75331 The Razor Crest revealed!
Posted by CapnRex101,
LEGO has announced the newest addition to the Ultimate Collector Series, 75331 The Razor Crest!
75331 The Razor Crest
6,187 pieces, rated 18+
$599.99 / £519.99 / €599.99
Available from 3rd October at LEGO.com
The LEGO Group is thrilled to reveal their latest Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) - the LEGO Star Wars Razor Crest construction set based on the starship from the beloved series The Mandalorian. The new LEGO Star Wars The Mandalorian Razor Crest set measures an impressive 72cm long, making it the biggest-ever LEGO model of the starship, and is ready to take you on bounty-hunting adventures across the galaxy!
Made up of 6,187 pieces and rich in details, the LEGO Star Wars Razor Crest set includes removable engines and a cockpit, an escape pod, and a minifigure-size carbon-freezing chamber, as well as minifigures featuring the characters of Grogu, the Mandalorian, Mythrol, and Kuiil on a buildable Blurrg model. Once built, you can proudly display your LEGO Star Wars creation with an innovative stand and information plaque.
The Mandalorian series is a global phenomenon. The adventures take place five years after Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and follows Din Djarin, a lone Mandalorian making his way through the lawless galaxy with his foundling, Grogu.
The Razor Crest is Din Djarin’s personal transport and its iconic silhouette is immediately recognisable. Now in LEGO form, it joins other vehicles in the LEGO Star Wars UCS line-up, including the Luke Skywalker Landspeeder set and the Republic Gunship set.
Cesar Soares, LEGO Designer, commented, "It was amazing to design The Mandalorian’s Razor Crest in brick form! I wanted it to be ultra-detailed so that every Star Wars and LEGO fan can enjoy discovering all the exciting features – from the carbon-freezing chamber to the escape pod. I know that fans of the Star Wars galaxy, builders and more will love recreating their favourite adventures from this extraordinary series".
The LEGO Star Wars Razor Crest Ultimate Collector Series set is available for LEGO VIP members from 3rd October and to all from 7th October at www.lego.com/Razor-Crest and LEGO Stores at the recommended retail price of £519.99/ €599.99/ $599.99.
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Seeing the model: "Looks nice, but i dont know if i need this, especially not for 600 Bucks".
Seeing Kuiil on Blurrg: *gasp*
But seriously, 600 Bucks? That must be a mistake.
I'm not a UCS collector but this does look like a lovely set. The most iconic parts of the ship are good likenesses for what's in the show. Only immediate thought is Mythrol could've done with a less blank expression.
Nice. But do Lego seriously think there’s a market for this at such a price? They must be aiming their sales purely at City bankers…
It's beautiful.
Oh wowww that interior.
This is 2 years late. Engines (and the whole thing) look bland, it's just not a great ship to make a model like this out of. Besides, the 1000 piece one was perfect. Weird choice for a UCS model.
The build looks great but why $600 :(
Why in the earth they didn't made the engine model for the playable set two years ago?
Great set, price is ... speechless.
Is this meant to be accurately scaled? I only ask because Jerac's is like around 60cm long. Also I hope lego dont start to think its a good idea to put up yearly UCS sets that are between $1000-$1500 NZD. Also why stickers, surely a handful of prints wouldn't make it anymore expensive
Does it come with a "blow apart" play function? spoilers
It looks great, would love to build it, but it's too expensive and I don't have the space.
Such is life
I was in until I saw the price.
LEGO... Killing us with price point and an over-abundance of large sets.
A gorgeous rendition of something that I thankfully have no interest in. I have gotten all the original trilogy starfighter scale collectors series and had to draw the line there (except the tie intercepter which I hope they will remake someday). But this is very nice and I hope people who are not me will enjoy it
This is the first UCS vehicle that's not from Episodes I-VI.
That's a ridiculous amount of money for a load of grey plastic. I'm guessing all those stickers must bump up the cost.
This IS the UCS Razor Crest I am looking for
Unlike some, I'm absolutely delighted when a set is released that is of no interest to me. Thank you Lego and thank you Star Wars. Wishlist static at £7262.73 for the moment!
And it looks like the stickers are an awful colour match yet again!
The landing gear... doesn't retract...?
They had ONE JOB.
I can't believe nobody's said this yet, but... This is the Way!
The stickers aren't the best though.
nice set but like others said should have come out sooner plus for that price you'd expect some printed tiles rather than stickers and the Mythrol should have had a moulded head
A conceiled underside and retractable / removeable landing gear would've been preferred for that price, but it does look wonderful as is.
That price...
More stickers than a Speed Champion?
This really cant compare with the first set, which is outstanding. And at this price it's not even funny.
A return to form after last years disappointing featureless white blob 75309 Republic Gunship. Looks brilliant!!
The price hurts my eyes though
Thank goodness it blew up on the show.
@namekuji said:
"More stickers than a Speed Champion?"
I don't mind stickers for logos, signs, posters, etc, but when they try to match the colour of a sticker with the colour of a brick the result is absolutely disgraceful, and should be given up as a bad job.
@phi13 said:
"This is the first UCS vehicle that's not from Episodes I-VI."
I mean, technically the falcon was also episode 7 based, but I’d say you’re right.
They really have no shame to have that many stickers in a 600€ set.
@Andhe: Yes, but putting it back together after using the function takes way too long.
@Slave2lego said:
"The price hurts my eyes though"
It'll hurt even more when the Pound plummets below the Dollar. Cheers Kwasi!
What an absolute beauty of a ship!
"...measures an impressive 72cm long, making it the biggest-ever LEGO model of the starship.."
Have we forgotten about 10221?
That beast measures 124 cm, making it a pain in the *** to display it.
The price is no surprise to me, and imho it's not even that bad.
Price per piece comes down to 0,10, isn't that the golden standard?
You get a huge ship for a huge price, seems about right to me.
I won't be able to afford it, but that doesn't matter as i don't have the room anymore to display it.
@Andhe said:
"Does it come with a "blow apart" play function? spoilers"
"Recreate your favorite scene from Season 2!"
@Bricklestick said:
"Nice. But do Lego seriously think there’s a market for this at such a price? They must be aiming their sales purely at City bankers…"
It rhymes with that.
Sorry that was a cheap shot. No offense meant to cashed up LEGO Star Wars fans.
Fantastic and very appealling!
But way too expensive for my purse.
The Razor Crest is not a bad choice; but it still irks me that The Mandalorian gets a UCS starship almost immediately while there is none for TPM after 23 and RotS after 17 years.
I think I still have one kidney left
@nldarklord said:
"What an absolute beauty of a ship!
"...measures an impressive 72cm long, making it the biggest-ever LEGO model of the starship.."
Have we forgotten about 10221?
That beast measures 124 cm, making it a pain in the *** to display it.
The price is no surprise to me, and imho it's not even that bad.
Price per piece comes down to 0,10, isn't that the golden standard?
You get a huge ship for a huge price, seems about right to me.
I won't be able to afford it, but that doesn't matter as i don't have the room anymore to display it."
The key words here are 'the starship' meaning the Razorcrest rather than 'any starship'.
Given the sterling / dollar exchange rate this morning, the UK price isn't bad...
It looks like they worked out the naming trademark issue! Remember when they couldn’t use the name “The Razor Crest” and had to call it something else in Europe.
Nice set, too expensive. People of moderate means need not apply. Typical Lego nowadays.
I will preface this by saying that I never really made it beyond the three prequel films, so there is a lot about Star Wars I am ignorant about, but does Yoda really fly around in a toilet in whatever film this is from?
@Wellspring said:
"It looks like they worked out the naming trademark issue! Remember when they couldn’t use the name “The Razor Crest” and had to call it something else in Europe. "
Let's hope that doesn't explain the price
Love it and will get it at some point, as I’m a huge fan of the tv programme but again, it’s a huge outlay. You can say the piece per price ratio is good, but there are many, many different sizes of Lego pieces and the ship doesn’t look hugely different in size from the Slave 1 which was considerably cheaper, even accounting for inflation.
It also strikes me that, as it appears the ship is no more in the series, sales would’ve been better had it released a year or two ago.
A Razor Crest is something I don't think I'd want to spend more than $350 on.
There are a lot of comments about the color matching of the stickers, but these are all CG renders of the ship. Having bought the Speed Champions DB5 though, it's probably accurate.
The clear transparent pieces don't show that weird milky purple haze that they should. Also, I wonder if the Kuill figures face printing will be registered that well...
@benredstar said:
"Given the sterling / dollar exchange rate this morning, the UK price isn't bad..."
Carry on like this it will be cheaper to import into the US than buy it there!
Love to know how SWOOSHABLE this is!
Hope they do a smaller version that is nicely detailed like 75312 is a counterpoint to all this UCS stuff, with a similar reasonably price point
Honestly with that piece count and the overall size of this set, it really isn't terrible value when compared with the AT-AT and ISD. The ship is far less iconic of course, but I'm pleasantly surprised with this set, and I'm a huge Mandalorian fan, so count me in for "maybe/yes eventually".
@lost_scotsman said:
"Hope they do a smaller version that is nicely detailed like 75312 is a counterpoint to all this UCS stuff, with a similar reasonably price point"
You mean like 75292?
Those track links on the engines are bumping up the piece count. I'm with the general consensus, too expensive. If they threw in a few more minifigs it might have swung it for me.
As a fan of the show, I picked up the original Razor Crest play set, and then they obliterated the ship on the show into a lot more than 6000 pieces! It just feels odd, now that it’s been relegated to “his first ship”, unless he rebuilds it or gets a new version, my interest has definitely waned because of it.
And with that I am out of the Star Wars UCS line. I used to really enjoy this line. A couple of releases a year between £150 - £200, more detail and usually interesting builds. Now the odd £200+ every couple of years and £400+ once every five (or hopefully longer) made for a line I could keep up with and offset not buying anything else Lego Star Wars. However the success of the Falcon has gone to Lego's heads. The line has been creeping up to unsustainable levels. Even the Land Speeder is now £210 there is no way such a craft needs a £200+ set, a nice £150 display set fine, not that much. I've already had to rule out the Republic Gunship (my favourite prequel ship) and it looks like I'll be ruling out all future releases.
I built Brickvaults version a few months ago for about the same price. Brickvaults is much better.
It’s not on LEGO.com Canada yet and I’m scared to even think how much it’ll be.
That said, that model does nothing for me. And because the landspeeder did nothing for me earlier this year, I won’t be buying a UCS set this year for the first time in forever.
@SteveHampson said:
"Those track links on the engines(...)"
On the subject of the track links, I wonder if they're using a concealed rubber band to prevent the inevitable baginess when chains are used like that.
Clear proof that the Lego Group is a bounty hunter as well.
I’m honestly kinda sick of huge expensive sets at this point.
I really like the Blurrg model!
I'm more than satisfied with my 75292 . I don't think the ship is popular enough to churn out another set, especially one this big and expensive. So many better options in the universe for UCS treatment. Also, ~insert obligatory "stickers and color matching in overpriced sets" comment here~
Why is the lady from guardians of the galaxy in a star wars set? and did they really have to rename the Slave I to Razor Crest?
@Bricklestick said:
"Nice. But do Lego seriously think there’s a market for this at such a price? They must be aiming their sales purely at City bankers…"
Expect updated Death Star II to hit $1,000 mark next year or so.
The best thing about this whole set is the Blurrg and Kuiil.
Shame there isn't a set that's just the Blurrgs. Could have been used for not just Mandalorian, but also Clone Wars, Rebels, and most importantly, the Battle for Endor.
Looks good, but it's not a original trilogy model. A pass for me...
I like it but $600 is steep. I've already built the Brickvault version and I spent less than $600 on my BL orders. I'll be curious to see a side-by-side comparison of the 2. Initial thoughts is that I like the Brickvault version better. Definitely like the BV engines better.
Not a Lego SW collector but admitting it looks spectacular, very beautiful set and model. Happy for all of you - SW fans :)
I like it, but i already have MOC Razor Crest)
I find it very difficult to stomach the set designer's quote about making something "every Lego and Star Wars fan can enjoy"... when the end result is an absurdly expensive overbuilt luxury item that maybe 1 in 10,000 Lego or Star Wars fans could justify spending 600+ of their regional currency on. And miscolored stickers on a set at this price is akin to if Lamborghini offered a $350,000 car with plastic rims and only AM radio.
@CapnRex101 Will you post a review today?
I hope someone will make a comparison between this and Jerac's version.
Product Images make it look like the playset but fatter, kinda remniscent of the UCS Republic Gunship in that regard
@bananaworld said:
"
The landing gear... doesn't retract...?
They had ONE JOB."
Falcon's landing gear doesn't retract either, right? I imagine it's for structural reasons.
I like it.
I would like to see it side by side with sets like the Millennium Falcon, Star Destroyer, and Republic Gunship. I'm having trouble getting a sense of size and therefore I do not feel like I can claim whether it is too expensive or not. Nor do we know how much in licensing Disney demanded for what is likely their most popular Star Wars project.
Although at this point, even if this set was $200, the entire thread would likely be comments about it being too expensive.
And another thing:
What's innovative about the "innovative stand"...?
I still haven't built my original version, so I certainly don't need another, especially at that ridiculous price! I may even not bother, as having the kit in pieces more closely resembles Mando's ship at the end of the series!
Plus, this version makes Grogu look like he's sitting in a toilet...
@Legobenmax said:
" @phi13 said:
"This is the first UCS vehicle that's not from Episodes I-VI."
I mean, technically the falcon was also episode 7 based, but I’d say you’re right."
Also there's bb-8
Looks quite nice, but should've been €500 max.
I don't get the people that have waning interest in this ship because it is blown up. Yeah it's not his current ship but it is from when the show was in its prime and when things made a bit more sense. I don't see any appeal in his N-1 Starfighter. Why does a bounty hunter need that thing? Where does he sleep or put his prisoners?
$600 for a vehicle that has already been blown up? No thanks.
Give me my UCS TIE Bomber...
@SithLord196 said:
"I like it.
I would like to see it side by side with sets like the Millennium Falcon, Star Destroyer, and Republic Gunship. I'm having trouble getting a sense of size and therefore I do not feel like I can claim whether it is too expensive or not. Nor do we know how much in licensing Disney demanded for what is likely their most popular Star Wars project.
Although at this point, even if this set was $200, the entire thread would likely be comments about it being too expensive."
It’s oversized like most UCS sets is not in scale. The original version was much closer in scale - it’s only about three meters longer than an X-wing and they blew up the size for the interior.
I like it a great deal. It’d be nicer if the landing gear retracted, but I can see it being structurally infeasible. I think the only complaint I have that doesn’t have a really good answer is the usual one about stickers.
That said, stickers notwithstanding, I think it’s probably fairly priced for what one gets. That doesn’t mean I can afford it, of course, and I doubt I’ll get it, but it makes sense to me that a set with over a thousand pieces costs somewhere in this range. But something can be both a good or even great deal for what it is while simultaneously being too expensive for me.
Wish they'd included a Frog Lady minifig with tank :-)
"Once built, you can proudly display your LEGO Star Wars creation"
I wonder how many UCS sets are built, displayed, and never disassembled again. Or just left in their box. I only buy a couple sets a year now and don't have room to 'proudly display' them anymore.
@reardonmj said:
" @SithLord196 said:
"I like it.
I would like to see it side by side with sets like the Millennium Falcon, Star Destroyer, and Republic Gunship. I'm having trouble getting a sense of size and therefore I do not feel like I can claim whether it is too expensive or not. Nor do we know how much in licensing Disney demanded for what is likely their most popular Star Wars project.
Although at this point, even if this set was $200, the entire thread would likely be comments about it being too expensive."
It’s oversized like most UCS sets is not in scale. The original version was much closer in scale - it’s only about three meters longer than an X-wing and they blew up the size for the interior."
I'm not looking for it to be in scale to those other sets. I just want to the see what the overall size is compared to those other entries in the UCS line to get a better sense of whether I'm okay with the pricing or not.
Not accurate at all. Needs more scattered, "burned" black bricks and a dark tan crater. Oh, yeah, and a single silver spear sticking out in the middle of it all.
Then it would be 100% accurate! ;-)
(sorry for the spoilers, but if the shows been out for a few years, it's not really spoiling anything!)
I’ve saved a lot of money by only buying UCS that is in scale. On the heels of the AT-AT, I’m relieved.
According to Brick Fanatics, Boba's helmet and backpack are stowed inside. Be nice if we had some more pictures of the interior.
They really jumped the shark with this one. This ship is not UCS worthy. But, it’s just what I needed to kick my expensive habit of getting all the UCSs.
@reardonmj said:
" @SithLord196 said:
"I like it.
I would like to see it side by side with sets like the Millennium Falcon, Star Destroyer, and Republic Gunship. I'm having trouble getting a sense of size and therefore I do not feel like I can claim whether it is too expensive or not. Nor do we know how much in licensing Disney demanded for what is likely their most popular Star Wars project.
Although at this point, even if this set was $200, the entire thread would likely be comments about it being too expensive."
It’s oversized like most UCS sets is not in scale. The original version was much closer in scale - it’s only about three meters longer than an X-wing and they blew up the size for the interior."
I don't know where you're getting your information, but the X-Wing's length is 13.4 m. While there's no official dimensions for the Razor Crest, estimations from a bunch of different people put it around 25-27 m, about twice as long. The Revell Razor Crest model at 1:72 would put the Razor Crest's length at 24 m long, which is still way more than your 3 m estimate in comparison to the X-Wing.
For $600 it should include a proper Blurrg. We shouldn't have to build one.
This is not the way.
I have spoken.
It does look like a nice set, but definitely not €600 nice. Besides I'm already quite happy with 75292 , which was a well detailed and big enough representation of that ship.
@nymnyr8694 said:
"For $600 it should include a proper Blurrg. We shouldn't have to build one."
Why are you buying LEGO, then?
Ooh, 4x4 tiles!
I have no interest in this set, as I’ve never seen the show and try to keep my “Star Wars” budget in the Original Trilogy, but this is quite a beautiful spaceship none the less!
@DarthBrickus said:
"Seeing the model: "Looks nice, but i dont know if i need this, especially not for 600 Bucks".
Seeing Kuiil on Blurrg: *gasp*
But seriously, 600 Bucks? That must be a mistake."
No, it contains 6187 pieces and it's licensed set, not mistake.
Another Razor Crest and nothing of a new Super Star Destroyer... The 2011 one is really hard to get. Though I don't know. A new SSD would might cost something like US$2000 / R$20.000. It would still be impossible for me.
Just under 6200 pieces, the size, the details all great and $600usd? Not a bad price.
Just gonna save for it.
For the folks who are wondering why anyone would want a model that eventually EXPLODES in the canon ... spoiler warning ... LEGO has already produced UCS versions of Death Stars I and II....
Just doesn’t really look like a necessary upgrade from the existing $100 model. The ship is already dead, so it’s tough to call it very iconic. It’s just that Mando is really the only SW property attracting much heat these days, so yeah sure keep cashing in on Season One.
The price is actually fair for the parts count and the license. I just don’t think this model is needed enough to justify $600.
Grogu’s bassinet should’ve been silver brick built.
Sadly, another very grey set
Ever since UCS sets for over 180 bucks became the norm, I just completely lost interest. My wallet is happy.
Looks good and love it overall, but COME ON the price! Need to get a LEGO credit card I'm feeling like...
This is such a fun ship that when the series was released I looked all over the internet for someone who would make a MOC of the ship. Here is the one I built: UCS Razor Crest by Papaglop. Did an amazing job and it looks great. Needless to say having building the MOC then seeing this one makes me scratch my head and wonder...
I dare say that if they can make UCS sets of vehicles that appeared in the original trilogy for less than 2 minutes of total screentime, than it's absolutely ridiculous to say that this is an unworthy subject for a huge collector model because it was blown up in the 14th TV episode it appeared in.
Oh wow! I would sure love to add this to the collection, but that price is steep. I finally opened my HasLab Razor Crest last night and that thing is amazing! If this was priced closer to that ($350) then it would be no question - I’d buy day one.
Nice set but for that price I think I'll be sticking with 75292.
I'm embarrassed to say that despite not being able to justify the expense (not to mention the absence of space for such a beast), retractable landing gear/pads would likely have sealed the deal for me. This is arguably a beautiful set but at the original rumoured amount of $539.00-ish USD, I was struggling with committing to a Day 1 purchase--but I am not a billionaire, philanthropist man-child: $600.00 is sadly out-of-reach (...at least for the time being.)
Holding my hope out for the 2023 Quinjet to be affordable awesomeness.
Looks leagues better than 75292 (and for $600, it should). The math suggests its very close to minifig scale. Holding off on judging 'value' until I see it next to some other sets.
There's a nice fly-through animation of the interior on the Lego Twitter.
$600?!?!? HAHAHAHA. Good one, Lego.
Now I'm extra glad I got the previous Razor Crest a couple years ago. Sure, it's a little smaller. But come on...
Simply cannot justify the cost for this ship when I already have the smaller Razor Crest, but I really hope they put Quill and his Blurgg in a smaller set. As it is, this set will have to go on my Lottery win list :)
YASSS!! This will make a good jolly fat guy day present for myself :-)
I like this ship, but I don't see much point in getting it after events of season 2... The price is fair for what you're getting, but they really need to reign back the size of sets. What ever happened to the middle of the range?? This should have been made smaller. UCS should fall into the old $200-250 range with the -exceptions- pushing the limits (like the Falcon and ISD).
Even thought they blew up this ship, I feel they'll write it back in.
He stumbles on or that mechanic finds another old junked one, and completely restores it for Mando 'cause he still needs to transport bounties, etc. and he really loved that ship as a home.
I wonder if people would be complaining about the price if Lego didn't announce prices were going up. $600 for 6,000 pieces is normal.
That being said... $600, despite being fair, is still expensive. Looks great, but not something I need.
Can't see from photos but anyone know if they built in that little compartment where Grogu tries to attache those wires? LOL
@Zoniax said:
"$600?!?!? HAHAHAHA. Good one, Lego.
Now I'm extra glad I got the previous Razor Crest a couple years ago. Sure, it's a little smaller. But come on..."
With 75292 still available, I don't understand why anyone would have a problem with LEGO releasing a larger, more detailed model of the Razor Crest.
I'll be getting this set for sure. I love large minifig scale ships (or close enough to minifig scale to be believable, unlike the ucs gunship) with nice interiors and this one definitely fits the bill for me. Lots of awesome features too. The price is fair in my opinion for 6000 pieces, but I've got 200 dollars worth of vip points to redeem so that'll make it even better. Can't wait!
I like it. But I'll use the €600 to pay for gas to keep my family warm the coming months.
I'm the one person in this galaxy that hasn't seen the series, but at first glance this does look cool and pretty impressive. But indeed, that price....just looking at ppp it's not that crazy, but I do wonder if this model is iconic enough to warrant such a set. Is it really up there with the Millennium Falcon, the AT-AT and those other legendary models from the original trilogy?
I also would love to see a comparison with the UCS Republic Gunship, I think they are quite similar in size? I guess this one will have a much more dense build, considering almost double the number of pieces. But as a result, I have a hard time seeing €600 of Lego here.
$450 tops!
Continuing the trend of giving non-human aliens glassy eyes
The good:
-4x4 tiles, 8x6 tiles, other potential new parts.
-grey chains and a few other recolours (transparent).
-Mythrol, and Kuiil on a buildable Blurrg model.
The bad:
-The landing gears are not retractable.
-The brickvault model has smaller gaps (actually no gaps at all between segments)
-Stickers
The ugly:
-$599.99 / £519.99 / €599.99
While I kind of like it, I still think the Brickvault version looks better.
Beautiful set, but $600 in this economy is a tough sell. The Mould King Dreadnought 21004 is $450 and is even bigger- now, it's unlicensed and made in China with slightly lower quality bricks, but this is a reminder to Lego that quality is what really sets them apart. If every Lego set fractures like the bricks in Palace Cinema do, there's really no reason to pay their premium.
Will you be buying this set?
[*] No, it’s too explosive
It’s often a genuine comfort to be financially safe from a hobby this exclusive. Even if i had an expendable income I couldn’t morally justify these kinds of spends on a mere children’s toy that most kids in to Lego and Star Wars can’t get close to. Its just sick or perhaps good because it helps us want less.
@lloyddobbler said:
"I'm embarrassed to say that despite not being able to justify the expense (not to mention the absence of space for such a beast), retractable landing gear/pads would likely have sealed the deal for me. This is arguably a beautiful set but at the original rumoured amount of $539.00-ish USD, I was struggling with committing to a Day 1 purchase--but I am not a billionaire, philanthropist man-child: $600.00 is sadly out-of-reach (...at least for the time being.)
Holding my hope out for the 2023 Quinjet to be affordable awesomeness. "
You don’t have to be rich to own this. Save $20-/week and in a few months you can get it. Sacrifice and save.
if they do a GWP .... give us a Darksaber :)
Whilst fully understanding that moaning about prices is the default post for a lot of people on here and that PPP is not a perfect comparison, this appears to be the best 'value' Ultimate Collectors Series set since the Sandcrawler in 2014.
At least the whining about the price is better than complaining it's too grey! Though maybe like the Fiat 500 they'll release a different colour version next year.
I will LOVE looking at this on a shelf...at the Lego store. There's no way I'm dropping $600 on this as much as I love The Mandalorian series. ...especially considering [spoiler redacted].
That would have been the set to introduce some more molded Carbonite crates.
Whoa... $851 CAD after tax. I'm glad I don't collect any SW Lego sets, that's for sure :)
Next time we get a "Death Star", it'll be $1K+.
@Graupensuppe said:
"The Razor Crest is not a bad choice; but it still irks me that The Mandalorian gets a UCS starship almost immediately while there is none for TPM after 23 and RotS after 17 years."
Tbf Phantom Menace doesn't have that many fanboys, but really? Revenge of the Sith hasn't had a UCS in 17 years? Dang that sucks.
It's unfortunate that the video on the Lego product page doesn't do it any favors. Why would you film a grey model on a grey table? It just makes it look very washed out and unattractive. And I'm a little worried that might be accurate.
Oversized, full of stickers and...600€?
Ahahahahah.
NOPE.
I have spoken.
Do you really see 6K pieces on the picture? Looks strange for me.
Or may be it is built mostly with plates... the 2x4 ones max:)
@R1_Drift said:
" @Graupensuppe said:
"The Razor Crest is not a bad choice; but it still irks me that The Mandalorian gets a UCS starship almost immediately while there is none for TPM after 23 and RotS after 17 years."
Tbf Phantom Menace doesn't have that many fanboys, but really? Revenge of the Sith hasn't had a UCS in 17 years? Dang that sucks."
EPIII hasn't ever had a UCS set, period.
I'm waiting for a UCS Jedi Temple. Nothing bad ever happens at the Jedi temple... it's a place of serenity, calmness, knowledge and peace. (At least it *was* until Anakin and the 501st Legion showed up...)
GULP.... the price....
I guess "this is the way."
or the Lego Way...
@Murdoch17 said:
" @R1_Drift said:
" @Graupensuppe said:
"The Razor Crest is not a bad choice; but it still irks me that The Mandalorian gets a UCS starship almost immediately while there is none for TPM after 23 and RotS after 17 years."
Tbf Phantom Menace doesn't have that many fanboys, but really? Revenge of the Sith hasn't had a UCS in 17 years? Dang that sucks."
EPIII hasn't ever had a UCS set, period.
I'm waiting for a UCS Jedi Temple. Nothing bad ever happens at the Jedi temple... it's a place of serenity, calmness, knowledge and peace. (At least it *was* until Anakin and the 501st Legion showed up...)"
General Grievous.
@SlimBrick1 said:
" @TechnicMan said:
" @nldarklord said:
"What an absolute beauty of a ship!
"...measures an impressive 72cm long, making it the biggest-ever LEGO model of the starship.."
Have we forgotten about 10221?
That beast measures 124 cm, making it a pain in the *** to display it.
The price is no surprise to me, and imho it's not even that bad.
Price per piece comes down to 0,10, isn't that the golden standard?
You get a huge ship for a huge price, seems about right to me.
I won't be able to afford it, but that doesn't matter as i don't have the room anymore to display it."
The key words here are 'the starship' meaning the Razorcrest rather than 'any starship'."
Star destroyers aren't starships they are cruisers. Apparently lego knows more about star wars than you."
Starships can travel between stars.
Star Destroyers are starships.
Even the Death Stars, therefore, are starships.
Thankfully I have no interest in the set and its price is disconcerting. And any set that costs that much should NOT have any stickers in it, period.
Highly doubt this deserve to be the next UCS set. There are so many vehicles or places better or more iconic than this that haven't been made yet. Or at least this should be at the 2000-3000 pieces scale at most, not 6000+. Zero interest.
Lego product team: so this thing cost $60. How much do you think we can make per unit on it? 200-300% margin?
Pricing team: Given the sales of previous UCS sets, let’s make it an even 1000%. AFOL will eat it up.
Me: “I’m not stupid.” *Goes on bricklink*
@vader11 said:
"Highly doubt this deserve to be the next UCS set. There are so many vehicles or places better or more iconic than this that haven't been made yet. Or at least this should be at the 2000-3000 pieces scale at most, not 6000+. Zero interest."
I like it a lot, but I agree on there being multiple other things that should have taken this slot. I'd love a UCS podracer or two, Petranaki Arena, or a Venator for example. I think LEGO is trying to capitalize on the Mandalorian's popularity and didn't want to wait too long to make this. OT and PT seem as though they could be made any time at this point and still sell about the same; the RC might not sell as well down the road as it would now while the show is still releasing new episodes.
$760 cad.!!?? No Lego, just no, I cant do that. Im quite happy with my playscale one thanks.
@SithLord196 said:
"I like it.
Although at this point, even if this set was $200, the entire thread would likely be comments about it being too expensive."
The most relevant comment by far on this thread. 99.9% of brickset comments anymore are whining about not being able to afford the set in question. I miss the days of adult conversations discussing the merits of the set design, positive and negative. The whining is entertaining though; I’ll give it that.
Maybe great MOCs should just stay as MOCs.
Maybe they don’t need to be turned into giant, expensive sets.
I love the Razor Crest, but I preordered the original minifig size one. Then they blew it up and I was annoyed.
I don't collect UCS, but excited about the possibility of that seemingly new Mando helmet printing showing up in the 2023 Mandalorian sets.
@andygott said:
[whining about not being able to afford the set in question.]
Nope. That's not a question about affordable*, but about worth. I'm sure you can afford to buy a polybag for $60, but do you think a polybag is worth $60?
If TLG expect us to pay more - we expect to get more. It's not a one way street, at least if you're a smart shopper. This plastic set doesn't worth $760, just like a polybag doesn't worth $60, even if we take into account that "worth" is subjective. Just like a Big Mac doesn't worth $30.
There are two ways you can let TLG know your opinion, and one of them is by sharing it on well knows sites such as this one (the other being of course not buying the sets).
*Although it is part of it for some, I'm sure.
@DarthBrickus said:
"Seeing the model: "Looks nice, but i dont know if i need this, especially not for 600 Bucks".
Seeing Kuiil on Blurrg: *gasp*
But seriously, 600 Bucks? That must be a mistake."
This sixth scale is great:
https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-wars-mandalorian-and-blurrg-hot-toys-908287
@xxtrainzfanxx said:
"I'll be getting this set for sure. I love large minifig scale ships (or close enough to minifig scale to be believable, unlike the ucs gunship) with nice interiors and this one definitely fits the bill for me. Lots of awesome features too. The price is fair in my opinion for 6000 pieces, but I've got 200 dollars worth of vip points to redeem so that'll make it even better. Can't wait!"
This is the way. Rakuten is also a good way to knock $ off the price (on the back end).
A beauty of a Lego set to the SW fan I am. But damn, that price again. How many more unaffordable sets for the vast majority of us to come?
From the additional photos, the internal bay area and ramp are cool although looks really heavy. Guessing the craft is 6000 pieces, plus 187 chain links to connect together in pairs around each engine, for those who still have the patience.
Wait until people realise this is the second Lego UCS Gunship in as many years...
It seems such a shame that this is how Kuill is going to be made available. Yes I can easily Bricklink the blurg and Baby Yoda’s pod, but I’m sure that Kuill will cost a fortune when he is deserving of his very own set. I suppose I could always just use a generic ugnaught, but it won’t be the same.
Of course the biggest disappointment is that the Razor Crest got blown up. Not Lego’s fault of course, but this ship could have been the next Millennium Falcon, and would have then justified having a set of this size.
Its a lovely model of a great space vehicle.
It's also a great big lump of a thing and its detailing is spectacular.
A very appealing set for lovers of Star Wars and the UCS theme.
It’s a really nice set. The only real complaint is that they didn’t throw in a few more minifigs; Migs Mayfield, Q9-0, Xi’an, and Burg (bigfig?) would’ve been awesome and likely quelled a lot of concern over price.
@Andhe said:
"Does it come with a "blow apart" play function? spoilers"
I'm sure it's already been said but I will say it too...
It's LEGO, just drop it on the floor :)
Thankfully LEGO prices me out of these UCS sets exactly when I don't really care about Star Wars anymore...I did cautiously like Mando for the most part, hard to imagine though that this is 5-6 times better than the smaller one, that was a very fairly priced, pretty good looking set.
But seriously, surely 5-600 credits anywhere in the world could be put to much better use, especially this winter...(for example you could buy 3 DeLoreans and go back to different times that were much nicer than the one we're living in :S)
I'm okay spending 600 bucks for this amazing machine... as long as it fits in my garage and gets me to work on time.