LEGO CUUSOO: Exo Suit Reaches 10,000

Peter Reid's very popular Exo Suit Mech, has just reached the 10,000 supporter mark on LEGO CUUSOO. This project now enters the very long review stage.
This project is so great, and so full of detail, I almost don't want to see LEGO make a set and butcher the model. Up to this point, the most detailed project was the UCS Sandcrawler, which was very large and therefore could hold lots of details. This model is so much smaller, and is so much more fragile, I'm afraid LEGO might not pass it just for the detail and fragility. But, I very much hope they do! As I would love this thing sitting on my shelf.

Exo Suit on LEGO CUUSOO.

UCS R2-D2 Official Announcement

After the design video for the UCS R2-D2 was released, this model has had a lot of speculation on price, piece count and release date.

Well speculate no more, because the official press release is now out.

This model comes in at a wopping 2,127 pieces with a pretty hefty price tag of $179.99 US and 229.99 CAN.

(Press release below)

LEGO UCS R2-D2 10225 Designer Video

The Ultimate Collector Series R2-D2 design video is now out! After watching an earlier design video by  TLC, fans noticed a model of the UCS R2-D2 in the intro. Now the rumors have become fact and the UCS R2-D2 is official!

EDIT: 2,127 Pieces, 179.99 USD and 229.99 CAN. Release date is the end of May.

Thanks to Brickset for the heads up.