Review: 75286 General Grievous's Starfighter
Posted by CapnRex101,
General Grievous is among the most renowned villains from the Prequel Trilogy and his unique starfighter is relatively popular. 75286 General Grievous's Starfighter improves upon previous models quite significantly, featuring wonderful detail and accordant accuracy.
However, the minifigure selection is somewhat disappointing, especially given the price of £74.99 or $79.99 which seems notably expensive when compared with similar Star Wars sets. Nevertheless, this rendition of the Soulless One certainly appears impressive, capturing the aerodynamic design of its onscreen counterpart.
Minifigures
75269 Duel on Mustafar introduced an excellent Obi-Wan Kenobi minifigure, featuring damage sustained during his duel with Darth Vader. Exactly the same figure appears here and includes great detail, although this design is completely unsuitable for the set. LEGO should definitely have produced an alternative version without battle damage, especially for such an expensive set.
However, the double-sided head includes two expressive faces, displaying concern and anger which seem appropriate for fighting against General Grievous. This dark orange hair piece looks reasonable too and I like the printed legs which lack the damage from volcanic ejecta that adorns the torso. Obi-Wan is equipped with his blue lightsaber and a blaster pistol, in reference to the conclusion of this scene during the film.
Commander Cody would have been the perfect accompaniment for Obi-Wan Kenobi but an Airborne Clone Trooper is provided instead. Despite my disappointment at Cody's absence, this minifigure looks magnificent. The helmet was introduced during 2014 and corresponds exactly with the movie, featuring orange streaks across the visor alongside realistic battle damage.
Similar scarring decorates the torso and straps are printed across both sides of this element, securing the black pauldron. That detail continues across the hips and the legs, although it is partially concealed beneath the fabric kama. I presumed these components were no longer in production given their exclusion from recent Snowtrooper minifigures but welcome their return here. The new Clone Trooper head beneath the helmet looks great too.
The same Clone Trooper variant appeared in 75036 Utapau Troopers, featuring different torso and leg printing. Both minifigures are similarly detailed, although the 2020 design includes printed feet and lacks the orange arm of its predecessor. While the orange arm is certainly attractive, white is more accurate when compared with the Airborne Troopers from Revenge of the Sith.
General Grievous has remained unchanged since 75040 General Grievous' Wheel Bike was released during 2014, featuring white and dark bluish grey colours. White appears too bright in relation to the onscreen villain, although I think tan would be too dark and this colour is probably the most suitable. Unfortunately, there is some variation between the dual-moulded and printed white sections which becomes most visible around the hips.
The moulded detail is outstanding, especially across the chest where the arrangement of separate plates looks fantastic. Moreover, I like the shaping of General Grievous' head but I think his eyes could have been printed with greater refinement, capturing their reptilian design. The tan figure which appeared with 8095 General Grievous' Starfighter is arguably superior in that regard.
Of course, the most distinguishing feature of General Grievous is his four arms and this figure can therefore be displayed with two arms or four. The general appears intimidating in either configuration and his arms are highly articulated, permitting various impressive poses. An appropriate selection of two blue and two green lightsabers are provided to fill each hand.
The Completed Model
General Grievous' Belbullab-22 starfighter consists almost exclusively of flowing curves and numerous curved slopes are therefore integrated here, achieve splendid accuracy. The dark bluish grey armour compares favourably with the source material and this model feels exceptionally sturdy for play, especially when gripped around the cockpit which is absolutely solid.
Three different models of the vehicle have now been produced, beginning with 7656 General Grievous Starfighter from 2007 before 8095 General Grievous' Starfighter became available during 2010. The latest design appears outwardly similar to its immediate predecessor and employs some familiar building techniques, although their size varies more than I envisaged.
Comparing this vehicle with 8095 General Grievous' Starfighter clearly demonstrates their difference in scale. The version from 2010 measures 29cm in length while the 2020 model measures 26cm long, although their width is identical. The proportions of the newer set are accordingly more accurate and I think this size is appropriate beside minifigures.
Landing gear should extend from beneath the starfighter but has been omitted, unfortunately. However, you can display the vehicle angled downwards towards the rear, as demonstrated below, which corresponds with the movie. The previous set could achieve the same landing stance, although this example is better balanced because its engines are shorter and much more faithful to the original craft.
The engines also include pearl gold highlights, replacing the tan details which appeared on earlier sets. Golden flowers therefore represent the lateral thrust ducts along each flank and these are quite effective, although there should be four identical ducts rather than three. The shaping of the engines is excellent though, most notably behind the conical engine tips.
Sliding hatches open on both engines, revealing space to store General Grievous' lightsabers and his additional arms. These storage bays are ingeniously hidden and offer adequate space for the necessary accessories, although the lightsabers should be positioned carefully to avoid obstructing the hatches as they close.
Stud shooters are positioned between the engine nacelles, loosely resembling laser cannons. These should have been situated slightly further forward but have been integrated quite nicely and I love the updated stripes beside these weapons. Earlier models have featured alternating tan and reddish brown tiles but this combination of dark tan and dark orange is more attractive in my opinion.
Viewing the model from underneath reveals some incongruous black plates, although they detract little from the design. One spring-loaded shooter is fixed at the centre and fired from near the cockpit, occupying the space that previously contained a detachable bomb on 8095 General Grievous' Starfighter. This launcher is hidden well but can be activated inadvertently when flying the vehicle around.
This cockpit canopy seems extremely similar to the design from 2010, albeit featuring slightly different printing on this occasion. The canopy slides forward to access the cockpit and works perfectly, further to reflecting the film. However, the black 1x4 sliding bricks appear completely out of place so I am disappointed these were not produced in dark bluish grey.
I am pleased with the interior detail though, featuring two printed consoles alongside dark blue 1x1 round tiles and control yokes. The cockpit is designed to accommodate General Grievous' unusual physiology and the cyborg fits perfectly. Furthermore, you can place Obi-Wan Kenobi inside to recreate his escape from Utapau during Revenge of the Sith.
Trans-orange 1x1 round plates represent the primary thrusters behind the cockpit. Their exact position differs from the original vehicle but their small size is accurate. I like the moving thrust vectoring fin too, although that could be improved as well because the blue Technic pin seems rather awkward and there is nothing to prevent the fin rotating beneath the cockpit, contrasting with the set from 2010.
Overall
75286 General Grievous's Starfighter is undoubtedly my favourite model of the Belbullab-22 starfighter, although potential for improvement remains. Certain smaller details lack accuracy when compared with the source material and the functions are somewhat bland. Even so, the vehicle does look impressive on display and it feels remarkably tactile.
Unfortunately, the price of £74.99 or $79.99 is absurdly expensive, especially since this set only contains 487 pieces. The minifigure selection seems rather disappointing too and I think LEGO should definitely have included Commander Cody, wearing his phase II Clone Trooper armour. On that basis, I would only suggest considering this purchase following a substantial discount.
This set was provided for review by The LEGO Group but the review represents an expression of my own opinions.
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I still find it weird two of Grievous’ arms are attached to the other two. They should all emerge from the torso.
Yupp, the "absurd" price has shifted this from an immediate buy to a long-term potential purchase. I'm definitely waiting for it to become cheaper. I'm pleased, though, how the new 8x2 curved slopes have improved the appearance and approximation of the curved surfaces.
Hello there
@Legodud9898 said:
"Hello there"
General Kenobi!
Truly, we live in the age of "Let's make another version that's slightly smaller but also slightly more accurate in shape and confuse everyone as to which one they like better". Thanks for the detailed comparison, I've been waiting for something like this.
I've always loved the concealed missiles on 8095, but those sliding panels are a lovely feature too. We don't get enough concealed weapon storage these days. A clip on the outside isn't the same!
I do really like this set, it makes its predecessor look rather clumsy in comparison. But it's definitely a case of evolution rather than revolution, and that price! I know GG is an expensive figure to produce but... phew. If they'd thrown Cody in, though, people would have paid £100…
"Absurdly expensive." Hit the nail on the head.
This set is great if you don't look at the price
I like that ship. Remember using it in Battlefront 2 on PS2. But for 138$ CAD with taxes I think I will have to skip. Lucky I have a good number of airborne trooper from the 2014 battlepack. It hurts less to skip this set. If I ever find it at 50% off I will buy it but never at this absurd price.
Also if you want to ask a premium price for something, live up to the standard. Wrong torso obi wan and no Cody. That is unacceptable for that price point.
What the hell Lego?
Hard pass for that price.
I'm starting to think it might be a good idea for Lego to step away from lego Star Wars for a while. Aside from the UCS models nothing interesting has been made for a while now.
A 5 year hiatus in which they focus on their own space line without the constraints of an IP might be good for everybody involved.
@Capnrex101 is back from the dead! No reviews for months and then BAM! 4 almost back to back reviews!
I really don't like it.
-I hate how they've given even the RotS-based Airborne Trooper a TCW-style torso print.
-The cockpit is still too angular and too wide, a printed version of the 2006 cockpit probably would've looked better.
-There aren't enough minifigures, even though there are so many possibilites (Cody, MagnaGuard, Tion Medon, Utapauan Warrior or Official...)
-And of course it's massively overpriced.
$80? No thanks.
People who actually have the money for this:
"This will make a fine addition to my collection."
Despite my disregard for the design of SW set vehicles, I think LEGO did a fairly good job on getting the shaping and details of this ship. Could have used a different cockpit design, but I guess that'll do. The price, however, is borderline a scam. I'm certain other retailers will be discounting this set soon.
What makes this set £74.99.... absolutely NOTHING!!
Sorry lego its a pass for me :P
A decent discount to say, £45-50 and I might buy it. The figures are pretty bad (what is up with LSW this year? Plus the new game has had no marketing whatsoever since the trailer last December) but the build looks rather good.
Love this ship and my 2010 version, and I was happy to see an update being released. While obviously a step forward in some aspects there are some major things that seem like a step backward in accuracy, like the striping no longer going all the way to the front of the model and the look of the laser cannons. My wallet is thankful at least.
Now I think about it.... Only one spring loaded shooter? That seems a bit cheap. I mean I don't really use them but still, in a set that expensive? You'd think they could have sprung for two.
The price is surely laughable despite the certain "difficult" moulding of General Grevous. Even at the usual -20% the price is still absurd. It is as if TLG bought Bricklink so as to put prices on their new SW products according to the minifig prices at BL. The rest of the model is so plain, its pieces alone can't fetch 20$ in BL.
I am so hating the fact that LEGO bricks are progressively turning into niche products... Well, excluding the City theme and thankfully Ninjago ones...
I would have bought the Vonreg TIE at $50 but not at $70 or even $56. I would have bought the Sith TIE at $50 but not at $80 or even $64. The Stark Jet? Also something I'd buy at $50 but not at $70 or even $56. This would be a good buy at $50 but not at $80 or even $64. Those are all nice builds - all fine sets in and of themselves - but just priced so much higher than they should be that I'm skipping them all.
I thought that I was going to buy this one asap but when I saw the RPP... That's half of the tree house! Lol will buy the AT AT and will see if I can get this one with a significant discount!
I am getting this partly thanks to the new Grievous and the Airborne Trooper at a discount.
I mean this would need to be 50% off to even be considered for me...
@Mechahamster said:
"Hard pass for that price.
I'm starting to think it might be a good idea for Lego to step away from lego Star Wars for a while. Aside from the UCS models nothing interesting has been made for a while now.
A 5 year hiatus in which they focus on their own space line without the constraints of an IP might be good for everybody involved."
I was thinking the same thing. I was buying Star Wars legos when they first hit the market in the 90s, but I haven't bought a single SW set at less than 50% discount in probably 15 years. And to think -- we don't have any more good Space themes because of Star Wars legos, and then they add insult to injury with Disney's incredible greed on top of it.
Grievous is one of the better things the Prequels came up with. All hail Grievous!
@CapnRex101 you are such a thorough reviewer and well researched. Your language and writing is always excellent. There’s an opening sentence just after ‘The Completed Model’ that appears truncated somehow, as if you meant to go back and add something or some words were possibly deleted. Can you elaborate please?
Overall I share the disappointment in the minifigure selection and cost but can’t find much to complain about when it comes to the new build on the Soulless One. I’m looking forward to building it.
A long, long time from now.
@Meowzap77 said:
" @Capnrex101 is back from the dead! No reviews for months and then BAM! 4 almost back to back reviews!"
I have written sixty reviews this year which is similar to usual but I appreciate the sentiment. There are plenty more to come!
@blogzilly - Thanks for pointing that out; it has been corrected. I evidently need to improve my proof reading!
The upgrade in design and shaping from the 2010 is a lot bigger than I previously gave it credit for and it looks really great. If this ran $50 I would strongly consider purchasing it. But it doesn't, and the designers' excuse of the grievous figure costing a tremendous amount makes no sense considering that the EXACT SAME figure relatively recently came in two $25-30 sets (the more recent one of which only had about 150 pieces, but still) and a $50 starfighter of almost exactly the same size and number of parts. There's no way on earth that he adds $30 to the cost of this set by himself, even if the figure was perfect, which it isn't (weird arm arrangement, wrong color, too short, no cape).
The hidden compartments are very clever and integrated well. Love those. Overall the set is quite good! But I don't think it'll sell at that price... the TIE Fighters costing obscenely high amounts doesn't seem to be a problem but this ship is not as iconic, nor does it have a large visual presence or appear in a new piece of media to my knowledge.
This is the first Lego SW set Ive basically ever looked at. Those engines look like they are from a Mosquito or P38 Lightning. And the cockpit canopy is sort of right too. Then I saw the price :(
I wouldve liked to build a WW2 aircraft, especially doing a MOC from a SW set. Do these often go on sale?
a lot of you mention being able to get sets at 50% off- i don't think i've ever seen any lego set at that much of a discount. where is this usually at? on amazon i typically only see ~15% (the price alerts on the brickset newsfeed never match up with the actual price that is displayed when i view the product, i have prime too). and my local stores never clearance them for more than a couple dollars off (they like to put 'great deal' or 'sale' stickers over the original price with the same exact price). i think when toys-r-us was a thing there might have been more sales.
but while this is one of my favorite ships from the series, it will have to be a hard pass from me at the price point
@Mechahamster said:
"Hard pass for that price.
I'm starting to think it might be a good idea for Lego to step away from lego Star Wars for a while. Aside from the UCS models nothing interesting has been made for a while now.
A 5 year hiatus in which they focus on their own space line without the constraints of an IP might be good for everybody involved."
I partially agree with you on this. I don’t think they should step away from Star Wars entirely, but I think the theme could be just as profitable if they made half the sets per year. This would leave more room on shelves for original themes.
Personally I think Harry Potter is the model for what an evergreen licensed theme should look like. Just one or two waves of sets per year, delivering desirable builds with plenty of minifigures, and at a fair price.
$80, ew. No way for that price. I expect a $10 bump for Star Wars licenses, not $30+.
‘Absurdly Expensive’
Yes, ‘so uncivilised’ isn’t it. Because of this, it won’t ‘make a fine addition to my collection’.
Okay, I’ll stop.
This set and the Sith TIE Fighter are the highest price-per-piece ratio for sets with 350-700 parts, at over 16 cents per piece (cpp). For Star Wars sets released in 2020, which includes two of the helmets -- among the best value if looking at cpp, the average is 12.56 cpp. To make matters worse, you're not exactly getting a lot of minifigures with this set or the Sith TIE Fighter.
Just based on recent Star Wars set prices, which obviously carry a premium and have risen recently, this set is overpriced by $10-15 (2-3 cpp). And you can't fix ugly -- that's just a dreadful looking ship!
This thing gets worse every time they remake it
Great review as always cap't! Don't have a Grievous and won't be adding one at that price. Another shelf dust collector for stores I'm afraid.
I don’t think this set was very well thought out. I personally was hoping the mini figures in that Mustafar Duel set didn’t have any battle damage so I could use them elsewhere, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. I don’t get why that version was chosen to reappear here aside from cutting costs.
To all the people saying they should take a break from Star Wars, I think that may be asking for trouble. The theme is still a hit with kids (I think), and dropping the theme might just be asking for a competitor to snatch it up. Also, please remember that not everyone was around for certain sets, so having remakes and re-releases is always nice for someone like me who may not have gotten a Falcon or X-Wing whenever the last one was available. That, and they still have had a good range of sets from new pieces of content. Each of the new films had a healthy variety of new stuff, and seeing the clone wars return is great in my opinion!
Now back to this set. I get that Grievous might be expensive to make, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make a worthwhile set with him. Personally I think something like the bike chase was a great idea because you get him and a movie-accurate vehicle at a decent price. This set should’ve either been smaller to save money, or different to keep it from being that pricey. If I want the cyborg general, I’m better off getting one second hand at this point.
I’m glad Commander Cody wasn’t included so I wouldn’t have to debate on whether or not to pick it up. That, and I’d say the rocket trooper is a nice little bonus given it was only in one or two sets.
There are only a handful of SW vehicles that I'd really like to see get first-time UCS treatment. This, the STAP, and Mace Windu's ETA-2 are probably the only prequel-era craft that are on that list, though I wouldn't mind an Ep2 recolor of the UCS Slave I. For the OT, it's really down to the speederbike and the desert skiff, though it'd certainly be interesting to see what they could do with the curvy shape of the Bespin cloud car.
@maxxxphinn:
50% discounts used to be a regular thing in the US several years ago. Maybe you could find the specific sets you wanted at that rate, but for sure you'd end up seeing piles of sets hit the clearance section. But that was actually a bad thing. It meant the health of the company wasn't that great, which is why the peak time for this probably happened right around when the company posted their two annual losses. Since then they've learned a lot about what drives sales, and most sets sell out long before they need to make room for the next wave. These days you can still find discounted sets, but the percentages usually aren't anywhere near 50%, the quantity is fairly small, and the selection is even smaller. Honestly, your best bet for finding steep discounts is to luck on a store that's going out of business before anyone else notices.
@maxxxphinn Well if you're a LEGO employee then you get almost everything 50% off haha
Even sixty bucks would be pushing it, in my opinion.
But beyond the price it’s just an ugly design. It was ugly in the movies and it’s been ugly ever since. It’s not even a good kind of ugly or a weird funky ugly. It’s just plain ugly.
Can't believe I'm saying this but, this feels like a set that could've used some (more) stickers. It just looks so plain, just so very uniformly dark grey. Even just some stickers to add something like some wear and tear, or just small little details. Just to break up the monotony.
No way I'm buying this for $80. I'll wait until it's on sale on Amazon.
@maxxxphinn said:
"a lot of you mention being able to get sets at 50% off- i don't think i've ever seen any lego set at that much of a discount. where is this usually at? on amazon i typically only see ~15% (the price alerts on the brickset newsfeed never match up with the actual price that is displayed when i view the product, i have prime too). and my local stores never clearance them for more than a couple dollars off (they like to put 'great deal' or 'sale' stickers over the original price with the same exact price). i think when toys-r-us was a thing there might have been more sales.
but while this is one of my favorite ships from the series, it will have to be a hard pass from me at the price point"
It's very rare nowadays. I got the 2018 SW advent calendar for $10 in January at Costco once, and waited out good sales on the X wing ($41 at target), snowspeeder ($21 on amazon), and Solo falcon ($83 on Prime day, normally $170). That's all the SW legos I can remember buying since the early 2000s.
I'm not a prequel-hater but somehow prequel (or sequel) sets do not appeal to me.
@Brickchap said:
"Do these often go on sale? "
I see you're located in Australia, I recommend keeping an eye on a blog called "bricking around" for sales over here. They're pretty frequent, a month without a sale is rare, but anything better than 25% off is very rare, usually only situations like Myer accidentally doubling up a sale (which they may or may not honor). A Big W sale is usually the best bet, since they do 20% off on their prices, which are already a little below RRP. Myer and David Jones frequently do 20% and 25% off (myer has a bunch of exclusions though), but they charge full RRP, so its situational which is the better deal. Target 'll do 20% off a few times a year. Kmart doesnt do Lego sales anymore but their standard prices are often competitive with Big W sales. Toyworld is unfamiliar with the concept of a sale. Amazon sometimes price-matches other retailers. I think that covers all lego retailers over here.
Mm. Lego have released a military craft.
To whom do I complain?
So expensive. I picked up the 2010 version on Bricklink for £15 a few months back.
Might do a comparison with this and just buy the new parts to improve it
Thank you for the comparison with the previous $50 versions, as apart from slight colour and piece changes the aesthetic differences are minor. So I just don't see why this was needed when the others are available in the secondary markets. Luckily, there are so many Star Wars sets available this year at the $80-$150 price level that discounts are likely to follow.
Thank you for this review that comforts me in not buying this set.
I'd rather keep my money for the more appealing sets like the AT-AT and the Razor Crest, to say a few.
I picked this up from the UK paying in USD and with the conversion it actually worked out to be 20% less than I would have paid had I bought it here in Canada on release day.
79,99$ - surprising expensive. The predecessor (8095) costed 49,99$ and it had a very similar number of pieces. I am a collector of many themes, most of years 2000-2010 and sometimes older (expensive MiSB Model Team...) I like UCS sets and I paid two years ago about 1000$ for 10185 Green Grocer. I am less interested in newer sets (except for some UCS and some Architecture sets, Speed Champions like 76895, 76897). Currently, series such as City, Technic (except for UCS sets), Creator (I don't mean Creator Expert) are definitely less interesting for me than those series in 2005-2009, so I often pay a multiple of the list price of the set to buy some old ones, so I'm rather used to it. Nevertheless, I am surprised by such a high list price. After all, this kit is almost as expensive as the 7662 Trade Federation MTT.
@maxxxphinn said:
You must have had a different experience at toys’rus. Every store I went in had jacked up the prices, only to drop them to slightly above list price, and then say it was on sale.
Think the set needs to be renamed, and
“75286 Absurdly Expensive” is apt
Here in Australia if this is available during the Myer buy two sets and get 50% of the second set sale they sometimes have only then I will get it.
Gasp! The price...what a rip-off! "Here LEGO, take my money." Right? Not! That price is a joke! So disappointing.
@paulrothwell74 said:
"Mm. Lego have released a military craft.
To whom do I complain?"
This isn’t too different from when classic space had a ship with a laser on it, smart aleck. The controversy wasn’t caused by conflict being depicted in general. Star Wars is a fictional setting that isn’t meant to resemble our reality, the Osprey was a real vehicle used in real wars and that’s what made people upset.
Thank you for a thorough review, Cap'n!
The Kenobi/Grievous dynamic is one of my favourite character developments in Star Wars; it was such a treat every time they popped up in The Clone Wars.
And this starfighter...
What an absolute diamond: beautiful & ludicrously, pointlessly overpriced.
...but really beautiful.
Thanks for the great review. Will I be buying this set? No Way.
It looks great. But like so many recently, the price does not. I'll wait for it go on clearance. For $60US, sure, but not $80US
@merman said:
"I still find it weird two of Grievous’ arms are attached to the other two. They should all emerge from the torso. "
Yes how? A mold like that would cost a lot!
I’m glad everyone’s talking about Cap’s signature discount mention. I always think where do I have to live to see these amazing discounts, lol.
@IloveLeg010 said:
" @merman said:
"I still find it weird two of Grievous’ arms are attached to the other two. They should all emerge from the torso. "
Yes how? A mold like that would cost a lot!
"
Look at the first version of Grievous.
I like the cockpit canopy. Could do some good WW2 Hydra planes, subs etc with that.
@thatStructVector:
They do have a hard limit on how much you can buy at 50% off. I believe that level of discount is also restricted to a few specific days each year (the rest of the year, you still get something like a 30% discount), and they may limit what sets you can buy on your discount (plus it does have to be in stock). And the pay reportedly isn't that great, so unless you've got a spouse who pulls in much bigger paychecks, or you're only doing it as a side job for the discount and employee gifts, there's a practical limit to how much you can buy. It's honestly more cost effective to get a job that pays well and buy stuff at full price.
@ambr:
The secondary market can't handle market demand for new sets. Most customers only know how to find whatever's current, so those people wouldn't even know there were two previous versions. And every year they add a new class to the low end of their customer base, who have had no access to anything that was available before now. You may not think in terms of cyclic turnover of the market, but they have no other choice.
@Cooliocdawg:
You could still get a bit lucky at TRU in the US. I've had times when a new wave hit the shelves right when that theme went on BOGOHO sale, and they always seemed to load into the system at MSRP with manual price adjustments requiring someone to notice that the prices needed to be jacked up. On those rare occasions, you could do pretty well, especially if you were doubling up your purchase so each pair of qualifying sets had the same price. I also took extreme advantage of their BOGOHO sales one time and cleaned out every local TRU of the 30070-1 Toy Story Claw Alien polybag, which was actually reasonably priced at the time ($4, I think), and I may have been able to stack it with an offer of a free 30070 polybag with minimum purchase of LEGO Toy Story sets. But yeah, they usually raised the prices high enough that sales didn't mean much. However, where Kay*Bee/KB Toys got in huge trouble for price-fixing, TRU was largely immune because they actually sold their sets at the higher price most of the time. Although (not that it matters anymore), I just realized that if they _did_ raise the price on new releases during a sale, you actually could have sued them successfully for violating consumer pricing laws.
That clone is amazing!
lmao, 80 dollars
16.4 cents per piece?
Lego, you are a bold one. Not cool.
I always quite liked my 8095 version from 2010.
I’m reeaally happy with it now, looking at the price of this one
And to be honest, minifigure issue aside, the ship itself doesn’t seem that much of an improvement
What was the point £$€£$€£$€£$€
So I have the original version of this ship from 2007 and if I recall, my main complaint is opening it up. I believe that set also included a version of Grevous with all 4 arms on the torso, and while that is obviously a much older minifigure, this new design (which I have in a speeder bike chase set) is 1000 times better and allows you to pose 4 lightsabers in a much more realistic and intimidating manner.
Of course that original set (which I got for free) I see was only $20. Yes, it had a much smaller piece count, but $80 is insane. Last year prices seemed to be really good, but then this year prices seemed to jump by 50%. As if 2020 wasn’t already the worst year ever, thanks a lot Lego!
I don't have this ship yet so I'm glad they made a new one. The pricing is absurd though, I'll be waiting until I see it 30% off.
@MusiMus said:
"79,99$ - surprising expensive. The predecessor (8095) costed 49,99$ and it had a very similar number of pieces. I am a collector of many themes, most of years 2000-2010 and sometimes older (expensive MiSB Model Team...) I like UCS sets and I paid two years ago about 1000$ for 10185 Green Grocer. I am less interested in newer sets (except for some UCS and some Architecture sets, Speed Champions like 76895, 76897). Currently, series such as City, Technic (except for UCS sets), Creator (I don't mean Creator Expert) are definitely less interesting for me than those series in 2005-2009, so I often pay a multiple of the list price of the set to buy some old ones, so I'm rather used to it. Nevertheless, I am surprised by such a high list price. After all, this kit* is almost as expensive as the 7662 Trade Federation MTT."
*I mean: this set
@PixelTheDragon said:
" @paulrothwell74 said:
"Mm. Lego have released a military craft.
To whom do I complain?"
This isn’t too different from when classic space had a ship with a laser on it, smart aleck. The controversy wasn’t caused by conflict being depicted in general. Star Wars is a fictional setting that isn’t meant to resemble our reality, the Osprey was a real vehicle used in real wars and that’s what made people upset."
Paulrothwell74 was being funny, or at least *trying* to be funny.
This would have been a bit for me of it weren't 80 dollars. Hopefully I find it on sale.
*Clearly* Mustafar Obi-wan was chosen to make the set more memetic...
It's a strange decision, for the anniversary of the most loved movie of the franchise, we don't even get a TIE Bomber microfighter but this?