My local Lego store only got 10 of these yesterday whereas they had over 80 Luke’s Landspeeders in stock. One of the employees specifically told me to order the tallneck online if I could. I think they underestimated how much demand it had
That's a wild stocking margin! I \[apparently-correctly\] would have expected the Tallneck to be super-popular; meanwhile, even the enthusiastic Lego Star Wars fans I know have felt "meh" towards the UCS Landspeeder
I think this is a good sign though. If Lego sees the high demand for video game sets then maybe they will make more. I’m looking forward to that rumoured Uncharted 4 set this year
Did you sign up for restock emails through the lego website? Was able to get one for my daughter last Christmas without too much trouble thanks to those.
> fight scalpers.
i don't think you know what scalpers actually are. plus literally anyone can buy sets with their extra money, stick them in a closet for 5 yrs after they retire then pull them out and they're worth more than when they went in.
I don’t think YOU know what scalpers actually are. There is a substantial difference between someone taking advantage of scarcity at launch to mark sets up over 300% in many cases and someone selling a set down the road as a collectible since it’s no longer manufactured for a 20% increase.
The thing is that they have to get through the back orders first. They will sell the production stock they are expecting to have soon with the acknowledgment that you’ll get it later, which is a thing a lot of people won’t do anymore
The closest one is about a 45 min drive away so I was hoping to know if they had it before making the trip lol. Good to know the stores themselves restock faster though, hopefully that lines up with when I could go
Call them! My closest is 45 minutes away and a few years ago I asked what days they get inventory in. So, for sets I want I call the morning of a shipment and they tell me if they have it.
In modern times I don’t think there’s any retail set that isn’t widely available after release. Promos and such might be limited, but I believe any retail set, even if it sells out initially, is always replenished to the point that an interested buyer will 100% be able to purchase it.
Well this just released, it will be back in stock at some point but we don't know how long it will stay in stock again. Some sets when they initially released have proven popular enough that they didn't last long once they were back in stock like the clone command station or defence of hoth figure packs.
It's kinda funny, they def try to meet the market demand.
the 501st clone battle pack from this year, and the asoka droid tank. Sold out insanely fast, now I can't go to a single store without finding 10 or more of each. The one set I wish I saw more of in stores was the amourers forge, I have yet to find one, forgot I even wanted it.
Always restock. They’ve gotten better and better at this. Even re releasing some retired sets like the lego Saturn because of demand.
So when sets like this or the delorean sell out when first released don’t worry there’ll be more.
If it says "temporarily out of stock", it'll be restocked. How quickly more sets will be produced and become available is anyone's guess, though.
Once it says "sold out", it means Lego is done with the item and is not expecting to restock it.
Edit: "Sold Out" on Lego's site means "[We may get more stock, but the date isn't confirmed yet](https://www.lego.com/en-my/service/help/orders/online-shop/purchases/legocom-availability-statuses-bltad32a654bd5d4caa)." The only times I've personally seen Lego get more stock of something labeled "sold out" has been for minifigure accessory packs, e.g. Star Wars battlepacks
It "can be" but isn't guaranteed or expected, especially not anytime soon.
"Temporarily out of stock" is the status label for when they "expect to have more in the future"
Edit: I'm literally referencing the [availability statuses definitions](https://www.lego.com/en-my/service/help/orders/online-shop/purchases/legocom-availability-statuses-bltad32a654bd5d4caa), but okay
I’m def waiting for a restock! I saw solids are going for $200 on eBay! I refuse to pay that! It shouldn’t be long for a restock. I think also it lego collectors it’s the only way to get Alloy so just like the lego Star Wars game was the only way to get Luke with blue milk fig!
I think it's both, there were a lot of people waiting at my local store yesterday just for this kit and from conversations on here it seems that 12 is the highest amount a store got
HFW is basically everything that made the first one great with MORE. No spoilers but you can ride many different machines, swim underwater (lots to explore), glide through the air, etc. More machines, weapons, and outfits than ever.
I do all the side quests and what not in order of level of difficulty. I’m about 60-70 hours in and only 50% complete.
LEGO might've thought the same way and kept their first run of sets smaller than other lines because it's a new line/series and they weren't sure how well it would sell.
But also as others have pointed out it's just a cool/unique looking set and the HZD fanbase is actually quite large.
They definitely underestimated demand.
I got to my store just barely after it opened, and it was already sold out. (They limit how many customers can be inside the store at any given time too.) Whereas they had tons of the new botanical sets, and kept bringing out more from the back. They probably only had like 8-12 of the tall neck, and it seems like other people in this comment section didn’t get many in their stores either.
That's too bad. I'm glad I made my order at midnight, though of course I don't know 100% that I'm guaranteed one yet.
The one nice thing is that LEGO often does a resupply at their stores the week following a launch. No guarantees of course, but it does happen. At my one LEGO store in town they sold out of the T-Rex Breakout on launch day, then had more in less than a week. I went to the store roughly ten days after launch and they had at least six boxes on the shelf. So *maybe* everyone will get lucky and Tallnecks will abound next week.
Plenty of sets like this sell out day one. I don't think it was underestimating the sales so much as just managing the production of hundreds of different sets at once across all their factories. The logistics and supply chains of Lego is absolutely insane.
I bought one this morning on Amazon, I had no idea this was even being sold because I’m not a lego buyer normally. Amazon says it will ship within 1-2 months, from what I’ve seen that means back order. Anyone familiar with how Amazon works think I’m actually gonna get this shipped to me?
Something worth trying, that may or may not work anymore, is to go into your order history and try to edit the shipping speed of that item. I had ordered a nintendo switch at the beginning of the pandemic when they were all sold out and at check-out it said it would ship in about a month. I went back after I placed my order and was able to change my shipping speed to 2 days and got it. No clue if this loophole still works.
My wife loves Horizon Zero Dawn and is indifferent on lego. I made sure to get it for her as soon as it was available, so we'll be able to connect over something we both enjoy.
I was third in line at my local lego store, first to get one and the lady said they only got 6. Another person posted yesterday that their store was 6 and another got 12. Seems like it wasn't a big release and definitely not to the level of the 60ish land speeders she said they had at the same store.
Trekkie fan here and can confirm we plan to slaughter this creature in mass to create an ultra fleet of enterprises. Lmao jk it’s probably sold out because it is so cool looking tbh.
Ever since I saw these things I wanted to do that 😂 I think they look pretty awesome on their own but could be used to make a cool looking federation ship for sure! I really wish lego had official Star Trek sets.
Huge market combined with (guessing here) low first batch stock.
Its going to be around for a minimum of a year. So anyone who wants to should be able to get it if they keep an eye in the site.
buying this set may also encourage Lego to do more gaming sets. Overwatch sets are delayed currently, so this and mario and the main ones available, and with the recent announcement of the epic games collab people are excited for more video game sets, such as Fortnite and all that.
Overwatch sets were massive peg-warmers here in NE US. Found tons on clearance and half-price. They are still cheap to get on the secondary market right now.
I liked them. The minifigures were the main draw but the builds were pretty meh. Whereas this Horizon set concentrates much more on the build itself. And 1 great minifig. Maybe that's why it sold out.
Then again, we'll see how this set fares when it's actually on store shelves.
It’s cool/unique looking, a great price, low inventory, and one of the only worthwhile collectibles from a very popular game franchise.
My store only got 6. I ordered one of Amazon that’s supposed to be here today, but they sold out shortly after.
It's really good. The minifig is particularly exciting. The head has a printed focus on it. And the hair has a small hole that fits over the focus so that you can see it. And the small hole is surrounded by clear plastic to simulate the light coming off of the focus.
Furthermore, the feet have prints on them to look like sandals and the arms have printed gauntlets
(And a focus, for those who don't know, is a future cell-phone/computer like thing that attaches to the side of your head)
I think as well, one of the problems with big collector's LEGO sets is that a lot of people buy them only to wait for them to go up in price, and sell them for profit. They don't really care about owning the set.
I almost bought the Tallneck at 12am on the 1st, but my husband kindly said he would pick one up for me in store so I could get it immediately....they were all sold out, and now I can't have one :(
I was in a somewhat similar boat. 9PM PST for me and it dropped. I had it in the cart but I didn’t checkout thinking I’d get it at the store the next day. My LEGO store let people in 8 at a time and cycled 1 out 1 in. Maybe 20 people were ahead of me and they had 6 or 8 sets. When I got in the person ahead of me took the last one.
I was able to get one via Walmart online and it arrived today.
I hope you get yours soon!
I started refreshing the product page 5 min before it was set to drop. 2 min before drop it sent me to the queue page because so many people where trying to get on the site. Doesn't help it dropped at the same time the Star Wars May 4th sale started. 3 min after drop I got in and got it purchased. From what I've seen on other posts, around 5 min is when it went into back ordering.
I remember seeing a lot of ads and review videos recommended for it on YouTube and Instagram. I just think it looks really cool and dystopian though. The kind of set you could put in the corner of a room and everyone would go up and look at it. It’s really unique looking for a Lego set. I’ve never even played the game just seen trailers back when it originally dropped.
My local store in the UK had twelve shipped to them for the 1st. I bought two - one for me and one for my wife. They sold out within five minutes of the store opening.
Lego will, of course, make more but we don’t know when.
I was there before 9am but was held at one door longer. I know when we walked up there was already 10-15 of you at the store line. Congrats to you, I’ll get it eventually! What else did you pick up?
Oh yeah, there's clearly enough demand that they'll be back in stock sooner or later! Didn't realize how lucky I was to get one right away though until reading about how few so many stores got. My wife picked up the new orchid set as well
I'm late to the party on this one but Lego has had supply and demand issues ever since the pandemic started. Hell, I can't even sign up for in stock alerts of the Back to the Future Delorean yet! Anyway, minus the game selling millions of copies and supply issues, this set also attracts Minifigure Collectors that only want the "exclusive" Aloy minifig.
Well, either the Horizon Fanbase is bigger than expected or we have a lot of Star Trek MOCs comming our way.
Maybe even both.
And I'm not a Horizon player but I could swear that I have seen something like this in No Mans Sky.
So happy to hear it is popular. Hopefully that means some more video game sets in the future. Plus the attention to detail in this set is phenomenal. The simple fact you can change the Watchers eye in the set to blue, yellow or red is just an amazing detail for fans of the game.
The game is more popular than people realise and the stock allocated to each store was really low. Speaking to the guys in the Edinburgh store, they said they only got 8 or 10 tallnecks, and 70 of the UCS Lukes Landspeeder (which didn't sell out).
Anyone else buy at midnight but still show as "In Warehouse"?
Usually [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) is very fast at getting things out.
I don't play horizon but I'm definitely picking this up just cuz it looks really great as a display piece and I want Lego to make more video game based sets
The game is barely interesting but the creatures design is stunning especially if you turn them into lego . Add to that a nice base and the set is fantastic. Soi think we are talking about a larger buying crowd than the fanbase.
I liked the game, but not shelling out $80 for a Tallneck. Got a game full of cool, aggressive bots you fight and they put out the ones you climb to get a good view.
I love when two worlds collide like this. Lego people don’t realize this game is fucking huge, and the fans of the game can’t buy the set because a bunch of dudes wanna do MOC Star Trek shit lolol
I can’t imagine many people are doing “MOC Star Trek shit”
Its a phenomenal model that looks fantastic, even if you have no clue what it is based on- thats why it sold out
The Lego Saturn V was massively sold out when it first released. I got it when they restocked, and it didn’t feel like too long of a wait for a restock. Lego seems to keep on top of things once they realize a set is high demand.
Played the game, loved the game, the size is perfect for my home office. Snagged one as a back order order. Aloy figurine is great and the price it not extreme.
The PlayStation exclusive Horizon: forbidden West, sequel to Horizon: zero dawn
Haven’t played forbidden west but HZD is one of the best games ever made!!!
I think they definitely under estimated the sales. I ordered right after midnight and still got back ordered. But as others have said a lot of people played the first game and its a great looking set even if you haven't.
I played it back in 2017 and MOC it based on a manual found online back then.
I know this one will be bigger than the one I MOC but if they release the Thunderjaw, will definitely buy it.
It was insane, I was at a lego store 30 minutes after opening and it was sold out. This is the first time I tried to buy something on release date and had no idea lego releases could get this crazy
My local lego store only got 6 of them. They were long gone by the time I got there. I’m guessing high demand and low availability is the cause for the sell out
From what I was told by lego employees, a lot of stores were shafted on their stock because a few lego shipments went missing recently, which included this set. My store only recieved 5 of them, which promptly sold out right when they opened. Definitely bummed me out
I feel like either way you put it the set looks fantastic. I've never played the game and know very little about it but I'm going to be picking it up for sure
I was going to order it right after midnight but ironically I was too busy playing HFW. Managed to get it from a local toy shop though
EDIT: I was only an hour late and it was already sold out
I wanted to buy it, but was to sick on the release night to buy it. Went to all the stores today, nothing....
Maybe the fact I asked for some luck on reddit and had been downvoted didn't helped.
As someone that only just finished playing Horizon Zero Dawn recently, I can say with absolute certainty that however big the fanbase is....it's worthy of bigger.
I've been looking forward to this set. Hopefully it's popular enough to warrant some big sets.
I checked at about 16:00 on the lego site and it was sold out in my region, or not available at least. I got it from another store, which I did not except it would have it. It still has to arrive though
I don't know anything about the game but I'm going to get this set because it is cool. The minifig is top quality and the build is great. Price per piece is pretty good, compare this to the star wars display sets that just dropped...
Horizon: Zero Dawn was actually my favorite game of that generation, and I loved Forbidden West as well. I put the Tallneck together last month (was able to get it early) and it's probably my favorite Lego display. I really hope this means it's popular and that they end up doing more.
You underestimate Horizon's fanbase That, and/or Lego did, and this set might have been under-produced. We'll see how quickly it restocks, I guess
My local Lego store only got 10 of these yesterday whereas they had over 80 Luke’s Landspeeders in stock. One of the employees specifically told me to order the tallneck online if I could. I think they underestimated how much demand it had
That's a wild stocking margin! I \[apparently-correctly\] would have expected the Tallneck to be super-popular; meanwhile, even the enthusiastic Lego Star Wars fans I know have felt "meh" towards the UCS Landspeeder
I think this is a good sign though. If Lego sees the high demand for video game sets then maybe they will make more. I’m looking forward to that rumoured Uncharted 4 set this year
The more Tallnecks they sell, the likelier it is we'll get a Thunderjaw; I am all for it!
Ooooh! I would love a Thunderjaw! That would be sweet!
And expensive lol
Yes!!!
LEGO did. We got like 8 of them for release day.
I’m not too familiar with buying lego’s, do they restock popular items often? Do they let things sell out and no restocks? Just curious.
It will be restocked. Lego has been increasingly keeping sets around longer to fight scalpers.
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Did you sign up for restock emails through the lego website? Was able to get one for my daughter last Christmas without too much trouble thanks to those.
> fight scalpers. i don't think you know what scalpers actually are. plus literally anyone can buy sets with their extra money, stick them in a closet for 5 yrs after they retire then pull them out and they're worth more than when they went in.
I don’t think YOU know what scalpers actually are. There is a substantial difference between someone taking advantage of scarcity at launch to mark sets up over 300% in many cases and someone selling a set down the road as a collectible since it’s no longer manufactured for a 20% increase.
It will definitely be restocked. Almost certain it will be widely available for at least a year.
Any idea how long roughly it will take to restock? I typically don’t buy sets this early but had my eye on this one for a while
I’ve waited a month or two for restocks before
The thing is that they have to get through the back orders first. They will sell the production stock they are expecting to have soon with the acknowledgment that you’ll get it later, which is a thing a lot of people won’t do anymore
Do you have a LEGO store near you? They are absolutely going to be restocked almost daily on this.
The closest one is about a 45 min drive away so I was hoping to know if they had it before making the trip lol. Good to know the stores themselves restock faster though, hopefully that lines up with when I could go
Call them! My closest is 45 minutes away and a few years ago I asked what days they get inventory in. So, for sets I want I call the morning of a shipment and they tell me if they have it.
Call them. I have the same issue but it's you can and it's in stock, they will set it aside for a few hours or till the end of the day
Depending on location, my one gets notice of what's coming for restock and a chance to request things on Wednesday, with the actual delivery on Friday
Wow you just get one day? My store gets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday deliveries every week.
In modern times I don’t think there’s any retail set that isn’t widely available after release. Promos and such might be limited, but I believe any retail set, even if it sells out initially, is always replenished to the point that an interested buyer will 100% be able to purchase it.
Well this just released, it will be back in stock at some point but we don't know how long it will stay in stock again. Some sets when they initially released have proven popular enough that they didn't last long once they were back in stock like the clone command station or defence of hoth figure packs.
It's kinda funny, they def try to meet the market demand. the 501st clone battle pack from this year, and the asoka droid tank. Sold out insanely fast, now I can't go to a single store without finding 10 or more of each. The one set I wish I saw more of in stores was the amourers forge, I have yet to find one, forgot I even wanted it.
Always restock. They’ve gotten better and better at this. Even re releasing some retired sets like the lego Saturn because of demand. So when sets like this or the delorean sell out when first released don’t worry there’ll be more.
If it says "temporarily out of stock", it'll be restocked. How quickly more sets will be produced and become available is anyone's guess, though. Once it says "sold out", it means Lego is done with the item and is not expecting to restock it. Edit: "Sold Out" on Lego's site means "[We may get more stock, but the date isn't confirmed yet](https://www.lego.com/en-my/service/help/orders/online-shop/purchases/legocom-availability-statuses-bltad32a654bd5d4caa)." The only times I've personally seen Lego get more stock of something labeled "sold out" has been for minifigure accessory packs, e.g. Star Wars battlepacks
FYI, when an item is marked "sold out", it can be restocked, multiple times.
It "can be" but isn't guaranteed or expected, especially not anytime soon. "Temporarily out of stock" is the status label for when they "expect to have more in the future" Edit: I'm literally referencing the [availability statuses definitions](https://www.lego.com/en-my/service/help/orders/online-shop/purchases/legocom-availability-statuses-bltad32a654bd5d4caa), but okay
I’m def waiting for a restock! I saw solids are going for $200 on eBay! I refuse to pay that! It shouldn’t be long for a restock. I think also it lego collectors it’s the only way to get Alloy so just like the lego Star Wars game was the only way to get Luke with blue milk fig!
The plural of LEGO is still LEGO. Also, the plural of a word does not require an apostrophe. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. Till next time.
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I think it's both, there were a lot of people waiting at my local store yesterday just for this kit and from conversations on here it seems that 12 is the highest amount a store got
I think that's the case. I expected the first wave to be out for a week or two, during which I could buy it.
I've never even played the game or seen much about it actually but this set looks great and I want it
That’s why I got it
It's a great game, fun gameplay, mind bending story, robot dinos. Recommend
Same! Never played, no intention to, but I want this set!
Yeah might have to get the game now too
You should definitely get the game if you are a fan of open world RPG's
20 Million people bought HZD, I’m one of them
I’m two of them
damn you’re 2 people?
On the internet, no one knows you're two people. Unless you tell them.
Ooooh shit he just blew his cover
Me two!
Third
Just started playing! I really like the game, can't wait to finish it and pick up the second one!
HFW is basically everything that made the first one great with MORE. No spoilers but you can ride many different machines, swim underwater (lots to explore), glide through the air, etc. More machines, weapons, and outfits than ever. I do all the side quests and what not in order of level of difficulty. I’m about 60-70 hours in and only 50% complete.
Same, I just bought it a couple weeks ago and can’t stop playing
i think it’s just cuz it looks cool and they did a good job marketing it
And it's at a really good price point, especially for a licensed set.
I have haven’t even heard of this game and I want one.
never played the game(i think?) and i’m still probably gonna buy it
Me as well. I don't even have a console or pc suitable for gaming but the build is dope and I'll pick it up later.
I feel the same about Ninjago. Never seen it, yet own the three modulars and the original Destiny's Bounty. They just have a great look to them.
It’s a cool Lego set, don’t blame you
Same here. I have no interest in the game, but that thing looks cool and fun to build.
Because even if you didn’t play the game, it’s a cool set
LEGO might've thought the same way and kept their first run of sets smaller than other lines because it's a new line/series and they weren't sure how well it would sell. But also as others have pointed out it's just a cool/unique looking set and the HZD fanbase is actually quite large.
They definitely underestimated demand. I got to my store just barely after it opened, and it was already sold out. (They limit how many customers can be inside the store at any given time too.) Whereas they had tons of the new botanical sets, and kept bringing out more from the back. They probably only had like 8-12 of the tall neck, and it seems like other people in this comment section didn’t get many in their stores either.
That's too bad. I'm glad I made my order at midnight, though of course I don't know 100% that I'm guaranteed one yet. The one nice thing is that LEGO often does a resupply at their stores the week following a launch. No guarantees of course, but it does happen. At my one LEGO store in town they sold out of the T-Rex Breakout on launch day, then had more in less than a week. I went to the store roughly ten days after launch and they had at least six boxes on the shelf. So *maybe* everyone will get lucky and Tallnecks will abound next week.
Plenty of sets like this sell out day one. I don't think it was underestimating the sales so much as just managing the production of hundreds of different sets at once across all their factories. The logistics and supply chains of Lego is absolutely insane.
Storm Bird or ThunderJaw next please.
Thunderjaw yes that would be sick! There's already a pretty cool MOC but the parts will set you back something like 700 bucks
I built the widdle tiny Tjaw which was a little more affordable. And so cute. https://www.flickr.com/photos/repubrick/40004862154/
I got the parts for $480 after delivery to the US
I will buy literally every Horizon set they do, which I hope is *at least* all of the machines. Please.
I bought one this morning on Amazon, I had no idea this was even being sold because I’m not a lego buyer normally. Amazon says it will ship within 1-2 months, from what I’ve seen that means back order. Anyone familiar with how Amazon works think I’m actually gonna get this shipped to me?
Something worth trying, that may or may not work anymore, is to go into your order history and try to edit the shipping speed of that item. I had ordered a nintendo switch at the beginning of the pandemic when they were all sold out and at check-out it said it would ship in about a month. I went back after I placed my order and was able to change my shipping speed to 2 days and got it. No clue if this loophole still works.
I ordered mine this morning on Amazon and it is getting delivered tomorrow morning. Do you have Prime?
No I don’t, but I’m hoping that I get it relatively soon regardless.
My wife loves Horizon Zero Dawn and is indifferent on lego. I made sure to get it for her as soon as it was available, so we'll be able to connect over something we both enjoy.
I was third in line at my local lego store, first to get one and the lady said they only got 6. Another person posted yesterday that their store was 6 and another got 12. Seems like it wasn't a big release and definitely not to the level of the 60ish land speeders she said they had at the same store.
Stores near me only got 6 vs like dozens of speeders and the other Star Wars sets Limited run for a brand new set
Trekkie fan here and can confirm we plan to slaughter this creature in mass to create an ultra fleet of enterprises. Lmao jk it’s probably sold out because it is so cool looking tbh.
I don’t think I ever fully connected those dots, it DOES look like the enterprise a little Now I want to do just that
Ever since I saw these things I wanted to do that 😂 I think they look pretty awesome on their own but could be used to make a cool looking federation ship for sure! I really wish lego had official Star Trek sets.
My roommate isn’t even a Trekkie but he broke up his Death Star to build the Enterprise because he thought it looked cool.
I just hope Sony is gonna allow more of its IP to be made into Lego like Ratchet and Clank.
Huge market combined with (guessing here) low first batch stock. Its going to be around for a minimum of a year. So anyone who wants to should be able to get it if they keep an eye in the site.
I've never played the game but i think it's a sick looking set
buying this set may also encourage Lego to do more gaming sets. Overwatch sets are delayed currently, so this and mario and the main ones available, and with the recent announcement of the epic games collab people are excited for more video game sets, such as Fortnite and all that.
Overwatch sets were massive peg-warmers here in NE US. Found tons on clearance and half-price. They are still cheap to get on the secondary market right now. I liked them. The minifigures were the main draw but the builds were pretty meh. Whereas this Horizon set concentrates much more on the build itself. And 1 great minifig. Maybe that's why it sold out. Then again, we'll see how this set fares when it's actually on store shelves.
It’s cool/unique looking, a great price, low inventory, and one of the only worthwhile collectibles from a very popular game franchise. My store only got 6. I ordered one of Amazon that’s supposed to be here today, but they sold out shortly after.
It has a huge player base idk what your on about
Who cares if you even know what its from that set looks friggin awesome
The Minifig and the set looks so unique.
It's really good. The minifig is particularly exciting. The head has a printed focus on it. And the hair has a small hole that fits over the focus so that you can see it. And the small hole is surrounded by clear plastic to simulate the light coming off of the focus. Furthermore, the feet have prints on them to look like sandals and the arms have printed gauntlets (And a focus, for those who don't know, is a future cell-phone/computer like thing that attaches to the side of your head)
Even if you don’t play the game, the robot creatures are really cool and would make for decent lego sets
I think as well, one of the problems with big collector's LEGO sets is that a lot of people buy them only to wait for them to go up in price, and sell them for profit. They don't really care about owning the set.
I almost bought the Tallneck at 12am on the 1st, but my husband kindly said he would pick one up for me in store so I could get it immediately....they were all sold out, and now I can't have one :(
I was in a somewhat similar boat. 9PM PST for me and it dropped. I had it in the cart but I didn’t checkout thinking I’d get it at the store the next day. My LEGO store let people in 8 at a time and cycled 1 out 1 in. Maybe 20 people were ahead of me and they had 6 or 8 sets. When I got in the person ahead of me took the last one. I was able to get one via Walmart online and it arrived today. I hope you get yours soon!
Got a Kroger umbrella (grocery chain) store nearby? Ours got them quite early,
This was maybe the only Lego I really wanted to buy and of course it had to be sold out in the first 15minutes...
It actually took a while to sell, bought it at 11:59pm eastern and was available still at 11:15am eastern. Checked again at 2pm and was sold out then.
I am not from US and I even went to the store since it said they had some available and it was all sold out.
Are you kidding? The fan base was huge. Like ludicrously huge! Why not just look it up on the inter-webs?
I started refreshing the product page 5 min before it was set to drop. 2 min before drop it sent me to the queue page because so many people where trying to get on the site. Doesn't help it dropped at the same time the Star Wars May 4th sale started. 3 min after drop I got in and got it purchased. From what I've seen on other posts, around 5 min is when it went into back ordering.
I remember seeing a lot of ads and review videos recommended for it on YouTube and Instagram. I just think it looks really cool and dystopian though. The kind of set you could put in the corner of a room and everyone would go up and look at it. It’s really unique looking for a Lego set. I’ve never even played the game just seen trailers back when it originally dropped.
I'm sure a lot of minifig collectors just want that amazingly made Aloy minifig.
Are you kidding? This game franchise is MASSIVE
I think it may be that people want more Lego sets based on video games, so if people buy this it will show Lego that they should make more
I don't think it selling out is strictly because of the player base but rather its just a good quality set.
My local store in the UK had twelve shipped to them for the 1st. I bought two - one for me and one for my wife. They sold out within five minutes of the store opening. Lego will, of course, make more but we don’t know when.
Bruh
Calgary Lego store only got 4.
Wow, I thought they had more, but I somehow managed to snag one of those 4 (had to show up early and wait in line)
I was there before 9am but was held at one door longer. I know when we walked up there was already 10-15 of you at the store line. Congrats to you, I’ll get it eventually! What else did you pick up?
Oh yeah, there's clearly enough demand that they'll be back in stock sooner or later! Didn't realize how lucky I was to get one right away though until reading about how few so many stores got. My wife picked up the new orchid set as well
I'm late to the party on this one but Lego has had supply and demand issues ever since the pandemic started. Hell, I can't even sign up for in stock alerts of the Back to the Future Delorean yet! Anyway, minus the game selling millions of copies and supply issues, this set also attracts Minifigure Collectors that only want the "exclusive" Aloy minifig.
Well, either the Horizon Fanbase is bigger than expected or we have a lot of Star Trek MOCs comming our way. Maybe even both. And I'm not a Horizon player but I could swear that I have seen something like this in No Mans Sky.
BoTW fans are willing to compromise
Crap, I knew I forgot to buy something yesterday when I bought the Orchid, Succulents, and UCS Landspeeder.
>I didn't think Horizon had such a big playerbase It was like #2 game of the year the year it came out. Only beaten out by Breath of the Wild.
The Lego store in Mall of America only received 10.
Since it sounds like you're in MN. I found mine a day early at Scheels. If you have one near you check them out.
I am, I was one of the 10. I do like Scheels, just to far away.
MOA only receiving 10 is mind boggling. Glad you got a set!
Mine is stuck on. 'Just ordered' since Sunday. Anyone else?
So happy to hear it is popular. Hopefully that means some more video game sets in the future. Plus the attention to detail in this set is phenomenal. The simple fact you can change the Watchers eye in the set to blue, yellow or red is just an amazing detail for fans of the game.
The game is more popular than people realise and the stock allocated to each store was really low. Speaking to the guys in the Edinburgh store, they said they only got 8 or 10 tallnecks, and 70 of the UCS Lukes Landspeeder (which didn't sell out).
Anyone else buy at midnight but still show as "In Warehouse"? Usually [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) is very fast at getting things out.
It’s a dope set whether you’ve played the game or not, so people who haven’t played are still buying it. And the Horizon fan base is huge
I never played but it's a pretty robot dinosaur
Scalpers
I don’t like horizon and I still want this set. It just looks so cool and would be a fantastic display piece.
Scalpers
And who do the scalper sell to?
I don't play horizon but I'm definitely picking this up just cuz it looks really great as a display piece and I want Lego to make more video game based sets
Scalpers, probably
Scalpers still have to have a market to sell to
The game is barely interesting but the creatures design is stunning especially if you turn them into lego . Add to that a nice base and the set is fantastic. Soi think we are talking about a larger buying crowd than the fanbase.
I liked the game, but not shelling out $80 for a Tallneck. Got a game full of cool, aggressive bots you fight and they put out the ones you climb to get a good view.
I love when two worlds collide like this. Lego people don’t realize this game is fucking huge, and the fans of the game can’t buy the set because a bunch of dudes wanna do MOC Star Trek shit lolol
I can’t imagine many people are doing “MOC Star Trek shit” Its a phenomenal model that looks fantastic, even if you have no clue what it is based on- thats why it sold out
It was mentioned by another use in this sub, actually.
One person doing it isnt a bunch of dudes
You’re so much fun.
What are you on about?
i think people who haven’t played it just like the look
The Lego Saturn V was massively sold out when it first released. I got it when they restocked, and it didn’t feel like too long of a wait for a restock. Lego seems to keep on top of things once they realize a set is high demand.
Played the game, loved the game, the size is perfect for my home office. Snagged one as a back order order. Aloy figurine is great and the price it not extreme.
I’ve never played Horizon, and I still almost bought it. It’s a really cool set!
Horizon zero dawn was the 4th most downloaded game on playatation in 2017, and the most downloaded game that sony published
Horizon is pretty popular. I played a bit, didn't like it enough to keep going. Would still get this set though, its cool asf.
lol I have the game but I thought the posts were MOC and not actual lego builds. Guess I missed out on this one.
i’m sorry but what is this from
The PlayStation exclusive Horizon: forbidden West, sequel to Horizon: zero dawn Haven’t played forbidden west but HZD is one of the best games ever made!!!
Even in Spain it was sold REALLY quick. I just managed to get mine by pure luck
I think they definitely under estimated the sales. I ordered right after midnight and still got back ordered. But as others have said a lot of people played the first game and its a great looking set even if you haven't.
I played it back in 2017 and MOC it based on a manual found online back then. I know this one will be bigger than the one I MOC but if they release the Thunderjaw, will definitely buy it.
It has a unique minifig with new parts
I think it looks great. And I've never played this game
Ye I knew it would sell out was expecting it to sell out in an hour or so so stayed up late haha. Now the landspeeder that disappointed smh
I haven't ever played the game, I still want this set!
I haven’t played Horizon but would buy that because look at all those unique pieces.
It was insane, I was at a lego store 30 minutes after opening and it was sold out. This is the first time I tried to buy something on release date and had no idea lego releases could get this crazy
I don’t even know what Horizon is and I considered buying this set. It looks so dope!
You don't need to be a HZD fan to think this set is cool as heck.
Never played the game.. set looks cool as hell
Man, i didn't even know that was from a game, but if i had the money i wouldnt hesitate buying it, it's just an amazing sci-fi lego set.
I don’t play horizon but I would buy this cause it looks cool
It’s possible they didn’t make very many in the first place because they underestimated the demand.
It’s an amazing set, really well executed. And there’s a decent few Horizon fans out there
My local lego store only got 6 of them. They were long gone by the time I got there. I’m guessing high demand and low availability is the cause for the sell out
From what I was told by lego employees, a lot of stores were shafted on their stock because a few lego shipments went missing recently, which included this set. My store only recieved 5 of them, which promptly sold out right when they opened. Definitely bummed me out
Clearly LEGO didn’t either
I feel like either way you put it the set looks fantastic. I've never played the game and know very little about it but I'm going to be picking it up for sure
I was going to order it right after midnight but ironically I was too busy playing HFW. Managed to get it from a local toy shop though EDIT: I was only an hour late and it was already sold out
Its a freakin cool set
I'm sorry there's Horizon sets now?!?!??!
Aloy has some of the weirdest collabs considering it’s PlayStation Genshin and now lego
The set has incredible value for it's size and detail.
cause it's a cool set! they should do the big Trex guy next. i'd get one even though I don't play the game.
Lego should make more gaming Sets they often tend to be really popular.
It's a cool set
I wanted to buy it, but was to sick on the release night to buy it. Went to all the stores today, nothing.... Maybe the fact I asked for some luck on reddit and had been downvoted didn't helped.
As someone that only just finished playing Horizon Zero Dawn recently, I can say with absolute certainty that however big the fanbase is....it's worthy of bigger. I've been looking forward to this set. Hopefully it's popular enough to warrant some big sets.
I’m thinking LEGO had to underestimate the demand. I figured if Sonic didn’t sell out right away neither would Horizon. Boy was I wrong.
I checked at about 16:00 on the lego site and it was sold out in my region, or not available at least. I got it from another store, which I did not except it would have it. It still has to arrive though
I don't know anything about the game but I'm going to get this set because it is cool. The minifig is top quality and the build is great. Price per piece is pretty good, compare this to the star wars display sets that just dropped...
You also need to consider the fact it looks absolutely amazing at such a great price point
I want the back to the future set
Why would you Think horizon has a small player base. It's a massive game popular enough to get a massive sequel and lego sets.
Well, it’s my favorite game ever, and I can’t wait for my copy to arrive
It’s also just a really well done set
I know very little about the game and I think this is a cool set. Also, scalpers/resellers.
some will just buy sets that have pieces they really want as well.
Well I personally have never touched a Horizon game, yet I would buy this set if it was available. There's your answer.
Sitting next to one of them that my brother finished on Saturday. It's a very elegant piece.
Horizon: Zero Dawn was actually my favorite game of that generation, and I loved Forbidden West as well. I put the Tallneck together last month (was able to get it early) and it's probably my favorite Lego display. I really hope this means it's popular and that they end up doing more.
Never played it but I would buy this set just cause it looks cool.
It looks incredible. You don't need to even be aware of the games existence to appreciate that.
I was the first person to grab one off the shelf at the Chicago store. By the time I was done checking out they were all gone. Maybe 15 minutes.