Interestingly, there's no integration with the Starter Course this time. In an ideal world, it would've been included without raising the price...

I'm very happy with my 71369.

Kinda weird how there's no Mario to go along with it, but good set regardless.

BTW, 40545 & 40546 were revealed as well, are you going to do an post on those?

Woah!!

My only nitpicks here are that the thumbs and the front-view of the snout look awkward. This is fantastic otherwise. I especially love the side view on the back!

Gah, the Mario + Lego fan within me won't be able to resist this...

Lego's website in the US has it listed at $269.99 instead of $249.99.

First impression is a giant wow. That is one accurate Bowser.

Second impression, on noticing the price, was ouch. That is an expensive figure.

Third reaction on realizing the scaling was heh. From the thumbnail I expected a 50$ set, so obviously this is much bigger and fits the price range, but it makes it much less accessible.

To be seen how it does in the future, but yeah, at least it's very accurate.

The text says that it's 269,99 euro, but it's up on shop at home (The Netherlands) for €229,99.

Ah... they had to make the studs directly below the eyeballs light grey. Oh well....

@CommanderJigglypuff said:
"The text says that it's 269,99 euro, but it's up on shop at home (The Netherlands) for €229,99.
"

Same in Portugal and Luxembourg. 230€.

It's a cool set, but overpriced at 230€. At 270€ it's even worse.

This is a seriously impressive model. I'm really not a big Mario fan but I'm still tempted.

Looks fantastic. If this was a MOC and I saw this at a show or online it would make my day. Have very little desire to own it for $350CAD. Exactly the same way I feel about the loop coaster.

Seem to be the trend that Lego is on, huge, expensive sets targeted at those who either have unlimited space, or this is the only set they will ever buy. Even if the price was lower, I have no space for this.

What I would really jump at would be a set of Mario figures in a similar style, maybe a quarter this size, something like 21308.

@fakespacesquid said:
"Why buy any Lego when you could just carve a duck out of wood?"

Ha. I've spent multiples of the cost of this set for a wooden Lego duck, and can spend dumb amounts of money on this hobby without issue.

Many times it's not about the straight dollar cost, but the overall value. When it comes to hobbies people have different priorities when it comes to value and that's okay. Even if someone has unlimited funds they might have have very limited time or space.

this looks amazing

@garethsmith72 said:
"Looks like Lego playing find the leak's as this one was announced on Lego only no video's etc on any LAN sites and nothing on fans sites for like one hour plus following release not at same time. Plus no rumours looks like Lego getting the leak fixing department out."

I found this on my LinkedIn feed this morning so was certainly surprised it was not already out on LEGO-sites or feeds yet LOL

THAT LOOKS SO COOL!!!!!

...Umm, okay. That's a set all right.

Something about how the designer had to specifically point out that they use no character building parts in this model really rubbed me the wrong way, well LEGO won't be getting my money anytime soon.

Looks good, but can’t say if part with that much money for it!

Come on Lego, just give us the minifigs already!

@chief7575 said:
"I mean - it looks nifty and all - but who wants to spend $250+ on a jumbo Bowser, when you could probably make a small one for $20 or so? Especially when you can practically buy a nintendo system for that kind of coin?"

That’s a rather ignorant comment, no offense.

That 3x3 ogive used for the horns on the shell will be a godsend for builds of quasi-minifig-scale fighter jets. It's just perfect for the radome/nose cone. The 3x3 green wedge bricks on the edge of the shell will be very useful for a playscale Thunderbird 2, if I can ever find the time and smarts to build one. Too bad Andrew Clark's Ideas project didn't make it past review ....

But seriously, that's a really good model. I answer the poll "No, but I like it."

@CapnRex101 said:
"I have asked about the different Euro prices in certain countries, so will update the article with further information if any arrives."

So you had no idea of this one then no prices etc.... they are definitely looking at plugin leaks across releases they as no one other than Lego knew about this no LAN pre-advice. That job they advertised re confidentiality person is kicking in it looks like

TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARS!!!

Well executed, but not for me.

the model is amazing! hardcore Mario fans will probably like it. but I prefer to spend € 270 on something else

It looks neat. I don't care enough about the IP to worry about getting it. It is a high price, but large piece count and it has functional aspects, so that helps sell it.

@PurpleDave said:

@ForestMenOfEndor:
I skip overly expensive coffee drinks on days that end in “Y”. I also skip cheap coffee drinks on days that include the letter “D”.]]

To be honest, I work from home and make my own cheap coffee most days. Which means that I usually spend more than $10 a week on LEGO for my kids. And of course, that's also not counting the LEGO for me, or the sets that I "share" with my kids, like the 76208 that we built last night.... They've been going around yelling "GOAT BOAT!" all day, which is more hilarious than annoying.

Ater the NES and the ?-block another amazing looking set! It's just that I never cared enough for the whole Super Mario thing (PC-gamer in de 90s......) to be able to justify those prices, but it looks like they again did a really good job here.

And I bet that base would look pretty good with the Jazz Quartet too ;-)

@Lyichir said:
" @LegoSonicBoy said:
"Interestingly, there's no integration with the Starter Course this time. In an ideal world, it would've been included without raising the price...

I'm very happy with my 71369."

There is integration, actually! There's plates on the front and back of the stand so that you can connect it to other levels, and a tile you can scan on the base to start a battle with Bowser (which seems to involve scanning different-colored parts of Bowser to hit him multiple times until he's defeated). The designer video shows it off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UKbllLOr44

I think it's really neat how they worked that in, especially since a giant Bowser is an iconic end boss of several Mario games. "

Ok, now that is freaking awesome. I was about to post a snark comment like "so how do you beat him", thinking it didn't integrate. That's really cool that it does!

I’m really digging the Lego designer’s mustache from the video! This is a pretty sweet looking Bowser, but I won’t be buying it as there are many Star Wars sets I’m looking forward to!

I think the price is perfectly fine given what's there, but trimming out the platform might've helped bring it down a bit.

Regardless, it's a stunning set! All the looks of a display-only piece, but with some awesome functionality too!

Maybe I'll get it, but I'm still preparing for the apocalyptic wallet-draining that will be the Zelda Legos.

I prefer The Mighty 8991

Oh man, he looks great, I'm just not sure he looks $270 great. Given the size and part count, can't complain, it's just I only have so much budget for what I thought was going to be a cheaep Lego year. I'm pretty much out of UCS (unless they ever make a TIE/bomber), but I had no idea how many great, non-SW sets they'd be dropping on us!

@Tarkur said:
"Something about how the designer had to specifically point out that they use no character building parts in this model really rubbed me the wrong way, well LEGO won't be getting my money anytime soon.
"

This was interesting to me, too. Kind of an oddball thing to showcase in the video, as it's pretty obvious it's not made out of minifigure pieces. I guess it was to appease Nintendo, who are strictly anti-minifigure for whatever reason?

TIL the correct pronunciation of ogive. thank you.
(this model is cool, but too expensive for me).

@JasonBall34 said:
" @Tarkur said:
"Something about how the designer had to specifically point out that they use no character building parts in this model really rubbed me the wrong way, well LEGO won't be getting my money anytime soon.
"

This was interesting to me, too. Kind of an oddball thing to showcase in the video, as it's pretty obvious it's not made out of minifigure pieces. I guess it was to appease Nintendo, who are strictly anti-minifigure for whatever reason?"

Possibly it's for legal reasons, maybe someone else has gut Nintendo figure license or something?

@Brick_Master said:
" @JasonBall34 said:
" @Tarkur said:
"Something about how the designer had to specifically point out that they use no character building parts in this model really rubbed me the wrong way, well LEGO won't be getting my money anytime soon.
"

This was interesting to me, too. Kind of an oddball thing to showcase in the video, as it's pretty obvious it's not made out of minifigure pieces. I guess it was to appease Nintendo, who are strictly anti-minifigure for whatever reason?"

Possibly it's for legal reasons, maybe someone else has gut Nintendo figure license or something? "

I suspect the Amiibo system playing a big role in why there have not been minifigs.

needs a Mario mini fig really

This is truly RAD

I am the great mighty Bowser and I’m going to throw my

@PurpleDave said:
" @fakespacesquid:
1. Hand/eye coordination, or lack thereof.
2. Squeamishness at the sight of blood (for further information, refer to point 1).

@StyleCounselor:
If they restricted Mario minifigs to Day 1 purchases, I wouldn’t want to be working the phone lines that day."

No doubt! Sounds like you and I are not the only ones hankering for Mario minifigs.

My dad was a woodshop teacher for 35 years. There were a lot of lost fingers in that time period. I've still got all of mine. I prefer to work mostly with hand tools. ;-)

Very nice. Did not see this one coming.

There are Mario action figures already out there, so having minifigs probably will compete, or at least licensing-wise conflict with those. It also seems very Nintendo to have Lego Mario intended to be a different experience where you build the Mario world rather than just drop minifigs into it.

Or perhaps the minifigs are in development and waiting for the right moment, whether that's when the movie comes out, when interest wanes in the buildables and character packs, or for 2025 for the 40th Anniversary. I won't be surprised if we get them or if they never arrive.

The price is daunting. But between the nostalgia factor and the many new elements & recolors, I’m almost sold on this set. I’ll wait a few months to see how I feel, no ‘day 1’ purchase here.

So long, King Bowser!

Ow wow wow wow. What a beauty!! Props for the design team!!

£90 set + £140 AFOL TAX = you’re having a laugh!

Never been into the Mario theme - but have to say this model looks PHENOMENAL!

Easily the most exciting and original Lego product I’ve seen all year. Bravo to the designer!

@NotProfessorWhymzi said:
"so, i guess i'm the only one who thought, "Giga Bowser" when i saw this."
I mean, giant Bowser isn't exactly a unique concept, we get that quite often in the games nowadays. "Giga Bowser" refers to a specific instance of Bowser in the Smash Bros games where he's given a unique design in addition to his bigger size.

...Darn, now I'm hoping that someone MOCs this into a Giga Bowser. Fury Bowser would be lit as well.

@Brick_Master:
No…I mean, someone does have the action figure license (Jakks Pacific). But a construction toy is a construction toy is a construction toy. It doesn’t matter what parts you make it out of, as long as you’re not using something that’s restricted to another license (like Darth Vader’s helmet). Hasbro has held the SW action figure license since 1997 (two years before LEGO SW sets first landed), and that didn’t stop TLG from making SW minifigs, SW Technic characters, SW Constraction figures, SW Cube Dudes, SW Brickheadz, or SW busts.

There’s a possibility this is a veiled dig at the Constraction community, but more likely it’s bragging about not resorting to using any of the parts you’d expect to be used as the frame for this model.

@HOBBES:
Given the steady pace of these things, I’m thinking something along the lines of the first UCS ISD, where the directive handed down from on high was simply, “Build something cool.” They may be allowed one premium set every so often, and it’s left entirely up to them to figure out what that will be, and how to tie it in to the game as a whole. If that’s true (and I have no proof that it is), the real question is what will they do next? There’s no clear pattern to these sets, other than their relation to the IP as a whole. All three are wildly different from each other. They aren’t designed to be part of the game, but still interact with the Mario character (or rather, he interacts with them). I would not expect to see any basic game location that could just as easily be produced as a set for the game. Consoles and character builds would be retreading ground. A mosaic is a possibility, but wouldn’t require much in the way of complex set design (and would probably fall under a different department anyways). Maybe a giant Mario Kart go-kart?

@StyleCounselor:
I’m actually not a big Mario fan, but I was thinking of making a go-kart track, and then maybe making it Mario Kart-themed, but having real minifigs would definitely help there.

As for shop experience, I’ve worked for a boat builder (and planed rough-cut lumber with a self-feeding planer), in theatrical set construction (and used a hand-held bandsaw), and making plastic guards (and used a 3-phase table saw that can accommodate a 14” blade if you don’t mind not being able to retract the last inch, a pair of 3’ bandsaws, two milling machines, and a 3-axis CNC router). Still got all ten fingertips. That said, I’ve witnessed, or been in close proximity to, at least half a dozen people who took kickback from a table saw, my dad nipped the tip of a finger with a circular saw, and my former boss’ brother broke two of the three fingers out of my boss’ drill press chuck because he was using a hole saw (for wood) to cut concave ends on 2” steel tube (not wood) that he planned to weld up into a roll cage for a Jeep CJ-7 that he was restoring. To the tune of ~$30k. On credit cards. For the company account. Without permission. He also flattened a brand-new set of leaf springs the first time he took it off-roaring, which proves he’s as good a mechanic as he is a carpenter.

No, in about 15 years of shop work, I’ve only had two serious incidents. I split open the second knuckle on my left index finger (100% not my fault, and my boss agreed), and the other is tagging the inside of the first knuckle on the same finger when drilling a hole into a short piece of steel tube (I forgot to clamp the bench vice to the drill press table, and the drill bit locked up in the hole I was drilling). The former healed perfectly, and the latter shows a faint white line if I flatten my palm out. I also shot my knee with a pneumatic framing nail gun (the wood split, the nail ricocheted off the floor, and maybe 1/8” of the tip got through my jeans), and someone else shot me with a pneumatic stapler (1”x1/4”, from enough of a distance that the tips of the staple only got snagged on my sweatshirt).

Should we do a sequel to the 501st campaign? wewantsupermariominifigures for example?

Looks great, but the only way I’m getting a Mario set is if they include minifigures.

I am a huge Nintendo fan but no way. It's cool looking but I wouldn't be interested for more than 100-120 dollars. I know it has a ton of pieces but to me it's similar to the Yoda model except it can move. Price per piece needs to go as every set has tons of teeny pieces now. I find the price to be frankly hilarious. And kind of insulting... Lego must think I'm that dense? Hard pass.

This isn't a set I'd want. I enjoy the various Mario games but that's about it on fandom.
Having said that, I can appreciate this set & fully understand why people would want it.
It looks fantastic & is really well done. A great display piece

I’m interested in how long people will hold out for Mario minifigs. I would guess Lego either never makes them, or they wait a long time after they retire the current Mario line. Having both styles of Lego Mario existing together feels weird and not something very Lego-like.

Wow, I didn't expect to see a set from this theme that I might consider purchasing, but this is up there with 10302 Optimus Prime for me

Now we need a Mario life size figure set.

I'm certain that I'm not gonna buy it but it looks great. I love the Mario stuff but I'm a relic from older times. I see all the new parts and can't help thinking that my time has passed.

What a weird-a** set.

@PurpleDave

Those are some gnarly situations. Kickbacks are always worrying. For that reason, my dad wouldn't let us use the planer or lathe until we were 16. Even then, he would closely monitor.

The worst tool for middle school students is the bandsaw. It's so powerful and smooth that they don't realize they are cutting flesh until it is on the foor.

I was a little freaked out when I saw that my son's middle school woodshop had 3 bandsaws! But, I had nothing to worry about. He ended up taking virtual woodshop over Zoom. Sigh... Thanks a lot COVID!!!

@thefirst said:
" @EDHS1989 said:
" @gorillax said:
"LEGO keeps making sets now that are too expensive to get for kids"

This is not a set targeted for kids"

Try telling a kid that.

I don’t want to give TLG any ideas but imagine if they started making sets for millionaires, pricing-out most of the regular AFOL market.

Limited edition, highly sought after sets for 5-10k with exclusive minifigures. AFOLs wouldn’t be happy then would they?

TLG: ‘Sorry peasant AFOLs, these sets aren’t designed with you in mind - they’re aimed at our more affluent MFOLs (Millionaire Fans of LEGO). Look, they have gold coloured packaging to distinguish them from the peasant AFOL sets.’"

Aaack! Now, I can't get that out of my mind.

Maybe they already do? We just don't know about it. Maybe they are sold at Ferrari sales offices or at caviar tastings? Maybe Carl makes house calls to pitch personalized sets?

Do you think he wears the midriff jacket? I must say its a brave fashion choice. But, he has the cache to pull it off. He looks like an art pirate or designer punk! Go Carl!

I kind of doubt I’ll get it with the huge castle coming out, but wow! I think more than anything I just want to build this set to see how it’s done.

Oooh is that white maxaroni I see on the shell? About damn time, Ive been waiting for that piece for SO LONG

@alfred_the_buttler:
Or, you could pose him like he’s about to punch a hole in the castle.

@thefirst said:
" @EDHS1989 said:
" @gorillax said:
"LEGO keeps making sets now that are too expensive to get for kids"

This is not a set targeted for kids"

Try telling a kid that.

I don’t want to give TLG any ideas but imagine if they started making sets for millionaires, pricing-out most of the regular AFOL market.

Limited edition, highly sought after sets for 5-10k with exclusive minifigures. AFOLs wouldn’t be happy then would they?

TLG: ‘Sorry peasant AFOLs, these sets aren’t designed with you in mind - they’re aimed at our more affluent MFOLs (Millionaire Fans of LEGO). Look, they have gold coloured packaging to distinguish them from the peasant AFOL sets.’"

Welcome to the new era of Lego. Bigger, Pricier, and Rarer.

With that said, this is a really nice looking set. Too pricey for my wallet though.

Good luck TLG, you're pricing me out of my hobby already.

*Goes back to building with the bricks I already have*

Does this mean we'll get a Mighty Chewbacca set at some point? :D

A Donkey Kong would be good, with barrels and a minifig sized Mario: but that's just showing my age

@fakespacesquid said:
" @thefirst said:
" @EDHS1989 said:
" @gorillax said:
"LEGO keeps making sets now that are too expensive to get for kids"

This is not a set targeted for kids"

Try telling a kid that.

I don’t want to give TLG any ideas but imagine if they started making sets for millionaires, pricing-out most of the regular AFOL market.

Limited edition, highly sought after sets for 5-10k with exclusive minifigures. AFOLs wouldn’t be happy then would they?

TLG: ‘Sorry peasant AFOLs, these sets aren’t designed with you in mind - they’re aimed at our more affluent MFOLs (Millionaire Fans of LEGO). Look, they have gold coloured packaging to distinguish them from the peasant AFOL sets.’"

Did y’all not grow up with like five to six sets per year? Even that was doing pretty well, kids usually know (or should know) that they can’t get every single toy they want. It’s a good lesson to learn. Acting like Lego should restrict their production so you can still complete every theme is silly "

The problem is, they often use popular children's themes to make 18+ sets.

I don’t know many parents who would spend £230 on a single Lego set - even if this was the only set the child wanted. Because most sane people know that this set isn’t worth £230.

Unfortunately AFOLs will pay any price because it’s their hobby and they love it. TLG know this and keep increasing prices way beyond what is reasonable. Disappointing children appears to be an acceptable byproduct of their greed.

@thefirst said:
"
Try telling a kid that.

I don’t want to give TLG any ideas but imagine if they started making sets for millionaires, pricing-out most of the regular AFOL market.

Limited edition, highly sought after sets for 5-10k with exclusive minifigures. AFOLs wouldn’t be happy then would they?

TLG: ‘Sorry peasant AFOLs, these sets aren’t designed with you in mind - they’re aimed at our more affluent MFOLs (Millionaire Fans of LEGO). Look, they have gold coloured packaging to distinguish them from the peasant AFOL sets.’"

So, basically the SDCC sets.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @thefirst said:
"I don’t want to give TLG any ideas but imagine if they started making sets for millionaires, pricing-out most of the regular AFOL market.

Limited edition, highly sought after sets for 5-10k with exclusive minifigures. AFOLs wouldn’t be happy then would they?

TLG: ‘Sorry peasant AFOLs, these sets aren’t designed with you in mind - they’re aimed at our more affluent MFOLs (Millionaire Fans of LEGO). Look, they have gold coloured packaging to distinguish them from the peasant AFOL sets.’"

Aaack! Now, I can't get that out of my mind.

Maybe they already do? We just don't know about it. Maybe they are sold at Ferrari sales offices or at caviar tastings? Maybe Carl makes house calls to pitch personalized sets?"
Funny you should mention.
I read years ago that LEGO was producing one off sets to personal specifications for highly affluent customers. I can't remember where I saw the article, but it was in a magazine, and it even showed images of two such sets. They had an official looking box with iirc a seven or eight digit set number in a range I had never seen before (makes sense for one off sets of course). One set was some huge town layout with several buildings and vehicles, while the other was some large Technic type set of some construction vehicle.
This must have been at least twenty years ago though. Would be interesting to know if LEGO still has such a program. Alas, peasants like us won't find out about that anymore nowadays, as TLG will surely want to keep this secret.

This looks great,
Good to skip the Optimus prime set and buy this real bad ass boss

lol Only 18% says yes.
Definitely not something that should be made to be a $270 set.

@NatureBricks said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @thefirst :
It’s not unreasonable. It’s only about a third of the price of the UCS MF2 or UCS AT-AT, the price per piece is just under $0.10/pc, it’s incredibly detailed with built-in functions, and it includes several new elements. The only unreasonable thing is thinking you should be able to buy their entire product line without robbing a bank or winning the lottery.

@fakespacesquid :
Maybe next year they should reduce the entire product line to one set that consists of a single red 2x4 brick, so everyone can keep up. And because of FOMO, just make every year’s set the same set.

@NatureBricks :
Oh, come on! Name one business you’ve seen offering $7.25/hr in the past five years. Fast food where I live can’t even draw prospective hires in when they have offers of $13-16 on the side of the building. And if you’re working a single minimum wage job, you likely aren’t even reading about sets like this, much less planning to be in line when the doors open on launch day."

There was a factory in Kanas that was hit by a tornado. They were paying the people their $7.75 an hour and told them they couldn't seek for cover or they be fired.

So it's so nice that you don't understand what is actually going on in the USA because you live in your little bubble."

There was also an Amazon sorting facility (again, very little pay for the abuse they get) near me in Illinois where they wouldn't let people leave their stations until the managers could actually see the tornado bearing down on them. Cell phones were also banned, so the workers couldn't get the alerts on their phones about where it was. (that was during the same Tornado outbreak as your example btw.) It got flattened.

@NatureBricks:

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/cost-of-living-index-by-state

Let’s put that in perspective. Kansas has the second lowest cost of living index of any US state, after Mississippi. Average rent in Kansas is half that of Hawaii or the state of New York (< 1/7th that of NYC). They have below average poverty for the US, and this is 2022 numbers after any impact caused by the pandemic. That’s with the warehouse you cited paying $0.50 over federal minimum wage. $7.75 in Kansas is still a better paycheck than twice that in NYC, and it’s still higher than minimum wage. It’s not higher because there’s probably not much competition in the area. Often when I read about large operations that treat their workers badly, they are the only game in town. If you don’t work there, you’re limited to whatever retail or restaurant jobs the big factory/warehouse will support, and those probably come with lower pay and significant reduction of benefits.

@Murdoch17:
First, Amazon treats their blue collar workers like dogs. Second, Amazon announced a nationwide base wage of $15 a few years ago. Third, phones on the floor in that sort of environment are, under normal circumstances, a massive safety hazard, on top of distracting workers from actually working. Some of them are driving five-ton machines with pokey bits on one end, no crumple zone like modern cars, 3D travel (order picker forklifts allow the driver to elevate the operator platform up to reach higher racks without having to pull pallets down, or even use pallets to store product), and in an environment that can cause a disastrously fatal literal domino effect if you if you buckle one of the pallet rack legs.

I’ve seen a driver waiting for a green light drop a lit cigarette into her lap because she had one hand on the wheel, one holding her phone, and had to keep the cigarette pinched between her lips (while talking) because she ran out of hands. I had a coworker (recently retired) who I witnessed almost run someone over because she always started yapping on the phone as soon as she got behind the wheel, and didn’t stop until she climbed out of the car. Statistically, seatbelts save lives, but there’s always the odd story where not having a seatbelt on saved someone’s life, usually because they were in the back seat of a sub-compact that was totaled, but I’ve even seen video of a driver who got ejected from his airborne car before it got cut in half by an overpass pillar. This warehouse was the rare exception. Normally, letting warehouse workers carry phones on them (especially while operating forklifts) would increase rates of property damage, serious injuries, and even death. I fully support telling workers to leave their phones in their lockers, but that incident speaks to the terrible management culture of Amazon. That’s not going to change until the shareholders make something happen, or the company gets broken up via antitrust laws.

@AustinPowers said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @thefirst said:
"I don’t want to give TLG any ideas but imagine if they started making sets for millionaires, pricing-out most of the regular AFOL market.

Limited edition, highly sought after sets for 5-10k with exclusive minifigures. AFOLs wouldn’t be happy then would they?

TLG: ‘Sorry peasant AFOLs, these sets aren’t designed with you in mind - they’re aimed at our more affluent MFOLs (Millionaire Fans of LEGO). Look, they have gold coloured packaging to distinguish them from the peasant AFOL sets.’"

Aaack! Now, I can't get that out of my mind.

Maybe they already do? We just don't know about it. Maybe they are sold at Ferrari sales offices or at caviar tastings? Maybe Carl makes house calls to pitch personalized sets?"
Funny you should mention.
I read years ago that LEGO was producing one off sets to personal specifications for highly affluent customers. I can't remember where I saw the article, but it was in a magazine, and it even showed images of two such sets. They had an official looking box with iirc a seven or eight digit set number in a range I had never seen before (makes sense for one off sets of course). One set was some huge town layout with several buildings and vehicles, while the other was some large Technic type set of some construction vehicle.
This must have been at least twenty years ago though. Would be interesting to know if LEGO still has such a program. Alas, peasants like us won't find out about that anymore nowadays, as TLG will surely want to keep this secret. "

That figures. I guess that's trully what free-market, late-stage Capitalism is all about. If you can imagine questionable to nefarious behavior, there's a corporation making it reality.

That’s freaken awesome, finally something worthwhile out of the Mario theme. I want it but likely won’t get it unless I find a good deal. At that price it needs more size, or to come with the electric Mario to feel worth it.

How about we keep our eye on the ball? The economists in the room can take their discussions elsewhere.

How on freakin' earth did a Mario set elicit such a heated discussion?

@Norikins said:
"How on freakin' earth did a Mario set elicit such a heated discussion?"

I bet Wario is behind it all!

@WizardOfOss said:
" @Norikins said:
"How on freakin' earth did a Mario set elicit such a heated discussion?"

I bet Wario is behind it all!"

WA HA HA HA HA HA! Wario time!

Oh...Wow...I get Mario stuff, but this is impressive. One the funniest things is how the character kinda' looks 'pixelated', or at least '16-bit':)...

Personally, if were running a A.D.&D. type games w/minifig, I'd be reeeeeeally tempted to chuck "King Koupa" (couldn't resist:)) into the fray...
Wizard: "We have to fight the Dire Turtle Dragon..."
Fighter: "We??? Did ya' turn 'French' there for a moment...":D
Seriously, I'd love to see Minfigs placed next to this for 'scale':)

thats gotta be the dumbest haircut ive ever seen

Obey Bowser, Destroy Mario!