Comments on: Lego Death Star Set

By: AM

AM — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:40:40 +0000

Mmmm It must take a long time to build something like that.

By: "A.J."

"A.J." — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:24:44 +0000

..although i did have the "6990: Monorail Transport System" LEGO my dad bought for me as a kid and to think i grew up such an ass to my parents *tears*

By: "A.J."

"A.J." — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:20:02 +0000

Awesome! more materialistic plastic BS!

I WANT.

By: MarineGunrock

MarineGunrock — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:19:38 +0000

FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THAT!?!

P.S. Henry - awesome pwnage.

By: dgaicun

dgaicun — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:30:07 +0000

Lego also has a Death Star II set which has about the same number of pieces (3400 vs 3800), but it costs half as much.

It's more of a scale version thing, with 30ish floor levels. It's also about twice as tall.

http://shop.lego.com/ByTheme/Product.aspx?p=10143&cn=416&d=322

The largest Lego set ever made is their $500, 5200 piece, 3 foot long Millennium Falcon

http://shop.lego.com/ByTheme/Product.aspx?p=10179&cn=240&d=322

The Imperial Star Destroyer is just as long, but 3100 pieces, and $200.

http://shop.lego.com/ByTheme/Product.aspx?p=10030&cn=416&d=322

By: p.henry

p.henry — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:05:38 +0000

Well you see, dgaicun, hasbro intended to make a scale version. But when it was over 40 miles long and gained its own orbit, the U.S. Military shot it down claiming it was a weapon of mass destruction. Hasbro TRIED to explain that it was just a toy, but everyone scoffed as the lego laser beam was focused on Earth. After they blew it up and all of the pentagon was congratulating themselves, Hasbro came up with this idea. It was all over the news, how could you have missed it?! There were lego pieces everywhere, and George Lucas was even blacklisted!!

By: dgaicun

dgaicun — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:52:08 +0000

Isn't the Death Star like supposed to be the size of the moon or something? This looks more like the Death Star shaped house you find in the suburbs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Star

"The first Death Star has a crew of 265,675, as well as 52,276 gunners, 607,360 troops, 30,984 stormtroopers, 42,782 ship support staff, and 180,216 pilots and support crew. Its hangars contain assault shuttles, blastboats, Strike cruisers, land vehicles, support ships, and 7,293 TIE fighters. It is also protected by 10,000 turbolaser batteries, 2,600 ion cannons, and at least 768 tractor beam projectors. Various sources state the first Death Star has a diameter between 120 and 160 kilometers [75-100 miles]."

By: JC

JC — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:12:06 +0000

Cool!

By: Phos....

Phos.... — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:03:07 +0000

>>>>"The price is $399.99."

Take 10 guys a random, but only one who would pay that much for a Lego Death Star set.

Put 'em in a line-up.

Betcha could pick him out of the group.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:32:39 +0000

This is sick! I had friends on that Death Star..

By: MightyCow

MightyCow — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:39:24 +0000

This is the awesomest thing I've seen all day.

By: Eric K

Eric K — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:35:00 +0000

Where's the cafeteria?

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:23:48 +0000

Ack! A $100 typo! Thanks for catching that... fixed now.

By: Larry Fire

Larry Fire — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:20:46 +0000

Sorry it's actually $399. I have more information at my blog, The Fire Wire.

Thanks,

Larry Fire

By: Larry Fire

Larry Fire — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:19:52 +0000

Sorry, it's actually $399. Check at more information at:

http://larryfire.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/more-information-about-the-l ego-star-wars-10188-death-star/

Thanks,

Larry Fire
The Fire Wire