I think I read a day or two ago that the UK price will be &163;280. I can't afford that at the moment and so I'm hoping this set will be available for a couple of years before it's discontinued by LEGO. Judging by how long other big sets such as the sandcrawler and Death Star II have been available, I think it's safe to say this set will still be around in 2010, which will give me some time to save up for it.

Dude! that's got so many features! how many pieces?

3,802 OR 3,803.

There is a video of it at fbtb.net. the trash compactor is really cool!

th ecompacter really compacts! theres an elivator! turrents spin! Huge cannon moves which is wierd! All chairs in room spin! Want it! want it! want it!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAHHHHHH this is killing me!!! Clone wars or death star,Clone wars or death star,Clone wars or death star,Clone wars or death star, i can't pick one!!!

Death star.....

Go to http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/brdavis/Brickworld2008/Deathstar/100_8479.jpg

There is a guy talking and a screen behind him....the screen appears to be from a Lego catalouge...hmmmmmmmm...

Choose Death Star.

Thanks for this news! However, I've decided to wait for the Death Star to go on clearance while in the mean time, buying the Clone Wars sets. But the Death Star still looks good - just expensive.

Manxboi you r exactly right im goin with him wait 4 clearance $200 maybe $300. meanwhile buy clone wars stuff

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=322843 i found new pics!!! LOOK their sooo cool New clones!!!!!

AAAAHHHH twilight, droid gunship, tx-130, spider droid, AAAAAHHHH definantly clone wars death star can wait.

they say the red/maroon new clone with the spider droid is cmdr fox. weird

Um, sith assassin, bigz123 already found those pics and showed them to me. I've already seen them. I definitely want the homing spider droid, but twilight looks weird and you can get those minifigs in the new at-te which I am going to get. The droid gunship pic is blurry so I can't tell if it looks any good, and the fighter tank looks sorta scrawney; I hope it looks better in another pic.

video on youtube

video is SO COOL!!!!!!!!!

give me URL! :D

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=lego%2010188&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wvhl=en&q=lego%2010188&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv&filter=0&start=0
it should work
or go to google and type lego 10188

http://www.baronsat.net/baronshop/Death-Star/SW-DS-Auction.jpg
this picture was built a few months ago and is pretty close

Oh yeah, I saw that video! :D Whoops.... The picture is pretty cool but the NEW Death Star is COOLER!! :D

yeah it is awesome
can't wait gettin money fast
will have enough soon
SWEET

I just pre-ordered it! Im SO excited!!!! I want to see the video...

I have watched the video on youtube and now love this set even more, also, if you go to fbtb.net there is a link to gizmodo where there is 3 very high resolution pics of the death star, the only problem is that after viewing these it has made me want the set even more! I wonder when you will be able to preorder it in the UK. I don't care how much it costs I will be getting this ASAP. I can't afford it but who cares? What are overdrafts for!

I think it will be more like &163;250.00-&163;300.00 judging by the size and piece count, does anybody know what that crank is for on the side under the tie docking bay?

has anyone noticed that c3-po has flesh tone hands?

Its like a clone styled landing craft.

The Twilight is Anakin's personal freighter.

Judgeing by the fact that the twilight set comes with jabba's son rotta, I think it is more importantly the ship that anakin and ashoka take to rescue rotta.

What is this talk of a crank? What is a crank anyway? Are ya'll trying to say cranE?

Is it ONLY at Lego shop @ home? Is it a Wal-mart or Target? Or Toyr R Us?

I think it will be exclusive to LEGO.com and lego stores only

I would go for the death star it has more features it has more figs. and the falcon is too big so you cant play with it.

Although the falcon has more pieces and is bigger it is purely a display model, the death star on the other hand is a very detailed playset with lots of working features and includes a staggering 25 figs! You need to get both really as they are both outstanding sets. If I had to choose one I would probably go for the death star first then save up and get the falcon.

I would most definitely get the death star over the new falcon for three reasons:

1. The death star is cooler and comes with more figs

2. I already have a falcon but no death star

3. The death star is much CHEAPER

And that's about it. :)

man 400 bucks shessh, if it ever goes down to at least $100, or I find it somewhere for that, then i'll get it otherwise, it was not the way things were meant to be.

its in canada to

The set is now available for pre-order on LLEGO.com Europe. The price is Stg&163;199 which is lower than many expected. The euro price for most countries is euro299 although the Irish price is euro 269.

David

By the way the release date for Europe is also 16 September 2008. Australian price is Aud399.99 and for New Zealand its NZD429.99.

David

Yes! It can now be preordered in the UK! &163;199.99 is expensive but still cheaper than I thought it would be, I cannot wait to get it. Has anyone figured out what that mystery crank on the side is for yet?

I'm pretty sure the crank is there to operate the second elevator, or lift, under the Hangar Bay.

Thankyou Huw! I am very happy now.

Frontpage this, Huw, please.

AAAAAHHHHHH i found a new set look http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3253928

and i found a new pic of the droid gunship, comes with 3 droids. http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3255338

I found that years ago sith assassin, ok a couple of days ago and I already sent Huw the pics and info! :D

if you saw them y didnt you tell us? anyway on the new list on brickset it says there is a new mini set thats is 20006, it says it has 64 pieces, 20006 says it has 64 pieces. i think 20006 is the clone turbo tank mini.

Cool pics, sith assassin! Also, I read on wikipedia that the droid gunship didn't come with any minifigs, but I guess that pic proves them wrong. Also, I want to know what that gear on the top of the droid gunship is for. I bet it has something to do with something that spins.

I already told Huw that I think that set 20006 is the Clone Turbo Tank, and it is! Way ahead of you sith assassin. I didn't say anything because they are posted on Eurobricks! :D

In 2-3 months I should be able to get it. Really like the laser controls and tractor beam generator!

I'm probably not going to get this set even though I D-R-E-A-D-F-U-L-L-Y want it! Instead I'm going to focus on the new clone wars sets and get the new AT-TE which should be out by now. C'mon why can't it just be out right now?!? I soooooooooo want it to be out! WAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHA! Sorry, I was getting a little emotional there. But, maybe I'll get this set at christmastime if it's on clearance for say......200 bucks!

I'm getting the new AT-TE! :D

i bet that the price will never be $200 even though i hope it does

i bet that the price will never be $200 even though i hope it does

whoops a double post

Wow its only $429 dollars NZ. I thought that it would be way more

Whoa! :S And bjl now its a triple post! :P

AAAAHHHHH! LEGO.COM HAS JUST LOWERED THE PRICES OF THE SAND CRAWLER AND UCS AT-ST! The sand crawler went from $139.99 to $99.98 and the UCS AT-ST went from $79.99 to $49.99! I'M SO HAPPY! :D

cool

Are you goin to get the DS Leggodt?

Probably not, legoguysw. As I mentioned in an earlier comment, I'm going to focus on getting the clone wars sets seeing as the death star will be on lego.com for a long time, and the clone wars sets will be here for a short time. But, I really would like to get the death star, legoguysw. Thanks for askin'. :)

Why not, indyjones? Star Wars is a wonderful theme with plenty of exotic minifigs and characters.

SWEET! I was going to get the Sandcrawler! WHOOHOO! :D :D :D Lucky me! :D

I am goin to get the sandcrawler instead.

OFF-TOPIC, but I KNOW what the knob is for on the Death Star!!! From Lego catalog "Use the working pilot lift to access the TIE advanced fighter!"

The knob on the Death Star is to pick up the TIE Advanced Fighter and to move out of the Death Star as seen on the NEW Lego catalouge! :D

actually it is the lift to get the pilots up to the dockig bay.

ohhhhh....

Off topic but is anyone ele having trouble logging into lego.com?

Nope! At first yes, but I figured it out! :D They are testing a new system and you have to press "update account" and answer the questions and then they will send you an e-mail, and you click the link on the e-mail and then you log in! Tada! :D :D :D

My friend loaned me a copy of the summer 2008 catalogue, and I saw the segment that they had on the death star. I learned some things that I didn't even realize like the elevator and other stuff too. Plus, I got to see the dianoga monster. It has alot of brown pieces which is weird. The set is so cool! It's just a shame that I can't afford it.

the new 2008 summer one

Bigz is right, indyjones. And it is online on the u.s. lego site. I think you can change your region.

Im going to cancel my order. It's awesome, but I wont be able to buy any other lego sets for 4 months...which is a VERY bad thing, especially with the new clone wars sets coming out.

yeah but i think for what you get thats 24 mini figs all new ones as well. and a tie fighter &163;200 is really cheap it is massive as well oads of parts and about 60 million different scenes. i think its well worth it. the clone tank can wait it don't look very good and the twilight is not worth much either it looks nah and has nothing new.

Death Star now available for pre-order in Europe ! The price listed on lego.com is €269.99 or &163;199.99. Will ship on 16th September. Can't wait. Already number 5 on the "What's Hot" list.

indyjones, how do you cancel it? I can't figure it out...

The thing I dont get with the pricing is the the death star II had over 3,000 peices and was $270 USD and with this new death star out it is $400 USD!? it only has little over 400 peices. I think that the death star should be around $310 USD... Thats my opinon.

im building a part where the walls of a room go together like in the trash compactor anyone know how to make it? need help

im building a part where the walls of a room go together like in the trash compactor anyone know how to make it? need help

Welll... I've already preordered it and received the gold brick keychain can't wait my favorite room is the throne room. the emporer actualy comes with lightning awesome!!!!

ok thanks indy11

I know, darthlucas07, it is awsome! And I too love the throne room. It's where my favorite line in all of star wars was said.

They seem to have put the price up - from €279 here in Ireland, to €399!!!!! Same for some or all of the rest of Eurozone!

What the market will bear?

The UK price has gone up! It is now &163;274.99 instead of &163;199.99! I always thought that it would be nearer &163;300.00 and &163;200.00 seemed a bit cheap for a set this big but it was still a nasty shock.

THEY CAN'T DO THAT! IT'S SO UNFAIR!
I seriously hate Lego for doing this. If it carries on, then they've just lost another customer.

legoguysw, you would seriously stop building lego just because of the price of one set?!

No, kulturkampf, he meant that he wouldn't get the set, not stopping LEGO collecting.

Lego's exchange rates are weird. They are ripping us New Zealanders off by charging less than $450 more dollars on the Ultimate Collector's falcon. It seems that the US dollar is twice the price of the NZ dollar, which is mildly untrue. The exchange rates were correct to lego once upon a time, but now they need to change the rates to adapt to us catching up to the US dollar.

I phoned Lego Customer Service this morning and the lady confirmed that if you had previously ordered at &163;199.99 that's the price you would pay !

As I'd already ordered mine didn't ask as to why the price has now shot-up.

Kulturkampf, I said if it carried on. I am not happy with the prices. Lego would have meade way more money by selling it at &163;200, but now they'll make less, because way more people would buy a &163;200 product than a &163;275, and so they would make more money.

haha....that's the second time I've experienced this phenomenom! When I saw that the Death Star was so close to the USD price I dropped everything and ordered two sets at $400 AUD each. A week later what do you know? It has gone up to $630 per set! The first time this happened was when I saw green grocer at $150 AUD per set (same as the USD price). Same thing, weeks later it was up to $250 a set. My rule of thumb - check LEGO.com weekly!

That's good advice train_nut. I purchased green grocer as soon as I saw it for $150 AUD as I knew it was underpriced. When I saw that the Death Star was selling at $400 I knew I had to act quickly, but unfortunately I didn't. This also happened with the roads (7280 and 7281)which were $8 AUD when they came out and are now selling for $15 AUD. I will never buy the Death Star for $630 and I hope that no one does so that Lego will be forced to reduce the price back to what it was.

Official email from lego

"Dear Valued LEGO Customer:

We’d like to thank you for preordering the NEW 10188 Death Star™ – sure to be one of the most exciting LEGO&174; Star Wars™ sets this year!

Recently, we discovered that this product was featured on our website at an incorrect price in several countries. We have since corrected this error, but felt it was important to get a message out to all affected customers, immediately letting them know of our mistake. The correct retail price on this item is $629.99 However, since this product was listed at $399.99, at the time of your preorder, you will be charged at the $399.99 price point.

We apologize, in advance for any confusion this may have caused and should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: www.legoshop.com or 00-800-5346-1111.

Thank you for your order!

Best Regards,

LEGO Direct"

It was originally NZ$429 but now they have raised it to NZ$800. Almost double the other price. Which i cant afford.=(

AAAAHH I HAVE NO CHANCE OF GETTING THAT!!!!!!

these prices are way to high. I am going to stick on getting the spider droid, tx-130, at-te, and the republic gunship.

this may have been asked many times before but what is Lego's justification for pricing variations dispite the weakened US dollar? why are the aussies and europeans paying more? why do the yanks get it so good?

There is no way it was $629.99. The Millenium Falcon was $499.99 and contains more pieces. Plus the LEGO magazines show $399.99. I preordered it :)

People who bought the old Death Star (Death Star II-the one that was made incompleted) will be really ticked off now that they have this one out in Lego Market!

My friend has the old one.

Grammar fix-'incomplete', not incompleted.