

It looks like a big hulk of plastic, and it certainly weighs enough, but this thing wobbles. It’s also interesting in that it includes fewer small details you need to build overall when compared to the Millennium Falcon, but the build – which starts with the stand, then creates a cross-shaped skeleton with triangular frame, then tasks you with building large panels that become the hull – is fiddler because everything is more delicate, as we said. The height in particular, because a lot of Lego’s photos don’t really show the stand that’s a necessary part of the build, making it a bit taller than it appears.

The length is maybe what you expect from the pictures, but the width and height really catch you out in real life – trust us. It is 110cm (43 inches) long, 66cm (26 inches) wide and 44cm (17 inches) high. Fittingly for its theme, at the time of its release this was the physically largest set that Lego had ever sold, once fully built – that’s despite actually including fewer pieces than the Millennium Falcon, at 4,784. Everything we just said applies double to the Star Destroyer. However, of these two sets, it’s the less delicate option.
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The instructions give you specific advice on how to hold it, in fact. Lego rates it as being for ages 16 and up – its larger sets are often given steep age ratings, seemingly due to the large number of small pieces often required, and there can be delicate handling needed once something this big is built, because it’s certainly a weighty thing, and mishandling could cause an accident. It will take a long time – it would easily occupy a whole weekend if you were really going at it, or could consume a few hours per night for easily a week or so. Then you add the legs, the outer silhouette of its shape, the rooms drop into the gaps in the frame, and all the outer body panels. The build consists of putting together a hefty Lego Technic rectangular frame, with sections inside – it’s kind of like a window frame. It’s made from 7,541 pieces, a large number of which are just for adding all the little details, to get the look exactly right outside and inside, with its panels and pipes and so on. At least the ship design means it’s not very tall at 21cm (8 inches). The Millennium Falcon reaches 84cm (33 inches) long when fully built, and 56cm (22 inches) wide. These are both absolute beasts, both in terms of the number of pieces as well as the finished size.

The post New ‘Star Wars’ Lego is the most expensive set ever appeared first on NME.(Image credit: Lego Group) Lego Millennium Falcon vs Lego Star Destroyer: Size & complexity But I had to make sense of it for myself. “It’s not about Luke anymore, so it’s not really important. So I did do a backstory myself”, he said. You read where he is now and what he’s doing now and sort of have to fill in the blanks for yourself. “In this new one, I was saying to Rian Johnson: I need to know my backstory. Hamill, for his part, has refused to quash the rumours – and instead said that he was “stunned” at the vision director Rian Johnson had for the character.
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It will see the full return of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, amid speculation that his iconic Jedi may have turned to the dark side during his time in the wilderness. The set comes only three months ahead of Star Wars: The Last Jedi hitting cinemas. 52kwQXWSIjįirst look at the biggest Lego set ever sold. Lego previously released a Millenium Falcon set in 2007, which featured some 5,195 pieces and cost $500 before it was eventually discontinued and became one of the most highly-sought items from fans.Īt 7,541 pieces, the new #LEGOStarWars UCS Millennium Falcon just might make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. Other features include Mynock figures – the bat like creatures that attacked the Millenium Falcon in The Empire Strikes Back. It’s also full of features that go some way in justifying the hefty price tag, including 10 minifigures of Han Solo, C-3P0, Leia, Chewbacca, BB-8, Old Han (RIP), Finn, Rey, and two porgs. The new set is part of the Ultimate Collectors Series, and boasts some 7,541 pieces that will form together to create the iconic Star Wars spacecraft. The Millenium Falcon is the most expensive Lego set everĪ new Lego Millennium Falcon has been unveiled, and it’s the most expensive ever at a staggering $800 ( £618).
