http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/toys/c-766/lego-bricks/p-13795/lego-wall-e-21303/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-O_1CnKCDoYwFCNtrI7MKtg

looks good!

tru has it now

My BAM didn't get the message.  They were 4 wide and 5 deep with 39R5 Wall-Es.  They have heard the rumor, but have no instructions to send back. 

My cousin in another state said his BAM had plenty, too.

Also, the 39R5 WALL-Es had 28R5 printed on the seals.

The WallE I picked up from TRU yesterday had a new 39R5 over the 28R5.  The fix?

Does anyone know what are the good seals or bad seals?

This got posted on Reddit this morning.  This is slightly different than the email I got from LEGO Shop at Home when I asked for the Wall-E fix last month.  This seems to hint that there may be another modification to Wall-E in the works.  My email specifically referenced the clutch issue in the neck, and only for North America.

Surely, now this will be a different piece count...

I was in 2 lego stores today. One of them had 1 Wall-E on the shelf, which I bought. The other was pretty well stocked. 

Same here one of the LEGO stores near me had a fresh shelf full, that was not there on Tuesday.

I think they are just replacing a couple pieces from the bad batch. I'm thinking this isn't the full neck mod. Speculation, of course.

The two replacement pieces I received are:

4211695

4265484

I don't think this is the neck mod.  When I emailed Lego, they specifically referred to the neck mod.  That letter talks about the head swivel, which they've previously dismissed.

These issues are making my head spin!

I'm thinking the 20 plus I have were a good purchase.

I'm thinking the 20 plus I have were a good purchase.

I agree with you, it´s one of the better sellers on ebay now and although prices are not much higher than retail, it could easily double in price before Xmas.

Brickset article

Shop at home listing for Wall-e now states "out of stock, ships in 30 days"

Didn't it previously say - check back in February ?  Why do they bother putting stuff like that up - if it means nothing . 

Hilarious. Guess they took less time to fix it than after all. I wonder what that means for the other sets that are TOOS till xxxxx....

Didn't it previously say - check back in February ?  Why do they bother putting stuff like that up - if it means nothing . 

Maybe to get resellers to buy up the "bad" ones at retailers...

Shop at home listing for Wall-e now states "out of stock, ships in 30 days"

Will ship in 30 is their auto response to we have no idea. So it's possible they already sold the Feb stock. Or they just have no idea... 

I agree with you, it´s one of the better sellers on ebay now and although prices are not much higher than retail, it could easily double in price before Xmas.

How about after TRU entered the fray with a $59.99 + free shipping listing?  Are the sales mostly outside the US?

Officially in the ride on this one... hope it pans out

Edited October 19, 201510 yr by tacsniper

But wall e is fixed again. For now at least. It's like Peyton manning 3 neck surgeries 

TLG had to have this fixed before Xmas. Looks like they accomplished that.

Officially in the ride on this one... hope it pans out

And here my OCD wants me to turn that one box on the bottom left around to match the rest of them.

LEGO® Ideas 21303 WALL•E Availability

Dear LEGO® Fans,

In order to make the LEGO Ideas set 21303 WALL·E as fun as the character in the movie, we created the model with the ability to turn his head all the way around. Since the model has been launched we have received feedback from fans who feel WALL·E’s head moves a bit too freely. Feedback from our fans is very important for us and we’ve decided to take their advice and make some improvements to the set. Our designers are currently working on some small changes to the model. Therefore the LEGO Ideas Set 21303 WALL·E is currently not available at shop.LEGO.com and in some LEGO Stores. Once the reworked version of the model has been finalized LEGO WALL·E will make a full return. For the latest updates on availability, please visit WALL·E on shop.LEGO.com.

If you've already purchased your LEGO Ideas WALL·E:

It is very important to us that fans have a great building and playing experience with all our sets and we appreciate feedback to improve our sets. Our Customer Service can answer questions on existing models and can be reached via LEGO.com/service. 

If you have any more questions, please contact LEGO Customer Service and let us know if there’s anything we can do to help you further.

Kind regards,

LEGO Ideas Team

https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/1-blog/post/45

 

Shipping December 5 now.  Hopefully that date keeps getting pushed closer to Christmas and beyond.