Comments on: LEGO Star Wars Rancor Pit revealed at SDCC + Jabba’s Palace out in UK [News]

By: 5p8c3

5p8c3 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:29:21 +0000

I aggree with Modok and I quote: we’re paying through the nose for a collection of Star Wars minifigs.

Maybe in the future LEGO can only start selling the figures because in a few years that’s only what is left… 8)

By: BeeGeeDee

BeeGeeDee — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:03:01 +0000

I saw them in a store last week – Smyths in ROI for 149 euro. I have to say this is one I’ll be avoiding unless the price comes down a lot.

By: DFOL

DFOL — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:49:50 +0000

The summer wave of Star Wars sets only just got available in the UK? How odd, they’ve been around in both regular toy stores and Shop at Home in the Netherlands for nearly two months now. I figured they would be released in all of Europe simultaneously, guess i thought wrong.

I really like Jabba’s Palace. A bit on the small side, but it’s still a nice way to portray the scene. The outside looks good too, and the fact that it can interconnect with the upcoming Rancor Pit is a nice prospect. But… i just don’t think it’s worth spending that much money on, even with the selection of unique minifigures the retail price is just ridiculously high.

By: Modok

Modok — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:49:25 +0000

I give Lego a lot of credit for doing something new and unusual like this quasi-modular Jabba’s Palace/Rancor pit duo. I wish there was a base plate at the center of the floor rather than a hole. I realize they had to make the base thicker and stronger to accommodate the palace on top, but that hole in the middle just looks odd.

Also, it can’t be said enough: $120 for the palace is utterly absurd. The palace itself is nice, but nothing earth-shattering. As usual, we’re paying through the nose for a collection of Star Wars minifigs.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:09:57 +0000

^ I was hoping the update I just made on the server would fix this, but no luck. For now, it’s a known issue. Sorry! :-(

By: Zrath

Zrath — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 23:53:28 +0000

Wow, the system stripped the “plus” signs I used in the above comment. Why?
Anyway, I meant “stupidly overpriced plus shipping” versus “normal-priced plus free shipping”.
There, I hope it doesn’t strip the quote marks.

By: Zrath

Zrath — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 23:50:30 +0000

You can get Jabba’s Palace in the US right now from either the Toys’R'Us website (stupidly overpriced shipping) or Amazon.com (normal-priced free shipping). Choose wisely. :D
The Lego Shop and Lego Stores won’t have them until August 1st. :(

By: Jai

Jai — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 23:12:26 +0000

Those two sets are designed to work together?! Wow. Hot!