"The LEGO Technic Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey was designed to highlight the important role the aircraft plays in search and rescue efforts.

"While the set clearly depicts how a rescue version of the plane might look, the aircraft is only used by the military. We have a long-standing policy not to create sets which feature real military vehicles, so it has been decided not to proceed with the launch of this product.

"We appreciate that some fans who were looking forward to this set may be disappointed, but we believe it’s important to ensure that we uphold our brand values."

 

Release date was August 1st. Canceled less than 2 weeks before release due to external pressures.

The boxes that manage to sneak out the back door are going to fetch quite a penny.

Just now, raulaco said:

Arr I see. Did you order any for collection next week? I feel like they don't have them in yet although I could be wrong. Can staff really screw us over like that

 

you can still order it from Hempstead Valley Argos for immediate collection, so i dont get why they cancelled it?

Managed to buy 4 at 8am, not cancelled yet. Fingers crossed. 

12 minutes ago, Tedron said:

Managed to buy 4 at 8am, not cancelled yet. Fingers crossed. 

Is that to pick up now or to collect next week 

5 minutes ago, raulaco said:

Is that to pick up now or to collect next week 

3 to collect right away, one to wait until next week. 

44 minutes ago, joneyyy1981 said:

at 4am. no all cancelled which is a bummer because half was for immediate collection from my local. guess the staff got wind and picked em up

Could you not get any delivered at 4 am mate?

28 minutes ago, raulaco said:

Could you not get any delivered at 4 am mate?

i didn't look it said available at my local which is 2 mins away

17 minutes ago, joneyyy1981 said:

i didn't look it said available at my local which is 2 mins away

I bet your pretty peed off, I sure would be. There's hope with other retailers I guess 

honestly i'd have been happy to get 1 just to put away..

Think I have managed to reserve one at my local independent toy store. They said they will be available next Wednesday but will call me then to let me know.

Turns out I did get 1 from Argos. It’s was the only local with immediate collection.

looking at the prices on eBay looks like it’s flooding already.

Edited July 25, 20205 yr by joneyyy1981

These were on shelves at my local Smyths this morning.  Sold out within an hour of opening

Edited July 25, 20205 yr by Cheese

4 hours ago, Djmunch said:

Think I have managed to reserve one at my local independent toy store. They said they will be available next Wednesday but will call me then to let me know.

Market will be flooded by then.  Sure Lego are also looking at secondary market and wouldn’t surprise me if they throw a curve ball

Why are some retailers sticking to Aug 1st & some not? Too bad...

Just now, elmaslıefendi said:

Why are some retailers sticking to Aug 1st & some not? Too bad...

they could have received memo that the product would no longer be stocked and thus are just putting it out on the shelf being allowed to sell it.

I'm personally hating the US and it's retail capabilities at this time.  We have like zero options.  :-X

My estimate (top end) is 2k units between JLP and Argos. JLP shifted 100 units in 15 minutes, and they were gone within 90 minutes as people woke up. Argos have 844 stores and had 4 or 5 available per store, but have been moving stock between stores. 

I have no idea about Smyths, other than a 'we don't know' email from Customer Service. Smyths never give anything away. 

Jeff still to show his hand. Contact in Czech cannot find any there which is surprising. 

US availibility market will determine if this is a £300 set, or an £800 to £1,000 set at Xmas.

All the above is my best guess. I'm part of UK Lego group and happy to intel share further intel. Collectively, we don't post here much. 

 

Edited July 25, 20205 yr by Goblin

Just now, Goblin said:

My estimate (top end) is 2k units between JLP and Argos. JLP shifted 100 units in 15 minutes, and they were gone within 90 minutes as people woke up. Argos have 844 stores and had 4 or 5 available per store, but have been moving stock between stores. 

I have no idea about Smyths, other than a 'we don't know' email from Customer Service. Smyths never give anything away. 

Jeff still to show his hand. Contact in Czech cannot find any there which is surprising. 

US availibility market will determine if this is a £300 set, or an £800 to £1,000 set at Xmas.

All the above is my best guess. I'm part of UK Lego group and happy to intel share further intel. 

 

They come three per box.  So, 4 or 5 wouldn't really work.  My guess is most stores are getting the 3.

2 minutes ago, Klownicle said:

They come three per box.  So, 4 or 5 wouldn't really work.  My guess is most stores are getting the 3.

False information. 3 per box yes, but stores had at least 4 to order. As I said, stock movement. Different collection windows. What I don't know is how the cartons of 3 were divided between clusters of stores.

Anyway, that's irrelevant. The big number is how many are in the UK altogether. 

Edited July 25, 20205 yr by Goblin

2 minutes ago, Goblin said:

False information. 3 per box yes, but stores had at least 4 to order. As I said, stock movement. Different collection windows. 

So they just ship one in a box?  Seems like a waste.  Lol. Appreciate the added info!

3 minutes ago, Klownicle said:

they could have received memo that the product would no longer be stocked and thus are just putting it out on the shelf being allowed to sell it.

I'm personally hating the US and it's retail capabilities at this time.  We have like zero options.  :-X

Have experienced lots of UK stores put stock out a few weeks before official release day.  Typically as soon as stock gets delivered they want it on shelves as opposed to it being in the warehouse.  This is why sometimes there are opportunities to do a quick flip to buyers who are desperate to get their hands on a set and willing to pay more, rather than wait till release day.  Crazy, but have in the past took advantage of impatient buyers.

4 minutes ago, Klownicle said:

So they just ship one in a box?  Seems like a waste.  Lol. Appreciate the added info!

I don't know. If there were cartons or 3 or 6 shared between 2 or 3 stores, ballpark is 1,000 tops. 

I'm sure someone knows more than this though. Just a best guess. 

With a degree of confidence,  I think JLP had around 1,000, probably 700 to 1000 range. This is what they usually have for a standard big box first shipment. 

Edited July 25, 20205 yr by Goblin

Someone was buying big from JLP about 5am. They have live sales data until the threshold passes 100+. 

Edited July 25, 20205 yr by Goblin

17 minutes ago, Klownicle said:

So they just ship one in a box?  Seems like a waste.  Lol. Appreciate the added info!

No problem. I'm happy to share intel. This is a very fast moving market. 

20 minutes ago, Goblin said:

I don't know. If there were cartons or 3 or 6 shared between 2 or 3 stores, ballpark is 1,000 tops. 

I'm sure someone knows more than this though. Just a best guess. 

With a degree of confidence,  I think JLP had around 1,000, probably 700 to 1000 range. This is what they usually have for a standard big box first shipment. 

What about the ones that say available to collect next week from Argos, is this an error and those will be cancelled? 

Amazon and Smyths have told me they dont have them in there warehouse 

11 minutes ago, raulaco said:

What about the ones that say available to collect next week from Argos, is this an error and those will be cancelled? 

Amazon and Smyths have told me they dont have them in there warehouse 

There is some evidence of cancellations. The Argos reservation system was error prone this morning. I've been charged for 2 that are not on my order history. Customer Service told me to be patient. Anyone with stock in their hand should open a beer. You are very unlikely to get any information from Smyths. They are very guarded. Amazon Customer Service Agents have very little information at their disposal. They are purely metrics driven for customer satisfaction, and usually  follow a flowchart.  

Punters who chose John Lewis Express delivery had their deliveries today using DPD. Looks like Hermes for the rest with the stock still in the warehouse. 

Edited July 25, 20205 yr by Goblin

24 minutes ago, Goblin said:

There is some evidence of cancellations. The Argos reservation system was error prone this morning. I've been charged for 2 that are not on my order history. Customer Service told me to be patient. Anyone with stock in their hand should open a beer. You are very unlikely to get any information from Smyths. They are very guarded. Amazon Customer Service Agents have very little information at their disposal. They are purely metrics driven for customer satisfaction, and usually  follow a flowchart.  

Punters who chose John Lewis Express delivery had their deliveries today using DPD. Looks like Hermes for the rest with the stock still in the warehouse. 

How many is a good result regarding stock lol.

Also surely there was a limit on them at John Lewis, some guy managed to get 100

Edited July 25, 20205 yr by raulaco