bensl Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 It's back at S@H and now listed as available soon ! It's also in the september store calender, see the source for the store calender. $699.99 at the Australian lego store $399.99 at the US lego store and the aussie dollar is stronger than the US! looks like i will be importing. Quote
StephenC Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 $699.99 at the Australian lego store $399.99 at the US lego store and the aussie dollar is stronger than the US! looks like i will be importing. I agree! Any recommendation of online places to buy & import? Quote
bensl Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 I agree! Any recommendation of online places to buy & import? not sure. maybe we should start a group buy :laugh: Quote
drdavewatford Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Does anyone know the box's dimensions? The question may sound absurd, but the fact is I've had the boxes of my other UCSs around the place for a long time, and I'm wondering if they would fit in 10221's one. Box dimensions are 48.5 cm x 58 cm x 19 cm approx. Dr. D. Quote
TheDarkness Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 I agree! Any recommendation of online places to buy & import? Hope for it to hit Amazon.fr with their cheap shipping, otherwise it will costs $550 or so if you find a bricklink store who will ship it for $120 Quote
bensl Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Hope for it to hit Amazon.fr with their cheap shipping, otherwise it will costs $550 or so if you find a bricklink store who will ship it for $120 Amazon France? wont that mean you will have to pay french rrp which comes equates to about $570 usd at the moment?? Quote
StoutFiles Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Any word about TLG stores doing triple VIP points to ramp up the holiday season? They did this last October, so I can definitely wait a month if so. Quote
TheDarkness Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Amazon France? wont that mean you will have to pay french rrp which comes equates to about $570 usd at the moment?? But then tax is removed, which helps. Amazon.fr ship the Death Star for around the $500 AU right now, depending on the dollar. They key is keeping the freight costs down. As the SSD and DS have the same RRP, I am hoping it will be the same. But this is getting off topic. The sooner this is available the better for me, though considering I still haven't opened one of my Death Star playsets, who knows how long it will be before I open this one Quote
Brickdoctor Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Any word about TLG stores doing triple VIP points to ramp up the holiday season? They did this last October, so I can definitely wait a month if so. They did? The last time I remember seeing that was Black Friday in 2006. Usually, they do the scratcher thing on Black Friday for their big holiday sale. Scratch a card to get 10%, 20%, or 50%-off, plus a free PaB box with any $75 purchase throughout the month. Quote
simonjedi Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Yay, another member who appreciates studio models! I agree with you, but when working with a medium such as LEGO that has much less freedom than, say, custom model kits, sometimes compromises are necessary to make the model look good. For example, on my AT-ST, the angle of the side plating on the 'head' is slightly off, but it was necessary for the model to look good using LEGO angles. The official set may be closer to the accurate angle, but it's plain ugly. Christ, they can't win can they? If they get it right it's 'ugly' if they get it wrong it's all 'BLOO BLOO MY ACCURACY' Personally if I was in charge I'd say 'Screw the lot of you' stop the theme and reboot Time Cruisers. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Christ, they can't win can they? If they get it right it's 'ugly' if they get it wrong it's all 'BLOO BLOO MY ACCURACY' No, there are some of us who dislike it for its ugliness and some who dislike it for its inaccuracy, but not both. I'm one of the former, and I don't mind if it's slightly inaccurate if it looks better. Quote
StoutFiles Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 Christ, they can't win can they? If they get it right it's 'ugly' if they get it wrong it's all 'BLOO BLOO MY ACCURACY' Personally if I was in charge I'd say 'Screw the lot of you' stop the theme and reboot Time Cruisers. I don't think anyone has ever complained that a ship was ugly because it was too accurate. If they get it right it's awesome, and if they get it wrong it's "bloo bloo my accuracy, this is ugly". However, I'm just glad were getting a SSD, and can ignore the accuracy complaints. If I decide I hate something on it I'll just modify it. Quote
Mofo Jones Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 Christ, they can't win can they? If they get it right it's 'ugly' if they get it wrong it's all 'BLOO BLOO MY ACCURACY' Personally if I was in charge I'd say 'Screw the lot of you' stop the theme and reboot Time Cruisers. Don't say that too loud, LEGO will hear you and respond accordingly. Last thing we need is a bunch of battle droid parts passed off as the deck trim on the Time Cruisers 2 Super Explorer, piloted by figs with young Anakin heads, freckles and all. As for 10221, I am sure I won't be getting this one due to lack of display space and cost. Quote
kamigawa Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) Sigh, the more I look at close-ups of this set, the more I can notice that horrible bridge part and the bump it creates on the surface. I hope that someone will steal the car of the "I'm a conformist" who decided to put minifigs in this set just to increase its price. Edited August 12, 2011 by I Scream Clone Please refrain from the need to use words such as you did Quote
StoutFiles Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 I apologize if this has already been answered, but does anyone know the width and height(without the stand) of the completed model? Length is nice but the other two are important for display purposes. Quote
drdavewatford Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 I apologize if this has already been answered, but does anyone know the width and height(without the stand) of the completed model? Length is nice but the other two are important for display purposes. She might be long, but she's not very wide...... At the widest point the SSD is a mere 34 cm in width. Height WITHOUT the stand is only 13cm. Please note that these measurements are approximate. Dr. D. Quote
Lobot Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Hi DrDave, I’ve just been reading your excellent review (again) and I was wondering what was the approximate build time? Also, do you know if it’s still being released on the 1st September? (the Lego website is currently showing ‘Coming Soon on null’). I’m really tempted to get this one! Cheers, Robin Quote
drdavewatford Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Hi DrDave, I’ve just been reading your excellent review (again) and I was wondering what was the approximate build time? Also, do you know if it’s still being released on the 1st September? (the Lego website is currently showing ‘Coming Soon on null’). I’m really tempted to get this one! Cheers, Robin Hmmm, now you're asking.... Build time is hard to estimate as I built the SSD over 5 or 6 nights, and a fair bit of the time was spent taking pics as I went along and writing the review. Also, I'm a pretty slow builder, preferring to savour every step rather than rush through. A faster builder could probably nail this in a (long) day I reckon. Regarding launch date, I'm still assuming 1st September, although it may be available on the S&H website the previous evening as was the case for the Imperial Shuttle. Dr. D. Quote
Lobot Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Thanks Dr D. for the info I realised after I had posted the question it was a bit random & subjective! I happily wasted a lot of hours building my falcon, and I really enjoyed it, so a long build time sounds good. I know that this isn’t perfect (flat base, in particular) but it’s pretty impressive overall and I know that I’ll always regret it if I don’t end up buying one! Quote
legobobsse Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 really need this set, well it is very expensive if you compare it to the death star, who has 600 pcs more, but an awsome set. saw the review and i really like the numberd bags in it, earlier in a big set you were looking over half an our for one pcs, so this is a good solution, good job LEGO legobobsse. Quote
NYR Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 JUst ordered SSD on us lego shop at home. Its available now if anyone is interested Quote
Wayne Dupree Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Ordered!! :grin: (Oh and hey everyone from a long-time lurker) Quote
cavegod Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 well i will wait for a copy of the ldd file for this beast! Quote
mr_saber Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 well i will wait for a copy of the ldd file for this beast! interesting.. i will be waiting for it too.... :) Quote
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