Comments on: Free shipping, Republic Fighter Tank, and sales at the LEGO Shop [News]

By: prince guy

prince guy — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:50:18 +0000

howz’a’bouta sale on the indy collection?
that would be nice

and the tank-DUDE! :D

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:39:38 +0000

I really like this tank and am looking forward to acquiring it. I saw it first here, so thanks again BB! To me, it does seem like a fairly good price to piece ratio, especially for a star wars set. I also really liked 7673 MagnaGuard Starfighter for parts (might even buy another one of that someday). The other Star Wars sets I have not been as thrilled about lately. Many of them would be better as smaller models.

By: Ramone

Ramone — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:49:30 +0000

I was in Target in St. Paul today and saw the tank on an end cap for $49.00. So it’s out there!

By: Morgan19

Morgan19 — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:26:19 +0000

@ Dr. X: I know what you mean; the end-products scale is often a subtle but important factor for me as well. That being said, the tank is actually fairly large once built; the photographs don’t really do its size justice.

By: David

David — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:14:05 +0000

Yeah the tank looks overpriced, but wait until next year’s sets, outrageous. I might need new glasses but I thought that the Euro-catalog said that some droid tank was a $50. The tan version was $20 back in 1999 or 2000.

So pretty much, Star Wars prices are going up. All I can think of is that the license even costs more now.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:25:44 +0000

Well, as I buy my sets for the parts only, size of the assembled set doesn’t matter to me.

By: Dr. X

Dr. X — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:43:08 +0000

Yes, I’ve noticed that too, and it’s true for many of TLC’s sets, but I was talking about the size of the thing. It looks like the size of a smallish tank at first glance, just like it would be in the star wars universe, but it seems TLC scaled it up a teeny bit.I thought it might be a 20 or 30 dollar set, but.. Lé sigh.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:07:46 +0000

Dr. X: Fifty dollars isn’t that bad; I’ve noticed that for most non-exclusive sets, it’s generally about $10 per 100 parts, and this set has 592 parts.

By: Exxos

Exxos — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:49:11 +0000

I am in Nevada and still can’t access it. :-\

By: Dr. X

Dr. X — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:06:33 +0000

Fifty dollars.. meh, I’m not so sure. Lego sure is getting higher in the price range.

By: Bundalings

Bundalings — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:57:17 +0000

Ah, so you just click the link, shop as usual, and get free shipping? Sweet. Is this a limited time offer or is it always around? (sorry for all the questions. >_>)

By: Wes

Wes — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:02:04 +0000

Thanks for letting us know about this. I live ten miles from Legoland California, but I often buy from S@H to not have to fight the little children to make it in and out on my 1 hour shopper’s pass. I’m happy to help you guys out!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:01:54 +0000

@Bundalings: I haven’t ordered yet myself, so I’m not sure (it’s my birthday, and BrickCon was just a couple weeks ago, so I’m not buying much LEGO for myself right now). It probably takes effect at checkout.

@jehkay: Glad the links work! I’m not sure about non-North American purchases, but if you’re buying from the LEGO Shop online anyway, it probably can’t hurt. :-)

@Nathan: Heh heh, true enough.

By: Nathan Proudlove

Nathan Proudlove — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:21:13 +0000

Gah! Curved rails. Thbbbt!

By: jehkay

jehkay — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:33:35 +0000

The link works for me so far over here in Singapore. Do overseas purchases also contribute?