Collecting UCS vs "regular" sets

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Personally I get models in both varieties and have a limited number of UCS and standard star wars sets.

In terms of building the UCS will of course win due to higher complexity longer build time - but in terms of playability that would have to be the standard sets and perhaps also the Death Star... The UCS sets aren't necessarily the sturdiest of builds and in some cases are notably heavy and can be quite large indeed. Of the UCS sets I have (R2D2, MF, Darths Tie Fighter, with X-Wing still to arrive) R2D2 is really the only one I'd pick up, play with and move around (though I love admiring the Falcon).

[calisupra2nr]

Take this for whatever it's worth...

After a period of dark years, I got back into collecting SW Lego sets around February 2012. I bought everything I could find that was on store shelves and started going to bricklink to find sets I had missed from like 2009-up. After spending a few thousand dollars pretty quickly catching up on everything I thought I really wanted, I find today that I have a few sets I never really cared for in the first place - I bought just because I was so caught up on "catching up".

I contemplate now collecting only UCS - I just got a steal on the BWing for 50% off - but I know come summer I will want the RGS, ATTE, etc. So my motto now is, collect only what you really, really like. If you buy it, build it, and throw it in storage and never pull it out again, it wasn't worth it. I dont think you should worry about UCS vs system sets. Just worry about what really makes you satisfied when spending your hard earned $$$$.