Admiral Ackbar now available for order from LEGOshop.com in the USA

 
 
 

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Posted by baylego in United States, 01 Aug 2009 10:02

Cool! I found that the Pirate Tank ( $40.00) And Toa Mata Nui ($50.00) are avalible too! The Peril in Peru is also available on sale for $35.00!

Posted by starwarsgeek101 in United States, 01 Aug 2009 10:13

You can buy this set at toysrus.com for a cheaper price of $99.99! I think I'll get the mid-scale millenium falcon now that it is finally out in the U.S, but I'm getting Home One Mon Calamari for sure!

Posted by commander_cody in Finland, 01 Aug 2009 10:42

Cool ! But basically , I've got to choose between this or the Tantive IV , so I'm gonna get the Tantive ... But I would really want this one too ... But maybe I'll afford this in a few months ... =/

Posted by WedgeAntilles in United States, 01 Aug 2009 11:00

i had seen this at the LEGO store...it was the only one of the new summer star wars sets they had. Wow it seems strange to see the 'Star Wars Classic' section on LEGO actually having a lot of new sets!

Edit: Anyone else notice the Republic Fighter Tank being relisted and availible again?

Posted by Commander-Cody in United Kingdom, 01 Aug 2009 11:03

The topic title says it's '£109.99' in the USA, and not $109.99. Sorry for pointing that out :)

I would believe the Tantive is exactly the same price, but what a rip off -
£100 in the UK
$110 in the USA

As much as I would like a Mon Calamari fig, all the rest of the set is not appealing and/or has (quite) interesting features. (Yes I know it has some features!)

Posted by MayTheBricksBeWithYou in Netherlands, 01 Aug 2009 11:14

Also available in TRU, Germany for 139 euros.

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 01 Aug 2009 11:20

Thanks @Commander-Cody, now corrected :-)

Posted by space police fan in United States, 01 Aug 2009 11:31

Id rather get it at toysrus for $100 but am also saving up for the pirate tank. oh and the pirate tank is on target.com for $40 like baylego said.

Posted by Pulpdiction in United Kingdom, 01 Aug 2009 11:47

This is too expensive in the UK, current exchange rates this should be about £75 inc VAT based on the US price

Posted by chrisdog121411 in United States, 01 Aug 2009 12:04

im going to gamestop to sell some stuff for some summer 2009 legos @ walmart

Posted by tman684 in United States, 01 Aug 2009 12:41

@ the toys r us i went to it was $99.99!

Posted by ET in United States, 01 Aug 2009 12:45

Max Security Transport also available for $40 in US!

Posted by Leggodt94 in United States, 01 Aug 2009 13:06

It's just now appearing on legoshop in US? I got mine like a week ago at my local mall. It's a great set!

Posted by mvila09 in United States, 01 Aug 2009 14:01

I saw the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser in the Palisades mall yesterday

Posted by thebrickdaddy in United States, 01 Aug 2009 15:08

Well, besides being very overpriced, this is a great set. TRU just raised their price to $110 as well, right before I could get to it at $100... Ah, well. I'm glad the Pirate Tank is $40 instead of the original $45.

Posted by Leggodt94 in United States, 01 Aug 2009 15:13

Um, huw, I'm having a bit of trouble. I'm trying to update my minifig collection with the new minifigs from the mon calamari cruiser, but it won't add them even though the set appears in my collection.

Posted by Danson Delta-40 in United States, 01 Aug 2009 15:18

I noticed all three exclusives are in stores or up online. Maybe I will order one online for a chance at the cool brickset fig.

Posted by thebrickdaddy in United States, 01 Aug 2009 15:37

I know the MCC is a TRU exclusive and the Tank is for Target, but is the Midi Falcon an exclusive?

Also, huw, the Pirates Tic-Tac-Toe is available for $19.99 USD.

Posted by I like Lego in Canada, 01 Aug 2009 15:44

If you go here (http://starwars.com/vault/collecting/20090731b.html) You can see a review on the set,also i just recently picked up 8036 Separatist Shuttle,and finished building it,review in soon.

Posted by LindsayJoy in United States, 01 Aug 2009 18:35

starwarsgeek101 is right, it is only 99 in TRU! I purchased the Battle of Endor (also 99) at the same time and I was sure that I would like Endor more. But LEGO really really outdid themselves with this one and I think its a tie.

This set is amazing, you can see pics of mine built here http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindsayjoy/

Posted by jonbuddy in United States, 01 Aug 2009 18:35

@I like Lego, Wouldn't Admiral Ackbar get dizzy after a while? :P

@LindsayJoy, Is that your dog in that one picture? (If you have one)

Posted by arctrooper170 in United States, 01 Aug 2009 23:01

this may be off-topic(sorry) but the midi-scaled falcon is a wal-mart exclusive and the H1MCSC(7754) is now re-priced a TRU for 109.99 and some bonus news is the Hard-to-Find Venator-class Republic Attack Cruiser is eaisly found at Target.

Posted by vezon8764 in United States, 01 Aug 2009 23:58

Some of the new Bionicle Legends have appeared at my local LEGO Store(Washington Square), but nothing on the PoP sets. I think that the Troll Castle was also there.

Posted by thebrickdaddy in United States, 02 Aug 2009 02:53

@arctrooper170: Thank you for the news! It's a relief that there is a Target and Walmart where I am going on vacation, and I won't have to pay the extra $10 for the Venator at TRU!

@Lindsayjoy: Uh, nope... TRU upped the H1MCSC price to Lego standards a few days ago. :P

Posted by capnrex in United Kingdom, 02 Aug 2009 04:06

In the UK the mon calamari star cruiser is £88.09 at the Lego shop and at my local TRU it was £99.99!

Posted by akerh001 in United Kingdom, 02 Aug 2009 05:23

well i live in britain and its £100 but im going to california in 4 days and the exchange rate is £1= $1.5 so its all cheaper woooh

Posted by Routemaster in Germany, 02 Aug 2009 07:42

Here in Germany the Mon Calamari set costs €139,99 at TRU (exclusive) and the Tantive IV is announced on S@H for €149. To better show the price difference: The new City Camper costs €16,99. So both SW sets are kinda pricey here.

Posted by I like Lego in Canada, 02 Aug 2009 09:45

I wonder if the Mon Calamari set is coming here,I also hope the Battle of Endor set is coming here to because it's going to be my Christmas Present. @ Routmaster Lego is pricey here also,the ATT here is $64.99 CAD and it is small! The new Yoda is not that great.Now if i can only get my hands on a Chrome Darth Vader.

Posted by jughead007 in United States, 02 Aug 2009 10:01

The Battle of Endor set is available at the Target in Yakima Washington for 100.00! P.S. I hope that helped.

Posted by zero0 in United States, 02 Aug 2009 10:15

if its one thing lego is really good at is make a awsome starwars set and this qualifys as one and i agree it is a good price also i would suggest getting as many as you want because in a few years legos contract with lucasarts is going to expire.

Posted by I like Lego in Canada, 02 Aug 2009 13:49

I live in Canada,i have never ever seen a Target store.

Posted by bluemoose in United Kingdom, 02 Aug 2009 18:09

It's a very nice set; I picked up one from my local LEGO Brand Store (Milton Keynes, UK) earlier this week. The figs are great - the Mon Calamari, General Calrissian, General Madine & Mon Mothma figs are almost worth the price of the set on their own ! (no not really, but they are very good figs). The A-Wing is also very good, with some interesting building techniques, especially the engine area; the best A-Wing LEGO have done so far. I'd recommend it.

Ian

Posted by ARC170Dinofighter in Canada, 02 Aug 2009 22:11

I Like Lego; that's because they're in the States.

Posted by BioFreak877 in United States, 03 Aug 2009 08:11

I almost had a heart attack when I saw that the Republic Tx130 tank is on sale again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by WedgeAntilles in United States, 03 Aug 2009 10:56

I want this set now...the A-wing is the sole Rebel fighter I don't have possession of since the maroon version went off LEGO too fast...and my 6212 X-wing was like a dream come true that it was actually there. Plus I'm sick of all this Clone Wars stuff. I mean in the US now there's more CW sets than the page can fit!

Posted by zero0 in United States, 03 Aug 2009 11:47

i wish they put han, laia, chewy, and luke in there. that would make it more realistic to episode 6

Posted by primetime in United Kingdom, 03 Aug 2009 12:31

£88 with Lego and £99.99 on Toys R Us?!?

I really think this is a £50 set. Is there anyone who thinks this set is way, way overpriced?

Anyone?

This is the first SW Classic set where I'm going to have to say no. I will gladly stump up the cash asked for the Death Star though.

Posted by Pulpdiction in United Kingdom, 03 Aug 2009 14:34

@ primetime - agreed, way overpriced as is the endor set. I know its a licencing thing and they have to pay a small fortune to Lucas but its getting to the point where there is a 50-75% premium on most Star Wars sets and that means I won't be buying.

Posted by Leggodt94 in United States, 03 Aug 2009 18:10

@ Primetime - I also agree that it's overpriced. It is a 789 piece set and in us dollars it should be priced, at most, $90; but, like the venator, it is $20 overpriced.

Posted by primetime in United Kingdom, 04 Aug 2009 05:11

My wife actually bought me the Endor set from Argos last week.

When she originally offered, I said no thanks. She had some money off and had won some cash on a lottery card so she surprised me with it, bless her (I've given her the collecting bug too). It's a good set but I just couldn't part with £75 ($129) for it. She made the decision for me!

Take the 6211 Star Destroyer with 8 minifigures (at £69.99) and compare it, in scale and price, to the Venator Class with 5 minifigures at £99.99. I know the 6211 isn't in production anymore but it hasn't been that long.

Something stinks. Is it really George Lucas or is Lego realising that no matter how much they up the prices we all still pay?

Actually, I've answered my own question.

Posted by thebrickdaddy in United States, 04 Aug 2009 22:57

Primetime, if you could simply say those last two sentences to all those who complain about overpriced sets, it would save everyone a lot of explaining. :) Couldn't have said it better myself; someone paid attention in their economics class.

The Home One is overpriced. The Venator is overpriced. The Battle of Endor... well, in the US, it's not too bad.

I have two of the 6211 Star Destroyer and am trying to sell one because I know collectors will want it more than the Venator. Although put together, the Venator isn't too shabby for a Clone Wars set, 6211 is still far better. Save your money for the 10198 RBR if you want slightly more value.

Posted by the_isolator in United Kingdom, 05 Aug 2009 09:46

Check this out for a preview of the new mini-figure available with the Star Wars visual dictionary

It's Luke from the end of A New Hope

http://www.yodasnews.com/

Posted by primetime in United Kingdom, 05 Aug 2009 10:17

I missed out on the 6211 and really want one. I am now in the process of getting rid of all my Clone Wars stuff as, although fun to build, just can't take seriously. Although the series is very impressive.

As for the DK Star Wars Visual Dictionary, the figure is just a bonus as I've had this on pre-order since March/April with Amazon.

Hope it's good.

Posted by Leggodt94 in United States, 05 Aug 2009 15:01

Well, if you think about it this way, the venator has a peice count of 1167 which estimates to 1200. I have calculated that on average each individual piece, in the US, is about 10 cents. So to calculate if a price is accurate for a set, in US dollars, I simply multiply the estimate peice count by .1 and you have your answer. In the case of the venator, 1200 X .1 =$120 which is the price for set. In the case of the Home one, the accurate price would be $80, but LEGO, for some reason doesn't like to use that retail number so they'd just up it to $90. So as you can see the home one is VERY overprived. Now take the 6211, the peice count was an estimate 1400 peices and it was retailed for $100. In this case LEGO was being very generous. What I think happened is that since LEGO hadn't come out with a non-UCS set as large as 1400 peices until the 6211, they weren't sure if it would sell according to an appropriate price for peice retail price. So they settled for $100 a pop. But now, with lego star wars stretching its final lines, there must be a bigger demand for profit so they probably used the gunship selling at $120 as an experiment, and I guess it must have sold so well that LEGO decided to do it again.

In times like these, I like to go back on the words of Hugh Dancy,"Cost and worth are two very different things."

Posted by ShatteredGnome in United States, 05 Aug 2009 19:24

@Leggodt: You pretty much summed it up, even though it's kind of unnecessary. The main reason everything's so overpriced is because lego only has star wars for what, 1 or 2 more years? They gotta squeeze what they can out of the star wars lemon.

This set is a bit overpriced. Just think of it this way, though. Has lego given us many large playset-type sets like battle of endor or home one before, with a bunch of minifigs and features before, in this price range? There's the Death Star, but compared to these, that's like a $300 difference.

What would be really cool is if you could get both this and the endor set, throw in luke, and you've got a larger playset thing. Gotta buy both though.

Posted by Leggodt94 in United States, 05 Aug 2009 22:59

What they really need to do is make a set that is designed off of an event, like a battle, but instead of it being just one large model, have several decent sized individual models that can come together for easy storage but are desined to be separate plus a good list of minifigs. Whatever it be, LEGO needs to come out with more creative ways to do sets whether it be playset, large scale model, or diorama and making them a bit more inexpensive.

Posted by primetime in United Kingdom, 06 Aug 2009 03:26

Is the Star Wars licence due to end soon really? How do you know this?

I have a feeling that Lego will come out with a similar set to the Endor set from Empire. My guess is a new Cloud City set.

Posted by bluemoose in United Kingdom, 06 Aug 2009 08:26

Licensing typically runs for a fixed period of time, though it's fairly typical that licenses can be extended (again for a fixed period) if both parties agree. LEGO originally obtained a license from Lucas in 1999; I understand that it was originally for 4 years, but was extended to 8 years, and it expired in 2007. In 2007 it was announced that LEGO & Lucas had agreed another 4 year license, which would expire in 2011. I think its safe to say that both sides are happy with how things are going, and I *fully* expect that the current license will be expected, or a new one agreed.

AFAIK 'Star Wars' is still LEGOs most successful 'System' theme. I don't see it going away anytime soon ...

Hope that helps.

Posted by Leggodt94 in United States, 06 Aug 2009 16:27

As long as Lucasfilm continues to chuck out more media descriptions of the expanded universe, like the clone wars show, it might as well stick around for another good period of time. I think that in addition to the new force unleashed game LEGO should do a set based off of it.

Posted by ShatteredGnome in United States, 06 Aug 2009 16:40

Yeah there's plenty more for lego to do if they up the contract. The new A-wing in this set is simply awesome.
If I had the money I would consider this set.
Also, check out some new Star Wars creations at my Brickshelf gallery:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=starkiller7675

Posted by Obi-wan Legobi in United States, 06 Aug 2009 20:44

If I had the money, I'd get this set because I didn't get an A-wing and the characters look great, but I think that Mon Mothma looks too much like Leia.

Posted by ShatteredGnome in United States, 06 Aug 2009 22:21

@ Obi-wan Legobi: Yeah, Mon Mothma's head is Leia's head with Mutt Williams' hair. At least Ackbar and Madine have new heads, though.

Posted by Leggodt94 in United States, 07 Aug 2009 00:00

Yeah, obi-wan legobi, plus you get a decent lando calrissian since cloud city, because the one that came with sail barge didn't come with hair and it wasn't his formal attire.

Posted by Zwing in United Kingdom, 07 Aug 2009 05:28

@ shatteredGnome7675 - I thought mon mothma had CW anakin's hair

Posted by WedgeAntilles in United States, 07 Aug 2009 11:07

I think im gonna pass on this for my b-day since it is noted that the Clone Wars AT-TE has more pieces than this and is $20 cheaper! talk about high price...even though i dislike the Clone Wars sets thats just too much. Besides, the AT-TE is perhaps one model that can get away with pulling off an Episode II version, just with creepy Anakin and Ahsoka figs.

Posted by jettrooper in United States, 07 Aug 2009 12:26

mon mothma has either anakins hair or a new one ,dont know where you got mutts hair from

Posted by captain radda radda in United States, 08 Aug 2009 23:52

I think its good to see lego take a break from clone wars. Although this set is obscenely over priced, it is cooler and more origanal than the Venator. Oh and on a side note, check your local target for the return of the REPUBLIC FIGHTER TANK. I found 4 at my local target yesterday.

Posted by ARC170Dinofighter in Canada, 09 Aug 2009 18:20

One question: What's so 'important' about the "It's a trap!" quote?

Posted by ShatteredGnome in United States, 09 Aug 2009 21:24

@ jettrooper: Yeah, the hairpieces are kind of similar and I was recounting the picture from memory, so I messed up.
@captain radda radda: Yeah, there were like 6 to 12 Republic Fighter Tanks at my local Target on an endcap. I also saw a bunch of the venator, separatist shuttle, cpa tank droid, and y-wing. I'm pretty sure battle of endor was there too.

Posted by bionicleboy95 in N/A, 09 Aug 2009 21:50

@ARC170Dinofighter:'"It's a trap!"' is a quote from Admiral Ackabar in Return of the Jedi when the Rebel Fleet is trying to escape the Death Star 2 and runs into a fleet of Star Destroyers.

Posted by MisterFubar in United States, 10 Aug 2009 13:45

My local target has all the new sets and they finally have the Republic Fighter Tank back on the shelves. I was real happy to see it since I skipped it the first time around and was about to pay 75+ for it on bricklink.

Went in the same Target the other day to pick up the Endor set and the only one they had was ripped open and missing the minifigs... Walked out with the Venator instead, great set and a fun build.

I'm one of those that thinks a lot of the sets are overpriced and the prices keep rising, but I looked at some of my Castle sets from 20 years ago and looked up what I paid for them, 20 years of inflation and most Lego sets are still right around $10 per 100 pieces, a little higher but not much. Even with the relatively high price I'll be adding Home One to the collection soon.

Posted by ARC170Dinofighter in Canada, 10 Aug 2009 16:17

bionicleboy95: I know that, I have the movie. But why does everyone say it when thy see this set?

Posted by ARC170Dinofighter in Canada, 10 Aug 2009 16:18

I can't find any of the starwars sets now, I used to be able to find the Sepratist shuttle, but it's dissapeared now, along with Cemetary battle and fighter plane attack.

Posted by Obi-wan Legobi in United States, 10 Aug 2009 18:43

@ARC170Dinofighter: What other quote would you say? "Focus all your fire power on the nearest starship"?

Posted by WedgeAntilles in United States, 10 Aug 2009 19:12

it would be nice if they made a decent original trilogy mid sized set...though these and Echo Base are nice looking, i just wish there was something that's not too big and not too small. Sorta like 6212 size. another question: how does this whole "silent rereleasing" of certain sets end up happening? we saw the same thing they're doing with the Fighter Tank right now as they did with 6212 and 7666 last year.

Posted by Leggodt94 in United States, 10 Aug 2009 23:08

@ARC170Dinofighter: What's wrong with that quote? Are you bashing my review title for this set?

Posted by ARC170Dinofighter in Canada, 11 Aug 2009 22:34

No! No! It's just... nevermind.

Posted by Leggodt94 in United States, 12 Aug 2009 20:24

I'm just messing with you, ARC170Dinofighter. ;)

Posted by primetime in United Kingdom, 13 Aug 2009 17:52

@MisterFubar... "Went in the same Target the other day to pick up the Endor set and the only one they had was ripped open and missing the minifigs... Walked out with the Venator instead, great set and a fun build."

How does someone go in a store and tear open a box, take out the minifigures and leave? That is bordering on Houdini-style magic! Not that I don't believe you, I'm just amazed at the audacity of it.

Has anyone else witnessed this?

Posted by auto turrent in United States, 13 Aug 2009 20:56

@primetime... i've heard of it happening to other people before i think they probobaly (spelling) buy it get the figures out then return it saying thers a defect or something like that.

Posted by baylego in United States, 14 Aug 2009 09:28

I saw set 7623 with a big hole in the box and opened bags at Target a few weeks ago. So I think it does happen every so often.

Posted by Obi-wan Legobi in United States, 14 Aug 2009 19:14

@primetime: I went to Target the other day and I saw a lot of beaten up and ripped boxes of the Venator and the Battle of Endor. I hope this answers your question.

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