2 minutes ago, BearCrash said:

The normal price is 329.99, not 229 ....

by "normal price" I don't mean RRP but the price most shops or websites have them at, which is way below lego shop.

13 hours ago, Pako said:

 

(it went down to 115 euros earlier today, I missed that, can't believe it)

Yea, I couldn't get those to be delivered in Belgium. At that price, it was a no brainer ...

Got my Porsche sets delivered today. Was very surprised to see them come wrapped in the original Lego boxes, especially coming from Amazon. What a pretty box and the damn thing is heavy.

Not usual that I comment on receiving sets. However, I had the same feelings as yourself. I got both of mine in factory boxes (in the UK) and they were much heavier than expected. Definitely felt like I'd received a quality item (s).

Edit - They were a Tesco purchase a few weeks back. However, during the Tesco 3-4-2's I'd been receiving some stuff in plastic bags which was below their usual standard. These were cool though and were in a large box with the factory boxes inside, if that helps....

Edited January 2, 20178 yr by BarryZola

On 8/26/2016 at 5:41 PM, Legoboy said:

Has anyone see this amazing stuff!!! http://m.blog.naver.com/mazingaf/220762045277

A guy in South Korea is making these..... But does not ship them because acrylic breakes during shipping 

Just fantatstic...

The custome made side skirt stickers are also cool, look just like the real thing.

Why on earth is this set so much cheaper in the UK? Also, are there any box differences between the US and UK versions? I am thinking about picking it up for £199.99 + £14.99 shipping and shipping it to the US. Worth it?

16 minutes ago, bigboy61 said:

Why on earth is this set so much cheaper in the UK? Also, are there any box differences between the US and UK versions? I am thinking about picking it up for £199.99 + £14.99 shipping and shipping it to the US. Worth it?

Go to the Smyths website and it's yours for £174.99.  Not sure if they'll ship internationally though.  Good luck.

http://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/lego-bricks/c-777/lego-technic/p-19783/lego-technic-porsche-911-gt3-rs-42056/

40 minutes ago, NJKelly said:

Go to the Smyths website and it's yours for £174.99.  Not sure if they'll ship internationally though.  Good luck.

http://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/lego-bricks/c-777/lego-technic/p-19783/lego-technic-porsche-911-gt3-rs-42056/

It looks like they won't ship outside of mainland UK and some other nearby locations :/ Do you happen to know if there are any manual or box differences between the US and UK editions?

25 minutes ago, bigboy61 said:

It looks like they won't ship outside of mainland UK and some other nearby locations :/ Do you happen to know if there are any manual or box differences between the US and UK editions?

no, they are exactly the same.
 

Got all of my 3 4 2 Porsche's in Original LEGO cartboard boxes, nice touch. The box is heavy because instruction has few less pages than new testament (bible) same thing with Architecture Studio Box. 60% of the weight takes enclosed book.

 

28 minutes ago, bigboy61 said:

It looks like they won't ship outside of mainland UK and some other nearby locations :/ Do you happen to know if there are any manual or box differences between the US and UK editions?

John Lewis and George is selling for less than 180 quid as far as I know.

3 minutes ago, Shewie said:

John Lewis and George is selling for less than 180 quid as far as I know.

Ugh. Can't find any UK stores willing to ship to the US :/ Both of those have international shipping (supposedly) on certain items, but not the Porsche.

5 hours ago, bigboy61 said:

Ugh. Can't find any UK stores willing to ship to the US :/ Both of those have international shipping (supposedly) on certain items, but not the Porsche.

What about Amazon UK/FR/DE or Ebay UK? The strong USD should make it worthwhile.

Borrowing from the DD

$259 @ Walmart 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Technic-Porsche-911-GT3-RS-Set-LEGO-42056/51720902

Just got one for £174.99

just got one for £63 after using my tru £20 gift cards, also came in a sealed factory lego box

I snagged from Tesco before Xmas for £156. In all honesty I'm not sure what I intended to do with it, this thing is a beast in the flesh and looks fantastic, but I'm not a massive technic, but at that price I felt the need to bite the bullet!!!

Yeah my son and I loved it after seeing it at the lego store, so I just had to have one put away for a pb sometime. I wasn't to happy to pay full price for it so this eased the pain.

36 minutes ago, Manse1001 said:

I snagged from Tesco before Xmas for £156. In all honesty I'm not sure what I intended to do with it, this thing is a beast in the flesh and looks fantastic, but I'm not a massive technic, but at that price I felt the need to bite the bullet!!!

Anyone hoarding one of these without actually building it and seeing the finished article is missing out.

Does anyone think that this set will be discounted enough in the US to buy for around $200? I don't live near a TRU that has it in stock (so I can't use the coupon). Also, does anyone actually believe this is "limited edition"?

4 minutes ago, bigboy61 said:

Does anyone think that this set will be discounted enough in the US to buy for around $200? I don't live near a TRU that has it in stock (so I can't use the coupon). Also, does anyone actually believe this is "limited edition"?

I could see it getting down to 30-35% off at some point. Big discounts on technic are not unusual. 

It's only limited to how many they can sell. This set was in development for 4 years, they are going to get their moneys worth. 

4 minutes ago, bigboy61 said:

Does anyone think that this set will be discounted enough in the US to buy for around $200? I don't live near a TRU that has it in stock (so I can't use the coupon). Also, does anyone actually believe this is "limited edition"?

They had it for $260 on Amazon last week I believe, went in store and price matched it. I don't think I've seen this one get discounted much if anything at all. It's pretty rare so I jumped on it quick. It might be discounted one more time but I doubt it will be close to $200 tho..

And which TRU coupon do you have?

11 minutes ago, bigboy61 said:

Does anyone think that this set will be discounted enough in the US to buy for around $200? I don't live near a TRU that has it in stock (so I can't use the coupon). Also, does anyone actually believe this is "limited edition"?

I believe @emazers got them cheap but I think he was using coupons. 180-200 should be ballpark once demand dies down, maybe even 150 on a good day.

21 minutes ago, Leopard said:

They had it for $260 on Amazon last week I believe, went in store and price matched it. I don't think I've seen this one get discounted much if anything at all. It's pretty rare so I jumped on it quick. It might be discounted one more time but I doubt it will be close to $200 tho..

And which TRU coupon do you have?

Actually, I was checking them out on eBay. I could get a 10 or 20% off. The print says that it excludes Lego hard to find though so not sure it it would work. My TRU sucks. It's kind of small and mainly carries a bunch of junk.

18 minutes ago, Val-E said:

I believe @emazers got them cheap but I think he was using coupons. 180-200 should be ballpark once demand dies down, maybe even 150 on a good day.

Wow! Wish I could pick one up for sub $200! I can't get over how premium that box looks...

Around $200 or even sub $200 seems really hopeful.  I will cross my fingers though!  It would be a great find for that.  Outside of the Lego store, I rarely see these on the shelves though.  I am curious to see how they do.