If the remake of the UCS Snowspeeder goes poof, maybe LEGO is realizing that the remakes of iconic STAR WARS sets are poor sellers.  

11 minutes ago, Anomander said:

Is your connected mate frantic to clear his pallet of them out of his Aladdin's Cave? He's let them get overripe and this prospective reboot looks set to wipe a couple of 100 grand off his nest egg.

He's not a mate per se, just a big player who's bought lots of me in the past. I've not seen him in a while but I'd expect him to have been shrewd enough to buy the first editions with certificate, sticker and letter from LEGO like I did. Even if he did miss the boat, he can easily afford it and should still 2x his investment which ain't bad for a 9yr old set.

2 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

If the remake of the UCS Snowspeeder goes poof, maybe LEGO is realizing that the remakes of iconic STAR WARS sets are poor sellers.  

Since Red5 bombed, I doubt we'll see another UCS X-Wing unless they decide to make a blue or orange one. However, a new UCS MF will create the biggest frenzy to date IMHO.

I almost didn't get a UCS Red 5 because of how un-inspired it was. Barring a 50% off sale, I would never get a UCS Snowspeeder.

I think they could make the Snowspeeder a little more "smooth" with all the new pieces and building techniques. Whether or not that's a good thing is something else. I'm enclined to say yes, but some would disagree.

I do think there's other sets out there that deserve a remake, like the TIE Interceptor.

A *gasp* whole new ship would be even better, but that's unlikely. A-Wing, AT-AT, Jabba's Sail Barge, AT-TE, Venator, TIE Bomber and Nebulon would all make fine candidates.

I would like to see more of the ROTJ /JABBA Range get some good USC Editions 

The new death star is 4000+ bricks and rings in at $500. If they were to remake the MF 10179 at 5000+ bricks the price point would exceed $600. Im sorry but I just dont see that happening. Im not really vested in this race but Id like to think LEGO will be more original then another rehash.

1 hour ago, Ed Mack said:

If the remake of the UCS Snowspeeder goes poof, maybe LEGO is realizing that the remakes of iconic STAR WARS sets are poor sellers.  

...or TLG ran out of new Snowspeeder designs and learned that nearly identical rehashes are poor sellers

3 minutes ago, jaisonline said:

...or TLG ran out of new Snowspeeder designs and learned that nearly identical rehashes are poor sellers

Poor sellers. That will be us.

17 minutes ago, longshot said:

The new death star is 4000+ bricks and rings in at $500. If they were to remake the MF 10179 at 5000+ bricks the price point would exceed $600. Im sorry but I just dont see that happening. Im not really vested in this race but Id like to think LEGO will be more original then another rehash.

I agree with this.  I have a MISB 10179 and a used one.  Am I invested in this set, sure, but I really don't plan on selling it (like in ever), so I can try to be honest with my appraisal of the situation.

The LEGO Group has to realize there is a point where the vast majority of regular people just will not pay $600.00 or more for a new LEGO set to make it a profitable release.    Everybody likes to say LEGO sets are for kids, but honestly ask yourself, how many kids (or their parents) can afford a $600.00 LEGO set?  A $600.00 LEGO set to LEGO has way more negatives attached to it, than positives in my opinion.  The LEGO Group's profits are not as strong as they were and they might be less likely to produce another massive set like the 10179.  Could they?  Yes, for sure, but things are changing.  The primary and secondary LEGO markets are weakening, so would LEGO invest so much in a risky behemoth of a set?  I say it is getting less likely all the time.

Maybe LEGO wants to make a statement and release an uber UCS Falcon, but they certainly under-impressed with the 10188 replacement.  The 75159 is the test case for LEGO and if it sells, then maybe the uber UCS Falcon is coming.  If the 75159 doesn't sell, well I would look to a smaller UCS Falcon that costs around $400.00.  A lot of people say investors have little effect on the market, that regular LEGO fans drive the market.  Well, are there enough regular LEGO fans out there to make an $600.00 uber UCS Falcon profitable?

7 minutes ago, jaisonline said:

...or TLG ran out of new Snowspeeder designs and learned that nearly identical rehashes are poor sellers

The old UCS Snowspeeder is hard to improve.  Time for LEGO to build UCS sets that are based on new ideas, not previously done sets.  

41 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

The old UCS Snowspeeder is hard to improve.  Time for LEGO to build UCS sets that are based on new ideas, not previously done sets.  

Yes, but you'd think they would have realized that some time ago.  Last year's two "UCS" releases (Hoth and DS 2.0) are both rated 3 stars at LEGO Shop at Home.  That's basically as low as any Lego set has ever gone.  It's half a star lower than the UCS B-Wing, which sold so badly they cut it off after a year.  Being Danish, Lego probably can't fire employees unless they go on a shooting rampage at work, but ideally a lot of heads would have rolled after the epic 2015 UCS Debacle.  I finally got around to watching Jang's review of Hoth on youtube.  Seeing that Lego omitted one of the four power generators and left the back of the ion cannon wide open was just bizarre.  I think Lepin would have done it better.

If lego went back to selling $100 (900 piece) UCS sets like the old days, they could have some decent sellers. 

Smaller vehicles but should be popular nevertheless to jump start it  

Speederbike

Landspeeder

Snowspeeder (isn't a large ship)

Cloud City Twin Pod

 

 

5 minutes ago, GhostDad said:

Yes, but you'd think they would have realized that some time ago.  Last year's two "UCS" releases (Hoth and DS 2.0) are both rated 3 stars at LEGO Shop at Home.  That's basically as low as any Lego set has ever gone.  It's half a star lower than the UCS B-Wing, which sold so badly they cut it off after a year.  Being Danish, Lego probably can't fire employees unless they go on a shooting rampage at work, but ideally a lot of heads would have rolled after the epic 2015 UCS Debacle.  I finally got around to watching Jang's review of Hoth on youtube.  Seeing that Lego omitted one of the four power generators and left the back of the ion cannon wide open was just bizarre.  I think Lepin would have done it better.

Hoth is so bad Lepin haven't copied it

Lego big shots just sit there and say: "who cares if set sells or not, we"ll make hundreds of millions this February from movie tickets sales anyway"

After the theaters and production companies are paid, I'd bet TLG's portion is a drop in the bucket compared to what they generate from selling plastic. 

32 minutes ago, GhostDad said:

Yes, but you'd think they would have realized that some time ago.  Last year's two "UCS" releases (Hoth and DS 2.0) are both rated 3 stars at LEGO Shop at Home.  That's basically as low as any Lego set has ever gone.  It's half a star lower than the UCS B-Wing, which sold so badly they cut it off after a year.  Being Danish, Lego probably can't fire employees unless they go on a shooting rampage at work, but ideally a lot of heads would have rolled after the epic 2015 UCS Debacle.  I finally got around to watching Jang's review of Hoth on youtube.  Seeing that Lego omitted one of the four power generators and left the back of the ion cannon wide open was just bizarre.  I think Lepin would have done it better.

Sorry but it is not about what the fans want, it is about what LEGO thinks the fans would want. Right now apparently the fans want remakes

4 minutes ago, Mos_Eisley said:

After the theaters and production companies are paid, I'd bet TLG's portion is a drop in the bucket compared to what they generate from selling plastic. 

bingo. the movies made to sell toys.

2 minutes ago, jaisonline said:

bingo. the movies made to sell toys.

Tale as old as Star Wars.

15 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said:

Tale as old as Star Wars.

Yup. Hasbro and Mattel mastered selling toys through 1980s popular cartoons and failed movies   The TV programs were pretty much commercials that I loved. 

5 hours ago, jaisonline said:

Yup. Hasbro and Mattel mastered selling toys through 1980s popular cartoons and failed movies   The TV programs were pretty much commercials that I loved. 

Lego needs to buy the Captain Planet license.  I used to love that show.

Edited January 10, 20178 yr by GhostDad

27 minutes ago, GhostDad said:

Lego needs to buy the Captain Planet license.  I used to love that show.

I wasn't aware that you could love anything?

15 hours ago, longshot said:

The new death star is 4000+ bricks and rings in at $500. If they were to remake the MF 10179 at 5000+ bricks the price point would exceed $600. Im sorry but I just dont see that happening. Im not really vested in this race but Id like to think LEGO will be more original then another rehash.

Don't forget that a new Millenium Falcon probably would include much less minifigures than the Death Star does. So $600/600€ could be feasible as RRP.

On ‎1‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 0:28 AM, GhostDad said:

Lego needs to buy the Captain Planet license.  I used to love that show.

 

No poofage on snow speeder. 

Hahaha poofage. Always wondered why Americans where always saying "poof" on here till I realised  they meant disappeared.

Word poof is very different here.