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Here is a pic from the lego calendar. UPDATE : thanks to Matt below, we have more details from the WSJ. http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-86321 I'm guessing it's prob somewhere between 10179 and 10221 in length, UPDATE = "The Lego Helicarrier stands over 11 inches high, 31 inches long and 17 inches wide." While it's not a Big deal, I did think there would be more SNOT and smooth surfaces. However, like the new Sandcrawler, I can understand why. I also like how the set reuses minifig trophies (the CMF actress) and hologram elements (from the new Star Wars ISD) as people on the Helicarrier ALSO... mid to late March is double VIP points.

Price vs performance, this is the best packaging tape out there. Offer expires 2/22

The more people complain about how expensive this set is, the more I like it.

My point isn't that i'm getting too many alerts, my point was that i LOVE 100 alerts that involve discussion of Red 5, but i don't like to sift through 200 of them to separate the contest entries from the real content. * the alternative would have been a different topic for the contest. It was intended to be a tongue-in-cheek complaint, as i hoped to illustrate by entering the contest myself at the end of my post. (first world problems)

I wonder how many power function motors to make this baby fly ....and then terrorize the cat with it.

Designer vid.

Don't follow the herd, if you want it then keep it. Most on this site are very fickle. If you follow the herds's advice, you'll end up with 20 exo-suits. Ask me how I know. :-) Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Brickpicker mobile app

I'm late to be in the official pool, but I'm going with 11:24PST, November 5, 2016.

would help if ebay would ad the "new other" condition category to the toys categories as well. Opened new stuff could then go into there. Also new in distressed boxes / open boxes with sealed bags and such. They have it in a lot of categories but still not in some important categories like toys and other ones as well. I don't sell minifigs or part out but the subcategory would help the situation out for those that do. New Other is defined as New other (see details): A new, unused item with absolutely no signs of wear. The item may be missing the original packaging, or in the original packaging but not sealed. The item may be a factory second or a new, unused item with defects. See the seller

Hey guys, I just messaged lego to find out if there are to be anymore made. This is the reply - "I

Custom Millennium Falcon. Looks to be worth every penny. http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-CUSTOM-Millennium-Falcon-STAR-WARS-LIKE-7965-7778-4488-4504-Set-Black-Brick-/111580703804?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item19faba6c3c

Sounds awesome, thanks for volunteering..

http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-86321 more detail here!

Furries are taking over the world. You will see all of congress dressed up soon and C-SPAN will resemble a Teletubbies meets Muppets episode.

This is why this forum is hilarious at times. Someone says something, then the rest of the board goes nuts trying to get in on it. Edit: With that said, May 5th, 2015, 12:30 Central Time.

Awesome by Thad Jantzi Thanatos by Clayton Shillings Marauder by _lichtblau_ Locust by David Steeves Thor/Summoner by pinto4402 (Brickmechs) Bushwhacker by pinto4402 (Brickmechs)

Just loaded up on more city mines from TRU clearance. They had 20 but one had a big cut on the top of the box, probably from an employee cutting open the cases, so I came away with 19. Great price point when you stack the clearance, 20% coupon, and 10% credit promo. I've sold a few of these already this past holiday season, so I'm stoked to get a few more.

Is that a leaked photo of UCS Homer's Donut?

I have nothing to reply to this with actually.

I agree with this. Looking back at past Maersk sets, none have exploded in growth. They are solid sets. Maybe above average. The Triple EEE is the best of the bunch and will probably outperform the earlier versions, but I would be careful about buying 50 of these.

Had my first success last night. I woke up in the middle of the night, and noticed an alert about the RI on my phone. Managed to snag a couple. (No, the alert didn't wake me, I just happened to wake up). So, thanks for helping me spend $60 at 2am last night.

With the current exchange, $400 CAD comes to $316USD. not bad! Not a huge Avengers fan, but i guess that's mainly because there weren't any great display pieces. I may end up getting this. Price tag is a bit high, but i won't be as tempted to open it like the Slave 1 and actually try flipping it heh.

LOL, if you allowed my entry i will surely win ....

Thanks as soon as I saw "maersk" my jaw dropped

I wonder if we'll see a Helicarrier vs. Tumbler crash test video? Hmmmm

Except in Canada, where $50k was probably a month's worth of a sales for a typical store LOL

Stopped by my local friendly thrift store and got this for five bucks! A couple of opened bags the rest are sealed and ithad the instructions and stickers. I was shocked when I saw it. This is my first maersk train.

I always get a kick out of reading posts like that. While I'm confident that our small community of LEGO fans here on BP can easily take down a stock supply of 240 sets I do not think we can impact world wide production runs.

If you play this design video in slow motion backwards there is a glimps of another set in the letter "******" also it says something about Paul is still Alive

Damn you....

As long as the niche is occupied primarily by folks with a lot of disposable income...

Also, look at the current Ebay selling price whilst the set is widely available. Many "standard" set trade BNIB anywhere from 30-50% below RRP yet do OK when EOL comes. Yes sets like this, VW Camper, Mini Cooper at trading at or above RRP for no apparent logical reason. Even when LEGO Shop at Home has plenty of stock. I always consider this to be a good indicator of EOL performance. After all, the only way for these is up.

Every 40th or so post has some good insight, well done newbie77. I agree with all your points, except your preface. I think all the reasons you listed are exactly why this set will do well long term. It will be no Town Hall, but I see better than average numbers compared to other UCS sets. Here is why: It will not be as horded as we expect. It is arguably the second most recognizable set in the SW universe. Movie Hype, and I am not just talking about 2015. Every other year: 2015, 2017 and 2019 and that is not counting the spinoffs in 2016, 2018 and Red 5 in 2020. Every new adult fan will have this set on their radar. The model looks nice and is a great build, it is even swoosh-able. Did I say movie hype. Star Wars VII is going to be huge! * This font is so small you will have a hard time reading it.

While I agree that this set has a slight identity issue I don't see it as a problem. Our generation grew up on Star Wars, we know and love the ships from the OT. The generation that this set is aimed at grew up watching Iron Man, Captain America (not the Ned Beaty one), The Avengers. This set represents their childhood, not ours. When it retires in 3-5 years it will do just fine.

Well you can be sure, I won't be competing for inventory. I will display the older UCS star wars in my house. I would not display this. Either make it a play set 10188 or make it a display dsII. Most grown men who would actually pay 350.00 would not display this. IMO. everyone recognizes star wars ships, most would not have a clue on thos one. The tumbler on the other hand, very well executed, displayable, afol target market. To each his own though.

A fair point. I just miss the days of Batman fighting Bane, The Joker, The Riddler, and other arch-nemeses that are out to destroy him, our society, and the current human condition in general. I enjoy a great monkey fight as much as the next guy, but find the upcoming line of Batman Lego builds underwhelming: Batman Vs. Mid-life Crisis- Batman purchases a '97 red Corvette, in fair condition, and with reasonable mileage, from Craigslist Batman Vs. Elevated Blood Pressure: Batman battles steaks and goes on an all-salad/low-carb diet Batman Vs. his Alimony payments: Bruce Wayne works a second job at TGIF to make his child support payments As a true fan of Batman, I hope the well hasn't run dry. Only time will tell. And although I haven't stayed current with his storyline, I relay with full confidence that I believe he will defeat that giant monkey.

really submission closed? Monday 2015-02-02 1700 EST how about that ? smart $$ is not buying this set. if anyone wants for personal collection buy it but I am not seeing any phenomenal return on this for following reason: a. this set did not even clear target during buy 1 get 1 40% off sale b. did not get sold out during TRU free sets add on all those free highway pickup or the GOLD-X/Y something crap even for the en masse horde it took literally 3 days to wipe out target. unless some smart $$ and/or big player comes in; this is not going to get wiped that fast... crowd buying won't be able to wipe that inventory i.e. people buying 5 sets thats already $1000 .. how many people have that kind of disposable income to put into each and every exclusives, modulars for a whole year... 0. SSD 1. GE 2. HH 3. SC 4. TH 5. HE 6. PS 7. PC 8. R2D2 9. AA 10. ToO that's already $12,000 and now Red wing.. horde must be totally extended by now.

Thanks to that certain article exciter1 posted the other day, I read this instead as "furry".

My OGS were cancelled because the PS and the GE were MIA due the fact that the HR and WWWM were JF. I'm debating whether to just cancel my orders for the LJ, CZ and HP that way in can free up funds for more kWs, IOS and UPs. What do Y'all think?

You remind me of that Bugs Bunny Cartoon. What's hi in the middle and round on both ends!

I see that and I just want to go " I-O ".

Red 5 or this thread?

Any more recent seal codes than 50R4?.........anyone.............Bueller?

The number of people that died on the Titanic is peanuts compared to the number of lives lost when the Death Star exploded.

Just thought I'd wrap up this little story since so many of you (kindly) added advice, outrage, and support for the situation originally: First, let me say there is no way I was going to refund AND let them keep the set. Enabling poor behavior is not something I do. After the quoted events took place, I waited a few days with no response, then noticed negative feedback had been left, referencing how tiny the set was and that the price paid was straight-up robbery. So I sent one last kind message, saying if they wanted to work together toward resolution, I was still game - but would appreciate knowing either way so that I could move forward. Naturally, no reply. So I left a response to the feedback pointing out the buyer admitted not paying attention to the listing prior to purchase, and did not respond to my offer of a refund. Then I reported them for feedback abuse (yeah I know, not strictly in the guidelines, but I believe in "using the system" fairly, not just "doing as I'm told". A day or so later, I get a message from them stating "My little boy came home asking for it. That reminded me to send you a msg. Moments before you responded, he opened it, after making a remark himself about the size of it." Yeah, sure. So I waited another week or so, dealing with some of life's other little misfortunes and wondering if somehow, magically, something would happen due to my filing a report. Nope. Called eBay customer service last Friday to address the situation. The clown I first talked to only wanted to emphasize policy and try to convince me that the negative feedback was the buyer's honest opinion about their experience, and they would therefore not remove it because it was valid. I argued that the remarks had nothing to do with my part in the transaction, they were experiencing buyer's remorse, and having admitted to not paying attention, there was no way I should suffer as a result. He countered that I did my part in responding to the feedback, so others could read my side of it. I explained that many people do not read feedback, but some do care about seeing that "100%", which I had unjustly lost. The conversation was going nowhere, so I asked for a supervisor. It took a while, and they apparently had quite a discussion because the supervisor greeted me tentatively and asked me to verify his summary of the situation, which was basically accurate. I told him that the negative feedback was basically a form of defamation (referencing "robbery") and that, given the fact that I shared over 10% of my $ales with eBay, I didn't understand why they failed to seriously consider giving a little back in the form of protection from ridiculous things like this. Then I asked what exactly I was supposed to do different. He looked at everything and mentioned being a busy seller in the past as well, "feeling my pain" more or less... then said because I did offer a refund and basically did all I could do to work with the buyer, they would consider making an exception to the policy and perhaps remove the negative feedback. He said I would get an email within 24 hours explaining the final decision, either way. I thanked him sincerely for listening and taking the situation seriously. This afternoon, after hearing nothing since that call, I contacted eBay CS once again, was sent to the "escalation" department, and was asked by someone new, of course, to explain everything again. I mentioned I had already done so twice and was waiting to hear from a supervisor, I hoped there would be notes or something for reference... which, after looking into, he said he thought he had an idea about but it would really help for me to explain it all again. I happened to be volunteering in my son's school library and had to put him off about 30 seconds to check out a couple books, and he took it upon himself to put me on hold (with warning) and research it all himself. After a few minutes, he came back and explained in agonizing detail that he was removing the negative feedback for the reasons the supervisor basically mentioned previously. Then I got a couple recent "item not received" defects removed as well, which were due to lag in tracking updates by USPS and had, once again, NOTHING to do with my performance as a seller. He did state that it was much better to call CS when the latter situation happens and a valid tracking number is uploaded so that they can close the case manually and it never shows up as a defect, rather than wait and let the buyer close the case. I found that quite helpful. Yet again, the moral of the story is be patient and persistent and don't give in to stupidity, when you feel the battle is worth fighting.

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