That's what I'm wondering. I still see it in stores and it's still available at all major online retailers. In fact it's on sale on Amazon now for $55Is the Mos Eisley Cantina out of production or something? Plenty of stores around me still have 'em.
I know this is a bit of a shot in the dark, but does anyone on here have the "Sea Cow" and would be willing (pretty please) to measure its assembled size?
Or know where I could find out the max height/length/width (assembled)?
Trying to figure out if we would have room to display it.
Many, many, many thanks in advance.
The brick/cent ratio is pretty great but there's no away around the fact that by modeling an actual building they were more limited in finding something with a pop culture tie in and feasibility. At 4600 pieces it's the third highest piece count ever. I can only imagine what those interior must be with that many pieces to use. I imagine the reason they didn't show the interior is because they're going to make it it's own reveal.I'm not that impressed for the price of it but i need to see the inside.
What, cough, ideas were stolen?LEGO Ifeas rejected 14 projects of the last round which is really lame. Guess we will probably see a few stolen ideas in 2016.
Wow. Each time they make an announcement, they manage to be even more annoying.LEGO Ifeas rejected 14 projects of the last round which is really lame. Guess we will probably see a few stolen ideas in 2016.
The new Ghostbuster set, the giant Avengers helicarrier, there have been a few others too.What, cough, ideas were stolen?
Yeah. Here's from Lego Ideas about the Ghostbusters HQ that had 10000 supporters and got rejected:The new Ghostbuster set, the giant Avengers helicarrier, there have been a few others too.
In other words, thanks for the great idea, doing all the work, and getting all those supporters. It was so great, we decided to make one ourselves and not even say a word about yours.Review Results for Ghostbusters HQ
Our team has thoroughly considered the possibility of releasing this project as a LEGO set according to the criteria of the LEGO Review. Unfortunately the LEGO Review Board has decided that we will not produce this project as a set.
Thank you to Sergio512 for the passion and creativity that went into this project, and to all of you who voted so that we would have the opportunity to consider this as a potential LEGO set. We’re sorry to deliver this disappointing news.
It was known a while ago that it would be retiring soon.Didn't see it here, so it's worth mentioning:
Metalbeard's Sea Cow is sold out at shop.lego.com, and it's the kind of sold out that doesn't restock. So much for warning us with "retiring soon"
Still available at some Lego stores, and available at Target.com. I'm considering it, since I have gift cards and a RED card.
Um, the set is based on Brent Waller's Idea which was posted almost a year prior to Sergio's. The description even mentions it being on store shelves. Has TLG released a box image yet to see if it has the Ideas branding?Yeah. Here's from Lego Ideas about the Ghostbusters HQ that had 10000 supporters and got rejected:
In other words, thanks for the great idea, doing all the work, and getting all those supporters. It was so great, we decided to make one ourselves and not even say a word about yours.
It's not even about the royalty, though god knows they could certainly afford one with a $350 set. It's about giving credit where it's due, and being honest with your customers and fans.
Brent Waller's idea, and the link you provided above, is for the Ecto-1 and the minifigures. That's what is "in stores". The picture has the HQ, but that was not included. If you read the text on the page you linked to, that's quite clear.Um, the set is based on Brent Waller's Idea which was posted almost a year prior to Sergio's. The description even mentions it being on store shelves. Has TLG released a box image yet to see if it has the Ideas branding?
Ahh, you're right. The final build looks just like his. Pretty shady.Brent Waller's idea, and the link you provided above, is for the Ecto-1 and the minifigures. That's what is "in stores". The picture has the HQ, but that was not included. If you read the text on the page you linked to, that's quite clear.
The HQ, as shown by Lego so far on the web and on their shop.lego.com page, doesn't mention Ideas, and there is no Ideas page or announcement for it. It is not listed as an Ideas product, present or future.
If anything, they should be crediting Brent or Sergio or both. But they're not.
The HQ was an Ideas project that made it to 10000 supporters and was rejected. Now it's available for sale. You do the math.
I see it, I just don't want to pay full price. Was going to get on JET.com, but it's OOS or something. What a horrible website it is.Is the Mos Eisley Cantina out of production or something? Plenty of stores around me still have 'em.
I'm with you on that. Hell, I was making Lego Millennium Falcons long before Lego was.I'll only buy the stolen angle if the interior is very close. The exterior is not that close. I would expect something made specifically to look like something out of a movie WOULD look similar to a similar level of detail build. And the guy whining about them not telling him about something that was not officially released is downright hilarious. Who the hell is he that they would tell him jack? All I see this doing is killing the Ideas line because they get thousands of entries every time and the idiots will be lining up to claim every set from now on was their idea. Why deal with that kind of headache? Just kill it and be done with it.
Hey, just wanted to thank you real quick, I picked one up and may have missed out if I hadn't seen your message. Many, many thanks!Didn't see it here, so it's worth mentioning:
Metalbeard's Sea Cow is sold out at shop.lego.com, and it's the kind of sold out that doesn't restock. So much for warning us with "retiring soon"
Still available at some Lego stores, and available at Target.com. I'm considering it, since I have gift cards and a RED card.
I am not sure they are, the email response was clearly a form letter, the font sizes don't match where the employee filled in the blanks. (the size difference is laughable, somewhere around 50%)They'll take care of it for you. Sometimes they give you a gift card. Also, tell phone customer service you will return to a store and then watch it for markdowns!