X-Wing @ Times Square: You pay ...

To be completely honest with you, I don't spend my life on the LEGO Shop and I would have a hard time telling you when the exact increase in the retail price of the set took place. 9493 X-Wing Starfighter which passes without warning from 59.99 € (its starting public price when it was launched in 2012 was 74.99 €) to 69.99 €.

This is not the only set to undergo a sudden and discreet increase at LEGO, the sets 1088 Death Star, 10225 R2-D2 or even 10937 Arkham Asylum Breakout had also seen their price increase significantly at the beginning of the year (See this article).

You will tell me that today there are many other ways than the LEGO Shop to get our favorite sets at good prices and you will be right.

Bad timing yet again, as LEGO invades New York with its giant X-Wing and secures maximum visibility on all social media in the universe by loudly proclaiming that Times Square X-Wing is the replica exact scale 1:42 of that of set 9493.

All those who have finally given in to the temptation to afford the miniature version of this ship will have to pay an additional € 10. It's too bad. Unless...

(Thanks to Louis for his email alert)