The nice thing about the LEGO model is that you can destack it into three separate chunks to move it around if you need to. It probably also weighs less than a metal model. Which probably explains the shipping, now that I think about it...
How do we not have a dedicated Lego thread yet?
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The destack would be a nice feature - the Ixo model is pretty much a unified thing. The Lego model weights much, much more though - the Ixo is 3 Kg, the Lego a whopping 11. While the Ixo is metal, it's pretty close to scale meaning very thin metal. The Lego is over 10,000 hunks of plastic. There's no way it should cost $400 to ship 3 kilos to the US from EU.
Have to check into lighting kits for the Lego model. A sophisticated integral lighting system is one of the big draws of the Ixo kit, and if you can do the same thing with the Lego that might tip the scales if it's not insanely expensive.
I may have ordered this completely unnecessary Halloween decoration.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/halloween-pumpkin-lantern-40872
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/halloween-pumpkin-lantern-40872
I've always loved the glowst, I even had some of the original castle sets that introduced it.
Oh nooooooo. I have no space for this.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/...s-executor-super-star-destroyer-?locale=en-us
https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/...s-executor-super-star-destroyer-?locale=en-us
A mere $800 recommended retail price. Sigh. Looks very pretty, and hilarious that it includes a standard Star Destroyer as basically a mini-pack-in.
I mean, the CE Star Destroyer did the same thing with the Tantive IV.
Huh. I would have expected this to be hidden on the main model. Regardless, I want it. The tiny millennium falcon that is.
I decided I wanted to buy a Lego set in person today. I personally avoid Target (and, of course, BaM), so I ended up at the local hobby store. Picked up 72046 Game Boy and 77258 F1 Academy LEGO Race Car.
I hadn't seen either of these in a few months so I grabbed them when I did. Got home though, and realized the local hobby store had inflated the prices by 25%. Not the end of the world, but meant I'd have escaped with these for less than $100 instead of the $120 I paid. Oh well.
I hadn't seen either of these in a few months so I grabbed them when I did. Got home though, and realized the local hobby store had inflated the prices by 25%. Not the end of the world, but meant I'd have escaped with these for less than $100 instead of the $120 I paid. Oh well.
Lego Wallace & Gromit for pre-order today!
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/wallace-gromit-21371
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/wallace-gromit-21371
While I think the CE Millenium Falcon is possibly the best designed and best looking Lego model ever made, I can't say the same for either the Executor or the Star Destroyer. MOCs for both are way better models, especially the SD. The Monarch MOC is magnificent, and considerably cheaper if you buy non-Lego brand bricks. The Mould King version is typically around $450. I posted pics of the one I built either in this thread or the collectibles thread. It's certainly not suitable for younger builders - MOCs can be very tricky, and the Monarch pushes the physical limits of what you can do. The result is a near studio quality model, though. You have to get really close to it to even realize it's bricks.
Just in time for my son's birthday, thank you. Or maybe mine...
Now I know the Internet is dead. I was unable to find a quote from Dragonball Z's English dub (when Dende was recruited to revive Shenron and commented on its unusual design) to go with this.
Today is the day if anyone else is crazy enough to spend $800 on the new Super Star Destroyer.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/executor-super-star-destroyer-75457
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/executor-super-star-destroyer-75457
This arrived yesterday, after being on back order, and in time for my son's birthday. I do love me a bit of gorgonzola.
