There was a free mini Falcon build at Barnes and Noble for Star Wars Reads day in either 2014 or 2015. And mini Falcon builds at the last two Star Wars Celebrations. The 2015 Celebration in Anaheim had a printed display base. 2017 Celebration in Orlando had a display base with no printing. All three are the same build or really close...and all three are sitting in my office. [emoji4]

Thank you!

Do you know they actually paid full RRP, though? Could be a scammer, could have a Lego discount or could have used VIP points. Maybe they also have a special FVF promo. I mean idiocy would be the number one suspicio but there are other possibilities.

But even so, why sell so low when you could get over £1k?
I wouldn't bother for less than 50% gross

So I guess the general consensus is that everybody wants one....lol. That includes myself. I think this could down as a crown jewel model.

23 hours ago, Val-E said:

 

I wouldn't be overly surprised to see this above box shot become the new standard picture for the idiom "Jumping the shark" soon...

Edited September 1, 20178 yr by Frank Brickowski

I miss the SD silhouette, is it on the other side of the box or not?

Edited September 1, 20178 yr by mauro23

Space.com has this cool timeline overview of the key Millennium Falcon sets (likely provided by LEGO based on the logo of the MF on the left):

2 minutes ago, Phil B said:

Space.com has this cool timeline overview of the key Millennium Falcon sets (likely provided by LEGO based on the logo of the MF on the left):

I wish they would make a UCS City Fire Station and do the same chart.

1 hour ago, thebrickdad said:

But even so, why sell so low when you could get over £1k?
I wouldn't bother for less than 50% gross

Because if you listed it for 1k, 23 people will be in straight away to undercut you.

2 minutes ago, Val-E said:

I wish they would make a UCS City Fire Station and do the same chart.

Please don't! My mouse does not have a sideways scroll wheel ....

1 minute ago, Phil B said:

Please don't! My mouse does not have a sideways scroll wheel ....

 

3 minutes ago, Val-E said:

I wish they would make a UCS City Fire Station and do the same chart.

Wouldn't they all look the same? ;-)

6 minutes ago, TabbyBoy said:

 

Wouldn't they all look the same? ;-)

Different satellite dishes.

Saw MF on display in Lego store this morning.   Amazing model in size/piece count.  Only wow factor I felt was in size (have never seen 10179 in person).   It certainly feels that piece count and iconic ship are guiding the price and potential demand.   Walked away wishing for 800 bucks there was something more unique or special to it.  Employees said couldn't provide any info on its availability, special vip cards, etc as they haven't received official release of info yet.  Said to come back when closer to vip early access date.  

New print media

5 hours ago, mauro23 said:

Again no - there is a simple definition between original plot and spin-offs:

Original plot has always the same characters included as at least supporting actor (e.g. Han Solo and Leia in the last movie) or their descendants (see Godfather 3).

Spin-offs have these characters NOT included with minor exceptions where some scenes of the spin-off take place in the same areas as the original plot...

it's canon no

 

Sorry if someone has already posted it, but here are a couple of photos of the set from my local store. It's hard to capture the scale of the set in these photos, but it's impressive. The box is really cool too.

Whenever someone stopped to gawk at it, someone else would ask "are you getting one"? There seems to be only two answers....1) oh, yeah for sure... or 2) are you kidding me? It's an $800 Lego set!?!  The former mostly from dudes...the latter mostly from moms with teenage kids..haha

 

 

I don't mind the Porgs, but that mynock is lame.

1 hour ago, BaconBoss2015 said:

Sorry if someone has already posted it, but here are a couple of photos of the set from my local store. It's hard to capture the scale of the set in these photos, but it's impressive. The box is really cool too.

Whenever someone stopped to gawk at it, someone else would ask "are you getting one"? There seems to be only two answers....1) oh, yeah for sure... or 2) are you kidding me? It's an $800 Lego set!?!  The former mostly from dudes...the latter mostly from moms with teenage kids..haha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stupid question.  That's not actual box size is it?   Would be sweet if is.  It's enormous!

Just now, BRIX23 said:

Stupid question.  That's not actual box size is it?   Would be sweet if is.  It's enormous!

As far as I know, yes, that's the real box, and yeah it's pretty large.

I asked how long it took them to put it together. The guy in the store said that Lego shipped it to them in parts and they weren't allowed to open it or see it until the last minute...looking forward to 9/14.

My back hurts just looking at the size of that box. I imagine this set will not be popular amongst courier delivery workers.

2 hours ago, steveviscious89 said:

So I guess the general consensus is that everybody wants one....lol. That includes myself. I think this could down as a crown jewel model.

"You think this could go down as a crown jewel"?

largest, most expensive set ever probably qualifies

At least it looks like the box is corrugated for extra strength. I don't fancy knocking £200 off the price for a damaged corner if/when I sell it. When I get one, my first job is to get a double-walled box made so that it fits perfectly with 1/2" polystyrene sheeting on all sides for additional protection - it will be going in hiding for a few years! I intent to sell it for enough to cover the cost of the one I build.

Edited September 1, 20178 yr by TabbyBoy

Just now, TabbyBoy said:

At least it looks like the box is corrugated for extra strength. I don't fancy knocking £200 of the price for a damaged corner if/when I sell it. When I get one, my first job is to get a double-walled box made so that it fits perfectly with 1/2" polystyrene sheeting on all sides for additional protection - it will be going in hiding for a few years! I intent to sell it for enough to cover the cost of the one I build.

I plan on buying one with a damaged box at a good discount.

Display would have been more impressive with another half dozen minifigures...

My back hurts just looking at the size of that box. I imagine this set will not be popular amongst courier delivery workers.

I don't think I can fit that in my car. May need to cab it. Jeez!

9 minutes ago, Cheese said:

I don't think I can fit that in my car. May need to cab it. Jeez!

Come to think of it, will it fit through my loft hatch? Car's not a problem as I have a Skoda Superb Estate ;-)

19 minutes ago, Cheese said:

I don't think I can fit that in my car. May need to cab it. Jeez!

It's not THAT huge guys....