was my first time trading on the forum here. TC-4 has found a new home in the US.

I have over 200 sets, from the 80's up to now, and I've never had a missing piece. There are times when I though I had something missing, but it turned out that it was stuck in the plastic bag it came in. Be sure to check those thoroughly. I usually stuff the plastic bags back into the cardboard box instead of throwing away just in case something like that happens. be sure to contact lego, they'll send the piece to you for free

I have the 6208 B-Wing, which so far based on pictures I like more than the new one coming out. I also have the 7877 Naboo fighter, 9494 Anakin's Jedi Interceptor. At first I didn't like the PT vehicles (based no the film, not set design) so I dismissed them. However, they've grown on me. The ARC-170 is my favorite of them all, but the wings are really floppy, the entire engine and wing assembly is only held on by a couple of technic pins. I want to mod it to be more sturdy. The Naboo fighter is a close 2nd, as I always thought they looked neat in the movie. It's disappointing that the stickers have started to lift off a few days after application. Hate stickers. I will get the Vulture since I don't have any "bad guy" PT fighters, but I'm not a big fan of it. I don't like how they put a cockpit in it as it's an unmanned droid. Lots of stickers too.

I would guess Slave 1, the rumors have been around for a while.