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Bounty hunter
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 Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:46 pm Post subject: Anyone else have this problem with the UCS Falcon? |
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I mean, I've heard of extra parts, but this is ridiculous!
And here's the Falcon in the background, just for proof.
So am I just extremely lucky, or did anyone have a bunch of left and right 6x3 wing panels missing on theirs? 
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ZombieSolo
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| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| So... extra parts is a problem for you? |
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Joedward
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| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Are you absolutely sure you didn't miss a step. Perhaps is you dismantle it and rebuild it there will be fewer spares.
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JPCJedi
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:01 am Post subject: |
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That's barely 50 extra pieces. On a $500 set, that much extra sounds very reasonable. The Falcon has, what, five thousand pieces. It's less than 1%.
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Darth yoda
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:11 am Post subject: |
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I can send you my address if you really hate it that much...  |
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Bounty hunter
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:22 am Post subject: |
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| Joedward wrote: |
| Are you absolutely sure you didn't miss a step. Perhaps is you dismantle it and rebuild it there will be fewer spares. |
I may have missed a couple pieces, but if I could bypass that many wing parts, I'd ask you to please slap me silly.
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| That's barely 50 extra pieces. On a $500 set, that much extra sounds very reasonable. The Falcon has, what, five thousand pieces. It's less than 1%. |
That's actually 94 parts, including the parts that would be extra on a regular set, and that many large and unusual parts isn't excusable even on a set this size.
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Zombifox
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:24 am Post subject: |
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Yeah ... i dont think i had that many angled pannels left over ... maybe you should check your falcon and the giant book it comes with. or maybe it was a factory mistake giving you too many, i find thats happening more and more these days (i got 3 extra windows from the new batmobile)
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DestructiveZombie
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:24 am Post subject: |
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I remember when the set first came out, there were alot of reports of the amount of extra pieces being rather high. But still nothing wrong with this, extra parts are always nice.
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knapplZ
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:58 am Post subject: |
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Are you upset about this? I'm not understanding the tone of your question, maybe. It seems like you're unhappy, but it's free stuff.
If it really bothered you, I'm sure you could ship them back to LEGO and they'd be happy to resell them. |
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Zombie Fetty
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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I doubt any company would re-sell anything like that.
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knapplZ
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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Because.......?
Companies resell returned items all the time, sometimes after refurbishment. Reselling LEGO has zero risk. I can't imagine why you would doubt that. |
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Canoehead
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:14 am Post subject: |
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| I had the usual supply of spare small bits (scaled up for a set that size) but am missing one piece - a 2x2 tall block with the nobs on the sides - to complete the scanner dish. I have to get around to contacting Lego about that. |
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Ineti
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:27 am Post subject: |
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| Other than the usual extra 1x1 dots, my USC Falcon had extras of the little wings as well, I think 14 right and 14 left. Nice little bonus to a great set. |
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Gumby
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Mine was missing a light bley 2x4 brick. Didn't get as many extras as you... |
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MacDuff
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like you got an extra bag, or made some serious construction mistakes?
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JPCJedi
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Bounty hunter wrote: |
| JPCJedi wrote: |
| That's barely 50 extra pieces. On a $500 set, that much extra sounds very reasonable. The Falcon has, what, five thousand pieces. It's less than 1%. |
That's actually 94 parts...that many large and unusual parts isn't excusable even on a set this size. |
Excusable? Somebody explain to me how the LEGO group has no right to include extra pieces. Missing pieces would be a different story, but extra? How can giving more than you need be wrong?
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DestructiveZombie
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| MacDuff wrote: |
| or made some serious construction mistakes? |
That is also a very likely reason.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| you are lucky. if i ever get that, i should see if i have that many. i know the bikini bottom express set i bought had an extra spongebob fig in it, so dont complain, be happy. |
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Jedi Joe
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| Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Dude, I would be happy with those extras. There are actually quite a few useful pieces in there! |
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ImpairedZombie
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| Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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I have to side with Bounty hunter on this one. Sure, extra pieces are nice but the thing is unless you find out from someone else that you aren't the only one with those extra pieces, you will never know if you fully completed the set and that would make me pretty pissed. (and with 5,000+ pieces, you're sure to miss something) 
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Dalek Zombie
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:34 am Post subject: |
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Yes, I remember building the origional Falcon, the had like 50+ peices left over. Turns out I forgot to build the cockpit and the speeder.
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DestructiveZombie
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:42 am Post subject: |
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How could you forget to build the whole cockpit 
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Dalek Zombie
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:57 am Post subject: |
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Well it turned out my instruction manual was missing said pages.
And I was only 8. And I don't keep my boxes so I had no real idea what the set looked like.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Dalek Cann wrote: |
Well it turned out my instruction manual was missing said pages.
And I was only 8. And I don't keep my boxes so I had no real idea what the set looked like. |
Assuming you're a SW fan, how can you not know what the Millenium Falcon looks like? Although in your defense, you were 8... |
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ZombieSolo
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I think he meant he didn't know how exactly the set was constructed. |
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Dalek Zombie
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:40 am Post subject: |
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Yes, I has no idea how the finished set would look like and only a vague idea of what the Mf looked like.
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Zombifox
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:26 am Post subject: |
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| Dalek Cann wrote: |
| Yes, I has no idea how the finished set would look like and only a vague idea of what the Mf looked like. |
did it look like this
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Dalek Zombie
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