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Finally grabbed 75334 Obi-Wan Kenobi Vs. Darth Vader thanks to a deal bringing down its price below €30, which was the limit I had set myself. Somehow, this is the first Star Wars set I've purchased since 75341 UCS Sandspeeder during Black Friday. Now looking forward to the May the Fourth, perhaps I'll be tempted by the rumoured UCS X-wing, depending on the threshold to get the GWP.

If that's the case hopefully Skad (I had to google his name) will be part of the minifig selection, so that the following iconic scene can be recreated: https://tenor.com/view/mod-swirl-star-wars-mods-tbobf-boba-fett-mods-gif-24898700

40557 Defence of Hoth (backordered while available when ordered…) 75339 Death Star Trash Compactor Diorama (as it's an exclusive set whose price will not drop (much) anyway) 75343 Dark Trooper Helmer (idem) All that to specifically to get 40531 Lars Family Homestead Kitchen (and 30495 AT-ST + 5007403 Beskar Keychain) I usually order the May UCS on Day 1, but I found this year's Landspeeder slightly too expensive (though I like it), and no double VIP points on it was a deal-breaker.

75304 Darth Vader Helmet for €44 via Amazon, couldn't pass up on it while ordering 76389 Chamber of Secrets for €85…

Found a copy of the now-retired 75265 T-16 Skyhopper vs Bantha Microfighters set; I guess my local Dreamland store (Belgium) found a forgotten lot (as there were 6 copies on the shelf) in the warehouse…

75296 Darth Vader Meditation Chamber — last copy available (for now) at the Düsseldorf Lego Store, €5 less expensive than in Belgium. I haven't built it yet, but the box was much lighter than I had expected… At least it contributed to reach the threshold to get the 40487 GWP, and I have a Vader with printed arms at last. Offtopic: in the Store I spoke Dutch with a friendly German AFOL, and I noticed only later (while I was busy choosing from the PAB wall) that he was wearing a Eurobricks shirt; it's just a shame I didn't have the opportunity to tell him I was a member too, because he left before I had the opportunity to address the matter ;)

Got a series of SW sets thanks to different promos (GWP or bargains): 40391 First Order Stormtrooper Brick sketch 40431 BB-8 Brick sketch 75268 Snowspeeder 4+ 75295 MF Microfighter 75298 AT-AT vs Tauntaun Microfighters 75301 X-wing for about 36€, should receive it tomorrow 75302 Imperial Shuttle for less than €50 75308 R2-D2 from Shop at Home with 40451 GWP I just missed out on a €21 75301 TIE Fighter, but I guess there'll be other bargains for that set.

75276 Stormtrooper Helmet for €45.50 at Dreamland (Belgium); waiting for 75277 Boba Fett Helmet to be at a similar price for jumping the gun.

My Cantina arrived yesterday already, but there was a large dent on top of the box, where the 'Cantina' label is The GWP was in near perfect condition, just like the Frankenstein('s Monster) Brickheadz I had also ordered, but the Halloween Hayride was completely smashed by one of the air bags used to protect the Cantina… I've already experienced damaged boxes (e.g. double Brickheadz), which were replaced for free without me having to return the damaged boxes, but I don't know what happens in the case of large boxes like this one… Has anyone got any experience with this kind of problem? In any case, I'll have to wait a bit before building the Cantina

Ordered it at 10.15 a.m., using €150 worth of VIP points that I've accumulated for a year. I'm glad there was no 'Benelux tax' on this set (just like for the Diagon Alley, surprisingly)! Hopefully the package will reach me on Friday

In the words of Director Krennic: "Oh, it's beautiful!" :D Hopefully there'll be double VIP points on this one (cf. 75252 Imperial Star Destroyer) as well as a GWP (maybe a microscale Tatooine vignette?).

It looks as brilliant inside as outside! It will definitely be a day-one purchase :D Now, what do you think the usual GWP will be? (If this is wishlisting, let's move the discussion to the other thread.)

Purchased The Razor Crest (still labelled this way) at the brand-new Lego Store in Düsseldorf, which enabled me to get a promotional 40145 Lego Brand Retail Store. BTW, I really recommend this store, as the staff is professional and friendly; they had prepared complete series of HP CMFs, so of course I had to buy one. Now, I'm looking forward to the usual late October offers (20% off at Dreamland) to buy 75288, among others. And of course 75290, which will be a day-one (online) purchase.

Ordered the Burrow (as it's a Lego exclusive and probably won't find it at a discount anyway, and it had been OOS for some time on the site) and an extra students pack in order to reach the €100 threshold; unfortunately HP minifigure packs didn't count, I'm glad I could secure the Hagrid and Buckbeak Brickheadz, as I have nearly all other BHs. I'm very tempted to buy the DA when I go to the Düsseldorf store tomorrow, but then again, €400 is a fair amount of money… But it looks so pretty! … but the SW D2C is also coming and I have a preference for SW… Nevertheless, we should all appreciate the fact that there hasn't been any unfair 'local tax' on the set (AFAIK), unlike what happened with the Hogwarts set (€50 price bump in the Benelux, just like the Millennium Falcon). BTW I've been lurking in this thread for a long time; thanks to all those who contributed to the discussion and built up the anticipation!

Finally bought 75254 AT-ST Raider and 75255 Yoda for €45 and €73 respectively (instead of their €64.99 and €99.99 RRPs in Belgium…); I really look forward to building the latter.

Somehow I managed to order from B&P from Belgium! When I checked the list of countries in the dropdown menu this morning, all countries were available, so I picked a few items to try out the system (because I had never ordered from there before). The order has successfully been processed; I just hope it's not going to be cancelled… Just a shame I did a quick pick, because I would gladly order some more parts ;) However, now only a handful of countries are available in the dropdown menu; I guess I took advantage of a temporary glitch…

75267 Mandalorian Battle Pack 75271 Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder Just bought those at a 10% discount (Dreamland store in Jambes), I just couldn't resist having a couple of sets early. A few other 2020 SW sets were already available: 75265 T-16 Skyhopper vs Bantha Microfighters, 75268 Snowspeeder and 75269 Duel on Mustafar. Also, I bought Darth Vader's Castle last weekend in Köln, because it was probably my last opportunity to get it, and I got both the mini Gingerbread House and Christmas Tree GWPs :D

75248 A-Wing Starfighter at €18.36 (20% off €22.95, Belgian RRP: 34.99) 75257 Millennium Falcon at €95.20 (20% off €119.00; Belgian RRP: 159.99)

Went to the Cologne (Köln) Lego Store — great place btw, e.g. some past GWP polybags were sold, as well as exclusive minifigures (e.g. a soldier with the new blue and red shield). Purchases: 75256 Kylo Ren's Shuttle (hadn't bought the original one) 75262 Imperial Dropship – 20th Anniversary Edition 75230 Porg (reduced to 55.99 euros, which is still expensive but it's being retired soon) Therefore got 2x 40362 Battle of Endor as GWPs, but no 30461 Podracer polybag, despite what was announced in the mailing campaign — luckily I had found one at Target in America.

It's listed for 29.99 euros on the Belgian, Italian and Luxembourgish S@Hs, what a bloody disgrace! I also see 24.99 euros in Finland — this is totally unjustified! On a positive note: I went to the Köln Lego Store today and got Kylo's Shuttle; it was smaller than I expected but a good build. Didn't get the Podracer polybag, though :(

75252 Imperial Star Destroyer + 40333 Battle of Hoth GWP 75243 Slave I – 20th Anniversary Edition for €77.25 — luckily there was a nationwide 25% discount on all Lego sets!

Two parcels were sent (one for the ISD and one for the GWP + Ghost Brickheadz); they arrived together 26 hours after the order, which is the fastest a Shop @ Home order has reached me! The tracking via the DPD website was efficient and I was given a one-hour timeslot for the scheduled delivery, which fit perfectly. The larger package was very slightly dented, but not to the extent that the contents would be damaged — I haven't checked yet, but will report if it was indeed damaged. Back in 2017, my UCS MF package had been severely dented, resulting in a small dent on the MF box, which was disappointing — customer service proposed to send me a box within a few months (due to the shortage), but I declined.

I was able to order the set successfully, with the 40333 GWP. It eventually went live at 10.15 a.m. CEST instead of the predicted 10 sharp, but other than that the site seemed to word okay (unlike two years ago) — maybe the fact that there was a limit of 1 per customer helped. It still seems to be available right now. Now I wonder how many days it'll take for it to be delivered, but I would be surprised if it were on Friday already!

All right, I've waited until the official reveal to see the pictures and here's what I think: – it's impressive, most impressive! It captures the ship perfectly in Lego form – Accurate shaping, though I think too many studs are visible; making it sleeker like the Aggressor MOC would have been preferable, though I guess it would be easy to mod myself (but I won't do it since I keep my models as the designer(s) intended them to be) – I don't really like the way the cockpit pieces form the engines, but I guess it was the only way to get the right scale — this is something I'll have to judge when I see the model IRL – nice-looking stand – the number of figures is extremely disappointing; I was ready to settle for five or six, one of which would be an exclusive Vader or a named officer, especially when you think about the following point – the price is ridiculously high; I thought the unfavourable PPP might be due to the use of lights or an engine of some kind (cf. Vestas wind turbine), but so far there hasn't been any visible element to justify the price — I'm curious to see the price-to-weigh ratio, which then could decrease my disappointment. – I'm happy to see that there's no Benelux tax on it (unlike the MF, which cost €849.99 against €799.99 in Germany or France) — at least so far: I think the Benelux pricing for the MF had increased between the announcement and the release :s – I'll see if I buy this on day 1: I've always wanted to get the old ISD, but the price is a concern, though I have €200 worth of VIP points to redeem — i.e., if the site and coupons work on 18 September.

I can't wait to buy this awesome set when there is a nice GWP or double VIP points. I'm also looking forward to see a built set with my own eyes — it must be even more impressive than I thought, just like the JP T-Rex set (which I like but do not feel compelled to buy as quickly as the Tree House).