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From the looks of the pictures you can set it up iin either the original look or the new look? I'm glad they did that after they discontinued the original Falcon kit and then came out with a new one based off of 7.
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half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF.
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Originally Posted by RevYouUp
reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z
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OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry:
yah, ppl buy these for investments. The original collectors millennium falcon was released in 2007 and now its going for about 3k-5k. Was worth even more before this new one was announced.
Lego sets usually have a life span of around 3 years before they are not available anymore so there is a huge market for scalpers especially collectors sets.
I know you can get the instructions and parts list online, and that you can order individual parts. I'd love to know just how much it would cost to "DIY" the 10179 (or as close as you can get anyways). New it was $500 so I'm guessing it's going to be at least that much in parts (+ inflation).
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Originally Posted by maksimizer
half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF.
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Originally Posted by RevYouUp
reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z
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Originally Posted by Good_KarMa
OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry:
Amazing set... I plan to buy one eventually, even though I have its predecessor.
But at $1000+ CDN after taxes, a massive box, and tons of people looking to get rich from stockpiling rare LEGO sets, I'm not sure if this will be a wise investment if that's your goal...
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I know you can get the instructions and parts list online, and that you can order individual parts. I'd love to know just how much it would cost to "DIY" the 10179 (or as close as you can get anyways). New it was $500 so I'm guessing it's going to be at least that much in parts (+ inflation).
There are a few pieces that were unique to this set (thus costing a LOT), but even if you find substitutes, I'd say it's not worth your time to put in multiple orders and shipping costs to put together a DIY version. Cheaper to just buy this new one!
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I listed mine a few days ago (a few months too late, given today's announcement!), 100% complete, adult owned, built once, then disassembled and stored, for $1900. You interested?
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Amazing set... I plan to buy one eventually, even though I have its predecessor.
But at $1000+ CDN after taxes, a massive box, and tons of people looking to get rich from stockpiling rare LEGO sets, I'm not sure if this will be a wise investment if that's your goal...
Given the price tag I'm guessing the majority of people who buy one are going to be keeping it sealed as an "investment", so I'm guessing it wouldn't be an investment you could cash out on quickly in the future. What I'd love to see is for LEGO to bring all their old sets back into production, just to lower the "collector" prices a bit. The values are so high it's hard to justify actually building it, but if it stays sealed then all you're really collecting are cardboard boxes with pictures on them.
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There are a few pieces that were unique to this set (thus costing a LOT), but even if you find substitutes, I'd say it's not worth your time to put in multiple orders and shipping costs to put together a DIY version. Cheaper to just buy this new one!
After I posted that I did manage to find a site that took the parts list and made it possible to order as many of the parts as possible from different sources, and all the ones that could supply nearly all the pieces cost more than to just buy a set.
I wish there was a way to "rent" LEGO sets, either at home or at a business or something. They'd have to verify all the pieces are returned which may kill profitability (even with a deposit and lost piece fee) but I'd be willing to pay a decent bit to build one of these huge kits just once.
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1992 Toyota Celica GT-S ["sold"] \\ 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD [sold] \\ 2000 Jeep Cherokee [sold] \\ 1997 Honda Prelude [sold] \\ 1992 Jeep YJ [sold/crashed] \\ 1987 Mazda RX-7 [sold] \\ 1987 Toyota Celica GT-S [crushed]
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Originally Posted by maksimizer
half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF.
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Originally Posted by RevYouUp
reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z
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Originally Posted by Good_KarMa
OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry:
I wish there was a way to "rent" LEGO sets, either at home or at a business or something. They'd have to verify all the pieces are returned which may kill profitability (even with a deposit and lost piece fee) but I'd be willing to pay a decent bit to build one of these huge kits just once.
An alternative is buying the fake lego sets made in china. Everything is pretty much the same except not having the lego logo on the bricks. So you can still enjoy the process of building the set and it's 90% cheaper than the market price of discontinued sets.
the fuck is an aardvark!?!??!?! i had to google it and its apparently some nocturnal sub Saharan african animal. Who decides to base a god damn kids show on a nocturnal african shrew rat thingy!?! the guy who sold that shit to PBS is a marketing God.
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