Ayliffe Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 source Quote 75159 Death Star 4,016 pieces US $499.99 - CA $599.99 - DE 499.99€ - UK £399.99 - DK 4499.00 DKK. Available on the 15th of September to VIPs, 30th of September for everyone else. Win the battle for the Empire with the awesome Death Star! Re-enact amazing scenes from the Star Wars saga with the Empire’s ultimate planet-zapping weapon—the Death Star! With over 4,000 pieces, this fantastic model has a galaxy of intricate and authentic environments, including a super-laser control room, Imperial conference chamber, hangar bay with moving launch rack and Lord Vader’s TIE Advanced with space for Vader inside, Emperor Palpatine’s throne room, Droid maintenance room, detention block, trash compactor, tractor beam, cargo area, turbo laser with spring-loaded shooters and seats for the 2 Death Star Gunners, and 2 movable turbo laser towers. This fantastic set also includes 23 iconic minifigures and 2 Droids to ensure hours of Star Wars battle fun. Includes 23 minifigures: Grand Moff Tarkin, Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, Imperial Navy Officer, Imperial Officer, 2 Stormtroopers, 2 Death Star Troopers, 2 Emperor's Royal Guards, 2 Death Star Gunners, Death Star Droid, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, C-3PO, Han Solo, Han Solo (disguise), Luke Skywalker (Tatooine), Luke Skywalker (disguise) and Luke Skywalker (final duel), plus R2-D2, an Imperial Astromech and a Dianoga trash compactor monster. Features a superlaser control room, Imperial conference chamber, hangar bay with moving launch rack and detachable TIE Advanced with space for Lord Vader inside, Emperor Palpatine’s throne room, Droid maintenance room, detention block, trash compactor, tractor beam, cargo area, turbo laser with spring-loaded shooters and seats for the 2 Death Star gunners, and 2 movable turbo laser towers. Weapons include 3 Lightsabers, 4 blasters, 3 blaster pistols, 4 blaster rifles, 2 force pikes, 2 Force Lightning elements and a bowcaster. Load up and fire the turbo laser’s spring-loaded shooters to keep the rebels at bay. Maneuver Lord Vader’s TIE Advanced into position and prepare for launch. Battle the Royal Guard in the throne room and then take on Palpatine himself! Help Leia escape from the detention block and swing to safety with Luke across the chasm! Will Obi-Wan shut down the tractor beam and help the rebels defeat the Empire? Can you spot the Dianoga trash compactor monster? Recreate other unforgettable scenes from the classic Star Wars films. The perfect addition to any LEGO® Star Wars collection. This set offers an age-appropriate building experience for ages 14 and over. Measures over 16” (41cm) high, and 16” (42cm) wide. The old Death Star was £275 over here. This new one costs over £125 more than the old one, and the only substantial change I can see is Han Solo's sodding hairpiece. In short: an absolute cash grab. What happened to "Only the best is good enough" ? aidenpons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le717 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Downgrade at the Death Star Oh hey, a new WoLI blog post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Cup of Fail Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 The only thing I see that have 200 more pieces are the minifigure, accessories (using the smallest pieces as possible) and nothing else. LEGO need a Cup of Fail ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I dunno, I feel like the reaction to this one has been overblown. Lego never at any point promised us a new death star - that was all leaks and rumors. The 2008 model is a strong seller and they're just cleaning up the design to keep it modern. $100 more dollars is kind of a thing, but like, if you were already going to spend $400 on a lego set, is $500 really such a big deal? idk, I've never had that kind of money anyway. deaddius, Brigs and le717 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayliffe Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 4 hours ago, Pereki said: they're just cleaning up the design to keep it modern This would be a good argument if they'd actually done anything to improve the model... ...but they haven't. If you put the two side-by-side, you'd see basically zero difference between 'em. Literally the only difference is the minifigs. 4 hours ago, Pereki said: if you were already going to spend $400 on a lego set, is $500 really such a big deal? YES. $100 is $100. Brigs and aidenpons 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 2 hours ago, Ayliffe said: This would be a good argument if they'd actually done anything to improve the model... ...but they haven't. If you put the two side-by-side, you'd see basically zero difference between 'em. Literally the only difference is the minifigs. YES. $100 is $100. With the design, I feel they're operating from a "what ain't broke don't fix it" standpoint (why waste resources updating the set if it was still popular anyway), but fair enough on the price. edit: oh and its worth noting that, with inflation, its really only a $50 increase in price. still something, but only half of what it looks like at first glance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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