It's in that awkward price range where I think it'll be underwhelming. I would have preferred a $300 R2 that was a good size then a $150 R2 that's not big enough.

£149.95 is what, about 230 U.S. dollars?

Did anyone save the set number for the "Felucian Fighter"? I searched the thread, but could not find it.

I'm pretty sure it was 9498.

£149.95 is what, about 230 U.S. dollars?

But as has been mentioned many times before, sets often cost more pounds than dollars.

I'm pretty sure it was 9498.

Thanks!

9498 is Saesee Tiin's Starfighter. Thus , I wonder if "Felucian Fighter" was a stand-in name.

I'm guessing the UCS R2-D2 is going to be around 1:3 scale. This thing is either going to be epic or a total flop.

Edited December 31, 201113 yr by prateek

£149.95 is what, about 230 U.S. dollars?

It likely won't be a fair conversion. The Super Star Destroyer is currently £349.99 vs. $399.99. So R2 will vary between $150-$200, likely closer to $150.

Just noticed that the British price for 10225 is listed now:

Any thoughts?

For nigh on £150 it better be bigger and better than the General Grievous UCS Fig from a while back.

Sir von Lego said that the new R2 would be 2127 pieces:

Today, I talked to the LEGO Service and got the following information:

10225 R2-D2:

Elements: 2127

Release Date: March 2012

Price: 149.99 GBP

I could be totally wrong, but I think that this will be a great set. If it has 2000+ pieces it's going to be a decent size (even if a lot are small), and the price actually seems quite reasonable (considering it's SW!! ).

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I could be totally wrong, but I think that this will be a great set. If it has 2000+ pieces it's going to be a decent size (even if a lot are small), and the price actually seems quite reasonable (considering it's SW!! ).

But wouldn't $150,- for 2000+ pieces mean that the set includes a lot of standard bricks? Just like 10018 and 7194? I don't hope it will be very sculpture-like though, as I would love to see an accurate and detailed R2-D2, which I'm certainly willing to pay big money for.

for £150 i don't care if it's a box of 2x4 bricks it's still better value than 10221

Hi again and all the best for the new year!

Not exactly a high res image but a good picture none the less of

3866 Battle of Hoth

So all the best for the new year!

enjoy :classic:

Edited December 31, 201113 yr by grogall

I expect that the Summer 2012 wave will have slightly inflated prices as usual, but not in the range of a 20-40% increase like we're talking about here. I predict that the Skiff will be ~$30, Malevolence ~$80, with Jabba's Palace rounding it out as the most expensive, ~$100.

Sorry, but not a chance. The malevolence is far too large to be $80. The millennium falcon was $140 this summer, so expect that to be the highest price mark for either the malevolence or Jabbas palace.

And thanks so much for the pic, Grogall! That mini AT-AT looks fairly accurate, plus the way you put the microfigs in the back is adorable!

Thanks grogall! I'll buy this purely for the microfigures. And I have to agree with TheBrickDaddy... that AT-AT is pretty cool!

Sorry, but not a chance. The malevolence is far too large to be $80. The millennium falcon was $140 this summer, so expect that to be the highest price mark for either the malevolence or Jabbas palace.

And thanks so much for the pic, Grogall! That mini AT-AT looks fairly accurate, plus the way you put the microfigs in the back is adorable!

Why, how many bricks is Malevolence expected to be? The Falcon was 1200+ bricks but Malevolence doesnt look like a UCS set to me...

Thanks for the pics, grogall!

Some of the microfigs look rather ugly with just this generic mold. Vader just looks wrong without the iconic helmet. Nevertheless, I think I'm definitely going to pick this one up.

What's Boba doing on Hoth?

Must got the idea from Robot Chicken when he feeds Han to the TaunTauns.

Edited December 31, 201113 yr by Rune Haako

Wow that Hoth game looks pretty nice, I may end up picking it up after all.

As for the intense fighting over the prices of the new sets, I believe these are the prices...

Saesee Tiin's Jedi Starfighter-24.99$

Desert Skiff-29.99$

Republic Striker Starfighter-39.99$

Lego Star Wars 2012 Advent Calender-39.99$

Fury Class Interceptor-49.99$

Gungan Sub-59.99$

Jabba's Palace-79.99$

Malevolance-119.99$

I'm really think that our two limited edition sets for the summer wave will be a Clone Wars set(Z-95 Starfighter, Umbaran Tank, Trident Tank or some set with Darth Maul) and a Episode 1 set(Royal Starship, Podracer, AAT, Gain Speeder or a Theed Palace).

Happy New Year everyone. The new Lego sets are up and available on Lego UK. Are there any exclusive sets appearing soon or is this all we get in the first wave?

@North Lego Star: The prices you have shown seem to be quite realistic (and very decent too I must add).

@North Lego Star: The prices you have shown seem to be quite realistic (and very decent too I must add).

On that note, care to tell us where you got these prices?

Am I completely missing something, or is Jabba's Palace somehow bigger than the Malevolence?

It doesn't look that large to me, probably around the size of Echo Base (7879) so I'd guess no more than 800 pieces.

Just noticed in the January catalog it lists both 9494 and 9495 as "Hard to find" which is usually an indicator that these will be store exclusives. Also I don't recall seeing it mentioned that Dutch Vander being listed as Gold Leader which had some debate earlier in this thread.

Edited January 1, 201213 yr by ETAV8R

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Edited January 1, 201213 yr by Legoman273

The prices I posted are just comparing the new sets to old sets and their price, for example...

Saesee Tiin's StarFighter is very similar to Plo Koon's Jedi StarFighter which ran for 24.99$ aswell, here are all the comparisons...

Saesee Tiin's StarFighter---Plo Koon's StarFighter

Desert Skiff---Geonosian Fighter

Republic Striker StarFighter---Battle For Geonosis

2012 Advent Calender---2011 Advent Calender

Fury Class Interceptor---TIE Deffender

Gungan Sub---Republic Attack Shuttle

Jabba's Palace---2011 Podracers

Malevolence---Ventor Class Republic Crusier

(I own all the old sets listed so a little bit of an even better comparison)

Not confirmed prices but good estimates.

Do we have any more information on the B-Wing or the 2 summer limited edition sets?

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2012 Star Wars sets are available now on the lego shop website in the U.K. Maybe by midnight here in the U.S., they will be up on the website.

Wow that Hoth game looks pretty nice, I may end up picking it up after all.

As for the intense fighting over the prices of the new sets, I believe these are the prices...

Saesee Tiin's Jedi Starfighter-24.99$

Desert Skiff-29.99$

Republic Striker Starfighter-39.99$

Lego Star Wars 2012 Advent Calender-39.99$

Fury Class Interceptor-49.99$

Gungan Sub-59.99$

Jabba's Palace-79.99$

Malevolance-119.99$

I'm really think that our two limited edition sets for the summer wave will be a Clone Wars set(Z-95 Starfighter, Umbaran Tank, Trident Tank or some set with Darth Maul) and a Episode 1 set(Royal Starship, Podracer, AAT, Gain Speeder or a Theed Palace).

Those price seem correct if it US pricing. And as for the summer sets you can be on to something there. I would like a umbaran set to get some 501st clones.