THELEGOBATMAN Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 And yeah, the villains' thing is getting extremely annoying now. Three MCU movies. Five sets. Not a single villain.
Legocentrico Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 in Europe it seems to cost €94.99 :-0 I'm not so surprised by the price, but because we're talking about a weak franchise, it's the sequel to a disliked movie about one of the most hated superheroes in the MCU.. I wonder what gives all this courage to lego???
BrickBob Studpants Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 6 minutes ago, Legocentrico said: in Europe it seems to cost €94.99 :-0 I'm not so surprised by the price, but because we're talking about a weak franchise, it's the sequel to a disliked movie about one of the most hated superheroes in the MCU.. I wonder what gives all this courage to lego??? “Weak franchise”? What are you talking about? The first movie grossed over a billion And the only hate I’ve seen is from incels
benderisgreat Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, Legocentrico said: in Europe it seems to cost €94.99 :-0 I'm not so surprised by the price, but because we're talking about a weak franchise, it's the sequel to a disliked movie about one of the most hated superheroes in the MCU.. I wonder what gives all this courage to lego??? Yep, this price is just baffling. With all the hate towards Captain Marvel character you’d think they price the set reasonably, so people would be more inclined to buy the set. But Legos logic is nonexistent these days. Like for 420 pcs set ideal price would be 40-45$, good price would be 50$, 60-70$ would be overpriced(but tolerable). But at 90$ it’s just ridiculous to think someone at Lego thought “that’s reasonable price for fan favorite character, that we didn’t even bother to design leg or arm print for”.
brickbride Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, squiz18 said: The price of that Marvel's set is obscene. The ship itself looks good, but I've got no idea what they are basing that price on. I'm pretty sure it's an experiment to see how hard they can squeeze the customers. They did some truly nonsensical stuff last year with the City theme. Like the grocery store, which cost EUR 60 for 400 pieces (and apparently it was USD 70 in the US - again, in fricking City!!!) and was only on the shelves for half a year which must be some kind of record. However, like I've said, I'm annoyed they have to pick one of the very few Marvel sets with female minifigures - and in fact the only one I can think of with an all-female line-up - for their experiment, because if this fails - and duh, it will - I bet someone's going to be like "Female superheroes don't sell" regardless of context. 1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said: “Weak franchise”? What are you talking about? The first movie grossed over a billion And the only hate I’ve seen is from incels Thank you! I don't get the assertion either. Like, I doubt many people are actually fans of Black Panther (the character, not the movie). I don't mean to say he's hated or anything, just kind of boring. Yet he had a high-grossing movie and so he got a bunch of sets and a EUR 350 bust. Meanwhile, a female superhero had a high-grossing movie, so she got - what? A polybag? That she had to share with Nick Fury? The first Captain Marvel movie had its share of plot holes (but that's par for the course with Marvel), plus I personally cannot stand Nick Fury, but I still enjoyed it, and I really liked the character who was something new and fresh for a change. (As well as the Nineties setting.) I probably won't watch The Marvels because I saw the trailer and there's just no way I'm going to endure Kamala's antics for an entire two hours. But Captain Marvel is not the problem here. Edited July 19, 2023 by brickbride
Shiva Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 76232 The Hoopty, is that price really correct?! Shouldn't the price be less! than 75338: Ambush on Ferrix. And that one is a bit expensive too. Oh, forgot to write. Except for the current prize of the set. I do like it. Edited July 19, 2023 by Shiva
squiz18 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 Speaking of discounts on expensive sets, the Bowie is now 30% off on Amazon in the UK if anyone is waiting for a decent discount.
ToaDraco Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 Wow that's a really dumb name but the ship looks neat. LEGO really has just decided to stop putting MCU villains in their sets huh? That's beyond annoying. That price is also absurd. LEGO has completely lost their minds on pricing.
Lego_ofme Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) Wow. Just seen the new Ahsoka T-6 shuttle. Comparing the Captain Marvel set to that - it’s just embarrassing. Marvel has one less minifigure. Worse minifigures - re:printing and moulds. And the T6 is cheaper. Seems clearer and clearer that unfortunately Marvel is not a Lego priority atm! edit: also lots of villains in similar star wars sets Edited July 19, 2023 by Lego_ofme
psqidexslizer Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 2 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said: And yeah, the villains' thing is getting extremely annoying now. Three MCU movies. Five sets. Not a single villain. Its kinda funny that the only GotG villain to get a Lego Minifigure is also the most forgettable one.
doclord Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 They are definitely thinking of ending Superhero sets on shelves. They really don't seem to care about the sets less than $100 now.
Kaijumeister Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) Such a cool spaceship with a solid interior! But not worthy of the price by any means. Marvel sets usually aren’t this egregious with the MSRPs so I’m wondering why this call was made. This somewhat reminds me of the 2017 Resistance Transport Pod from Star Wars, that was another spaceship set with a decent interior priced beyond relief. Edited July 19, 2023 by Kaijumeister
THELEGOBATMAN Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 31 minutes ago, psqidexslizer said: Its kinda funny that the only GotG villain to get a Lego Minifigure is also the most forgettable one. Yeah. I mean GotG Vol. 2 made sense — they gave us Ayesha and Taserface, which was all they could make since Ego was a surprise villain and Marvel didn't reveal it to LEGO. GotG Vol. 3 does not tho — The High Evolutionary was literally one of the most promoted things concerning this movie.
LegendaryArticuno Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 I won't be buying due to the high price, but with all junk we've been getting i.e. buildable figures, mechs, etc... this ship actually looks good to me haha. The Lego Marvel bar has been set so low.
benderisgreat Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Lego_ofme said: Wow. Just seen the new Ahsoka T-6 shuttle. Comparing the Captain Marvel set to that - it’s just embarrassing. Marvel has one less minifigure. Worse minifigures - re:printing and moulds. And the T6 is cheaper. Seems clearer and clearer that unfortunately Marvel is not a Lego priority atm! edit: also lots of villains in similar star wars sets Yep, comparing Marvels set to Ashoka shuttle is just not fair. Shuttle has 4 highly detailed minifigs, great build and costs less with more pieces! Lego is definitely treating Marvel line recently as the least favorite child.
psqidexslizer Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 It’s time to stop wondering whether or not we’ll get sets for Deadpool and start taking bets on which Fantastic Four member doesn’t make it into the sets. 😁
doclord Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 22 minutes ago, psqidexslizer said: It’s time to stop wondering whether or not we’ll get sets for Deadpool and start taking bets on which Fantastic Four member doesn’t make it into the sets. 😁 Funny of you to assume new movies will still get sets at all...
LegendaryArticuno Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 1 minute ago, doclord said: Funny of you to assume new movies will still get sets at all... RIP Spiderman 2099 and anyone else that's in Into the Spiderverse
squiz18 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Lego_ofme said: Wow. Just seen the new Ahsoka T-6 shuttle. Comparing the Captain Marvel set to that - it’s just embarrassing. Marvel has one less minifigure. Worse minifigures - re:printing and moulds. And the T6 is cheaper. Seems clearer and clearer that unfortunately Marvel is not a Lego priority atm! edit: also lots of villains in similar star wars sets Sad state of affairs when star wars is considerably better value than Marvel. I always thought star wars was the really expensive line
psqidexslizer Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 11 minutes ago, doclord said: Funny of you to assume new movies will still get sets at all... I think you meant to post that over here. 😉
BrickBob Studpants Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, doclord said: Funny of you to assume new movies will still get sets at all... Why not? So far, every MCU movie since CA:TWS got at least one set. Quantumania only had a buildable figure, sure, but a tie-in is a tie-in The lack of villains this year doesn’t mean they’ll reduce the MCU output. The first exception will be Deadpool 3, but that’s for good reason. I don’t see any reason why CA: BNW and Thunderbolts would not have sets dedicated to them
Mandalorianknight Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, benderisgreat said: Marvels set is just ok. While ship is nice, I don’t see 90$ here, should be 50$ at most. Minifigs are nice, but only Kamala gets leg print for some reason. Also no main villain again? Why didn’t Lego include Dar-Ben here? So far this year we haven’t gotten main villain for either Quantumania or Guardians Vol.3. Why is there “no villains” policy all of the sudden? I think given how we're not getting many figs/new prints in general for the system marvel/dc sets, lego's trying to focus on the more "iconic" characters. For the MCU, that means the heroes, rather than the villains that'll generally only feature in the first film (doesn't excuse Kang, though.) And still a super dumb idea. The lack of conflict makes these sets pretty dumb for kids IMO. 5 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: I only have three criticisms here: The price (duh) They’re not dealbreakers to me though. This is why they get away with this. They price the set nearly double what it should be, and people will complain but still get it. Guys, PLEASE do not buy this unless you find it at a significant sale. $90 for this is absolutely insane. 1 hour ago, psqidexslizer said: It’s time to stop wondering whether or not we’ll get sets for Deadpool and start taking bets on which Fantastic Four member doesn’t make it into the sets. 😁 My money's on Thing. There will be two new prints: a sue storm torso and a johnny storm/mr fantastic torso. 4 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: “Weak franchise”? What are you talking about? The first movie grossed over a billion And the only hate I’ve seen is from incels Half the marvel films of that era grossed over a billion, and coming out just before endgame, there was no way it wasn't going to make it. A LOT of people did not like the movie much at all, and calling everyone who dislikes it an incel is moronic. Edited July 19, 2023 by Mandalorianknight
BrickBob Studpants Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said: A LOT of people did not like the movie much at all, and calling everyone who dislikes it an incel is moronic. There is a difference between “dislike” and “hate”. I specifically refer to those numbskulls that throw a tantrum every time Captain Marvel or Brie Larson are brought up
icm Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Clone OPatra said: The ship is giving me positive Star Trek shuttle vibes. It looks good, but the price realllyyyy does not. Lucky for you, Bluebrixx sells: A minifig-scale Type 6 Shuttlecraft from TNG, with 548 pieces for 40 euro (no minifigures, though) (https://www.bluebrixx.com/en/star-trek/104182/Star-Trek-Type-6-Shuttlecraft-BlueBrixx-Pro) Unfortunately, it's out of stock right now. It may be restocked in the future. A minifig-scale Class F Shuttlecraft from TOS, with 493 pieces for 38 euro (no minifigures, though) (https://www.bluebrixx.com/en/star-trek/104181/Star-Trek-Class-F-Shuttlecraft-BlueBrixx-Pro) Unfortunately, it's out of stock too. A minifig-scale Runabout (a very large shuttlecraft) from DS9, with 3090 pieces for 200 euro (no minifigures, though) (https://www.bluebrixx.com/en/star-trek/104585/Star-Trek-Danube-class-Runabout-BlueBrixx-Pro) This one is in stock. A minifig-scale Delta Flyer (a very large shuttlecraft) from VOY, with 1714 pieces for 130 euro (no minifigures, though) (https://www.bluebrixx.com/en/star-trek/104967/Star-Trek-Delta-Flyer-BlueBrixx-Pro) This one is in stock too. So there are ways to satisfy your Star Trek shuttle vibes with officially licensed kits of pretty decent quality, at least once they're back in stock (if they ever come back in stock). You don't need to settle for some overpriced knockoff.... ... But I should probably say that in the Community section instead of the Marvel thread. And, to be fair, it is the closest thing to a Star Trek shuttlecraft that Lego has ever made .... Meanwhile, you saying that it gives you Star Trek shuttle vibes has me going back to my wanted list on Brickset, and, with a deep sigh, putting the Hoopty back on. For, true to my title "Spaceship Specific", I am a sucker for spaceships and swooshyjets of all kinds, and I'll take any excuse to get another one. ("This one reminds me of a shuttlecraft from Star Trek!") ... Well, maybe I'll consider it if I can get just the spaceship for $30 or $40 on Bricklink. Otherwise, no dice. Edited July 19, 2023 by icm
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