The UCS Hype. What will 2017 bring? (40th Anniversary)

[jdm44]

If LEGO is planning on making a UCS vehicle set for the 40th anniversary of ANH then it has to be either a MF, ISD, Tantive IV, Y-wing or Vader's TIE since we've recently gotten a Sandcrawler, X-wing and TIE Fighter. I can't think of any other vehicles except for the Landspeeder or Escape Pod but those have zero chance of becoming UCS.

ISD > MF > Tantive IV > Vader's TIE > Y-wing

I'd happy with any of these vehicles over another playset or statue type set.

[Dukeside]

That's about an exact list of what I want minus the Vaders Tie, although I wouldn't be mad at a new version. I gotta think with Disney taking over, they want to put out the popular sets asap, so I would think MF and ISD would be high up on the list for a re-release.

[Irish437]

I think Lego will destroy the after market with a falcon and isd.

They wouldn't have to do much to either could just repackage and release.

A UCS at at would be sweet though along with a mega cloud city sett

[Lego Otaku]

I'm also for MF but leave a few rare parts unique to 10179 like the gray mast and levers and use different part design or color for new MF that is based on TFA. Maybe even add in a tiny Bat Tumbler like they did to the model MF for the movie?

If going by 10179 mode scale, a single minifig rollerskate piece in gray color would probably come close.

Edited September 15, 2016 by Lego Otaku

[KevinYoung]

There not going to make the same product as the original MF or ISD so the after market will be fine.

[blbills]

No one has mentioned the chance of a resistance X-Wing (T-70) from the new movie. Seems probable that Lego would make an official set considering how much they favor the original X-wing. I guess it may not be 40th anniversary but I'm sure at some point down the road.

[nikhkin]

If LEGO is planning on making a UCS vehicle set for the 40th anniversary of ANH then it has to be either a MF, ISD, Tantive IV, Y-wing or Vader's TIE since we've recently gotten a Sandcrawler, X-wing and TIE Fighter. I can't think of any other vehicles except for the Landspeeder or Escape Pod but those have zero chance of becoming UCS.

ISD > MF > Tantive IV > Vader's TIE > Y-wing

I'd happy with any of these vehicles over another playset or statue type set.

What do you mean no UCS Escape Pod!? It's clearly a huge gap in the market right now

There not going to make the same product as the original MF or ISD so the after market will be fine.

Most people probably wouldn't spend thousands to get the old MF just because it has some slightly different design when they could buy the new, much cheaper and (likely) better built version

[KevinYoung]

^^^ Hardcore collectors will always buy the original just because it was the first, .And who knows the first might be better then the 2nd ones.

[LegoFjotten]

^^^ Hardcore collectors will always buy the original just because it was the first, .And who knows the first might be better then the 2nd ones.

True, but not everyone is a hardcore collector. A lot of regular AFOLs coming out of their Dark Ages will be happy with the new version, so the demand for the original will drop.

My guess is that it will affect the prices of sealed sets less than those which have been built. Time will show.

[makoy]

We don't know how many 'hardcore' collectors will be willing to pay for old and more expensive MISB sets vs new set that resembles the old set and at cheaper retail price.

I don't think there are many willing to spend more for novelty factor alone...

[flo333]

We don't know how many 'hardcore' collectors will be willing to pay for old and more expensive MISB sets vs new set that resembles the old set and at cheaper retail price.

I don't think there are many willing to spend more for novelty factor alone...

Well, if TLG are in fact doing another MF, it will probably be more in the style of the Slave I - much less blocky than the original. I can see people still going for the older set, but a newer release would definitely bring a (much needed) price deflation of 10179. That being said, I think MSRP of the new set will also play a role. The piece count will probably be massive - I can see myself bricklinking 10179 over getting the new set if I don't like the design, especially if the price jump isn't that big...and considering 75159 and the general direction the SW line has taken lately, it probably won't be.

[Magmafrost]

True, but not everyone is a hardcore collector. A lot of regular AFOLs coming out of their Dark Ages will be happy with the new version, so the demand for the original will drop.

My guess is that it will affect the prices of sealed sets less than those which have been built. Time will show.

Not to mention all the people who just couldn't afford the original back when it was out. Even retail it wasn't exactly cheap.

[neoconagenda]

Any official release of the MF will not change the market too much. The only thing that is going to hurt the 10179 is the KO market getting close to perfection on key elements. I know that its a taboo topic but when the market gets flooded with replica gray masts and levers I think people will lose trust in these sets authenticity or just option out of a legitimate set. 

[1980-Something-Space-Guy]

I think a re-release of the MF is not a question of if, but rather of when. This license will probably last another 10 years at least, and I doubt Lego will pass on the opportunity of making cash out of this model again, especially if improving upon the old model would help them save on design costs.

[All in the Reflexes]

I know its a crazy idea and very unlikely but the 40th anniversary is pretty special, imagine if LEGO release a bunch of UCS sets in stead of just one or two.....i'd wet my pants if they did updated versions of the MF and Star Destroyer, i think my bank balance would wet its pants as well!

[Tracytron]

I'm hoping for a UCS minifigure scale MTT and for 2 versions of it to be released; one in its trade federation colours and one in its separatist colours and for 2018 I'm hoping for a UCS minifigure scale AT-AT (yeah I'm obsessed with minifigure scale so what :P)

 

EDIT: and for them to both be motorised LMAO

Edited October 2, 2016 by Tracytron

[1980-Something-Space-Guy]

Considering the size of UCS sets, I doubt they'd be able to release too many in a single year. Not to mention they'd probably saturate the market.

[Tracytron]

On 15/09/2016 at 1:15 PM, blbills said:

No one has mentioned the chance of a resistance X-Wing (T-70) from the new movie. Seems probable that Lego would make an official set considering how much they favor the original X-wing. I guess it may not be 40th anniversary but I'm sure at some point down the road.

But well it's the 40th anniversary of Star Wars so I highly doubt that it'll be from the new trilogy (which I absolutely HATE btw -_-) and plus just in 2013 we got a UCS original trilogy X-Wing so I really doubt they'll release another UCS X-Wing this soon even though it is another variant of it : /

[andibandit]

Seeing how we got R2-D2 a few years ago, I wouldn't be surprised if we got C3PO for the 40th anniversary

[brobert]

OR a UCS Cantina playset. Looking at how TLG prefers playsets over collector's items this year, I wouldn't be surprised.

[1980-Something-Space-Guy]

12 hours ago, brobert said:

OR a UCS Cantina playset. Looking at how TLG prefers playsets over collector's items this year, I wouldn't be surprised.

If that brought us an updated Greedo with the right colors, I wouldn't complain.

[wesker]

I'd be up for a Cantina playset as long as its an actual building like the Simpsons/Ghostbusters HQ sets and at least includes Wuher, Ponda Baba, Dr. Evazan and Garindan.

The Yavin IV Rebel Base would be great too.

[N8thanAshley2]

I agree it is just a matter of time before they start selling another 'UCS' MF. The sad truth is however that a new MF will be $650 minimum. They struggled to sell the MF the last time around because the price was so high. They sat around on shelves for a very long time. I'm not sure they will take the risk again. i do not believe LEGO will have the confidence to sell something at that price for many years to come yet.

It will likely be far smaller.

Those of you that think it will be as big and impressive as the original, but stronger, better made, AND have an interior etc, for the same price, are just dreaming haha

[gotoAndLego]

A new Falcon or Star Destroyer would affect the aftermarket the same way that the new X-Wing affected the value of the old one.

Edited October 18, 2016 by gotoAndLego

[makoy]

On 10/5/2016 at 2:36 PM, wesker said:

I'd be up for a Cantina playset as long as its an actual building like the Simpsons/Ghostbusters HQ sets and at least includes Wuher, Ponda Baba, Dr. Evazan and Garindan.

The Yavin IV Rebel Base would be great too.

They can't give justice to Mos Eisley Cantina because even if we make the Cantina bigger there are 70+ patrons in there. If they do only the 'major' patrons it will disappoint the completist collector in you (I know I would)... so that's another thing to complain about -- so I hope they just release small portions of Cantina every x-numbers of years and add in more patrons other than Greedo. 

I still prefer the re-release of MF --

21 hours ago, N8thanAshley2 said:

They struggled to sell the MF the last time around because the price was so high.

Not surprising as It was sold 2 years after RotS. We know that Prequel Trilogy did not revive the fandom of Star Wars as much as Lucas wanted it to be. However, after Disney bought Lucasfilm the Star Wars fandom is on its peak now.

As for the price... the Ghostbuster HQ is only 500 pcs less than the old MF UCS and yet I can tell that LEGO is not having a hard time selling a playset base off an old blockbuster film. The last thing I will worry or think about is the secondary market price as it is an entirely different discussion.