It will probably go up even further, the fact that it's getting more exposure, the more people knows about it, then bigger chance people want to buy it.

Unless of course they reissue one........

How about this

 

How long will it take to build and make a stop motion video of the Millennium Falcon 10179*

 

a) 1-2 weeks

2-4 weeks

c) 1-2 months

d) 2 months or more

 

*assuming I build 10-12 hours every week

Poll added. :)

Please correct me if I'm wrong. You do awesome time lapse build videos, right?

No Ufema is the one who does the awesome time lapses.

No Ufema is the one who does the awesome time lapses.

That's right

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Unless of course they reissue one........

First one will always be first one. I think that this one will keep growing no matter how many reissues happen.

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Unless of course they reissue one........

Even if they reissue one, the re-issued one will never be the same as the original. The 10179 has over 5,000 pieces. I don't think that Lego would do that every again. The days of Lego releasing 4,000-5,000 piece sets is over.

It's not gonna rise in value forever.......there is a ceiling for all Lego sets.

It's not gonna rise in value forever.......there is a ceiling for all Lego sets.

 

I look at it differently. This is true for 99% of sets.  

 

This set (along with only a couple of others) should continue to rise even slowly each year until refreshed (e.g. Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, . Like the other sets, it helps that 10179 contains elements no longer built or were exclusive to it.  The upcoming movie will help.  Demand will always be there especially if "bricklinking" is difficult (time, cost, etc...)

 

If refreshed (and if history is an indicator), it should begin to decline in value (and eventually stabilize) even if the refresh is smaller.    Used sets will be impacted more if a refresh arrives.

This set is definitely on my bucket list of Star Wars sets to own/build (along with the original Death Star)

If they did re release these will be stock piled and would never reach the value of the first edition.

If they did re release these will be stock piled and would never reach the value of the first edition.

 

100% agree . it will be hard for pretty much any set to match 10179's secondary market value (used or new).   I think the 10189 Taj Mahal, 10181 Eiffel Tower, and 10196 Grand Carousal have the best bets but there had far lower MSRPs  that will hurt their chances.   Additionally, those sets have already surpassed their MSRPs by ample margin.

 

MISBs growth compared to retail price :

Taj Mahal = 5-6 x $300 :

Eiffel Tower = 8-9 x $200 (outstanding)

Grand Carousal = 7 x $250

UCS Falcon = 6-7 x $500

 

The ROI growth above is outstanding. 

 

I know MISB 7888s has no chance to catch 10179 but at $50 retail and a very short retail life, it regular sells for over $500 sealed ($600 sales are common). That is some reason growth, over 1000% on a bad day    ...if only i was buying Lego in 2008.

 

 

in summary, i doubt any Lego set will catch 10179 unless the (if) refresh is beyond awesome to cause a steep price decline

Update June 30, 2014

 

Minor setback, missing one Black Steering Knuckle arm. Have ordered the item through Bricklink. Hope I will not be missing anything else along the way. The build will start on July 1st 2014

Update June 30, 2014

 

Minor setback, missing one Black Steering Knuckle arm. Have ordered the item through Bricklink. Hope I will not be missing anything else along the way. The build will start on July 1st 2014

Have fun! The build is a blast and the final product is so fun to have around!

Update June 30, 2014

Minor setback, missing one Black Steering Knuckle arm. Have ordered the item through Bricklink. Hope I will not be missing anything else along the way. The build will start on July 1st 2014

I would hold off ordering elements until the end. Use substitutes if needed. My set ended up missing nearly 8 elements and I was able to use correct replacements from my spare parts bin or rig it. The last missing element was found around step 75 so I was far along into the build. The only part that was trouble was one of the medium sized light gray flexible hoses. I took a longer one (widely available still from Lego) and used rose stem shears for a perfect cut. Luckily, I did end il finding one from another eBay find.

I ended up needing to order 5 elements by the end and shop@home covered the order for me since it's such an expensive set. Their customer service is top notch.

I am wondering if this is the holy grail of Star Wars or holy grail of Lego all together...

 

Congratulations on your purchase and have fun building this monster!

I am wondering if this is the holy grail of Star Wars or holy grail of Lego all together...

 

 

yup. 10179 is both the t206 1909 honus wagner and 1952 topps mickey mantle of the lego world without the scarcity.

Update July 4th 

 

Build has finally started. Accounted for all the pieces and sorted them into baggies. So far building and taking pics is a pain in the butt. Not sure how many pics I've taken already, but will upload some pics shortly of where I am now.

As promised some pics of the build so far

 

 

 

 

Where I am now in the build

 

 

 

so what 1 or 2 more hours?

225 pics so far....jeezus help me. I have to deal with a 3 year old that keep coming in and disrupting my build. 

 

1 or 2 more hours to find the pieces you need for the next few steps

225 pics so far....jeezus help me. I have to deal with a 3 year old that keep coming in and disrupting my build. 

 

1 or 2 more hours to find the pieces you need for the next few steps

 

Gonna have to put yourself in a playpin.

I bought him a duplo set but the falcon looks a lot nicer to him...He had the box in his hands and I was like thinking...its worth $300 i don't want to piss him off...i got it hid under the table now.  

I am glad that I once bought one of these without box in sealed bags, built it then sold with profit later on so I won't be affected by the temptation to deflower it if I will ever have the opportunity to own a sealed one.

Update July 18th

 

Had a small set back. Was missing a piece and I didn't have it in my spares. Fortunately a friend had it but it took me almost a week just to get it. Total pics as of today is 1100.

Small peek of what is finished. 

 

I bought him a duplo set but the falcon looks a lot nicer to him...He had the box in his hands and I was like thinking...its worth $300 i don't want to piss him off...i got it hid under the table now.  

 

speaking of duplo, we should build the duplo equivalent of 10179

can you imagine what it will look like. ha