![]() The consequence is that this shuttle looks a little small compared to say, our X-wings and Y-wings and certainly compared to the impressive and menacing Krennic Shuttle (75156). Moreover it borrows quite a few elements from the Landing Craft like the single-figure cockpit, which is a bit boring. Yet the body is of the same size as our much beloved Imperial Landing Craft (75221) while in practice this shuttle would be larger. The wings in their spread position look cool. The completed built is fairly impressive, and comes in the right proportions. With only the duplicate wings construction being bit tedious. The built of the 660 piece set was not too demanding for my seasoned 7-year old imperial officer, we completed the project in about 2.5 hours. ![]() This will prevent us from chasing the former Tyderium Shuttles (714) on Ebay- but only for a while. We have quite a collection of Lego Star Wars imperial gear and space ships but not much from Endor and certainly this shuttle is a cool addition to our collection. This s a neat scaled-down and therefore affordable version of an iconic spaceship. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. Incidentally, the vintage Kenner Shuttle box is what kicked my army building compulsion into overdrive.We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. What says you? Can a shuttle be supported today outside of HasLab, and without big box support? Would you be willing to pony up $300 for a new Vintage Collection Imperial Shuttle? I would personally throw my wallet at Hasbro for a TVC Shuttle, but is there enough of a collector base to justify it? $300 barely represents a savings over the secondary market. So let's just carry that increase percentage forward for a totally unscientific projection. We'd presumably expect some modernization to the Shuttle too, or an all new mold. Now, the 2020 rendition received drastically improved paint applications, which are expensive, plus a display stand. That price jump outpaces inflation by 100%. The 2020 re-release clocked in at a whopping $149.99. The 2013 Slave I release came in at $69.99. We've recently seen a Vintage Collection re-release that we can use as a barometer. So let's assume they are out of the equation, and look at a projected price for e-tail. Big box needs to consider the practicality of "ship to home". ![]() Given the public's shift toward a preference of shopping from our Barcaloungers while wearing toasty warm fleece sleep pants, this is understandable. Moreover, big box seems downright allergic to any product that is both big and expensive. Hasbro's costs have gone up and production levels are down. But as we've seen, prices of Vintage Collection items are outpacing mere monetary inflation. Using 2002's vintage dollars as a baseline, inflation alone would bring the Shuttle to roughly $150. Combine that with a recent appearance in Chapter 16 - The Rescue of The Mandalorian, and there is definitely a groundswell of renewed interest in this vehicle. Current secondary market prices are between $330 and $450 shipped for sealed samples. In the intervening fourteen years, a lot of new collectors have come on board and would love access to an Imperial Shuttle.
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