The LEGO Thread - Great Scott!

[Rex Kramer]

Has anyone seen that LEGO Masters show on Channel 4?

Ended up watching it last night and it was pretty cool. Some really talented builders and I like that they had a mix of younger and older contestants.
Best way to describe it is as "The Great British Brick-Off". Same kind of format, but with tonnes of LEGO involved. I will admit I'm hoping to see some crying children/man-children in later episodes.

Caught the last 1/2 of it and really enjoyed it. My lego obsessed son was completely consumed by it (particularly the kid making a lego turd) and then spent the next day making his own banquet.

[Lagamorph]

[Frank]

Guess that confirms it, then! Saw a few tiny pictures of the box earlier where they'd obviously cropped out Rey and co, so it was just young Han and Leia which seemed a bit strange, but it's all looking legit now. Dread to think how much it's going to cost...

[Lagamorph]

Around $800 is the rumour.

[Lagamorph]

75192 Millennium Falcon™
Ages 16+. 7,541 pieces.
US $799.99 – CA $899.99 – DE 799.99€ – UK £649.99 – DK 6999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Travel the LEGO® galaxy in the ultimate Millennium Falcon!

Welcome to the largest, most detailed LEGO® Star Wars Millennium Falcon model we’ve ever created—in fact, with over 7,500 pieces it is the biggest LEGO model ever sold! This amazing LEGO interpretation of Han Solo’s unforgettable Corellian freighter has all the details that Star Wars fans of any age could wish for, including intricate exterior detailing, upper and lower quad laser cannons, landing legs, lowering boarding ramp and a 4-minifigure cockpit with detachable canopy. Remove individual hull plates to reveal the highly detailed main hold, rear compartment and gunnery station. This amazing model also features interchangeable sensor dishes and crew, so you decide whether to play out classic LEGO Star Wars adventures with Han, Leia, Chewbacca and C-3PO, or enter the world of Episode VII and VIII with older Han, Rey, Finn and BB-8!
• Includes 4 classic crew minifigures: Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia and C-3PO.
• Also includes 3 Episode VII/VIII crew minifigures: Older Han Solo, Rey and Finn.
• Figures include a BB-8 droid, 2 buildable Porgs and a buildable Mynock.
• Exterior features include intricately detailed and removable hull panels, a lowering boarding ramp, concealed blaster cannon, 4-minifigure cockpit with detachable canopy, interchangeable round/rectangular sensor dishes, upper and lower quad laser cannons, and 7 landing legs.
• Main hold features a seating area, Dejarik holographic game, combat remote training helmet, engineering station with turning minifigure seat and a doorway build with passageway decoration.
• Rear compartment features the engine room with hyperdrive and console, 2 doorways, hidden floor compartment, 2 escape pod hatches, engineering console and an access ladder to the gunnery station.
• Gunnery station features a minifigure gunner’s seat and detachable hull panel with fully rotating quad laser cannon. An additional quad laser cannon is also mounted on the underside.
• Also includes an informational fact plaque.
• Features a new cockpit canopy element.
• Classic crew weapons include Han’s blaster pistol and Chewbacca’s stud-firing bowcaster.
• Episode VII/VIII crew weapons include Han’s blaster, Rey’s small silver blaster and Finn’s medium blaster rifle.
• Change out the features and crew characters to switch between classic and Episode VII/VIII versions of the Millennium Falcon!
• Open individual hull panels to access the detailed interior while retaining the overall exterior appearance.
• Slide the panel to reveal the concealed blaster cannon.
• Turn classic Leia’s and Han’s head to reveal their breathing mask decoration.
• Makes the perfect intergalactic toy or flagship display model.
• Measures over 8” (21cm) high, 33” (84cm) long and 22” (56cm) wide.

Given current exchange rates the UK price is almost a hundred Euros cheaper than the continent, so expect UK supplies to be hit from European orders.

[JediDragon05]

I wouldn't mind this but it's a tad expensive

[Lagamorph]

I wouldn't mind this but it's a tad expensive

Lego in a nutshell

[Cumberdanes]

£650 for a Lego set? That's like half what I earn in a month

[BOR]

Do want!

But, the problem is I don't have any space for it.

[Victor Mildew]

Hrrrnnnnngnggggggggggg

Thing is, if you could afford to stump up that money and resist ever opening it, keep it sealed freshly away for 10 years, you could probably get ten grand for that set.

[Frank]

Just had the official announcement email - VIP Early access starts on the 14th!

[Lime]

I've been putting aside money for this ever since the rumours started back in April - I have saved the exact amount of money!

It's impractically huge, silly money but I'm still going to get it!

[BOR]

I've been putting aside money for this ever since the rumours started back in April - I have saved the exact amount of money!

It's impractically huge, silly money but I'm still going to get it!

I don't think it is silly money and just go for it!

[Albert]

I'm all over this and so excited! Buff was the man that got me into lego and have loved it ever since. What's the best way to order this? From the lego store?

[BOR]

I'm all over this and so excited! Buff was the man that got me into lego and have loved it ever since. What's the best way to order this? From the lego store?

Yeah I think so. The Lego.com website which you can placed your order and wait for it to become available to dispatch to you.

It was what I did for Lego NASA Saturn V.

[Cheeky Devlin]

Getting away from how amazing that Millenium Falcon looks and how I'll never be able to justify that kind of money for it, the second part of LEGO Masters was on last night.

Some seriously impressive stuff going on there. These guys really know their stuff and the two engineering students especially were doing really cool things with the Technic blocks.

[Jenuall]

That Millennium Falcon is obviously impressive, but not being a huge Star Wars fan I really wish they would do more large scale sets of other things. It would be nice to get something like a plane or car model, or even a building, that could match this for size and intricacy.

[Rax]

That Millennium Falcon is obviously impressive, but not being a huge Star Wars fan I really wish they would do more large scale sets of other things. It would be nice to get something like a plane or car model, or even a building, that could match this for size and intricacy.

They have the modular building series which is pretty popular from what I can tell, theyre about as big as "vanilla" lego sets could go I reckon. I dont think theyll ever do a building on this scale as you need people to have some kind of emotional attachment to a set of this size. If they produced a minifig scale model of the White House, complete with furnished rooms, motorcade and Air Force Two, it would look amazing but I dont think youd have many buyers at $800/£650.

Out of curiosity, what would you like to see them make at this scale that you would be happy to drop that kind of money on? The only thing I can think that might work is a stadium of some kind, something like Fenway Park or the Nou Camp but I dont think they would have the same kind of wow factor as large Star Wars sets.

[Rex Kramer]

Looking for some suggestions, guys.

Last year I bought the Christmas train, Santa's workshop, the winter toyshop, as well as the city train (with motor) to extend the track and power the train. In the end, I only assembled the train (and kept it up a height) as the boy had just started to crawl, and it would have been a disaster

This year, I'm looking to create a festive diorama, in the alcove we have at the front of our living room. I'm also considering lining the walls with images of snowcapped mountains. It'll have the train going around it, the two other models around, and I'm considering adding the carousel as well, if I can fund it.

What material do you think I could use to create a 'snow' effect on the floor? At a guess, I'd say it's about a square metre so I probably can't stretch to filling the space with white lego base plates (if they even exist). Whatever I use needs to be capable of allowing the minifigs to stand up (so if I used a foam, it would need to be quite firm.)

I'm not hugely creative so any suggestions appreciated.

Have you seen this yet?

https://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Winter-Vill ... tion-10259

[Jenuall]

That Millennium Falcon is obviously impressive, but not being a huge Star Wars fan I really wish they would do more large scale sets of other things. It would be nice to get something like a plane or car model, or even a building, that could match this for size and intricacy.

They have the modular building series which is pretty popular from what I can tell, theyre about as big as "vanilla" lego sets could go I reckon. I dont think theyll ever do a building on this scale as you need people to have some kind of emotional attachment to a set of this size. If they produced a minifig scale model of the White House, complete with furnished rooms, motorcade and Air Force Two, it would look amazing but I dont think youd have many buyers at $800/£650.

Out of curiosity, what would you like to see them make at this scale that you would be happy to drop that kind of money on? The only thing I can think that might work is a stadium of some kind, something like Fenway Park or the Nou Camp but I dont think they would have the same kind of wow factor as large Star Wars sets.

Oh yeah I absolutely understand that from a sales perspective Star Wars is the safe bet for them.

Personally I think there could be a market for large scale models of things like the architecture range they have been doing - Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Arc De Triomphe etc. Or in a similar vein to the recent Apollo 11 set they could do large models of other iconic vehicles - Titanic, Concorde, Flying Scotsman etc.

But yes, it would be a tougher sell from a commercial perspective. I guess the point is that I enjoy working on larger sets that take time to put together, I just want something other than a Star Wars space ship to have to show for it at the end!