Alldarker

These are exactly the pics I was looking for today. I was wondering how the 8038 AT-ST would look next to the 75153 AT-ST. I always reckoned that the 8038 was about as good an AT-ST as we could get from Lego, and to be honest, I'm still not sure about the size / scale of the newer AT-ST. It seems a little too large to me. Still, I like the details and the top hatch is much better.

Take this shining example of someone trying to pass of his custom Batman figures as 'prototype' SDCC Batman figures... http://bricksetforum...comment/447685/ Looks like some scammers are just becoming lazy in their attempts to copy the designs of actual figures, and are resorting to 'adding value' by claiming their figures are 'prototypes'.

I sold my first edition, opened (to check the certificate nr.), but unbuilt and still completely bagged up 10179 Millennium Falcon last year for €2.000, through Marktplaats. Proceeds went to buying our first house. Haven't regretted selling it for even a second.

Thanks for the link. For easier access, here's the direct link to the Flickr.com set of photo's: Photo set of 76023 Tumbler I have to say, it sort of looks impressive, but ultimately rather boring.

You've missed out Hagrid (several versions) and the 'Troll on the loose', who are technically also licensed bigfigs. My favorite would probably be the Rancor, though, followed by the Wampa and the Hulk (purple pants).

I sold my MISB 10179 Millennium Falcon for a 'tidy' profit a couple of months ago (due to needing some extra cash for moving house). To be honest, I never really liked the look of that version: no interior and I really didn't like the way Lego skimped on the windowless open cockpit. So I most definitely wouldn't mind getting a new version of the UCS MF!

I actually thought it was common knowledge that Lego is usually 'forced' to design licensed, (original) movie-based sets mainly by way of the available concept art and vague descriptions of plots and plot points. Movie studio's usually keep story lines, plot points and final art under wraps for as long as possible (I guess for good reason), while Lego typically needs to start design one to two years in advance. It's the reason why so many licensed Lego sets fail to really recreate the exact look of the movies (PotC, Prince of Persia, Iron Man 3, The Hobbit to name a few lines which had significant differences between sets and the movies they were cross-promoting). Another example of this was the 'premature' release of 79001: Escape from Mirkwood Spiders and 79004: Barrel Escape in the first wave of Hobbit sets, due to Peter Jackson / Warner Bros deciding at a relatively late stage to split the series into three Hobbit movies instead of the originally intended two Hobbit movies. Much too late for Lego to change their release plans for the first wave of Hobbit sets. I'm pretty sure some harsh words were exchanged over that between Lego and the studio!

This topic begs to differ Oh well, I guess this is just one Lego store in Houston. Although I do believe they haven't been seen due to having an offical US street date of June 1st.

In Europe, the Summer wave of Star Wars sets is usually available on S@H starting June 1st (although other retailers often have them before that date). The USA (and rest of world?) usually gets the SW sets later (in August). On the other hand, the USA have already got the new Guardians of the Galaxy sets, and they usually get any non-SW movie-tie-in licensed sets earlier (like Prince of Persia, Pirates of the Caribbean, LotR, Hobbit sets).

Ooohhh! But Malibu Snowtrooper's got a new hat! I actually still have a 8129 AT-AT unopened, two built 4483 AT-AT's and a 10178 AT-AT... Call me crazy, but still I want this one as well, even if mostly for the figures

4-LOM is actually a minifig in set 75051 Jedi Scout Fighter. The MTT might indeed be a potential new version.

Thanks for the comparisons again, Lego-Freak. I actually don't really miss the capes on the Jawa's that much either. Like Wesker mentions above, in the movie, theJawa's don't wear capes either, but loose fitting robes. Actually, Uncle Owen also wore a loose fitting tan-coloured robe; on him too a cape would not be accurate. I'm not even sure which style eyes I prefer: the older smaller eyes, or the new large eyes. I'm also not too sure if I prefer the newer GONK droid to the 10144 version. The Treadwell droid and the newer R1-G4 seem to be pretty big improvements on their older counterparts, though. Same goes for Owen Lars: looks more like the movie character.

Thanks for the side-by-side views of the Sandcrawlers. I do have the old one built up, and I received the new one last Wednesday, but as my wife and I are moving house in the next couple of months I won't be building it until after we have moved (binge building expected: I will finally get a Lego dedicated room, and i have a growing backlog of sets including Tower of Orthanc and this set!). The new one looks to be longer and 4 studs narrower compared to the old version, and of course much truer to the on screen model. I used to have a second MISB 10144 Sandcrawler, bought when they were on sale, which I then sold again, and I always slightly regretted selling it (the 2004-2005 Star Wars toy packaging with the silver line along the edge was in my opinion the best looking packaging style they've used)... Until now. This one is way better than the old one.

I recently 'got rid' of exactly 100% of a MIB 10179 It was well worth it, considering my wife and I are buying a new house in the next few months! But yeah, this is a wonderful idea and very well executed!

I've been collecting all the OT sets ever since the Lego got the Star Wars license back in 1999... Which is pretty depressing, perhaps. It has meant I've been buying the second, third and sometimes even the fourth reiteration of vehicles such as the Snowspeeder or the AT-AT. Due to a lack of space, I've already found myself in the awkward position that I'm buying a new version of a set, when I haven't even built the previous version. For example, I have a built 4502 X-Wing, but I also have both a MISB 6212 X-Wing and a MISB 9493 X-Wing, and that's not because I want to sell these. Same with the AT-AT: I have two 4483 AT-AT's built up, one 10178 AT-AT and one 8129 AT-AT still MISB, and in half a year's time I'm fully intending to get the 75054 AT-AT. To be honest I really would not mind if the Lego Star Wars license just stopped here and now. Although I really do still enjoy building the sets, to an 'old' collector like me the constant rehashes, although understandable from a marketing point of view and excellent for newer fans, have become a drag. I actually almost enjoy the relative lack of new OT sets this first half-year: it feels like a chance to breathe.

I bought two sets of the 75034: Death Star Troopers.

JRBricks: that truly looks fantastic. No offence but to be honest, I'd say having an actual minifig signed seems a waste. Having something so small signed is never going to look nice. I'd rather have a picture signed, or even a box (like in the case of the Lone Ranger Stagecoach) than something which just looks like a kid scribbled all over my minifig.

I actually believe Lego S@H screens customers and gives them 'credit-ratings', most probably based on past sales, based on speed of payment (without needing to send reminders etc.) and based on the length of time they have been registered as a S@H customer. I've been a S@H customer ever since I bought 10123 Cloud City as a S@H exclusive, back in 2003. Since then I have bought a lot of the (S@H exclusive) large sets, all paid for by invoice without any problems for S@H. The only set I ever got a customer service call back on was when I ordered the 10030 Star Destroyer in 2005. That's been the only set S@H ever wanted credit card payment for. And I believe the invoice payment option wasn't / isn't even an option for the 10188 Death Star. I think newer S@H customers do not meet certain requirements to get the credit rating needed to be able to pay by invoice. That is why quite a few people do get customer service call-backs asking for payment by CC.

Yup. Received mine last Saturday, along with the bonus polybag. Payment by invoice (which I haven't received yet).

Sounds like you got "drop-shipped". The person you bought the item from on e-Bay/Bricklink received your money, then used a stolen credit card (i.e. not his own money) to buy the item on S@H and have it forwarded it to you. That's bad for you, because now Lego thinks that YOU (as the receiver of the set) paid for it with a stolen credit-card. That will probably mean you will get blacklisted, just like some other people were blacklisted through only partial fault of their own. Anyhow, I had no problems at ALL with getting this set from S@H. Made the order around 11 a.m. on August 1st, after reading about it on my local LUG board. Received confirmation e-mail soon after, and shipping notice yesterday evening. Received the set at 1 p.m. this afternoon! I applaud Lego S@H for being so efficient: they are just amazing! Now all I need to do is wait for the invoice, so I can get around to paying for it .

Great review, Rufus! I got the set last week as well. However, the height above the shelf I intended to place the Tower on, when I would have finished buidling it, turns out to be about 5 cm too short to actually fit the Tower in So I haven't yet been able to start building it, until I find a more suitable space. Seriously annoying!

Look what the postman brought me today! In case you were wondering: I got this from a kind person who was able to get this set early, through legal means My apologies for the shockingly bad photo's, BTW! Our cat was also taken by the set: here he is pretending to be part of the mountains in the background!

MIND.BLOWN. Seriously. Anyhow, great review of a very nice minifig which I can't wait to own, but in my mind he will be slightly more flawed knowing this.

I'd definitely love a Force ghost... Lego's evidently experimenting with transparent minifig parts, so a Force Obi Wan is not entirely off the books. As far as other figures are concerned: I'm expecting about three Ewoks, to be honest. Not sure what possibilties there are for new Ewoks: we've already had Chief Chirpa, Wicket and Paploo included in The Battle Of Endor and Logray and Tokkat in Ewok Attack: and these are pretty much the main Ewok characters (and Tokkat is a 'B-cast Ewok'). They could do a Paploo (using Logray's mold), and Kneesaa would be a very nice addition, but that's about it unless they introduce more generic Ewoks. Furthermore, Leia is all but confirmed, and I'm guessing C-3PO is a no-brainer. And IF a force ghost was to be added, then Luke would also seem necessary.

It's funny to think that it was Chewbacca's minifig (included in the 7127 AT-ST) which in 2001 got me back into Lego after my Dark Ages. Twelve years on, except for the change of color, he's still exactly the same. I guess he most certainly is up for a new and better (taller?) version.