![]() This is by no means a bad thing, as it gives the Falcon quite a bit of realism compared to its big-screen counterpart. For the most part, the UCS Millennium Falcon is made up of mainly light grey pieces, which shows through in the final model. The remaining 11 bags finish up fleshing out the build’s interior and also contains the Falcon’s detailed exterior. With a model of its size, this is an absolutely necessary design choice that is more distinctive than other UCS sets where the frame and exterior blur together. For this, bags 1 through 6 include the necessary elements and come together to create what is a fairly barebones structure. Especially when considering its monstrous size alongside all of the included details and interior sections.Īssembling the UCS Millennium Falcon begins by piecing together the ship’s interior Technic frame. But for any LEGO set, UCS or otherwise, LEGO designers have pulled off one incredible feat to create a build as solid as the Falcon. ![]() When first eyeing up the completed Falcon, odds are low that sturdy will be one of the first descriptors to enter your mind. The Falcon itself can be broken down into 2 different types of builds the frame and then all of the exterior shell and detail elements. The Build: She’s got it where it counts, kid |įor its second iteration of the UCS Millennium Falcon, LEGO has employed a fairly modular design, with each of the kit’s 17 stages creating a different section which can be snapped onto the model. Just like the other UCS sets, there’s also some background information on the Millennium including Ralph McQuarrie concept art, ship schematics and build info from its designers. The 6.4 lb ring-bound booklet packs 466 pages that encompass the set’s 1,379 building steps. Last but not least, you’ll find the UCS Falcon’s instruction book. ![]() In this case, you’ll find a blueprint-line image of the Falcon along with some Han Solo quotes about his famous starship. Just as with the exterior of the packaging, these interior boxes are covered in graphics as well. The box is in fact so large, that LEGO stores provide a cardboard dolly to make getting the model home a bit more manageable.Īlongside some wonderful art on the front, you’ll find cutaways of the ship’s interior, information on the Falcon itself and some other neat graphics covering the box.ĭiving in, there are 4 smaller rectangular boxes which include the kit’s 17 stages scattered across 66 bags. But just as with the other aspects of the UCS Millennium Falcon, the packaging is anything but the typical LEGO experience you may have come to expect.Īs the largest LEGO set, the Falcon comes packed inside an absolutely massive 21 x 18 x 15-inch box. With just about any other LEGO kit review, taking an in-depth look to cover a set’s packaging and unboxing would be fairly unnecessary. Unboxing the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy | The question of whether or not the UCS Millennium Falcon is worthy of its $800 price tag lingered in my mind throughout the build, something that at the end of the day I find justified, but more on that later. ![]() The 31 lb starfighter includes some of the most well thought out and ingenious techniques I’ve seen in my decade and a half with the hobby.Īnd even though the Falcon stacks up to over 7,500 bricks, the set designers have leveraged every piece one of the most detail-packed builds -LEGO or otherwise - I have ever had the pleasure of assembling. Over the 30+ hours it took to assemble the massive model, I found myself marveling at such trivial parts of the model, from the internal frame and underside to the litany of greebles scattered throughout the ship. Comprised of 7,541 pieces, LEGO has clearly put a lot of love into its largest and most detailed kit to date. It’s hard to explain just how grand of a LEGO kit the UCS Millennium Falcon really is. From miniature models in advent calendars to 2007’s first crack at a doing the iconic justice. Now just over a decade later, LEGO is trying its hand at the ionic ship with set 75192. Since debuting the Star Wars line of kits back in 1999, LEGO has introduced over 10 different Millennium Falcons over the years. After being dethroned by 2008’s Taj Mahal, the latest rendition of the Millennium Falcon has managed to reclaim its spot for largest LEGO set produced after nearly a decade. The original UCS Falcon had become many LEGO collectors White Whale, and as costs continued to soar on the classic model, the 2007 version became harder and harder for fans to get their hands on. And despite its luxury $800 price tag, this kit is what many die-hard LEGO and Star Wars fans had been desiring. ![]() But for most of 2017, was one of the harder to find kits in the of those on store shelves. LEGO launched its latest in the line of Ultimate Collector’s sets, the Millennium Falcon, officially back in September. ![]()
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