Think about this though...
$35 for a pretty simple sounding dome with some random crap thrown in...
What do you think you're gonna get, cost-wise, for a Death Star playset? Will you pay $35 for a small hallway? And I'm not talking anything even remotely elaborate, but rather something "simple" made up of a couple pieces...
The Hoth turret's nice to me and I'd shell out $20 for another one if it had a couple repaint figures with it (a droid, and a repainted trooper if they make a decent one, let's say for argument's sake). I wouldn't pay $35 for the tower though... I love it, but I won't pay $35 for it.
Now imagining what it is people say they WANT in a Death Star... You're gonna pay a ****load more than $35 for it. And you're not likely getting figures either. Or if you do, it'll be one, and it won't be anything special.
I think we're seeing some of Hasbro backing up the things they say with this upcoming Lars Homestead dome issue... You're getting something that is surely "simplistic". A couple pieces it seems... Nothing flashy. And you're gonna pay $35 for it. The Falcon, I think, is simpler than people are even giving it credit for... If you look at it closely, they cut down on as many individual parts for it as they could. The interior's like a single-piece insert, etc. And it's still $150.
Again I'm not saying a DS playset isn't ever going to happen, and that it's not a cool idea... And like I've pointed out before, I was championing a stackable/modular Death Star many, many years ago as a concept that I thought would "work" and make everyone happy... Ultimately though, I don't think Hasbro will deliver perfection at the price people (lots of people) are willing to pay. Some, perhaps, but I think the majority will either be disappointed in the quality, or the overall cost to get it. Would a chipboard "dome" thing work for you? Would a $35 6 inch section of hallway work for you? I dunno...