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[RogueTwo]

To those in the US, Amazon.com is having a lightning deal on the 75154 TIE Striker for $48.  Only two hours and fifty minutes (or thereabouts) left.  I wish I could afford it, but I just bought the Y-Wing.  Hopefully, someone will be able to take advantage of it.

[VaderFan2187]

@HarryHagaren Since it is cheaper than even the Y-wing, the U-wing wins hands down.

[HarryHagaren]

1 hour ago, VaderFan2187 said:

@HarryHagaren Since it is cheaper than even the Y-wing, the U-wing wins hands down.

Just ordered the U-Wing, as I don't think it will ever get as cheap as it is now in Italy. I'll probably buy the Y-Wing later in the year.

[RetroInferno]

Anyone knows if VIP points are affected on back order items? What I mean by this is, if I buy an item during a period where VIP points are doubled, but the item gets shipped after that period, do I still get double points?

[Artanis I]

I don't know for certain, but logic suggests (and sometimes law commands) that you get the current promotion when you place an order and commit to pay for it, and not when the item is sent out or the payment goes through.

[RetroInferno]

The tricky part is that Lego registers your VIP points once the order is shipped. I plan getting a bunch of sets when double VIP kicks in march 6 and the Y-wing and A-wing are already on back order. 

[Artanis I]

If it is on S@H, and they don't award the double points, you can always email them afterwards to say that you didn't get the points when you should have. I did that last year during the triple points period (which was apparently only meant to be double points for us - triple everywhere else, but was advertised as triple) when I was mistakenly only given single points and no polybag, they then sent me the polybag and awarded bonus points.

[Agent Kallus]

 

Hello does any one know when this will be available in  the UK?

Sorry the pic is so blurry I had trouble shrinking it and I couldn't be bothered with flickr today.

Edited February 20, 2017 by AgentKallus of Hydra

[jhaelego]

I'm sure you all have seen that we're getting a dark blue first order officer in the upcoming battle pack? Can anyone with the TFA visual dictionary let me know whether or not these guys outrank the dark gray guys? It'd be annoying to have a larger proportion of the dark blue if they do. 

[Tariq j]

2 minutes ago, AgentKallus of Hydra said:

 

 

Hello does any one know when this will be available in  the UK?

Sorry if the pic is too big

I don't when, but it looks like the sort of things you'd get in a Lego Star Wars Magazine. I saw a Kansan minifigure in one a 2 weeks ago, so I don't know whether a new one has come out yet - might be worth asking your local newsagents to see if ones coming out.

[Brickbashbosh]

9 minutes ago, AgentKallus of Hydra said:

 

 

Hello does any one know when this will be available in  the UK?

Sorry the pic is so blurry I had trouble shrinking it and I couldn't be bothered with flickr today.

It is indeed the "free gift" with next months copy of Lego Star Wars magazine. Release date is 8th March.

Current gift is a micro scale Ghost

[Agent Kallus]

Yeah I know its from the magazine cause I got the Kanan one :P

Thanks for the release date 

 

 

[FishW]

19 minutes ago, Brickbashbosh said:

It is indeed the "free gift" with next months copy of Lego Star Wars magazine. Release date is 8th March.

Current gift is a micro scale Ghost

interesting. How does one get the Lego Star Wars magazine in the first place?

[Japanbuilder]

On 2/14/2017 at 6:20 AM, ChiefPie said:

Yeah they were summer sets. Probably not desirable. Except for Ahsoka.

I am still taken aback by the speed with which those were retired. Particularly the set with Ahsoka. Is retirement slated for end of February or End of March? I am still tempted to get that frigate since every detail so far points to Rebels sets getting the short shrift time-wise with few rereleases of figures possible. 

[Brickbashbosh]

8 hours ago, FishW said:

interesting. How does one get the Lego Star Wars magazine in the first place?

In th UK It's readily available at most places you would find magazines. It's totally kid centric and aimed at young children with short comic stories and colouring activities etc. After a bit of googling it appears it is produced by a U.K. Based publisher so it maybe it's not available in other countries.

[Agent Kallus]

48 minutes ago, Brickbashbosh said:

 After a bit of googling it appears it is produced by a U.K. Based publisher so it maybe it's not available in other countries.

Its available in other European countries (well at least Germany).

[atlas]

9 hours ago, jhaelego said:

I'm sure you all have seen that we're getting a dark blue first order officer in the upcoming battle pack? Can anyone with the TFA visual dictionary let me know whether or not these guys outrank the dark gray guys? It'd be annoying to have a larger proportion of the dark blue if they do. 

pretty sure that the teal  (dark blue in Lego) officers (like "colonel datoo") is supposed to be colonel.

[FishW]

6 hours ago, Brickbashbosh said:

In th UK It's readily available at most places you would find magazines. It's totally kid centric and aimed at young children with short comic stories and colouring activities etc. After a bit of googling it appears it is produced by a U.K. Based publisher so it maybe it's not available in other countries.

 

5 hours ago, AgentKallus of Hydra said:

Its available in other European countries (well at least Germany).

Ah I see, thank you for the help!

[thorin]

This is a slightly unrelated question from most....

I collected each of the Lego star wars "episode" posters that Lego released as freebies over the last year or two. However, I haven't see anything similar to it for Rogue One, even though I was hoping for one. Anyone know if it is headed our way? Will it be a May the 4th "extra" in addition to the usual minifigure? I looked back at last year and between April 30-May 4 you got the free first order stormtrooper with Lego SW order over $50, but then you also got the free FA poster with ANY Lego SW purchase. That's the last one we got, but the timing would be the same if this May the 4th came with a free RO poster...

Hoping we get the same this year so I can keep my collection complete...

Anyone have insight?

Edited February 26, 2017 by thorin

[DarthHank]

For promotions like the May the Fourth one, do you get the free minifigure even if you use giftcards to pay? I'm wondering whether I should save my gift cards.

[lomis]

2 hours ago, DarthHank said:

For promotions like the May the Fourth one, do you get the free minifigure even if you use giftcards to pay? I'm wondering whether I should save my gift cards.

Yes. You also earn VIP points on purchases with gift cards. 

[ChiefPie]

On February 20, 2017 at 4:42 PM, jhaelego said:

I'm sure you all have seen that we're getting a dark blue first order officer in the upcoming battle pack? Can anyone with the TFA visual dictionary let me know whether or not these guys outrank the dark gray guys? It'd be annoying to have a larger proportion of the dark blue if they do. 

I believe the guys with teal uniforms are colonels since there are 2 guys with the teal uniform that are both colonels in TFA. I would say they rank below the gray uniformed ones since I believe they are officers.

[RogueTwo]

On 2/25/2017 at 7:40 PM, thorin said:

This is a slightly unrelated question from most....

I collected each of the Lego star wars "episode" posters that Lego released as freebies over the last year or two. However, I haven't see anything similar to it for Rogue One, even though I was hoping for one. Anyone know if it is headed our way? Will it be a May the 4th "extra" in addition to the usual minifigure? I looked back at last year and between April 30-May 4 you got the free first order stormtrooper with Lego SW order over $50, but then you also got the free FA poster with ANY Lego SW purchase. That's the last one we got, but the timing would be the same if this May the 4th came with a free RO poster...

Hoping we get the same this year so I can keep my collection complete...

Anyone have insight?

Unfortunately, I don't think we'll get a Rogue One poster.  I could be wrong, but I don't think LEGO was anticipating the darkness of the movie; although fans love it (IMO, it's the best Star Wars movie ever), it didn't create nearly as much publicity as The Force Awakens.  There hasn't been any news of a LEGO Rogue One video game, for example.  Also, we now know that there will be no Rogue One sets this summer, unless they're retailer exclusives, which seems highly unlikely.  That's actually my bigger concern: that LEGO will shy away from Rogue One in favor of the myriad other Star Wars stories, and we might never get sets such as the AT-ACT, the Cargo Shuttle, or Saw Gerrera's catacomb hideout.

That being said, it wouldn't be that much of an investment to create an exclusive poster for May the Fourth, so I guess we'll find out in a month or so.  I hope for you that they will keep the poster collection complete.  

[SPACIBA]

How long is the lego U wing? I want to know if i have space enought in my room XD

[VaderFan2187]

2 minutes ago, SPACIBA said:

How long is the lego U wing? I want to know if i have space enought in my room XD

You could've checked S@H…

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Measures over 3” (10cm) high, 17” (44cm) long and 7” (20cm) wide with wings closed, and over 14” (38cm) long and 25” (64cm) wide with wings open