I know this was mentioned in the UCS thread, but probably worthy of its own. Hoth Bricks has pics and info on the new UCS X-Wing, Price will be $199.99 US and it looks like it will come out in May.

 

www.hothbricks.com

Just a reminder that contest entries closed at midnight EST last night.

I would like to extend it but it can put individuals who guessed last night at a disadvantage as the time window continues to potentially narrow and make newer predictions easier.

427 left

427 left

? where?

 

LEGO Shop at Home has Out of stock, expected ship date 20 Feb 2015.

I would imagine that these are "at sea" and on their way, but I wonder how many they will get.

I did my part and just bought 2 more from TRU using discounted gift cards.  I probably won't get any more until double VIP or LEGO May 4th promotions start if they last that long.

10 today all had 27R3.

427 left

 

Whats up? Did they restock already?

Whats up? Did they restock already?

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

Looks like exciter bombed the thread with an unclear post and moved on.  LOL

Turn off alerts.

 

 

That was...

 

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)

Edited January 29, 201511 yr by mudcatsfan

Looks like exciter bombed the thread with an unclear post and moved on.  LOL

 

Sorry, did I say something?

Sorry, did I say something?

 

427 left. But from where? And how do you know?

Sorry, did I say something?

 

You know you did!  Unless you posted in the wrong thread?

What mudcatsfan said.

$50k in merch is inconsequential to Target.

Exactly and if I'm target and have had an item sitting in my warehouse(s) likely since 2013 and it finally disappears. And I see the way all of the newer lego items are moving and flying off the shelves.... I'm probably saying to myself, "thank god those are gone." Not, "we should push lego to produce more of these."

For your (everyone with R5) sakes, I hope LEGO did not see the sudden increase in demand for R5 and decided to put it back in the production queue.

 

If it indeed has to be put back into the production queue, something else needs to get bumped! Would you rather OOS on new sets with high demand or retire old sets if you were TLG?

You know you did!  Unless you posted in the wrong thread?

What mudcatsfan said.

 

We are like a rat in a bucket of water and exciter1 has the lid and keeps smiling at us and doing nothing.

 

I am not convinced that the 427 count is Toys R Us count as of today but he sure is enjoying this.  LOL

Went to "ships in 30 days" at LEGO Shop at Home USA

NMM What was it before, ship in 30 days with a date or thats what I thought it was?

Oh man, I wanna enter the contest too! Since I'm not living in in EST but in MET, I think I qualify for a late entry. And since I'm still moderated my entry would probably have been in time if I would have been allowed to post real time (and even if it wasn't I'm gonna use it as an argument anyway...). I'll go for November 15, 2015. You can send the prize on November 16 

I think it was ship on Feb 20

If it indeed has to be put back into the production queue, something else needs to get bumped! Would you rather OOS on new sets with high demand or retire old sets if you were TLG?

We all know TLG's production plan was not set in stone.  With enough lead time, it can be changed.  There is still a lot of time before the premiere date of SW VII  (assuming this is a coordinated marketing ploy).  I was just thinking of a different angle than the boring is this thing OOS / retired yet questions.  

 

Everyone here seems to know how TLG works 100%, providing an opinion contrary to the hoarding herd is futile :D

Edited January 29, 201511 yr by Darth_Raichu

I am guessing they have a boatload of pieces and boxes for this set sitting in Mexico. Still holding out for May 4th 50% off blowout.

I am guessing they have a boatload of pieces and boxes for this set sitting in Mexico. Still holding out for May 4th 50% off blowout.

That would give a completely new definition to the phrase "Red Five Standing By"

Btw, my OOS guess is completely wrong as TRU still has R5 in stock.  What are you guys doing all day ???

I think it is a blessing that The Horde might have overextended a little before Christmas and now have trouble finding space/capital to throw at Red 5, EEE and ToO.

 

TRU.ca had 18 left earlier today and walmart.ca has none...so Canadians who have little stock might be playing with fire hoping it is like the AA (sold out in US for a long time while still available at MSRP up north). If S&**** moves it to sold out I expect these 18 wouldn't make it very long.

This is exactly the reason why I've grabbed 2 already. Not sure if the set will do amazingly, but here in Canada we risk getting caught with our pants down as the stock isn't all over the place or in large numbers.

 

And yeah once LEGO Shop at Home goes sold out or no longer lets you place a backorder, they will vanish from TRU.ca within hours. (see 14 HH gone in like an hour after "Sold Out Status). AA took a while to go, but they had like 200+ of them.

 

Still not sure how i feel about the set. I have one on display, but it really doesn't "wow" me. Then again though i have many cooler sets on display that are stealing it's thunder.