Apparently, while I was laid low by the flu this weekend, LEGO went ahead and unveiled the latest in the Star Wars UCS line. They also revealed that, starting with this set, UCS sets will have different and distinct packaging from other sets in the Star Wars line. It looks like they’ve done their best to cram this thing full of play features, which helps justify the hefty price of $300 USD. Read the full release from LEGO below, along with photos and the designer video.
75059 Sandcrawler™
Ages 14+ 3,296 Pieces
US $299.99 – CA $349.99 – DE 299.99€ – UK £249.99 – DK 2,799.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.Collect a true icon of the classic Star Wars™ universe – the mighty Sandcrawler™!
Recreate unforgettable scenes from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope with this amazing LEGO® incarnation of the Jawas’ desert-going vehicle, the Sandcrawler™. Turn the knob at the rear and steer the Sandcrawler into position, lower the front ramp and offload the droids using the 2 working cranes. Luke Skywalker™ and his Uncle, Owen Lars, are sure to be impressed with the selection on offer: there’s R2-D2, an R1-series Droid, an R2 unit, R5-D4™, a Treadwell Droid™, Gonk Droid™ and even C-3PO™. When the sale is complete, lift the side panels and top to reveal more great features inside, like the engine, storage bay, cockpit and more. There’s even a speeder bike for when the Jawas need to venture outside. Includes 7 minifigures: Luke Skywalker™, Uncle Owen, C-3PO™ and 4 Jawas™, plus R2-D2™, R2 unit, an R1-series Droid™, Gonk Droid™, R5-D4™ and a Treadwell Droid™.
Travel the dunes with the LEGO® Star Wars™ Sandcrawler™ with working cranes, detailed interior, 7 minifigures, 5 droids and lots more!
• Includes 7 minifigures: Luke Skywalker™, Uncle Owen, C-3PO™ and 4 Jawas™, plus R2-D2™, R2 unit, an R1-series Droid™, Gonk Droid™, R5-D4™ and a Treadwell Droid™
• Features 8 tracks with steering function, lowering front ramp, opening side flaps, removable top, working cranes, speeder bike, opening hatch for easy access to the boxes, attachable handles for lifting boxes, and a detailed interior including engine bay, storage bay and cockpit
• Also includes stock for old droids and droid parts
• Weapons include a lightsaber for Luke Skywalker™
• Sell droids to Luke and his Uncle
• Keep your droids well maintained
• Pretend to suck R2-D2™ up into the Sandcrawler™ – just like in the movie!
• Own your own iconic vehicle from the classic Star Wars™ universe
• Relive classic moments from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
• Measures over 9” (24cm) high, 18” (48cm) long and 6” (16cm) wide
Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning
May 2014 via shop.LEGO.com, LEGO® Stores or via phone
That’s a $300 set. I own a few $200 sets, they’re all bigger and have better details than that set. It’s not a very attractive build and it could be much more representative of the original model. It has some nice figures but if that’s anywhere near 3000 pieces I don’t know where they put them. It may look better when I see it in person but based on pics and video that’s a really overpriced set.
Absolutely stunning! My only complaint would be the purely decorative ‘windows’ on the bridge (trans tiles over solid plates). But I guess it protects the Jawa drivers from the harsh Tatooine suns. ;-)
This seems a little below-the-belt on Lego’s part, considering that they just refused a Cuusoo set on this very idea in mid 2013. I suppose they consider it different since it’s so much smaller. However, the designer was clearly okay with that, since he said in his description: “Even though we probably may not see such a large and detailed project as an official set, there is still a good chance for a smaller, still awesome UCS scaled model (with around 3000-5000 parts).” Considering that this has about 3300, it definitely fits the bill and ought to be a Cuusoo product (and if Lego doesn’t want to make any bigger than their average $35, 400-part sets, they really should come out and say so).