Lego Star Wars hits a new high in coolness

[Homerboy]

http://www.geekologie.com/2008...rs_diorama_is_legi.php

$400 pre order for July 1st.
I so want this (for my kid)


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Death Star is a LEGO Exclusive available for pre-order on www.LEGOshop.com starting July 1, 2008 and can be found in LEGO Brand Retail Stores starting September 1, 2008!

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[waggy]

holly crap! i want one..not for my kid for me!

 

[rivan]

That's not a new high. The CE Milennium Falcon is $500.

 

[ggnl]

That's cool and all, but it's so fucking overpriced...

 

[SZLiao214]

Damn! I didn't know there were lego sets that cost so much!

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: rivan
That's not a new high. The CE Milennium Falcon is $500.

I didn't mean pricetag
I meant in insane coolness.
The $500 Falcon has been around for nearly a year now.

 

[rise]

dear Lord, that's awesome.

but $400... their margins must be through the roof. $400. nevermind all the other sets i've bought my son when he was younger.

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: rivan
That's not a new high. The CE Milennium Falcon is $500.

I didn't mean pricetag
I meant in insane coolness.
The $500 Falcon has been around for nearly a year now.

Me and my assumptions.

You're definitely right on the coolness front.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: ggnl
That's cool and all, but it's so fucking overpriced...

Actually its not. Pretty standard for legos. Generally speaking its $.10 per piece. This thing has 3,800 pieces so $400 is right in the ball park.

 

[Queasy]

That thermal exhaust port looks much smaller than a womp rat.

Hours of fun to put together. Can be destroyed by the average two year old in 10 seconds flat.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: Queasy
That thermal exhaust port looks much smaller than a womp rat.

Hours of fun to put together. Can be destroyed by the average two year old in 10 seconds flat.

Not to long ago me and my (soon 7yr old) son went on a mission to rebuild ALL of his sets. He has a ton as this is the only thing he's gotten for Birthdays, holidays etc for the past 3 years. took me (note I said ME) days and days and days to do it. But I did it. Every last freaking set, down to the brick.

1 week later? 90% destroyed

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: Queasy
That thermal exhaust port looks much smaller than a womp rat.

Hours of fun to put together. Can be destroyed by the average two year old in 10 seconds flat.

Not to long ago me and my (soon 7yr old) son went on a mission to rebuild ALL of his sets. He has a ton as this is the only thing he's gotten for Birthdays, holidays etc for the past 3 years. took me (note I said ME) days and days and days to do it. But I did it. Every last freaking set, down to the brick.

1 week later? 90% destroyed

My 5-year old (at the time) son got a B-Wing fighter for Christmas. It took about 4 hours for the two of us to put it together (mostly because of me having him put it together). When we were done, I handed it to him and said, "Go show Mommy!" He ran up the stairs and then I heard a large crash and an 'Uh Oh'.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: Queasy
That thermal exhaust port looks much smaller than a womp rat.

Hours of fun to put together. Can be destroyed by the average two year old in 10 seconds flat.

Not to long ago me and my (soon 7yr old) son went on a mission to rebuild ALL of his sets. He has a ton as this is the only thing he's gotten for Birthdays, holidays etc for the past 3 years. took me (note I said ME) days and days and days to do it. But I did it. Every last freaking set, down to the brick.

1 week later? 90% destroyed

My 5-year old (at the time) son got a B-Wing fighter for Christmas. It took about 4 hours for the two of us to put it together (mostly because of me having him put it together). When we were done, I handed it to him and said, "Go show Mommy!" He ran up the stairs and then I heard a large crash and an 'Uh Oh'.

hahahah any time you hear a crash and 'uh oh' you know its bad.

worse is when you hear the toilet flush then 'uh oh"

 

[Homerboy]

My 5-year old (at the time) son got a B-Wing fighter for Christmas. It took about 4 hours for the two of us to put it together (mostly because of me having him put it together). When we were done, I handed it to him and said, "Go show Mommy!" He ran up the stairs and then I heard a large crash and an 'Uh Oh'.

LOL

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

My 5-year old (at the time) son got a B-Wing fighter for Christmas. It took about 4 hours for the two of us to put it together (mostly because of me having him put it together). When we were done, I handed it to him and said, "Go show Mommy!" He ran up the stairs and then I heard a large crash and an 'Uh Oh'.

LOL

:thumbsup:

I can't wait for my son to be old enough for Legos - my (4-year old) daughter isn't really interested in them.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

My 5-year old (at the time) son got a B-Wing fighter for Christmas. It took about 4 hours for the two of us to put it together (mostly because of me having him put it together). When we were done, I handed it to him and said, "Go show Mommy!" He ran up the stairs and then I heard a large crash and an 'Uh Oh'.

LOL

I don't know why, but Legos seemed to stay together better when I was a kid. These sets my son and I have built together come apart at the slightest breeze.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: Homerboy

My 5-year old (at the time) son got a B-Wing fighter for Christmas. It took about 4 hours for the two of us to put it together (mostly because of me having him put it together). When we were done, I handed it to him and said, "Go show Mommy!" He ran up the stairs and then I heard a large crash and an 'Uh Oh'.

LOL

:thumbsup:

I can't wait for my son to be old enough for Legos - my (4-year old) daughter isn't really interested in them.

did you show her the girl legos? While not nearly as cool as the boy stuff, my 4yr old daughter LOVES them. PONIES AND PRINCESSES!!!

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: Homerboy

My 5-year old (at the time) son got a B-Wing fighter for Christmas. It took about 4 hours for the two of us to put it together (mostly because of me having him put it together). When we were done, I handed it to him and said, "Go show Mommy!" He ran up the stairs and then I heard a large crash and an 'Uh Oh'.

LOL

:thumbsup:

I can't wait for my son to be old enough for Legos - my (4-year old) daughter isn't really interested in them.

did you show her the girl legos? While not nearly as cool as the boy stuff, my 4yr old daughter LOVES them. PONIES AND PRINCESSES!!!

I guess I never really browsed to those - she's totally princess-obsessed (like 99% of the girls her age) so they might fly; I'll take a look. As long as they're build-intensive, I'd be into buying them for her.

In a related note, I just got a spirograph for her over the weekend - while the current implementation is more 'kiddie' than I had when I was young, it's still pretty neat and she's into it.

Legos are such a great learning toy.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: Homerboy

My 5-year old (at the time) son got a B-Wing fighter for Christmas. It took about 4 hours for the two of us to put it together (mostly because of me having him put it together). When we were done, I handed it to him and said, "Go show Mommy!" He ran up the stairs and then I heard a large crash and an 'Uh Oh'.

LOL

:thumbsup:

I can't wait for my son to be old enough for Legos - my (4-year old) daughter isn't really interested in them.

did you show her the girl legos? While not nearly as cool as the boy stuff, my 4yr old daughter LOVES them. PONIES AND PRINCESSES!!!

I guess I never really browsed to those - she's totally princess-obsessed (like 99% of the girls her age) so they might fly; I'll take a look. As long as they're build-intensive, I'd be into buying them for her.

In a related note, I just got a spirograph for her over the weekend - while the current implementation is more 'kiddie' than I had when I was young, it's still pretty neat and she's into it.

Legos are such a great learning toy.

Actually the girl legos are anything BUT "build intensive"
Spiro-Graph!!! Brilliant!!! My girl whos turns 5 in a month is art/draw/pink/pretty/whatever OBSESSED. Never though of the ole Spirograph!!!

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
Actually the girl legos are anything BUT "build intensive"
Spiro-Graph!!! Brilliant!!! My girl whos turns 5 in a month is art/draw/pink/pretty/whatever OBSESSED. Never though of the ole Spirograph!!!

Ditto mine. My wife put one of those nets or whatever you call it that hangs from the ceiling and drapes around the bed on my daughter's bed. Now my daughter refers to her bed as 'her castle'.

The Spirograph is a fantastic idea. We got a Doodle-Doug as a gift but something where they actually do the drawing is much better.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Homerboy
Actually the girl legos are anything BUT "build intensive"
Spiro-Graph!!! Brilliant!!! My girl whos turns 5 in a month is art/draw/pink/pretty/whatever OBSESSED. Never though of the ole Spirograph!!!

Ditto mine. My wife put one of those nets or whatever you call it that hangs from the ceiling and drapes around the bed on my daughter's bed. Now my daughter refers to her bad as 'her castle'.

The Spirograph is a fantastic idea. We got a Doodle-Doug as a gift but something where they actually do the drawing is much better.

LOL my daughter has one of those things coming on Sunday at her birthday party (joint family party since both their BDays are so close together)

Seems all 3-7 year old girls are nearly identical.
Playdates anyone?

 

[axelfox]

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: Homerboy

My 5-year old (at the time) son got a B-Wing fighter for Christmas. It took about 4 hours for the two of us to put it together (mostly because of me having him put it together). When we were done, I handed it to him and said, "Go show Mommy!" He ran up the stairs and then I heard a large crash and an 'Uh Oh'.

LOL

:thumbsup:

I can't wait for my son to be old enough for Legos - my (4-year old) daughter isn't really interested in them.

In the meantime he must live with Duplos

 

[ballmode]

I like the Millennium Falcon

 

[venkman]

Step 1) Buy This
Step 2) Don't open it.
Step 3) DON'T OPEN IT!
Step 4) Wait 10 years
Step 5) .........
Step 6) Profit

 

[Babbles]

Yup, I'm pretty sure that I need this.